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Trueblood, Elijah, far., Sec. 34 ; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Trueblood, Milton A., far .; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Truesdell, H. F., carpenter, Belle Plaine. Truesdell, Henry F., far., Sec. 31 ; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Trumbull, Amos Q., far .; P. O. Belle Plaine. Turner, Timothy, far .; P. O. Luzerne.
INTON, D. D., painter, Belle Plaine. V
Vogt, Hans, saloon, Belle Plaine.
VALENTINE, W. H., foreman of Round House of N. W. R. R., Belle Plaine ; was born in Clinton Co., N. Y., 1830, in which place he remained until 1863, when he went to Chicago, Ill., and entered the employ of the N. W. R. R. Co., and has been in their employ since ; he remained in Chicago two years, then went upon the Peninsula, where he re- mained until 1867; he then came to Clinton, this State. While there he mar- ried Miss Sarah E. Hinkley in 1868; she was born in Clinton Co., this State; they lived in Clinton until September, 1875, when they moved to Belle Plaine ; they own a nice property in Clinton, valued at about $2,000.
Voozark, John, laborer, Belle Plaine.
ARFIELD, W. H., laborer, Belle W Plaine.
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Wass, H. N., merch. tailor, Belle Plaine. Watson. W. P., R. R. employe, Belle Plaine.
Weaver, Wm. H., mechanic ; P. O. Lu- zerne.
Wehrman, Augustus, farmer ; P. O. Lu- zerne.
Werhman, Henry, far., See. 23; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Wells, C. N., far .; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Wells, C. T., far ; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Wells, E. J., far .; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Welsh, John, far .; P. O. Belle Plaine.
WENTZ, C., of the firm of C. & S. Wentz, dealers in groceries and provis- ions, etc., etc., Belle Plaine. Mr. C. Wentz was born in Germany in 1838; came to this country in 1855, and stopped in Kendall Co., Ill .; while in that county, he enlisted in Co. I, 36th Ill. Vol. Inf., in July, 1861; served four years and four months, and was honor- ably discharged ; he was in many severe battles, the principal ones being the bat- tles of Pea Ridge, Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and all through the At- lanta campaign, and also at the battle of Franklin, Tenn. The war being over and peace restored, he returned to Ken- dall Co., Ill .; after remaining there a short time, he came to Belle Plaine ; he engaged in his present business in the Fall of' 1870. He married Miss E. Beek, in Vinton, this county ; she was born in Germany.
Wentz, Samuel, merchant, Belle Plaine. Wertley, J., far., S. 3; P. O. Belle Plaine. Wertley, Jno., Sr., far., S. 14; P.O. Luzerne. Wertley, John W., far. ; P.O. Belle Plaine. WESSEL, HARTWIG, retired, Belle Plaine ; was born in Holstein, Prussia, in 1835; came to Daven- port, this State, in 1852. where he re- mained until the Fall of 1868 ; the four years prior to 1868 he was engaged in the agricultural implements business in Davenport ; he came to Belle Plaine in 1868, and engaged in dealing in agricul- tural implements, which business he con- tinued in until the Fall of 1873, when he sold to Mr. Junge. He married Mag- gie C. Nagel, in Davenport ; she was born in Holstein, Prussia ; they have five children living. Mr. Wessel has held the offices of Assessor, member of City
Council, and various school offices. He owns 350 acres of land ; resides at cor- ner of 4th and Beech sts., Belle Plaine. Weyand, Daniel.
White, Alexander, butcher, Belle Plaine. White, B. H., proprietor Fremont House, Belle Plaine.
White, J. C., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Luzerne. Wiley, J. J .. R. R. employe, Belle Plaine. WILCOX, S. A., farmer, See. 16 ; P. O. Belle Plaine ; was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1822; he remained in New York until 1843; he then went to Bureau Co., Ill., and remained until 1854 ; he then moved to Tama Co., this State, thus becoming one of the pio- neer settlers of the Northwest ; he re- sided in Tama Co. until the year 1857 ; he then moved on to his present farm in this township; Mr. Wilcox owns 129 acres of land. He is one of the present Board of Township Trustees, which office he has held three terms previous to this ; has also held various school and township offices; he was one of the Del- egates to the Convention held in Tama Co. for the purpose of organizing the Republican party ; this was the first Re- publican Convention held in that coun- ty, and we believe the first in this State. He married Miss P. M. Rogers, in New York, in 1845 ; she was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1828; they have four children living-Daniel O., Ann Eliza (she married Chas. R. Barnett), Miron C. and Sherman H.
