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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES :
JAMES YOUNG. far .. Sec. 2: P. O Durant : son of Robert Young, s native of Middletown, Conn, where he was born April 23. 1793: by occupation s farmer. On the 4th of November. 1814. he married Lydia Burr, who was born at Bridgeport. Coun . Dec. 30, 1793 : they settled in Sullivan Co .. N. Y .; had eight chil- dren-three sons and five daughters . James, the youngest son, was born in Sullivan Co .. N. Y .. Dee. G. 1529. he remained in his native county until in his 21st year. then came to lowa, where he followed the carpenter's trade in Muscatine and Davenport. Die. 29, 1858, he married Sarah S., daughter of Peter Heinly and Kate Gerringer. natives of Northampton Co .. Penn .. and, with their family of two daughters aud vue son, came to this county in is5c: her father died Dec. 11. 1864; her mother is a res- ident of Davenport. Mrs. Young was born in Northumberland Co., Penn .. May 1. 1539. After a residence of one year in Durant, they came to their present place of residence, where he owns 100 acres of well improved and cultivated land, valued at $50 per acre. They have five children-Lillie K. born June 23. 1800: Oscar R. bern And 5. 1364; Lulu A .. born Nov. 17. 1568; Mary E. born July 28, 1972, and Roy I. born Sept. 2s. 1874. Republican. Has held the office of Assessor and various township and school offices.
COSHEN TOWNSHIP.
JAMES H. ADY. far .. See. 11 : P. O. Atalissa: son of Joshua and Rachel Ady: Forn March 12. 1$25. in Harrison Co., Ohio; parents moved to Belmont Co. in 1$44. Married there to Miss Sarah Gregg. Jan. 2. 1651: she was born Jan. 3. 1824. in the same county : the following spring. emigrated to Muscatine Co., entered his pres- ett farm of' 160 acres, which now adjoins the town of Atatissa, and is valued at $45 per acre. The town was laid off in the fall of 1555 by Capt. Lundy and John P. Cook. of Davenport, the railroad being completed and the first passenger-train run through to Iowa City Jan. 1. 1556. Mr Ady's father is still living in Atalissa, in his sIst year : his mother died in March. 1853. Their children are Maria. Hillis J. and Laura I ... last one son-Great Republican
T. I .. ADY. tar. See. 11 : P. O. Atalisa. owns ninety-five seres et land. ral- ueri at $50 per sere, bora May 27. 1529. in Harrison Co., Ohio: in the spring of 1544. his parents movei to Belment Co., Ohio: iv 1551. to Lonisa Co., loma: in 1852. to Sweetland Tp., of this county : in the spring of 1554. came to this town- ship. Married Sarah E. Lamb Feb. 22. 1837. she was born in January, 153 ;. m Wayne Co. Mich : her father died three months before she was born, and her mother two weeks after : have one son-Hall G., born Jan. 6. 1862 Mr. A. has served his to worship as Trustee! is also a member of lonie lange. No. 129. of A . F. & A. M. at Atalisss. also member of chunh : assisted in organizing their Sabbath school, of which he lias served as Superintendent eight years. Republican.
GEORGE W. BAXTER. farmer. See 32: P. O. West Liberty, son of Wiliam and Mary A. Baxter, born April 30. Is30. in Sussex On. N. ) ; in the spring of Iste, came to this convey. Locating in Seventy-six Tp. In May, Isol, at his coun- try . vall, he enlisted in C. Cut the Ist I V. I .. for thethree-months service, partici- geting in the bottle of Wilson's Creek. Mo., where Gen. Even was killed. in May. isbe, enlisted in Co. Fpt the 35th & V. L : was at the siege of Vicksbary, battle of Pleasant Hill. L. Jackson. Tupelo. Miss, and Nashville, Tenn , mustered cu: m August. 1>65 Married Mary A Robshaw, daughter of George and Mary A- Robshaw. June 10. 1574. she was born in 1847 in England ; parents coming to this county in Isto : have one son-Chester J , bern Feb 27. ISTS: last one infant sont owns for acres of land, valued at $35 per sere. His father deceased June, 1876, and mother in April. 1848- Republican.
