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ANDREW J. SMALL, farmer, Scc. 19 ; P. O. Camanche : was born in Highland Co., Ohio, in 1822. He came to Illinois in 1837, locating in Knox and Ful- ton Cos., where he remained till 1839, when he again returned to Ohio, remaining there till 1844; removing thence to Aurora, Ind., where he married Miss Susan McGuire, a native of Dearborn Co., that State ; they were married in 1850. In the same year, he came to Iowa and entered a half-section of land in Section 18; returning to Indiana, he remained till 1861 ; he then moved his family to Iowa, bought some more land, and improved what he had entered. He is now the owner of a fine farm of 400 acres. He is a carpenter and joiner by trade, which he followed for seventeen years in his younger years. They have two children-George H. and Charles McG. Mr. S. is a member of the A., F. & A. M., he has also taken the Chapter degrees. Mr. S. is a Democrat.
BENJAMIN TOLLMAN, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Camanche ; was born near New Holland, Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1832. Came to Iowa in 1854, where he has since resided. He improved the farm on which he resides, consisting of 270 acres. He married at Camanche, in 1857, Miss Sarah Lyman ; she was a native of New York ; they have eight children, three sons and five daughters. Mr. T. is one of Clinton Co.'s
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enterprising farmers, having one of the finest improved farms in the section of country where he lives. Is a stanch Republican.
J. H. TONG, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Low Moor ; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1820. Came to Iowa in 1853, settling on the farm on which he now resides and improved, consisting of 160 acres. Married, in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1843, Miss Rebecca Poorman, a native of that place; they have seven children-Mary C. (now Mrs. Crawshaw), Ann (now Mrs. Howson), William M., Flora (now Mrs. Bittinger), Ada (now Mrs. Risley), John and Rebecca. Members of the M. E. Church. Mr. T. was a Whig; at the organization of the Republican Party, joined its ranks.
W. A. TYLER, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Camanche ;. was born in Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1848, and has always lived on the farm which was his birthplace. His parents, John A. and Phebe J. (Pearsal) Tyler, were natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania ; came to Iowa in 1837, and were married in this county in 1845, and resided here until their deaths. W. A. married on Sept. 14, 1869, Miss Hulda M. Stafford, a native of Ohio, who came to Iowa in 1863; they have three children-Kittie M., Clara Eva and Fannie. Mr. T. has a farm of 270 acres, which his father located and improved. He is a Democrat.
JOHN V. VAN EPPS, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1813. Came to Iowa in 1855, and has accumulated a com- petence for his declining years. The farm on which he has resided since he came to Iowa consists of 470 aeres ; he is probably the largest land owner in the county, owning over 1,450 acres. He married in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in April, 1834, Miss Cath- erine Smith, a native of that State; they have six children-Charles H., Margaret, John E, Lewis, Alden and Clarence. His son Charles served through the war. He is a Democrat. Ilis parents, John and Elizabeth (Veder) Van Epps, were natives of New York. Paternal great-great-grand parents came to America from Holland at an early day, settling in New York State, near what is now the village of Fultonville, which occupies a part of the tract of land that they first located upon, consisting of 1,800 acres, for which they received a patent from the English Government, and which has never gone out of the hands of the Van Eppses, as three of the fifth generation now own and occupy the greater part of it.
A. A. WAGNER, County Auditor, Camanche ; is a native of Allentown, Lehigh Co., Penn .; was brought up there. He came to Illinois in 1862, to Iowa in 1864 ; located at Camanche, and engaged in the distilling business. He was elected County Auditor in the fall of 1875; re-elected in 1877. He married Ann E. Mertz, from Allentown, Lehigh Co., Penn. ; they have one son-Frank M.
J. C. WILKES, grocer, Camanche ; was born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1824; emigrated into Illinois in 1840, and, in 1847, came to Iowa, locating in the south part of Clinton Co., where he bought and improved a farm, and was for some years engaged in farming. In 1854, he moved into the town of Camanche, where he has been engaged in various kinds of business ; has for several years been engaged in the grocery business. He married, in 1858, Miss Jane Vincent, of Lyons, Iowa ; she is a native of England, and came to this country while very young. Mr. W. is a stanch Republican.
SHELDON WOOD, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Addi- son Co., Vt., in 1814. In 1834, he removed to New York, where, in 1834, he married Miss Sibot S. Ketcham, a native of that State. Came to Iowa in 1842, where he has since resided. He located and entered land when he first settled, and the farm on which he now resides. consisting of 275 acres, is a part of the same tract. He enlisted in the 37th Iowa (known as Col. Kincaid's Gray Beards), and served through the war. He is a stanch Republican. His paternal grandfather was a native of England, and came to this country some time in the eighteenth century ; his parents, Lemuel and Hannah (Ives) Wood, were natives of Vermont, and died while he was quite young.
