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L AVENDER, ROBERT-Farmer and stock-raiser, section 28, P. O. Brooklyn. Was born in County Antrim, Ireland, August 5, 1820, where, after finishing his education, he engaged in the manufacture of linen until 1848, when he came to the United States and settled in New Hamp- shire. Here he learned the miller's trade and worked at the same till 1860, when he commenced to work in the woolen mills in Rochester, New Hampshire, and continued in the same until 1863 when he came to Scott county, Iowa, where he engaged in farming the most of the time till 1867; during that time he put in the machinery in Shield's mills, and made the first woolen goods made in Davenport. Then in 1867 he came to this county and located where he now lives and owns eighty-three acres of well- improved land, with abundance of fruit on the same. Mr. Lavender being a thorough business man, an active, conscientious Christian, a kind and lov-
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ing husband and father, has won the respect and onfidence of all who know him, and has been repeatedly elected to positions of trust; which he has always filled with satisfaction to his neighbors, and credit to himself. He was married, September 1, 1842, in Ireland, to Miss Ann McIlmrath, a resident and native of Ireland, she being of Scotch parentage. From this union there are now living eight children: William John (aged thirty-five; married, and lives in Davenport), Robert F. (aged thirty-four; married, and lives in this county), Elizabeth (aged thirty-two; now the widow of Charles Booth), James F. (aged twenty-nine; married, and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota), Hannah J. (aged twenty-seven; now the wife of Wm. Parker of Jasper county, Iowa), Martha A. (aged twenty-five; now the wife of John Somerwine of this county), Alexander (aged twenty-three), Thomas H. (aged thirteen); have buried three: Mary Ann, Rose Ann and Nathaniel.
LEIMBERER, M .- Farmer, section 13, P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born in 1850, in Germany, where he lived till 1854, when he came with his par- ents to the United States, and settled in Muscatine county, Iowa, and farmed till 1856; then in Cedar county where he farmed till 1878, when he settled where he now lives and owns one hundred and sixty acres of well- improved land. He was married, March 11, 1872, in this county, to Miss Lavina Smith, a resident and native of Illinois, aged nineteen years. They have one son, aged one year, and they buried: Ella, in 1879 (aged five years) and Gracie A., in 1880 (aged four years).
LEIMBERER, JACOB-Farmer and stock-raiser, section 2, P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born December 27, 1820, in Germany, where, after completing his education, he engaged in tilling the soil till he came to America in 1853, stopping in Chicago the following winter. Then in the spring of 1854 he moved with his family to Muscatine county, Iowa, where he engaged as laborer and in farming until 1859, when he came to this county and settled where he now lives and owns two hundred and sixty acres of well-improved land in this and Tama county. Mr. Leimberer was married in 1849, in Germany, to Miss T. Lowell, a native of the same country; aged twenty-four. They have three children living: oldest son M. (aged twenty-nine; married, and lives in Jefferson), Emiline (aged seven- teen), Wesley (aged fourteen); have buried four children.
MCARTHUR, JOHN-Farmer, section 24, P. O. Belle Plaine, Benton county. Was born in 1825, in Rensselaer county, New York, where he lived till 1830 when he went to Delaware Co., New York, and, after at. tending school for some time, learned the carpenter's trade, and worked at the same till 1866. Then he moved to Grant county Wisconsin, and en- gaged in farming till 1869 when he came to Iowa, and settled on his
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present farm of 140 acres of well-improved land with residence surrounded by fruit and evergreen trees. Mr. McArthur has been twice married; first, in February, 1853, in Delaware county, New York, to Miss Jane Sloan, native of the same place. Mr. McArthur buried his young wife, in April, 1854, after a short illness; she was a patient and loving wife, and a kind friend and neighbor, and was mourned by a large circle of friends; she left an infant daughter, Elizabeth Jane (now the wife of Thomas Dixon, of this township). Mr. McArthur, for his second wife, in 1863, married Mrs. Mary B. Barlow, a resident and native of Delaware county, New York, who had a son by former marriage. They buried this son recently.