Wileoxon, Geo. I., mason, Belle Plaine. Wilcoxon, I., far. ; P. O. Belle Plaine. Williams, H. H., mer., Belle Plaine. Wills, G. W., engineer, Belle Plaine. Wilson, Andrew, lab., Belle Plaine. Wilson, D. L., far. ; P. O. Belle Plaine. Wilson, J. D., lumber dealer, Belle Plaine. Wilson, R. C., printer, Belle Plaine. Wilson, Walter, laborer, Belle Plaine.
WISE, DANIEL, farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Belle Plaine ; owns 1373 acres of land ; was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, 1825, in which State he remained until 1851; he then went to California, and followed mining three years, at the end of which time he returned to Ohio ; re- mained a short time, and came to Vin- ton, this county, in 1854. Married Miss E. Potter, in Marion, Linn Co., this State, in 1857; she was born in
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New York ; they have seven children living-Alice Z., Effie G., Willard A., Blanche E., Caroline E., John Vincent and Maude E. Mr. Wise and family resided in Vinton until 1865, when they moved to this Tp., on their farm, which is only one-fourth of a mile from the city of Belle Plaine.
Wonderlich, E. A., far. ; P. O. Irving.
Woods, H. D., blacksmith, Belle Plaine.
Woodward, L. H., retired grocer, Belle Plaine.
Warfield, James M., far .; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Worley, J., physician, Belle Plaine. Wright, Enos, laborer, Belle Plaine.
WRIGHT, E. B., farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Belle Plaine ; was born in Meigs Co., Ohio, in 1824; while he was a child his parents moved to Indiana, in which State they remained until 1842 ; they then moved to Winnebago Co., Ill., in which the subject of this sketch (E. B. Wright) married Miss Elizabeth Cor- maness ; she was born in Stark Co., Ohio; they moved to this county in 1854, and located on the farm on which they now reside; they own 200 acres of land. Mr. Wright is the present Sec- retary of School District ; he has also held the office of School Treasurer sev- eral terms. His father, J. Wright, was born in Ohio, and married Miss L. Smith, who was born in Vermont ; they moved to this county in 1854 ; he died four years after coming to this county, aged 58; his wife still resides in this county.
Wright, Franklin, farmer ; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Wright, H. H., laborer, Belle Plaine.
Wright, J. A., far., Belle Plaine.
Wright, Leroy S., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Wright, W. J., far., Belle Plaine. TOCOM, WM. W.
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Young, Jeremiah, farmer ; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Young, Joseph, far., Sec. 35 ; P. O. Belle Plaine.
YOUNT, E., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Irving ; was born in Miami Co., Ohio, on the 10th of April, 1840 ; came West with his parents and settled in Iowa Township, this county, in 1856. He married Miss Emily Sink, in Iowa County, this State, Nov. 8, 1868; she was born in Miami Co., Ohio. Mr. E. Yount's father ( John M. Yount, now deceased), was a native of Ohio ; he moved to this county, bringing his family with him in 1856, thus becoming one of the early settlers of this county ; his widow (Mrs. Yount), still resides in this county.
Z ALESKA, F. E., butcher, Belle Plaine.
Zaleska, Joseph, butcher, Belle Plaine.
Zaleska, F., Sr., far., Sec. 27; P. O. Belle Plaine.
Zaleska, Vincel, butcher, Belle Plaine. Zeka, Joseph, butcher, Belle Plaine. Zellar, John, far. ; P. O. Belle Plaine. Zimmerman, F. R., cabinet maker, Luzerne.
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A BBOTT, WILLIAM, Constable, Blairstown. Allen, A. F., banker, Blairstown.
ALBERSTETT, F., manager
of the grain warehouse owned by H. B. Hidy, Blairstown; was born
in Germany on the 7th of De- cember, 1850; came to this country with his parents in 1854; they settled in Stephenson Co .. Ill., where they now reside. Mr. F. Alberstett attended high school in the above named county and received a liberal educaton; he came to this town in 1876, when he entered upon his duties as general mana- ger of the above-mentioned warehouse. His father, John Alberstett, served in the regular army in Germany.
Allum, Q. L., barber, Blairstown.
Anderson, David, carpenter, Blairstown.
Anderson, F. M., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Blairstown.
