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Birch, J. G., far., S. 17; P. O. Garrison. Bohmke, E., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Gar- rison.
Booker, I., far., S. 32; P. O. Garrison.
Bowen, C. E., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Vinton.
BOWEN, I. W., retired farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. O. Vinton ; born in Winchester, Va., Feb. 13, 1804; came to this county in the Fall of 1852; has 130 acres of land, valued at $5,200. Belongs to M. E. Church. Married Eliza Gard- ner ; she was born near Winchester, Va., Nov. . 11, 1808; Mr. and Mrs.
Bowen have lived together as man and wife nearly fifty years; she is the mother of four living children-Russell B., Martha, Eliza E. and Chester. Mr. B. emigrated with his parents from Vir- ginia to Columbus, Ohio, when he was 4 years old ; lived there twenty years ; thence moved near Indianapolis, Ind .; lived there twenty years; thence to Benton Co., where he has resided since ; was here at the first election held in the township; also at the organization of the township ; at the time he came here there were not more than four or five buildings in Vinton, while now there is a population of about 5,000 ; came here when the prairies were wild, and has lived to see them developed into one of the finest farming counties of the State. Mr. B. has an old relic, a newspaper called the Ulster Co. Gazette, published at Kingston, by Samuel Freer & Son, giving the death of Geo. Washington, and the resolutions on the same by Con- gress, probably the only one in exist- ence. Mr. B. came to this county with limited means, and by industry and economy has made a good property and a comfortable home, and is one of the well-to-do farmers of the county. .
Brant, J., far., S. 18; P. O. Garrison. BRANIN, M., farmer, See. 14 ; P. Vinton; was born in New Jersey Aug. 10, 1820 ; came to this county in 1854 ; has 280 acres of land, valued at $9,000. Married for his first wife Margery Elly- son ; she was born in Stark Co., Ohio, in Oct., 1828; mother of four children -W. I., Chester, Alvertis and E. H. For his second wife, married Mary E. Tabor; she was born in Ohio in 1832. Emigrated with his parents from New Jersey when he was 4 years old, and settled in Columbiana Co., Ohio; lived there nine years ; thence to Mahoning Co .; lived there about twenty-one years ; thence to Benton Co., where he has re- sided since; was amongst the earliest settlers of the township ; Mr. H. H. Ellyson and himself were the first set- tlers south of the Grove ; was at the first election in the township, and also helped te organize it. When he came
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to this county, he was a poor man ; but by industry and economy has made him- self and family a good home.
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ATLIN, JAMES E., farmer. Sec. 34 ; P. O. Blairstown.
Carter, J. O., far., S. 23; P. O. Vinton. Chapman, A., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Blairstown. CHINN, JOHN P., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 11; P. O. Vinton ; born in Harrison Co., Ky., June 23, 1824; came to this county June 19, 1850; has 248 acres of land, valued at $12,000. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Married Joanna Bergon in Ken- tucky ; she was born in Kentucky April 19, 1824; mother of four children-Isaac L., Garrett C., John T. and Eddie D. Emigrated from Kentucky to Indiana ; . lived there twenty-six years ; thence to Benton Co., where he has resided since ; helped to organize the township; also was at the first election. Mr. Doan and Mr. Chien are the oldest settlers living in the township.
CLARK, E. H., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 25 ; P. (. Vinton ; was born in Washington Co., N. Y., April 4, 1828; came to this county in 1863 ; has 272 acres of land, valued at $8,000. Belongs to the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Married Mary A. Paige; she was born in New Hampshire June 4, 1844; mother of one child-Sylvia A., born Sept. 6, 1870. Emigrated from New York to Benton Co .; worked on farm and mill for two years ; then crossed the plains to California ; lived there three years ; was three months on the road ; was four years and four months on the salt water ; shipped on board the bark Eugenia in 1851 at New Bedford, Mass .; sailed around Cape Horn; thence to the Pacific Ocean. Mr. Clark makes dairy business a specialty ; has twenty cows (makes butter); his cows in 1877 yielded him 4,868 pounds of butter, for which he received $973.60, averaging nearly $50 per head. Mr. C. is one of the live farmers of the township.
Clifton, John, far., S. 11 ; P. O. Vinton. Clites, Philip, far., S. 9; P. O. Garrison. Colicott, Wm., far., S. 10; P. O. Vinton. Covert, J. V., far., S. 11; P. O. Vinton. Culp, E., far., S. 3; P. O. Vinton.
