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C ARLSON, ABEL, farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Ogden; was born in Sweden in 1848 and in 1872, in com- pany with his parents, he emigrated to the United States, stopping a short time in Illinois; in October of that year he came to this county and township, and in 1875 settled where he now lives, owning a farın of 160 acres; the father of our sketch was born in 1820 and the mother in 1821; the children were eight in nuniber: Abel, Beata, Celia, Dinah, Edwin, Frederica, Gustafva and Hen- ry; the first named was educated in his native country; he was elected township trustee in 1878 and coun- ty supervisor in 1879, being elected by a majority of 227 on the inde- pendent ticket.
COMMON, HUGH, dealer in drugs, medicines, chemicals, etc., Moingona; was born in England in 1841 and there grew to manhood, and was raised as a druggist, so that he now has an excellent knowledge of his business; in 1869 he emigrat- ed to the United States, first settling in Boone and there clerked for Mr. Welch in the drug business; re- mained there until 1876, when he came to Moingona, pursuing his trade there; in 1861 he was married to Miss Helen Peacock, a native of Scotland; they have two children: George and Bessie; Mr. C. is a mem- ber of the K. of H.
DI EERING, S. H., butcher, Moin- gona; was born in Maine, March 27th, 1852, and when six years of age commenced school, con- tinning the same until 1868; then came to Moingona, where he ob- tained work as teamster; in 1870 he commenced the pottery business and continued the same for two years; he attended Mt. Vernon Col- lege for one term and then taught school for the same length of time in Cass township, this county; he again worked at the pottery busi- ness, and, in the fall of 1873, engag-
ed in the butchering business with his brother-in-law; has continued the same since, with the exception of two years spent in the manufac- ture of pottery; he was married in Denmark, Iowa, June 21st, 1875, to Miss Millie Houston; they have two children, one son and one daughter: Harry (born May 26th, 1876,) and Minnie (born April 12th, 1878).
E LLIOTT, AMOS, farmer, stock- raiser and coal proprietor; Sec. 1; P. O. Moingona; was born in Starke county, Ohio, in 1825, and thirteen years later his parents, Moses and Rebecca Elliott, moved to Logan county, where he was principally raised and educated; in 1856 he came to this county, settling in Boonesboro for eighteen months, and in the fall of 1858 he settled on his present farm of 200 acres of well improved land; he was married in Ohio in 1845 to Belinda Pugli, a native of Carroll county, Ohio; she was born in 1824; their family con- sists of six children living: William P., Abraham . W., Spain J., Charles H., Eli L. and Aaron S., while one in- fant is deceased; Mr. and Mrs. El- liott are members of the Friend's Church; the former devotes some attention to stock-raising and is also proprietor of an apiary.
ENFIELD, J. I., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 14; P. O. Moin- gona; was born in Harrison county, Indiana, in 1831, and, when a child, moved with his parents to Boone county, same State; lived there un- til 1847, when he came to Henry county, this State, and was there raised; in 1852 he went to Jefferson county and the year following left there, coming to this county in May of that year; owns 239 acres of land under fence, except thirty acres of timber, and also in cultivation; in 1849 he was united in marriage with Miss Susan J. Van Winkle, a native of Kentucky; they have five children living: Norris, Amanda
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(wife of Albert Hendricks), Gilbert L., Theodore and Homer; lost five: Charles N., Edwin and three who died in infancy; Mr. and Mrs. E. are members of the M. E. Church.
ENFIELD, MILDRED A., farm- er; Sec. 11; P. O. Moingona; is the wife of William Enfield, who was - born in Harrison county, Indiana, in 1823, being there raised; Mrs. E. was born in the same State in 1828; the former came to this county ,in 1850, residing here until his death, which occurred March 26th, 1878; he lett a family of ten children: William V., Samuel Y., Louisa J. (wife of A. J. Williams; she has two children, Nancy A., wife of A. N. Shaw, and Sarah E., wife of Francis Wilcox), Margaret E. (wife of Wil- liam Wilcox), Joseph C., Martha T., Olive G. and Minnie M. living, and Mary E. and Eva L., deceased; Mr. Enfield was a member of the A. F. and A. M. lodge and belonged to the M. E. Church; Mrs. E. owns 170 acres of land.
