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W ARD, GEORGE F., far., S. 29. Weeks, Jas., far., Sec. 30.
WALKER, ISAAC, far., S. 34; born in Bedford Co., Penn., in 1844. Married Minerva Scroggy in 1866; she was born in Northumberland Co., Penn., in 1843; came to this county the same year of their marriage, and settled in Eagle Township, where he lived one season, when he moved on his present estate of 153 acres, valued at $50 per acre. In 1863, he enlisted in the 21st Penn. Cav., Co. E, and served eight months; re-enlisted in 1864, in the 205th Penn. Regt., Co. E, and served eleven months ; participated in the bat- tles of Fort Steadman, Pittsburg and others and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Charles R., Nettie A., Isaac M., Mollie A. and Minerva M. are their children.
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(P. O. WATERLOO.)
ALBERT, JACOB, farmer, Sec. 2; born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1818. Married Florence Beptine in 1854; she was born in Saxony, Germany, in 1830; they have five children-John P., Au- gusta A., Viola I., George H. and Ella M. Came to this country in 1849, and first settled in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., and in 1857 emigrated to this county, first settling in Mt. Vernon Tp .; and in April, 1865, settled on his present farm of sixty-six acres, valued at $40 per acre. Are members of the First Baptist Church.
ALDRICH, RELIEF C., farming, Sec. 20 ; widow of Truman Aldrich, who was born in Utica, N. Y., in November, 1829 ; they were married in July, 1873, and he died in September, 1877; her maiden name was Relief C. Hills, and she was born in Chautauqua Co. N. Y., in 1838 ; came to this county in 1872, and settled in the city of Waterloo, where they resided until 1876, when they moved on their present estate, con- sisting of 120 acres, valued at $35 per acre ; also owns a market in the city, and four dwellings. He was also en- gaged in the purchase of tax titles, in which he carried on an extensive busi- ness. Have one child-Truman, Jr.
AKERMEANT, GEO., farmer, Sec. 23; born in England in 1849, and came to this country in 1863, and set- tled in this county the same year. Mar- ried Annie Roler in 1868; she was born in New Jersey in 1850; have three children-Mary J., born June 9, 1869; Joseph, born May 10, 1872; Sarah E., born Sept. 25, 1875. Settled on his present place in 1875, where he has since made it his home.
B ALL, R. D., farmer, S. 31.
BACOM, JESSE, farmer, Sec. 28; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1817. Married Mary Mc- Clintock Feb. 18, 1841; she was born in Allegheny Co., Penn., in 1820 ; came to this State in 1858, and settled in Du- buque Co., where he resided until 1863, when he moved to this county, and set- tled on his present estate of forty acres,
valued at $1,600. Have one adopted daughter-Addie. Mrs. B. is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church.
BAILEY, DAVID M., farmer, Sec. 34; born in Niagara Co., N. Y., in 1848, where he married Lodena Brown- ing in 1869 ; she was born in same county in 1848; came to this county in Febru- ary, 1873, and settled in Waterloo, where he engaged in a meat market, and continued in that capacity until 1874, when he moved on his present estate, consisting of 100 acres, valued at $30 per acre. Seth, Grace and Dew- ey are their living children; lost two children-Burton, and one died in in- fancy.
BALL, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 7; born in Grafton, N. H., July 4, 1814 ; moved with his parents to Sharon, Vt., where he resided until 21 years old, and moved to Genesee and Chautauqua Counties, N. Y .; went down the river to Louis- ville, Ky., on a raft, took a boat to St, Louis and Tully, Mo., and afterward settled in Louis Co., Mo., in 1837, Married Juliette Polk Dec. 20, 1839 ; she was born in Scott Co., Ky., in 1819; they moved to Sangamon Co., Ill., and after one year, moved to Adams Co., Iowa ; in 1845, went to Dubuque, Iowa, and was appointed Government Sur- veyor ; came to this county in 1864, settling on Sec. 26. John P. is their only child.
Bannister, L. S., farmer, S. 31
BARTLETT, A. N., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Cedar Falls; born in Che- nango Co., N. Y., in 1826. Married Margaret Anderson in 1854; she was born in Scotland in 1827; they have three children-Frank, Tracelia and Willie. Came to this county in 1856, and settled in Washington Tp., and, in 1861, settled on their present farm of sixty acres, valued at $2,500.
