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Z OLLINGER, C. L., restaurant and bakery, Ogden; was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania,
October 11, 1852, and when eight years of age moved to Ogle county, Illinois; in 1874 he left there and traveled until the fall of 1877, when he came to Ogden; he engaged in the hotel business here for two years and then started his present trade; was married in Ogle county. Illi- nois, July 13, 1875, to Miss E. C. Eastwood, a native of that State; they have one son and one daughter: Eva and Leroy.
AMAQUA TOWNSHIP.
B ECK, M. K., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 4; P. O. Ogden; was born in Huntington county, Pennsylvania, January 15, 1844, and was there raised, and in 1869 came to this State settling in this county; when he settled in Amaqua township there were only three houses in sight of his place, but now the prairie is dotted in every direc- tion with improvements; owns a farm of 80 acres and, in connection with farming, is quite extensively engaged in stock-raising; May 18th, 1871, he married Emily R. Sayre, a native of Meigs county, Ohio; she was born September 19th, 1850; have had two children, one of whom, Anna M., is living; the other Alpha V., died when eleven months of age.
LEONARD, CAPT. G. W., farın er; Sec. 21; P. O. Ogden; was born in Portage county, Ohio, November 15th, 1843, where he resided until he came to this State in 1866; he located in Davenport for three years and then went to De Witt and en- gaged in the carriage business for three years, when his health failed him and he was obliged to give up his indoor life, and he removed to this county, locating on his present farm of 240 acres; June 20th, 1869, he was united in marriage to Clara Wallace, a native of De Witt, Iowa;
in 1871, he went to California for the benefit of his wife's health, but she died a short time after arriving there; her remains were brought to her native place for interment; she left one child: Laura C .; Mr. Leon- ard took his infant child and went to Ohio, where he remained for five years, during which time he was en- gaged in the dairying business, and in the winter of 1879 he returned to Boone county; on the 20th of No- vember, 1875, he was married to Rachel Wise, a native of Portage county, Ohio; during the war he was in the First Ohio battery, go- ing out in 1861 as a private; served his country four years and four months; at the close of the war had gained the rank of captain, by hard, earnest work; was in the bat- tles of Shiloh, Corinth, Murfrees- boro, Chickamauga, Lookout Moun- tain and participated in the Atlanta campaign; at present is quite large- ly engaged in the dairying business. MYTH, JOHN, farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Ogden; was born in Bel- mont county, Ohio, November 11th, 1823, and when quite young his pa- rents moved to Muskingum county, where he was raised; there received his education and in 1861 came to this State, settling in Linn county and resided there for seven years; in
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1868 he came to this county and has since resided here; he is a teacher by profession, having taught school most of the time since arriving at manhood and is also a civil engineer, but of late years has done but little at this business; November 4th, 1851, he was joined in matrimony to Miss Elizabeth D. Fitz; she was born in Washington county, Ohio, December 30th, 1831; they have eight children living: George H., Robert C., Orville V., S. A. Doug- lass, Mary J., John E., Effie E. and Libbie; have lost two: Arthur, an infant (died in Ohio), and Willie E., three years of age (died in Linn county, this State).
V AN PELT, DAVID, farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Ogden; was born in Johnson county, Iowa, July 13th, 1848, and resided there until he was twenty years of age; he then came to this county and has resided here since, owning a fine farm of 80 acres; November 24th, 1871, he was married to Miss Emma Clow, a na- tive of Pennsylvania, but raised in this State; her parents came to Iowa when she was quite young; they have four children : Rachel, Lilla A., Emma A. and Burton A .; since re- siding in the township, Mr. Van- Pelt has held the offices of township trustee, school director, etc.
GRANT TOWNSHIP.
B' IERMANN, HENRY, farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Dayton; was born in Germany, March 24th, 1839, and was raised a farmer; received his education there, and, at the age of twenty-five, came to the United States, first settling in Marseilles, La Salle county, Illinois, in 1864; he worked on the Rock Island railroad for nearly five years, and then came to Webster county, this State, and lived near Dayton for five years more; in the fall of 1873 he camne to the place on which he lives, and has since resided here; owns 80 acres of land; was married, in 1864, to Sophia Limm, a native of Germany, born May 27th, 1846; they have three children: Henry A., Emma and William; lost one: Caroline (who was burned to death Novem- ber 5th, 1870; cause, clothes ignit- ing from an over-heated stove); Mr. Biermann is now serving his third term as justice of the peace; is a member of the A. O. U. W., Boone Lodge, No. 120, and is of Lutheran faith.
