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Showing the totals of Real and Personal Property assessed for taxation in Benton County, Iowa, for the year 1877.
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Number.
Average.
Total Value.
Number of Cattle of all ages.
24,545
$13 41
$329,072
Number of Horses of all ages
13,237
35 22
466,314
Number of Mules of all ages
633
38 00
24,053
Number of Sheep of all ages.
1,753
1 37
2,622
Number of Swine of all ages.
43,111
3 55
152,995
$975,056
Other taxable property not enumerated.
976,732
Total assessed value of personal property.
$1,951,988
REAL ESTATE.
Aggregate value of realty in towns, as equalized by State Board.
$671,763
Aggregate value of railroad property, as assessed by the Executive Council.
409,754
Land, as equalized by State Board.
4,874,226
Total value of all assessed property in county.
$7,907,73
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing the Valuation and Tax Levied in Benton County, for the Year 1877.
Value of Land
as Returned
Value of Land
as Equalized
by the County
Value of Land
as Equalized
State Board.
Personal
Property.
Total Value of
all Property.
State Tax.
County Tax.
School Tax.
Bridge Tax.
Insane Tax.
Poll Tax.
Corp'n Tax.
District
School Tax.
Road Tax.
Total.
Polk.
$ 174673
$ 267666
$ 227516
$ 61526
$ 289042
$ 5578 08 $ 1156 17
$ 289 04
$ 722 60
$ 144 53
$ 144 50
$ 2367 80
$ 443 54
$ 45846 26
Harrison.
123965
160723
136615
41563
178178
356 35
712 71
178 18
445 45
889 09
67 50
890 91
151 63
2891 82
Cedar ..
554248
306474
260504
103503
364007
728 01
1456 03
364 01
910 02
182 00
126 00
2919 33
691 86
7377 26
Bruce ..
362723
246331
209381
44018
253399
506 80
1013 60
253 40
633 49
126 70
85 50
1773 92
283 15
4676 56
Monroe
327091
242781
206363
61583
267946
535 89
1071 79
267 95
669 86
133 97
81 00
2947 54
356 12
6064 12
Jackson
264921
288436
245171
78701
323872
647 74
1295 49
323 87
809 68
161 94
126 00
2496 57
442 18
6303 47
Taylor.
247249
254156
214333
97276
311609
623 22
1246 44
311 61
779 02
155 80
76 50
473 88
252 19
3918 66
Vinton City
551409
502545
427164
341914
769078
1538 15
3076 31
769 08
1922 70
384 54
303 50
#3051 64
9815 90
756 69
21618 51
Denton
149222
108340
92089
38664
130753
261 50
523 01
130 76
326 88
65 38
85 00
1099 13
162 84
2654 50
Canton.
219512
271130
220461
80543
311004
622 01
1244 02
311 00
777 51
155 50
100 00
2046 20
123 42
5379 66
Shellsburg ..
57321
52680
44775
28596
73371
146 74
293 49
73 37
183 43
36 68
58 00
293 38
1703 26
69 97
2858 32
Eden ..
176328
238095
202382
43019
245401
490 80
981 60
245 41
613 50
122 70
88 50
1291 02
181 00
4014 53
Big Grove.
208239
244003
207402
44890
252292
504 58
1009 17
252 29
630 73
126 15
107 50
1549 88
288 89
4469 19
Homer.
251785
227958
192765
27576
221341
442 68
885 37
221 34
553 35
110 67
70 00
2409 00
241 06
4933 47
Kane ...
187567
241722
205469
30667
236136
472 27
944 55
236 14
590 34
118 06
78 50
1964 02
87 89
4491 77
Union ...
174926
231590
196852
34749
231601
463 20
926 41
231 60
579 00
115 80
71 00
1200 25
160 84
4748 10
Eldorado ..
178015
234081
198971
39342
238313
476 62
953 25
238 32
595 78
119 16
79 00
2025 59
92 11
4579 83
Fremont ..
250794
235581
200244
52686
252930
505 86
1011 72
252 93
632 32
126 47
88 00
3782 31
107 84
5507 45
Florence
232404
313337
266337
140322
406659
813 32
1626 64
406 65
1016 65
203 33
111 50
4269 98
420 94
8869 01
St. Clair.