Bazeley, .B., farmer, Sec. 24.
Birdsall, G. B., farmer, S. 20. Brainard, S. R., farmer, S. 6. Brinker, Henry, farmer, S. 3.
BROOKS, THOMAS, farmer, S. 18 ; born in Orange Co., N. Y., in 1823. Married Elizabeth King Jan.
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27, 1853; she was born in the same Cobb, E. M., far., S. 28. county in 1825. Emigrated to this county in 1854, and settled in the city of Waterloo, where they resided until May, 1859, when he moved on his pres- ent farm of eighty-four acres, valued at $50 per acre, which land he entered ; they number among those of the earliest settlers in this town and county. Are members of the Methodist Church.
BROWN, ALLEN, farmer, Sec. 2 ; born in Litchfield Co., Conn., in 1842, where he married Eliza J. Lewis in 1862; she was born in the same county in 1845. Nellie M., George L., Julia L., Fannie M., Lottie L. and Harry K. are their children. They came to this county in 1868, and settled in Mt. Ver- non Tp, where he resided until 1877, when he settled on his present estate of eighty acres of land, valued at $25 per acre.
Brown, Hiram, farmer, S. 3.
BROWN, STEPHEN, farmer, S. 3 ; born in Litchfield Co., Conn., in 1816. Married Elmira Abbott in 1836 ; she was born in Berkshire Co., Mass., in 1817 ; they have five children living -Sarah, Hiram, Luther, Allen, War- ren, and lost one child-Myra. Came to this county in April, 1868, and set- tled on his present farm of 148 acres, valued at $40 per acre ; also carried on livery business at Waterloo six years of his residence in this county.
BURDEN, WM., farmer, Sec. 18; born in Devonshire, England, in 1812. Married Susanah Chapple in 1837 ; she died in 1852; they had three children -Sarah, Wm. W. and George W. His present wife, Susannah Burden, was born in Bristol, England, in 1830 ; they have by this marriage three children-Mary E., Ada S., and Estella J .; lost three children-George, Julia and one that died in infancy. Came to this country in 1835, and settled in Genesee Co., N. Y., where he resided until 1859, and in 1864, came to this county, and settled on his present farm of 114 acres, valued at $60 per acre. Are members of the M. E. Church.
YATLING, J. M., far., S. 1.
C Choate, N. B., far., S. 22. Clark, Wm., far., S. 7.
Corbett, Sylvester, far., S. 29. Cotton, Enoch, far., S. 10. Cotton, John, far., S. 9.
COWLES, CHARLES C., farm- er, S. 3; born in Hampshire Co., Mass., in 1836. Married Julia H. Andrews in 1862 ; she was born in Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1841 ; have two children-Lydia M. and Bertie A. Came to this county in 1867, and settled in Waterloo City, where he lived until 1875, when he settled on his present farm, where he has sinee made his home.
Crabtree, J. A., far., S. 11.
CROSS, B. N., farmer, Sec. 3; born in Licking Co., Ohio, in 1833. Married Mary J, Baroff in 1857; she was born near Tiffin, Ohio, in 1835 ; they have six children-William, Ellsworth, Al- bert, Eliza, John and Henry ; lost three children-Zoloman B., Sarah M. and Charles M. Came to this county in 1866, and settled in Mt. Vernon Tp., where they resided until 1871; settled on their present estate of 160 acres, val- ucd at $35 per acre. Mr. C. served six- teen months in the 123d Ohio V. I., Co. A. Are members of the United Brethren Church.
Cross, W. A., far., S. 20. Crumrine, James, far., S. 4. Crumrine, Wm., far., S. 2.
CURRAN, MICHAEL, farmer, Sec. 4; born in Ireland in 1824, and emigrated to this country in 1856 and settled in Stamford, Conn., and in 1858 moved to the West and settled in Win- nebago Co., Ill., where he remained un- til 1866, when he came to this county and settled on his present farm. where he has since made his home. Are mem- bers of the Catholic Church.
ERRICK, N., far., S. 35.
D Dewey, Earl, far., S. 30.