Anderson, G. W., plasterer, Blairstown.
Anderson, Jerry, Blairstown.
Anderson, M. F., blacksmith, Blairstown. ANDERSON, R. K., proprietor of carriage, wagon, and horseshoeing shop, Blairstown ; was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., on Sept. 1, 1852 ; came to this State in 1875, and commenced business at this place, and worked at his trade, that of blacksmith, in De Kalb Co., Ill., previous to his coming to this place. He married Helen Quilhot, in De Kalb County, Illinois, in 1873; she was born in De Kalb Co. in 1858; they have one child-Francis, born in De Kalb Co., in June, 1875. Mr. R. K. Anderson's brother, M. F. Anderson, is in partnership with him in the shop ; they do first-class work and are the principal firm in the busi- ness of this place.
Anderson, Richard, retired blacksmith, Blairstown.
Andrew, C. W., Blairstown.
Applegate, H., Blairstown.
Arreson, Peter, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Luzerne.
Asch, Oliver, drayman, Blairstown.
ATHEY, JAS. W., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Blairstown; was born in Parke Co., Ind., Oct. 26, 1829; he re-
mained here until 1846; he then came to this State and settled in Iowa Co., in which county he remained until 1852, when he came to this county ; he was early identified in the school in- terests in the township which he lives in, and took an active part in the or- ganization of district schools. Has been twice married, first wife was Sarah C. Brown ; they were married in Johnston Co., 1853; she was born in Ohio, and died on the 11th of November, 1865. Present wife was Minerva Hanghen- burg ; they were married in Marengo, Iowa Co., in 1866; she was born in Ohio. Mr. Athey owns 456 acres of land; he also owns town property to the value of $2,300.
B AIRD, C., clergyman, Blairstown.
Barnhart, H. S., carpenter, Blairstown.
Barnes, W. H., express agt. and confec- tionery, Blairstown.
Barnes, T. F., loan agt., Blairstown.
BARNEY, M. D., farmer; P. O. Blairstown ; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Aug. 30, 1831; came to this State in 1866, and settled in this county. He is the present Mayor of this town, which office he has held one term previ- ous to this; he also held the office of Town Trustee one year and School Di- rector three years ; he is a member of the Masonic order ; is also a member of the A. O. U. W. He married Miss C. L. Felt in Jefferson Co., N. Y., on the 18th of February, 1852; she was born in Jefferson Co., Aug. 3, 1835 ; they have three children-Flora, born in Jef- ferson Co., July 20, 1856; Carrie, born in Jefferson Co., April 3, 1859 ; Mary G., born in Jefferson Co., Aug. 14, 1860. BASSETT, H. L., Postmaster at Blairstown ; was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Aug. 1, 1833; he came to this State in 1838, and settled in Fairfield, Jefferson Co., which county he remained in until 1856; he then moved to Wash- ington Co., and from there removed to this county in 1863. In 1870, he was appointed Deputy United States Mar- shal ; he has held the office of Justice of the Peace four years, and has held the
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office of Town Assessor one year ; has been Postmaster at this place two years, and has also held various other town and school offices ; he has always exerted himself on the side of law and order, and is a strict temperance man. He married Miss Lydia Jones March 8, 1857 ; she was born in England Oct. 14, 1828; they have had six children, four of whom are living; the living are Ida M., born in Washington Co., this State, Sept. 5, 1859 ; Harry and Bertha (twins) born in this county March 27, 1866; Thaddeus, born in this county Sept. 25, 1869.
Baty, Wm. I., far., Sec. 6; P. O. Lu- zerne.
BEATTIE, S. A., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Blairstown ; was born in Washing- ton Co., N. Y., Oet. 28, 1821 ; went to Illinois and settled in Kane County, where he remained one year ; he came from there to this county in 1855, thus becoming one of the pioneer settlers of this county. He married Miss Jane Battie, in Albany, N. Y., March 17, 1849; she was born in Washington Co., N. Y., in the year 1812. Mr. Beattie was the first Assessor elected in this township ; at that time the townships of St. Clair, Union and Eldorado were in -. cluded in this. He owns eighty acres of land, which is well improved.