226667
283542
241011
126567
367578
735 16
1470 31
367 58
918 95
183 78
89 00
2929 34
158 47
6852 59
Le Roy ...
178488
275778
234412
126006
360418
720 83
1441 67
360 42
901 05
180 21
113 50
2160 36
89 84
5967 88
Blairstown
57640
69194
58816
71532
130348
260 69
521 39
130 35
325 87
65 18
78 50
2212 99
143 88
3738 85
Iowa ..
212695
274335
233185
126392
359577
719 15
1438 31
359 58
898 94
179 79
144 00
3339 80
337 46
7417 03
Belle Plaine ..
153234
165891
141008
110353
251361
502 72
1005 44
251 36
628 41
125 68
208 00
3877 24
728 59
7327 44
$5521116
$5734371
$4874226
$1951988
$6826214|
$13652 37 $27304 89.
$6826 24
$17065 53
$3413 11!
$2580 50: $3345 02 $61546 22| $6772 40
$142506 28
TOWNSHIPS
by the
Assessor.
Board.
by the
County
OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTES CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1876, IN BENTON COUNTY, IOWA.
Electors at Large.
Secre- tary of State.
Auditor of State.
Treas- urer of State.
Register of State Land Office.
Attor- ney General.
Judge of Supreme Court.
Supt. of Public
Rep. Fifth Inst'c'n. District.
Judge of Judge of District Circuit Senator. Court.
Clerk of Courts.
Super- Recorder visor full terin.
Sup. to fill vacancy.
Hays and
Wheeler.
Tilden and
Hendricks.
Young.
Stubenrauch.
Sherman.
Groneweg.
Bemis.
Jones.
Secor.
Ridenour.
McJunkin.
Cook.
Seevers.
Rothrock.
Graham.
Von Coelln.
Clark.
Worley.
Shane.
McKean.
Nichols.
Reeves.
Warner.
McAllister.
Smock.
Hayden.
Atkinson.
Vanskike.
Wentz.
Davis.
Cedar.
171
63
174
62
177
60
174
62
174
174
62
174
174
62
62
174 127
174
60
232
236
141 109
79 168
68
175
62
175
62
175
G2
Bruce
126
20
127
20
127
20
127
20
127
127
201
127
127
20
20
127
20
155
147
42
88
88
42
136
130
72
43
63
68
88
4
88
42
85
42
92
46
92
46
92
46
92
46
92
46
75
21
75
21
74
7
21
21
75
74
20
100
97
47
29
76
23
75
19
60
34
.18
23
Fremont
63
63
63
63
65
61
63.
63
63
63
63
63
63
64
28
54
55
49
27
34
88
58
24
50
24
133
131
51
97
49
6-1
88
100
98
41
St. Clair
101
99
48
99
48
99
48
99
84 48,
196 99
18
99
99
48
48 54
163
163
54
217
217
163
163
55
161
57
151
53 164
55
Florence
163
54
163
54
163
5.1
163
54 163
54
163
54
163
114.
130 130
112
112
130
198
211
96
124
115
136
114
132
81 165 104
37
157
36
Jackson
157
39
158
38
161
37
38
158
38
158
38
159
194
130
129
196
191
119
352
316
171
187 188
Le Roy.
194
129
193
129
195
128
193
129
193
129
167
653
167
655
655
303.
73
25
24
73
72
25
101
96
55
34
71
24
73
224
72
25
70
25
Homer
69
25
72
25
73
23
72
25
72
25
72
24
72
113
115
20
19
113
111
20
154
133
75
75
115
2.1
114
20 113
20
107
20
Eldorado.
64
36
65
67
33
65
35
65
35
65
35
65
3.5
65
35
65
65
35
87
90
62
20
61
39
86
14
65
31
47
74
48
Monroe
78
49
78
49
82
44
77
19
78
49
78
49
78
78
49
49
57
39
57
39
59
37
57
39
57
39
57
571
56
39.
39
57
58
39
104
96
57
10
53
41
63
34
57
39
62
34
-
Total.
2901
1356
2899 1348 2941 1303 2899 1347 2910 1346 2910 1342 2913 2919 1330 1341
2929
2899 1253
4356
4138
2514 1280 2708 1495 2939 1295 2789 1445.2830 1146
88
41
42
88
42
88
42
88
42
88
42
88
92
92
46
46
92
92
46
140
138
94
4
82
56
92
44
92
46
92
46
Harrison.
