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STACKHOUSE, ALLEN -- Section 19, P. O. Tilton. His ancestors were from England; his grandfather was born in New York; his father was a farmer, born in Burlington, Vermont, about 1812; raised in Penn- sylvania, but in the fall of 1837 moved to Henry county, Illinois, where Allen was born on the 23d of August, 1841. He was one of fourteen children. He worked on his father's farm until of age, when he enlisted in company D, One Hundred and Twelfth Illinois volunteers, and served three years, participating in the battles in East Tennessee raid, Knoxville, Resaca, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville and Wilmington, besides many skir- mishes; never received a scratch. After receiving an honorable discharge, on June 20, 1865, he returned home and recommenced farming. Two years later he removed with his wife to Missouri, where he improved and lived upon a farm in Johnson county until the spring of 1870, when he immi- grated to Iowa, arriving in Deep River township in March. After renting a farm from Thomas Harris for three years, he bought and moved to his present place March 3, 1873. Mr. S. married in Cambridge, Illinois, on the 24th of December, 1866, Miss Harriet Malcolm, of Cambridge, who was born in Cambridge township, Henry county, October 28, 1848. Their union has been productive of four children: Elbert L. (born November 8, 1869), Maud (born June 8, 1872), Charles (born April 7, 1876) and Wil- liam W. (born September 21, 1878). Mr. S. owns a large and well regu- lated farm of 300 acres.
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AYLOR, WILLIAM-P. O. Deep River, and resides in Dresden.
Was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1822. In the fall of 1830 his father moved into Belmont county, Ohio, where he bought a farm on which the son remained until his thirty-third year, when he moved to a farm of his own in Guernsey county, Ohio. Here he re- mained until the spring of 1869, when he immigrated to Iowa, settling on a farm of 378 acres in Lincoln township, this county. In March, 1875, he moved with his family into Dresden. He married on October 19, 1848, Maria Barnes, of Belmont county, Ohio, who was born May 20, 1828. She bore him children as follows: Sarah E. (born September 9, 1849; died July 25, 1871), Francis L. (born January 20, 1852), John W. (born Janu- ary 20, 1854), Ann Eliza (born March 20, 1856, who died September 29, 1875), Mary A. (born August 16, 1858), and Jennie E. (born December 12, 1860). His wife died November 22, 1863, and on March 27, 1866, he mar- ried Harriet Wherry, of Guernsey county, Ohio, who was born August 31, 1835, and she bore him: Maria (born December 29, 1866, who died the following month), James S. (born April 14, 1868, who died November 20, 1876), Adaline C. (born October 27, 1869), Martha E. (born November 11,
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1871, who died December 5, 1876), Andrew D. (born September 12, 1873, who died October 27, 1876), Charlotte B. and Cinderella M. (twins, born August 17, 1875). Mr. T.'s second wife died September 29, 1876, and he married a third time, on December 6, 1877. His third wife, formerly Mrs. Kelley, of Dresden, was born October 6, 1841, and had one child by her first husband, Leonard (born June 27, 1865). On one or two occasions Mr. T. has been elected to township offices.
AN FOSSEN, JAMES W .- Section 2, P. O. Deep River. Was V
born in Frederick county, Maryland, March 2, 1831. When he was six months old his parents moved to Morgan county, Ohio, where he was raised on a farm and educated. When fifteen years of age he learned the trade of blacksmithing, and in the fall of 1855 he immigrated to Iowa, and commenced the improvement of his present place, all but 54 acres of which is the gift of his father-in-law. During the spring of 1857 he returned to Ohio, where he plied his trade for seven years, and in 1864 finally made his permanent settlement upon his farm. He married in Morgan county, Ohio, September 5, 1855, Cordelia Barker, who was born in Brown county, Ohio, March 10, 1833. She has borne him the following children: Elmer H. (born February 7, 1856), Everett C. (born October 22, 1857), Albert I. (born September 15, 1859), Orvilla Lucetta (born August 21, 1862), Au- gustus A. (born October 4, 1865), and La Sharon (born August 18, 1869). Mr. Van Fossen owns 148 acres of farming land and 12 acres of timber. His farm is well stocked and in excellent condition.