Culp, Richard, far., Sec. 2; P. O. Vin- ton.
D EAN, AMOS N., farmer, Sec. 4 ; P. O. Vinton.
Dickson, E. S., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Garrison. Dickson, J., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Vinton.
Dickson, W. D., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Vinton. Doan, A. H., far., S. 33; P. O. Blairstown. DOAN, ELIAS, farmer and stock raiser, S. 12; P. O, Vinton ; was born in Washington Co., Ind., June 5, 1814 : came to this county June 24, 1850 ; has 217 acres of land, valued at $8,000 ; held the office of School Director, Town- ship Trustee, etc. Married Catherine Coffman , she was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, March 3, 1827; is the mother of five living children-Thos. C., Florence A., Francis M., Wm. W., George H. Emigrated direct to this county, where he has resided since ; came through with teams, and camped out ; was three weeks making the trip ; came here when Taylor Tp. extended to the Iowa River; was here when it was divided up and helped to organize the town of Big Grove ; was also at the first election ; at the time he came to the county there were not more than ten votes polled in the township, in 1850 ; to do his trading he had to go to Cedar Rapids ; would make a trip without striking a fence; had one son in the 28th Regt. Iowa Inf., Co. A; was in the battles of Vicksburg, Red River Expe- dition, Winchester and Cedar Creek ; was wounded by a musket ball through the thigh; was struck in five places at about the same time. When Mr. D. came here he was poor with the rest of the emigrants, but by good management and economy has made a good home.
DOAN, THOS. C., farmer, Sec. 24 ; P. O. Vinton ; was born in Big Grove Tp., Benton Co., Iowa, Dec. 8, 1850; was the first white male child born in the township ; has eighty acres of land, valued at $3,000. Politics, Republican ; belongs to the M. E. Church. Married Sarah H. Campbell; she was born in Scott Co., Iowa, July 11, 1849. Mrs. D. married for her first husband Pat- rick Donahue, by whom she had five children -Estella, Havilah, Sarah A., Mary E. and Lester C .. Mr. D. is the oldest living resident born in the town- ship, having been born in it.
Donoly, P., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Garrison.
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E' LLYSON, H. H., farmer and stock raiser ; Sec. 13; P. O. Vin- ton ; born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, March 8, 1826 ; came to this county in July, 1854; has 200 acres of land, valued at $6,000. Polities, Republi- can. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Township Assessor and Township Trustee. Belongs to the Friends' Church. Married Sarah Hut- ton ; she was born in Portage Co., Ohio, Nov. 30, 1825; is the mother of four children-Eliza, born Jan. 12, 1846; Willis H., May 7, 1850; Grace H., Feb. 3, 1858 ; Mary A., Sept. 7, 1868. Emigrated direct from Ohio to this county ; was here at the organization of the town ; was also at the first election ; came when there were not more than a dozen inhabitants in the township, it being in its wild state, and he has seen it devel- oped into as fine a farming county as can be found in any State ; Mr. E. has some full blooded Short-Horns ; is one of the lead- ing farmers in the township. Had one son in the 28th Regt. Iowa Vol. Inf. Co. A; enlisted in July, 1862; was in the service only about eight months when he contracted the disease of ty- phoid fever, and died at Helena, Ark., Mr. E. is President of the Eden Fire In- surance Company.
ELLYSON, WILLIS H., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Vinton ; born in Stark Co., Ohio, May 7, 1850; came to this county when he was 4 years old, in 1854 ; has eighty acres of land, valued at $3,000. Politics, Republican. Held the offices of President of the School Board, and School Director. Married Florence Schutts ; she was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., Oct. 27, 1854; mother of one child-Minnie, born Sept. 9, 1875. Raises on an average 1,200 bushels of corn ; 150 bushels of wheat ; 150 bushels oats ; turns off about 25 head of cattle yearly. Mr. E. came here with his parents, and was amongst the earliest settlers in the township.
H LICKINGER, MICHAEL, farmer, See. 3 ; P. O. Garrison. Flickinger, W., far., Sec. 9; P. O. Garri- son.
Forney, P., far., Sec. 8 ; P. O. Garrison. Fry, E., far., Sec. 23 ; P. O Vinton. Fry, James, See. 23; P. O. Vinton.
