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medicine and politics.
Smith, Ira, plasterer, Moulton.
Smith, Mack, plasterer, Moulton.
Spurgeon, J. F., S. 8; P. O. Beetrace.
Stauffer, E. G., S. 28; P. O. Beetrace.
ST. JOHN, JOHN F., of St. John Bros., lumber merchants, office and yard cor. Second and Elm sts .; res- idence on Third, between Main and Oak sts; born in Kilbourn, Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1843; removed to Moul- ton in August, 1876; owns one-half interest in several town lots ; eighty acres of land in Clay Co .; twenty-five acres in this county ; interest in a coal bank near Caldwell, on what is known as Coal Siding, with notes and accounts all val- ued at $15,000. Married Miss Marion F. Janison in 1867; she was born in Keosanqua, Iowa, in 1847; they have two children-Richard M., born in 1868; Maggie M., born in 1877. Dem- ocrat ; Liberal in religion ; has been a delegate to a Democratic convention
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twice; is a member of I. O. O. F., 297, also Prairie General Encampment No. 81 ; a Knight of Pythias, Myrtle Lodge No. 6. Enlisted in the 15th Iowa Inf., Gen. Belknap, Co. K, Capt. Hedrick, in September, 1861, as Orderly Ser- geant ; participated at Shiloh, all through the campaign; at and about Corinth ; two battles of Corinth in 1862; Cham- pion Hills, Black River Bridge ; at Vicksburg all through; veteranized Jan. 1, 1863 ; participated in the cap- ture of Atlanta ; promoted to First Lieutenant of 80th U. S. Colored In- fantry, by a general order ; mustered out in October, 1865, at Davenport, Iowa.
Stockwell, Geo., Sec. 28; P. O. Beetrace. Stoner, M. J., Sec. 6 ; P. O. Beetrace. Stuckey, J. B., Sec. 20; P. O. Unionville. Sutton, F., S. 26; P. O. Orleans.
Swank, D., Sec. 20 ; P. O. Unionville.
SWIFT, ALMER, Postmaster ; residence, Eighth st .; born in Ripley Co., Ind., in 1842; removed with bis parents to Monroe Co., Iowa, in 1857 ; thence to this county in 1865; owns residence and grounds. Married Nancy J. Jones in 1864 ; she was born in Ap- panoose Co. in 1843; they have five children - Oliver, Russel, Delphene, Mason and Gracie. Republican ; she is a member of the Christian Church. Enlisted in the 6th I. V. I. in 1861; participated at Shiloh, Vicksburg all through, Jackson, Mission Ridge, the Atlanta campaign, and all the battles of the Southwest; mustered out at Louis- ville, Ky., in August, 1865.
T AYLOR, J. M., Sec. 34; P. O. Moulton.
TAYLOR, L. L., farmer, Sec. 34 ; P. O. Orleans ; born in Hart Co., Ky., in 1839 ; removed to this county, with his parents, in 1849 ; has eighty-seven acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Miss Milly Siler in 1864; she was born in Shelby Co., Ill., in 1844 ; they have two children - Henriette, born in 1865 ; John B., boru in 1869. Democrat; Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are members of the Christian Church. He has held the offices of Secretary of the Township Board since 1865; Con- stable ; is Justice of the Peace at the present time ; was Assessor eight years ;
Township Clerk, Township Trustee. Has taught school twenty-five terms, all in this county except three terms taught in Davis Co.
Taylor, Samuel, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Moulton. Taylor, W. J., Sec. 34; P. O. Moulton.