H AWLEY, E. J., restaurant and confectionery, Moingona; was born in Delaware county, New York, September 10th, 1836, and at the age of eight years commenced school and continued the same until he was eighteen; followed farming until the fall of 1856, when he moved to Chicago, Illinois, still following his occupation; in 1861 he enlisted in the Fifty-second Illinois regiment; was mustered in at Geneva, Illinois, September 11th, 1861, and in the spring of 1862 he was honorably discharged, on account of disability ; he then obtained employment as station agent on the C. & N. W. R. R. and continued the same nntil November, 1864; he again enlisted, in the One Hundred and Thirteenth Illinois regiment; was mustered in at Chicago, November 3d, 1864; then went to Memphis, Tennessee, where he joined his regiment, and was lo- cated there until June 20th, 1865,
when he was mustered out and then returned home and commenced his present business; in the spring of 1867 he came to this county and bought two lots, returned to Illinois and in 1868 came again to Boone and from there came to Moingona, where he still resides; he was mar- ried in Illinois, Jannary 5th, 1861, to Miss Lncy Harrow; they have one child: Hattie D. (born September 18th, 1867).
HOLLAWAY, W. W., farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Moingona; is a na- tive of Wilkes county, North Caro- lina, and was born October 28th, 1819; he was raised there as a farm- er and in the fall of 1853 he moved; on New Year's day of 1854 he mov- ed into his cabin . 17x19, the house still being on his farm here; he owns 380 acres of land; was married in 1839 to Miss F. Cothran, a native of the same place as himself; they have eight children living: Mary, Oliver, Emily, Lindolph, Thomas M., Amanda J, Ellen and Allie; have lost two: John A. and Eliza- beth M .; on coming to this county Mr. H. was without means and went in debt for 120 acres of land at the rate of $4.00 per acre; deer were plenty and could be killed from his door.
HOLMES, WILLIAM, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 36; P. O. Moingona; was born in Ohio, Jan- uary 16th, 1814, and when twelve years of age commenced going to school and continued study until 1830; then went to Indiana, and commenced farming and followed that trade for about five years, then learning the carpenter's trade; in 1838 he came to this State and again engaged in farming, and in 1851 he went to California and two years later he returned to lowa and con- tinued the carpenter's trade; in 1857 he was elected sheriff and served for four years, and once more followed farming, and now owns 130 acres of
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land well fenced; September 22d, 1838, he was married to Miss Eliza- beth Abbott; they have four chil- dren living: Jasper W., Miriam, Sarah J. and Thomas B .; have lost three: George, Martha and John.
HOLD, J. W., Moingona; was born in Ohio, July 13th, 1846, and attended the common school there; when young he moved to Illinois and there continued his education until twenty-two years of age, when he commenced the miller's trade; in 186% he enlisted in company D. Seventy-third Illinois; was mustered in at Springfield, that State, July 21st, 1862; was in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chicka- mauga, and at this battle was wounded by gun-shot through the left limb, which kept him in the hospital for four months; also was in the battle of Missionary Ridge, At- lanta campaign (Jonesboro), Frank- lin and Nashville; after his dis- charge he went to Springfield, Illi- nois, and then to Greene county, Iowa, and soon came to Moingona; he was married in Jefferson, Iowa, December 21st, 1877, to Miss Rosa Staring; they have one child (born June 10th, 1879).
