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Hateher, T. N., carpenter, Sec. 18; P. O. Mechanicsville.
Hartle, E., saloon ; P. O. Stanwood. Heisler, A.
HELMER, W. M., banker ; Me- chaniesville ; born in Indiana in 1833; came to this county in 1860; has been engaged in farming and merchan- dising previous to engaging in his present business. He is associated with J. S. Gartner, under the firm name of Helmer & Gartner. He married Miss Matilda Cameron in 1867 ; she was born in Carroll Co., Ohio ; has two children --- Almira and Williamson.
Hennasy, C. ; P. O. Stanwood.
Hibbard, O. D., saloon ; P. O. Stanwood. High, T., far., S. 7; P. O. Mechanicsville. Hills, J. W., far., S. 22; P. O. Stanwood. Hines, F., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Mechanicsville. Hines, J. P., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Mechan- icsville.
Hines, L., lab., See. 4; P. O. Mechanics- ville.
HINES, L. R., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Ohio in 1823; came to this county in 1855 ; lived in Illinois twelve years previous to his removal to this county. He owns eighty acres of land in this county and ninety three and a half acres in Story Co. Has held office of School Director and Town Trustee. He married Miss Abagail Dymon in 1843; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has seven children- Henry, Frank, George, Ellen, Myron, Leonard and Charles.
Hinman, W., farm hand ; P. O. Stanwood. HOAG, HENRY, stock dealer; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in New York in 1831; came to this eounty in 1860; has been engaged in merchandising, grain and stock dealing since that time. He married Miss Carrie Rice in 1863; she was born in New York ; has three children George, Jessie and Hattie ; lost one daughter --- Jennic.
Hoyman, H. S., far., S. 24; P. O. Stan- wood.
HOUGHTON, SIMON R., pro- prietor of Houghton Hotel, Stanwood ; born in Guilford, Vt., Jan. 10, 1819. He lived ten years in Ohio, and came to this county in 1855. Has served two terms as County Supervisor, also as School Director and Assessor. He mar- !
ried Miss Phœbe J. Sergeant in 1840; she was born in New Jersey.
Houser, J., far., S. 19 ; P. O. Mechanies- ville.
Howe, N., far., S. 9; P. O. Stanwood.
HUNT, CHAS. H., physician and surgeon, Stanwood; born in Yates Co., N. Y., in 1850; graduated at the Chi- cago Medical College in 1874, and came to this county the same year.
TNKS, WM., farmer, S. 15; P. O. Mechanicsville; born in England in 1830; came to this country in 1835, and to this county in 1860. He owns 123 acres of land, and is the President of the Cedar County Agricultural So- ciety. He has ever taken a great inter- est in educational matters, and has been a School Director for the past fifteen years. He married Miss Rebecca J. Sherman in 1854 ; she was born in Ohio. TOHNSON WM. J., far., S. 27; P. O. J Stanwood.
JACKSON, JOHN, carpenter and farmer, S. 30; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Pennsylvania in 1828; lived in Ohio eighteen years. 'He enlisted in the 45th Ohio V. I., and served three years. He was taken prisoner, and was confined on Belle Island, and afterwards at Andersonville, and experienced all the atrocities of these places, and thinks the truth can never be fully por- trayed. He came to this county in 1866; has held the office of School Director, and aeted as President of the Board; owns eighty acres of land. He married Mrs. Cordelia A. Jamies in October, 1873; hier maiden name was Hinds, and she was born in New York ; has one child by this marriage named Henry Leonard. Mr. Jackson has four children by former marriage, named Walter, Edwin, John and Frank. Mrs. Jackson had three children by former marriage-Eldred, Hattie and Maria.
JOHNSON, MARTIN, farmer, S. 4; P. O. Stanwood; born in Ohio in 1843; came to this county in April, 1871 ; owns 160 acres. He married Miss Clara Boyles in 1871; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has two children -Della M. and Ida A. He enlisted in the 15th Ohio Inf. in the late war, and served four years and eight months ; was in the battles of Shiloh, Stone
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River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, and many others.
Judd, C. B., retired farmer, S. 18; P. O. Mechanicsville.