AINWRIGHT, EDWARD-Section 32, P. O. Thornburg. W
His grandfather was a native of England, where his father was born in 1824. Edward was also born in England on the 29 of August, 1847. His father immigated with his entire family to the United States when Edward was four years old, arriving here July 2, 1851. They farmed in Morgan county, Ohio, where Edward worked for his father until he was twenty-one years, when he went to Winnebago county, Illinois, and farmed there for one year, when he immigrated to Iowa and worked a rented farm in Keokuk county for about nine years. He then commenced improving his present farm and moved to it in the spring of 1879. Mr. W. married, on the 27th of December, 1874, Miss Catharine Strasser, of Prairie town- ship, Keokuk county, Iowa, who was born in Ohio, July 4, 1848. They have one child, Thomas Franklin (born December 1, 1875). He owns 90 acres of land, which is in splendid condition.
WASSER, L. EDWARD-Section 19, P. O. Deep River. His ancestors on his father's side were from Germany, and his mother was of Puritan stock. His great-grandfather was born in Pennsylvania, which State was
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also the birthplace of his grandfather, who was accidentally killed on a steamboat on Schuylkill River before the birth of his father, which occurred in Pennsylvania, December, 1826. He (the father) for a while, followed butchering in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, and was subsequently pro- prietor of the Great Western Hotel, in Great Western, Pennsylvania, and afterward of the Wasser House in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. During the first troubles with the Mollie Maguires, he was elected Sheriff of Schuyl- kill county, Pennsylvania, no other man being willing to serve on account of the dangers of the office, and has walked the streets of Pottsville (the county seat) with revolver in hand night and day, being constantly exposed to perils during the entire term of his office. This was previous to his en- tering the hotel business. He emigrated directly from Lewisburg to Cedar county, Iowa, in 1866, where he farmed for six years and then moved to this county, and after renting a farm for two years, he bought and moved to the present estate. He married, in 1849, Miss Susan Persing of North- umberland county, Pennsylvania, who was born near Paxsinos, July 2, 1828. She bore him the following children: Joseph S. (born October 10, 1850; married December 25, 1873 to Miss Alice Kiser), Clara L. (born February 10, 1853; married December 18, 1873 to Julius Victor Frederick Biddle- man), Oris E. (born August 6, 1854), L. Edward (born June 4, 1857), Hayes W. (born June 9, 1858), Ruben S. (born November 17, 1860), Eliza J. (born November 3, 1863; died July, 1865), Henry W. (born March 31, 1865; died September 1865), William C. (born February 18, 1867), Edith A. (born February 11, 1870), Maggie M. (born October 6, 1872) and Geo. W. (born December 18, 1875). The father died suddenly May 17, 1878, and was followed by his wife, who also died suddenly March 6, 1880. The sub- ject of this biography was born in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania. Having received his primary education chiefly at the high-school in Tipton, Iowa, he attended the Burlington Business College, and Telegraphic Insti- tute, where he graduated. Upon leaving college he taught penmanship with good success. During the winter of 1879 and 1880, he taught the district school of Dayton township, Iowa county, after which he returned to farming. Mr. Wasser married, in Cambridge, Illinois, September 8, 1880, Miss Alice Fickling, who was born in 1860. He is the executor of the family estate, comprising 104 acres of excellent farming land, and will probably himself be its permanent proprietor.