G Y LEASON, CHARLES, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Garrison.
Gordon, W., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Garrison. Gross, John, far., S. 7 ; P. O. Garrison.
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ALL, HENRY F., farmer, See 9; P. O. Garrison.
Hamilton, R .; far., S. 8 ; P. O. Garrison. Hanna, A. H., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Vinton. Hilke, C., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Garrison. Hoke, G., far., Sec. 29; P. O. Blairstown. Hunt, J. S., far., Sec. 6 ; P. O. Garrison. Hunt, O., far., See. 36 ; P. O. Blairstown. Hussey, B. F., far., S. 29; P.O. Blairstown. TLLIAN, CHARLES, farmer., Sec. 28 ; P. O. Vinton.
JACOBS, J. P., (of J. P. Jacobs & Son), farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 29; P. O. Garrison ; was born in Dover, N. H., Dec. 25, 1821 ; came to this county in March, 1865 ; has 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Has held the office of Town Trustee for seven years. Be- longs to the Friends' Church. For the first wife, married Mariah W. Clow ; she was born in Brunswick, Me. ; by her he had four children-Mary S., I. Orland, Anna M and Abbie S. For his second wife, married Naoma A. El- liott ; she was born in Brunswick, Me., Nov. 5, 1828. Mrs. Jacobs was mar- ried to J. Smith, by whom she had three children-James W., Nellie M. and Katie A. Emigrated from New Hamp- shire to Maine, where he spent the greater part of his life ; thenee to Mus- catine Co., Iowa, in 1863; lived there until he came to Benton Co., where he has followed farming and fine stock raising. Mr. Jacobs has on hand fifteen head of full-blooded Jerseys; had an offer for the herd of $100 per head ; has cows valued at $200; also, has some full-blooded Poland-China pigs, which he has demand for all over the North- west. Any one wanting good stock, will do well to call on him. Can give pedigree of his whole herd, which consists of and can be found on A. J. Herd's book : Lady Annie, No. 1055; Jersey Bell, No. 1021; Lizzie, No. 1485; Rose of Sharon, No. 1483; Maud, No. 1484; Sylvia, No. 2385 ; Fawn, No. 2746; Lady Alice, No. 1054; Macon, No. 1043. Has some of the best Jerseys in the State for size and blood.
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K IPP, J. M., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Gar- rison.
Kline, J., far., S. 8; P. O. Garrison.
Knaack, H., far., S. 28; P. O. Vinton.
Knaack, J., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Vinton.
Krohuke, J. M., far., S. 31; P. O. Gar- rison.
LA RUE, AARON, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Garrison ; born in Virginia Nov. 24, 1800 ; came this county Aug. 3, 1856; has 500 acres of land, valued at $20,000. Married Acenith Harris ; she was born in Knox Co., Ohio ; moth- er of eleven children-Sarah E., Har- riet, Chambers C., Win. H., Isaac N., Thomas P., Mary J., Jesse L., L. N. B., John J. and Edgar A. Emigrated from Virginia to Morrow Co., Ohio, in 1829, where he bought a farm, and cleared up 160 acres with his own hands ; when he commenced there, had $94 in his pocket. Traded his land in Ohio, giving one acre for five of prairie, making a good trade; has as fine a farm as there is in this county ; came to this county overland with teams, and drove stock through ; camped out on the roads ; camped in their wagons until he built a shanty, which he covered with prairie grass, and lived there three or four months. Mr. La Rue has a fine flock of 325 sheep ; also, has some fine stock of Short-Horned Durhams. Has a grove of over seven acres set out with his own hands, and has a greater variety of trees than can be found in the county ; is one of the solid farmers of the Tp. L. N. B. La Rue, his son, has fine farm of 160 acres, valued at $5,000; also, rents his father's farm, and raises, on an av- erage, 100 acres of corn, or 5,000 bush- els ; turns off fifty head of hogs. Is a single man, and starting out with best of prospects.
A RUE, C. C., farmer, Sec. 33; P. - O. Blairstown.
La Rue, Lewis, far., S. 33; P.O. Blairstown. LOUDERBAUGH, HENRY
T., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 16; P. O. Garrison ; was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Nov. 20, 1842 ; eame to this county in 1863 ; has 240 acres of land, valued at $9,000. Held the offices of Town Trustee and Secretary of the School Board. Belongs to the M. E.