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ARTHUR BLACK, farmer, See. 3: P. O. Atalissa ; owns 320 acres of' land, valued at $50 per acre; born Dee. 11, 1805, in Boone Co., Ky. ; in the spring of 1850, came to Muscatine Co. and purchased a part of the farm he still owns, and, by hard labor, economy and perseverance, has accumulated a handsome property, which will enable him to pass the decline of life in comparative ease. Married Miss Adaline Wells, of Cedar Co., Jan. 18. 1853; she was born Oet. 5. 1821. in Loudoun Co., Va .. parents coming to Knox Co., Ohio, in 1834, and to Cedar Co. in 1850; have three children living -- JJames, born May 24, 1855; George W., born Jan. 30, 1859; Maggie J., born Oct. 3. 1861, and an adopted daughter, Anna Larne, born May 14. 1867 ; lost one son-Marcellus A., born Oet. 30, 1853. Democrat.
ROBERT BOOTH. farmer, Sec. 2: P. O. Atalissa; son of John and Eliza Booth: born March 6, 1837. in Harrisen Co .. Ohio ; his mother died when he was about 4 years old. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. C. of the 08th O. V. I. ; participated in the battle of Perryville, Ky., Chickamauga, Kenesaw Mountain, Resaca, Peach-tree Creek. Big Shanty, siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro. Ga., siege of Savannah and Columbia, S. C., Averysborough and Bentonville. N. C. : was discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, June 10, 1865, and the July following came to Muscatine Co., his father having moved here in March previous ; his father died March 11, 1872, leaving himself, sister and brother in Kansas to mourn his loss. Owns 170 acres of land, valued at $40 per sere. and his sister, who keeps house for him, owns eighty acres, it all being the home farm. Republican.
SAMUEL BRAND. far., Sec. 32; P. O. West Liberty ; son of Samuel and Catharine Brand : owns 450 acres of land valued at $40 per acre: born Sept. 1. 1822. in Franklin Co., Penn. ; in early life, he learned the blacksmith's trade, and in 1843 came to Pittsburgh, Penn .. where he worked at his trade till in February, 1849; he started for California shipping from Baltimore, via Rio Janeiro and Valparaiso, South America, stopping at each of those places about a month, after which they went on around Cape Horn and to San Francisco, where he arrived Sept. 11. 1849 ; in the winter of 1851. returned via lowa, and entered the land upon which he now lives ; in the spring of 1852. returned to California, via Panama, remaining till May, 1853 ; returned home, and the fall following, came to Iowa, built a house on his land and returned to Pennsylvania, where, on the 28th day of November, 1854, he was married to Charlotte Rambright, daughter of William and Anna M. Hambright ; she was born Feb. 4, 1830. in same county. Pennsylvania ; they then came to lowa and settled on their farm ; have tive children living-Mary F .. Carrie 1 .. Edgar. Cora and Stella ; lost one-John. Daughter Mary F. was married to Chester Phillips Feb. 19, 1878. Mr. Brand attended the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. Members of the Presbyterian Church : Democrat.
EDWIN W. BROOKER. far . See. 27 ; P. O. Atalissa ; son of James and Sophia Brooker: born April 13, 1839, in Cincinnati, Ohio; came with parents to this county in the fall of 1851. and located in this township; his father died Oct. 12. 1851, and his mother July 14. 1861. He enlisted in Co. G of 35th I. V. 1., Ang. 11. 1862 ; participated in all the battles the regiment was in, the principal ones being the siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Tupelo, Nashville, Yellow Bayon, and at the capture of Mobile and Spanish Fort ; discharged at Davenport Ang. 10, 1865. Married Clara Pickering, daughter of John C. and Lucy Pickering. April 23, 1868; she was born in Belmont Co., Ohio. Feb. 26, 1844; parents came to Cedar Co. in the fall of 1864 ; have three children - Cora, Frank E. and John E. Members of the M. E. Church ; Republican.
D. G. BARKALOW. far., See. 13; owns 218 acres of land valued at $40 per acre ; born Feb. 20, 1806, in Warren Co., Ohio. Married Catherine M. Beach, sister to Dr. Beach, of New York City, March 3, 1830; she was born March 12. 1809. in Fairfield Co., Conn .. and died Jan. 7, 1851 ; again married, to Miss Susan Jackson, Dec. 10. 1854; she was born Feb. 11, 1816, in Fairfield Co., Con .; in the spring of 1855, emigrated to Muscatine Co., locating upon the farm upon which he still lives ; has seven children living by tirst wife-Lewis B .. William P., Munson B.,
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Elizabeth A., Benjamin F., Mary E., Sarah J. ; lost six-Salina, Derrick G., Maria P., John H. and two infants not named ; children by second wife-Nannie M. and Derrick G., 2d. Two of his sons served their country in the late rebellion-Munson B., in Co. G. of 35th I. V. I., and Benj F., in Co. G, of 2d I. V. C. Mr. B. has served his township as Trustee twelve years, and is a stanch Union mau ; Republican.
