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YOUCH, A., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. C
Robin.
Craig, A. F., far., Sec. 20; P. O. Robin. AEBEL, C., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Shellsburg. D
DAVIS, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Shellsburg ; born in Baden, Ger- many, Dec. 1, 1837 ; came to the county in 1863; has 365 acres of land, valued at $14,600. Politics, Democrat. Held the offices of Township Supervisor, Jus- tice of the Peace and Town Clerk. Mar- ried Louisa Baker ; she was born in Prussia Feb. 17, 1838; mother of six children-Henry, born May 30, 1862 ; Mary, born Oct. 29, 1864; Lena, born March 30. 1867; Bertha, born Dec. 22, 1869; Louisa, born Dec. 13, 1873 ; Elizabeth, born June 13, 1876. Emigrated from Germany to De
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Kalb Co., Ill .; lived there one year, then went to Linn Co., Iowa, where he re- mained nine years; thence to Benton Co., where he has resided since. Mr. D. is one of the leading men of the town- ship ; when he came here, he was a poor man ; had not a dollar in his pocket, but by good management has made a good property.
Dixon, D., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Robin. DOEBEL, CHRISTIAN, farm- er and stock raiscr, Sec. 8; P. O. Shells- burg; born in Germany May 5, 1821 ; came to the county in 1857; has 496 acres of land, valued at $15,000. Poli- tics, Republican. Held the office of School Trustee, etc. Married Mary Busacker ; she was born in Germany Feb. 2, 1838; mother of five living children-Mary, Annie, Eliza, Charley and George. Emigrated in 1852, from Germany to New Orleans ; stopped there a short time; thence to Davenport Iowa; then went to Dubuque and worked through the Winter chopping cord wood and splitting rails ; afterward worked on the Ill. Cen. R. R., about four months; then went to Louisiana and worked in the swamps, floating tim- ber, where he made $400 in gold, where he got his start ; came to Benton Co., entered his land in 1854, and in 1857, came to Fremont Township, where he has remained since, and has accumulated a fine property.
E ALGEN, H., farmer; P. O. Shells- burg.
Fawcett, W. H., far., S. 7; P. O. Shellsburg. FAWCETT, A. H., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Shellsburg ; was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, April 30, 1842 ; came to this county in the Spring of 1856; has 175 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Be- longs to the Presbyterian Church. Has held the office of Tp. Assessor, etc. Married Charlotte Porter ; she was born in Montgomery Co., Ind., Oct. 21, 1845; mother of three children-William A., born Nov. 13, 1867; Albert L., born Dec. 21, 1869 ; Myrtia A., born Sept. 13, 1875. Mr. F. emigrated to this county with his parents when he was 14 years old ; his father, Jonathan Faw- cett, George F., John Sharp, Taylor F. Farmer, Samuel Piggott and Andrew Gibbons were the first settlers in the
township ; the first election ever held in the township, was held at his father's house, in 1857; the town was organ- ized by the above-named men ; the town was named by Jonathan Fawcett the year that Fremont run for President ; had some trouble in getting it through, as there was a majority of Democrats in the township. Mr. Fawcett came here when the country was wild, and has seen it developed into one of the finest coun- ties in the State ; has a good farm and a comfortable home.
FAWCETT, GEORGE, retired farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Shellsburg ; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Jan. 18, 1813; came to this county in 1855 ; has forty acres of land, valued at $2,000. Has held nearly all the town offices. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Married Mary A. Hains ; she was born in Bel- mont Co., Ohio ; mother of seven living children-Sarah (now Mrs. T. G. Arm- strong), Wm. H., Ellen (now Mrs. Cald- well), Isoriah (now Mrs. L. P. Weath- erwax), Rachel (now Mrs. A. T. Weath- erwax), Mary (now Mrs. C. W. Taylor) and George H. Emigrated from Ohio to Linn Co., Iowa ; lived there one year ; thence to Benton Co .; when he came to the township there were only three fam- ilies in the township ; was one of the six men who organized the town, and was the man who proposed its name ; was at the first election, when there were only between six and eight votes polled. Had two sons in the Union army-John and Wm. H .; John was in the 100-day serv- ice ; served his time out, but died on his way home; Wm. H. enlisted in the 13th I. V. I., Co. G ; was in the battles of Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing, siege of Corinth, siege of Vicksburg, Iuka, Jackson, siege of Atlanta; was under fire forty days, when he was taken pris- oner July 22, 1864, taken to Anderson- ville prison, kept there four months, then taken to Florence, S. C., and endured all the privations a man could and live. Mr. Fawcett located 760 acres of land when he came here, and has handled more or less ever since he came.
