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Merritt, T. C., merchant.
Merritt, G. W., printer. .
MERRITT, MOSES, merchant ; born in Wayne Co., Ind., in 1823; moved to Mercer Co., Ill., in 1855, and located in this county in the fall of that year. He married Miss Lucy Ann Nugen in 1844; she was born in same county and State same year ; their chil- dren are George W., James, T. C., Linnia (Ullrich). Members of the M. E. Church ; Republican. He owns his
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residence, valued at $2,500. He has been in business as a merchant since 1858.
MILLER, JOHN, farmer, Sec 8; born in 1838, in Fayette Co., Penn .; in 1870, came to Appanoose Co. ; owns 160 acres land. Married Mary E. Catlin in 1856 ; she was born in 1838, in Fayette Co., Penn ; have seven children-John S., Mary E., Carrie, George, Charles, Ernest and Albert. Democrat.
MILLER, JOSHUA, attorney at law, senior member of the law firm of Miller & Goddard; born in Stark Co., Ohio, in 1822; moved to Louisville, Ky., in 1835 ; thence to Lawrence Co., Ind., in 1841. He married Miss Rhoda A. Swindler in 1844; she was born in Lawrence Co., Ind., in 1827 ; he moved to Texas Co., Mo., in 1845, and to Lee Co., Iowa, the same winter, and located in this county in 1851 ; their children are Arthur M., Sarah E., Frank, Charlie A., Lee L., Henry H. and Anna. They attend the M. E. Church; he was an Old Line Whig until the party died in 1852, and has been a stanch Republican since. He owns a very picturesque resi- dence adjoining the city.
MILLER, PETER, saloon, Center- ville Depot ; born in Holmes Co , Ohio, in 1835 ; located in this county in 1852. Married Mary Riggle in 1863; she was born in Ohio; their children are Charles E., James F., John W., Robert B., Moses M. and Lillie May. He is Inde- pendent in politics. He enlisted in the 3d Iowa V. C. in 1861 ; mustered out in 1864, at Keokuk, Iowa; captured at Holly Springs and paroled on the field ; sent to camp at St. Louis ; was ex- changed in June, 1863.
Miller, R. A., far., Sec. 35.
Mitchell, J. W., far., Sec. 23. Mitchell, T., far., Sec. 6.
Monroe, D. M., far., Sec. 13.
MOORE, S. M., JUDGE, attor- ney ; born in Miami Co., Ohio, in 1830 ; moved to Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1844; thence to Lee Co., in 1847, and located in this city in 1859. Married Miss M. J. Pendergast in 1852; she was born in Ripley Co., Ind., in 1831 ; they have five children-Alice E., Ad- dison, William G., Irvin and Charles M. They are members of the M. E.
Church ; he is a Republican. Owns a residence and other property in the city, valued at $7,000, real estate outside of the city, valued at $1,000. Has prac- ticed law since 1862. Was elected Judge of the Probate Court in 1865, which position he held till 1869; he then became Auditor, which office he held till 1870.
MORRIS, T. H., Recorder of Deeds ; born in Monroe Co., Ohio, in 1839 ; located in this county in 1849. Mar- ried Miss Geraldine Griffith in 1862; she was born in the same county and State; their children are Laura J. and Lula M .; Mrs. Morris died in 1877. He is a member of the M. E. Church ; Republican. Owns forty acres of land in this connty. He enlisted in the 6th Iowa Vols. in 1861, Co. D; he was wounded at Shiloh April 6, 1862, from effects of which he lost a limb; was mustered out at St. Louis, Mo., in 1863.
N EUSE, FREDERICK, lum-
ber ; born in Frederick Co., Md., in 1807; moved to Lexington, Mo., in 1847 ; thence to Keokuk in 1848, where he carried on the lumber business until 1873, when he sold out and moved to Alexander, Clarke Co., Mo., where he had a son in business, and located in Centerville in 1876. His wife, Anna Saffall, died in 1873, after forty-three years of a happy married life; he has four children deceased and three living -George R., Frederick N. and Sarah R. (Scott). Has been a member of the M. E. Church forty-eight years. He tendered his services to the Government at the breaking-out of the war ; was not accepted on account of age. He owns $16,000 worth of improved property in Keokuk and about $4,000 worth in this city, in addition to his stock of lumber valued at $3,000 -- sash, doors and blinds-and a controlling interest in $20,000 worth of lumber in his yard at Alexander, Mo .; he has been in the lumber business thirty-one years.
