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J. G. WATKINS, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Nichols; son of William and Elizabeth Watkins; born Feb. 26, 1836, in Franklin Co., Ohio ; parents emigrated to Muscatine Co., Iowa, in the fall of 1844, locating in this township, where his father died April 6, 1854; his mother again married, Mr. Jacob Shoemaker, in November, 1859, and is now living in Creston, Union Co. Mr. W. married Miss S. A. Shiley April 24, 1856; she was born Nov. 23, 1834, in Harrisburg, Penn .; have five children living-Charles, born Jan. 22, 1862; Chester, Nov. 1, 1865 ; Celesta, Oct. 28, 1867 ; Hattie, June 16, 1873; Lizzie, March 23, 1876; lost four-William, Hayden, Oliver and Ida. Mr. W. has served as Clerk and Justice of the Peace of his township. Owns 385 acres of land, valued at $30 per aere. Republican.
JOHN WESSON, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Nichols ; son of Joseph and Abi- gail Wesson ; born Oct. 10, 1826, in Delaware Co., Ohio; emigrated with his parents to Museatine Co., Iowa, in the fall of 1843, locating upon the farm upon which he is still living, where his father died Ang. 16, 1845, at the age of 59, and his mother April 23, 1875, at the age of S1 ; father was a native of Massachusetts and mother of Ohio ; she was born in the Fort at Waterford, Ohio, in 1793. Mr. W. enlisted in Co. 1 of the 11th I. V. I. Sept. 16, 1861 ; participated in the battle of Shiloh, where he was slightly wounded, also under Sherman in his march to the sea, capture of Atlanta, ete .; was discharged at Gaylesville, Ala., Oct. 21, 1864, and, on his way home, came very near being killed by a collision on the railroad near La Fayette, Ind. Married Eliza C. Rowe, of Johnson Co., Iowa, Nov. 28, 1867; she was born March 25, 1846, in Scott Co., Iowa ; have three children-Emily J., born March 18, 1869; Lizzie A., Jan. 2, 1871 ; John D., Nov. 12, 1874. Baptist ; Republican.
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JOHN A. WICKEY, proprietor steam saw-mill, blacksmith and machine shop, Nichols ; son of John and Catharine E. Wickey ; born May 12, 1854, in Hesse- Cassel, Germany ; emigrated with his parents to this county in the spring of 1856, locating in Muscatine, where his parents are still living; Mr. W. learned the black- smith trade at Wilton, in this county, also worked at the machinist trade in Davenport some time, and blacksmithing in Tipton, Cedar Co., about a year; in 1872, he came to Nichols and engaged in his present business ; has no family ; his business shows him to be a young man of energy and enterprise. Politics, Independent.
ELIJAH YOUNKIN, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Nichols ; owns 150 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; born Jan. 11, 1816, in Somerset Co., Penn. ; emigrated to Muscatine Co., Iowa, in the spring of 1844, locating in Wapsinonoc Tp., where West Liberty now stands; in the spring of 1847, came onto his present farm. Married Miss Abigail Dwire Nov. 3, 1839 ; she was born Aug. 16, 1821, in Pennsylvania, and died Oct. 9, 1862; again married, Mrs. Eliza Silverthorn (whose maiden name was Morrow), July 19, 1865 ; she was born July 17, 1827, in Athens Co., Ohio; have two children living by first wife-William and Albert, and lost five-Norman C., who was a member of Co. F, of the 16th I. V. I., died at Corinth June 23, 1862, and Ellen, Martha, Catharine and Barbara. Mr. Y. has served his county as one of the Board of Supervisors four years ; also Swamp Land and Drainage Commissioner. His second wife has one daughter-Florence, by first husband. Member of the Christian Church ; Republican.
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RUDOLPH ALTEKRUSE, Sr., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Muscatine ; born in Prussia in 1813. Married Sophia Gedvermark, a native of Prussia, born in 1809. They came to America the year of their marriage, 1837 ; they first located in Baltimore, Md., and remained about four years; came to Muscatine Co. in 1841, and purchased the farm they now own the same year. They have had eight children, four still living-Sophia, who married Adolph Gurtz ; Henry, Rudolph and Mary, now Mrs. William A. Chapman. They are members of the German Congregational Church. Rudolph, born in 1847, married Alice White in 1876; she was born in Johnson Co., Iowa, in 1854; they have two children-Rosella May and Mary A. They are mem- bers of the M. E. Church. Mr. Alterkruse and his son Rudolph own about four hun- dred acres of land.