DEWEY, J. D., farmer, Sec. 8 ; P. O. Cedar Falls ; born Nov. 1, 1823, in Crawford Co., Penn. ; in 1849, came to Wisconsin ; in 1852, came to his present farm ; owns 230 acres, valued at $25 per acre. Married Mary E. Wykoff Aug. 15, 1847 ; she was born in 1829, in Crawford Co., Penn. ; had eight chil- dren, seven living-Earl, Walter, Mary Ann, Louis, Henrietta, Horace and George.
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Dewey, Lewis, far., S. 31. Dewey, Walter, far., S. 22.
DOBSON, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Cedar Falls; born in Ireland in 1810. Married Ann Webster in 1832 ; she was born in Ireland in 1812, and died in 1843; by this marriage they have four children-Thomas, William, Elizabeth and James. Came to this country in 1832, and settled in Clinton Co., N. Y., where he lived until 1836, when he emigrated to Fairfield Co., Ohio, and resided until 1851, when he moved to Indiana, and in 1853 came to this county and settled on his present estate of 343 acres, valued at $35 per acre. In 1855, he married Emma W. Good; she was born in 1825; they have five children-Alice, John, Wes- ley, Abraham and Francis ; lost two- Amos and Eunice.
Dobson, T., far , S. 4 ; P. O. Cedar Falls. DONALDSON, WILLIAM,
farmer, Sec. 4; born in Canada in 1841. Married Fannie Atkinson in 1866; she was born in England in 1832; they have four children-Robert R., Edwin, Annie and Elsie. Emigrated to Illi- nois in 1862, where he resided until 1868, when he came to this county ; set- tled on his present estate in 1873, where he has since made it his home.
Douglas, J. H., far., S. 10. Dubois, J. S., far., S. 28.
Dunkelberg, S., far., S. 16. Dunkelberg, W. B., far., S. 16. '
E ASTMAN, H., farmer, Sec. 9.
Eddy, Milo, far., S. 18. Ellis, D. G., far., S. 19. Ercanbrack, John, farmer.
Evans, John O., far., S. 32.
ARNSWORTH, L., farmer, Sec. 4 ; born in Bradford Co., Penn., April 9, 1821. Married Mary J. Rice June 8, 1851 ; she was born in Brad- ford Co., Penn., in 1833. Came to this county in 1855, purchasing his present- farm from the government, and returned to the East ; in 1863, moved with his family and settled in Waterloo, where he resided until 1866, when he settled on his present farm, consisting of 120 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Is one of the early settlers of this county.
FILKINS, THEODORE, farm- er, Sec. 1; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., Oct. 18, 1840 ; he emigrated with his parents to Iowa and Black Hawk Co. in the Fall of 1858 ; he settled on his present farm in 1869. He was married in 1865, to Miss Elizabeth Trobridge, from New York ; they have seven chil- dren - John C., William, Cornelius, Charles, Addie, Emily and Ida. He has 163 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. He has held the office of School Director one year. In politics he is- Republican. They are members of the M. E. Church. His parents were among the oldest settlers of Waterloo Township .. His house is just across the road in Waterloo Township.
FISHER, WILLIAM, JR., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Cedar Falls ; born in Pendleton Co., Va., in March, 1848, and came to this county with parents in Oct., 1853, and resides on a portion of the old homestead. Married Mary E. Parker in 1869; she was born in Clin- ton Co., N. Y., in 1852 ; they have one child-George B., born Oct. 4, 1870. She is a member of the First Baptist Church.
G ARRETT, JOHN, far., Sec. 15.
Garrett, W. F., farmer, Sec. 18. Gaston, Charles C., farmer, Sec. 18. Gaston, David, farmer, Sec. 21. Gaston, N. P., farmer, Sec. 12.
GIFFORD, DANIEL A., farm- er, Sec. 3; born in Canada West in 1843, and came to this county in 1866, and settled in Poyner Tp., where he married Mary C. Fuller in 1872; she was born in Illinois in 1854, and have two children-Nora B. and Tabor B. Settled on his present farm in the Fall of 1877, consisting of 160 acres, valued at $35 per acre, where he has since made it his home.
GILBERT, FRANK, farmer, Sec. 4; born in Vermont in 1837, and emi- grated to the West in 1853, and settled in Kendall Co., Ill. Married Henrietta Collins in 1866; she was born in Ken- dall Co., Ill., in 1846 ; children -- Seth, Harriet A., Catherine R., Francis, Edward and Harvey. In 1861, he en- listed in the 10th I. V. I., Co. H, and served three years ; participated in bat-
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tles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and others, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Settled on his present farm in 1877, where he has 160 acres of land under cultivation.