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Fix, Jacob, far., S. 16 ; P. O. Shellsburg. Freeman, A. H., far., S. 3; P.O. Shellsburg. Fritz, John, far., Sec. 21 ; P. O. Robin. Fritz, Peter, far., Sec. -; P. O. Robin.
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G ASSER, JACOB, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Shellsburg. 1
Gonguer, C., far., Sec. 36; P. O. Robin.
Gonguer, J., far., Sec. 36 ; P. O. Robin. Gonguer, S., far., See. 25 ; P. O. Robin. H P. O. Cedar Rapids.
AGEN, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 13;
HAGEN, JOSEPH, farmer and stock raiser, See. 11; P. O. Shellsburg; was born in Ireland in 1825 ; came to this county in 1857; has 320 acres of land, valued at $10,200. Polities, Dem- ocrat. Married Margaret Dixon ; she was born in Ireland in 1828; mother of' five children-Jennie, born Feb. 7, 1859; Mamie, born April 16, 1861 ; John D., born March 12, 1863 ; Harry, born July 4, 1865; Josie, born June 12, 1867. Emigrated from Ireland to New York ; lived there about four years; thence to Benton Co., where he has resided sinee. When he came to this county he was a poor man, with nothing but his hands a good, rugged constitution, and a good will ; he tackled these raw prairies, and now he has a farm of 320 acres under good cultivation, paid for, and is one of the well-to-do farmers in the county ; raises, on an average, yearly, about 4,000 bushels of corn, 700 of oats, and turns off about eighty head of hogs; has received as high as $1,600 a year for hogs; has a splendid stock farm, well watered.
Hamilton, J., far., S. 4 ; P. O. Shellsburg. Hamilton, J. S., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Robin. Hanson, H., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Shellsburg. Hæck, Paul, far. ; P. O. Robin.
Holend, L., far., S. 29 ; P. O. Robin.
Hopple, G., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Robin.
Hopple, H., far., S. 22 ; P. O. Robin.
Hopple, Peter, far., S. 14 ; P. O. Robin. T BLE, H., far., S. 10 ; P. O. Shellsburg.
TANSON, OLE T., far., S. 29; P. O. Robin.
JOHNSON, DAVID, retired farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 14; P. O. Cedar Rapids ; was born in Ireland in 1815 ; came to this county in 1854; has 400 acres of land, valued at $12,000. Mar- ried Eliza Dixon, who was born in Ire- land in 1825; is the mother of eight living children-Mary, Annie, John, Jane, Sadie, David, William, Charles Orr. Emigrated from Ireland in 1844
to Coshocton Co., Ohio; lived there ten years ; thence to Benton Co., where he has resided since ; there were only seven families in the township when he came ; was in the township at the time of its organization ; he came here in an early day and located 400 acres of land, and has brought it from the wild prairie to one of the best cultivated farms in the township; has one of the finest spring branches running through his farm ; would make a fine place for a trout pond in this part of the State. Came here a poor man, and by his own exertions has made a fine property.
Johnson, Jacob. far., S. 32; P. O. Robin. Johnson, J. A., S. 14 ; P. O. Cedar Rapids. Johnson, John, far .; S. 14; P. O. Cedar Rapids.
Johnson, J. D., far., S. 14; P. O. Cedar Rapids.
Johnson, J. J., far., S. 14; P. O. Shells- burg.
Johnson, L. F., far., S. 28; P. O. Robin. JONES, JAMES M., farmer and fine stock raiser, Sec. 14; P. O. Shells- burg; was born in Coshocton Co., Ohio, Oct. 2, 1835 ; came to this county in the Fall of 1855 ; has 205 acres of land, valued at $8,000. Belongs to the Pres- byterian Church. Married for his first wife, Janette Fink ; she was born in Crawford Co., Penn., and was mother of one child. For his second wife, mar- ried Mary Irving; she was born in Che- nango Co., N. Y., Dec. 14, 1837 ; moth- er of four living children-Harry, born March 14, 1869 ; Clarence, Dec. 15, 1870; Jennie M., June 4, 1873, and Elmer F., Oct. 23, 1865. Mr. Jones enlisted in the 28th Iowa V. I., Com- pany H; was in thirteen regular bat- tles-Ft. Gibson, Raymond, Champion Hills, Black River and siege of Vicks- burg ; was under fire for fifty days ; was detached at Vicksburg as Hospital Stew- ard on account of sickness, where he re- mained about ten months ; afterward, joined the regiment at New Orleans; thence by water to Washington, D. C .; then to the Shenandoah Valley, where they joined Sheridan ; was at Bolivar Heights and Cedar Creek ; saw Sheridan when he came in from Winchester on his twenty-mile ride; was with the regi- ment until it was mustered out; was at
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the suri ender of Johnston. Since the war, has been in the farming business ; makes fine stock a specialty-the Ches- ter White blood ; raised one pig, which, when he was forty days old, weighed 533 pounds. Has a fine place, and has made it by his own exertions.