77
21
75
21
73
21
27
55
27
55
27
55
27
55
28
196
197
84|
84
196
196
52
303
247
171
Canton
194
196
84
197
84
196
84
196.
114
129
114
130
114
159
38
38
159
157
16
233
192
100)
120 137
16
125
185
131
1G1 167
181
......
651
168
643
167
660
156
643
167 653
303
220
303
220
302
220
536
521
320
47
303 217
306
216 302 215
303
219
Iowa
302
221
303
221
308
215.
303
220
20
113
20
113
20
73
78
47
127
127
58
61
70
55
77
49
77
172
639 167
Taylor.
652 303
651
166
815
815
54-1
167
593
249
665
164
630
45
25
33
Union.
27
55
27
55
130
114
130
114
130;
158
19
113
20
113
Big Grove
113
20
112
136
114
Polk
114
84 47
99
99
45
152
145
104
22
63
63
63
63
62
63
63
C2
63
63
63
126
126
51
24
135
28
155
20
127
20
123
22
Eden
88
42
63
62
50|
193
129
192
303
167. 167 220
220
For Cooper Electors there were cast the following votes: St. Clair, 14; Le Roy, 36; Iowa, 16; Union, 14; Kane, 10; Canton, 32; Eden, 6; Big Grove, 29; Benton, 2; Taylor, 33; Jackson, 38; Monroe, 3; Polk, 19; Harrison, 4; Cedar, 5; Bruce, 9-Total, 270.
G. W. Rutherford, for Congress, had the following vote : St. Clair, 19; Le Roy, 45; Iowa, 17; Union, 35; Kane, 10; Canton, 66; Eden, 6; Big Grove, 31 ; Homer, 4; Benton, 2; Taylor, 36; Jackson, 61; Monroe, 2; Polk, 21; Harrison, 8; Cedar, 6; Bruce. 8-Total, 377.
J. Baum, for Clerk, had the following vote: St. Clair, 16; Le Roy, 46; Iowa, 16; Union, 26; Kane, 11; Canton, 6; Eden, 6; Big Grove, 23; Homer, 5; Benton, 2; Taylor, 14; Jackson, 76; Monroe, 5; Polk, 16; Harrison, 3; Cedar, 4-Total, 275. A. S. Belt, for Judge of the Circuit Court, had 200 votes in the County.
32
26
197
50
194 117
195
49
163
54
.....
44
27
115
159
34|
156
-
-
88
75
21
62 20
92
46
Benton.
45
120
62 49
35
Kane
Court.
TOWNSHIPS.
Hayes.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY.
ABBREVIATIONS.
agt ...... .agent
.carpenter
clerk
mer .. merchant
mfr. manufacturer
dlr.
.dealer
mkr .. maker
far
farmer
P. O. Post Office
gro.
grocer
I. V. A.
Iowa Volunteer Artillery
I. V. C.
Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
st .... street
I. V. I.
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
supt. .superintendent
lab ..
laborer
Treas Treasurer
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.
(P. O. VINTON.)
A IKLEY, DAVID, brick maker.
Aikley, George, prop. saloon.
Acuff, Edwin, actor.
Adams, A. O., farmer.
Adams, Llewellyn, far., Sec. 25.
Ake, Daniel C., far., Sec. 36.
Alberts, John, laborer.
Alcorn, John, retired farmer.
Aldridge, A. C., stock dealer.
Allison, H. H., clerk lumber yard.
Ames, H. W., plasterer.
Amsden, J. H., carpenter.
ANDERSON, ANDREW, farm- er, Sec. 32; born in Sweden in 1847, and came to America in 1870; came to Vinton in 1873, and worked on the rail- road for five years, and then bought a farm and engaged in farming in 1877 ; owns a farm of eighty acres. Married Miss Sarah Warner, from Benton City, in 1874; they have one son, born Feb. 19, 1876.
Anderson, P. G. Anderson, P. P. Andrews, J. A., far., Sec. 18.
Aungst, Samuel, far., Sec. 6. Armstrong, W. D., far., Sec. 35. Arnold, William, stone mason.
Atkinson, Thomas, clerk Farmers' Loan and Trust Co.