SAMUEL COLLINS, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Letts; was born in New Jersey in 1824; his parents, John and Mary Collins, removed from New Jersey to Dayton, Ohio. He married, in 1847, Mary J. Irvin, a native of Ohio, born in 1829. They came to Muscatine Co. in 1855, and settled on the present farm in 1856. They have seven children-Annabelle, Mary E., Luella, Ida, William, Edward and Eva ; lost one child-Laura J. His father, John Collins, came to Muscatine Co. in March, 1852 ; his wife died in May, 1844; he lives with his son Samuel. Mr. Collins has been Assessor of Seventy-six Tp. about thirteen years. Members of the M. E. Church.
LEVI CROSS, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Muscatine; Mr. Cross was born in Adams Co., Ohio, Jan. 1, 1806; his parents, James and Epsey Cross, settled in Adams Co., Ohio, about 1788; Mr. Cross is of Irish extraction, his grandfather, on his father's side, having been a native of Ireland ; Mr. Cross came to Muscatine Co. from Ohio in 1846 ; he first located in Lake Tp., where he remained one year ; the second year, he rented a farm in Seventy-six Tp .; the third year, he rented John R. Pettit's tarm ; in September, 1849, he settled on the farm he now owns. He has been married twice ; his first wife was Mary Foster, a native of Ohio ; his present wife was Elizabeth Chatham, a native of Greenbrier Co., Va .; he has seven children-Perry, John B., Mary Ann, Nancy, Levi, Hannah and Michael, all born in Pike Co., Ohio.
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PATRICK DALTON. farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Letts; Mr. Dalton was born in Tipperary Co., Ireland, in 1833; he came to America with his father, James Dalton, in 1850, and located in Eastern New York ; came to Muscatine Co. in 1854 ; he has traveled extensively in the Territories and British America ; he engaged in mining and furnishing miners with supplies ; he went to Nebraska, thence to Colorado, and to Montana ; then to British Columbia and Oregon; he then returned to British Columbia, thence to Montana, and finally located where he now is, in 1871. He mar- ried, in 1874, Mary Fitzpatrick, a native of Kentucky, whose parents came to Musca- tine Co. in 1853; has three children-James E., Lewis and Grattan.
A. T. DILDINE. farmer ; P. O. Letts; born in Sussex Co., N. J., in 1823; he moved to Pennsylvania in 1849. He married Sarah E. Dildine, a native of New Jersey. Removed to Louisa Co., Iowa, in 1856; came to present location in 1872. He has two children-Anna Mary, born in Pennsylvania, and Henry T., born in Lou- isa Co., Iowa. Mr. Dildine has 360 acres of land; is engaged principally in stock- raising.
ISAAC EPPERLY, farmer ; P. O. Letts ; born in Virginia in 1823; his parents removed to Indiana when he was a child ; he came to Muscatine Co. in 1844 ; in 1845, he purchased the farm which he now owns. He married Emily Gore; she died in 1862 ; his present wife was Hannah MeCord, a native of Illinois ; he had three children by his first marriage. only one-Edith-now living ; has had two by the second marriage, neither living. Mr. Epperly owns 450 acres of land ; is engaged in general farming.
JOHN FULLMER, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Letts; was born in Frederick, Md., in 1810; his father was a native of Germany, and his mother, of England; Mr. Fullmer moved from Maryland to Ohio in 1832. He married Margery Meeker. a native of Ohio; they came from Ohio to Louisa Co., Iowa, in 1840, and located on the present farm in 1844; have had seven children, five now living-William P., Mary C., Martha J., Eliza Maud and John T .; have lost two children-Margaret Ann and Mar- gery. Mrs. Fullmer died June 14, 1872.
BERNARD H. GARRETT, farmer, See. 19; P. O. Letts ; born in Floyd Co., Ky., in 1824; his father, Middleton Garrett. died in 1831 ; the family. consisting of his mother and three sons, came to Muscatine Co. in June, 1853. Mr. Garrett married, in 185S, Ruth E. Vincent, a native of Frederick Co., Va .; she died in 1870; has had six children, four still living -Middleton L., J. D., Inellen J. aud Louis F .; lost two in infancy ; owns 170 acres, which he purchased in 1867.