WHITNEY, NEWTON-P. O. Deep River. Lives in the village of Dresden. He was born in Poultney, Rutland county, Vermont, the 26th of September, 1822, and was raised a tanner and currier, but afterward fol- lowed shoemaking and farming alternately for a number of years. In 1849
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he traveled to California, spending six months in making the journey, when he engaged in mining operations with good success for about six months. He also sold goods both among the miners and in San Francisco for about nine months. After living about eighteen months in California, sixty-five days of which were spent on the Pacific Ocean, he left, and after considera- ble other traveling, returned home in the spring of 1852. The next fall he made a trip to this State and bought 135 acres of land from William Whitlock, and entered forty acres more adjoining from the government- Leaving his land in the care of his agent, D. C. Baker, he returned East, where he remained until in the winter of 1855-6, when, in company with his brother Myron, he immigrated to Iowa. The two brothers commenced business as merchants in Dresden, and built the first business house in the township, which still stands, a monument of their pioneer experience and enterprise. In the fall of 1858, their co-partnership was dissolved, Newton buying and running the business alone until the following spring, when his brother returned from a visit East and bought out the entire establish- ment. Newton has followed farming ever since. He married, September 26, 1857, Miss Catharine Dillon, whose father had shortly before emigrated from Claresville, Ohio, and settled in Deep River township of this county. By this lady he had five children, one only of whom is still living: Elmetta E. (born November 23, 1858, and died the 24th of September, 1867), Frank- lin E. (born September 12, 1860), Eletha N. and Elena, twins (born June 2, 1864, and died-Elena, January 23, 1871, and Eletha, January 28, 1871) and John (born June 8, 1868, and died January 19, 1871). The three deaths last mentioned were occasioned by scarlet fever, and that of Elmetta re- sulted from the spontaneous combustion of coal oil contained in a tin can which the child was at that time handling. Her clothes caught fire, and being badly burnt from head to foot before assistance could reach her, she suffered intense agony for about twenty-eight hours, when she expired. Mr. Whitney's first wife died on the 10th of July, 1870, and he again mar- ried on the 21st of March, 1872, choosing for his second wife, Miss Marga- ret Love of Malvern, Ohio. The result of this union has been one child, Ion (born April 5, 1874). Mr. Whitney deals quite largely in hogs and other stock, and besides his present very pleasant home, he owns three town lots, sixty acres of good and well cultivated land in Deep River town- ship, and forty acres in Polk county, near Des Moines.
WOLF, SAMUEL-Section 22, P. O. Deep River. Was born April 4, 1828, in York county, Pennsylvania, where he was raised on a farm. When nearly eight years of age his father moved to Huntingdon county, where his education was finished. His father was a shoemaker, and at seventeen
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Samuel commenced learning that trade, after completing which he went to Ogle county, Illinois in the spring of 1847, where he plied his trade (in Buffalo and Dixon) for the next five or six years. Shortly after mar- rying, he commenced farming, at which he continued but three years, when he went to Polo, where, with his brother Henry, he was established in the shoe business until the spring of 1867, when he immigrated to this county, and in the following fall he bought and moved to his present place. Mr. Wolf married, July 30, 1853, Ellen Deyo, who was born in Delaware county, New York, March 7, 1831. Their children are: George (born March 24, 1854; died December 6, 1854), Henry Martin (born January 28, 1856; married, December 19, 1878, Lida Evans), Alexander (born March 14, 1857; married, July 3, 1879, Phebe Mulnix), Sarah Elizabeth (born January 11, 1859; died about March, 1860), Laura Ellen (born September 4, 1860), Benjamin (born April 13, 1862), Emeline (born September 1, 1863), Angeline (born August 19, 1865) and Franklin (born May 11, 1869; died in infancy). Mr. Wolf owns eighty-two and one-half acres of good farm- ing land, in fine condition, well stocked, and free from debt. He was road supervisor during 1877, and is at present serving as school director.
WOLF, GEORGE-Section 22, P. O. Deep River. His grandfather, who was born in Germany, immigrated to York county, Pennsylvania, and probably settled on a farm in Helm township about the time of the Revo- lutionary War. Both his great-grandfathers (Wolf and Letiman) fought in that war. His grandfather was born in Germany about 1772; was a farmer, and died in 1863. His father was born in Helm township, York county, Pennsylvania, in 1798; was a shoemaker and farmer, and died during the summer of 1874. George was born in the same township May 23, 1832. He learned the tanner's trade, and attended school in his native place. When fourteen years old his parents moved to Illinois, where he served three years learning shoemaking. Upon the completion of his time of apprenticeship George went to Dixon, where he worked as journeyman for one year, when he returned to Buffalo and worked for his brother Samuel, who was also a shoemaker, for four or five years. He then went to Polo, where he spent the next ten years, butchering in summer and shoe- making during winter. In 1866 he immigrated to Iowa, and after living through the fall in the district school-house, settled upon his present place. He married in Polo, Illinois, September 10, 1857, Miss Hester L. Myerly, of Ogle county, Illinois, who has borne him children as follows: Charter O. (born May 26, 1858), Alfraetta (born October 24, 1859), Wmn. (born July 12, 1861; died September 12, 1862), unnamed female (born December 9, 1863, deceased), Maggie (born September 12, 1868), Viola (born June 15,
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1870), Edgar (born December 11, 1872), Flora (born May 24, 1875), Nora. (born March 26, 1880), and an unnamed male (born May 26, 1880). Mr. W. owns 1622 acres of good farming land.