BEATY, S. S., farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Luzerne ; was born in Washington Co., N. Y., July 8, 1818 ; in 1854, he went to Kane Co., Ill., in which county he remained a few months ; he came to this township in the Spring of 1855, thus becoming one of the early settlers of this place; this township, at that time, included the townships of St. Clair, Union and Eldorado; he attended the first election here ; they polled 12 votes ; the expense of the election to the county was $14. He has been married twice ; his present wife was Sarah Larue, in this county, 1860. Mr. Beaty owns 164 acres of land, which is well im- proved.
Beckler, John, far. ; P. O. Blairstown. Becker, C. L., ret. far., Blairstown.
BELL, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 34 ; P. O. Blairstown ; owns 400 acres of land ; was born in Norfolk, England, 1831 ; came to this county, 1855, and
located in this township, thus becoming one of the early settlers of Benton Co. He married Miss Whitenack, in Cedar Rapids, this State. Mr. Bell visited his native country in 1866 ; remained one year, then returned to his home here, where he has sinee lived.
Bell, John, Blairstown.
Bell, Robert, Blairstown.
Bell, Thomas, far. ; P. O. Blairstown. Black, Charles, Blairstown.
BLACK, C. F., farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Blairstown; owns eighty acres of land ; was born in Athens Co., Ohio, on 26th of November, 1851 ; came to this county with his parents in 1856. He married Miss Frances Lydie Dulin, in this county, on the 2d of March, 1873 ; she was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, on 28th of January, 1853; they have had three children - George Hiram, born 13th of April, 1875, died when 16 days old ; Jennie Leora, born 26th of March, 1876; Charles Henry, born 14th of November, 1877.
BLACK, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Blairstown; was born in Athens Co., Ohio, 17th of October, 1822; in the year 1850, he moved to Indiana, and remained in that State about three years ; at the end of which time he moved to this State, thus be- coming one of the pioneer settlers ; he came to this county in 1856, and he has since made it his home ; he has held the office of Town Trustee several years ; has also been Assessor three or four years, and has held various school offices. He married Hannah Phillips, in Ohio, 1843; she was born in Athens Co., Ohio, in 1823.
Blutzer, John, far., S. 32 ; P. O. Luzerne. Bæhmke, William, clerk, I uzerne.
BOOK, JOHN, retired merchant, Blairstown ; was born in Germany Dec. 17, 1839 ; came to this country, 1854, and settled in Clayton Co., this State, where he remained until the Spring of 1864; he then came to this town and formed a copartnership with A. J. Tan- geman, and entered the mercantile busi- ness ; he remained in that business until the Fall of 1874. He married Miss H. N. Washburn, in Clayton Co., this State, March 28, 1862; she was born in Liv- ingston Co., N. Y., Nov. 8, 1841 ; they
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have two children-Jessie, born on the 1st of January, 1863, in Clayton Co .; Frank, born in Blairstown, July 21, 1865.
Boumgart, J., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Luzerne. Boyd, H. J., far., S. 17; P. O. Luzerne. Brewster, J. T., tailor, Blairstown.
BRIAN, JAMES, farmer ; P. O.
Blairstown ; was born in Carroll Co., Ohio, Dec. 19, 1831 ; he came to this State in 1852, and settled in Linn Co., where he remained until 1855, when he moved to this town; he built and run the first blacksmith shop that was in this place. He is, at present writing, a mem- ber of the Town Council, and has held various school offices. In June, 1864, he enlisted in the 47th I. V. I., in Co. C; served until the close of the war ; was honorably discharged. He married Emily Wood in Linn Co., Aug. 2, 1855 ; she was born in the State of New York. Mr. Brian owns 160 acres of land, and residence lots in town.
Brockman, Eli, nursery, Blairstown.
Brockman, W. L., nursery, Blairstown.
Brown, A. M., lab., Blairstown.
Bruce, C. L., horse doctor, Blairstown.
Bruce, Joseph, teamster, Blairstown.
Buch, Conrad, grocer, Luzerne.
Buffington, O. J., clerk, Blairstown.
Burnet, A., far .; S. 10 ; P. O. Blairstown. Burns, B., clerk, Blairstown.
Burnet, H. W., Sec. 10.
Burnet, I. G., Justice of Peace, Blairstown. BURNET, S. G., farmer, See. 10; P. O. Blairstown ; was born in Cincin- nati, Ohio, Jan. 21, 1827 ; is a graduate of Woodward College; came to this State and settled in this county in 1867. A few years later, he was nominated for member of the Iowa State Legislature by the Anti-Monopoly party, and was tri- umphantly elected ; he has also held various township offices. He married Miss Isabella A. Bromwell, in Cincin- nati, Ohio, in 1852; she was born in Cincinnati Sept. 16, 1834.