. Grant, J. M., far., Sec. 30.
Grant, J. M., far., Sec. 12.
Grant, J. B., far., Sec. 29.
Gulzo, John, far., Sec. 32.
AFFA, ABE W., carpenter, Sec. 8.
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HAGENBAUGH, GILBERT
C., farmer, Sec. 14; born in La Salle Co., Ill., 1852; came to this county with his parents in 1865, and settled on their present estate of 252 acres, valued at $45 per acre. Married Fannie Bell in 1872; she was born in Tyrone, Blair Co., Penn., in 1856. Mary E. and Alice E. are their children.
HALE MASON, farmer, Sec. 14; born in Rhode Island in 1800. Married Almira King in 1823; she was born in the State of Connecticut in 1806, and died in 1868; they have seven children living-Byron, who served in the rebellion, Mandana, Kaziah, Susan Albert, Fidelia and Emma; have lost five children-Charlotte, John, who was killed at Lookout Mountain, and Charles, died from disease contracted in the army; and two that died in infancy. Came to this county in 1853, and set- on his present estate, consisting of 115 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Mr. H. has been prominently identified with the interests of the county, and numbers among the early settlers.
HALL, ARAD, farmer, Sec. 2 born in Franklin Co., Mass., in 1818. Married Charlotte Fisk in 1842; she was born in same county in 1818; have eight children-Ellen M., Augusta J., Arthur W., J. Bordman, Charles F., Frank F., Cirus E. and Frederick. Came to this county in May, 1866, and settled on his present farm, consisting of 144 acres, valued a $40 per acre. Pre- vious to his coming to this county he was engaged for thirty years in the manufacture of Hall's hand rake at Heath, Mass. Mr. H. and family are members of the Baptist Church.
HALLETT, RICHARD B., farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Raymond ; born in Barnstable Co., Mass., in 1803. Mar-
ried Marian Baker in 1838; she was born in St. John, N. B., in 1810. Came to this county in 1855, and settled in the city of Waterloo, where he re- mained until 1866, when he moved on his present farm, consisting of 40 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Daniel, Sarah A., Martha and Rodman are their living children ; they lost one child-Richard, who was drowned in the Cedar River .. Mr. H. is one of the earliest settlers in the county, and is well known through- out.
HARRISON, FREDERICK
H., farmer, Sec. 2; born in Litchfield Co., Conn., in 1848. Married Martha E. Harrison in 1872 ; she was born in. same county in 1848; they have two children-William H., born in Feb., 1873 ; and Charles F., born Aug., 1874. Came to this county, and settled on his present estate, consisting of 160 acres, valued at $40 per acre, in March, 1877. They are members of the Congregational' Church.
HAWKINS, E., farmer, Sec. 15 ; born in Grafton Co., N. H., in 1818 ; came to the West in 1839, and settled in Bureau Co., Ill., where he married Mary J. Harmon in 1840; she died in 1854; they had four children-Helen A., Alphonso B., Edwin and Amanda. His present wife, Rachel Ginger, was born in Vandalia in 1847, and have three children by this marriage-Albert R., Joseph B. and Guy. Came to this county in March, 1877, and settled on his present farm, consisting of 160 acres, and where he has since made his home. HAWVER, LOUIS M., farmer, Sec. 16 ; born in Walworth Co., Wis., in 1850, and came to this county in. 1864, settling in the city of Waterloo, where he married Alice Merwin in 1875 ; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1852; they have one child-Lizzie M. Settled on his present farm, consisting of 130 acres, valued at $40 per acre, in 1876.
Hewitt, Daniel, far., S. 24. Hewitt, James, far., S. 4.
HEWITT, WM. H., farmer, Sec. 6 ; born in England in 1839, and emi- grated to this country in 1858, and set- tled in Winnebago, Ill., where he mar- ried Eliza Gilmore ; they have four chil-
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dren-Walter W., Henry F., George A. and Albert L. Came to this county in the Fall of 1873, and settled on his present estate in 1878, consisting of forty acres, valued at 830 per aere. Hoffman, John B., farmer, Sec. 7. Holtz, Fred, farmer, Sec. 23.
