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Rider, C. E., boarding house. Rider, James, farmer, P. O. Tipton.
RIGG, THOMAS, M. D., physi- cian and druggist, Tipton ; born in the north of England, Oet. 23, 1814; came to America in the Spring of 1840 and located in Philadelphia ; studied medi- eine in England and Philadelphia ; eame to Johnson Co., Iowa., and engaged in farming and practicing medieine; was also engaged in the drug business with his son in Iowa City; has been engaged in the drug business here for the past seven years. Married Mary Musgrove, from England ; she died in 1869. Married Kate James, from Ohio, in 1870 ; has five ehildren by his first wife.
Riley, J. P., tenant far., Sec. 16 ; P. O. Tipton.
Ripley, J. H., carpenter.
Roberdy, R., far., S; 1 ; P. O. Tipton.
RODGERS, BENJAMIN J., farmer, retired, Tipton ; born in Morrow Co., O, Aug. 3, 1829 ; lived there nine- teen years and went to California in 1849 and engaged in mining ; returned in 1853 and came to Iowa, to this county, in 1853, and entered 320 acres of land. Married Miss Jane Tuttle, from Morrow Co., O., inFeb. 1854, and they came to this county, to Red Oak ; in April of the same year ; she died in 1855. He was among the first to move out on the prairie, where no one thought it would ever be settled; he built a small house, set up on posts and the wolves would come under the house nights and growl and fight; he was engaged in farming twenty-two years, and gave it up on account of poor health. He owned 400 acres of land, but has sold all exeept a farm of 120 aeres ; has held office of County Supervisor and sehool and road offices. Married Miss Ellen J. Cousins in December, 1856 ;
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she was born in Ireland and came to this country in infancy ; has one son -Alonzo E., by his first wife; they have one daughter-Saralı M., and one adopted son-McKee Rodgers.
ROSS, ALBERT C., PROF., Principal Tipton Schools, Tipton ; born in Somerset Co., Penn., June 27, 1847 ; lived there seventeen years ; commenced teaching when 16 years of age; he removed to Ohio in 1864, and completed his education at Wittenberg and Ober- lin. He has been engaged in teaching in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michi- gan, having a long experience, and being grealty interested in educational matters. He came to Tipton and assumed charge of the schools here, Sept. 1, 1875. He married Miss Maggie Woodside, from Osceola, St. Joseph Co., Ind., mne miles east of South Bend, April 30, 1874 ; she died in Tipton, July 13, 1877 ; he has one son-Bertie McKendree, and has lost one child in infancy.
ROSS, ELI, far .. S. 36; P. O. Wil- ton ; born in York Co., Penn., July 24, 1834; lived in that State nineteen years, and came to Iowa, to Cedar Co., in 1853, and settled near by where he now lives ; learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; was engaged in building for many years and built and helped build most of the buildings here on the prairie ; is now engaged in farming and stock raising ; owns a farm of 130 acres; has held the office of School Director nine years in succession. Married Miss Sarah Wilks; from Clarion Co., Penn., Oct. 30, 1856; they have seven chil- dren-Martha M., Noe E., William G., Albert W., E. Wilks, Alice A. and Roy. They have lost two children.
ROSS, ISAAC N., physician and farmer, S. 36; P. O. Wilton; born in York Co., Penn., Aug. 3, 1837; eame to Iowa in 1853, to Cedar Co., with his parents. He was in the army in the 35th Regt. I. V. I., Co. K .; was in the battle of Jackson and siege of Vicksburg; was in the famous charge at the latter place, May 22, 1863; returned from the army, studied medicine and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1865, and practiced his pro- fession for some years at Durant, Vic- tor and other places ; then resumed
farming. Married Miss Sarah Moore, from Beaver Co. Penn., August, 1858; they have four children-Clara L., Joseph N., Nettie N. and Zella ; have lost three children.
ROSS, JOHN, retired farmer, S. 36; P. O. Wilton ; born in York Co., Penn., Sept. 6, 1793 ; he learned the black- smith trade. He was in the war of 1812. He is one of the few now living who has seen Gen. George Washington. He remembers seeing him three times and talking with him. Mr. Ross lived in Pennsylvania and Maryland many years ; came to Cedar Co. in 1853 and en- gaged in farming. He is now 84 years old. Married Jane Pullinger, formerly Jane Ayers, from York Co., Penn., in 1822. They have been married fifty-five years, and have eight children-Ayers, Will- iam, Eli, Isaac N., Mary, Ann, Jane, Elizabeth ; lost three children.