PHILLIP CARR, boot and shoe maker, Atalissa ; born in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1835; came to Iowa in 1875. Married Jennie Strong in 1870 ; she was born in Pekin, Ill .; have two children-William and Delos. Mr. C. enlisted in U. S. A. in 1861 ; went out as Captain of Company A, 141st regiment.
ALEXANDER DALLAS, farmer, See. 22; P. O. Atalissa; son of Peter and Margaret ( Andrews) Dallas ; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $50 per acre ; born March 16, 1845, in Allegheny City, Penn .; in the fall of 1861, came to this county. Married Miss Elma Wilkinson, daughter of George R. and Maria Wil- kinson, Aug. 11, 1875 ; she was born July 29, 1854, in Belmont Co., Ohio ; have three children-James A., born June 26, 1876 ; Esma, Jan. 7, 1878, and Mary, Feb. 18, 1879. Politics, Republican.
ISAAC DICKERSON, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 9; P. O. West Lib- erty ; owns 590 aeres of land, valued at $50 per acre, forty acres being in Guthrie Co .; born Feb. 20, 1814, in Fayette Co., Penn. Married there Miss Sarah Barricklow June 30, 1836 ; she was born in same county July 9, 1818 ; in the fall of 1846, emi- grated to Coshocton Co., Ohio, and to this county in the fall of 1864, locating upon the farm upon which he is still living; has eight children living-Catharine, Louisa, Amy, John, Hannah. Sarah, James and Isaac, Jr. ; lost six-Elizabeth, Eli, William, Amanda, Albert C. and George T .; Eli died at Nashville, Tenn., in his country's serv- ice, in Company D of 97th Ohio Infantry. Mr. D. is a member of the M. E. Church ; Republican.
S. S. DISBRO, farmer, See. 12; P. O. Atalissa ; son of Jesse and Martha Disbro ; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre ; born Oct. 10, 1831, in Ham- ilton Co., Ohio; in the spring of 1845, parents moved to Monroe Co., Ill .; his mother deceased there in February, 1848, also three brothers and a sister from 1845 to 1850, when they came to Muscatine Co., stopping about three miles below Muscatine; in 1852, came onto his present farm. Married Elizabeth Gorder March 3, 1856; she was born in Ohio; this union not being a happy one, they were divorced. On Sept. 18, 1862, enlisted in Company B, of the 35th I. V. I .; participated in the siege and capture of Vicksburg; was also in the charge made May 22, 1863, before Vicksburg ; . after the capture he was detailed as Assistant Quartermaster ; soon after was taken sick and was finally discharged in February, 1864. Returned home and was again married, to Lizzie Deming, Nov. 13, 1865; she was born in the fall of 1848, in Cayuga Co., N. Y .; was daughter of James and Mary Deming; have four children by second wife-Mary, Jessie, Emma J. and Jennie; lost two infant sons. Repub. lican.
H. C. DOVE, dealer in general merchandise, Atalissa ; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1840 ; came to Iowa in 1869. Married Juliet C. Lewis in 1867; she was born in Belmont Co., Ohio; have four children-Clyde L., Lucy M., Alverda P. and Wilma. Are members of M. E. Church; Republican.
CHARLES B. DAVIS, farmer, See. 24; P. O. Atalissa ; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre ; son of James and Thankful Davis ; born Jan. 23, 1831, in Bennington Co., Vt .; in 1845, his parents moved to Washington Co., N. Y .; in 1850, to Kane Co., Ill .; in the fall of 1858, he made a tour through Iowa, as far as Shelby C'o. and stopped a short time, returned to Cedar Rapids, where he spent the winter ; in. the fall of 1860, came to Muscatine Co., remained till August, 1861, when he enlisted in Co. D, of the 8th I. V. I .; was at the battle of Shiloh, where he was wounded in his right ankle; was unfitted for further service and was discharged in September, 1863. Married Mary Statler March 25, 1863; she was born Jan. 18, 1838, in Somerset Co., Penn .; they lived in Pike Tp., till 1874, then came onto his present farm ; have three children-Edgar, Sarah and an infant not named. Republican.