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B ARKER, CORYDON-Section 35, P. O. Deep River. His ances- tors were natives of England. His great-grandfather was one of three brothers, who landed on the American coast during the colonial days, and settled in Vermont. From him sprang Ephraim, from whom sprang James, the father of Corydon. James was born in Andover, Vermont, in 1803; emigrated from Ohio to this county in October of 1855, and entered 296 acres. He enjoyed the distinction of serving on the Board of County Supervisors without interval from the date of its organization to the day of his death, which occurred in this township August 8, 1870. The subject of this biography was born October 26, 1834, in Grant county, Kentucky, where he was raised on a farm and educated. His father being a carpenter, he commenced learning that trade when twelve years old. He came with his father to Iowa, and has lived on his present place ever since. He became a member of company E, Eleventh Iowa regiment, September 13, 1864, and participated in the battles of Ft. McAllister and Polkletaliho, besides many skirmishes, and received his honorable discharge May 10, 1865. He married in Morgan county, Ohio, March 31, 1856, Jane Grier, who was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, September 13, 1837. The chil- dren of their union have been: Lucy D. (born June 28, 1857; married Rean Criswell, December 5, 1887), an infant (born in January, 1860; now deceased), Emma Nettie (born August 26, 1862), Cora (born December 28, 1868), and James W. (born January 3, 1873). Mr. Barker owns eighty acres of excellent farming land, in splendid condition, well stocked, and free from debt.
BOWDEN, HUGH .- Section 30, P. O. Brooklyn. His father (Rob- ert) was born in County Downs, Ireland, in 1799; married Sarah Ewart, who was born in the same county about 1797; she died in 1876, and was followed by her husband in July, 1877. Hugh crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1864, and, landing in New York City, proceeded to Rock Island county, Illinois, where he was hired by a farmer for five years. He then moved to Iowa, and rented for the next five years, a farm from Mr. John McLain, of Scott township. He then moved to and finished improving his present place, which he had bought in the winter of 1866. He married in Rock Island county, Illinois, February 4, 1869, to Margaret Hamilton, who was
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born in County Downs, Ireland, October 10, 1839. The births resulting from this union have been as follows: Robert (born March 31, 1871), Wm. John (born October 18, 1873), Hugh (born December 10, 1875), Nancy Jane (born December 1, 1877) and an infant, deceased. Mr. Bowden owns- about thirty acres of good land, well stocked and free from debt.
BROWN, SAMUEL M .- Section 10, P. O. Victor. His grandfather raised one daughter and twenty-four sons. His father was born December 28, 1806, in Ireland; came to America with his father when ten years old; married Mary Meek, who was born in Virginia, January 7, 1808, and set- tled in Guernsey county, Ohio, where they farmed and raised a family of eight children. Samuel was born February 26, 1839, in Guernsey county, Ohio, where he was raised and educated. He immigrated to this county in the spring of 1868, and settled upon his present place. He married No- vember 21, 1861, Harriet V., daughter of James and Margaret Merryman, of Guernsey county, Ohio; she was born January 20, 1841. She bore him Arminda J. (born December 27, 1862), and died August 29, 1867. He re- married March 7, 1872, choosing Sarah Jane, daughter of James and Han- nah McBurney, a lady of Irish extraction, for his second wife. She was born June 4, 1843, in Guernsey county, Ohio, where she received her pri- mary education, finishing in Muskingum. Prior to her marriage she taught school for five years. The fruits of their union are: James Orvis (born July 18, 1874), Willis Everett (born January 24, 1877) and Urna McBurney (born March 16, 1879). Mr. Brown owns 160 acres of good farming land, in good cultivation, well stocked and unembarrassed.