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J. D. AHRENS, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Bryant ; owns 200 acres of land ; he was born in Germany, Aug. 29, 1834, where he was educated ; in 1852, he emi- grated to this country and settled in Lee Co., Ill. ; remained two years, then removed to Clinton Co., Iowa, on the property now owned by him ; has been Township Trustee, Township School Director and Road Supervisor ; he is a conservative Republican. He married Katie Naeve, a native of Germany, in Clinton Co., March 15, 1860; she was a daughter of John and Katie Naeve, of Elk River Township; he had nine children, five are living-Detleff, Melie, John, Alvenie and an infant ; liberal in his religious views ; he started with no capital, but by hard labor and economy, has built a handsome homestead and amassed a fortune of about $15,000.
H. ANDERSON, merchant, Sec. 2; P. O. Bryant ; he was born in Schles- wig, Germany, May 8, 1825 ; in 1867, he emigrated to the United States and immedi- ately settled in Iowa, where he has lived since ; he has been a stanch Democrat since becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States. He married Charlotte Williche, a native of Holstein, Germany, in that country, March 18, 1847, and has four children -Elizabeth, who married Herman Grouth, of Jackson Co .; Charles Theodore, who married Emma Stalenberg, of Bryant; Mathilde, who married Marenus Van Tull, of Crawford Co .; Adolph G., who married Caroline Voss, of Clinton Co. Members of the German Lutheran Church. He started in Clinton Co. with but a limited capital, work- ing as a laborer for six months; then started in merchandise, which he has kept up, keeping the same stand, known as the "Ten- Mile House," for the past twelve years, and amassing a fortune of from $15,000 to $20,000.
JOSEPH BAIR, farmer ; P. O. Elvira. He lives on Section 3, and owns 160 acres of land. He was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., July 29, 1842, where he was educated. In 1863, he removed to Clinton Co., Iowa, and has lived there ever since, except the time he was in the army. He first enlisted in Company H, 168th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for nine months ; came to Iowa and enlisted in Company F', 11th Iowa, where he remained until the close of the war. During his residence, he has been Road Supervisor for several years. He married Mary Elmira Kelly, a native of Iowa, in Dunleith, Ill., May 26, 1869, and has six children-Elsie Adella, Ora Myrtle, John Torrence, Frankie Bell, Robert Clifton and Adam Kelly. He and his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira. When he first commenced in Iowa, he was poor and without capital, has now a fine homestead and a fortune of from $20,000 to $25,000. He a life time Republican.
N. E. BROOKS, Postmaster, Elvira ; born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Sept. 29, 1834. Removed to Iowa in 1850, and located at Camanche ; came to Elvira in 1869. Married Eliza N. Welsh, of Indiana ; has two children-Laura E. and Mary Elizabeth. Is not a member of any Church, but attends the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Moved to Tam Co. in spring of 1860, but, finding no place like his old home, returned in the fall of 1862.
WILLIAM WORK BEATTY, farmer, Sec. 24 and 25; P. O. Elvira. He owns 170 acres of land. He was born in Crawford Co., Penn., Oct. 29, 1811 ; was educated there. In May, 1846, he removed and located in Kane Co., Ill., where he remained until the spring of 1852, when he removed to Clinton Co., Center Township, where he now resides. He held for several years the offices of Justice of the Peace, Township Clerk, Township School Director and Road Supervisor. He was very active in the war of the rebellion, and sent four sons to battle for their country, one of whom was killed at the battle of Peach Tree Creek. He married Eleanor H. Stuart, in Craw- ford Co., Penn., on the 24th day of September, 1833, and have twelve children- Finlaw, John S., Montelius Murry, Joseph Henry, William Emmett, Mary Ann S., Rebecca J., Annis M., Hattie E., Emma I., Carrie F., Eva Ella. He and most of his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira. When he arrived in the West, he had the sum of 25 cents to begin life with ; and, as the fruits of industry
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and economy, he has now a beautiful residence finely improved, and a fortune variously estimated at from $25,000 to $50,000.