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LOUIS FIDERLEIN, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 22; P. O. Atalissa ; owns 300 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre; born Dec. 21, 1832, in Baden, Ger- many ; in the spring of 1852, emigrated to Allegheny Co., Penn., and in the spring of 1855, came to Rock Island Co., Ill. Married there Miss Julia A. Gregg ; she was born Aug. 17, 1838, in Clark Co., Ill .; have nine children living-Eliza E., Isabell J., Clara, James A., Lorena E., William E., Wilhelmina A., John and Eloise ; lost two-Louisa K. and Chester T .; Mr. F. has served in Illinois as Town Clerk and School Trustee, is also a member of Ionic Lodge, No. 122, A .. F. & A. M., at Atalissa ; came onto his present farm in this county, in January, 1876. Republican.
JAMES D. GAGE, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. West Liberty ; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $50 per acre ; born May 5, 1834, in Union Co., Ind. Enlisted in Co. F. 16th I. V. I., April 14, 1861; participated in battle of Edwards Ferry, Berryville and Winchester, Va., besides considerable skirmishing, etc .; discharged May 14, 1862 ; returned home, and in the fall of 1865, came to Muscatine Co .; in the spring of 1867, moved to Guthrie Co., and in 1868, to Jasper Co., and to Warren Co., in 1871, and to his present farm in 1873. Married Rachel A. Clark, of this county, Oct. 5, 1858; she was born Nov. 9, 1839, in Hamilton Co., Ohio; have two children-James D., born Oct. 10, 1859; Francis M., born October, 1861. Mr. G. makes a specialty in raising small fruits. Member Presbyterian Church. Politically, Greenbacker.
ANDREW HEBERLING, farmer, Sec. 10 ; P. O. Atalissa; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $60 per acre ; born Sept. 13, 1817, in Berkeley Co. Va .; parents moved to Harrison Co., Ohio, in the fall of 1822; was engaged in mercantile business about three years in Athens Co .; in 1850. went to California, returning in 1852; came to this county in 1856 ; engaged in mercantile business in Atalissa for about three years, since which time, has followed farming; has served as County Supervisor for about six years. Married Matilda Lamb Sept. 8, 1841 ; she was born October 13, 1820, in Ohio, and died Aug. 24, 1849; again married, Prudence A. Lamb, sister of first wife, May 15, 1852 ; she was born Dec. 5, 1834, and died Aug. 3, 1863; again married, Eleanor W. Combs, Nov. 9, 1865 ; she was born March 11, 1830, in Ohio ; has two children by first wife living-Mary J. and Leonard, and lost two-Charles C. and Emerson ; and by second wife one living-Henry B., and lost four-John E., Amanda M., Martha W. and Eliza A .; and by third wife one son-George C .; his son Leonard served in the 2d Iowa Cavalry during the late rebellion. Republican.
WILLIAM G. HOLMES, farmer, Sec. 35 : P. O. Atalissa ; born Aug. 7, 1815, in Caledonia Co., Vt .; in the spring of 1837, emigrated to Iowa, locating in Muscatine Co .; his brother, Robert Holmes, came the fall before, and laid claim to a tract of land just south and adjoining where Mr. H. now lives, and, in company with several others, laid out a town which they called Cedarville, and established a ferry and post office, the stage-route from Muscatine to Iowa City passing there ; a Mr. John Conklin was Postmaster; in 1841, the post office was changed to Poweshiek; in 1844, the post-route was taken to what was known as Overman's Ferry, a Mr. Elias Overman having located there in 1842; that proved the downfall of Cedarville ; Mr. H. pur- chased his brother's interest, and entered the land from the Government in 1838, adding thereto till he had about one thousand acres. Married Miss Hannah Pickering March 7, 1844; she was born Oct. 7, 1827, in Frederick Co., Va .; her parents moved to High- land Co., Ohio, when she was quite small, and to this couuty in 1842; they have eight children living-Sarah A., Margaret A., Mary B., William G., Almina L., John G., Frank B. and Lillian I .; lost two-Benjamin F. and Ida; Sarah A. married Edward Rock, now of Wapsinonoc Tp., and Mary B. married Winfield Elliott, now of Iowa Co. Mr. H. holds to the Reformed Presbyterian Church ; has served as Justice of the Peace six years ; also as Trustee of the township. Republican.
