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it. In 1837, Mr. Wilkins was united in marriage to Miss Cornelia Cook, a native of Chautauqua Co., N. Y. ; they have four children.
MRS. CLARA YEOMANS, homoeopathic physician, Seventh avenue, west of Fourth street ; is a native of Summit Co., Ohio ; she was born of New England parentage, in 1841; she came West to Washington Co., Iowa, while it was yet a Terri- tory, before the State was organized, in 1845. She was united in marriage with Dr. S. P. Yeomans; he was brought up in Herkimer Co., N. Y., and came to Iowa in 1838 ; he studied medicine and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1853; he afterward graduated from Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago ; he held the posi- tion of Register of the Land Office at Sioux City a number of years, and is now prac- ticing medicine at Charles City, Iowa. Mrs. Yeomans studied medicine in Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, graduating from that institution and taking her degree in 1870, being the first lady in the West taking the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and she was the first lady who attended clinics in the Cook County Hospital, in Chicago ; after graduating from Hahnemann, she went East and attended a course in the New York Medical College for Women, and attended clinics at Bellevue Hospital. Mrs. Yeomans came to Clinton March 1, 1870, and since then she has successfully practiced her pro- fession here; they have two children, one daughter, in Minnesota, and one son, who has just completed his college course.
GEORGE B. YOUNG, attorney and counselor at law, Post Office Block ; is a native of Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio ; born May 20, 1840; he attended the common schools, then entered Oberlin College, where he completed his education ; he studied law in Cleveland, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar June 24, 1862; he is also a graduate of the Cleveland Law College; he enlisted on the first call for troops in Co. C, 19th O. V. I .; in July, 1862, he came to Iowa and located in Clinton Co., at Camanche, and commenced the practice of law ; in 1865, he was elected County Judge ; served two years, and was re-elected in 1867 ; after serving one year of his second term, he resigned to accept the position of Judge of the Circuit Court, to which he was elected in November, 1868; he remained on the bench until March, 1873, when he resigned, and since then has practiced here, being associated with Judge Hays until the latter was elected Judge. There are very few men in Clinton Co. who are as conver- sant with its interests and its people as Judge Young ; he came here a stranger, and began without a dollar, and his success in life and position in his profession are owing to his own efforts. He married Miss Frances Hinman, at Lansing, Mich., in 1863; they have had three children, only one surviving, a son-Henry M., now 12 years of age.
W. J. YOUNG, of the firm of W. J. Young & Co., manufacturers of lumber ; is one of the most enterprising business men of Clinton ; he is a native of Belfast, Ire- land, and was born Feb. 27, 1827 ; he came to Clinton June 7, 1858 ; before coming here, was engaged in railroading, and held the position of General Freight Agent of the Cincinnati, Logansport & Chicago Railroad ; after coming here, he opened a lumber yard, and continued that for two or three years; in May, 1860, he commenced to remove their saw-mill from La Crosse to Clinton, and the 15th of August, he was cut- ting lumber ; in August, 1866, he began building what is known as his large lower mill, which, with one exception, is the largest mill of the kind in this country ; the mills of this company have a capacity of manufacturing yearly 50,000,000 feet of lum- ber, 30,000,000 shingles, and 10,000,000 laths, employing 350 hands in the mills and yards at Clinton, beside the men employed in their own logging camps and their interest in the Mississippi logging camps; he gives his personal attention ; has the entire man- agement of his business, which is of great magnitude, his sales of lumber extending over the West, Northwest and South. When Mr. Young began life, he says he had all the capital he required, which was good health ; and, by constant attention to his business and good management, he has built up the extensive business of W. J. Young & Co. to its present magnitude. Mr. Young is actively identified with the interests of the city of Clinton ; he is one of the Directors of the Clinton National Bank, and is President of the Clinton Savings Bank. He has held the office of Mayor of Clinton, being elected without any opposition.
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HENRY ZWEIGART, dealer in fresh, salted and smoked meats, Second street, between Second and Third avenues ; he was born in Germany April 16, 1854 ; when 19 years of age, in 1873, he came to America; the following year he came to Clinton, in 1874 ; he has been engaged in business here for the past three years, and is building up a nice trade ; his parents are living in the old country.