K ALB, GEORGE, farmer. S. 18; P. O. Mechanicsville.
Kalb, John.
Kerr, H., teamster, Stanwood.
Kennedy, L. L., stock buyer, Stanwood.
Kenney, T., shoemaker, Stanwood.
KINPORT, JACOB, farmer, S. 32; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Laneaster Co., Pennsylvania, in 1810; came to Iowa in 1850, and to this county in 1852 ; owns thirty-nine acres of land. He married Elizabeth Hoover in 1843; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has five children-John, Martin, Benjamin, Henry and Samucl ; lost three.
L EE, JOSEPH, farmer and stock raiser, S. 7 ; P. O. Mechanicsville. LAMBERT, R., hotel, Stanwood.
Lelirnian, Henry, far., S. 16 ; P. O. Mc- chanicsville.
Lehrman, J. H., far., S. 10; P. O. Me chaniesville.
M cCOY, JOSEPH, merchant, Stan- wood.
MCAFEE, JOHN, farmer, S. 21; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Pennsylvania in 1831 ; came to this Co. in 1853; owns 160 acres of land. He married Miss Susan Bock, March 14, 1864. She was born in Germany ; has six children-Charles D., Margaret B., David T., William S., Elizabeth and Godfrey ; has one adopted son-Alexan- der Carl.
McClellan, R., far., S. 27 ; P.O. Stanwood. McClelland, Frank S., far., S. 27 ; P. O. Stanwood.
McCUE, JOHN, farmer, S. 11 ; P. O. Stanwood ; born in Ireland April 10. 1838 ; eame to this State in 1865 ; owns 320 acres. He married Miss Ann Davidson in 1858; she was born in Ireland; has six children-John II., Charles J., William W., Samuel J., Lorrin D., Viola N.
McGINNESS, PATRICK F.,
farmer, S. 2; P. O. Stanwood; born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1818; was en- gaged as a mariner fourteen years, and came to this county in 1851; owns eighty acres of land. He married Miss Sarah Morrison in 1856; she was born |
in Ohio, and died in 1870 ; has three children-Claudius F., Martha J. and Margaret J.
McGRAW, JAMES, farmer, S. 12 ; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Scotland in 1812; came to this country in 1831, and to this county in 1870; owns forty- five acres of land. He married Agnes Davis in 1854; she was born in Ire- land; has two children-James and Robert ; lost three.
Mckinstry, L. S., carpenter, Stanwood.
McMurrin, James, far., S. 5 ; P. O. Me- chanicsville.
Maley, A. W., far., S. 11; P.O. Stanwood. Maley, James, retired far .; S. 24; P. O. Stanwood.
Maley, J. H., far., S. 14; P. O. Stanwood. MANN, JAMES, farmer, S. 25; P. O. Stanwood; born in Scotland in 1835; eame to this county in 1856; owns eighty acres. He married Miss Isabella Safley in 1865 ; she was born in this county, her parents being among the earliest settlers. He enlisted in the 2d I. V. C. during the late war, and served between three and four years, and was in the battles of Nashville, Cor- inth and Iuka. Has six children- Mary M., Willie A., Bessie, Annie, Agnes, Charles James, and John Safley. MALEY, S. H., stock dealer, Stan- wood ; born in West Virginia Aug. 27, 1818; lived in Warren County, Ill., from 1837 to 1869, when he removed to this eounty. He, in company witlı his brother, W. C. Maley, and W. Pres- ton, were the owners of the land on which the village is located, and laid out the town. He married Miss Mary A. Scott in 1848; she was born in New York ; have six children-Caroline A., Mary, Charles S., Clara A., William E. and Margaret.
Marsh, N., far., S. 9; P. O. Mechanicsville. Mays, W. F., far., Sec. 8; P. O. Mechanics- ville.