HOWARD, JACKSON, farmer, See. 12; born in Pike Co., Ohio, in 1819. Married Edith Brazeton in 1838; she was born in Bean Blossom, Brown Co., Ind. in 1822; came to this county in Feb- ruary, 1866, and settled in Mt. Vernon Tp., and in October, 1875, moved to Waterloo City where he resided one year, when he settled on his present es- tate of forty acres, valued at $1,200. Are members of the United Brethren Church.
HUBBART, FRANK, farmer, Sec. 9; born in Broome Co., N. Y., in 1834; came to this State in 1854, and settled in Tama Co., where he married Idelia Kellogg in 1857; she was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1843; they have five children-Ellen, Allen, Fredie, Nettie and Harvey ; lost one child- Idelia. In 1862, he enlisted in the 27th I. V. I., Co. I, and served nine months and was honorably discharged on ac- count of sickness ; came to this county in May, 1863, and settled on his present estate in November, 1875, consisting of 160 acres, valued at $5,000. Are mem- bers of the M. E. Church. Mr. H. has held county offices, and has been per- manently identified with the interests of the town and county.
JOHNSTON, D. S., farmer, See. 31. J
Johnston, John, Rev., far., Scc. 31. Joyner, A. H., farmer, Sec. 29.
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ING, JOSEPH, farmer, See. 5; born in Morgan Co., Ohio, March 30, 1830. Married Phœbe Harris in De- cember, 1855; she was born in the same county in 1836, and has two chil- dren living-Louisa M. and Eldora A .; have lost two children-Anna F. and William S. Came to this county in 1854 and purchased his present estate, which he entered, and returned to Ohio ; in 1860, he returned to this State and settled in Linn Co., and in 1863 re- turned to this county and settled on his estate; owns a farm of 144 acres,
valued at $55 per acre. Has been Su- pervisor and School Director and other- wise prominently identified with the in- terests of the town and county. Are members of the Methodist Church.
ELAND, H. P., farmer, Sec. 5.
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LELAND, AMBROSE, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Cedar Falls ; born in Middlesex Co., Mass., in 1842; and came to this county in March, 1855, with his parents, who settled on their present estate of eighty aeres, valued at $30 per acre. He married Matilda Firman in 1866, and has six children- Maud, Charles, Lovina, John, Bernice and Frank. His father died in March, 1865 ; his mother is still living at the age of 75 years and resides with him on the homestead ; the family numbers among the early settlers of the county. LELAND, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Cedar Falls; born in New York City in 1837, and came to this county with his parents in 1855, and settled on the farm of which he still oc- cupies and owns a portion, consisting of 258 acres, valued at $30 per acre. Mar- ried Floretta E. Clark in 1863 ; she was born Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in 1842 ; they have two children-William C. and Carrie. Held the office of Assessor two terms, Town Trustee four years, and has been identified with the interests of the town and county. Are all members of the Universalist Church.
LUPKIN, CYRUS, farmer, Sec. 4; born in Oxford Co., Me., in 1820, and married Mary A. MeKellopp in 1849 ; she was born in Orange Co., Vt., in 1831. Came to this county in the Spring of 1872, and settled on his present farm of 220 acres, where he has since made his home. Emma M., Fred- erick B., George H., Nellie J., Ida B. and Willie are their living children ; lost three children-Mary L., John A. and Addie L.
LYONS, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 5; born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1815, and married Johannah Cavanagh in 1852; she was born in Ireland in 1815; they have four children-Michael, Annie, William and Margaret; lost four children-Timothy, James, Kat- erina and Mary. Came to America in
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1846, and landed in Boston, Mass .; came to this county and settled in the city of Waterloo, where he lived until 1870, when he moved on his present estate of 120 acres, valued at $30 per acre. Are members of the Catholic Church.
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cCLELLAND, A. W., farmer, Sec.
McCullum, J., far., S. 30.
McMANUS, ANDREW, farmer, See. 17 ; born in Trenton, N. J., in 1826. Married Bridget Doling in 1856 ; she was born in Ireland in 1832. Came to this county in 1857, and settled on his present farm of 1373 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Was one of the early settlers of this section. Are members of the Catholic Church.
