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18973!
2257
98128
9245
4163
66073
5478
192870
30
1516
41519
265
9871
11
154
Brookfield
19511
4400
95270
13614
3306
50175
5312
189563
5
1073
28808
165
8420
8
94
Camanche, exclusive of lown ...!
7866
1863
25395
4456
970
16002
3001
118075
67.839
968
29730
235
6501
7
77
Camanche, town of ..
677
30
3916
497
18
7454.
300
9900
52 1023
33
837
Center ....
22340
511
88413
15423
5138
82242 ..
6320
243548
3-4
546
1751
51486
1302
37918
6
75
Clinton, exclusive of town.
2188
643
15782
1375
202
23011
619
25750
190
5740
250
25
Deep Creek.
13106
2399
60918
12798
3127
47469
1231
148970
1255
35935
7261
15864
1
34
De Witt, exclusive of town
21760
6986
96270
14678
7581
70408
6617
222210
1 30
1983
65189
590
13248
31
538
De Witt, town of ...
3656
666;
11022
2299
229
4391
280
10870
62
2207
66
1783
.....
Eden ..
14112
4524 74928|
9386
1968
34168
4898
187100
6 150
1763
51061
486
13334
34 694
Elk River ..
22181
3453
94928
12953
3870
62142
9 315
6200'
214940
13
1730
53036
1411
30026
110
Ilampshire
15232
2692
60551
10821
4:22
67928
39.45
110700
1155
36831
986
23668
1 20
Liberty ..
9836
5228
43721
7927
2101
27629
3818
121335
841
22485
518
9863
5 110
Lincoln.
63-13
1099: 33338
4069
1089
17807
2216
89176
8: 144
652:
21472
176
3330
3
22
Lyons, exclusive of city.
2175
15.42
10064
1253
5441
8168
3 113
888
19610
6 174
112
5188
54
918
5
80
130
22215
10-49
67078
13797
3899
51865
6567
207835
15 217
1493
45824
1149
24312
18 306
11046
3106
56509
8637
3288
47273
3659
123451
16
114
1009
32000
631
13661
9;
187
14079
5293
79263
9559
3480
47367
5505
163585
4
100
1270
30346
278
4867
20
219
Spring Rock, exe. of Wheatland
9814
5354
50655
7660
2555
35706|
3183
97405
1
60
819
23337
626,
11993
18
208
Washington.
16042
1882
41785
57487
4253
64210
3660
124150
673
20407
500
11588
Waterford ...
13220
4549
49953
11671
4450
69411
3721
113381
16
1285
33893
849
8249
5
73
Welton .
17028
1397
55370
11167
4255
64828
4368
151126
1086
23571
620
15181
4
30
Wheatland, town of ..
139
..
370
105
408
38
990
13
325
Total.
299855
57337 264505 257313 68683
1010345| 12 428 89297 3061388
266 4138 23704 702059 12812 268738
203 3261
HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY.
SPRING WHEAT.
WINTER WHEAT.
INDIAN CORN.
RYE.
OATS.
BARLEY.
BUCK- WIEAT.
harvested.
barvested.
harvested.
harvested.
harvested.
harvested.
..
......
..
... .....
4400
500
100
Lyons, city of ...
104
Olive ..
Orange ..
Sharon
..
NAMES OF TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS, AND CITIES.
land.
tion in 1874.
65
..
312
665
HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY.
STATEMENT OF EXPENSES OF CLINTON COUNTY FOR 1878.
1878.
Supervisors
$ 716 31
Salaries-Treasurer, Auditor and County Superintendent.
5,435 66
District Attorney,
1,940 00
County Clerk
Attorney fees.
1,025 00
Sheriff and Deputies.
2,111 75
Bailiffs.
532 00
Clerk hire.
285 50
Short-hand reporter
477 00
Watchmen
726 00
Inquests
75 74
Township officers.
4,755 59
Jurors
7,696 15
Witnesses
52
Justices and Constables.
2,856 70
Jail
4,528 85
Insane, blind, orphans and deaf and dumb.
7,293 89
Fuel, insurance, lights and repairs
3,306 38
Books and stationery
968 10
Printing
2,588 57
Taxes refunded
755 75
Taxes paid in other counties
409 04
Wolf scalps.