MALEY, W. C., retired, Stan- wood; born in West Virginia in 1815 ; came to Warren Co., Ill., in 1836, and in 1869, removed to this county. He married Miss Lydia A. Johnson in 1840. who was born in Ohio; she died in 1845. In 1847 he married Miss Margaret Giles, of Warren Co., Ill .; she died in 1852. His third wife was
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Nancy J. Badgett, who was born in Tennessce. While living in Warren County, he was elected Supervisor ; and in 1860 was elected to the State Legis- lature, by the counties of Warren and Henderson. In company with William Preston and S. H. Maley, he laid out the town of Stanwood, donating forty acres of land, one-half to officers of the C. &. N. W. R. R. He has sold his land, excepting fifty acres adjoining the town, on which he now lives. He has three children-John H., Juliet and Margaret. John H. enlisted in the 83d I. V. I., in the late war, and served un- til discharged.
MELTON, ROBERT W., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Vermilion Co., Ill., in 1846 ; came to this county in 1856 ; owns 1343 acres of land. He married Miss Nancy Zim- merman in 1864; she was born in Pennsylvania ; they have five children-
Vesta, George, Orion, LeRoy and Lewis. Miles, O. N., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Stanwood. Mockler, Pat, far., S. 1; P. O. Stanwood. Moir, Alex., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Me- chanicsville.
Moir, John, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Me- chanicsville.
Montillon, J., far., Sec. 2; P. O. Stanwood. Murry, Henry, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Mechanicsville.
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ORDHOUSE, H. F., merchant, Stanwood.
NSTOT, PETER, farmer, Sec. 1 30; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Ohio in 1820; came to this county in 1854; owns 655 acres of land. Has held offices of School Director, Super- visor, etc. He married Miss Emily Gibeaut in 1846; she was born in Ohio ; have five children-J. Leander, Charles, James, John W., Peter E. and Elmer Anderson.
P RESTON, C. A., farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Stanwood.
Paulk, G. F., far., S. 28; P. O. Mechan- icsville.
Parker, A. F., farmer, Scc. 21; P. O. Mechanicsville.
Preston, J. M., far., Sec. 26 ; P. O. Stan- wood.
1 Preston, W., far., S. 26; P. O. Stanwood. Preston. W. B., far., Sec. 25 ; P. O. Stan- wood.
PERKINS, GEO., farmer and shoe- maker, Sec. 35; P. O. Stanwood ; born in Broome Co., N. Y., in 1811; came to this county in 1859. He married Mrs. Margaret McGowan in 1866; she was born in Ireland, and was married first to Alcx. McGowan in 1854 ; he was born in Scotland and died in 1858. She owns 120 acres land ; has one son by first marriage-Thomas E. Mr. Perk- kins has two daughters by former mar- riage. One son, W. Harvey, enlisted in the 89th N. Y. I. in the late war, and after serving three years was killed in battle ncar Richmond the day before the expiration of his term of cn- listment.
PIRIE, GEO., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Stanwood; born in Scotland in 1827; came to this country in 1859; owns 160 acres ; has served as School Director and acted as President of the Board. He married Miss Christine Hill Sept. 13, 1854; she was born in Scotland ; has five children-Alexander, George, Robert, Lillic A., and William ; lost one daughter-Ann.
PORTER, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Ohio in 1823; came to this county in 1866 ; owns 160 acres. He married Miss Julia A. Barnd March 23, 1848; she was born in Ohio in 1830, and died in 1874 ; has three children living-Charles G., Frank R. and Harry B. ; lost three- Mary J., John and George.
UIVEY, FLETCHER, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Mechanicsville.
Quivey, J., far., S. 21; P.O. Mechanicsville. IGBY, M. F., farmer, Scc. 10; P. R O. Stanwood."
RIGBY, W. A., retired farmer, Stanwood; born in Knox Co., Ohio in 1814; came to this county in 1836, and is one of the oldest settlers; Iowa was at that time a Territory and with but few inhabitants, and the experiences of Mr. R. would fill a volume; owns 960 acres of land. He received, unsolicited from Gov. Lucas, of the Territory,a commission of Justice of the Peace, a position he held by appointment and election for twenty years, and until herefused longer to serve; he has ever taken a great in- terest in educational matters, and served as County Commissioner. He married
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Miss Lydia Barr in 1837 in Muscatine (then Bloomington) and it was the first marriage in Central Iowa. Mr. Rigby was born in Ohio ; they have three chil- dren-Wm. T., born in 1841; Joshua H., in 1843, and Sarah Ellen ; lost onc daughter-Rhoda Elizabeth.