S. II. GOLDSBERY, Superintendent of County Poorhouse; P. O. Mns- catine ; born in La Fayette, Ind., in 1831; his parents came to Muscatine Co. in 1839 ; his father, Silas Goldsbery, died April 20, 1878; his mother is still living. He mar- ried, in March, 1849, Emma MeCloud ; has four children-Charles, C. C., William and Clyde; Mr. Goldsbery assumed his present charge in April, 1878; previous to that time, he had been engaged in farming.
CHARLES M. HENDRIX, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Letts; born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1832; came to Muscatine Co. with his parents in 1843; in 1850, when 18 years of age, he crossed the plains to California ; drove an ox-team all the way from his father's farm, in Seventy-six Tp., to California, and thence to Oregon City ; was about six months on the trip; he returned in 1853; in 1864, he again went to the Pacific Coast, this time driving a mule-team, and made the trip in about sixty-five days ; in 1875, he again visited California, this time by railroad; Mr. Hendrix now prefers to make the trip in a Pullman palace-car, in five days, to driving an ox-team and being six months on the way. He married, in 1857, Hannah Collins, a daughter of John Col- lins, of Seventy-six Tp., born in 1838; they have four children-Frank E., born in 1858; Dosier M., Dora D., in 1866; and Albert B., in 1874; Mr. H. purchased the farm which he now owns in 1854. Members of the M. E. Church.
HENRY D. HENDRIX, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Letts; born in Ohio in 1804; his parents, Henry and Martha Hendrix, were natives of Maryland, but removed to Ohio in 1798; they went to Indiana about 1816, where they resided till their
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deaths. Mr. H. married, in 1829, Theodosia Willits, a native of Ohio ; Mr. Hendrix came to Muscatine Co., from Indiana, in 1843, and settled on the farm where he now lives the same year ; Mrs. Hendrix died in 1848; he again married, in 1850, Mrs. Margaret Whittaker, formerly Margaret Dinwiddie, native of Kentucky ; she was born in 1818; she came to Jefferson Co. in 1837, returned to Indiana, and came back in 1850; Mr. Hendrix had seven children by his first marriage, six still living-Charles, Martha, William, Ellen, Tra and Melissa; Angeline, the oldest, died in Oregon, in 1867; he has one child by second marriage-Mary Matilda ; lost two. Mr. H. owns 640 acres of land. Members of M. E. Church.
JOHN McGREW, far., Sec. 4; P. O. Muscatine; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1815 ; his parents, William and Charlotte MeGrew, were early settlers of Montgomery Co .; they removed to Wayne Co., Ind., about 1820, which continued to be their home until their death ; they died of cholera at the present home of their son John, while on a visit to their children in Iowa, in 1851. Mr. MeGrew left his father's home in Indiana in 1835, and came to Muscatine Co .; he pre-empted one-fourth see- tion in Louisa Co., bordering on Muscatine County, where he lived ten years ; he then sold and bought his present farm, which contains 137 acres. He married, in 1836, Lydia A. Willetts, a native of Mereer Co., Ill .; he had eight children, four still living-Araminta (now Mrs. S. Vanetta), Almira (now Mrs. Henry Miller), Lydia A. (now Mrs. Jesse Kerr). Mrs. McGrew died of cholera at the time his parents died ; he married, in 1853, Louisa Adams, of Iowa City ; has one child by second marriage- Ida (now Mrs. Harris Willetts ).
JOHN S. RIGGS, far., Sec. 4; P. O. Muscatine; was born in Montgom- ery Co., Ohio, in 1812; married, in 1835, Eliza Longstreath ; she was born in Vir- ginia in 1814; Mr Riggs' parents, John and Mary Riggs, removed from Kentucky to Ohio, and were among the earliest settlers of Montgomery Co .; Mrs. Riggs' parents were natives of Virginia, also early settlers of Montgomery Co .; Mr. Riggs came to Muscatine Co. in 1853, and located where he now lives in 1854; he owns 300 acres of land ; has had nine children, only four of them now living-Maria ( married Mr. Jacob Caisbeer), John W., William M. and Dayton M. Mr. Riggs was Justice of the Peace for 1863; has been Township Trustee and County Superintendent. Members of the U. B. Church.