67 00
Bridges
10,276 67
Surveying.
75 50
Teachers' Institute.
630 30
Poor
11,275 20
Sundries
879 66
Total
$74,415 83
Expenses, 1874.
$58,011 46
66
1875.
65,052 80
1876.
71,996 83
1877
75,493 36
1878
74,415 83
AMOUNT OF TAXES FOR 1878 ITEMIZED.
Consolidated tax.
$102.085 00
Delinquent road tax
4,004 14
Schoolhouse tax
13,210 67
Teachers'
49,939 11
Contingent tax.
3,654 00
County poll tax
1,464 61
Water tax.
8,881 12
City tax
28,681 93
City poll tax.
2,528 50
Dog tax
588 00
Railroad tax
86,302 60
Total
$319,402 58
18,062 90
City special tax
666
HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY.
VALUATION, BY TOWNSHIPS, FOR 1878, AND AMOUNT OF TAXES IN CLINTON COUNTY TO BE COLLECTED IN 1879.
TOWNSHIPS.
Value of Lands.
Value of Lots.
Value of Personal.
Value of Railways.
Total Value.
Total Tax.
Berlin.
$ 191302 $
44690 S
$ 235992 $
5759 66
Bloomfield
241443
57269
40085
338797
5963 25
Delmar
8790
30299
15955
9090
64134
3888 06
Brookfield
235532
4131
63751
13243
316657
6169 29
Camanche.
173440
51807
57667
282914
5087 68
Camanche City.
12821
57330
46421
116572
8792 05
Center.
319593
82300
401893
7560 06
Clinton
88922
604
21765
18447
129738
8858 72
Clinton City.
1030767
323096
20842
1374705
187144 45*
Riverside.
21236
11753
18755
9910
61654
4739 73
Deep Creek
269163
74701
15494
359358
7093 59
De Wiu.
399895
77416
87001
564222
11025 38
De Witt City
133093
93959
12939
239991
6364 47
Eden
295173
67093
57315
419581
7893 85
Elk River.
381929
59100
51832
492861
10759 42
Hampshire
233623
41564
275187
4983 37
Liberty
165895
45432
14275
225602
4584 40
Lincoln
120870
26236
147106
2656 19
Lyons
- 84881
17093
10338
112312
2297 03
Lyons City
19332
131944
124582
13078
588931
24811 59
Olive.
229073
75845
41200
346118
6369 33
Calamus
16813
16880
15450
49143
1403 91
Orange
166943
55210
43614
265767
5564 29
Sharon.
189946
75110
12799
277855
5824 85
Spring Rock
207591
37580
70444
315615
6046 02
Wheatland.
1045
38428
20943
12090
72506
1681 79
Washington
196084
25435
221519
5924 41
Waterford
213560
36485
27179
277224
5283 80
Wellon.
202526
41620
14798
258944
4871 94
Totals
$4670518 81755162 81738093 $ 669125 58832898 $319402 58*
* From the total tax of Clinton City should be deducted $86,302.60 aid tax, voted to the Chicago, Clinton & West- ern Railway, but which, by terms of contract. lapsed and has been annulled; leaving the actual tax for Clinton City $50.841.85, and for the county, $233,099.98.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY.
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dlr ....
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I. V. C. Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
I. V. I. Iowa Volunteer Infantry
P. O ..... Post Office I. V. A. Iowa Volunteer Artillery
S. or Sec. Si tion
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CLINTON.
WILLIAM ABBE, passenger conductor on the C. & N. W. Railroad; resi- dence corner Tenth avenue and Fifth streets ; is a native of Linn Co., Iowa, and was born July 10, 1843 ; his parents were among the earliest settlers of Linn Co., and came there in 1838; his father was a member of Seventh and Eighth Legislative Assemblies of the State of Iowa. William was brought up and lived in Linn Co., until 16 years of age ; then went to Ohio, and upon the breaking-out of the war, he enlisted in the three-months service in the Eighth Ohio Infantry ; he afterward enlisted in the Ninth Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. K, and served three years. He was in all the battles of the regiment. After the war, he engaged in railroading, and has been connected with the Chicago & North-Western Railroad since April, 1866, when he removed to Clinton. On the 15th of July, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Estella Clendenning, from Salem, Ohio; they have two daughters-Edith and Mary ; they have lost one daughter -- Pearl.