Taylor, W. W., Sec. 26; P. O. Moulton. THOMAS, LUCY, farming, Sec. 19; P. O. Beetrace; born in Surry Co., N. C., in 1805 ; her father, Bennet Jarvis, removed to Jackson Co., Tenn., in 1811 ; in December, 1812. he enlisted under Gen. Jackson, and served in the battle of New Orleans ; died from sick- ness caused by exposure the following March ; her mother remained a widow ; wove, spun and made cloth and raised a family of five children ; died in 1856. She had but one brother, a resident of the South during the late war ; adhering to the Union, the rebels fired his honse with his family in it, and being com- pletely routed, enlisted in the Union army ; served until a short time before peace was declared, and died leaving a wife and seven children. Her sister's husband was shot down by the side of his wife by the rebels. Mrs. Thomas, nee Jarvis, was raised in Jackson Co., Tenn. At the age of 16, in 1821, she married Joseph B. Thomas ; he was born in North Carolina in 1800; after they were married, they remained in Jackson Co. seven years, after which, he returned to North Carolina, his native place, where he remained seventeen years ; then returned to Jackson Co .; remained four years, and, in 1850, came to Appanoose, where they owned seventy- seven acres of land, valued at $10 per acre ; he died in November, 1861, leav- ing eight children-Cyrenius (died in service; shot at battle of Mark's Mills), Sarah, Elizabeth Ann, Margaret M., Anthrite, Joseph A. J. (died in service in prison at Florence ; his mother's de- pendence), John B. and James B. Members of the Baptist Church since 1838; Mr. Thomas was a Deacon and leading member of the Church, and his loss was deeply felt in the Church and by the community in which he lived.
Thompson, D. W., teamster, Moulton.
Thompson, J. C., furniture mfr., Moulton. Tipton, E., far .; P. O. Moulton.
Tipton, S., S. 15; P. O. Moulton.
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Turk, Julius, S. 13 ; P. O. Moulton.
Tutewiler, Jacob, far .; P. O. Moulton. Tutewiler, Wm. N., far .; P. O. Moulton.
LLRICH, JOHN, Sec. 19; P. O. Moulton.
U V EATCH, J. M., retired, Moulton.
Veatch, John W., teacher, Moulton. Venland, F., S. 18; P. O. Moulton.
W ADKINS, JNO., Sec. 21; P. O. Beetrace.
Wahl, T. A., harness-maker, Moulton.
Wall, O. P., Sec. 31 ; P. O. Beetrace.
Wall, Thos., Sec. 15; P. O. Moulton. Walker, C. H., druggist, Moulton.
Walker, E. A., painter, Moulton.
Wallace, Thos., Sec. 36; P. O. Orleans. WAMSLEY, V. H., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Moulton ; born in Adams Co., Ohio, in 1813; removed to Iowa when a young man, and married and settled in Henry Co. in 1837 ; thence to Jefferson Co. in 1849, and to this county in 1852; he owns 172 acres of land, which he values at $45 per acre. Married Miss Catherine Neilson in 1840 ; she was born in Wayne Co., Ind., in 1818 ; died in Washington Tp., this county, July 27, 1862, leaving four children-Sarah E., born April 9, 1841 ; Martha E., born Nov. 17, 1843 ; James P., born Aug. 1, 1847, and died April 23, 1848 ; Ursula P., born May 23, 1849 ; Mary C., born March 2, 1853. Then married Miss Nancy Watkins in 1862 ; she was born in Clark Co., Ind., in 1827 ; they have one child-Samuel E., born Feb. 2, 1864. Republican ; members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Wamsley has held the office of Justice of the Peace four years and school of- fices several terms ; is a member of A. F. & A. M. at Unionville. On com- ing to Iowa, Mr. W. had a little money, but lost it all, even having his last cow sold from him by the Sheriff for two bits, and on coming to Appanoose had less than nothing, being in debt ; but, having a will and determination to surmount all obstacles, he borrowed money to buy some land, and now has no reason to envy any one his posses- sions.
Wedmore, J. A., S. 23; P. O. Unionville. WELLS, A. B., dealer in lightning rods, pumps and real estate ; residence,
Second st., Moulton ; born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Oct. 13, 1840 ; removed with his parents to Putnam Co., Mo., in 1856; thence to Moulton, this county, in 1873. He owns his residence, eighty acres of land on Sec. 12, Wells Tp., one-half interest in 130 acres in Wells and Caldwell Tps., one-half inter- est in house and lot in Ransom's addi- sion to Moulton, and 360 acres of ยท land in Missouri. Married Miss Re- becca Morrow Sept. 13, 1863 ; she was born in Brown Co., Ohio, July 29, 1845 ; they have seven children-David L., Temperance H., Mary M., Lucetta L., Benj. J., James C. and John F. Mrs. Wells is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Wells is a member of A. F. & A. M., 317, Moulton, and of Euclid Chapter at Centerville ; also of I. O. O. F., 297, Prairie General En- campment No. 81 ; Mr. and Mrs. Wells are also members of Welcome Lodge, No. 91, of Rebeccas. Mr. W. has held the offices of City Marshal and Con- stable. Enlisted in 18th Missouri In- fantry in 1861 ; with Sherman at Island No. 10, Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga and others ; enlisted as private and mustered . out as 1st Lieutenant Aug. 6, 1863.