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.T "ENKINS, W. H. C., farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Moingona; was born in Butler county, Ohio, and made that place his home until he was twenty-six years of age; he then moved to Mercer county, same State, and remained there for two and one- half years, when he came to Iowa, locating in Lee county in 1849; in 1853 he made his first improvements on his present farm and is the owner of 420 acres of well-improved land; he was married in his native State in 1845 to Miss Mary A. Cassel, a native of Ohio; she was born in 1824; they have a family of four children living: Evan H. (born in 1855), Walter C. (born in 1857), William T. (born in 1859), and Isa-
belle (born in 1862); have lost two: Alexander D. and Mac C.
IVINGSTON, PHIL., post-
L master, Moingona; was born October 17th, 1839, and is a native of New York; he lived there until 1862, when he went to Janesville, Wisconsin, and there taught school, also studying law with John B. Cassady, speaker of the house; in 1864 he entered the army as quar- termaster clerk for Capt. J. C. Mann, post-quartermaster for Sheridan's army in the Shenandoah valley; served until the close of the war, re- turned to Wisconsin and continued the study of law until 1867; he was admitted to the bar in that State in 1866; he was married in that year to Miss A. E. Wemple, a native of New York; she was born in 1840; they have two children: Texa E. (born November 20th, 1871,) and Blain (born October 28th, 1877); in 1867 Mr. L. came to Moingona and took charge of the station here and continued keeping it until January, 1871; was elected clerk of the court in 1870-72-74; in 1877 he returned to Moingona and took charge of the post-office; he is the owner of 320 acres of well improved land, situated on section 32, in Beaver township, and also owns two good houses; has built station house at Beaver; in 1876 he was admitted to the bar in this State; as an official he is prompt, perfectly reliable and very efficient, and has an excellent standing in his profession.
LLOYD, REV. G. W., pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Moingona; was born in London, England, Jari- uary 11th, 1821, and was educated and married in his native land; he labored in connection with the Con- gregational denomination until 1850, when, with his family, he came to the United States; was engaged in city missionary work in Newark, New Jersey, until the autumn of
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1855, when, having lost his health, he went to England to recuperate; two years later he returned to New- ark, and the same year (1857), he ac- cepted a call to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Branchville, New Jersey; removed to Escanaba, Michigan, in February, 1866, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, at which place he organized a Presbyterian Church; removed to Horicon, Wis- consin, January, 1870, and was pas- tor of the Church in that place until Angust, 1875, at which time he ac- cepted a call to the Church at Moin- gona.
M cCALL JOHN, farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Moingona; was born in 1838 in Rush county, In- diana, and at the age of eight years his parents moved to Dallas county; resided there until the February following, and then came to this county,locating near Boonesboro,and has since made this county his home; during the late war he enlisted in company D, Tenth Iowa in- fantry, and served over three years; participated in the battles of Cham- pion's Hill, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, and numerous others; in 1866 he moved on his present farm of over 115 acres, with farms and tim- ber lands adjoining; September 28, 1865, Mrs. Sarah E. Lawton became his wife; she is a native of Ohio and is a danghter of A. M. Rose, a pioneer of Boone county; have five children : Roselle, William, Iona O., Pritice O., and Francina L .; lost one: Mary; Mrs. McCall has one child: Laura L., by former marriage; they are members of the M. E. Church.
McCALL W. B., farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Moingona; is the son of Z. S. and Eliza McCall and was born in Wapello county, Iowa, in 1848, and when two years of age his parents moved to this county and settled where he now resides, owning - acres of good land; during the late
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war his father enlisted in company D. Thirty-second Iowa.and died at Little Rock, Arkansas; his mother draws a pension; she is nearly 70 years of age and enjoys good health ; in 1875 our subject was married to Miss R. T. Whitehead, a native of Ohio; they have two children: Harry E. and Rowland H.