GEORGE ALLEN, of the firm of Owen & Allen, Clinton Boiler Works, is a native of England, and was born in 1828; he emigrated to America in 1850, and came to Iowa and located in Lyons in 1856; he started a restaurant and began making vinegar ; he was afterward engaged in the wholesale liquor and cigar and glassware trade, and carried on the business for some years ; he became interested in the Clinton Brewery about two years ago; it is the oldest brewery here and they do a large bus- iness ; Mr. Allen became associated with Mr. Owens in the Clinton Boiler Works in 1878, but previous to that had been in the same business. He has held the office of city Alderman in Lyons. In 1859, he married Elizabeth Fovargue; she was born in England, but came to Iowa when only 7 years of age; they have two children-George and Thomas ; he has two children by a former wife-William and Emma.
A. M. ANGUISH, dealer in hats and caps and gents' furnishing goods, No. 208 Fifth avenue ; is a native of Syracuse, N. Y ; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton in 1869, and engaged in his present business ; it was the first house established in Clinton in his line of goods, and he has built up a large business and does a leading trade.
DR. A. L. ANKENY, capitalist ; residence, one-half mile west of Lyons, on Section 25; P. O. Clinton ; one of the oldest and best known citizens of Lyons and Clinton ; he is a native of Jo Daviess Co., Ill .; was born March 13, 1828 ; son of John and Mary Ankeny, nee Kimmel ; his father came to Illinois in 1818, and was one of the earliest settlers of that State ; he kept the hotel in Kaskaskia dur- ing the first session of the Legislature; he and two of his sons were in the Black Hawk war; they were stationed at White Oak Springs, twelve miles from Galena ; Dr. A. L. was the youngest of the family, and recollects many little things that happened during the war ; he distinctly remembers the time when the Indian chief Peppernong, chief of the Pottawatomies, came to his father's house at Elkhorn Grove, Ill., at mid- night, to warn the family to flee for safety, as the Indians were coming ; Dr. Aukeny
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lived in Jo Daviess Co. until 14 years of age, then entered school at Mt. Morris, Ogle Co., Ill. ; he studied medicine at Elizabethtown, near Galena, and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in the winter of 1848-49 ; he came to Iowa and located at Lyons in April, 1850, and engaged in the practice of medicine ; he pursued his profes- sion for some years, and since then he has been dealing in real estate. He has been actively identified with the interests and improvements of Lyons and Clinton for the past thirty years. In 1851, Dr. Ankeny married Miss Valeria M. Perrin, a native of Indiana ; her parents came here in 1837, and were among the earliest settlers ; Dr. and Mrs. Ankeny have six children-Maud, Harry K., Maggie, B. Frank, Belle, Mollie.
CHARLES ARLEN, of the firm of Charles Arlen & Son, manufacturers of soda water, lemon beer and pure grape wine, and agents for Peaslee's bottled ale and porter and Milwaukee lager beer, cor. Sixth av. and First st .; was born in Germany April 1, 1820 ; he emigrated to this country in 1837, and lived in Buffalo, N. Y., ten years, and from there emigrated to Wisconsin, living in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac until 1865; while living in Fond du Lac, he held the office of City Marshal two terms, and the office of Deputy Sheriff for two years; he came to Clinton in 1865 ; engaged in shoemaking ; in 1870, he began bottling lemon beer, and in 1872, began bottling pop, and in 1873, they engaged in a general bottling business; they have built up a large trade and have established a high reputation for their goods; they also make a very superior article of grape wine. Mr. Arlen married Magdalena Hornberger, a native of Claye, France ; they have three children-Francis W., born in Buffalo ; Magdalena and Edward A., both born in Sheboygan, Wis. Mr. Arlen joined the Sara- toga Lodge in the Order of Odd Fellows, in Buffalo, in 1844; he is a member and Past Grand of Walhalla Lodge of Clinton.