Bushler, J., shoemaker, Blairstown.
ARTER, JOHN, far., Sec. 24; P. O. C Blairstown.
Carpenter, S. H., school tchr., Blairstown. Case, C. E., far., S. 27 ; P. O. Blairstown. Case, S., far., S. 22 ; P. O. Blairstown.
Cayema, J., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Blairstown. Chaffee, C. E., merchant, Blairstown.
Chalupsky, F., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Luzerne. Chalupsky, J., far., S. 28; P. O. Luzerne. Chass, F., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Luzerne. ('lint, Alex., lab., Blairstown.
Clint, Geo., lab., Blairstown.
CLARK, THOMAS, contractor and builder, Blairstown; was born in the city of New York Nov. 29, 1819; in 1829, he went to Somerset Co., N. J., where he worked on a farm and at- tended school until he was 18 years of age; he then served an apprenticeship to a carpenter, and learned that trade, which trade he worked at in New Jer- sey until 1845 ; he then moved to Peoria Co., Ill., where he followed the business of contractor and builder eighteen years ; thence to La Salle Co., Ill., where he re- mained a few years. In September, 1861, he entered the U. S. Navy, and was appointed Chief Carpenter by Com- modore Foote; he remained in the U. S. Navy service until the Fall of 1863, and was honorably discharged ; during his service in the navy he was in eleven battles, the principal ones being the bat- tles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Fort Pillow, Memphis, and a fight with the Arkansas Ram ; after being discharged, he returned to La Salle Co. and enlisted as a veteran in Cogswell Battery; he served in this until the close of the war, and was again honorably discharged ; while in this battery he was engaged in the battles of Nashville and Mobile. He came to this town in September, 1865, and has since engaged in his present
business ; he owns his place of business, and is the principal contractor and builder in the town. He married Sarah N. Breese in Newark, N. J., Sept. 25, 1842 ; she was born in Somerset Co. N. J., Aug. 28, 1819; they have five chil- dren living.
CODER, DANIEL, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Luzerne ; was born in West- moreland Co., Penn., March 4, 1806; came to this county in 1857, and settled in Iowa Tp., thus becoming one of the first settlers in that township. During his residence there, he was elected Jus- tice of the Peace, which office he held a number of years. He married Catharine Hauck in Jefferson Co., Penn. ; she was born in Center Co., Penn., April 9, 1827. Mr. Coder had four sons in the
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army, all of whom were engaged in active service, and were honorably dis- charged at the expiration of their term
of enlistment, or at the close of the war. Colp, Thomas, lab., Blairstown.
Colp, Wm., far., S. 26; P. O. Blairstown.
Cook, Geo., agent ; P. O. Blairstown.
Cook, G. E., far. ; P. O. Blairstown.
Cook, book agent, Blairstown.
Colton, H., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Luzerne. Colvin, A. T., far., S. 3 ; P. O. Blairstown. Copeland, Jos., agl. imps., Blairstown.
CRANDAL, G. B., loan agt. ; P. O. Blairstown; born in Smithport, Mc- Kean Co., Penn., 1835; removed to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., in 1845; thence to Louisville, Ky., in 1852; dealer, while there, in groceries ; thence to Galesburg, Ill., in 1853 ; there lost his health, and attended school ; returned to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., in 1855 ; attended school and teaching ; thence to Galesburg, Ill., in 1856, improving land and teaching; thence to Fremont, Steu- ben Co., Ind., in 1857 ; remained seven years, with the exception of one year spent in Northern Wisconsin for his health, clerking, teaching and merchan- dising; thence to Benton Co., Iowa, in 1865 ; since when he has been engaged in his present business ; has a farm on Sec. 8, Homer Tp., of 160 acres, and other property at Blairstown, Benton Co. Married Emma J. Brown, in 1858; she was born in Steuben Co., Ind., March 26, 1841; her children were Herbert B., born in 1859; Emma E., born in April, 1873. Emma J. died in April, 1873. Married Mrs. A. Mason, Des Moines, Iowa, March, 1874 ; she was born in McKcan Co., Penn., Dec. 12, 1838; they have one child- George B., born Dec. 12, 1874. Poli- tics, Republican.