West, James G., Justice of the Peace, Moulton.
White, C. L., clerk, Moulton.
WHITE, J. W., farmer and breeder of fine stock, Sec. 3; P. O. Moulton ; born in Vermilion Co., Ind., in 1844 ; removed to this county with his parents in 1848; owns 410 acres of land two miles north of Moulton, valued at $25 per acre. Married Miss Mary F. Hol- lingsworth in 1868; she was born near Indianapolis, Ind., in 1841; they have four children-Rosa E., Henry L., Murdy and Pearley. Republican. A member of the I. O. O. F., No. 297, Moulton. Mr. White devotes much of his time and attention to stock, having a very fine herd, among which are nine- teen head of Short-horns, purchased one year ago from Kentucky, consisting of thirteen cows, five calves and his bull, Raer, weighing 1,300 pounds, the num- bers and pedigree of which are all re- corded in the " American Herd Book," and all of which he is intending to hold
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for breeding purposes ; also noticed a fine lot of well-bred sheep, among which not the least conspicuous was a thor- oughbred Cotswold buck (Lancet), which has taken several premiums at Missouri fairs, weighs 300 pounds ; he has also a fine lot of Berkshire hogs; Mr. W. has just completed a residence, which, together with his barns, also new, has cost upward of $4,000; together with an orchard of 400 trees, well se- lected from the choicest kinds of fruit, and a large grove of maples west of the house, will make his farm, being but two miles from market, schools, church- es, railroad, etc., as desirable as any in the county. The father of Mr. White, whose death occurred Jan. 10, 1877, deserves mention here, he being among the earliest settlers, having visited this region in 1841 and again in 1842; bought a claim in what afterward proved to be Douglas Tp .; owned at the time of his death 3,200 acres, all in Iowa except 1,000, although he had but $400 on coming here. A member, for forty years, of the M. E. Church, in which he was always liberal, first to forward any- thing in the cause of religion or any be- nevolent purpose. His father, W. W.'s grandfather, was a Revolutionary sol- dier. His mother's maiden name was Jane Pierman, of Kentucky, whom his father married in 1834. They remained at her native place until coming to this county.
WIGHT, J. M., groceries and provis- ions, Main st. ; residence Fifth st .; born in Washington Co., Ohio, in 1844 ; re- moved to Davis Co., Iowa, in 1847 ; thence to Adair Co., Mo., in 1866, and to Moulton in 1875 ; owns residence and place of business. Married Miss Sarah Elliott in 1872 ; she was born in Ohio in 1839 ; they have two children -- Ettie, born in 1874; Zoa M., born in 1876.
Greenbacker ; members of the M. E. Church. He is a member of A., F. & A. M., No. 17, Moulton. Enlisted in the 7th Iowa V. C. in 1863 ; on frontier until mustered out in 1866.
Wilkinson, G. W., Sec. 8 ; P. O. Moulton. Wilkinson, J. L., Sec. 7 ; P. O. Moulton Wilkinson, J. R., Sec. 6; P. O. Moulton. Wilkinson, John W., laborer, Moulton. Wilkinson, W. W., S. 6; P. O. Moulton. Willett, J. M., Sec. 1 ; P. O. Orleans. Willett, J. M., merchant, Moulton. Willett, W., Sec. 36; P. O. Orleans. Wilson, J. W., teamster, Moulton. Woldridge, J. F., Moulton.
WOOLDRIDGE, WILLIAM
R., farmer, stock dealer and grocer, Sec. 35; P. O. Moulton ; born in Rus- sell Co., Ky., in 1833; removed with his parents to Davis Co., Iowa, in 1846 ; thence to Harrison Co., Mo., in 1858, and to this county in 1865; owns 205 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Married Miss Susan Jessee in 1857 ; she was born in Tennessee December, 1837; they have seven children-Mar- garet, John, Kenneth, Lena, Esca, Mat- tie and a son 3 years old not named. Members of the Christian Church ; Greenbacker. Has held the office of Subdirector and Assessor. Enlisted in the 29th Iowa V. I. in 1863 ; partici- pated at Helena July 4, 1863; Little Rock, battle near Spoonville ; there lost an arm, and was taken prisoner ; held ten months and eleven days at Tyler, Texas, and six months of the time lived upon one pint of corn meal and one pound of beef per day ; thence to New Orleans ; after which he came home on furlough for thirty days, and at the ex- piration of that time reported at St. Louis, and was mustered out June 22, 1865.