Church. Married Mary Parshall ; she was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., Dec. 31, 1846; mother of two living chil- dren-John and James. Emigrated to Benton Co. direct from Pennsylvania, where he has resided since; raises on an average eighty acres 3,200 bushels of corn, 150 bushels of wheat, 600 bushels of oats ; turns off fifty head of hogs and a car load of cattle. His property has been made by his own exertion and industry, and he is one of the enterprising farmers of the township. He enlisted in the 47th Regt. I. V. I. Co. C, sta- tioned at Helena, Ark .; was detailed in the U. S. General Hospital.
Lieb, C., far., S. 28; P. O. Vinton.
Lurch, Jacob, blacksmith, Belle Plaine.
Lynstrum, Chas., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Ga rrison.
cDANIELS, JAMES, far., Sec.
M 4; P. O. Garrison.
McDaniels. W. R., Sec. 4; P. O. Garrison. McEiti, James, far., S. 20 ; P. O. Garrison. McLean, Richard, far., S. 26 ; P. O.Vinton. MCNEAL, J. S., far., Sec 17 ; P. O. Garrison ; born in Ohio in 1842; came to this county in 1866; has 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Married Miss E. F. Bennett; she was born in Ohio ; mother of two children. Mr. M. enlisted in the 1st Ohio Regt., Co. A, in the three months call; afterward enlisted in the 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Co. A ; was at the siege of Vicksburg ; was discharged, by losing voice from exposure, after the capture of Vicks- burg; afterward enlisted in the 136th Ohio National Guards, and stationed at Washington until the close of the war ; was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, at Camp Chase.
Merchant, Jonah, far., S. 4 ; P.O. Garrison. N
OE, ARZA B., far., Sec. 8; P. O. Garrison
Noe, Ben W., far., S. 8 ; P.O. Garrison.
RTEN, FRED, far., Sec. 15 ; P. O. Vinton.
Ottson, Geo., far., S. 32 ; P. O. Blairstown. PAIGE, SAMUEL, farmer, and stock raiser, Sec. 29; P. O. Garrison ; born in Merrimack Co., N. H., Dec. 14, 1832 ; came to this county in the Fall of 1857 ; has 240 acres of land, valued at $10,000. Married Mary M. Schoonover; she was born in New York April, 1835; mother of six
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children - Lucy Ann, Mary Alma, Oliver L., David E., Ira W., John. Emigrated from New Hampshire to Muscatine Co., Iowa, where he lived about three years; thence to Benton Co., where he has resided since ; was among the earliest settlers in the town- ship; when he came there it was in its wild state; there was only one shanty between here and Blairstown, that being a sod shanty built by a man of the name of Kanan. Has a fine grove of seven acres, planted by his own hands ; raises on an average about sixty-five acres of corn yearly or 2,500 bushels ; wheat, 200 bushels; oats, 600 bushels ; turns off seventy head of hogs and about a car load of cattle. Mr. Paige has one of the finest Short-Horn bulls in the county, by which he is improving his stock, and is one of the thriving farmers of the county.
R AMSTEAD, CHARLES, farmer, Sec. 6 ; P. O. Garrison.
Ravenscroft, J. T., far., S. 3: P. O. Vinton. REYNOLDS, WM. T., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 20; P. O. Garrison ; born in Louisiana May 24, 1834 ; has 480 acres of land, valued at $16,000. Married Martha E. Robinson ; she was born in Indiana in March, 1842; is the mother of three children-Charles F., Wm. T., Jr., and Mary E. His father was born in Bourbon Co., Ky .; his father went to Louisiana shortly after the purchase from France, where the subject of this sketch was born; from Louisiana he came to La Porte Co., Ind., thence to Michigan, where he lived about twenty years ; thenee to Benton Co., Iowa, where he has resided since ; he raises on an average (ycarly) 160 acres of corn, or 6,000 bushels ; wheat, 800 bushels ; oats, 600 bushels; turns off eighty head of hogs yearly ; keeps fifty head of cattle. Mr. Rey- nolds came here with limited means, and and has risen to be amongst the wealthi- est farmers in the township.