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LEMENT, GUY C .- Section 36, P. O. Deep River. His ancestors, remotely, were French, and probably settled in New Hampshire in an early day. His father was born in New Hampshire in 1798; was a mer- chant, and married Charlotte Clark, who was born February 29, 1794, in New Hampshire. Guy, the youngest among twelve children, was born September 19, 1840, in Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada, where he was raised on a farm and educated. He clerked in his father's store when a boy, and con- tinued in the same establishment after it had been sold. He immigrated to his present place in July, 1868. He married in Dunham, Canada, December 31, 1862, to Emma Woodard; her ancestors were early settlers in Massachu- setts. Her father (Orlin) was born February 20, 1804, in Dunham, and her mother in Grafton, Massachusetts, August 22, 1809. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Clement are: Levi W. (born February 9, 1864) and Jay Clark (born October 31, 1865). Mr. Clement owns 103 acres of land, including twenty acres of good timber in Deep River township. His farm is in fine condition, well stocked and free from debt.
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CRIDER, GODFREY-Section 6, P. O. Brooklyn. Was born in Tus- carawas county, Ohio, February 23, 1847, of Swiss parentage. When he was but eight years old his father immigrated to this county and entered 160 acres of land. Godfrey received his education in the common schools of this county. He married January 7, 1872, Margaret Florence Conley, who was born of American parentage, January 6, 1854. The fruits of their union are: Alfred L. (born October 5, 1872), Charles O. (born April 21, 1874), Willie D. (born February 27, 1876), Lucy Maria (born March 16, 1878; died March 26, 1878) and Godfrey Leo (born March 8, 1879). Soon after his marriage Mr. Crider moved to the home he now occupies. He owns a good farm of 160 acres under excellent improvement, and upon which are a substantial dwelling and other buildings.
ORBY, MRS. JACOB H .- Section 26, P. O. Verona. Her maiden F
name was Armanda A. Barker, she was born April 15, 1837, in Mor- gan county, Ohio, where she was raised and educated. She came to this county with her father (James Barker) when nineteen. She was married September 24, 1857. Her husband, Jacob H. Forby, was born June 27, 1827, in Albany, New York, where he was raised and educated. He went to sea on the whaler Walga when about nineteen, and upon reaching the Sandwich Islands, transferred to the whaler Liverpool. Upon the latter vessel he sailed to China, where he remained for eighteen months, when he enlisted in the United States navy, and on board of the man of-war Ply- mouth was brought back to this country, and at Norfolk, Virginia, re- ceived his discharge, numbered 131 and dated the 12th of February, 1851. This, with many curiosities from China, is an heirloom in the family. Mrs. Forby has borne her husband the following children: Frank H. (born Janu- ary 16, 1859), Wm. J. (born March 10, 1861), George (born March 27, 1863; died January 12, 1863), Theodore (born June 12, 1865), Charles D. (born February 25, 1867), Jacob H. (born March 20, 1869), Edgar (born June 23, 1871), George (born October 7, 1873), Gussie McLean (born June 3, 1875) and unnamed twins (born July 31, 1877; died in infancy). Mr. Forby died suddenly November 23, 1879, leaving to his widow and children an estate which includes an excellent farm of 360 acres, in fine condition and well stocked. Mr. Forby was an intelligent and popular gentleman, whose chief fault was his extreme generosity.
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RIER, JAMES H .- Section 35, P. O. Verona. Was born May 13,
1849, in Coshocton county, Ohio, where he lived until fifteen, when he immigrated with his father (Thomas Grier) to this county. He worked on the family estate until June of 1874, when he settled on 202 acres in sec- tions 27 and 34, remaining until March, 1880, when he moved to his pres-
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ent place. He married July 9, 1873, Miraett Auston, of Deep River town- ship, who was born in DeKalb county, Illinois, August 7, 1852. Their offspring are: Lena Belle (born January 2, 1876), Ina May (born May 23, 1877) and Albert Even (born May 22, 1880). He has taken to raise his deceased brother's youngest son, Albert B. (born in Hardin county, Iowa, November 1, 1862), for whom he is also guardian. Mr. Grier owns a farm of 240 acres, well stocked, in fine condition, having upon it all the modern conveniences.