Wood, A. J., Sec. 11; P. O. Moulton.
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UDELL TOWNSHIP.
A LLEN, LEWIS, Sec. 9; P. O. Unionville.
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Anderson, J. W., S. 25 ; P. O. Unionville. ARNES, PHILLIPS & CO., Sec. 18; P. O. Unionville.
BAKER, C. C., farmer and stock dealer, Sec. 5; P. O. Unionville ; born in Hawkins Co., Tenn., in 1834; when 24 years of age, went to Texas, traveling by water, and was two months on the way, landing at Galveston; thence to Liberty and Livingstone; thence to Sabine Pass, where he remained thirty days; thence to Alexander, La., on Red River ; then returned to New Orleans; thence to Keokuk, Iowa, and to Unionville in May, 1857, where he engaged in carpenter work until Dec. 27, 1857, when he married Miss L. J. Bishop, daughter of William W. Bishop (deceased), then living where they now reside; she was born in Lee Co., Va., only five miles from where he was born, in 1839; they have two children-Nancy J., born in 1862, and Martha E., born in 1874. Democratic ; Mr. and Mrs. Baker and daughter are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, organized at Unionville in 1852, Mr. Baker being Deacon of same ; has held the office of Township Assessor two years; has been on the School Board for ten years; is Township Trustee, a member of A., F. & A. M., 119, Unionville ; has 230 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre ; he with A. J. Morrison, of Unionville, has for five years handled an average of over eighty cars of stock per year ; when married, had but a carpet-sack and $400.
BICKFORD, JOHN H., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Unionville; born in Udell Tp., this county, in 1853; his father, Charles E. Bickford, was born near Springfield, Ill., in 1825 ; he mar- ried Miss E. H. Shaffer in 1849, in Lee Co., Ill .; she was born in Virginia in 1831; very soon after their marriage, they removed to this county, where he entered the land now occupied by John H., consisting of 241 acres, now valued at $30 per acre; occupied the same farm until his death, which occurred in
1874, leaving eight children-P. Moses, John H., Martha L., Sarah A., Charles M., George M. and James B. Re- publican in politics; Mr. and Mrs. B. had been members of the M. E. Church for fifteen years. Of his children, Moses is now in California ; all the others are in Texas, except John H., now occupying the home farm.
Bishop, Wm., S. 27; P. O. Unionville. Bon, Henry, S. 2; P. O. Unionville. Boyer, W. H., S. 13; P. O. Unionville. Brain, G., S. 4; P. O. Unionville.
Bray, Nathan, S. 35 ; P. O. Beetrace.
BUCKMASTER, RICHARD,
farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Dennis ; born in Mercer Co., Penn., July 10, 1812; the same year his parents removed to Wayne Co., Ohio, the first settlers in the county ; there they remained until his mother died, 1838; after which his father came to Cedar Co., Iowa. In 1855, he came to this county, where he owns 120 acres of land, near Unionville, valued at $30 per acre. Married Miss Eliza Matocks in 1830; she was born in Pennsylvania in February, 1809; they have six children living, two have died -Solomon L., John, Sophia J., Eben- ezer A., Enos H., died in 1858; Ra- chel, died in 1860; Robert M. and Ruth A. Mr. and Mrs. B., with all their children except one, are members of the M. E. Church. He was a mem- ber of the State militia during the late war. In 1857, he engaged in the mill- ing business in Davis Co .; after being connected with it two years, he sold to his partner, who soon after sold out and joined the rebel army without having paid Mr. B. for his interest in the mill. YARR, JNO., Sec. 13; P. O. Union- ville.
Cayler A., Sec. 2 and 11 ; P. O. Unionville. Cayler, Jas., S. 14 ; P. O. Unionville.