B ALDRIDGE, J. V., far., Sec. 35.
BANTA, A. W., farmer; born in Johnson Co., Ind., Jan. 19, 1838 ; lived there about twenty-nine years, and came to Benton Co. in March, 1867, and en- gaged in farming for some years; then came to Vinton ; he and his mother and sister live together ; he owns town property.
Barger, Alex., retired carpenter. Barger, C. D., brick mason.
BARKDOLL, GEORGE E., farmer; born in Maryland Dec. 27, 1835 ; lived in that State eighteen years, and came to Illinois and lived there one year ; came to Benton Station, Benton Co., and engaged in farming, and has also been engaged in the building busi- ness ; he has lived in this county twenty- four years, and is one of the early pio- neers ; used to cart grain to Iowa City ; owns 200 acres of land near Benton Station. Married Elizabeth A. Wenner, of Ohio, in 1862; they have six chil- dren-George, Eddie, Willis W., Mary [., Martha L. and Emma J .; lost one child-Frances O.
Barker, R. W., retired.
Barr. J. W., Capt., furniture dealer. Bechtel, Elias, prop. restaurant.
carp ...
mech mechanic clk
Co. .company or county
mach machinist
prop. proprietor
S. or Sec. . Section
474
DIRECTORY OF BENTON COUNTY:
BEEBE, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 29; born in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., En- gland, March 31, 1819; when 12 years of age he emigrated to America ; he lived in Westchester Co., N. Y., forty years, from 1830 to 1870; learned the trade of marble cutter, and worked at it and was engaged as foreman in the Quarrying Department of the West- chester Marble Works for eighteen years ; he came to Iowa, and after trav- eling 3,000 miles to find a home, he se- lected where he now lives-one of the finest locations in the State ; engaged in farming, and owns a farm of 160 acres here, and also owns a farm in Jackson Tp. Married Deborah A. Gallandet, of Westchester Co., N. Y., in June, 1858 ; they had one son-John G., born in 1859; he died in March, 1861.
Beebe, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 29.
Bell, W. H., printer.
Bender, F. S., engineer.
Bennett, C. S., Ins. Agent and City Clerk. Bennett, Jacob, laborer.
Bennett, J. H., stone mason.
Bennett, N. M., laborer.
Bergin, E. S., clerk.
Bribesheimer, G. A., brewer.
Biglow, A., expressman.
BILLS, JOHN A., firm of Bills & Mount, jewelers ; born in Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 20, 1831; lived in that State about twenty years, then went to Lowell, Mass., and learned the jewelry business ; was engaged in the Waltham Watch Factory, at Roxbury, and afterward at Waltham, Mass .; came to Vinton Sept. 10, 1856, and engaged in the jewelry business ; was appointed Postmaster of Vinton May 7, 1861, and re-appointed April 20, 1869, and again Dec. 10, 1873 ; held the office until April, 1875, fourteen years ; he again engaged in the jewelry business. Married Sirena W. MeLucas, of Waterboro, Me., Sept. 20, 1859 ; they have three children-Kirk L., Burt M., Rena M.
Bixby, L., miller.
Black, J. A., teamster.
BLACKBURN, S., MISS, Su- perintendent Schools, Benton Co .; was born in Zanesville, Ohio, and lived there until 14 years of age, when she came with her parents to Iowa, to Ben- ton Co., where she has since resided ;
she prepared herself for teaching, and has a large experience as an educator, hav- ing been engaged in teaching for fifteen years. She was chosen to fill the office of Superintendent of Schools, and was elected in the Fall of 1875, and was re- elected in the Fall of 1877; she has filled the office with signal ability, and has a larger number of schools under her supervision than any county in the State.
Blessing, Anthony, farmer.
Blessing, W. H., laborer.
Bliss, M. E., laborer.
Bloodgood, J. W., carpenter.
Broadwell, L. D., farmer, Sec. 26.
BOGGS, AL. C., firm of Al. & Will
Boggs, dealers in groceries and provis- ions ; born in Scioto Co., Ohio, Oct 18, 1849 ; when 5 years of age, he came with his parents to Iowa in 1854; they were early settlers ; he and his brother have been engaged in business here for the past nine years ; they also have branch stores at La Porte City, and at Rein- beck, Iowa. He married Miss Ella Rey- nolds of New York State; they have three sons-Annesley Wright, Francis Sylvester and Al. C. Boggs, Jr.