K IIMM, GUSTUS, far., S. 23; P. O. Florence.
Kunstuff, H., far., S. 19; P. O. Robin.
Kuhlman, H. E., far., S. 3; P. O. Shells- burg.
Krahling, C., far., S. 26; P. O. Robin.
Krahling, J. P., far., S. 16; P. O. Robin. Krumm, J., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Robin.
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ARSEN, SAREN, far., S. 32 ; P. O. Robin.
Ludwickson, J., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Shells- burg.
Ludwickson. M., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Robin. cGREGOR, A., far., S. 26 ; P. O.
M Robin.
McGragur, T., far., S. 26 ; P. O.
McKechnic, P., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Robin.
McLeod, H., far., S. 12; P. O. Palo.
McLeod, M., far., Sec 12 ; P. O. Palo. McLead, W., far., S. 11 ; P.O. Shellsburg. Mason, Thomas, Sec. 32.
Mette, A., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Robin.
Mitchell, H., far., S. 24 ; P. O. Robin.
Mitchell, W., far., S. 36; P. O. Fairfield. Murphy, S., far. ; P. O. Shellsburg. Murphy, S., far., S. 16 ; P. O. Robin.
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Murphy, R., far., S. 16 ; P. O. Shellsburg. TEES, OLE O., far., Sec. 29 ; P. O. Robin.
Nicademus, C., far., S. 16; P.O. Shellsburg. O 'HARA, EDWARD, far., Sec. 18 ; P. O. Cedar Rapids.
Olsen. Peter, far., Sec. 30 ; P. O. Robin. OWENS, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Palo; born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Aug. 21, 1842 ; has 490 acres of land, valued at $14,700. Mar- ried Ruth Ann Scott ; born in Cedar Co., Iowa, June 28, 1848; mother of four children-John A., born Oct. 18, 1869; Carrie M., March 2, 1871; Mary M., Feb. 5, 1873 ; Charles A., Sept. 23, 1877. Emigrated to Cedar Co., Iowa, in 1851 ; lived there eighteen years, then came to this county. En- listed in the 35th I. V. I., Co. H ; went in the service as a private, and was pro- moted to Sergeant ; was in the service nearly three years ; was in the battles of
Jackson, Miss., siege of Vicksburg, second battle of Jackson, Fort De Rucy, on the Red River Expedition, Fort De Glaze, Lake Chick and Tupelo, Miss., where he received a severe wound in the leg ; carried the bullet in his leg eighteen months ; came near losing his leg ; was laid up nearly two years.
P ERKENS, RUSSELL, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Robin. Peterson, Hans, Sec. 30.
PORTER, W. M., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2; P. O. Shellsburg; was born in Montgomery Co., Ind., Sept. 15, 1839; came to this county in 1863; has 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Politics, Republican. Held the office of Justice of the Peace. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Married Susan M. Wilson ; she was born in Indiana July 3, 1841 ; mother of four living children. Enlisted Sept. 16, 1861, in the 10th Ind. Regt., Co. B; was at the battle of Mill Springs, Ky .; was wounded by a minie ball, taking away thumb and second finger ; was discharged on account of wounds received in battle ; was commissioned as Captain of a militia company of Indiana ; also held commis- sion from the Governor of Iowa as Captain of Co. K, Iowa National Guards. Mr. P. has a good farm and a comforta- ble home.