M. J. SHELLABARGER, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Letts. Mr. Shel- labarger was born in Clark Co., Ohio, May 10, 1816. His parents removed from Penn- sylvania to Ohio in 1814. He first came to Muscatine Co. in 1841 ; returned to Ohio in 1842; he came back in 1844. and made his present location ; he again returned to Ohio ; and made a permanent settlement on his place in 1854. He married in 1845 Ruth Collins, a native of New Jersey ; they have had nine children, seven still living- Mary, Martha, Alice, Joanna, Milton, Jessie and Ettie ; names of deceased children- Elizabeth and Mildred Iowa.
A. N. SNYDER, far., Sec. 3; P. O. Muscatine. Mr. Snyder was born in Ohio in 1839. His parents, Jacob J. and Catherine Snyder, came to Seventy-six Tp. from Ohio in 1853 ; they now reside in Sec. 8, Seventy-six Tp., where they have been since about 1856; they have five children-George B., Abram N., Ann Eliza, Samuel B. and Joseph M .; have lost four children, who died in infancy, except John HI., who was about 14 years of age. A. N. Snyder enlisted in 1861, in Co. C, 1st I. V. I. Regt. ; this regiment enlisted for three months; he was at the battle of Wilson's Creek, where the gallant Lyon fell; he was wounded in this battle; came home in the fall of 1861 ; he re-enlisted in 1862; raised a company and was appointed its Captain and served as such in the 35th I. V. I for three years, though he was brevetted Major near the close of the war; he was in Grant's Vicksburg campaign, Banks' Red River expedition, etc. He married in 1862 Margaret Baxter, daughter of William Baxter; has five children -Adelle, Myrta M., Emma C., Luta A. and Arden B.
ALBERT G. TOWNSLEY, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Letts; Mr. Towns- ley was born in Greene Co., Ohio, in 1820 ; was second child of William and Elizabeth Townsley. He married in 1841 Sarah A. Wright, a native of South Carolina : her
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parents emigrated to Ohio about 1832. Mr. Townsley came to Muscatine Co. in 1843, and settled in Cedar Tp., where he resided six years; settled on his present farm in 1849. Has had seven children, five still living-Nancy A. married Mr. David M. Rittenhouse, lives in Henry Co .. Otis A. (resides in Seventy-six Tp., Muscatine Co. ), George T., William J. W. and Marion; Rachael Iowa died April 18, 1871, aged 19 years; Be-sie died in 1864. aged 2 years. Mr. Townsley's farm contains 260 acres.
JAMES VANATTA. farmer. Sec. 11 : P. O. Muscatine ; born Beaver Co., Penn .. in 1811 ; twin brother of William Vanatta ; came to this county in the spring of 1846; he purchased the farm which he now owns in 1847. Married in 1836 Katie Ann Brobeck, sister of his twin brother's wife : have had eleven children, seven still living-Phillip. Mary. John. William, James. Joseph and Annis; the others died in infancy.
WM. VANATTA. farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Muscatine; born in Beaver Co .. Penn., in 1811 : his parents, James and Betsy Vanatta, were natives of Pennsylvania : his father died in 1837; his mother about 1855. William Vanatta married in 1835 Matilda Brobeek ; her parents came to Muscatine Co. from Pennsylvania in 1851 ; her mother died in 1858, her father in 1862. Mr. William Vanatta came to Muscatine Co. in 1846; he first settled in Sec. 11, Seventy-six Tp .; he purchased the farm where he now resides in 1868, and located thereon in 1869. Has had eight children, seven of whom are living-Elizabeth (now Mrs. Fulim), Margaret (now Mrs. B. Randleman ), Samuel (married Araminta MeGrew), Amelda (married Daniel MeCabe), Williamson ( married Lydia Johnson ), Charlotte ( married Elias Holliday), David ( married Auna Zachringer ). Harrison enlisted in 1861 in the 11th I. V. I. : died at Jefferson City, Mo., in 1862.