MALCOLM, D .- Famer, section 14, P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born January 3, 1822, in Scotland, where he lived till 1850 when he came to Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin, and there engaged in the manufacture of lum- ber; then worked in the pineries two years; also on the Mississippi River for two years, and in 1855 engaged in tilling the soil in Wisconsin till 1868 when he bought and located where he now lives and owns 240 acres of well- improved land, also 10 acres of timber land in Benton county. He was married, in December, 1862, in Wisconsin, to Miss Martha J. Burt, a resi- dent of the same State and native of Ohio (aged 29 years). They have two children buried in Wisconsin and two in this county, and have three living: Jane (aged fifteen years), William (aged thirteen years) and Thomas Charles (aged five years).
MILLER, S. S .- Farmer, section 31, P. O. Brooklyn. Was born Octo- ber 12, 1836, in Rockingham county, Virginia, where, after finishing his education, he engaged in farming till 1871 when he and his family came to Iowa, and engaged in farming in this county. In 1873 bought and settled where he now lives and owns 160 acres of good, well improved land with good houses, beautifully located. Mr. Miller was married, September 9, 1866, in Virginia, to Miss Kate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Myers, of Virginia, she being in her 26th year. They have six children: John (aged 13 years), Jacob (aged 12 years), Laura (aged 10 years), Dora (aged 6 years), Minnie (aged 4 years) and Annie (aged 2 years.)
TOBLE, EDMOND-Farmer, section 1, P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born N
August 24, 1849, in Mercer county, Illinois, where he attended school winters and worked on a farm summers till 1866 when he came to Iowa, and settled where he now lives and owns 75 acres of land, half of the same under good cultivation, the balance in timber; has a good house and orchard. Mr. Noble owns some good horses, including a two years old filly which weighs 1,400 pounds, Mr. Noble was married, September 27,
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1871, in this county, to Miss Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Blake, of this county. They have one son, Omer (born in March, 1874.)
STROM, ANDREW-Farmer, section 35, P. O. Victor. Was born March 17, 1840, in Knox county, Illinois, where, after finishing his education, he engaged in farming till 1863, then he came to this county where he engaged in farming, and in 1865 bought and moved where he now lives; owns 80 acres of good land with modern improvements and good stock. Mr. Ostrom is the township clerk, this being the tenth year he has held that position. Being a kind and loving husband and father, a kind neighbor and honorable citizen, he has the confidence and esteem of all his neighbors. He was married, July 4, 1862, in Henry county, Illinois, to Miss Fanny S. Atwood, a resident of Illinois and native of Ver- mont (aged 18 years). They have two children: Harry E. (aged 17 years) and Nellie (aged 4 years.)
OSTROM, GEO. L .- Farmer, section 34, P. O. Victor, Iowa county. Was born in Scoharie county, New York, April 12, 1833, where, after fin- ishing his education, he engaged in farming till 1854, when he moved to Knox county, Illinois, continuing in the same business till 1866, when he came to Iowa and settled where he now lives. He owns 400 acres of well improved land, with a good residence overlooking the surrounding country, and there is an abundance of fruit trees on his farm. Mr. O. was mar- ried, March 21, 1857, in Galesburg, Illinois, to Miss M. M., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ostrom of that place. They have seven children living: Charlie E. (aged twenty-one), Murray A. (aged nineteen) Grant L. (aged seventeen), Fred G. (aged thirteen), Arthur R. (aged eleven), Mary A. (aged nine) and Jennie (aged five). Lost an infant son, Edward, in March, 1868.