McCALL WM., SR .; farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Moingona; was born in Rush county, Indiana, in 1829, and at the age of sixteen he accom- panied his parents to Dallas county ; he remained there until the spring of 1847, and then came to this coun- ty, settling near Boonesboro; resid- ed at that place for six years and then located near Moingona, on Sec. 18, and one year later moved to the present site of that town; he en- tered the land where Moingona is situated in 1853; in 1863 sold it for $25 per acre; improved a farm there, and in February, 1864, moved on Sec. 11, and June 29, 1869 went to Missouri; he returned to this county, and in 1871 settled on his present farm of 200 acres; Mr. McCall was married in 1853 to Miss Sarah Rose, a native of Ohio; they have two children : Charles H. (born in 1854), and Wm. W. (born April 12, 1873); he has the only brick farm residence in the township; it was built in 1870; is a member of I. O. O. F. and A. F. and A. M.
S PARKS DAVID, farmer; Sec. 36; P.O. Moingona; was born in Wilkes county, North Carolina, in 1829, and when about six years of age he moved with his parents to Owen county, Indiana; here he was raised and received his education, living there until the 25th of Octo- ber, 1851, when he came to this county, since residing here; he owns 144 acres of land; August 19, 1849, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Buss, a native of North Carolina; by this union they had nine children, seven of whom are now living:
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William J., Mary C., Sarah J., John, Surilda, Olive M. and Alpha P .; two are dead: Millie M. and Lydia C .; this wife died December 16, 1871; and he was again married, September 7, 1872, to Mrs. Nancy Williams; she was born in Ken- tucky in 1824; Mrs. Sparks has nine children by her foriner husband, Samuel Williams, who died January 19, 1860; their names are: Hannah, Deborah A., Solomon C., Susanna, Mary E., Thomas, Malinda J., Sarah E. and Samuel; Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the Baptist Church.
T THOMAS, THOMAS, restau- ratenr, Moingona; was born in South Wales, July 18, 1825, and when eight years of age commenced school, continuing the same until he was fourteen; then engaged in farm- ing and followed the same until the year 1851; he then emigrated to Canada, where he obtained work in a stone quarry; remained there until 1860; then went to Pittsburgh, Penn- sylvania and engaged in coal mining; in 1867 he moved to Illi- nois, and after a residence there of abont nine months, he came to Moingona, still follow- ing coal mining; after two years he opened a butcher shop; remained in that business for seven years and then opened his restaurant, which he still keeps; he was married in South Wales, December 25, 1850, to Miss Mary Williams; they have a family of three children living: Alfred, John and Thomas; have lost one: Mary A.
W ILLIAMS, JESSE C., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 24; P. O .. Moingona; was born in Ken- tucky in 1826, and when a child was taken by his parents, Jesse and Susanna Williams, to Montgomery county, Indiana, where he grew to manhood, a farmer; in 1848 he left there and moved to Henderson conn- ty, Illinois, where he remained for one year, and then came to Polk
county; he made that county his home until the spring of 1851, when he came to his present location and took a claim of 160 acres: he entered his land in February, 1855, and in 1865 bought 160 acres of the N. W. R. R .; the title was made null and void by the Supreme Court, and the amount paid was refunded, but in 1874 he again bought the same land, which cost $1,600 more then than the first purchase; the land was en- tered with a land warrant obtained in the Mexican War; in 1848 he was married to Letitia Hopper, a native of Indiana, born in 1826; they have five children: James F., Mary E., Sarah E. (wife of Oliver Holloway), Robert F. and Harriet A; lost four : John G., Jesse M., Martha J. and Druzilla; Mrs. W. is a member of the Baptist Church; June 21, 1860, Mr. Williams' right limb was am- putated by Drs. Mosher, Pollock and Mowry, on account of bone dis- ease.