ROTHROCK, JAMES H.,
JUDGE, Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court, Tipton. The subject of this sketch was born in Milroy, Penn., June 1, 1829 ; when 10 years of age removed to Adams Co., Ohio ; attended Franklin College at Athens ; studied law at West Union, Ohio and was admitted to the bar at Columbus in Feb. 1853; settled in Greenfield, Ohio, and was elected Prosecuting Attorney of the county. He removed from Hills- boro, Ohio, to Tipton, July, 1860; in 1861 he was elected to the House of Representatives in this State; in Aug. 1862, he was commissioned Lieut. Col. of the 35th I. V. I .; was at the cap- ture of Jackson, Miss., and through the siege of Vicksburg; was in command of the Regiment when the assault was made on the 22d of May, in the Fall of 1863 ; he resigned his commission on ac- count of ill health and returned and associated with Wm. P. Wolf and re- sumed the practice of his profession ; was elected District Judge in the Fall of 1866, and was twice re-elected without opposition ; he served on the District Bench until Feb. 1866, when he was ap- pointed by the Governor of the State Judge of the Supreme Court to fill the vaeancy, and was elected to the same position in the Fall of 1876, and is now Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Married Miss Austie Foote, from Gran- ville, Ohio, on October, 1855; they have three sons-Edward E.,now attend- ing Cornell College; James H. Jr .; and Geo. L.
ROWELL, JAMES L., merchant, jewelry, school books and stationery, Tipton ; born in Hampden Co., Mass., March 20, 1832; lived there fifteen years, and moved to Ohio; came to Cedar Co., to Tipton, June, 1855, and has been engaged in business here for twenty-three years. He has held town and school offices. Married Miss Char- lotte Whitson, from Pennsylvania, Nov. 26, 1857. They have three children- Burritt W., Lewis J. and Jennie, twins. SAFLEY, J. H., carpenter.
Sanely, Benedict, far., S. 11 ; P. O. Tipton. Sanely, Daniel, far .; See. 11 ; P. O. Tipton. Sanely, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Tipton.
SANFORD, JONATHAN T.,
CAPT., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Tipton ; born in Jennings Co., Ind., Feb. 26, 1844; was in the army ; en- listed in the 29th Reg. Ind. Vet. Vol. Inf., Co. D; he was in a number of battles, the principal ones were Pittsburg Landing, Iuka, Stone River, Tullahoma, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Atlanta, Altoona Pass and Nash- ville; was slightly wounded at Stone River ; enlisted as private and was pro- moted through non-commissioned offices to Second Lieutenant, and First Lieuten- ant and Captain, and commanded Co. D, and was mustered out Dee. 2, 1865 ; came to Tipton after the war and held office of City Marshal and Constable ; is engaged in farming, and owns 120 acres of land. Married Miss Caroline R. Hepner, from Champaign Co., Ohio, May 3, 1861 ; they have four children -Leoti J., Earl W., India Pearl and Coral Flow ; lost one son-Ernest J.
SETFORD, JAMES, farmer, See. 33; P. O. Tipton ; born in En- gland Aug. 3, 1824 ; came to America in infaney, and lived in York State. Canada, Michigan and Indiana; came with his parents from Indiana, by team, to Cedar Co. in July, 1837. His father built a mill on Rock Creek, which was washed away by the great
freshet in March, 1838. Mr. Setford went to California in 1850 and engaged in mining and teaming; returned in 1854; then he again went to California and was there two years; returned to this town and county in May, 1867, and bought the farm where he now lives, and engaged in farming ; owns eighty aeres of land. Married Eliza- beth L. Smith, from La Grange Co., Ind., June 2, 1861 ; they have two children -Claudia M., born March 28, 1864 ; Charles Ray, born Aug. 13, 1865 ; lost one daughter in infancy.