ALFRED B. WILES, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Muscatine; born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, in 1824; his parents, Thomas and Eleanor Wiles, were early settlers of Muskingum Co .; Mr. Alfred Wiles came to Muscatine Co. in 1850; in 1851. was Steward of the County Poorhouse of this county; he located on the farm he now owns in 1852. He married in 1846 Jane Rex, a native of Muskingum Co., Ohio; born in 1827 ; they have had eight children, six still living-Emily R .. T. George, Clara A., Charles A., Hettie E. and Hannah L .; lost second and third child in infancy. Has- been Justice of the Peace and held most of the township offices; was also County Supervisor one term. He entered the army as Second Lieutenant in the 11th I. V. I .; promoted to First Lieutenant ; served three years : was wounded in first day's battle of Shiloh ; was at the siege of Vicksburg, etc.
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THOMAS AGAR, See. 10; P. O. Fairport ; was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1816. where he remained until he was about 32 years of age and received his education, and, in 1843, he married Miss Lucy Allsop. of Nottinghamshire, En- gland, and. in 1848, sailed for the United States, landing in New York : remained for some fifteen or sixteen years : in the spring of 1864, they came to Iowa, settling in Muscatine Co., where they have since resided ; they have four children living-Eliza- beth E., H. W., A. E. and Lulie. In 1865, Mrs. A. died ; Mr. A. again married- Miss S. G. Rowan, daughter of John A. Rowan, of this county-in the fall of 1867; they have three children living-Albert S., Jennie and Tom. Mr. A. is by trade a cabinet-maker, which trade he followed prior to coming to Iowa ; since, has been farm- ing, and has a fine farm of 150 acres. He is Independent in polities.
MRS. ANNA C. BERSIE (nee Wright ), See. 24; P. O. Butfalo, Seott Co., Iowa; was born in Montgomery Co., Ky., Feb. 5. 1824; removed thence. with her parents, to Indiana, while very young; remained nine years; removed thence to Illinois, and, in 1836, came to Iowa, locating in what is now Muscatine Co .; her
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parents were natives of North Carolina and South Carolina; both lived in Iowa until the time of their death. In 1853. she married Mr. P. Bersie, who came to this State five or six years previous ; he was a native of New York : born April 5, 1812; they had five children-Eli A .. Parthena ( now the wife of Mr. R. E. Bailey), Annette (now Mrs. Reynolds). Ella A. and Ida May. Mr. B. died Feb. 9. 1874. Mrs. B.'s parents laid claim to a large tract of land prior to the land sales in the State, and when it was opened up for settlement. pre-empted it. Mr. B. was formerly a Whig ; at the organization of the Republican party, joined it. By industry and frugality, Mr. B. gained a competence for his family.
JOHN P. COOPER, far .. Sec. 1; P. O. Blue Grass, Scott Co., Iowa ; was born in Tennessee in 1812: in 1832, he came West and settled in Marseilles, La Salle Co., Ill .; remained there until 1836, then crossed into Iowa, settling in Muscatine Co., on the farm upon which he still lives. In 1836, he married Miss Winnie J., daughter of Michael Pace, of this county; they had to cross into Illinois to have the ceremony performed, as there was no law authorizing marriages in Iowa at that time, and they were among the first couples married in Rock Island Co., if not the very first ; they had twelve children. ten still living-Robert M., Mary E. (now Mrs. A. J. Hyatt ), John P .. Louisa (now Mrs. Win. Benshoff ), Catherine (now Mrs. C. F. Wineman ). Harriet S. (now Mrs. L. Stennett ) .. Emma (now Mrs. J. Mallacoat ), Josephine (now Mrs. G. W. Albee). William C. and Winona. Mr. C. has been a member of the Bap- tist Church over forty years, and his wife joined shortly after they were married. Mrs. C. was called to her long home in December, 1877. Mr. C. is a Democrat.
NICHOLAS EIS. far., See. 5; P. O. Pleasant Prairie ; was born in Prussia June 21, 1862: in 1843, emigrated to the United States, settling first in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, where he remained twenty-five years, removing thence to Iowa, in 1867, and located on the farm on which he now resides. Was married, in Ohio, to Miss Catha- rine Welch, in 1848; she was a native of Prussia ; she came to this country in 1847 ; they have eight children, all still living-Caroline (now Mrs. E. Bruce). Adam, George, Louisa, Elizabeth, Katharine, Mary and Beckie. Mr. E. and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. E. enlisted in the 189th Ohio Inf. Vol., Co. C; was mustered ont at Nashville. Tenn., the same year ; is a staneh Republican.