C. N. CHRISTIANSON, farmer ; P. O. Elvira ; he lives in Sec. 30, and owns 715 acres of land. He was born in Schleswig, Germany, Jan. 4, 1820, where he was educated; in 1852, he emigrated to this country ; came to Iowa and settled in Clinton County. where he has lived since. He landed in New Orleans June 29, 1852. after a hard and stormy passage of seventy-one days from Liverpool. He married Scckoe Piason in Schleswig, Germany, Jan. 7, 1840; had nine children ; five are liv- ing-Anna ( married H. Schroeder, of Clinton County) ; Hans Peter (who married Emma Weise, of Clinton County ) ; Martin Henry, Charles Julius and Carstan Nicoli. All members of the German Lutheran Church. Has been Township School Director and Road Supervisor; he is a Republican. On Mr. C.'s trip from the old country, two of his daughters died of ship fever, caused by poor accommodations, poor food, no medicines and no physicians. When he first located in Clinton County he had but a scanty capital, which he immediately invested in a small farm, which he rapidly improved and enlarged, until now he has a good homestead and a fortune estimated at from $50,000 to $60,000. besides having given homes to all of his children, who all live around him.
PAT CLARKE, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Elvira; owns 310 acres of land ; he was born in County Mayo, Ireland, April 29, 1803, where he was educated ; in 1864, he emigrated to this country and located in Clinton County, Iowa, where he has lived ever since. He married his first wife, Margaret Rooney, in Ireland, in 1826, and had six children. one only now living-Mary, wife of James Dolan, of Clinton County. His second wife, Mary Dolan, he married in Ireland in 1839, and had ten children, eight now living-Margaret, Ellen, Bridget. Ann, Patrick, Mike, John and Jim ; all members of the Roman Catholic Church. He has always been a stanch Democrat. He first commeneed life by dealing in stock in Ireland, and. having some success, he came to this country and invested his money in lands and located as a farmer in Clin- ton County, on the property mentioned above.
GEORGE CRONE, farmer, Section 3, Township 82, Range 5 east ; P. O. Elvira ; he owns 240 acres of land ; born in Franklin Co., Penn., Dec. 5, 1824, where he lived until he was 5 years old, when his family moved to Richland Co., Ohio, where he was educated ; in 1856, he left Ohio and located in Camanche Township, where he lived for seven years, when he moved to Center Township, where he has resided ever since ; since his residence he has held for several years the offices of Justice of the Peace, Township Trustee and Township School Director. He is a true Democrat of the Jacksonian stamp, and has always been an expounder of "Old Hickory " principles. He married Zeruiah Mc Bride, of Richland Co., Ohio, Oct. 21, 1847, and had six chil- dren ; four are living-Emily Ann, Archibald, Thomas J. and George W. ; Emily and Archibald are married. IIe and his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira. When he first commenced in Clinton County he had no means whatever, but by hard work and economy he has been able to comfortably provide for all his children, erect a beautiful homestead, and amass a fortune of from $25,000 to $30,000.
WILLIAM W. CRONE, farmer, Section 4; P. O. Elvira; was born in Clinton Co. Aug. 16, 1855, and has lived there all his life. He married Myrtic I. Allison, of Clinton Co., March 15, 1877 ; has one child-Myrtie Ethel. He is a Republican of the old stamp. He and his family are all members of the Baptist Church.
CHARLES CROSSBY, blacksmith ; P. O. Elvira; he owns four town lots in Elvira ; he was born in Lincolnshire, Eng., April 10, 1833, where he was edu- cated; in 1857, he left his native country and settled in Center Township, Clinton Co., Iowa, where he lives at present, and works at his trade. Democrat ever since he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He married Martha Fatchitt, a native of Lincolnshire, Eng., May 28, 1859 ; had five children, three still living- Sarah Ann, Helen and Hannah, all members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He
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was a very poor man when he began life in Clinton Co., but by perseverance and hard work has a homestead and a fortune of about $5,000 to $7.000.
THOMAS EAST, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Elvira; he owns 120 acres of land ; he was born in Lincolnshire, England, Dec. 23, 1803, where he was educated ; on the 8th of April, 1852, he emigrated to this country, and has resided ever since in Center Township ; for several years he has been Township Road Supervisor ; he has been a Democrat since he was naturalized. He married his first wife, Mary Evison, in Cadney, Lincolnshire, England, in 1827, and had six children ; one is living-Henry. He married his second wife, Ann Evison, April 25, 1848, in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, and had six children, three now living-Thomas, Jr., John and Almy Jane. Thomas East, Sr., and his family were originally members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, but, a few years back, changed their belief and united themselves with the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira, of which they are now members. During the war, he had two sons who joined the Union army and went out to battle for their country. When he commenced in Center Township, he had but small capital, and since his residence here he has built a beautiful residence, given his children homes, and has a fortune of from $8,000 to $10,000. Mr. East's second wife, Ann Evison, was a widow when he married her; she was the relict of Joseph Evison, of Lincoln- shire, England, and had five children, three of whom are living-Emily, who married J. S. Dannatt, of Camanche Township; Clark, who is married and lives in Crawford Co., and Robert, who is also married and resides in Crawford Co.