NEVIN, S., pottery ; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1828; moved to Noble Co., in 1848. Enlisted in the First U. S. Vet. Vol. Eng. in 1864 ; mustered out in 1865, at Nashville, Tenn. He went to Sullivan Co., Mo., and located in this
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county in 1869, when he purchased a farm in Bellair Tp. He was married in 1859; has four children-Albert S., John W., Simon E. and Mary Bell. He is a member of the Christian Church. He owns 111 acres in Bellair, valued at $30 per acre ; also his pottery, where he is prepared to fill orders for flower- pots, vases, fruit and milk ware, curb and pavement tile ; drainage tile a specialty. NUSBAUM, J., clothing ; born in Prussia in 1842; landed in New York in 1866; located in this county in 1876. Married Miss A. in 1869; she was born in Bavaria in 1848; their children are Willie, Mary and Sammy. Independent in politics ; owns half-interest in his stock of goods, valued at about $5,000.
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LIVER, W. W., coal dealer.
OGLE, B. A., foundry and machine shops; born in Putnam Co., Ind., in 1835 ; located in this county in 1861. Married M. E. Arnold in 1859; she was born in Ohio in 1839; have seven children-Albert F., Wesley H., John A., James T., George B., Adela and Kate. Members of the M. E. Church. He enlisted in the 36th I. V. C., Co. I, in August, 1862; mustered out, Sep- tember, 1865 ; was captured at Mark's Mills, Ark., and was exchanged in Feb- ruary, 1865. Owns half interest in the foundry and machine-shops of Gilliam & Ogle, in which they do a general business in their line; he also owns his residence in this city.
Ong, J. I., clerk. Owings, A., Jr., far., Sec. 11.
P ACKARD, B. L., far., Sec. 7.
PAYTON, JOSEPH, City Mar- shal ; he was born Nov. 12, 1836, in Shelby Co., Mo .; in 1844, came to Appanoose Co .; in 1877, was elected to his present office. Enlisted in 1862 in Co. D, 6th Iowa V. I .; served till July, 1865 ; participated in all of Sherman's battles. Married Mrs. Elizabeth Man- son, maiden name Swearngen, in 1858; she was born in 1836 in Illinois ; have four children-James, Center, Henry and Corse; she has one child by a for- mer marriage-Mary G. Manson. Re- publican ; Baptist.
PENNINGTON, J. A., restaurant and confectionery ; born in Brooke Co., Va., in 1841 ; located in this county in 1860. Hemarried Miss Anna Michaels in 1864; she was born in Indiana in 1846; their children are Venlah and Zelma. Are members of the M. E. Church ; he is a Republican. He keeps a general stock of confectionery and faney groceries, and manufactures crack- ers, candies, etc .; owns one-fourth in- terest in the celebrated Smith Patent Metallic Horse-Collar, which is being manufactured in Centerville.
Painter, J. H., laborer.
Patterson, A., far., Sec. 12. Payton, Joseph, City Marshal. Pennington, M. B., cabinet-maker. Philby, David, coal-miner.
PHILBY, ELIZABETH,
MRS., widow; born in Hadlington, Leicestershire, England, in 1822; came to this country in 1863. Married Mr. Philby in 1842; he died in 1875; they had thirteen children, six of whom are deceased ; the living are Samuel, Thomas, David, George, Sadie, John W. and Captain Frances Edenburg, who was born at sea, on the Atlantic Ocean. Mrs. Philby is a Methodist. Her old- est married son David resides with his mother ; is a Presbyterian ; Greenbacker in politics. By profession a civil engi- ncer ; engaged, during the last eight years, as reporter for the press-Chicago Times, Pittsburgh Labor Tribune and New York Advocate. Mrs. Philby owns her residence, valued at $1,500, in Centerville.
Phillips, J., far., Sec. 23.
Pixley, A. F., blacksmith.
Porter, A. J., far., Sec. 14.
PORTER, G. D., lawyer ; born in Perry Co., Penn., in 1846; moved to Cedar Co., Iowa, in 1851; thence to Richmond, Mo., in 1866, and lo- cated in this county in 1870. Married Miss Hannah Rodman in 1871; she was born in Boone Co., Ind., in 1854 ; their children are Claud R., Sadic L., Northa Iowa, George McCoy. National in politics. Owns improved property in Moulton, in this county, valued at $1,600 ; 200 acres of coal-land, valued at $10 per acre, and a farm of 160 acres, valued at $25 per acre.