SCHNEIDER, H. L., proprietor Cedar Mills, Sec. 3; P. O. Tipton ; born in Aurora, Kane Co., Ill., July 17, 1836 ; lived in Illinois fourteen years, and came to Iowa in 1863; has been engaged in the milling business for ten years ; owns the Cedar Mills and ninety- seven aeres of land ; the mill was built by John Cresman, in 1867, at a cost of $10,500, and does mostly custom trade. Mr. Schneider married Miss Emeline E. Reed, from Jones Co., Iowa, in 1868; they have two children-Jennie and Carrie; have lost two sons.
Sehmucker, Geo., retired farmer.
SHAW, ALONZO, Postmaster, Tipton ; born in Tioga Co .. N. Y., July 1, 1822; lived there twenty- two years and started to Texas, but when he reached New Orleans, he turned back and came north by the river to this State and county and arrived here in July, 1845-thirty-three years ago-and is one of the early settlers ; only a few houses here then, and only twelve per- sons here now who were here when he came. He entered a quarter section of land and engaged in farming; then en- gaged in the hotel business ; was elceted County Surveyor after having served as Deputy ; was again re-elected to the same office and served five years; was Secretary and Treasurer of the School Board five years; received appointment of Postmaster in October, 1872. Mar- ried Miss Almira Bagley, from Ohio, in October, 1849; she came here with her pa- rents in 1840, and were early settlers ; they have four children-Anna B., Arvin B., Louie M. and Alonzo F .; lost one son-Edgar, and one daughter -Emma.
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SHAFFER, MICHAEL, farmer, P. O. Tipton ; born in Nor- thumberland Co., Penn., Dec. 14, 1814 ; lived in Pennsylvania thirty-three years, then moved to Ohio and lived there seven years ; came to Linn Co., Iowa, by team; in the Fall of 1854 entered 320 acres of land from the Government ; lived in Linn Co. fourteen years, and came to Cedar in 1867 and bought a farm just outside the city limits where he now lives ; has held office of Treas- urer of the School Board, also has held offices of Justice of the Peace and School Director. Married Ann Brosius, from Northumberland Co., Penn., Oct. 22, 1834 ; she died Dec. 15, 1877, after living together forty-three years; they have four children-Mary C., Emcline, Sarah D. and George W .; lost one daughter-Elizabeth.
SHEARER, JOHN, firm of Shear- er & Gray, proprietors of Stone Flour- ing mills, Sec. 14, P. O. Tipton ; born in Scotland, Dec. 1, 1828; learned the inilling business and came to this country when 22 years of age ; lived in Cincin- nati two years and came to this county in 1854, and engaged in the milling business ; has been connected with this mill since 1868. He married Sarah Church, from this State.
SHEARER, JOHN D., merchant; dealer in groceries and provisions, Tip- ton ; born in Ashland County, Ohio, March 24, 1827 ; lived there twenty- three years and learned the carpenter and joiner trade; came to Iowa in May, 1850, and worked at his trade ; was engaged in farming ten years ; was elected Sheriff of Cedar Co. in the Fall of 1865, and was re-elected four successive terms ; served eleven years until 1876 and declined to be a candidate; as an evidence of the esteem in which he was held he was presented with an elegant gold watch and chain appro- priately inscribed : " Presented to John D. Shearer in testimony of his faithful- ness and integrity, his moral worth as a citizen, and his charity and kindness as a friend and neighbor. From his friends." has also held office of Jus- tice of the Peace some years and Asses- sor three terms, then held various town and school offices. Married Miss Susan
A. Noe, from Morrow Co., Ohio, July 10, 1861; they have three children- Ellen M., Lillie B., and Charles T .; lost two children.
SHEARER, WALTER (W. Shearer & Co., Tipton City Mills), P. O. Tipton ; born in Edinburg, Scotland, March 8, 1834; lived there twenty-one years and served his apprenticeship in the milling business ; came to this coun- try in 1855, and came to this county in the Fall of the same year and engaged in the milling business. and has been in the business since then; was in City Council one term. Married Miss Elizabeth Collins, from the State of New York, April, 1858; they have nine children-Walter L., Charles J., Alice A., Mary I., Ephemia E., Mar- garet L., Ella M., Bessie and Jessie M. Sheets, Jacob, farmer ; P. O. Tipton.