OOD, J. L., farmer; Sec. 35; P. Go. Ogden; was born in 1845,
in the State of Pennsylvania, and lived there until 1869, when he mov- ed where he now lives; in 1862 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania vol- unteer infantry; served nine months and was mustered out at the expira- tion of his term; in 1864 he reenlist- ed in company H, Two Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania volunteer in- fantry and served until the close of the war; participated in the battle of Hatches Run and at the battle when Lee surrendered, and here he was wounded by gunshot in the left thigh; after the war he returned to his native State and was married, in 1867, to Cassie Schreffler, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1839; they have four children: Annie M., Dan- iel A., Charles G. and Minnie E .; lost two: Hattie A. and Mary E .; he owns 160 acres of land; is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F. and he and his wife belong to the Reformed Church. .T OHNSON, GUSTAF A., farm- er; Sec. 4; P. O. Dayton; was born in 1839 in Sweden and lived there on a farm until 1862; in Au- gust of that year he landed in this
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country, first setting in Henry coun- ty county, Illinois, and resided there until 1869, he then moved to where he now lives, owning 240 acres of land; was married in Sweden in 1861 to Miss Hannah C. Lawson, born in 1840; they have six chil- dren: Lilda (born in 1862), Frank A. (born December 8th, 1865), Var- ner (born August 1, 1868), Gustaf A. (born May 29th, 1870), Sanford (born February 29th, 1876), and an infant (born February 13th, 1880). L OBECK, ALEX., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 4; P. O. Day- ton; is a native of Germany and was born in 1824; he was raised there on a farm and when thirty years of age emigrated to the United States, settling in Henry county, Illinois; farmed there for ten years and was engaged in selling goods in Andover for six years; he came to this town- ship in May, 1869, and has since re- sided here; owns a fine farm of 400 acres, and devotes considerable at- tention to the raising of stock; Au- gust 16th, 1855, he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of Gabriel and Louisia Stephenson, of Hamburg; she was born in 1834; they have a family of four children living: Paul- ine (wife of Rev. Guelkner, of Web- ster county), Clara (wife of Rev. Grafelmann, of Dubuque), Bertha and Alexander G .; have lost one: Alexander C .; Mrs. L. has two brothers in Chicago: Alexander F. Stephenson, attorney, and Henry Stephenson, trader; are members of the Lutheran Church; Mr. Lobeck was present at the organization of the township.
M EYER, PHILIP, farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Ogden; was born in Alscace, France, in the year 1837, and when young his parents, Dorothy and Andrew Meyer, emigrated to the United States; in 1839 they set- tled in Illinois, and are present resi- dents of Henry county; the subject of this sketch was raised there and
in 1875 came to this county, settling on his present farm; in 1876 he went to Ogden and for eighteen months was engaged in selling goods and then returned to his farm of 160 acres; in 1860 he married Miss Sarah Luther, a native of Illinois; they have one child living: Edward P., and one deceased: Clara J .; Mr. Myer is a member of the Evangel- ical Association.
R OBERTSON, JAS. E., farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Ogden; was born in Canada West in 1832; at the age of seventeen he went to Pennsylvania and lived there for three years, following the railroad business most of the time; in the summer of 1854 he went to Chica- go, and was an engineer on the Chi- cago & Milwaukee railroad; contin- ued that for about four years, and when the gold fever broke out in California he started for that region; reached El Dorado county in the fall of 1858, and remained there until 1861, when he moved to Washing- ton Territory; engaged in mining there for one summer, and soon went to Montana Territory; for eight years he worked there, and in July, 1869, he came upon his present homestead of 160 acres, which he improved himself; was married in Montana, in 1868, to Mrs. Ann Griffin, a native of Ireland; Mrs. Robertson has one child by a former marriage: Francis, born in August, 1861; lost one: an infant; Mr. R. is a member of the A. F. & A. M. Lodge, No. 1, Virginia City ; he and his wife are of the Presbyterian de- nomination.
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YNIGGS, A. P., farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Dayton; was born in Sweden on the 8th of October, 1829, and resided there on a farm until twenty years of age; he came to the United States in 1849, and landed in New York, and first settled in Knox county, Illinois; lived there until 1855, moved to Henry county
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and in 1868 left the latter county and came here, where he has since lived; owns eighty acres of land; his house was the first one built in Grant township; has been twice married: first, September 9, 1855, to Miss Annie Swanson, a native of Sweden; by this union they had five children: Mary S., Charlotte,
John, Alfred and Ida; this wife died February 12, 1870, and he was mar- ried again to Miss Hannah Carlson, also a native of Sweden, November 26, 1871; they have two children: Rosa and Andrew V; at the request of Mr. Sniggs, we state that his wife is an inmate of the Insane Asylum at Independence.