WILCOX JOHN W., farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Ogden; was born in Warren county, Indiana, April 9, 1840, and at the age of seven years his parents, Isaac and Nancy Wil- cox, Inoved to Henderson county, Ill- inois, where our subject was raised; lived there until 1868, when he came to this county, since residing here; moved on his present farın in 1869, owning 80 acres of land; married, in 1865, Miss Mary A., daughter of John and Silva Williams, of Ogden; they have four children living: The- odore, Joseph L., and Orlo and Nar- vello (twins); lost two: Flora and Lettie E .; Mr. W. enlisted during the late war in company B. Ninety· first Illinois infantry, and served for two years; discharged for general disa- bility; participated in the battle of Vicksburg and at the battles of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was taken prisoner; was exchanged the July following; Mrs. Wilcox is a member of the M. E. Church.
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B ARRETT, ENOS, farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Boone; was born in Windham connty, Vermont, March 4th, 1812; when four years of age his parents removed to Jefferson county, New York, where he grew to manhood; the Barretts are of Scotch descent and first settled in Massachusetts; his maternal grand- father. Enos Hudson, served under late General Washington in the Revolutionary War; at an early age the subject of this sketch chose the millwright trade, which occupation he followed exclusively from 1835 for upward of thirty years; in 1855 he removed to this county and was em- ployed in building the first flouring mill in the county; in the mean time he had purchased the farm he now owns, which consists of 180 acres in a fine state of cultivation; he was married, December 8, 1836, to Miss Louisa Bellinger, born in Herkimer county, New York: she is of German origin; their family consists of seven children living: Malinda L. (wife of N. P. Rogers), Ellen A., George W., Caroline (now Mrs. Joseph H. Carr), Isaac L.,Smith C. and John R .; lost one infant son.
BENNETT, SYLVANUS, farm- er; Sec. 11; P. O. Boone; was born in La Porte county, Indiana, Febru- ary 9, 1838, and resided there until he was sixteen years of age, when in the fall of 1854 he came with his parents to this county and located in this township; he removed to where he now lives in 1869 and owns 280 acres of choice land well improved; January 1st. 1862, he en- listed in company . D, Sixteenth lowa infantry and served until the close of the war, and was discharged in South Carolina January 28, 1865; participated in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Atlanta, Big Shanty, Savannah, Kenesaw Moun-
tain and many others, beside nn- merons skirmishes and was never off of duty; March 29, 1868, he mar- ried Miss Julia Long; a native of In- diana; she died October 12, 1875, leaving a family of three children: Sarah F., Caroline and John; Mr. Bennett commenced life with but limited means and has gained for himself and family a reasonable competency.
BLACK, T. J., farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Boone; the subject of this sketch was born in Peoria county, Illinois, March 9th, 1847; he was raised there at farming as an occupa- tion; he moved to this State in 1864 and located where he now lives, and owns 110 acres of land; was mar- ried. October 25, 1870, to Miss Eliz- abeth Lathram, born in Indiana; they have by this union one dangh- ter: Gertrude.
BOONE, JESSE P., farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Boone; is a son of Wn. M. Boone, of this county, and was born in Putnam county, Indiana, July 22, 1846; when six years of age he came with his parents to this county, where he has since lived, growing up with the county; he has devoted his time to farmning and now owns 100 acres of choice land under good improvements; Mr. Boone is a man highly esteemed for his hon- esty and integrity, commanding the respect and confidence of his neigh- borhood; on the 11th day of Janu- ary, 1876, Miss Julia A. Ritcheson of Parke county, Indiana, became his wife; they have one son and one danghter: Halsey M. and Mandie.
BOONE, WM. M., was born in Harrison county, Indiana, May 30, 1822, where he continued to reside until 1851, when he removed to the tract of land in this county where he now resides; he was of the same family as the renowned hunter and
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pioneer, Daniel Boone, and conse- quently a connection of Captain Boone, who first explored the coun- ty and from whom it received its name; it was probably owing to this fact, in part, that Mr. Boone selected this county as his home, and this circumstance will afford additional interest to this sketch; although many years have elaped since the il- Instrions Kentucky pioneer closed his eventful career his name is still familiar to every school boy; Mr. Boone resides on Sec. 23, township 83, range 26; he hasa farm of about 200 acres, is a conscientious and up- right citizen, and enjoys the confi- dence of all; married, September 19, 1841, to Miss Nancy H. Parker, a native of Kentucky; they have sev- en children: Alice (wife of Thos. Page of this township), Edward M., Jesse P., Virgil, Matilda (wife of W. Page of this township), Lanra (now Mrs. J. W. Wane), and Perry; lost two: Squire and Ella.