SPENCER HOWELL, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. West Liberty ; son of John and Phobe Howell ; owns 130 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre ; born Sept. 22, 1836, in Geauga Co., Ohio; in the fall of 1869, came to Muscatine Co., and located on the farm upon which he is still living; his father died March 25, 1877, in his 86th year of age; his mother is still living with him. Married E. J. Boyington July 6,
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1858; she was born Nov. 14, 1838, in Geauga Co., Ohio ; have five children living- Lillie, Willie, Mattic, Jennie and Aurilla ; lost infant son. His brother John H., who lives with him, served in the army during the late rebellion, first in Co. A of 8th I. V. I., and next in Co. F of the 17th Ill. Cav. Mr. H. is a member of Mt. Calvary Lodge, A., F. & A. M., No. 95, at West Liberty ; Republican.
L. L. IRELAND, farmer, See. 14; P. O. Atalissa ; owns 135 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born Nov. 4, 1818, in Knox Co., Ohio; in April, 1846, he enlisted for one year in Co. B, of the 2d Ohio Vols., to serve in the Mexican war, and at the expiration of the year, came home and assisted in recruiting Co. G for same reg- iment, in which he enlisted and again returned to Mexico ; was employed, principally, in guarding ports ; was in one severe engagement about eighteen miles from Monterey, where 200 Americans kept 1,500 Mexican Lancers at bay, till re-enforcements could be obtained from Monterey; was discharged in June, 1848. Married Christie A. Resley Aug. 19, 1849 ; she was born April 1, 1830, in Knox Co., Ohio, and the same fall they came to Muscatine Co., he locating his land with a land-warrant, which had been granted to him for his services in the Mexican war ; has ten children-George H., Louisa, Jasper, Olive, Emma J., Clara, John A, Alice, James and Elmer ; lost three- Almeda, Sarah E. and an infant. Democrat.
SILAS W. JACOBS, farmer and stock-breeder, See. 7; P. O. West Lib- erty ; born in Washington Co., Vt., in 1830; came to lowa in 1857, and located in Cedar Co .; removed to his present farm in 1862. Married Martha Carpenter in 1851; she was born in Washington Co., Vt, in 1836 ; have three children-Edwin, Mary and Whitman. Are members of the Christian Church ; Democrat.
WILLIAM T. JONES, farmer and Township Assessor, Sec. 24; P. O. Atalissa ; son of Abner and Caroline Jones; born in this township May 1, 1850 ; parents came from Highland Co., Ohio, in the fall of 1847 ; mother died May 2, 1869, and father Oet. 17, 1876; his father commenced the mercantile business in Atalissa in the fall of 1855, which he continued till 1873. Married Amanda Lamb January 8, 1873; she was born July 23, 1850, in Harrison Co., Ohio; have three children- Abner T., Leonard E. and Charles HI ; Mr. J. has served his township as Township Clerk, Trustee and Assessor, of which office he is the present incumbent. Repub- lican.
SAMUEL M. JONES. painter, stencil-cutter, etc., Atalissa ; son of William A. and Rachel Jones ; born Sept. 4, 1844, in Jackson Co., Ind .; parents moved to Fulton Co .. Ill., in 1845, and to Henry Co. in 1849, and in the spring of 1852, came to Muscatine Co., Iowa, locating in Goshen Tp., where his father died Sept. 11, 1859, and mother May 6, 1866 ; is the second son of a family of eight children, four of whom are deceased. Mr. Jones has no family, consequently travels some, which he has done to some extent through Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, still making his home at Atalissa. Politics, Republican.
LEONARD ATALISSA LAMB, Superintendent of fence-building for C. R. & P. R. R. from Davenport to Brooklyn ; born Dee. 25, 1825, in Harrison Co., Ohio; worked at threshing-machine and reaper building at Martinsville, Ohio, several years ; in 1857, came to Atalissa, and engaged in carpenter and joiner work till 1863; was then appointed agent for the Railroad Co. at Atalissa, which he filled till 1869, since which time he has followed his present business. Married Rebecca J. Stewart July 23, 1849 ; she was born June 25, 1827, in Williamsport, Va. ; have four children living -- Emerson S., Amanda L., Mary H. and Charles H. ; lost one-Hattie B. Is a member of Ionie Lodge, No. 122, A., F. & A. M., at Atalissa. Republican.