Sheets, John, far., S. 26; P. O. Tipton. SHELDON, ALBERT M., farm- er, Scc. 2; P. O. Tipton ; born in Van Buren Co., Mich., May 20, 1848, and when 7 years of age came with his par- ents to Cedar Co., in 1855, and has lived here twenty-two years, except while attending college; he graduated and engaged in teaching; went to Cali- fornia ; taught school in Nevada one year, and after visiting the principal places in California, returned and en- gaged in farming on his father's farm of 240 acres. Has held the office of Treas- urer of the Town Board of Trustces and School Director, Superintendent of Sun- day school. Married Miss Franc I. Dickinson, from Muscatine Co., Iowa, Feb. 25, 1875 ; they have one daughter -Elma L.
Shell, Jacob, far., S. 13; P. O. Tipton. SHELDON, CHAS. P., retired, Tipton ; born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., April 27, 1818; lived there twenty- three years, then moved to Michigan and engaged in farming; lived there thirteen years ; came to this county in 1854 and selected some land, and the following year moved his family here and settled in Inland Tp .; engaged in farming for fifteen years, and then moved to Tipton ; owns a farm of 250 acres of land, and commenced life with- out anything. He held the office of Supervisor in Michigan six years; and
I. Butterfield DECEASED FARMINGTON
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School Inspector; was Justice of the Peace eleven ycars, and Representative to the State Legislature ; in this county, he has held the office of County Supervisor, one of the first elected after organization, for six years, and was Chairman of the Board five years, and has held the office two years since then ; was elected Rep- resentative to the State Legislature ; was Assistant Provost Marshal during the war, and is now Justice of the Peace. Married Miss Laura Mantle, from Jef- ferson Co., N. Y., Scpt. 1, 1841 ; she died June 5, 1876 ; have five ehildren- Frank, Albert M., Jennie Lind, Dollie R., Marie ; lost two-Edmond and Car- rie. Frank was in the army, 24th I. V. I., Co. C; was wounded at Vicksburg and at the battle of Winchester; Edmond was in the army, 24th I. V. I., Co. C .; died from disease contracted in the army.
SHELDON, FRANCIS L., farmer ; P. O. Tipton ; was born in Van Buren Co., Mich., July 2, 1843; came to Cedar Co. with his father in 1855, where he has continued to reside. En- listed in Co. C, 24th I. V. I., Aug 8, 1862, and served three years ; he par- ticipated in the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863, in the siege of Vicksburg, and in the battle of Win- chester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864, where he was wounded in the left leg ; was mus- tered out of the service at Davenport on the 6th of August, 1865, and returned home, where he re-engaged in farming. Was married April 9, 1868, to Miss Laura E. Brown, daughter of H. D. Brown, of Tipton ; owns 160 acres of land in the southwest quarter of Sec. 36, Fairfield Tp., and forty acres in the southwest quarter of the northwest quar- ter of Sec. 1, Range 2, Center Tp. ; value, $8,000.
Shepherd, R. K., far., S. 23 ; P. O. Tipton. SHERWOOD, HENRY, retired farmer, Tipton ; born in the City of New York Nov. 23, 1825 ; he entered a drug store at an early age, and after- wards engaged in the jobbing drug trade, and was connected with the business for sixteen years; came to Cedar Co. in 1855 and engaged in farming on New York Prairie ; only two or three houses completed there when he first came ; has carted grain to Davenport and sold whcat
at thirty cents per bushel; owns 300 acres of land ; has held the office of Jus- tice of the Peace, and town and school offices. Married Miss Abbic Davis in New York City December, 1848; she was from New Jersey ; she died Oct. 9, 1873, leaving five children -Mrs. Elizabeth Dearborn, Mrs. Emma Kirk, Mrs. Annie Welch, Henry, Isaac. Sherwood, L., renter ; P. O. Tipton.
SHINN, VINCENT, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Tipton ; born in Columbiana Co., O., Sept. 9, 1819; lived there about thirty two ycars and came to Cc- dar Co., Ia., by wagon, and was four weeks on the way; arrived here in October, 1851 ; lived on the prairie two years, then came where he now lives and engaged in farming; owns a farm of forty acres. Married Miss Rachel Williamson, from New Jersey, in 1846 ; they have three children-Mary, Will- liam and Ida Belle ; they have lost three children.