P OLUMB, HENRY-Blacksmith and farmer, section 22, P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born in Canada, July 10, 1822, where he was engaged in farming till 1840, when he moved to Jefferson county, New York, where he continued farming for two years, and then returned to Canada, living there till 1853. In 1849 he commenced learning the blacksmith trade, at which he worked there till 1853, when he moved to La Porte, In- diana, where he lived two years and a half, working at his trade; he then moved to Erie, Illinois, working at his trade till 1867, when he moved to Belle Plaine, this State, running a blacksmith shop till 1874, when he came to this county, locating where he now lives. His farm consists of eighty acres of improved land, with a good house situated on an elevation that commands a view of the surrounding country. Mr. P. was married, March 5, 1847, in Canada, to Miss J. A. Herriman, a native of Canada,
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aged nineteen. They have four children: W. T. (aged thirty-two; mar- ried and living in Mahaska county), Loie A. (aged thirty), Luther A. (aged twenty-four; married and living in Marshall county) and Norman H. (aged eighteen). Lost two infants: Sidney A., in 1860, and Rufus Melvin, in 1868, aged, respectively, ten months.
R OWLAND, JACOB-Farmer, section 35, P. O. Victor. Was born in Washington county, Maryland, August 18, 1846, where, after completing his education, he engaged in farming till 1865, when he moved to Ogle county, Illinois, where he resumed farming until June, 1868, at which time he came to Iowa and located where he now lives. He owns 160 acres of improved land, well stocked with good graded cattle. Mr. B. was married, February 20, 1868, in Ogle county, Illinois, to Miss Christian A. McKee, a resident of the same county, then aged twenty-one years. They have had six children: John V. (aged eleven), Susan A. (aged nine), Verna E. (aged cight), Cloyd C. (aged five), Lucia V. (aged one) and Eliza- beth (died in 1869; aged seven months).
HAVER, WM .- Farmer, section 10, P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born in S
Perry county, Pennsylvania, January 4, 1821, where, after finishing his education, he engaged in farming till 1854, when he came to Iowa and located in Muscatine county, where he farmed till 1858, and then came to this county and settled where he now lives and owns 165 acres of well im- proved land; also, owns eight acres of timber land in Tama county. Mr. S. was married, in December, 1844, in Pennsylvania, to Miss Mary Wertze, a native and resident of the same State. They have had five children: Susan J. (now the wife of M. Haller), Sarah E. (now the wife of Calvin Thompson, of Iowa), Peter W. (married), John T. and Chancy Eldora. Death has taken five from their flock: Mary Ann, Elizabeth, William, James and Catharine A.
SLOAN, ALEX. B .- Farmer, section 13, P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born in Delaware county, New York, in 1834. He followed farming in his na- tive State until 1852, and then moved to Grant county, Wisconsin, resum- ing his former occupation, till 1859, when he came to Iowa and located where he now lives and owns 160 acres of well improved land. Mr. S. was married, in 1853, in Grant county, Wisconsin, to Miss Mary Ann Sheedy, a resident and native of that State, aged twenty-one. They have four children: William D. (aged ten), Thomas (aged seven), Robert (aged four) and Frank (aged two). Mr. S. enlisted, in 1864, in the Forty-fourth Wisconsin infantry, in which he served till the close of the war, partici- pating in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged.
SWAFFORD, BENJAMIN P .- Farmer and stock-raiser, section 13,
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P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born in Mercer county, Illinois, March 4, 1842, where, after finishing his education, he engaged in farming till 1861, when he enlisted in the Twenty-seventh Illinois infantry, and served in the western army for three years, and participated in thirty-two battles, besides many minor engagements, the principal of which are as follows: Belmont, Missouri; Farmington, Mississippi; Adairsville, Chickamaugua, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Iuka; two at Nashville, two at Corinth, Strawberry Plains and Resaca. September 20, 1864, on being discharged, he returned to Mercer county, Illinois, engaging in farming till 1866, when he came to Iowa and located in Iowa county, where he farmed till 1868, and then moved to his present location. He owns eighty acres of well im- proved land, with a good new house beautifully located. Mr. S., while in the army, was taken prisoner and suffered much in Libby Prison, where he saw many die for want of food. He was married, July 2, 1864, in Musca- tine, Iowa, to Miss Jane Teman, a resident of Illinois and a native of Ger- many, aged twenty-one. They have six children: Fred (aged fourteen), Ettie (aged twelve), Omer (aged six), Carrie (aged five), John Y. (aged one) and an infant (aged one month). Lost one in 1877, Eva M. (aged six).