EDWARD A. ARLEN, of the firm of Arlen & Son; was born in She- boygan, Wis., Aug. 26, 1849; he lived there and in Fond du Lae until 1865, when he came with his parents to Clinton ; he has been engaged in business with his father since 1868, and has charge of the manufacturing department of the business. He married Miss Eliza Fisher, a native of Vienna, Aug. 28, 1871; they have three children- Charles A., Francis L. and Edith F. ; they lost one daughter-Carrie,
GEORGE ARNOLD, engineer of passenger train on C. & N. W. Railroad ; residence Second avenue, west of Fifth street ; is a native of England, and was born Sept. 14, 1836 ; he came to America when 16 years of age. He came West to Chicago in 1853, and entered the employ of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad, and lived at Babcock's Grove, now Lombard, near Chicago. He came to Clinton in 1864, and since then, for fifteen years, has run an engine on this division of the road ; he has been in the employ of the road for twenty-five years, and he was never laid off a day, since run- ning on the road, through misconduct ; he runs passenger train from Clinton to Boone. He belongs to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Knights of Pythias, and the Order of Workmen. In January, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Con- ner, from New York ; they have four children-Mary, Robert, Nellie, Eddie.
E. S. BAILEY, attorney and counselor at law, Post Office Block ; is a native of Ashtabula, Ohio; he attended school there ; entered Union College, and graduated in 1849 ; he studied law at Hamilton and Syracuse, N. Y., and was admit- ted to the bar in 1853 ; he came to Iowa, and located in Clinton Co., Nov. 10, 1855, and engaged in the practice of law at De Witt. During the war, he was commissioned Paymaster in the army, and served three years, and was mustered out April 30, 1866 ; he returned to Clinton Co., and since then, has practiced law here. Maj. Bailey has been attorney for the C. & N. W. R. R. since 1867.
P. S. BANNISTER, of the firm of Bannister Bros., proprietors of the Oriental Mills, is a native of Lawrence Co., N. Y .; born in 1841 ; when 15 years of age, his parents removed to Whiteside Co., Ill., where he lived until coming to Clinton, in 1870 ; he engaged in the grain and pork trade; the following year engaged in the milling business; they do both custom and merchant business, and have built up a good trade. Mr. Bannister enlisted in the 75th Regt., Ill. V. I., Co. C; served in the Army of the Cumberland, and was in every battle of the regiment, among them, Perryville, Resaca, Chickamauga, Stone River, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and Atlanta.
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CLINTON.
He went out as Sergeant of the company ; was promoted to First Lieutenant. In 1877, Mr. Bannister married Miss Sadie Bentley, a native of Syracuse, N. Y.
GEORGE G. BAUDER, of the firm of Smith & Bauder, law and real estate, Toll Block ; is a native of Bridgeport, Conn., but was brought up in Rochester, N. Y. ; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton in December, 1868, and entered the employ of J. C. Bucher as book-keeper; he afterward engaged in the crockery busi- ness, and has been in his present business for the past six years ; he is also engaged in manufacturing spring-beds, of the firm of Bauder & Co., on Front street; they are building up a large trade. Mr. Bauder married Miss Sue Bucher Feb. 14, 1878; she is a native of this county ; was the second child born in Clinton ; is a daughter of the late J. C. Bucher.
PETER BENT, proprietor of the Iowa Central House ; is a native of Lewis Co., N. Y., where he was brought up and received his education; with his father, he was engaged in manufacturing cheese; they operated three large factories in Lewis and St. Lawrence Cos., taking the milk from 500 to 1,000 cows at each factory; they car- ried on the business more extensively than any firm in Northern New York; during the winter season, they were engaged in dealing in furs. Mr. Bent came to Iowa in 1869, and located in Clarence, Cedar Co., and engaged in banking; established the house of Bent & Cotrell; he continued in the business with Mr. Cotrell until recently ; in 1876, they came in possession of the Iowa Central House, and it became necessary for Mr. Bent to come here in the interest of their investment; he has remained here since then, still retaining his interest in the bank until June of the present year, when he retired from the firm, and became sole owner of the Iowa Central House, the largest hotel in this section of the State. Mr. Bent married Miss Nancy M. Cotrell, a native of Lewis Co., N. Y. ; they have one son-Byron D. ; he is in a bank in Cedar Rapids.
C. M. BICE, attorney at law, Toll Block; is a native of Canada; he was brought up and attended school there, and went through the B. A. course; during his collegiate course, he also took an honorary course, and received his degree; in 1870, he entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated in 1872 ; after grad- uating, he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Michigan; he came to Iowa the same year and located at Clinton, and since then has practiced his profession here ; he is attorney for the Perpetual Building Association. Mr. Bice married Miss Anna Bothwell, of Dubuque, Dec. 29, 1874; they have one son-Edward M.