MASON, ELIAS F., farmer, Sec. 4; born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1835 ; moved with his parents to Wis- consin in 1845, where he enlisted Nov. 30, 1861, in Co. A, 1st Wis. V. C., and served three years ; participated in the battles of Chickamauga and Knoxville, and was honorably discharged. Returned to Jefferson Co., Wis., where he married Louisa Fleming in March, 1866; she was born in Racine, Wis., in 1845. Came to this county in 1868, and settled in the city of Waterloo, and in 1871 moved on his present estate of 160 acres, where he has since made his home. William F., Benjamin F., Ada F. and George H. are their children.
ellon, M. M., farmer, Sec. 16.
MERVINE, WILLIAM C., farmer, Sec. 15 ; born on board a man- of-war, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1816. Married Martha G. Sawyer in 1838; she was born in Maine, and died in 1842 ; had one child-Charles E. His present wife, Rohana Shirley, was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1826, and they were married in 1844. Came to this county in 1864, and settled in Ray- mond ; in 1868, settled in Waterloo, where he built the Waterloo House, which he conducted until 1875, when he settled on his present farm of ninety- four aeres, valued at $35 per acre. Mesenger, Z. T., far., S. 11 ;
MILES, ANDREW, farmer, Sec. 5; born in Tioga Co., N., Y., in 1809. Married Sabrina Corey in 1830; she ;
was born in Vermont in 1811, and died in June, 1855 ; they had ten children ---- Warner, Willard, William, Hiram, Wal- ter, Joseph, Francis, Rosetta, Mark and James ; his present wife, May Ester- brooks, was born in Rutland Co., in 1820, and they were married in 1858, and have two children-II. A. and Ste- phen A. Came to this county in 1865 and settled on his present estate of 140 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Miller, Owen F., far., Sec. 3.
MOORE, BENJAMIN, farmer, S. 16 ; born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., in ,1827. Married Thirza McLane in 1848; she was born in Knox Co., Ohio, in 1827. Came to this county in 1867, and settled in Mt. Vernon Tp., where he resided until 1876, when he moved on his present farm of 160 acrse; also owns 100 acres of land in Buena Vista Co., valued at $10 per acre. Rinaldo, Nancy E., Charles W. and Ann M. are their children.
Mullin, John, far., Sec. 21.
N FIGHTINGALE, JOHN, far., S. 14;
NEWTON, REUBEN, farmer, S. 4 ; born in England in 1854; and came to this country in June, 1870, and first settled in Darlington, Wis., where he re- sided until 1874, when he came to this county and settled in Waterloo, where he married Marilla Goodwin in 1876 ; she was born in Indiana in 1858; set- tled on his present farm in the Spring of 1877, consisting of sixty-five acres of land, valued at $30 per acre.
O WENS, J. J., far., S. 32.
Owens, Orrin, far., S. 32. Owens, Samuel, farmer, S. 32. DARK, R. J., far., See. 21.
PARSONS, BENJAMIN B ..
farmer, Sec. 20; born in Bennington Co., Vt. in 1817. Married Polly N. Blanchard April 10, 1848; she was born in Windham Co., Vt., Sept. 3, 1813 ; first settled in Dodge Co., Wis., where he remained until 1862, when he came to this county and settled in the city of Waterloo, where he resided until 1865 ; moved on his present estate, consisting of 440 acres of land, valued $40 per aere. Fernando A., born Sept.
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29, 1849 ; Winslow R., born April 12, 1851 ; Lonara E., born April 21, 1855, are the names and births of their ehil- dren.
PARSONS, DANIEL, farmer, S. 15; born in Winchester Co., N. Y., in 1833. Married Jane C. Ide, in July, 1854; she was born in Vermont, in 1838. In 1864, he enlisted in the 44th Ill. V. I., Co. H, and served until the close of the war; participated in the the battles Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, where he was wounded by a ball passing through his wrist, which has left him with an honorable sear ; was discharged from the hospital May 11, 1865. Came to this county April 16, 1866, and settled on his present estate of 240 acres, valued at $35 per acre. Emma J., Charles, William, Es- tella, Abraham, George, Cora and Jessie are their children.
PARSONS, ROSCOE M., farm- er, Sec. 19; born in Bennington Co., Vt., in 1848, and came to this county with his parents in 1862, and settled in Waterloo, where he resided until 1865, In 1870, married Ella R. Spaulding ; she was born in Cape May Co., N. J., in 1850; have three children-Bell, Percy and one not yet christened. Settled on his present farm in 1875; 160 acres, valued at $50 per acre.
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