SQUIERS, S. L .- Farmer and stock-raiser, section 6, P. O. Chelsea, Tama county. Born June 18, 1812, in Grand Isle county, Vermont, where, after completing his education, he taught school winters, and worked on a farm summers until 1842, when he moved to Aurora, Illinois, where he engaged in tilling the soil until 1856, when he came with his family to Iowa, and located where he now lives and owns 500 acres of well-improved and stocked land, including 100 acres of good timber with a good house, beautifully located on the same. When he came to this county the coun- try was very new and game was more plenty than money; he sold hogs for $1.87 per hundred in Iowa City, and in the winter of 1857-8 paid $1.50 per bushel for corn to keep his forty head of cattle from starving, but could not get enough to keep them through the winter, and lost half of the same. Mr. Squiers being a kind and obliging neighbor, a good farmer and thorough business man has the respect and confidence of all who know him. He was married, March 24, 1841, in Swanton Falls, Vermont, to Miss Parizade Payne, a resident and native of same county, aged 20. They have eleven children: Delia L. (aged 38 years; now the widow of Clark L. Bailey, of Carroll City, Iowa), Susan P. (aged 36 years; now the wife of Joseph C. Barrett, of Tama City), Horace L. (aged 34 years; married and lives in Car- roll county, Iowa), Agnes (aged 31 years), Franklin B. (aged 29 years; mar- ried and lives in Madison township), Cornelia A. (aged 27 years; now the wife of James Manatt, of Warren township), John S. (aged 25 years),
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Alfred P. (aged 23 years), Herman H. (aged 22 years), Rosa B. (aged 20 years; now the wife of Orrison Robertson, of Brooklyn) and Jessie E. (aged 18 years; now the wife of C. Cunningham, of this township), and they have two children buried in Illinois. Mrs. Squiers' mother is now eighty-five years of age and lives with them.
W HITE, I. O .-- Farmer, section 16, P. O. Belle Plaine. Was born September 6, 1840, in Guernsey county, Ohio, where he attended school some two years, then engaged in farming till 1859, when, in com- pany with his parents, he moved to New Concord, where he enlisted, in 1861, in the Fifteenth Ohio infantry, in which he served four years and seven months, participating in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Chickamagua, Mis- sionary Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin, battle of Nashville in 1865 and many minor engagements, and was in Texas; then returned to New Concord, Ohio, where he attended school five months; then the fall of 1866, came to Iowa; then to Illinois, where he taught school five months; then located in Iowa county, where he engaged in farming and teaching, and in 1870 moved to this county; then in 1872 returned to Iowa county, remaining two years, and 1874 located where he now lives, and owns 120 acres of well- improved land. Mr. White was married, February 15, 1870, to Miss L. L. Parks, of this county (aged 19 years). They have one son, C. C. (aged 7 years); lost one daughter Lillie May, (April 10, 1880, aged 2 years).
WILSON, JOHN-Farmer, section 1, P. O. Belle Plaine, Benton county. Was born December 5, 1833, in Canada, where after finishing his educa- tion, he engaged in farming until 1854, when he came to Iowa, and engaged in farming till 1860; then bought and settled where he now lives, and owns 160 acres of well improved land, with a good house, beautifully located, surrounded by fruit and shade trees. Mr. Wilson was the first Supervisor from this township, and has been repeatedly elected to positions of trust. Being a good neighbor, a kind and loving husband and father, he has the respect of all who know him. He was married in this township, November 9, 1858, to Miss Josephine, daughter of E. M. and Mary Doughty, of this township. Six children have resulted from this union: William (aged 21 years), Mary C. (aged 19 years), Florence (aged 12 years), Alice (aged 7 years), Maud (aged 2 years) and buried Nellie (January 18, 1876, aged 15 months).