Boggs, A. W., farmer, Sec. 26.
Boggs, Will., grocer.
Bonesteal, A. C., traveling agt. and farmer. Boughton, W. F., painter.
Bowen, E. H., Constable.
Bowen, W. H., stone mason.
BOYD, W. S., DR., physician and surgeon ; born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., June 20, 1814; lived in Penn- sylvania thirty years, and received his education ; studied medicine and gradu- ated at Cleveland in 1849 ; he practiced his profession in Ohio until 1854, when he came to Vinton, and has practiced his profession here for twenty-three years, a longer time than any physician in Ben- ton Co. Married Catherine Winegard- ner in Ohio, in March, 1853; she was from Pennsylvania ; they have four chil- dren-John R., Rachel A., Willoughby W. and Cornelia S. ; they have lost three children.
Boyles, C. E., restaurant.
Brady, J. E., carpenter. Bramhall, John, farmer, Sec. 17.
Braubaker, Elias, engineer.
Brannan, M., retired farmer.
477
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.
Brashear, Theodore, hotel prop. and U. B. minister.
Brenchard, Paul.
Brewer, A. F., expressman.
Brewer, D. A., retired farmer.
Brewer, D. V., farmer, Sec. 35.
Brewer, E. K., retired farmer.
Brewer, J. A., farmer.
Bribesheimer, Henry, brewer.
Bribesheimer, L. P., brewer.
Bristol, W. H., Constable and Vet. Sur.
BRODY, JESSE, farmer, Sec. 11; born in Richland Co., Ohio, Oct., 1828; lived there nine years, and in Michigan four years, and lived in Ogle Co., Illi- nois six years ; came to Iowa in 1840, and located in Linn Co .; is one of the early settlers ; came to Benton Co. in 1845, and engaged in farming ; plenty of Indians when he came; owns farm of sixty acres. Married Annie Poole, from Pennsylvania, in 1861 ; they have seven children-Jessie, Hettie, Nettie, Melissa, Benjamin, Amanda and Bertha, and have lost two children
Brock, Edward, brick maker.
Brock, W. M., brick maker.
Brown, David, laborer.
Brown, J. A., Deputy Auditor.
BROWN, MATTHEW, agent farm machinery and agrl. implements ; born in Ayrshire, Scotland, May 6, 1827 ; cameto America when 17 years of age ; he learned trade of carpenter and joiner ; he lived in Connecticut and Massachusetts ; moved to Indiana, and lived there six years; came to Benton Co. in 1856, in March ; located in Har- rison Tp., and engaged in building and farming ; held office of Justice of the Peace some years ; was Superintendent of Poor Farm, of this county for five years. Married Rachel McMillen, from Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, March 7, 1857.
Brown, W. H., meat market. Brown, W. S., meat market.
BRUBAKER, JOSEPH S.,
druggist ; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., March 19, 1836 ; lived in Pennsylvania eighteen years ; came to Freeport, Illi- nois and was there six years ; came to Cedar Rapids and lived there five years ; then returned to Philadelphia, Penn., for two years; came to Vinton in 1863; was clerk for Mr. Van Horn and Mr.
Loree ; then engaged in drug business for himself, in 1869. Married Miss Harriet Hostetter, from Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1858; they have three sons- Stauffer, Frank and Charles.
BUNN, J. H., PROF., professor of vocal music ; born in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, Sept. 26, 1844; lived there until 12 years of age, when he removed to Aurora, Illinois, after preparing him- self to teach ; he was engaged in teach- ing, and was Principal of school four years ; his choice, however, was for mu- sic, having great taste for it, and an ex- cellent voice; he received a thorough musical education in both New York and Boston, and has devoted his time to his profession for the past ten years ; he has been Professor of Vocal Music in Cornell College for the past six years ; has been Principal of the Normal Mu- sical Institute, and has been Principal of the Vinton Musical Association for the past six years ; he is Chorus Director of the Cedar Rapids Conservatory of Mu- sic, Conductor of the Polymnian So- ciety, of Marion, and also Conductor of the Dubuque Philharmonic Union. Burgess, W. M., carpenter. Bummer, Henry, farmer.