PRATT, M. S., farmer and stock raiser S. 3; P. O. Shellsburg; was born in Chittenden Co., Vt., June 26, 1843 ; came to this county in 1856; has 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Married Mary Youel ; she was born in Montgom- ery Co., Ind., Nov. 21, 1846; mother of four children-Bertha, born July 22, 1868 ; Clara, born Dec. 10, 1869; Frank E., born Aug. 6, 1874 ; Thomas A., born Jan. 30, 1877. Enlisted in the 5th I. V. I., Co. G ; was in the serv- ice nearly five years; was at the siege of Corinth ; was in the battles of Iuka, Corinth, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills, siege of Vicksburg, and Mission Ridge, where he was taken prisoner, and taken to Richmond, Va .; was in Libby Prison a short time, and then taken to Bell Island; stayed there three months, thence to Andersonville ; was there six months, thence to Millen,
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Ga., where he stayed three months; was 1
exchanged at Savannah ; while at Bell Island, he suffered terribly with the cold ; was taken to Andersonville in the Spring ; there were thirteen captured out of the same company, but only five ever lived to get home ; has seen as high as one hundred die in a day ; has seen them taken out in wagon loads, and would bring their ration of meal chuek in the same wagon ; has seen men brought in all chewed up with bloodhounds; has seen Capt. Wirz, hundreds of times; while at Bell Island men brought in with nothing but their shirts and draw- ers in the Winter, the rebels having rob- bed them of their clothing.
Primrose, J., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Robin. Putnam, G. G., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Shells- burg.
R INDERKNECHT, CARL, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Robin.
Rinderknecht, C., far., S. 29; P. O. Robin. Rinderknecht, F., far. S. 27 ; P. O. Robin. Rinderknecht, G., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Robin. Rinderknecht, J., far., S. 29 ; P. O. Robin. Rinderknecht, M., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Robin. Rinderknecht, W., far., S. 23 ; P.O. Robin. Roseburg, C. H., far., S. 17; P. O. Shells- burg.
S YCHLOTTERBACK, G., far., S. 21; P. O. Robin.
Schneekloth, D., far., S. 3; P. O. Shells- burg.
Schultz, J., far., S. 5 . P. O. Shellsburg. Sehraeder, G., far., S. 32; P. O. Robin.
Schrim, M., far., S. 20; P. O. Robin.
Sheeler, A., far., S. 24; P. O. Robin. Sheeler, W., far., S. 14 ; P. O. Shellsburg. Sheely, J., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Shellsburg. Shener, Fred., far., S. 16; P. O. Robin. SMILEY, E. A., far., S. 2; P. O. Shellsburg; was born in Bradford Co., Penn., Dec. 17, 1842; came to this county in 1866 ; has 160 acres of land, valued at $5,600. Politics, Greenback. Held the office of Assessor two years. Married M. A. Viles; she was born in Indiana ; she is the mother of two chil- dren-Gordon M., born Oct. 13, 1869, and Bruce C., born Sept. 10, 1876. Came from Pennsylvania to De Kalb Co., Ill .; lived there seven years ; thence to Cedar Rapids ; lived there one year ; thence to Benton Co. Mr. S. has a fine prairie farm in one of the best farming
counties in the State, or United States ; raises on an average about 1,300 bushels of corn yearly, 400 bushels of wheat and 400 bushels of oats. Came here twelve years ago, and by industry and good management has made a good home.
Sminke, Jacob, far., S 22; P. O. Robin. Smith, Fred., far., S. 20; P. O. Robin. Smith, F. H., far., S. 8; P. O. Shellsburg. Sprenberger, H., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Robin. Stewart, Wm. A., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Robin. STEWART, W. A., farmer and stock rasier; Sec. 28; P. O. Robin ; was born in Feb., 1825 ; came to this coun- ty in 1854; has 400 acres of land, val- ued at $15,000. Politics, Republican. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Town Trustee. He married Cathe- rine Cashew; she was born May 10, 1838 ; she is the mother of seven ehil- dren-Mary E., Maggie L., Esther, Alice, William H., John D. and Fannie. Mr. S. raises on an average 100 aeres of corn (4,000 bushels), 100 acres of wheat (1,200 bushels) and 500 bushels of oats; turns off fifty head of hogs yearly. Helped to organize the townships of Florence and Fremont ; built the first house in the township. Came here poor, amongst the earliest settlers, but by good management and industry has made a good home, and is one of the State's sound farmers.
Stow, J. O., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Blairstown. T
TAYLOR, C. W., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Shellsburg.
Tivedt, J. J., far., S. 30; P. O. Robin.
AGNER, OTTO, far .; Sec. 5 ; P. O. W Robin.
Weatherwax, A. T., far., S. 8; P. O. Shellsburg.
Weatherwax, C., far., S. 12; P. O. Cedar Rapids.