Rigby, W. T., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 14; P. O. Stanwood.
Robins, Jerry, farmer.
Rogers, W. C., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Mechanics- ville.
Rummell, J., far., Scc. 3 ; P. O. Stanwood. Rummell, J., far., Sec. 3 ; P. O. Stanwood.
SCOTT, WALTER, farmer.
SAUM, G. E., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Jones Co., Iowa in 1854, his father being one of the early settlers ; owns 120 acres. He married Miss Mattie Messingham in 1876 ; she was born in Ohio.
Seige, F., far., S. 16; P. O. Mechanics- ville.
SHERMAN, I. J., farmer, Sec 3; P. O. Stanwood; born in Michigan in 1847; came to this county in 1870; owns 120 acres. He married Mrs. La- vinia Chase, whosc maiden name was Clyiner, in 1870; she was born in Ohio; has one child, Norman ; Mrs. Sherman has two children by former marriage -Josephine and Ernest Chase.
Sherman, N., far., S. 3; P. O. Stanwood. Shrope, Wm., far., S. 30; P. O. Mechan- icsville.
Simmons, M. L., merchant ; Stanwood.
Sisler, W. H., far., S. 36; P. O. Stan- wood.
Slater, George.
SMITH, CARL, farmer, Sec 31; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Germany in 1817 ; came to this county in 1858; owns 120 acres. He married Caroline Schrader in 1843; she was born in Ger- many ; has two children-Henry and Albert.
SMITH, CHARLES C., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Germany in 1846; came to this county in 1855 ; owns 120 acres. He married Mary Jane Johnson in October, 1870 ; has four children-Robert, Lawrence, Cora and Dora.
Smith, J., far., S. 31; P. O. Mechanics- ville.
SMITH, J. N., provision dealer, Stall- wood; born in Illinois in 1835; came to this county in 1869; owns 106 acres. Has held offices of Justice of the Peace and Town Clerk. He married Miss Julia A. Maley April 7, 1870; she was born in Warren Co., Ill .; has six chil- dren-William M., Margaret E., Martha A., Hugh G., and infant twins unnamed. SOESBE, SAMUEL, retired far- mer, Sec 7; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Kentucky, May 27, 1800; came to this county in 1839; owns forty-one acres. He has gone to mill seven miles north of Dubuque, it being the nearest place, to have his grinding done. He married Miss E. Shintaffer in October, 1844; she was born in Ohio, and died in 1850. He afterward married Mary A. Chapman, who was born in Con- necticut ; he has six children living- William, Phillip, Daniel, Jaines, Mary E., and Jane. Mrs. Soesbe has one son by former marriage, W. Chap- man, the present Postmaster of Mechan- icsville.
Somes, M. H., far. ; Stanwood.
SOPER, GEORGE, hardware mer- chant; Stanwood; born in Rome, N. Y., in 1852; came to this State in 1857, and to this county Aug., 1877.
STRAUSER, ELIAS, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Mechanicsville ; boru in Pennsylvania, 1826; in 1838, removed to Ohio, and 1850 to Indiana, coming to this county in June, 1857 ; owns 167 acres of land. Has held offices of School Director, Constable, and one of the Di- rectors of the Agricultural Society. He married Miss Margaret Schaub in 1846 ; she was born in Germany ; has six chil- dren-Isaiah, Mary E., William H., Catharine, Francis M., and Eldora.
STRAUSER, ISAIAH, farmer, Scc. 9; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Ohio in 1849; came to this county in 1857 ; owns eighty acres. He married Miss Mary E. Mays in 1874; she was born in Iowa; has two children-Anna and Marvin F.
Studer, J., far., Sec. 18 ; P. O. Mechanics- ville.
SUTTON S. W., butcher, Stanwood ; born in Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1844 ; came to this county in 1857. He married Amanda J. Wirick in Novem-
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ber, 1867; she was born in Ohio; lias two children-Tessie and Max. He enlisted in the 24th I. V. I. and served three years, and was in all the principal battles from Grand Gulf to Vicksburg.