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LYMAN P. ADAMS, Deputy Sheriff, Lyons ; he was born in Pawtucket, R. I. ; at the age of 14, he went to Jones Co., Ga. ; thence to Barbour Co., Ala .; then returned to Rhode Island, and in 1853 he attended the Providence Conference Seminary, having first attended the Lyon & Frieze University Grammar School; afterward attended Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College; in 1856-57. was employed by the Providence & Worcester Railroad; in 1858, returned to Barbour Co., Ala. ; remained there till the spring of 1859, when he went North on a visit ; he then went to Mem- phis, and again went North, traveling with W. H. Seward and party, electioneering for President Lincoln ; in the winter of 1860, he returned to Memphis, and, in 1861, went to Holly Spring, Miss. ; then returned home ; remained there till the capture of Island " No. 10; on a permit issued by S. P. Chase, he was one of four who were permitted to return by the first steamer to take charge of the Chickasaw steam cotton press, owned by D. G. Dwight, of Boston ; held this till taken for Quartermaster purposes by order of Gen. Sherman ; afterward used as Fort Pickering; he then accepted a position with the Quartermaster's Department of the Fifteenth Army Corps, under J. Condit Smith ; remained in this capacity till 1863, when he resigned on account of ill health, and came to Lyons ; in 1866, he went to Nebraska City; in 1867, he returned to Lyons ; has been Alderman, Township Treasurer, and now Deputy Sheriff. He married, in 1866, Miss Eliza, daughter of Judge E. Hatton, formerly of Hillsdale, Michigan ; they have three children-Myron Henry, Maude and Robert Hatton. In 1864, he pur- chased the Clinton House, disposing of it in 1871 ; soon after, it was destroyed by fire.
FRED. BAER, grocer, Main street, Lyons ; he was born Dec. 4, 1838, in Germany; in 1860, came to Lyons. Married Eliza Jansen March, 1863; she was born August, 1843, in Germany; had five children-Francisea, Emma, Ida, Mena and Anna.
C. P. BAKER, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Lyons; born Aug. 20, 1813, in Massachusetts ; in 1838, eame to Clinton Co., Iowa ; owns 179 acres of land. Married Mrs. Brown in 1836; she was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 20, 1813; have four children-Clinton D., Louisa M., W. S. and Chester L. ; she has one child by a former marriage-Samuel A. Brown, now in Nebraska. Clinton D. served in the late war.
D. S. BALCH, boots and shoes, residence on Seventh street, Lyons ; he was born in Groveland, Massachusetts, in 1856; he came to Freeport, Ill., and taught school two winters ; in 1858, he removed to Lyons, and commeneed the boot and shoe business with his brother, John K. P .; this they controlled till 1874; since then he has been alone in business. He married Mary J. George in 1861; she was born in Haverhill, Mass. ; they have three children-L. Anne, Clifton and Jennie F.
D. J. BATCHELDER, firm of Welles, Gardiner & Co., lumber, Lyons ; born June 6, 1825, in Peacham, Vt., in 1851; moved to Peoria, Ill .; thence to Mitchell Co., Iowa; in 1861, came to Clinton Co., Iowa. Married Miss M. MeFar- land in 1850; she was born in Lunenburg, Essex Co., Vt .; have four children-Hen- rietta and Marietta (twins), Emma and D. J.
T. R. BEERS, Postmaster, residence on Fifth street, Lyons; born Dec. 28, 1836, in Tompkins Co., N. Y .; in 1858, he came to Lyons ; has been a resident here since ; he was appointed Postmaster in March, 1879 ; he has been engaged in the publishing business sinee he came to Lyons. Married Sarah Roe in July, 1866; she was born in Elmira, N. Y. ; they have five childre-Anna, Maria, Charles E., Louise and Clara.
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CAPT. W. M. BENTLEY, proprietor of the Lyons & Fulton Ferry, Lyons ; was born in Warren Co., N. Y., March 3, 1831; when 14 years of age, his parents emigrated to Iowa, and located in Jackson Co., one mile south of Maquoketa, and engaged in farming; after reaching manhood, he started the first livery business carried on in M quoketa ; he continued there until 1862, when he came to Lyons, and engaged in the same business for two years, then bought the ferry, and has managed that for a num- ber of years ; he also owns a good farm of 200 acres two and one-half miles south of Maquo- keta, one of the first settled farms in that section of country. Capt. Bentley was elected Mayor of Lyons in 1878. and has held other town offices. He married Miss Alvira E. Goodenow, a native of Warren Co., N. Y. ; her parents came to Maquoketa in 1847 ; they have three children-Carlotta Florence, George and Leon.