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Powers, T., far., Sec. 29.
Powers, W. T., far., See. 29.
Pratt, G., far., Sec. 26. Prather, T. S., far., Sec. 23. Pullman, J., retired. Puthers, G. A., far., See. 31. Puthers, L. D., far., Sec. 30. Pyle, E. C., Dr., physician.
R AYBURN, J., carpenter.
Reno, W., carpenter, Sec. 35.
REYNOLDS, E. M., physician and surgeon ; born in Wayne Co., Ind., in 1843 ; located in this county in 1849, with his parents. He married Miss Martha W. Powell in 1863; she was born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1843 ; they have three children-Frank S., Oliver M. and William A. He is a Republican. A graduate of the E. M. Institute, Cincinnati; he has practiced in this county sinee 1871, and since 1873 in this city.
Reynolds, S .. far., Sec. 26.
RICHARD, A., marble, slate and granite works; born in France in 1825 ; came to this country in 1853, and worked at his trade of stone-cutting in New York, Michigan, Ohio and Chicago, and located in Centerville in 1861. Married Eliza Phillipot in 1854; she was born in the same place in France in 1831 ; they have three children-Julia, Jose- phine and B. F. Are Presbyterians ; Democrat. He owns his residence and other city property, valued at $3,500 ; he is a stockholder in the Farmers' Na- tional Bank of Centerville.
Richardson, T. B., far., S. 35.
ROBLEY, HENRY, deceased ; born August 15, 1793, in Keene, N. H .; died Jan. 29, 1872. He married Eliza Spencer March 22, 1817. She was born June 13, 1799, in Addison Co., Vt .; in 1854, they came to Appanoose Co. She owns 320 acres land. Mr. R. learned the blacksmith trade in New Hampshire and carried on this business in connection with farm- ing ; they have six children-Mary, Edwin, John, Timothy, Martha and Dennis. John and Timothy served three years in the late war. Robley, J. W., far., S. 18. Robley, M. A., far., S. 7. Raney, R., far., S. 7.
Root, J., shoemaker. Root, S., far., S. 25.
Rupe, Z., coal miner. Russell, W. T., druggist.
RUSSELL, H. A., drugs and sta- tionery ; also agent U. S. Express Co .; he was born April 23, 1851, in Washington Co., Penn .; in 1861, he came with his parents to Davis Co., Iowa; engaged in farming till 1869, when he removed to Little Rock, Ark., and engaged in the drug business ; in 1876, came to Centerville, and took charge of his present business. His father still lives in Davis Co, aged 81 years ; his mother died in 1875, aged 69 years. Republican ; Presbyterian Church.
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YARGENT, T. E., groeer.
SARGENT, W. E., merchant ; born in Bracken Co., Ky., 1815 ; moved to Brown Co., Ohio, where he married Miss Sarah A. McGowan, 1833; she was born in Mason Co., Ky. He then moved to Marion Co., Ind., city of In- dianapolis, in 1845, and to Fairfield Co., Iowa, in 1850 ; went to California in 1863, and returned and located in this city in 1867, when he went into the mercantile business. They have three children- Thomas, William A. and Eliza J. All members of the Baptist Church ; he is Republican. He owns his residence and other property, valued at $5,000. He has been in the mercantile business sinee 1836 ; he has been a prominent mem- ber of the Masonic Order since 1850.
SAUNDERS, F. M., Secretary of the Agricultural Society ; born in Flem- ing Co., Ky., in 1838; located in this county in 1870. Married Miss Char- lotte F. Brown in 1858 ; she was born in the same county and State in 1841; they have two children-William A. and Minnie F. Mrs. S. is a member of the Christian Church ; he is a Demo- crat. He owns his residence in Center- ville, valued at $2,000.
SCOTT, N. M., Clerk of the Courts; born in Morgan Co., Ind .; located in this county in 1853. Married Miss Persis Stark in 1860; she was born in Indiana in 1843; their two children are Minnie and Irena. Republican ; members of the Christian Church. He
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owns a farm of 120 acres, valued at $2,500 ; he has occupied his present official position the past two years. He enlisted in the 5th Kan. V. C. in 1861 ; transferred to the 6th Kan. V. C. in 1862 ; was captured at Mazzard, Ark., July 27, 1864, by Gen. John A. Gano, Confederate Cavalry, and held a pris- oner at Tyler, Tex., until May 26, 1865, when he was exchanged and mus- tered out at St. Charles, Ark., in June, 1865.