THOMPSON, A., blacksmith, Stan- wood.
THOMAS, J. W., farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Ohio in in 1827 ; came to this State in 1856 and to this county in 1865; owns 240 acres of land. He married Miss R. Tidrick in 1852; she was born in Ohio ; has five children-Maggie L., Mary E., William A., Harvey P., Abbie J. ; lost two- Jonathan E. and Joseph A.
Thrasher, N. H., teamster, Stanwood.
Turner, C. S., far., Sec. 18; P. O. Me- chanicsville.
W ADE, J. I., far., Sec. 26 ; P. O. Stanwood.
Walters, A. T. Drayman, Stanw.ood
Ward, Frank, dentist, Sec. 18; P. O. Me- chanicsvillc.
Weeks, A. C., far., S. 6; P. O. Mechan- icsville.
Weeks, O. F.
Weeks, O. P., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Me- chanicsville.
West, Chas., far., S. 19; P. O. Mechan- icsville.
WEST, ELI H., farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Ohio in 1818; came to this county in 1855; owns 221 acres. He married Miss
Sarah Hartt in 1844; she was born in in Ohio; has eleven children-W es- lev, Charles, Margaret, Jane, Atha M., Henry, Benjamin, Hanora, Rosa B., Mary, Jasper ; lost onc.
Wilkins, H., far., S. 14 ; P. O. Stanwood. Wilkinson P., stock dealer, Stanwood.
Williams, G. W., far., Sec. 16; P. O. Mechanicsville.
Wilson, Jacob, merchant, Stanwood.
Woollison, Lee, far., Sec. 13 ; P. O. Me- chanicsville.
WOOLLISON, W. D., farmer, S. 13; P. O. Stanwood ; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1826; came to this county in 1869 ; owns 4802 acres of land in this county. He married Miss Mi- nerva Shipley in 1850; she was born in Fayette Co., Penn. ; has five children- Leonidas G., Orpha, Emma M., Ben- ton L. and Cora A .; lost five -- Mary E., Irene, Lester, Susan F., Keziah. Leonidas G. married Miss I. Wilson in 1877; she was born in Canada.
Y OUNG, JAMES, laborer in lumber yard, Stanwood.
ERBE, SAMUEL, retired farm- er, S. 18 ; P. O. Mechanicsville ; born in Pennsylvania in 1827; came to this county in 1851 ; owns twenty-five acres. He married Miss Sarah Wolf in 1849; she was born in Pennsylvania; has five children - Amelia, John G., Sarah, Lucy A. and Samuel A.
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A LBERT, FRED, S. 24 ; P. O. Tipton.
Albert, H., far., S. 24; P. O. Tipton. Albert, L., S. 24; P. O. Tipton.
Anderson, J. M., S. 2; P. O. Clarence. Anderson, R. T., S. 2; P. O. Clarence. AGLEY, J. A., far., S. 24; P. O. Tipton. Bossert, B., far., S. 28; P. O. Tipton. Bossert, J., far., S. 28; P. O. Tipton.
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BRITCHER, HENRY, farmer, S. 6; P. O. Tipton; his farm contains 222 acres. Mr. B. was born in Kent, Eng., Jan. 22, 1825, and emigrated
when 22 years of age, to Oneida Co., N. Y., where he lived for four and one- half years, and came to this county in the fall of 1854. Was married April 4, 1852, to Miss Sarah A. Cash, a native of Oneida Co., N. Y., and has been a resident of Cedar Co. until the present timc. He located on his present farm in April, 1865, and has one of the best improved places in the county ; no children.
Bruner, J. W., far., S. 25; P. O. Tipton. Butterbro, H., far., Sec. 26; P. O. Tip- ton.