SAMUEL V. LAMBERT, dealer in boot and shoes, hardware, etc, Atalissa ; besides his town property his wife owns thirty-eight acres of land, valued at $30 per aere; born March 30, 1833, in Sussex Co., N. J. ; in 1835, his parents moved to Orange Co., N. Y .; in early life learned the mason's trade ; in the fall of 1854, came to Rock Island, Ill., and worked at his trade; in the spring of 1856, came to Atalissa. April 19, 1861, he enlisted in Co. C of the 1st Iowa Inf .- three-months service ; in the fall of 1861, assisted in raising and organizing Co. G, of the 2d Iowa Cav .; was elected
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1st Lieutenant, which he declined to accept; Aug. 10, 1862, he again enlisted in Co. G, of the 35th Iowa Inf .; participated in the following battles : Wilson's Creek, Va., siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Pleasant Hill, La., Tupelo, Miss., Nashville, Tenn., Blue River, Mo., Spanish Fort and Mobile, Ala. ; was discharged at Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 10, 1865, and returned home. In 1870, commenced learning the shoemaker's trade ; soon after engaged in his present business. Married Miss N. J. Darland in December, 1857 ; she was born in Ohio, and died in the fall of 1859 ; second marriage, to Miss A. M. Cornwell, September, 1862; she was born in 1841, in New York, and died Nov. 13, 1872 ; third marriage, to Miss Emily Robbins, July 3, 1876 ; she was born in 1843 in Pennsylvania ; he has two children by second wife-Lu E. and Ernest Q., and lost two-Dora C. and George O .; and by last wife, one-Lizzie R. Religion, Liberal. Republican.
H. H. MARKHAM, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Atalissa; owns 153 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre ; born Feb. 6, 1822, in Lewis Co., N. Y. Married Miss Susan H. Dumont, of Oneida Co., Dec. 22, 1844; she was born in same county Aug. 3, 1825 ; after his marriage lived in Oneida Co. six years, following lumbering, then re- turned to Lewis Co., and, in the spring of 1866, came to this county, and located on his present farm ; have five children-Jane A., born Feb. 26, 1848; Amos E., born April 4, 1850 ; George H., born June 27, 1854; Hellen C., born July 4, 1858; Orin E., born July 11, 1861 ; and one adopted daughter, Lillie E., born in Mareh, 1871; lost two-Charles W. and Hellen M. Republican.
CYRUS OVERMAN, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 15; P. O. Atalissa ; son of Enoch and Sarah Overman ; born Aug. 11, 1833, in Highland Co., Ohio; came with his parents to Muscatine Co. in October, 1847, locating on the Cedar River, at what was called Overman's Ferry for many years, and a post office was established there known as Overman's Ferry Post Office, of which his father was Postmaster for several years ; his father died Dec. 25, 1858, and his mother April 15, 1867. Mr. Overman came onto his present farm in the spring of 1867 ; owns 265 acres, valued at $45 per acre. Married Elizabeth D. Barkalow Jan. 7, 1858; she was born July 26, 1838, in Shelby Co., Ohio; have four children-Sarah M., Junius, Hattie and Clara ; lost one son, Clyde. Mr. O. is among the leading farmers of his township. Republican.
DAVID PARRY, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Atalissa ; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre ; born Aug. 5, 1811, in Chester Co., Penn .; in 1813, his parents moved into the State of Delaware, and, in 1816, back to Pennsylvania; in 1828, back to Delaware ; married there, to Miss Lydia K. Hollingsworth Dec. 10, 1835; she was born April 20, 1805, in Delaware; in 1847, moved to Pennsylvania, and from there to Henry Co., Ohio, in 1852; in the fall of 1855, came to this county, loeating in Goshen Tp .; have five children living-Phæbe, Mary, Lewellen, Sarah and John A .; lost one, Ferdinand. Democrat.
JOSEPH W. RICHARDSON was born Sept. 10, 1808, in Frederick Co., MId. ; parents moved to Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1809; he entered the land upon which he now lives from the Government in 1849. He married Lucina Watson in Ohio, April 24, 1842 ; she was born Sept. 12, 1813, in Luzerne Co., Penn., and died Jan. 24, 1852; had two children-Mary and Isaac, both now deceased. Republican.
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