CAYLER, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Unionville ; born in Loudoun Co., Va., in 1800; in 1803, his father went to Ross Co., Ohio-there engaged in farming, distilling and milling. When he was 13 years old, his father moved into the adjoining county of Fayette. There at 19 years of age, he married Miss
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Rachal Moore; she was born in Ken- tucky in 1800. They remained there for seven years, then removed to Hen- dricks Co., Ind., and there engaged in farming for twenty-seven years, or until 1851, when they came to this county, where he has followed his usual occupa- tion since, with the exception of one year, in which with his wife and daughter he went to Idaho for their health, his wife being benefited by the journey. They have had sixteen children, eleven of whom are now living-Elender, Adam, Jane, George W., William R., Rachel, Elsie, Elizabeth, Zekal M., Mahala M. and Marion. Democratic ; holds to religious principles, though be- longing to no church.
CAYLER, WM., far., S. 10; P. O. Unionville ; born in Hendricks Co., Ill., in 1849; during the same year his parents removed to this county, where he now resides, and owns 150 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. He mar- ried Miss A. Whisler in 1867; she was born in Indiana in 1847; they have five children-Elmer A., Irena D., Margaret L., William A. and Lora. Democrat; members of the German Baptist Church.
Chastain, M., Sec. 16; P. O. Unionville. Chrisman, B. R., Sec. 35; P. O. Union- ville.
CLANCY, J. W., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Unionville ; born in Jackson Co., Tenn., in 1814; removed to Pike Co., Ill., in 1838 ; thence in 1840, to what is now Schuyler Co., Mo., then a territory ; remained three years, and, in 1843, came to this county, where he owns 400 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. He married Miss Malinda A. Martin in 1834; she was born in Mon- roe Co., Ky., in 1814; died in this county in 1862, leaving seven children -Eliza A., Elizabeth, John W., Mary, George W., M. Jane, Nancy F. Then married Mary Frost in 1863; she was born in Tennessee in 1821 ; died in February, 1873, leaving two children- Cornelius W., born in 1866; Edward, born in 1868, died in December, 1874. Democrat; member of the Baptist Church. At the time of Mr. Clancy's coming to this county, two yoke of oxen were his sole possessions, and for them
he was in debt; now he has one of the finest and best improved farms in the county, made by farming alone ; was one of the very earliest settlers, and was driven away by the Indians three times before permitted to remain permanently settled.
Clark, F., S. 6; P. O. Unionville.
CLEMMENS, JOHN, farmer, S. 7; P. O. Unionville; born in Pennsyl- vania in 1802. In 1823, he married Miss Katy Loutz, and about a year after, they removed to Montgomery Co., Ohio; there he followed the business of shoemaking until 1834, when they re- moved to Wayne Co., Ind., where they cleared up a farm and remained until 1852, when they came to this county again to undergo the many disadvan- tages and privations of pioneer life, but have withstood them all, and now have a fine farm of 240 acres, valued at $25 per acre. They have nine children liv- ing-Levi, John, Peggy, Sabina, Eliza- beth, Samuel, David (died in October, 1877), Jake, Mat and Leah. Demo- crat ; members of the German Baptist Church.
Coffin, Peter, S. 35 ; P. O. Unionville. CONNOLLY, J. G., proprietor of the inn, Union st., Unionville ; born in Guernsey Co., Ohio in 1821; in 1834, he went to Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, to learn the carriage-maker's trade, and worked there until 1841, then re turned to Guernsey Co., where he mar- ried Miss Elizabeth Lafollott in 1842; she was born in Winchester, Va., in 1821, her parents having removed to Guernsey Co., when she was 10 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. C. remained in Guernsey Co., until 1853, working at his trade at Point Pleasant, and in the spring of that year, they came to this county, where they have since resided at Unionville ; he has worked at carpen- ter work most of the time ; in 1873, he erected his hotel, and has since been en- tertaining the public to the best of his ability ; owns his block and two lots. They have five children-Margaret A., Arabella J., Alexander, Addie and Charles H. Copperhead from top down. During Pierce and Buchanan's time, he held the post office for eight years ; has held the office of Township
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Trustee and school offices. She is a member of the Christian Church.