GRIER, BENTON-Section 28, P. O. Deep River. His ancestors on his father's side were Irish, and settled at an early day in Pennsylvania. His grandfather emigrated to Ohio, where his father (Thomas Grier) was born November 20, 1810, in Belmont county. His father married Decem- ber 6, 1832, Charity Borton; immigrated to this township in the fall of 1864, became a large property owner and died December 15, 1866, leaving to each of his daughters eighty acres of land, and each of his sons, except Benton, 160. The subject of this sketch was born July 14, 1842, in Guernsey county, Ohio, but was raised and educated in Coshocton county, Ohio. He worked for his father until twenty-three, when he bought eighty acres in section 33, from his brother Ruben, January 10, 1865, and commenced business for himself. He built his present comfortable dwelling during the summer of 1875, and moved to it the following November. He married November 5, 1867, Mary Jane Sanders, of this township, who was born August 5, 1840, in Morgan county, Ohio. His children are: Charles (born May 19, 1869), Ross (born September 26, 1870), Park (born September 10, 1872), Martha Maria (born July 14, 1874), George Edward (born March 1876), Mark (born May 11, 1878) and Morris (born May 28, 1880). Mr. Grier owns 390 acres of good farming land, and ten acres of timber. His farm is in excellent condition, well stocked and free from debt.
H ILLMAN, JAMES-Farmer, P. O. Verona. Was born in England, in June 1821, and resided there until July of 1832, when he immi- grated to America. In 1854 he was married, in Lee county, Illinois, to Miss Olvira Morgan, and in the spring of 1855 they came by wagon to this county, being thirteen days on the road. Here Mr. Hillman has been engaged in farming, now owning 157 acres of land. He was among the early settlers of the township, and is one of its most respected citizens; has held the offices of road supervisor and school supervisor for a number of years. Is a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. and Mrs. Hill- man have a family of four children: John H. H., Ida M., Eva E. and Wil- liam H.
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1 RWIN, JOHN W .- Section 26, P. O. Verona. His ancestors were from England, and came to this country during the colonial days, and set- tled in Pennsylvania. His great-grandfather became a general in the Rev- olutionary War, and died in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1791. His grandfather was born in Columbia county, Pennsylvania; was a merchant most of his life; emigrated to Ohio, and lived at Stuben- ville until his death, March 27, 1850, having attained nearly ninety years. His father (James) was born March 1, 1799, in Columbia county, Pennsyl- vania, where he was raised and educated; taught school in Ohio until about 1833; married Elizabeth Budd, and was serving as clerk in the Court of Common Pleas, when he suddenly died in the office, November 9, 1838. His mother was born in New Jersey, and died near Hayesville, Ohio, in 1834. John, the subject of this biography, was born, one among three chil- dren, November 11, 1830, in Hayesville, Ohio. He was raised in Mans- field, Ohio, where he received his preparatory education, finishing at the Vermillion Institute. He began the study of law in Mansfield, with Judge Brinkerhoff, when eighteen, and at nineteen, commenced learning watch- making, and followed the jewelry business until 1863, when he went to farming in Mahaska county. He emigrated from Ohio to Bloomington, Illinois, in the winter of 1853, where he remained for two years, when he moved to Oskaloosa, in 1855, where he plied his trade until he commenced farming. He settled upon his present place in the spring of 1864. In September, 1864, he became a member of company C, of the Fourteenth Iowa infantry volunteers, and received his honorable discharge, May 13, 1865. He married, April 19, 1860, Mary E. Forby. Her father (George E.) was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, June 24, 1796, and came to Albany, New York, with his father's family, in November, 1804. Here he was engaged in the baking business, until he immigrated to this county in March, 1855. He married in Albany, Elizabeth Hiney, a lady of German extraction, who was born in Albany, June 21, 1795. Mrs. Irwin was born to them (one of nine children) in Albany, December 13, 1836. She gradu- ated at the Female Academy of her native city, in 1855, and subsequently taught in the high school at Oskaloosa; she is a lady of native refinement and liberal culture. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin's children are: Lizzie (born Sep- tember 22, 1863), Jared (born September 30, 1867), Wm. Allen (born December 1, 1869), George Forby (born March 9, 1873) and John Gaylord (born July 30, 1876). Mrs. Irwin is postmistress at Verona and Mr. Irwin owns a farm of 170 acres, including ten of timber. His farm is in good condition, well stocked.
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