Selby, E. O., patent rights. Shaw, C. A., far., Sec. 6.
Shaw, H., civil engineer.
SHAW, JACOB A., farmer, Sec. 24; born in Madison Co., Ind., Feb. 25, 1847 ; with his father, Jacob S., came to this county in 1856, where his father engaged in brickmaking and farming in this township, near Center- ville; killed at a coal-shaft June 7, 1872, aged 53 years ; his mother died Feb. 20, 1866, being 48 years and 8 months of age; he remained with his father, receiving a common-school edu- cation, until 22 years of age. In 1869, he married Miss Susan McFarland ; she was born in Ohio in 1850; daughter of J. S. and Sarah J. McF., of this town- ship ; died Nov. 15, 1870, leaving one child-Sherman, born Nov. 15, 1870; he then married Miss Mary E. McFarland, a sister of his first wife, Oct. 25, 1871 ; she was born in Ohio in 1851. Repub- lican ; he is a member of the M. E. Church ; she is a Presbyterian. He owns 190 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre.
Shaw, J. W., far., S. 6. Shaw, M. B., far., S. 6.
Sharp, O. H., watchmaker.
SHAW, S. W., farmer. Sec. 14 ; born March 11, 1842, in Madison Co., Ind. ; in 1855, came with his parents to Augusta, Iowa; the following year, re- moved to Appanoose Co .; in 1860, he crossed the plains to Utah. Enlisted in 1861, and served three years; was in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Vicks- burg, and twenty others of less note ; honorably discharged July, 1864. Mar- ried Miss S. H. Wood Nov. 2, 1864; she was born Jan. 11, 1850, in Des Moines Co., Iowa ; have four children -Mary E., born Aug. 25, 1867;
George E., Aug. 19, 1869 ; Josephine B., Aug. 12, 1871, and Ella F., Aug. 6, 1874; their oldest child died Aug. 5, 1869. Owns 120 acres land, valued at $25 per acre. M. E. Church ; Re- publican.
Sherman, J., far., S. 25. Shontz. J., far., S. 35.
SHRIVER, GEORGE W., farm- er; born in Armstrong Co., Penn., 1817 ; moved to Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1856, and located in this county in 1874. Married Elizabeth Ellenburger in 1844; she was born in the same county and State in 1820; have ten children-Thomas, Charles, Andrew, James, Addison, Joseph, Elizabeth, Sarah, Emma and Ida. They are Pres- byterians ; he is Republican. Thomas and Charles enlisted, by permit from their father, they being under age, in the 15th Iowa Vols., 1861-the former re-enlisted as veteran ; mustered out at close of the war; the latter served the full term of his enlistment. He owns a good house and ten acres in the corpo- ration, valued at $5,000.
Silknitter, B. F., Sheriff.
Snider, A., farmer, Sec. 29.
Spooner, B. S., printer.
Spooner, D. A., teamster.
Shontz, H. D., physician.
Spooner, C. F., preacher.
Staley, A., farmer, Sec. 25. Stanton, C. A., merchant.
Steele, D. N., carpenter.
Stephenson, J., farmer.
STEPHENSON, ROBERT,
Jr., M. D., he was born in Ohio ; at the age of 15, commenced the study of medicine with his father ; grad- uated in 1867 at the Iowa State Uni- versity at Keokuk. Has been engaged in active practice since 1865, and is now one of the leading physicians of Centerville. Enlisted in 1861 in Co. D, 42d Ohio V. I., commanded by James A. Garfield ; in 1862, was pro- moted to 2d Sergeant; fall of same year, was commissioned 1st Sergeant ; was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, in 1864. The following year, removed to Centerville. Married Miss Ruth E. Pennington in 1868; she was born in West Virginia ; have two children- Claude and Ralph. Republican.
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Stewart, D., far., Sec. 31.