Weatherwax, J., far., S. 12; P. O. Cedar Rapids.
Weatherwax, J. C., far. ; P. O. Shellsburg. Weatherwax, L. P., far., S. 9; P. O. Shellsburg.
Weatherwax, M., far., S. 12; P. O. Cedar Rapids.
Weatherwax, T., far., S. 12; P. O. Cedar Rapids.
Weger, Chris., far., S. 5; P. O. Shellsburg.
Wendel, Conrad, far., S. 28; P. O. Robin. Wieneke, C., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Robin. Wikre, J., far., S. 29; P. O. Robin.
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Witterreck, H., far., S. 6; P. O. Shellsburg. WOODS, JOHN C., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Shellsburg; born Aug. 12, 1843; came to this county in 1839. Married Jane L. Bennett; she was born Nov. 5, 1855; is the mother of two children-Magnolia and May Bell. Enlisted in the 31st Regt. Iowa V. I., Co. I; was in the battles of Arkansas Post, Chickasaw Bayou, siege of Vicks- burg, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, with Sherman on the march to the sea, and at the surrender of Johnston ; was in twenty- two regular battles ; was mustered out at Savannah, Ga., and discharged at Dav- enport, Iowa.
Y OUEL, J. L., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4; P. O. Shellsbnrg; born in Montgomery County, Ind., Feb. 26, 1835; came to this county in 1864; has 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Politics, Republican. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Township Collector, Township Treas- urer and Assessor. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. For his first wife, married Rachel Chambers ; she was born in Virginia Jan. 28, 1841; is the mother of two children-Jane E., born Sept. 3, 1860; William C., born Oct. 18th, 1862 ; for his second wife, married Ruth A. Tarpenning; she was born in Ohio April 17, 1844; has five living children-James M., born July 6, 1867 ; Addie, born Sept. 24, 1869 ; Blair T., born Oet. 8, 1871; John E., born Sept. 13, 1874 ; Charles D., born Jan. 5, 1877. Emigrated to Benton Co. with his father, where he has lived since ; when he came here fourteen
years ago there was any amount of wild prairie; thought it wouldn't be settled up for years, and could have a cattle. range as long as he wanted. Mrs. Youel came to the county in 1852, and settled in Parker's Grove with her par- ents; at that time there was not a family in Fremont Tp., and in the time she has been here has seen the prairies developed into one of the finest of farming countries.
YOUEL, J. W. B., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 3; P. O. Shellsburg ; was born in Rockbridge Co., Va., Dec. 8, 1816; came to this county in the Spring of 1860 ; has 174 acres of land, valued at $7,000. Politics, Republican. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace, As- sessor and Tp. Trustee. Is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Married Hannah S. Pogue of Mason Co., Ky .; she was born April 17, 1817 ; mother of ten children, eight of whom are liv- ing-Elizabeth J., Amanda E., Dixon, Mary S., Charlotte A., Margaret E., Fannie S., William H. and John C. Mr. Youel emigrated from Virginia in 1830, to Indiana ; lived there thirty years, then came to Benton Co., where he has resided since ; when he first came here, there were but few people in the township; and at the first election he attended, there were only eighteen votes. polled ; assessed the township in 1862; did it in two days and a half; raises on an average yearly, 2,500 bushels of eorn, 1,000 bushels of wheat, and 800 bushels of oats ; has a good prairie farm, and is one of the sound farmers of the town- ship.
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A LWOOD, NICHOLAS, farmer, S. 12; P. O. Garrison. AGLEY, W. GEO., farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Garrison.
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BACHMAN, EDWARD, farmer. Sec. 23; P. O. Garrison ; born in Ger- many in 1844 ; emigrated to America in 1851, and to Benton Co. in 1868; owns 662 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Margaret Gothardt in 1853; she was born in Germany in 1835 : mother of seven children- Earnest, Laura, Anna, Alfred, Ulysses, Wanda and Rudolph. Mr. B. landed in New York with $8, 86 of it being counterfeit, and cannot be bought out to-day for $30,000.
Banghart, C. S., far., S. 19; P. O. Dysart. Bates, C. F., P. O. Dysart.