CRANDELL, WILLIAM H.,
farmer, Sec. 26 ; P. O. Blairstown ; owns eighty acres of land ; was born in Clinton Co., Penn., Jan. 4, 1840 ; came to Warren Co., Ill., when he was 16 years of age, in which county he re- mained until 1868; he then came to this county. During the war of the rebellion he enlisted in Company A, 102d Ill. V. I .; was honorably dis- charged. He married Miss Mary Pres- ton, in Toledo, Illinois, in 1867; she
was born in Missouri, in 1843; they have three children-Chas. Henry, Frank Preston and Amy.
Cummings, Loren, Blairstown. D ANOPNIK, FRANCIS, far., Sec. 27; P. O. Blairstown.
Dellzell, Charles, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Blairstown.
Dellzell, D. P., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Blairstown.
Dellzell, William, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Blairstown.
Dickey, J. S., Presbyterian clergyman, Blairstown.
Ditto, Goo. F., carpenter, Blairstown.
DITZLER, E. J., merchant, Lu- zerne; was born in Schuylkill Co., Penn., Aug. 13, 1832; in 1852, he went to Ohio, and remained there until the Fall of 1855 ; he then went to Will Co., Ill., in which county he remained until the Fall of 1856 ; he then came to Cedar Rapids, this State, and remained about four years, at the end of which time he returned to his former home in Pennsylvania, and after remaining there a short time, he returned to Cedar Rap- ids, and bought grain there until the year 1860 ; thence to Mechanicsville, where he engaged in the same business until 1861; from there he went to Buckeye, and engaged in the grain trade until 1867 ; he then moved to this town (Luzerne), and his was the first mercantile house erected in this place ; he carried a full line of staple and fancy dry goods, groceries, hard- ware, ready-made clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, etc .; he also deals exten- sively in grain. Mr. Ditzler was the first Postmaster at this place, which of- fice he held a number of years. He married Miss Maria Williams, in Tama Co., this State, in 1866; she was born in Miami Co., Ohio, in 1842; they have five children-Sheridan, born in Buckeye, this State; Myrtle, born in Buckeye, this State ; Edwin L., born in this town; Loyd Sydney, born in this town ; Lawrence Bird, born in this town.
Do dd, H. H., laborer, Luzerne.
DODD, W. K., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Luzerne; was born in this county, 1861 ; his father, T. M. Dodd, was born in Tennessee, 1829; he came to John-
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son Co., this State, 1847, thus becoming one of the pioneer settlers of that county. While in that county he married Miss Mary J. Kellar, 1851; she was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1830; a few years after their marriage, they moved to this county and located in this township. Mr. Dodd died at his residence in this township, the 27th of May, 1876 ; his widow, Mrs. Dodd, still resides on the estate.
Donahue, James, saloon keeper, Blairstown. Drake, D. T., laborer, Blairstown.
Drinkert, F., Prop. Central House, Blairs- town.
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ICKERT, DAN., carpenter, Blairs- town.
EARLY, P. H., ticket agent and telegraph operator for the C. & N. W. Ry., Blairstown ; was born in North- umberland Co., Penn., Feb. 1, 1852 ; came to this town in 1872 ; has followed the business of telegraphing eight years ; has been ticket agent four years. He married Maria Kirby, in this place, Jan. 11, 1874 ; she was born in Geneva, Ill., in 1853; they have one child-John Edward, born in this town on the 16th of Dec., 1874.
Eddy, A. W., far.,S. 26 ; P.O. Blairstown. Edson, O. S., retired farmer, Blairstown. Egen, D., far., Sec. 6; P. O. Luzerne. .
EHRED, W. H., insurance and mar- ble agent, Blairstown; was born in Petersville, Northampton Co., Penn., on the 21st of Oct., 1840 ; in 1859, he went to Wisconsin, in which State he re- mained until 1861 ; then he returned to his former home, and remained there until 1867 ; he then came to this county ; during the time he was in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, he was principally en- gaged in the mercantile business and teaching school ; during his residence in Blairstown, he has held the offices of Town Recorder and Alderman a number of years. He married Miss Mary E. Wehr, in Marshall Co., this State ; she was born in Carbon Co., Penn., on the 31st of May, 1845; they have three children-Claude T., born in Blairstown on Oct. 26, 1870 ; Frank W., born in Blairstown on March 28, 1874; Mary A., born in Blairstown on March 16, 1876. Mr. Ehred represents the follow- ing insurance companies : the Farmers'
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