STRATTON, J. F., retired sur- veyor; born in Erie Co., Penn., in 1801 ; moved to Michigan and located on the site of the city of Ann Arbor in March, 1825; moved to Iowa in 1840; moved into Lce Co., Mo, in 1841, and explored the land of this county in the same year the treaty was concluded with the Indians; they gave up possession March 1, 1843 ; he moved in on the 3d of the same month and erected a hut, which he left in possession of his brother while he returned to Missouri for his family, which he brought with him and permanently located on the property his residence now stands on, under the pre-emption act of Congress ; the county scat was selected, and he commenced the survey in 1846, and completed it in 1847, and acquired the title to his homestead by that means. He married Laura Foister in 1837 ; she was born in Franklin Co., Mass., in 1803 ; they have two children living -- Edward T. and Claudine Spooner ; they had one son-Charlie F .- killed in North Carolina, at the last battle of the war; he belonged to the 6th I. V. I. He owns his homestead, worth $3,000. Strickler, D. L., mail agent.
Sturgeon, D. D., capitalist. Sturgeon, R., retired.
Summers, J. W., capitalist.
Swearingen, W. T., carpenter. Swinford, G. W., far., S. 20.
Swinford, W. W., far., S. 29. TANNEHILL, HI., lawyer. T
TALBOT, JOHN A., Sec. 35 ; he was born Feb. 23. 1817, in Mil- ford, Del .; in 1819, came with his parents to Baltimore, Md .; in 1824, they removed to Bethany, Va .; six years later, to Wellsburg, Va .; thence to Mt. Pleasant, Ohio; in 1838, he came to Captina, Ohio ; in 1852, to Van Buren Co., Iowa; in 1857, removed to Centerville, and has resided here sinee ; he owns 337 acres of land, seventy- seven acres of which joins the city limits ; is engaged in various kinds of business, among which are milling, saw- ing, mining, farming, etc .; he is also Di- rector and stockholder in the Appanoose County Bank and the First National
Bank, Centerville ; a Director of the M ., I. & N. R. R .; has been since the sec- ond year of its organization ; is one of the largest bee-culturists in Appanoosc Co .; he takes an active interest and is well informed regarding the geological features of this county. Mr. Talbot has never been married.
Taylor, C. B., music-teacher.
Thatcher, Wm., preacher.
Thomasson, B. F., far., S. 11. Thomasson, J. L., far., S. 11.
THOMPSON, D. M., engineer at Watson Coal-Shaft; born in Miami Co., Ind., Oct. 22, 1838; located in this county Oct. 21, 1847, and owns two houses and lots, valued at $1,000. He is a member of the Missionary Bap- tist Church and is a Republican. His wife, Tabitha D. Etheridge was born in Jackson Co., Tenn., Jan. 2, 1842; they were married Feb. 10, 1858; their chil- dren's names are Martha A., Hiram A., Calvin O., Ola O. and Samuel. Mr. Thompson enlisted in Co. C, 2d Mo. Cav .. May 2, 1862, and served with them two years and seven months, and re-enlisted in the 13th Mo. Vet. Cav., and served to the elose of the war. Mr. Thompson has been engineer at the Watson Coal-Mine several years and is considered a very reliable man.
Thompson, J. H .. livery.
Thompson, W., far .. Sec. 31.
Thompson, Wm., livery.
Tissue, Wm., clerk.
Trigg, J. T., bricklayer.
Trotter, J., laborer.
Truax, J., tailor.
U LLRICH, J. P., blacksmith.
UDELL, NATHAN, born Feb- ruary 18, 1817, in Susquehanna Co., Penn. His father moved to Jef- ferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, when he was 6 or 8 months old, where he re- ceived a common school education with moderate opportunity, at an academy of the same town (county seat) ; made his own living by anything he could obtain to do-clerking in a store, teaching school, cte. ; studied medicine with Dr. F. Rea, of Washington, Guernsey Co., Ohio, after marriage. Was married to Eliza Payne, of Washington Co., Ohio, June 30, 1840; two children born in
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Guernsey Co.,Ohio; moved to Unionville, Iowa, in 1849, and practiced medicine there eleven years ; had three children born ; was elected to the State Senate in the fall of 1854, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Amos Hains; the Senatorial District then was comprised of Davis, Appanoose, Wayne and Decatur Counties ; was again elected in 1859 and 1863, the Senatorial District at those period being as now, Appanoose Co. alone. Received a diploma in 1855 from the Medical Branch of Iowa University at Keokuk, Causa Honoris. Moved from Unionville to Centerville in 1860; am a member of Appanoose County Medical Society, of the Des Moines Val- ley Medical Association, of the Iowa State Medical Society, of American Medical Association.
ANZANT, W., far., Sec. 24.
Veach, B. E., carpenter. Veach, D. H., carpenter.