Shafer, A., renter, Scc. 11 ; P. O. Tipton. Shafer, J. I., Scc. 15 ; P. O. Tipton.
Shafer, Wm., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Tipton. Sliriver, H. C., teamster.
Shultz, A., far., S. 29 ; P. O. Tipton.
Shultz, Daniel, far., S. 29; P. O. Tipton.
Shultz, John, far,, Sec. 29 ; P. O. Tipton.
Simmons, Abraham, Sec. 8 ; P. O. Tipton. Simons, Isaac, warden.
Simmons, J., far., Sec. 5 ; P. O. Tipton. Simons, James, laborer.
Simmons, Lem, far., Sec. 5 ; P. O. Tipton. Simnermowker, Geo., far., Sec. 18 ; P. O. Tipton.
Slater, Thomas, farmer ; P. O. Tipton. Smart, A. M., carpenter.
SMITH, DANIEL R., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Tipton ; born in Blair Co .. Penn., Jan. 1, 1835 ; lived there twenty- one years and came to this county in 1856, and engaged in farming, and has lived on his present farm twenty-one ycars ; owns farm of 126 acres, and thirteen acres of timber; was elected Constable. Married Miss Anna Diek- inson, from Stark Co., O., in March, 1867; they have three children- Frank Edwin, John Royer and Ella Winnifred; lost one daughter-May. Mr. Smith was in the army ; culisted in the 5th Regt. I. V. I., Co. A; was in the battles of Iuka, Corinth,
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siege of Vicksburg, Champion Hills, Jackson and others; was in the service four years.
Smith, F. D., far., Sec. 35 ; P. O. Wilton. Smith, Thompson, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Tipton. Snyder, E, harness maker.
Sparks, A., machine agent.
SPARKS, JASON C., proprietor Sparks' Wind Mills, Tipton; born in Greene Co., Ind., July 24, 1845, and came to this county when 8 years of age ; has been engaged as agent for ag- ricultural implements ; he is the patentee of Sparks' " Wind Mill," one of the best now in use. He married Miss Emma McGregor, from Kendall Co., Ill., March 28, 1867 ; they have four children- Willie, Maud, Della and Louie.
Sparks, S., farmer.
SPENCE, JOHN, CAPT., farn :- er, Sec. 22; P. O. Tipton ; born near Milleville, Cumberland Co., N. J., April 10,1797 ; lived there twenty years, tlien lived in Philadelphia fifteen years ; he followed the water twenty-two years and was Captain of a vessel fifteen years ; was a striet temperance man and did not drink anything and did not allow it on board of his vessel ; lived in the city of New York fourteen years, and came to this county in 1855, and lias lived here twenty-two years. He and his son Thomas are engaged in burning lime and farming. The Captain has been connected with the M. E. Church over fifty years, and has been an earnest worker in the church and out of it, and has attended 105 camp meetings. Mar- ried Sarah Crippen,from Cumberland Co., N. J.,in 1816, and they have been married over sixty-one years, and they have four children-Elizabeth, Sophia A., Mary and Thomas; lost two children; they have forty grandchildren and forty-one great-grandchildren; they had one son and seven grandsons in the army and they have seven grandsons in the employ of the C. & N. W. R. R. Thomas L. Spence, son of Capt. Spence, was born in Cumberland Co., N. J., in July, 1825 ; came to this county with his parents in 1855 ; is engaged in burning lime and farming; he was in the engi- neers' department three years during the war. Married Sarah Worth, from N. J .; they have five sons and four daughters.
Springer, John, barber. Sprout, James, laborer, Tipton. Stafford, L. B., salesman.
STAININGER, JOHN B., jeweler, Tipton ; born in Union Co., Penn., Sept. 13, 1852; removed to Wisconsin with his parents when 3 years of age; went to Nevada Territory and was with his brother in the jewelry business; came to Tipton and engaged in jewelry business with his brother, and afterward bought out his brother and continued the busi- ness.
Staly, P., far., S. 24 ; P. O. Tipton.