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BUNKER, MOSES, proprietor Bunker Hill Stock Farm, S. 28; P. O. Tipton ; was born in Chambly, Lower Canada, in 1819. He left there when 17 years of age; went to Albany Co., near Albany, N. Y., where he remained about three years. He came to Cedar Co. in June, 1840; in 1849, Mr. B. went to California overland route, and drove a team of oxen all the way, where he remained until 1851; engaged in mining; in 1851, he located where he now lives; his home farm contains about 900 acres, and is one of the best improved in the county ; in November, 1843, he married Miss Sarah A., daugh- ter of Joseph K. Snyder ; she was born in Philadelphia and raised in Harrison Co., Ind .; she came to the county in the Fall of 1838; they have two sons and five daughters-Mariah, Ada L. (now Mrs. John McCloskey), Ida (now Mrs. Russell Piatt), Mary, Emma, Jo- seph W. and Moses F.
YASH, WM., S. 5; P. O. Clarence. C
Cessford, J., far., S. 22; P. O. Clarence. Cessford, J., far., S. 22; P. O. Clarence. Cessford, W., Sec. 22; P. O. Clarence. Coe, J. P., far., Sec. 27 ; P. O. Tipton. Coffman, Wm., far., S. 34; P. O. Tipton. Coffman, F., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Tipton. Coffman, M., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Tipton. Coffman, G., far., S. 34; P. O. Tipton. Collins, H. C., far., S. 2; P. O. Clarence. Cosgrift, A., Sec. 3; P. O. Clarence. Culver, I. P., far., S. 14; P. O. Clarence. Cunningham, Hugh.
D ENNISON, JOIIN, farmer, Sec. 15 ; P. O. Tipton.
Dettmann, P., far., Sec. 1 .; P. O. Clarence. Dickinson, Geo., renter, Sec. 12; P. O. Clarence.
Dickinson, J. H., far., S. 1 ; P. O. Tipton. Donahue, P., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Tipton.
Donahue, Win., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Tipton. Downing, G., far., Sec. 26; P. O. Tipton. Downing, J., far., S. 26 ; P. O. Tipton. Downie, Ira.
Doyle, Dennis.
Drollinger, E., far., S. 1 ; P. O. Clarence. ARLY, MICHAEL, far., Sec. 4; P. O. Clarence.
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Ebert, Carl, far., S. 26 ; P. O. Tipton.
Elliott, J. C., renter ; P. O. Clarence.
Elliott, J., far., Sec. 16; P. O. Clarence.
Elliott, O. H., renter ; P. O. Clarence. English, D. W., far., S. 9 ; P. O Clarence. Everett, H., far., S. 24; P. O. Brush Creek. TARMAN, D. W., carpenter; P. O. H Brush Creek.
Fay, Michael, far., Sec. 17 ; P. O. Tipton. Findley, James, far., S. 8 ; P. O. Clarence. AIGE, ROBERT, farmer, Sec. 34 ; G4 P. O. Tipton.
Garner, C., far., Sec. 13; P. O. Louden. Garner, D. W., far., S. 13; P. O. Louden. GARNER, ENFIELD, farmer, Scc. 12; P. O. Clarence; was born in Carroll Co., Md., in 1844 ; he came to this county in 1854 ; owns 160 acres. He married Miss Louisa Geesaman Sept. 15, 1874, a native of Allen Co., Ind., born in 1854 ; they have no family ; one adopted son-Henry Wiggins.
GARNER, GEO., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Louden ; was born in Carroll Co., Md., Dec. 9, 1812 ; he lived there until the Spring of 1854, and then came to this county and settled near where he now lives. He married Miss Mary A. Winter, a native of the same place, in March, 1836; she was born May 20, 1813; she died Sept. 31, 1872; left family of three sons-D. W., Enfield and Curtis. His farm contains 320 acres. Gradelman, C., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Tipton. Goldsmith, H., rent., S. 24 ; P. O. Tipton. Goldsmith, J., rent., S. 24; P. O. Tipton. Griep, J., far., Sec. 3; P. O. Clarence.
H EGARTY, J. W., farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Clarence.