Veach, F. M., carpenter.
VERMILION, W. F., attorney ; senior member of the firm of Vermilion, Haynes & Vermilion.
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ALKER, WILLIAM N., teamster.
WALDEN, M. M., editor Center- ville Tribune and ex-Lieut. Governor. WAILES, T. L., photograph artist ; born in Indiana in 1852; moved with parents to this county same year. Mar- ried Miss Etta Weaver in 1875 ; she was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1856. He is Republican. He deals in notions and fancy goods ; is prepared to take all kinds of pictures in the latest style, large and small.
Ware, R. L., farmer, Sec. 5. Ware, William, far., Sec. 35.
WENTWORTH, CYRUS G.,
briek manufacturer; born in York Co., Me., in 1827 ; located in this county in 1856. Married Miss Sarah C. Bartlett in 1854; she was born in York Co., Me., in 1832; they have two children -Eugene G. and Cora C. Mrs. Went- worth is a Presbyterian ; he is Repub-
lican. He owns 130 acres of land with first-class improvements, valued at $100 per acre ; also brick-yard, in which he has manufactured 800,000 brick in one year ; his is the only brick-yard in this city or
near it; was established by him in 1868. Wentworth, T., far., Sec. 35.
White, M., far., Sec. 20.
Whitman, R. W., laborer.
Whitsell, J. S., grocer.
Whitney, J. F., far., Sec. 29.
Wilkes, Wm., laborer.
Williams, H. B., agricultural implements.
Williams, J. W .. , hardware merchaut.
Wilson. T. A., carpenter.
Wolf, J .. far., Sec. 13.
Wooden, J. R., merchant.
Wooden, A. E., merchant.
WRIGHT, H. H., general real es- tate and abstract ; born in Wayne Co , Ind., in 1840; located in this county in 1861. Married Miss Kate Gray in 1866; she was born in Perry Co., Ohio, in 1846; they have three children- John E., Henry C. and Fanny. Mrs. Wright is a member of the Christian Church; Republican. Owns his resi- dence, valued at $3,500. He has been Sheriff of this county from 1866 to 1874. He has associated Mr. J. L. Berch, of Racine, Wis., with him in his business; at a great outlay of time and money, he has produced a complete set of abstract-books, and is prepared to furnish correct abstracts of any piece of property in this county.
WRIGHT, S. W .; was born in Pittsylvania Co., Va., Jan. 29, 1830; moved to Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa, May 5, 1850 ; came to Centerville, Ap- panoose Co., March 2, 1856, since which time has principally been engaged in the sale of drugs, medicines, etc. Married, April 28, 1859, Miss Ada A. Shields, who was born in Madison, Putnam Co., Ind .; have had two children ; Charlie, the eldest, died October, 1862, aged 23 years ; Gertie died April, 1878, aged 16 years. Still engaged in the sale of drugs ; also a stockholder and Cashier of the Farmer's National Bank of this place.
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DAMS, E., Sec. S ; P. O. Orleans.
ALDEN, S. M., millinery and dress- making, Main street; residence same ; born in Stark Co., Ill., in 1845 ; moved to Clark Co., Iowa, in 1857; thence to Franklin Co., Ark., in 1864; thence to this county in 1874, and commenced her present business in the spring of 1877. Married G. C. Alden in 1861 ; he was born in Ohio in 1835. Own their residence and place of business in Moulton, 190 acres of land in Frank- lin Co., Ark., as well as land in Kansas, their total tax the past year being $51.60. Mr. Alden was formerly practicing law, but more recently merchandising, and still more recently has invented an arti- cle long needed in the country-a steamer for steaming food for stock, and is at the present writing in the West with his invention ; was at one time County Clerk of Franklin County ; also Justice of the Peace while in that county, and appointed weigher of cot- ton, in Third Collector's District of Ar- kansas, and was Postmaster at Ozark, Kansas. Enlisted in the 18th I. V. I., Co. B, as Sergeant ; was transferred to the 2d Ark. V. I., as Captain, June 28, 1864, having raised a company for that regiment ; participated at Springfield, Mo., and others; mustered out at Clarksville, Ark., in August, 1865 ; was about to be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, when mustered out at the close of the war. He is a member of I. O. O. F., of Ozark ; she is a Daughter of Rebecca. Have five children-Edwin C., Cora Bell, Effie R., Charles and Frank. Alexander, W. B., furniture, Moulton.
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