STANLEY, AMOS, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 16; P. O. Tipton ; born in Columbiana Co.,O., Dec. 3, 1829 ; lived in Ohio about thirty-nine years ; was farming and dealing in stock ; he came West in 1850, to this county and entered land, and again, in 1858 and 1859, and entered about 5,000 acres in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri; returned East and engaged extensively in the oil business ; was very unfortunate in being burned out twice, and lost a large amount ; came to this county in the Spring of 1869 and engaged in farming and stock raising ; owned hotel and livery in Me- chanicsville and hotel in Tipton, which was burned in 1871. He owns 1,000 acres of land, 600 here and 400 south of Muscatine. Married Mary Ann Shinn, from Dubuque ; she died in 1866 ; they had three children, only one living, a son-Theodore. Married Rachel A. Engle, from Ohio, Dec. 31, 1868; they have two children-Lavina and Amos ; lost one daughter.
STARR, ANSON, Tipton ; born in Columbus, Franklin Co., O., Nov. 18, 1831; lived in Ohio eighteen years ; came to this county in 1850, with his parents, and engaged in farming ; went to Kansas in 1859, and was there and in Colorado seven years ; returned in 1866. Married Miss Martha Baker, from Gran- ville, Licking Co., O., Jan. 17, 1878. John Calvin Starr, brother of Anson, was in the army; enlisted in the 24th Regt. I. V. I., Co. B, and died from disease in Louisiana.
Starrett, A. R. lawyer.
STARRETT, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Wilton ; born in Cedar
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Co., Sugar Creek Township, April 9, 1853, and has lived in this county twenty-five years ; is engaged in farming and stock raising; rents farm of 220 aeres from his father-in-law, A. J. Craw- ford. Married Miss Anna Maria Craw- ford, a daughter of Andrew J. Crawford, the oldest settler in this county, Jan. 20, 1876. William Starrett, father of Joseph, was born in York State in 1812, and came to this county in 1836, and is one of the oldest settlers. He mar- ried Rosinda Albin, from Indiana ; she died in 1852; they have five sons and one daughter-Harriet, John R., Perry, Johnson, George and Joseph ; lost two children. Perry was in the army in Co. D, 11th Regt. I. V. I., and was wounded. STOUGH, J. HOWARD,
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REV., pastor Lutheran Church, Tip- ton; born in Ontario, Richland Co., Ohio, Sept. 18, 1850 ; he received his educa- tion and graduated at Wittenberg Col- lege, Springfield, Ohio; entered the min- istry in July, 1872; his first pastorate was at Leetona, Columbiana Co., Ohio; his second pastorate was at Knoxville, Marion Co., Ill .; from there he went to Plymouth, Ohio, and received a call to the Lutheran Church in Tipton, and came here in May, 1877. Married Miss Mida Gipson, from Plymouth, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1875.
STRYKER, JOHN C., farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. O. Tipton ; born in Hamil- ton Co., Ohio, Aug. 8, 1840; lived there nine years; moved to Indiana, lived there six years, and came with his parents to Cedar Co. April, 1853; but very little improvement here on the prairie then. Was in the army ; enlisted in Co. A, 5th Reg. N. J. V. I. ; he was in thirteen battles, among them the battle of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Seven Days' Battles, second battle of Bull Run; was wounded at Fair Oaks and Bull Run, and discharged ; engaged in farming ; had nothing but one colt when he commeneed. and now owns 280 acres of land. Married Miss Martha Perry, from this county, in November, 1863 ; they have eight children-Luella M., Frank, Harry, Lizzie, Diek, William, John and Maud.
STRYKER, P. L., farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Tipton ; born in Somerset Co., N.
J., Dee. 11, 1813 ; lived there twenty- four years, then lived in Ohio and Indi- ana about eighteen years, when they came to Cedar Co. in 1855, the same week that their old neighbor, C. P. Sheldon, arrived here; he engaged in farming on the prairie where no ( ne thought it would be settled, and has lived on this farm over twenty years ; owns a farm of 120 acres. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace, and school offiees ; he and Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Wright built the first school house here twenty years ago, and earted the lumber f.om Davenport, and it is now standing on the corner. Married Miss Aletta Van Camp, from Somerset Co., N. J., May 28, 1835 ; they have nine children-Mary L., Cornelius, John, Kate, Caroline, Henry, Lettie, Mattie and Lilly ; John was in the army, in the 5tlı Reg N. J. V. I., Co. A. Stevens, E. G.
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