PILOT MOUND TOWNSHIP.
A BERCROMBIE, A., farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in Virginia, September 13, 1799, and was educated in the com- mon schools; when young he learned the cooper's trade, and followed the same until twenty-four years of age, and in 1831 he learned the forger's trade and continued the same until 1841; he worked as carpenter for ten years, and in 1851 came to this State, settling in Boone county in the fall of 1852; he has since resided here, and now owns a fine farm of 140 acres of well improved land; he was married in Virginia. August 10, 1823, to Miss Annie Weaver; they have twelve children: Sirrilda, Becky Ann, Elizabeth, Charles and Caroline, living; and seven decased: Ephraim, Jackson, Joseph, Harri- son, Gilla, and two not named.
B UTOLPH, J. R., farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Ogden; was born in Ohio, August 18, 1842, and when very young was taken by his parents to Indiana, where he spent his youth, there being educated; in the fall of 1855 he moved to Linn county, this State, and was there engaged in farming; in 1861 he enlisted in the Second Iowa battery, and was in the service until 1865, participating in several hard-fought battles; he was discharged at Davenport, Iowa, and then came to this county, where he still resides; has a finely improved farm of 135 acres under cultivation; in 1877 he was elected township as-
sessor, and still holds that office; De- cember 24, 1865, Miss Sarah A. My- ers became his wife; they have three children: Ada C. (born April 16, 1866), lda L. (born July 13, 1869), and John F. (born April 29, 1873). ARLSON, PETER W., farmer C and stock-raiser; Sec. 20 .; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in Sweden, April 1, 1852, and in 1865 emi- grated to America, landing in New York; from there he came to this county, where he still resides, own- ing a fine farm of eighty acres, well improved; he received most of his education in Sweden, but also at- tended the schools of this State; his farm is nicely fenced and his home is beautifully situated, and has all the modern improvements.
COPELAND, JOHN T., farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Pilot Mound; was . born in Tennessee, December 27, 1837; in 1850 he moved to Wash- ington county, Illinois, where he re- ceived his education; he commenced farming when sixteen years of age, and has followed said business up to the present time; in the fall of 1866 he came to this county; was elected justice of the peace in October, 1878, and still holds that office; he has also been township trustee and road su- pervisor; he has a farm of forty-five acres of well improved land; he was married in Illinois, August 12, 1866, to Mrs. Nancy Moore; they have five children : Emma J. (born October 1, 1867), Charles O. (born March 5,
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1869), Henry E. (born February 25, 1871), Alfred F. (born December 14, 1875), and Thomas L. (born July 13, 1878); they have lost one: Carrie L. (born April 9, 1873, died July 19, 1873).
D' URRELL, J. G .; Sec. 17; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in Anson, Embden county, Maine, May 18, 1848, and when three years of age removed with his parents to Wis- consin; here he was brought up on a farm, receiving the benefit of a common school education; in his sixteenth year he responded to the call of his country, enlisting in the Third Wisconsin veteran volunteer infantry, January 4, 1864; partici- pated in the battles of Resacca (Georgia), Dallas, and in all of the battles fought by Sherman in the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns, and was with his command in its march through the Carolinas; was with the army at the surrender of Johnston, and was honorably dis- charged July 18, 1865; with his pa. rents he came to this State, and on the 20th of November, 1867, was united in the bonds of matrimony with Mrs. Dorothy Gurney, by which union they had six children : John E., Mary F., Edith B., Walter L., William B. and Joseph H .; Feb- auary 20, 1878, John E. died of diphtheria, followed by Walter L. March 31, 1878; Mr. Durrell has engaged in saw-milling and farming since coming to Boone county; he has been honored by his neighbors by being elected to the various town- ship offices, the highest being that of assessor; has twice been elected lay delegate to the annual conference of the M. E. Church; was licensed lo- cal preacher in the M. E. Church, May 23, 1877; in addition to his other duties he is now carrying on quite an extensive business in the blacksmith, wagon-making and gen- eral repair line at Pilot Mound,
where he has built up quite a lucra- tive business.