AUGUST FRICKE. far .. Sec. 18; P. O. Museatine ; was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1824; emigrated to the United States in 1848. stopping at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained until 1851 ; removing thence to Iowa, settled on his farm in Muscatine Co., which he improved, and on which he still remains. In 1852, married to Miss Fredriea Herwig, at St. Louis, Mo .; she was also a native of Hanover, Germany ; they have seven children-Caroline, Lizzie, Christiana, Henry, Katie, Emma and Mary. Mr. F. and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. F. served through the Mexican war, going from Ohio ; is a carpenter by trade, which trade he follows in connection with farming ; a staneh Republican.
H. H. FRIDLEY, far., Sec. 10; P. O. Fairport : was born in Augusta Co., W. Va., Dec. 4. 1818; removed, with his parents, to Ohio while he was quite young ; settled in Ross Co., near Chillicothe, remaining there until 1843; then came to Towa ; located in Muscatine Co., on the farm on which he has since resided. On Oct. 11, 1838, he married Miss Mary Calhoun, at Chillicothe, Ohio ; she was a native of North Carolina. Mr. F. has held several offices in the county, and has also been engaged in some of the important enterprises of the country. He sunk the first coal shaft and opened the first coal mine in the county. The Fridleys in the United States are all descendants of Alexander Fridley, who came over with William Penn, forming a part of his first colony, and settled near Lancaster, Penn .; they were originally from Hol- land. Mr. F. is a very enterprising and publie-spirited man ; was an Old Line Whig. afterward a Republican. Mr. F.'s parents both died in Iowa-his father in 1853, and his mother in 1845.
C. HERRICK, farmer. See. 11; P. O. Blue Grass ; was born in New York in 1849, where he resided until he was 7 years old, removing thence with his parents to Iowa ; located in Scott Co., near Davenport ; remained two years; removed thence to
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Muscatine Co., where he has sinee remained, improving the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 120 acres. (His father, Stephen Herrick, was born in New York in 1811 ; his mother was Miss Gertrude Briece, also a native of New York.) Mr. H. married in February, 1879, Miss Eva Fry, daughter of Henry Fry. Mr. H. is a stanch Republican.
H. HUCHENDORF; P. O. Pine Mill; of the firm of Busley &. Huchen- dorf, of Miller's Pine Creek Mills; was born in West Prussia in 1849; came to the United States in 1868, locating first in Indiana; remained for a year ; removed thence to Iowa, locating at the Mills, where he has since remained. He married Feb. 9, 1871, Miss Mary, daughter of D. M. Funck, of this county; she is a native of Iowa ; they have three children-Anna Rosa, Mary B. and Clinton A. Mr. H. was formerly a Republican, but now acts with the Greenback party ; was for several years Postmaster at Pine Mill P. O.
HENRY KEMPER, farmer, Sec. 16, P. O. Fairport ; was born in Lippe- Detmold, Prussia, in 1821; emigrated to this country in 1847 ; located in Cincinnati, Ohio ; remained for eight years and married Miss Charlotte Vinyard, of that eity ; in 1355, they removed thence to Iowa, locating on the farm upon which they now reside, consisting of 365 acres, upon which he has put the principal improvements. They have seven children-John, Henry, Charley, George, Eddie, August and Louisa. Mrs. K. is a native of Prussia and the same city as her husband. Members of the M. E. Church. Mr. K. is a stone mason by trade, which he followed prior to coming West ; since has followed farming. Republican.
WM. E. LOWRY, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Buffalo, Scott Co .; was born in St. Louis, Mo., May 5, 1827; in 1840. with his parents, came to Iowa, locating in Mus catine Co., on the farm where he now resides, consisting of 400 acres. In 1862, Mr. 1. married Miss Virginia Wagoner, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, born in 1837; she and her parents eume to Iowa in an early day, settling in Scott Co .; they have six chil- dren living-Sarah, Katie, May, Frederick, Charles and William. Mr. L. enlisted in the 35th I. V. I., Co. B, and served three years. David Lowry, his father, died of cholera in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1832. His mother again married Mr. S. H. Merry, a native of Virginia ; he died in 1860, and his mother in 1874. His father was a native of Ohio; his mother of Pennsylvania. Mr. L. is a Democrat.
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