S. J. BISHOP, proprietor of the Farmers' Mills ; was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., Jan. 23, 1835 ; he was brought up and lived there until 1864, when he came to Iowa, and located in Clinton, and engaged in the grocery trade for several years, and then engaged in the milling business ; he does both custom and merchant work, and has built up a good trade ; it is the oldest mill in Clinton. Mr. Bishop has held the office of School Director, and was a member of the City Council four years. He married Miss E. A. Woodruff, of Onondaga Co., N. Y .; they have two children-Alletta E. and Willie C.
HENRY F. BOWERS, law, real estate and abstracts; is a native of Baltimore, Md., and was born in 1837 ; he was brought up and attended school there ; after reaching manhood, he came to Iowa and located in Clinton County ; the railroad was then completed as far as De Witt; he says he went on the railroad as far as he could and jumped off; engaged in farming until 1860, then engaged in the cabinet busi- ness, and entered the office of Clerk of the Courts, and afterward served as Deputy Recorder; in 1870, he was elected Recorder of Clinton County, and was, in 1872, re-elected by the largest majority on a party vote with one exception (Mr. Chase) ; he holds special commission as Aid-de-Camp on the Governor's staff, with rank of Lieu- tenant Colonel of cavalry. Mr. Bowers married Miss Emma V. Crawford, a native of Belmont Co., Ohio, Oct. 25, 1870; she died Oct. 23, 1878, leaving three children- Clyde C., Homer R., Emma V. Mr. Bowers has given much attention to the study of geology ; has one of the finest collections of geological and mineralogical and fossil specimens in the State.
J. W. BRENTLINGER, manager of the Union Iron Works ; a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., and resided there until 1861. Enlisted in the Friend Rifles, of
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES :
Pittsburgh, a company armed and equipped at their own expense; by vote, joined Sickle's Brigade (Co. E), 70th N. Y. S. V. He was in all the battles from Williams- burg to Gettysburg and a number of others; was in the service over three y. ars ; he came to Iowa, and was in Adjutant Baker's office in Davenport for two years, and then engaged in the iron and machinists' trade ; he has had the management of the Union Iron Works for several years past ; they do a large business, employing about fifty men ; they manufacture saw-mill machinery largely, and do an extensive business. Mr. Brentlinger married Miss Annie Robinson, a native of Pittsburgh ; they have five children, all sons.
B. C. RROWN, foreman of the large lower mill of W. J. Young & Co .; is a native of New York State, and was born at Elton, near Buff.l., March 19, 1840 ; he grew up to manhood there, and, in 1860, went to Fond du Ine, Wis., and remained there five years; he returned to Rochester, N. Y., and came to Iowa and located at Clinton in 1865, and has been connected with the mills since then ; he has held the position of foreman of Mr. Young's mill since 1872. The spalt and shingle mill in use in this mill, and in all the mills here, was invented and parented by Mr. Brown in January, 1877 ; it is acknowledged to be the best in use by such men as W. J. Young & Co .. C. Lamb & Sons, and the Clinton Lumber Co. Mr. Brown has also made improvements in several other machines now in use in the mills. He married Miss Mary Wilber, a native of Rochester, N. Y , in 1865.
GEORGE BRYANT, of the firm of Drake & Bryant, carriage and wagon making, Second street, was born in Norwich, Windsor Co., Vt., Nov. 29, 1824. When 16 years of age, he went to New York, where he learned his trade of his pres- ent partner, Mr. Drake. Mr. Bryant came to Iowa and arrived in Clinton March 1, 1856, and engaged in his present business; his first shop was on Front street, corner of Third avenue. He has been in this business longer than any one in Clinton ; there were only a few houses here when he came. He married Elizabeth Abbey, of Onon- daga Co., N. Y., Dec. 13, 1866; they have had two sons and one daughter and lost them all-Milo, aged 4 years 8 months and 12 days; William, 2 years 4 months and 10 days ; Alice. 1 year 8 months and 20 days.