JOHN ENGLER, hotel-keeper ; P. O. Elvira ; he owns eighty-two acres of land ; born on the river Rhine, in Prussia, Sept. 2, 1827, where he was educated ; in 1852, he came to this country, and after spending some years in the States of New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois, he moved to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1856, and in 1862, to the property now owned by him in Elvira. He married Eva Polser, a native of Prussia, in Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 24, 1858, and had eight children, five now living-Kate, Lizzie, John, Regina, Adam ; all members of the Catholic Church ; Dem- ocrat.
R. J. GIBSON, farmer ; P. O. Elvira ; he lives on Sec. 32, and owns eighty acres of land ; he was born in Butler Co., Penn., Feb. 10, 1844. where he lived until he was 8 years old, when his parents moved to Jackson Co., Iowa, where he received his education ; in 1876, he removed and located on the property now owned by him, leaving his father and mother in Jackson Co .; he has always advocated the principles of Republicanism. He married Melissa Hamilton, a native of Mercer Co., Penn., Oct. 10, 1872, in Jackson Co., Iowa, and had two children, one of whom survives-William Bruce ; he and his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira.
REV. G. W. HAMILTON, Pastor of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira ; he was born in Mercer Co., Penn., March 1, 1848, and when but 6 years old, his family removed to Jackson Co., Iowa; he was educated at Monmouth, Ill .; he received his theological education in Zenia, Ohio, and the Presbyterian University of Chicago. He married Anna Young, of Center Township; has always been a stanch Republican.
A. B. HAMMOND, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Lyons ; owns 250 acres of land he was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., June 26, 1818, where he lived until he was 14 years old, when his family emigrated to Oakland Co., Mich. ; resided until 1850, when he removed to Center Township, on the property where he now resides. He has been School Director and Road Supervisor. He is an old and tried Jacksonian Democrat, which, also, are his family for several generations. He married Caroline Ryman, of Saxony, Germany, April 23, 1860, in Center Township, Clinton Co., Iowa; had three children, two still living-Charles R. and Earl Willis. He and his family are attend- ants of the Presbyterian Church. When he started in Clinton Co. he had a capital of about $300, which has been increased by economy and hard work to from $15,000 to $20,000.
OLUF JANSEN, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Elvira ; owns 120 acres of land ; he was born in Schleswig, Germany, April 24, 1836, where he was edu ated ; in 1859,
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he emigrated to Clinton Co., Iowa, where he has lived ever since, except a short absence in 1865, when he returned to his native country, and married Caroline Nickel- sen, returning with his bride during June, 1865; they have had five children, four now living-Ulrich, Annie, Charley and Julius. He has always been a Republican. He and his family are members of the German Lutheran Church. When he first started in Clinton Co., he had but little capital, and, by hard work and economy, he has earned a beautiful home, and has a fortune of from $8,000 to $10,000. Before Mr. Jansen concluded to make Clinton Co. his home, he went to California, and was a sailor on the Pacific Coast for about three years, during which time he made his first start in life, and enabled him to buy a small place to begin with in Clinton Co., which he has continually improved, with the above result.
ADAM KELLY, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Elvira; owns 160 acres of land ; he was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1814; in 1851, removed to this township, where he has lived since. He married Elizabeth Sagar, of Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1839; had six children-Robert, Richard Gaily, Albert Merchant, Samuel, Mary Margaret and Mary. He was formerly an Old-Line Whig, but latterly a stanch Republican. Hle and all his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church, of Elvira. He started in Iowa with a capital of $400 ; since has accumulated a fortune of from $65,000 to $75,000.
LUTHER KELLOGG, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Elvira ; owns 400 acres of land ; he was born Feb: 25, 1825, in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass., where he lived until 1835, when his family removed to Kenton, Hardin Co., Ohio; December, 1851, he started out on his own account, and settled in Camanche Township, Clinton Co., where he remained until 1854, when he removed to Center Township, where he lives at the present time; he landed in Center Township without any means, but, by industry and economy, he has 400 of the finest acres of land in the county, a fine house and a fortune ranging from $15,000 to $18,000. He has held the offices of Township Trus- tee, School Director" and Road Supervisor ; Republican since the decline of the Old- Line Whig party. He married Deborah E. Shear, of Westmoreland Co., Penn., Oct. 3, 1854; have eight children-Joseph I., John Edwin, Charles Elmer, Albert Boss, Chester W., Mary Abbie, Rosaline W .. Nelly J. He and his family are all members of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira.