BURNHAM, G. W., attorney, firm of Traer & Burnham; born in Cham- paign Co., Ohio, Feb. 22, 1850; came to Iowa in 1856 ; returned to Ohio ; re- ceived his education ; studied law ; was admitted to the bar in 1872 ; practiced law there three years, and in 1875, came to Vinton ; associated with Dr. J. C. Traer in the practice of his profession. He holds the office of City Solicitor. Married Miss Clara M. Young, daugh- ter of James F. Young, of Vinton, one of the early settlers of this city, Aug. 27, 1873 ; they have two children-Lois G. and Thuel K.
Butler, A. L., far., Sec. 28.
Butler, J. W., dry goods merchant.
YADY, L. H., attorney.
Calcene, Hans. Calkins, Henry. Call, James, far., See. 33. Campbell, A., clerk.
Campbell, J. A., stone mason.
Campbell, S. M., clerk market. Carlisle, Joseph, railroad hand.
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Carpenter, F. A. Carr, W. B., painter.
CAROTHERS, ROBERT,
REV., Principal Iowa College for the Blind ; born in Allegheny Co., Penn., Oct. 18, 1831 ; received his education in Pennsylvania, graduating at Jefferson College ; after living in Ohio six months, he received a call to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church in Tipton, Iowa ; remained there six years, when he was called to the pastorate of a church in Pennsylvania, where he was born ; after laboring there successfully for eleven years, he was called to his present posi- tion, in July, 1877. He was stated clerk of the Synod of Pittsburgh, Penn., for seven years-from 1869 to 1877. Married Miss Emeline Milligan, from Braddock's Fields, Allegheny Co., Penn., June 17, 1858 ; they have six children -Robert M. and Charles, Mary E., Sarah M., Josephine R., Wilhelmina E. Chadburn, A. S, elevator.
Chambers, J. R., carpenter.
CHAPIN, STEPHEN, Jr., farmer ; born in Springfield, Mass., April 2, 1820; lived there thirty- two years. Married Miss Lucy Elder, from Chester, Mass., May 11, 1842. He and three brothers, with their families, came to Galena, Ill. ; leaving their wives there, he and his brothers came to Ben- ton Co., in October, 1852 ; selected land and went to Dubuque and entered it , three brothers of them wintered in Ma- han's shanty ; they put up shanties in the Winter, and in April went for their families ; among his sister's goods was a piano, the first one brought in Benton Co .; Mr. Chapin engaged in farming ; used to cart grain to Iowa City ; sold wheat for thirty-five cents a bushel ; they were among the earliest settlers, and have lived here over twenty-five years ; he owns 120 acres of land. They have three children-Mrs. Edna Hanford, Stephen E. (at home), James E. (at home) ; lost one daughter-Elizabeth. Mr. Chapin's brother, Rev. A. Chapin, is preaching in Kansas ; Caleb is a mer- chant in Dubuque, and James is in Cal- ifornia.
Chismore, Stephen, railroad hand.
Christ, W. W., barber.
Christie, J. R., City Assessor.
Clark, Alvin, millwright.
COBBEY, JOSEPH E., pro- prietor of the Pomona Nurseries, Sec. 19; born in Miami Co., Ohio, Oct. 13, 1824 ; when 14 years of age, in 1838, removed to Pike Co., Ill., and lived there and in Sangamon Co. for some years. He was in the army ; enlisted in the 75th Reg. Ill. V. I., Co. D; was in the battle of Per- ryville, Ky., Sunday, Oct. 8, 1862, and in the severe skirmish at Harrodsburg and in all the battles at Stone River, where he was First Lieutenant and Act- ing Captain and commanded Co. D, the Captain having been taken prisoner ; he soon after resigned his commission and came to Benton Co. in the Fall of 1863, and bought where he now lives eighty acres ; in 1867, he established his orchard and nurseries ; has held the of- fice of Assessor for two terms. Married Miss Harriet J. Webb, from Bellows Falls, Vt., in Aug., 1848; they have three sons-J. Elliott, born Nov. 5, 1853 (practicing law in Beatrice, Neb.) ; Thomas D., born March 27, 1857 (stu- dent); James Webb, born May 19, 1865.
Coder, P. M., County Treasurer.
Colcord, E. H .. commission.
Colcord, J. A., merchant. Cole, Thomas.
Colwell, H. N., horse trainer.