Richards, J. C., far., S. 17 ; P O. Garrison' Richards, R. R., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Garrison. Rolfs, J. L., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Blairsto . n. Roszell, J. S., far., S. 36; P. O. Blairstown. Rupp. Henry, far., S. 25; P. O. Vinton. SEMLER, JOHN, farmer ; S. 19; P. O. Garrison.
Shrader, F., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Blairstown. SHAW, J. C., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Garrison ; born in Ohio Nov. 11, 1837 ; came to this county in 1855 ; has 120 acres of land, valued at $3,600. Enlisted in the 13th Ohio Regt. Vol. Inf., Co. H; was in the service nearly five years ; was mustered into the service at Camp Denison, Ohio; was in the battles of Carneyfax Ferry, Fayetteville, thence to Louisville, Ky., from thenec to Bowling Green, thence to Nashville, Tenn .; was at the battle of Shiloh, Chattanooga, thence back to Louisville, Ky ; battle of Perryville, Stone River, Mumfordsville, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Dalton, Cassville, Resaca, Kenesa w Mountain, Atlanta Ferry, Lovejoy Station ; was with Thomas after Hood in several skirmishes, Pulaski, Franklin, Spring Hill, Nashville, and at Devil's Gap ; was in seventeen regular engagements ; was mustered out at San- town, Tex. ; was once taken prisoner at the battle of Stone River, but sue- ceeded in escaping.
Shultz, H. M., far., S. 26; P. O. Vinton. Snyder, A., far., S. 7, P. O. Garrison. Snyder, M., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Garrison. Stadle, L., far., Sec. 18 ; P. O. Garrison. Stadle, R., far., Sec. 18; P. O. Garrison. Stredluer, J., far., Sec. 29 ; P. O. Garrison. Sturtz, John, far., Sec. 9 ; P. O. Garrison. THOMPSON, J. M., far., Sec. 9; P. O. Garrison.
Todd, Thos., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Garrison. CAN BUSKIRK, J, far., Sec. 5 ; P. V O. Garrison.
VANNICE, A. V., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2; P. O. Vinton; born in Shelby Co., Ky., Aug. 8, 1821 ; came to this county in 1853; has 585 acres land, valued at $17,550. Married Rachel Kerlin ; she was born in Henry Co., Ky., Jan. 14, 1827; mother of eight living children-Mary, Henry C., George A., Katie C., Edmund H., Leah R., James A., Isaac W. Emigrated from Kentucky to Indiana in 1822, where he resided until 1853, when he came to Benton Co., where he has re- sided since; was here at the organiza- tion of the town; at the first election also ; helped to organize the first school district ; was Secretary of the Board and levied the first tax and collected the
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same; the first school house was built in District No. 1; Mr. V. donated the land, and also for the Presbyterian cem- etery and Presbyterian Church and parsonage; gave eight acres of land in all ; all it cost the township and District was the making-out of the deeds. Mr. V. was raised an Old School Presbyte- rian ; his belief at present is Calvanistic Baptist. When he came here there were only two houses or shanties between him and Vinton, or a house between him and Shellsburg; came here when the prairies were wild, and has seen them developed to one of the finest farming counties in the State; has a fine farm and good home, and is one of the enterprising farmers of the county. Varney, N. H., far., S. 29 ; P.O. Garrison. W "ARD, F. M., far., Sec. 16; P. O. Garrison.
WARD, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Garrison; born in Licking Co., Ohio, May 16, 1831 ; came to this county in 1866; has 320 acres of land, valued at $10,000. Married Mary Hayes ; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio ; she is mother of six children- Frances M., Martha R., William E., Albert C., Elizabeth and John. Emi- grated from Pennsylvania to Ogle Co., Ill .; lived there fifteen years; thence to Benton Co., Iowa, where he has resided since ; raises on an average, eighty acres -- corn, 4,000 bushels ; wheat, 300 bush- els ; oats, 500; turns off 60 head of hogs, and two car loads of cattle. Mr. W. has
a fine farm of one-half of a section, situated in a fine county and is one of the solid farmers of the county.
Wean, G. E., far., S. 13; P. O. Vinton. Wean, S., far., Sec. 13; P. O. Vinton. Weba, Geo., far., Sec. 1 ; P. O. Vinton. Wright, G. H., far., S. 24 ; P. O. Vinton. WRIGHT, HENRY, farmer, Sec.