BATES, KIMBLE, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Dysart ; born in Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1829; came to Benton Co. in 1854; owns 170 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Sarah M. Safer, in 1851 ; she was born in Erie Co., Ohio, in 1832; they have three children-Horace K., Charles F. and Lewis E. Township Clerk, Justic and School Director. Member of the Pres- byterian Church. He enlisted in the 16th I. V. I., Jan. 5, 1864 ; partici- pated in the battles of Atlanta, Kene- saw Mountain, and skirmishes without number. Mr. Bates was here before the town was organized as a township, and one of those who signed the petition. Blough, Joseph, far., S. 24; P. O. Garrison. BOYD, G. L., farmer, S. 4; P. O. Dysart ; born in the city of New York in 1855; removed to Benton Co. in . 1855 ; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $30 per acre.
Brennisen, Edward; P. O. Dysart. Bridge, Joseph, far., S. 25 ; P. O. Garrison. Bridge, Thomas ; P. O. Garrison. Brown, M. D., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Dysart. Brown, W. H., far., Sec. 3; P. O. Dysart. Burrows, J. B., S. 9 ; P. O. Dysart. HAPMAN, R., farmer.
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farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Dysart ; born in England in 1827 ; emigrated to America
in 1854, and to Benton Co. in 1865 ; has eighty acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Hannah Gadd in 1854; she was born in England in 1829 ; died in 1863, leaving two chil- dren-Anna M. and William S. Mr. C. married Mrs. Anna Nichols in 1870. Republican in politics. Township Trustee ; member of the M. E. Church since 1861. Enlisted in the 28th Wis. V. I. in 1862; transferred to the regu- lar army in 1863, the 12th U. S. I .; participated in the battles of the Wilder- ness, Laurel Hill, Spottsylvania, Mine Run, and other principal battles ; mus- tered out Aug. 1865, at Richmond.
Clark, D. A., far., Sec. 17 ; P. O. Dysart. CLAYTON, F. H., P. O. Dysart ; born in Montpelier, Vt., in 1867 ; re- moved to Mitehell Co., Iowa, 1860 ; then went to Fayette Co., Iowa, in 1865; and then went to Linn Co., in 1867; then went to Benton Co., in 1873. Married Hattie A. Shoemaker in 1874 ; she was born in Granville, Mercer Co .. Penn., in 1876 ; they have one child-Hattie, born Jan. 1, 1877. He enlisted in the 34th I. V. I., in 1862; participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Mobile, Fort Blakely, and other sieges ; mustered out in 1865.
Coots, A., far., Sec. 24; P. O. Garrison. Conley, R .. Sr., far., See. 7; P. O. Dysart. CONLEY, RHESA, farmer, Sec.
12; P. O. Dysart ; born in Brown Co., Ohio, in 1821 ; removed to Johnson Co., Ind., in 1828; thence to Benton Co., in 1850; owns ninety acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Mary Brown in 1843; she was born in Colum- bus, Ohio, in 1829 ; their children are Hannibal, Mary, Eliza, Jane, James M., Rhesa, Jr., Electa Ann, Elizabeth and John P. Maria died in 1857. Mar- ried Sarah Wheelden in 1867; she was born in Johnson Co., Ind., in 1845; left two children-Emma and Newell. Mr. Conley was among the early settlers of the county. Democratic. Cork, J. B., P. O. Dysart.
DR EHRKWP, A., farmer, See. -; P. O. Dysart. Denica, A., far., Sec. 34 ; P. O. Garrison.
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DICKINSON, G. W., farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Dysart ; born in Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1839 ; removed to Benton Co. in 1869; owns 230 acres of land, val- ued at $35 per aere. Married Maranda Strickland Oct. 25, 1865; she was born in Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1842; they have three children-Hattie, born Nov. 29, 1869 ; Bryant, born Nov. 23, 1872; Fay, born April 30, 1877. Re- publiean. Enlisted in the 5th New York Artillery, in 1862; was in fortifi- cations at Washington fourteen months, and detached to United States Coast Survey, Sth Missouri ; went to Mary- land Heights, Md., in 1863, and was there at time of Early's raid through the Shenandoah Valley ; served on non- commission staff as a non-commission offieer; was mustered out in June, 1865. DIMIT, ROBERT, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Dysart ; born in Westmore- land Co., Penn., in 1834; removed to Pittsburgh, Penn., in 1865 ; keeping books for State, Mondon & Tate, until 1871, then came to Benton Co .; has 120 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Miss M. J. Steen in 1870 ; she was born in Mercer Co., Penn., in 1836. Republican. Township Clerk four years, and holds the office now. Mr. and Mrs. Dimit are members of the Union Presbyterian Church. He en- listed in 1862, in the 123d Penn. V. I. ; participated in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chaneellorsville ; mustered out in 1863.
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