Hegarty, R. L., far., S. 13; P.O. Clarence. Hegarty, S. A., far., S. 11 ; P. O.Clarence. Hegerty, S. R., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Clarence. Henderson, John, far., S. 19 ; P. O. Tipton. Henderson, W., far., S. 19; P. O. Tipton Hoffmaster, Earnest, renter, P. O. Tipton. Hunter, James, far., S. 21; P. O. Tipton' AHL, HENRY, far., S. 1 ; P. O' Clarence. K
Kemp, Andrew, far., S. 5; P. O. Clarence. Kahl, Joseph, far., S. 1 ; P. O. Clarence. Kemp, James O., far., S. 5 ; P.O. Clarence. KEITH, JOHN, farmer, S. 21; P. O. Tipton ; was born in Carroll Co., Ohio, July 8, 1829. Married Amanda J. Thompson Aug. 13, 1853 ; came to this county in 1851 and to the place where he now lives, in 1870. Has six children-Wilson B., born July 2, 1854; Edwin P., Aug. 18, 1856; Kate E.,
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FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP.
Nov. 4, 1858 ; Anne B., Oct. 2, 1861 ; Elmer G., Oct. 16, 1865 ; John P., April 23, 1872.
Keith, Judson, far .; P. O. Brush Creek. KEMP, M. W., MRS., farming, S. 5 ; P. Ó. Clarence ; was born in Wash- ington Co., Penn., March 26, 1816; owns eighty acres. Married J. A. Kemp, March 15,1837 ; born in Freder- ick Co., Md., April 4, 1814; died Jan. 12, 1876; came to this county in 1864, and where she now lives in 1870 ; have twelve children-Martha T., born June 10, 1838; George M., Dec. 30, 1839; Mary T., Oct. 13, 1840; Mar- garet E., June 3, 1842 ; John A., March 12, 1844; Benjamin L., Sept. 30, 1845; Rachel S., Oct. 30, 1847 ; Dennis M., May 17, 1849 ; Catherine S., June 27,1851; James O., March 26, 1853; Andrew F., Oct. 24, 1854; Cordelia, Jan. 29, 1857; George M. served as Captain of Co. I, 179th O. V. I .; John A. served as private in Co. E, 98th O. V. I.
Kinney, Alonzo, far .: S. 17 ; P. O. Tipton. KINNEY, GEORGE, farmer, S. 17; was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Nov. 24, 1828; came to this county and to the place where he now lives, May 22, 1859; moved from Ohio in a lumber wagon ; was one month on the road ; owns 240 acres. Married Miss Lydia Russell Dec. 20, 1849 ; born Sept. 29, 1831 ; have now living six children- Alonzo R., born Aug. 22, 1853; Sam- uel H., July 16, 1855; George H., April 13, 1857 ; Margaret I., May 11, 1859; Edward C., Dec. 15, 1860; Nancy B., June 26, 1864.
KINNEY, JOEL, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Clarence ; was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in November 4, 1826 ; came to this county in November, 1857. Owns 160 acres. Married Miss Martha Kemp, a native of Ohio, Oct. 2, 1856. Was School Director one year. Have ten children-Mary E., now Mrs. Layton ; Martha, now Mrs. Slenker; Sarah M., born Sept. 3, 1857; Henry I., April 11, 1859; Ruth A., Dec. 15, 1861; Cordelia J., May 21, 1865 ; John D., Sept. 16, 1867 ; Frederick H., April 17, 1870; Anna I., Sept. 4, 1873; Jocl C., Dec. 14, 1877.
Kinney, S. H., far., Sec. 17 ; P. O. Tipton.
L AMBERN, DAVID, retired, Sec. 11; P. O. Clarence.
Lange, Phillip, far., Scc. 1 ; P. O. Clarence.
LICHTENWALTER, S. R., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Clarence ; was born in Carroll Co., Md., July 23, 1839 ; he lived there until April, 1853 ; he stopped a short time in Marshall Co., Ill. ; came here the same year; owns 382 acres. He married Miss Fannie Hyde Feb. 1, 1866, a native of Greene Co., Penn. ; they have one son and four daughters- Eva G., born Feb. 14, 1867 ; Susan R., July 22, 1869 ; Martha G., Oct 1, 1873 ; Elgin B., March 9, 1875 ; Sarah E., Nov. 1, 1876.
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