H INMAN, C., farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 17; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in Ohio, May 21, 1837, and there received his educa- tion; when sixteen years of age he commenced working in a mill and continued in that business until 1859, then engaged in farming; in 1864 he went to Illinois still engag- ing in the same business; three years later he came to this county where he still resides, owning a fine farm of eighty acres; he was elected con- stable in 1879 and still holds that office; he was married in Ohio, May 27, 1863, to Miss May E. Geyer; they have a family of five children : John C. (born June 24, 1865), George H. (born September 16, 1868), Emma J. (born September 20, 1870), Oran W. (born November 13, 1873), and William C. (born September 20, 1878); Mrs. Hinman was born June 18, 1844.
L UMBLAD, ALFRED, farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 17; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in Sweden, August 6, 1845; he emi- grated to America in 1857, landing in Boston June 3, of that year; the following August he came to this county, where he still resides, own- ing a fine farm of 120 acres, all un- der fence; his farm is beautifully located and has upon it a fine resi- dence; he was married in this town- ship, December 17, 1873, to Miss Sophia Isackson, a native of Sweden; she was born June 24, 1845, and was educated in the common schools; they have three children: Anna M. (born September 7, 1874), Nellie (born May 16, 1876), and Esther J. (born January 25, 1879).
M EYER, EDWARD,farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 29; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in Pennsyl- vania, February 19, 1828, and re- ceived his education in the common
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schools; when nineteen years old he commenced the blacksmith trade and followed the same until 1852 when he learned the ax-making business, following the same for about five years; he then moved to Illinois where he commenced farm- ing, and in 1865 he enlisted in com- pany K, Fifteenth Illinois infantry, and served until the close of the war; he soon came to this county where he has since resided, owning 180 acres of improved land, nicely fenced; he was married in Ogle county, Illinois, May 10, 1860, to Miss Sarah Erdman; they have five children: William A. (born June 19, 1861), Lydia A. (born January 5, 1863), Mary J. (born December 26, 1864), Henry E. (born Septem- 18, 1867), and Daniel P. (born Jan- uary 3, 1878).
N ELSON, EDWARD, farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 5; P. O. Casady's Corner; was born in Sweden, and there received his edu- cation; in May, 1862, he emigrated to America, landing in Quebec and from there came to this county where he still resides, owning a fine farm of 120 acres, well improved; during the late war he enlisted in company H, Thirty-third Iowa in- fantry, and served until the close of the war, when he was honorably dis- charged; participated in several hard-fought battles; he was united in marriage, December 17, 1873, to Miss Louisa Lumblad; they have three children: Cylfia (born Septem- ber 19, 1874), Amelia (born April 7, 1876), and Joelissie (born March 26, 1878).
NELSON, FRANK, farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 5; P. O. Casady's Corner; was born, October 24, 1842, in Sweden, and was educated in the schools of his commonwealth; he emigrated to America in May, 1862, landing in Quebec, and from there came to this county; here he has since resided, and now owns a fine
farm of 160 acres, well improved and nicely fenced; in the late war he enlisted in company I, Thirty- third Iowa, and remained in the ser- vice until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged; he was married in this county, May 8, 1870, to Miss Louise Nelson; they have two children: Frank S. M. (born March 2, 1872), and John F. S. (born June 8, 1872).
NORTON, JOHN H., owner of saw-mill, Mineral Ridge; was born in Canada, May 3, 1828, and emi- grated to Illinois in 1838; when fifteen years of age he commenced sawing lumber and followed the same for about five years; in April, 1848, he enlisted in the Mexican War in company I, Second regiment Illinois volunteers, and continued in the service for about four months, was then discharged and returned to his home in Illinois; he then went to work in the quartermaster's de- partment, sawing lumber for bread and cracker boxes; in 1849 he went to Michigan and remained there un- til 1854, then came to Jackson coun- ty, Iowa, and from there to Clinton county, where he remained following his trade until 1869; in the spring of 1865 he enlisted in the United States navy and served until De- cember 25, wlien he was honorably discharged; he came to this county in 1869 and has since resided here; September 29, 1849, he was married in Chicago to Miss Laura A. Gates; they have four children: Letitia A. (born April 5, 1850), Henry F. (born August 24, 1853), Fred (born Sep- tember 9, 1866), and Goldy A. (born June 8, 1871); have lost five: Mary E. (born January 13, 1852, died Au- gust 28, 1853), Ella M. (born Octo- ber 10, 1855, died October 14, 1855), Lulu E. (born November 10, 1856, died February 15, 1857,) Kate E. (born June 18, 1860, died October 18, 1869), and Frank O. (born Octo- ber 22, 1861, died May 1, 1863).