WILSON, B. W .- Farmer and stock-raiser, section 6, P. O. Chelsea, Tama county. Was born June 17, 1827, in Jackson county, Indiana, where, after finishing his education, he engaged in tilling the soil until July, 1846, when he enlisted in a regiment of mounted riflemen, and served in the Mexi- can War, being in eight general engagements and many skirmishes, and was
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twice promoted as a reward for his services. August 22, 1848, he received his discharge and returned to Indiana, where he engaged in farming and stock-raising till 1851, when he came to Iowa and settled in Iowa county, and there farmed till 1852, then moved to Tama county, where he engaged in improving 160 acres of land, given him by the United States govern- ment, and in the spring of 1857, he bought and settled where he now lives and owns 125 acres of well-improved land, also owns 27 acres in Tama county. Mr. Wilson was married, September 2, 1851, in Warren county, Illinois, to Miss Mary E. Lux a resident of Illinois, and a native of Indiana. From this union they have nine children: L. W. (aged 28 years; married and lives in Montezuma, is the present deputy clerk), Mary A. (aged 26 years; now the wife of James T. Hall, of Tama county), Adin T. (aged 24 years; married and lives in Cedar Rapids), David A. (aged 22 years; lives with his parents), Ella (aged 21 years), A. J. (aged 19 years), Delia L. (aged 13 years), Orange F. (aged 11 years) and Ed. (aged 9 years). Mr. Wilson responded to his country's call in 1862; raised a company of infantry in this and adjoining counties, and was commissioned captain and assigned to the Twenty-eighth Iowa, and was mustered into the army at Iowa City; he participated in sixteen general and many minor engagements. In April 1863 he was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy of his regiment, and in the Red River campaign, on account of the colonel being wounded, he took the command of the regiment which position he filled very satisfactorily till the close of the war; while in command of his regiment in battle at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864; he was wounded in the thigh disabling him about one month.
WINSLOW, NOAH S .-- Farmer, section 10, P. O. Belle Plaine, Benton county. Was born June 9, 1839, in Washington county, Indiana where he attended school for some time, then worked on a farm till 1854 when he came to Iowa and attended school in this township; then engaged in farm- ing, and enlisted in August, 1862, in Marengo, Iowa county, in company B, Twenty-eighth Iowa infantry, and served in the same three years, being en- gaged in the battles of Port Gibson, Champion's Hill, Vicksburg, Fort Jackson and many minor engagements; now has very poor health caused by exposure while in the army. Mr. Winslow has been twice married; first, October 26, 1862, in Iowa City, to Miss Mary A., oldest daughter of William Shaver, of this township. The result of this union is three children: Mila M. (aged 12 years), Charles (aged 10 years) and buried Clarence P. (in 1877). Mr. Winslow buried his first wife in July, 1877, she having been a sufferer for three years. Mr. Winslow, for his second wife, married Miss Lizzie Kadell, September 27, 1877, a resident of Tama county, and a native of Illinois. They have one son, Melvin L. (aged six months).
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W ELLS, CYRUS-Farmer and stock-raiser, section 34, P. O. Ewart. Was born in Medina county, New York, September 11, 1822; at the age of ten years came to Peoria, Illinois, with his parents, where he was raised to manhood, educated, and learned the carpenter trade. Came to Iowa in 1860, locating in Jackson township, where he resided four years; came to his present location in 1864. He was married, in 1850, to Miss E. A. Stewart. By this union they have nine children living: Delia N., Judson, Herbert, Marion, William, Dora Emma, Ida and Fred; they lost one, Minnie. Mr. Wells owns 400 acres of choice land; his home is pleasantly located and indicates comfort and prosperity.
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