JOHN BYNG, retired; Riverside ; is a native of England, and was born in 1820; he grew up to manhood there, and came to America in 1842. He went to Wisconsin and engaged in farming for a short time, then returned to England. In the spring of 1850, he again came to America ; he came to Towa the same year and located in Clinton Co., about seven miles west of Camanche. He engaged in farming until 1868, when he bought an interest in the mills at Riverside, and the firm became Lamb, Byng & Co .; they continued in the business until January, 1878, when he di-posed of his interest to C. Lamb & Son. Since then, he has retired from active business. He married Elizabeth Bird, from England, and they lived together until her death in Febru- ary, 1874, leaving one son, Enoch F. In October, 1876, he married Emma Hu'me, a native of England. Mr. Byng had nothing when he began life, and his success is owing to the industry and good management of himself and wife. Enoch F. Byng, his son, was in the army ; he enlisted in the Twenty-sixth Regiment Iowa Infantry ; he was wounded before Atlanta; he resigned his commission of First Lieutenant on account of the wounds he received there. Af er his return, he was in the County Treasurer's office for one year; he was with his father in the mills here, and was foreman of the yard ; he went to Paducah in 1877, and is now engaged in the saw-mill business there.
ED. H. CALLENDER, dealer in guns, revolvers, fishing-tackle, etc., No. 215 Fifth avenue, Clinton; is a native of Michigan and was born Aug. 16, 1850; his parents came to Fulton in 1851, and in 1853 they removed across the river to Lyons, where he was brought up. There are few persons of his age now living in Clinton Co. that have been here as long as he has ; he has been engaged in business here since 1872; he is connected with the Knights of Pythias Endowment Rank, and also is connected with the Order of Workmen. On the 28th of November, 1872, he married Miss Carrie A. Evans, a native of New Hampshire; they have two children- Lilly Belle and Carrie E.
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JOHN O. CHAPMAN, Master Mechanic of the Iowa Division of the Chicago Division of the Chicago & North-Western R. R. ; is a native of Hartford, Conn., and was born Aug. 19, 1832. He learned the trade of machinist ; after serving an apprenticeship of five years, he ran a locomotive for some years ; he held the posi- tion of Master Mechanic of the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, and also held the position of Superintendent of the Woodruff Iron Works. He has letters from the management of both of these corporations, testifying to his superior ability as a mechan- ical engineer. He came West and accepted the position of Chief Engineer of the famous Calumet and Hecla Copper Mine at Lake Superior, Mich., and the first heavy machinery in that mine was placed there under his direction. He became connected with the North-Western Railroad in February, 1877, for one year having charge of the shops at Boone, and the following year was transferred to Clinton as general Master Mechanic of the Iowa Division of the C. & N .- W. R. R. He is a self-made man, and has earned his position by his own efforts. He married Miss Louisa Martinson, a native of the city of New York, June 13, 1857 ; they have three sons and two daughters.
C. W. CHASE, attorney at law, of the firm of Chase & Monroe, Post Office Block ; is a native of Loudon, N. H. He received his education in that State, gradu- ating at New Hampton Seminary and entered Dartmouth College in 1858. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He enlisted in the 12th N. H. V. I., and was commissioned Captain of Co. G .; was wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg; he remained in the service about three years. He came to Iowa in 1865, located in Clin- ton, and engaged in the practice of law ; in 1870, he was elected Clerk of the Courts of Clinton Co .; re-elected in 1872, holding that office four years ; since then, he has practiced his profession here ; he has also held town and school offices. He married Miss Susan M. Coe, of Lake Village, N. H., in 1862; they have four children-Kate M., Charles P., Annie Laurie and a little girl not named.
W. F. COAN, President of the Clinton National Bank ; is a native of Seneca Co., N. Y., a son of Dr. C. C. Coan and Sarah M. Coan, who are both still living at Ovid, in that county. Mr. Coan grew up to manhood there, came to Iowa and located in Clinton in August, 1856; he engaged in real estate and banking until 1865, when he organized the Clinton National Bank ; he was elected President of the bank, and has served in that position since its organization ; he has been actively identified with the interests of the city and county since 1856. Mr. Coan married Miss Catharine L. Peck, of Trumansburg, Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1842; they have five children-Francis L. (now Mrs. Judge Hayes), Stella (now Mrs. A. G. Ewing), Claudine H., Claudius C. and William F., Jr., at home.
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