BROWN, G. W., farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Boone; was born in the county Norfolk, England, March 23, 1820; his father died when he was seven years of age, and at the age of sixteen he came with his mother and three sisters to Canada, and not feeling satisfied with the govern- ment of Great Britain they crossed the St. Lawrence and settled in Wa- tertown, New York; in one year af- ter this he was unfortunate in get- ting his hip dislocated, which has left him crippled for life; at that time he could neither read nor write, as his mother was in poor cir- cumstances and could not afford him educational advantages; in 1837 he learned the saddler's trade and work- ed for Jason Fairbanks, well known throughout the State of New York, remaining in his employ till 1849; in the meantime he had borrowed books and educated himself, and ac- quired a good practical business ed- ucation; in this same year, 1849, he
removed to Antwerp and engaged in business for himself, which he con- tinned for five years; being impress- ed with the opportunities of the West he removed to Iowa and set- tled where he now resides; his home- stead consists of 115 acres, with good improvements; Mr. B. is a man of fine feelings and of a very pleasant disposition, possessing many social qualities, combined with other traits of character that have made him many friends; he has ta- ken quite an interest in the culture of flowers and has probably the fin- est selection of roses in the county, and has also a very fine grape vine- yard, which yields an abundant crop each year; he found a wife in the person of Miss Sophia L. Fluno of New York, whom he married Janu- ary 2, 1844; they have a family of eight children living: Mary (wife of C. T. Norton), Harriet (wife of E. Hyten), Chas. B., Jane (wife of J. H. Pilcher), George, Franklin, Clarence and Lenora; lost two: Wil- liam (accidentally shot in Septem- ber, 1876), and an infant.
D AVIS, LEWIS, farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Boone; was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, Decem- ber 20, 1814, but was raised in Har- rison county, Ohio; when thirteen years of age he lost his parents, which left him alone and friendless; his maternal uncle took him to Vir- ginia and placed him in a still- house, where he worked for four years, but not having a taste for that occupation, at the age of eighteen he went to farming in Ohio and remained till 1853 and removed to McLean county, Illinois, and in 1854 came to this county, where he now resides and owns 210 acres of land, having fine improvements and over 600 apple trees; he was mar- ried March 23, 1836, to Miss Mary A. Aimes, of Harrison county, Ohio; they have twelve children: Margaret N., Sarah E., C. M., Jesse
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C., Elizabeth, Mary, Henry L., George A., A. L., Catharine, Kes- siah M. and Amanda A .; one dead: James A.
DYER, WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Boone; was born in Clay county, Indiana, February 3. 1823, and when young accompanied his parents to Coles county, Illinois, and was there raised a farmer; continued that until January, 1862, when he enlisted in company B, Fifteenth Iowa infantry; he was detailed after the battle of Shiloh to take charge of government wagons, and while thus serving was accidentally thrown to the ground, a wagon passing over him; he escaped with his life but utterly disabled to do further duty and was discharged, June 17, 1862, on account of disability; he came to this county in 1863 and has since re- sided here, owning 230 acres of land under good improvements; Decem- ber 23, 1842. he was married to Miss Elizabeth Cartright, of the same family as the celebrated Peter Cart- right; their family consists of six children: Andrew J., William R, Sarah A., Zimri P., John W. and Clara E .; lost one: Redic J. (died March 3. 1866); Mr. Dyer com- menced life without a dollar and has succeeded admirably by his own ef- forts and with the assistance of his excellent wife and children in mak- ing home a comfortable one.
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