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O WEN, GEORGE, farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Casady's Corner; was born in Illinois, October 1, 1850; when three years of age he came with his parents to this county, and here has been educated; when six- teen years old he commenced farm- ing, and still follows the same; he owns a finely improved farm of sixty acres; he married in this county, January 5, 1875, to Miss Susan Wil- son; they have two children: Flor- ence N. (born October 6, 1875), and Sylvan P. (born February 28, 1879). P ETTY, W. M., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 20; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in Indiana, August 1, 1838, and was educated in the common schools; in the fall of 1854 he came to this county where he still resides; August 11, 1862, he enlisted in company D, Thirty-second Iowa infantry, was in several hard-fought battles, and was mustered out August 24, 1865, at Clinton, Iowa; he then returned home and commenced farming; his farm consists of 193 acres of well improved land, nicely fenced; he has held the office of trustee and also of assessor for three terms, and has held all of the school offices; he was elected justice of the peace in 1877 and still holds that office; is also town treasurer; he was mar- ried in Pilot Mound township, De- cember 27, 1857, to Miss Sarah Scott; they have six children : Eliza- beth M. (born October 13, 1858), George A. (born May 3, 1860), Sarah A. (born November 30, 1864), Columbus F. (born November 14, 1870), Charles S. (born February 9, 1873), and Ernest E. (born May 1, 1878); have lost one: William L. (born Jannary 17, 1867, died March 3, 1867).
R ICHARDSON, COLUMBUS, farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 17; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in the State of Indiana, on the 5th of August, 1844, and when five
years of age moved to Dodge town- ship this county; he was here edu- cated, and when eighteen years of age went out upon the frontier, building block-houses for the pro- tection of the settlers against the Indians; in 1864 he enlisted in com- pany A, Sixth Iowa infantry and re- mained in service until 1865, when he was honorably discharged; he- then returned to his home in this county, and followed farming; his farm consists of 160 acres; he was married in Boone county, April 9, 1874, to Miss Margaret Crim; they have four children: George O., (born February 25, 1875), Jennie (born October 12, 1876), Fannie (born March 19, 1878), and Harly Eu- gene (born February 19, 1880).
COTT, ALBERT W., merchant, Pilot Mound; was born in this township, June 22, 1858, and was. educated in the common schools; when twelve years of age he com- menced farming and continued the same until 1879, when he engaged in the grocery business; January 28, 1880, he was appointed postmaster at this place; he has a third interest in 110 acres of finely-improved land ; his father is deceased; Mr. Scott is building up a fine trade, and is well respected by neighbors.
TOMLINSON, JAMES F., far- T mer and stock raiser; Sec. 10; P. O. Mineral Ridge; was born in Ohio, May 24, 1822; he was educa- ted in the common schools, and in 1848 commenced the manufacturing of boots and shoes, and continued said business until the fall of 1855, when he came to this county where he still resides, following stock rais- ing and farming; his farm is finely improved, consisting of 229 acres, fenced with rail and boards; he also owns 160 acres of prairie, land situa- ted on Secs. 9 and 16; he has a splendid residence on his farm with all the modern improvements; on his arrival in this State he had but
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seven and one-half dollars, but he found a very small house, fixed it up and lived there for one year in order to get enough money to build a better one; he was married in Ohio, May 18, 1851, to Miss Eliza- beth Simmons; she was born Au- gust 8, 1830; they had two children: Corinda (born March 8, 1853), and Sylvan (born August 17, 1855); this wife died August 26, 1856; he was married to his present wife, Miss Nancy J. Simms, in this county, March 4, 1857; they have nine chil- dren: Sarah M. (born September 14, 1859), Rosetta (born May 18, 1861), Herbert L. (born November 25, 1862), Ella E. (born November 13, 1864), Mary M. (born February 9, 1866), Cora A. (born March 13, 1871), Letitia J. (born March 4, 1873), John M. S. (born January 13,
1875), William G. (born September 9, 1878); they have lost one: Henry S. (born June 13, 1858, and died September 11, 1859).
W OLFORD, F. W., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 16; P. O. Pilot Mound; was born in Ohio, February 7, 1835, and in 1840 com- menced going to school, continuing the same until 24 years of age; in the spring of 1862 he came to this county, where he still resides, fol- lowing teaching and farming; his farm consists of 160 acres of well improved land; he has held the office of assessor for several terms; he was married in this county, May 14, 1867, to Miss A. Bell; they have two children: Jennie (born Februa- ry 1, 1868), and Ernest (born De- cember 25, 1870.
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