CONNELL, WM. C., attorney at law ; born in Ripley Co., Ind., June 18, 1830 ; his mother died when he was 4 years old, and when 12 years of age, his father met with a dangerous accident and lost the use of his leg, and upon William depended the management of the farm. Married Maria M. Shults, from Penn- sylvania, Nov. 3, 1853 ; they started for Iowa June 7, 1851; he had $5.45 in money, and came with his brother-in-law by wagon ; they arrived in Benton Co. June 30, 1854, and he only had ten cents in his pocket when he got here ; he came to Vinton in the Fall of 1854, and in 1855, commenced reading law with Judge Shane, and was admitted to the bar in April, 1857, and commenced the practice of his profession and has continued over twenty-one years, and longer than any attorney in Benton Co. He and Capt. Hunt, during the war, raised Co. G, 5th Iowa V. I., the first
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company raised in Benton Co., and he was commissioned First Lieutenant by Gov. Kirkwood, but was compelled to resign ; in 1862, he was commissioned to take the soldiers' vote by Gov. Kirk- wood ; also in 1863. He has five chil- dren-Leonora A., Samantha A., Nettie A., Ruth A., Rosa L ; lost one daughter -Sarah C.
Conner, HI. G., artist.
CONNER, HARRISON S.,
real estate and collecting business; born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., March 28, 1830 ; lived there fourteen years, and went to Luzerne Co., Penn., and was engaged mostly in the timber business ; lived there about ten years ; came to White- side Co., Ill., in 1856 ; lived there eight years ; came to Vinton in 1864 and en- gaged in the real estate business ; was associated with O. Knox in busi- ness ; he is the oldest real estate dealer here. Married Miss Esther A. Gardner, from Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1851; they have six children-Herbert G., Willie E., Elmer L., Agnes L., Harry D., Blanche.
Conner, O. L.
Conway, Hiram, laborer.
Cook, S. D.
COOPER, O. L., attorney, firm of Nichols & Cooper; born in Otsego Co.,N. Y., Nov. S, 1847 ; received his education there and came to Vinton in 1867; studied law with Judge Shane, and was admitted to the bar in Oct., 1871; he was associated with Judge Shane in the practice of law until the latter went on the bench ; in Jan., 1878, he associated with J. D. Nichols in the practice of his profession ; he has been United States Commissioner for the past six years. Married Miss Annie S. Shane, daughter of Judge Shane, June 17, 1869; they have three children-Freddie, Alice H. and Hattie A.
Corbett, Thomas. Corbett, William; farmer, Sec. 3.
Corning, S. B., carpenter.
CORRELL, PAUL, retired ; born in Northampton Co., Penn., July 10, 1830; lived in Pennsylvania twenty- five years ; was clerk in store for five years ; came to Chicago in 1855, and lived there three and a half years ; eame to Iowa in 1859, to Cedar Rapids, and
then came to Vinton in 1860 ; engaged in the mercantile business, and continued for nine years ; he is largely interested here, owning several farms near town, over 1,000 acres in all, beside city prop- erty. He has held office in the City Council several terms.
Correll, Michael, farmer.
Correll, Michael, farmer, Sec. 17. Cottrell, John, farmer See. 30.
COTTRELL, WILLIAM, farm- er, Sec. 30 ; born in Greene Co., Ohio, Nov. 11, 1808, when he moved to Indi- ana ; also lived in Michigan, and again in Indiana ; lived in Jasper Co., Ill., four years ; came by ox team to Benton Co., and arrived here July 3. 1856, and located where he now lives, and engaged in farming ; they were early settlers ; only a few are here now that were here then ; he had but little when he eame, and now owns 180 acres of land, and some of it he has been obliged to pay for twice. Mar- ried Ann Parcels from Pennsylvania ; have had nine children-John lives in this county ; Abraham was in Co. D, 28th I. V. I., died in the army ; Thomas, at home; Isaac was in Co. D, 28th I. V. I., died in the army; William was in Co. D., 28th I. V. I., at home ; Charlie, Mrs Sarah J. Wilkinson and Mrs. Luere- tia Keller ; lost one daughter-Betsey. Cottrell, William H., farmer, Sec. 30 Coutts, Emanuel, farmer, Sec. 9. Coutts, J. T. plasterer.
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