COX, J. C., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Unionville ; born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., in 1846 ; when but 1 year of age, his father came to Appanoose Co., where he has since been engaged in farming and merchandising ; owns forty-five acres of land, valued $25 per acre. Has held the office of Constable. Enlisted in Co. B, 6th Kan. V. C., Capt. Harvey, in 1863 ; participated at battles of Lone Jack, Mark's Mill and Cane Hill ; cap- tured at Mazzard Prairie, Aug. 27, 1864 ; held ten months at Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas ; discharged at the close of the war in 1865 ; mustered out July 2, 1865, at Leavenworth, Kansas.
COX, MANSON, miller, Unionville ; born in East Tennessee in 1817 ; his parents both died when he was a small boy ; lived with a cousin, Wm. Cheeney, a resident of Jefferson Co., Tenn., until he was 7 or 8 years of age; after that had no particular abiding place, and was under the control of no one in particular ; never attended school. He married Miss Elizabeth Loyd Oct. 11, 1839 ; she was born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., in 1819 ; in 1847, they went to Alabama ; remained there one winter, and came to Appanoose Co., Iowa, in the spring of 1848, where he now owns 125 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre ; they have four children-John C., Mary E., Mar- garet and Van. Greenbacker ; Mr. and Mrs. Cox have been members of the M. E. Church for thirty-five years. He is a member of the A., F. & A. M., No. 119, Unionville. Mr. Cox had but $4.50 when he landed in Appanoose Co., and although he has been very unfortu- nate, having a great deal of sickness in his family, having lost four out of eight children, has a good farm, well improved, and a plenty for a comfortable livelihood during his natural life.
Crawley, S. E., Sec. 34 ; P. O. Unionville. Criterden, A., Sec. 7; P. O. Unionville. CROW, WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Unionville ; born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., in 1819; removed to Farm- ington, Lec Co., Iowa, in 1842; thence to this county in 1843. He owns ninety acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Married Miss Melinda Riggs in 1839;
she was born in Granger Co., Tenn., in 1822 ; they have seven children-John, J. N., William, Samuel, Sarah J., Ad- die and Franklin. Republican ; she is a member of the M. E. Church. Has held the offices of Constable, Justice of the Peace, Trustee and County Super- visor ; member of the A., F. & A. M., 119, Unionville. Mr. C. is practicing law in his own immediate vicinity ; after having studied and acquired all the knowledge possible within himself, he was admitted to the bar in 1870; as the date of his coming will show, he was among the very earliest settlers ; there were but seven voters in the county when he came; he voted the first Whig ticket voted in the county, the occasion being the running of Geo. T. White, the present Senator, then running for Territorial Delegate for Congress.
Cummins, E., Sec. 11 ; P. O. Unionville. AVIS, J. M., Sec. 14; P. O. Union- D ville.
Dean, G. W., Sec. 4 ; P. O. Unionville. DEAN, L., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Unionville; born in Mercer Co., Ky., March 14, 1814 ; removed to Randolph Co., Mo., in 1830 ; thence to Adair Co., Mo., in 1831 ; was with the Rangers in time of the Black Hawk war; in 1834, he removed to Schuyler Co., Mo., where he remained ten years, and, in 1844, came to Wapello Co., Iowa; in 1845, he returned to Schuyler Co., Mo., and, in 1846, came to this county, where he now owns 491 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Married Miss Missouri A. Evans in June, 1834; she was born in Kentucky, Aug. 12, 1817; when a child, her father, Loverance Evans, re- moved with his family to Howard Co., Mo .; he died in 1834, her mother hav- ing died previous to that; they have five children-George W., Sarah A., Mary E., Martha J. and Erastus L. Republican ; Mr. and Mrs. Dean, and their four eldest children, are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Dean has held the office of Township Trustee sever- al terms ; also school offices ; has made most of what he has since coming to Appanoose Co., having never owned land until after coming here.
Denny, A. A., far., S. 35; P. O. Unionville.
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Devine, J., S. 17 ; P. O. Unionville.
Donley, E. U., Sec. 12 ; P. O. Unionville.
Donley, A. J., Sec. 12 ; P. O. Unionville. Drake, E. A., S. 3 ; P. O. Moulton.
PERLY, HENRY, Sec. 15; P. O.
E Unionville.
Eperly, I., S. 26 ; P. O. Unionville.
Etheridge, L., S. 31 ; P. O. Unionville.
H EAGIN, W. C., Sec. 29; P. O. Unionville.
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