24; P. O. Vinton; was born in En- gland June 9, 1821; came to this country in 1842, and to this county in 1872; has 364 acres land, valued at $10,900. Republican ; held the office of Township Trustee two years. Mar- ried Elizabeth Thomas ; she was born in Wales Sept. 14, 1831; mother of three living children-George H., born July 5, 1851; John . W., Dec. 22, 1855 ; Angeline, Nov. 30, 1857. Emi grated from England to Posey Co., Ind .; lived there two years; thence to Iowa Co., Wis .; lived there twenty-six years ; thence to Benton Co., where he has re- sided since; raises on an average, 90 to 100 acres -- corn 4,000 bushels yearly ; wheat, 1.500 bushels ; oats, 400 bushels ; flax, 166 bushels ; barley, 400 bushels ; turns off about 60 head of hogs yearly. Mr. W. has a good home, plenty of fruit of the choicest varieties, such as strawberries, raspberries, grapes, etc .; is one of the sound farmers of the town- ship. Mr. W. has just returned from his native country, perfectly willing to make America his home.
Wright, J. M., far., S. 24; P. O. Vinton. Wyman, T. F., far., S. 14 ;. P. O. Vinton.
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A NDERSON, M., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Florence.
ARMSTRONG, T. G., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Shellsburg ; born in Ireland in 1828; came to this county in 1857 ; has 900 acres of land, valued at $27,000. Married Sarah Fawcett ; she was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1842; their children are John, Charles, George, William J., Hattie, May, Newton G., Mary J., Louis N. and Mina. Emi- grated from Ireland in 1850 to Harrison Co., Ohio ; thence to Muskingum Co .; thence to Coshocton Co., Ohio ; lived there one and a half years; thence to Poweshiek Co., Iowa ; entered 160 acres of land; thence to Henry Co., Ill .; lived there four years; thence to Linn Co., Iowa, where he resided two years ; thence to Benton Co., where he has re- sided since ; turns off forty to fifty head of cattle and one hundred head of hogs. When he came to this county he was a poor boy; had only $25; by in- dustry and good management he has made a good home, and is one of the wealthiest farmers in the township.
B ANMGACRTEL, FRANK, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Shellsburg.
BARNELL, A. G., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Shelby Co., Ind., May 20, 1839; has 268 acres of land, valued at $8,000. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Married Elizabeth J. Youel ; she was born in Montgomery Co., Ind., Jan. 25, 1839 ; they have five living children- Viola, Gorden Y., Eslaline, Asa H. and Dwight K. Emigrated to Indiana when he was a child ; thence to Illinois ; lived there six years; thence to Indiana again ; stayed seven years; thence to Stark Co., Ill .; lived there seven years ; from thence to the Rocky Mountains ; stayed there about a year ; thence back to Illinois, and from there to Benton Co., where he has resided since. Enlisted Co. I, 20th Iowa V. I .; was in the bat- tles of Cane Hill, Ark .; siege of Vicks- burg, siege of Ft. Morgan, siege of Ft. Blakely ; was mustered out at Mobile, and was discharged at Clinton, Iowa. Mr. B. has a fine farm, and is
one of the sound farmers of the town- ship.
BEATTY, CHARLES, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 11; P. O. Palo, Linn Co .; was born in Ireland in 1833 ; came to this country in 1850; has 400 acres of land, valued at $16,000. Has held the office of Town Trustee and Town Clerk. Married for his first wife, Mary McAlester ; she was the mother of four living children-John M., Charles E., Annie and Ella. Mrs. B. died Aug. 2, 1864. For his second wife, married Catherine Wheelen ; she was born in Ireland in 1848; she is the mother of one child-William, born Dec. 1, 1877. Emigrated from Ireland in 1850 to Iowa, where he has resided since ; raises on an average 2,000 bushels of corn yearly, and turns off sixty head of hogs ; feeds a car load of steers ; has a fine prairie farm in one of the best counties in the State of Iowa. Came here when the prairies were wild, and has seen them developed to one of the finest farming counties in the West. Is one of the solid farmers in the township.
Beatly, James, far., S. 12; P. O. Palo. Black will, G. W., far., S. 12; P. O. Cedar Rapids.
Bratton, R., far., S. 10; P. O. Shellsburg. Bratton, W. L., farmer; P. O. Shellsburg. Burdick, G., far., S. 4 ; P. O. Shellsburg.
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