JOHN KINKAID, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Elvira ; owns 160 acres of land ; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Jan. 9, 1826; he removed, in 1848, to Scott Co., Iowa, remained four years, then removed to Center Township, Clinton Co., where he now lives. He has held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Constable, Township Trustee and School Director. He married Mary Burneyham, of Queen's County, Ire- land, in Center Township, March 7, 1858; have six children-John H., David A., Kate I., Elizabeth B., Mary V. and Francis A. During the war, he was a member of Company K, 14th Iowa V. He is a stanch old Jacksonian Democrat ; always has voted a Democratic ticket since he reached his majority. He and his family are all attendants of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Elvira.
ROBERT LEE, mechanic, Elvira; he was born in Lincolnshire, England, Oct. 23, 1819 ; June 6, 1856, he emigrated to this country and settled in the town of Elvira, in Center Township, where he has lived ever since. During the war, he was drafted, but not being a naturalized citizen, was honorably discharged. During his resi- dence, he has filled various offices in the county and township, such as Constable, Road Supervisor and Justice of the Peace, which latter office he holds at present. He was the first resident of the town of Elvira who was awarded the contract of carrying the United States mail between Low Moor and his own town. This was a work of pure right and justice on the part of Mr. Lee, as a former contract had been badly abused, and his interest was awakened to the fact that the citizens must and should have their mails regularly. He married Sarah Croft, of Binbrooke, England, Nov. 20, 1847 ; had eleven children, eight still living-Mary Elizabeth, John Thomas, Louisa, Henry, Lewis Eugene, Almy Jane, Ella Belle and Robert Westfield. He and his family are attendants upon the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Elvira.
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RICHARD A. LYONS, farmer, residence Sec. 34 ; P. O. Elvira ; he owns 600 acres ; he was born in Inverness, Scotland, Nov. 26, 1822 ; in 1833, he emigrated to Boston, Mass. ; he was educated at Inverness, Scotland, Greenwich, England, and Port- land, Me. After leading a seaman's life for eighteen years, he removed, in 1848, to Camanche, where he lived till 1862, when he removed to Center Township, Clinton Co., where he lives at present. He was a man of only fair means, when he reached Elvira, and, by hard work and economy, has amassed a fortune of about $75,000. IIc is a life-long Democrat, and, although many county and township officcs have been offered him, he persistently refused them all. He is a widower, and lives alone with his two children, a son and a daughter-Charles A, and Hannah B .; his wife died on Feb. 22, 1879. He was brought up in the Scotch, or Oid School Presbyterian Church, which his family all attend.
J. C. McCONNELL, farmer ; P. O. Elvira ; he lives on Sec. 1, and owns 104 acres of land ; he was born in Richland Co., Ohio, March 13, 1835, where he was educated. He removed to Iowa in 1856, and located in Clinton Co., where he has since resided. In the fall of 1865, he left Clinton Co. and located in Boone Co., where he lived for seven years, when he returned to Clinton Co. and took up his permanent residence. He held the position of Township School Director for one year. He has always been a stanch Republican, casting his first vote for Fremont. He married Catherine Bohart Feb. 9, 1859 ; she was the daughter of Jacob and Susan Bohart, of Clinton Co., and was born in Hardin Co., Ohio, April 12, 1840; they have one child- Susan Elizabeth. The family are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira. He was a poor man when he started in Clinton Co., now he has a homestead and a fortune, estimated at from $15,000 to $20,000. Have a son, adopted when 5 years old-Harry S. McConnell.
THOMAS J. McGUIRE, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Elvira; owns 310 acres of land ; he was born in the city of New York Nov. 7, 1838, where be lived until 5 years of age, when his parents removed to Upper Canada, near Hamilton, where he was educated. In 1851, he removed to Scott Co., Iowa, where he resided until 1873, when he removed and permanently located in Clinton Co., where he has lived since, Served one term as Road Supervisor. He is a Democrat. He married Mary Cassady, a native of Ireland, in De Witt, Iowa, Nov. 26, 1865 ; has five children-Ann Gene- vieve, Mary Philomena, Josephine Rozella, Thomas Francis, Bridget Clara, and an adopted son, Michael Brown, all members of the Roman Catholic Church. When he commenced labor in Clinton Co., he had limited capital, and has, by hard labor, indus- try and economy, built a good homestead and amassed a fortune of about $20,000.
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