A. B. BLAKELY, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Lyons; born Aug. 3, 1811, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y .; when a boy, he went with his mother to Connecticut; in 1856, came to Lyons Township ; owns 102 acres of land. Has been Township Trustee and Secretary of the Township School Board for about ten years. Married Lucy A. Baldwin in October, 1832; she was born May 1, 1813, in Derby, Conn .; have two children-Fred L. and Georgiana. His son, William H., enlisted in 1862, in Co. K, 26th I. V. I .; was wounded at the battle of Arkansas Post, and died at Memphis in February, 1863.
HON. NORMAN BOARDMAN, capitalist, Lyons ; he is a native of Lamoille Co., Vt .; he was born April 30, 1813; he attended school and engaged in teaching till about the age of 25, when he completed his education at the Johnson Academy ; he read law with H. P. Smith, of Hyde Park, Vt., now a resident of Chi- cago; was admitted to the bar in 1839; he practiced about fourteen years, and during that time was Deputy Collector of Customs and State's Attorney, holding the latter office from 1850 to 1852 ; in 1855, he settled in Lyons, having two years previous visited this State and located lands ; real estate has been his principal business, although he has been engaged in the mercantile trade in Anamosa, Jones Co., about five years ; in the fall of 1854, he bought eighty acres of land in Mitchell Co., and laid out the town of Osage, now one of the most thriving towns of the county ; in 1856, he entered about three thousand acres of land at Council Bluffs, and has speculated largely in lands in different parts of this State. He was nominated in 1861 by the Republicans for State Senator ; was elected by a majority of 1,100 ; he held this position four years ; in May, 1869, he was appointed, by President Grant, U. S. Collector for the Second District of Iowa; resigned this office in 1875, leaving a clear record. He married Miss Lois B. Knight in 1846; she was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1825 ; died in February, 1857, leaving three sons-Homer C. and William K., now in Nevada in the produce business, and Charles D., a physician, now practicing in Monticello, Iowa. His present marriage, to Miss Sarah M. Knight in 1858 ; she was born in Jaffrey, N. H.
G. W. BRAYTON, forwarding and commission, and general steamboat agent, dealer in coal, wood, salt, lime, etc., foot of Main street ; residence on north Sev- enth street, Lyons; he was born Jan. 15, 1814, in Trenton, Oneida Co., N. Y .; in May, 1858, moved to Illinois; in 1868, removed to Lyons, and engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery trade for about five years. When in Franklin Grove, Ill., he was Postmaster six years, also School Director ; has been Alderman here about three years. Married Luey A. Loomis in 1841 ; she was born in Oneida Co., N. Y .; have had five children, four living-Alice M., Charles J., Luey A. and Frank C. Republican.
STEPHEN BRIGGS, residence on Sixth street, Lyons; he was born in 1829 in England ; at about the age of 22 he engaged in the lace business, and carried on a very extensive business for about seventeen years. In 1861, he came to Lyons and engaged as clerk for H. J. Wright, wholesale grocer; continued about two years, then commenced business under the firm of Allen & Briggs, and continued this success- fully for several years; he is now in the wholesale liquor business, in Fulton, where he has been about five years; he owns 230 acres of land in Illinois, valued at $10,000, also one section each in Iowa and Nebraska. He married Miss Sarah Holmes in 1855; she was born in 1832, in England ; they have six children-J. W. H. (now attending
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the Agricultural College, at Ames, Iowa), Hulbert, Albert W., Stephen H., Sarah H. and Arthur.
ELIJAH BUELL, retired; residence, corner Ninth and Pearl streets, Lyons ; born April 1, 1801, in Utica, N. Y .; when a child, moved, with his mother, to Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y .; in 1813, to Cleveland, Ohio, then followed the lakes till about the age of 22; he was pilot of the schooner Aurora-the first schooner that ever arrived at Chicago ; he afterward shipped on the steamboat Powhattan, plying between New Orleans and St. Louis ; followed this business about three years ; in 1835, he came to Clinton Co. and made a claim of 320 acres ; in 1840, he entered 600 acres, and has owned this land since. Married Caroline Boyd about 1824; she was born in Pennsyl- vania ; died about 1838 ; have two children-Robert and Strong. Second marriage to Mary L. Pearce, about 1841 ; she was born in Massachusetts ; had eight children, six living-George, Langworthy, William, Mary, Caroline and Louisa. Strong enlisted in 1st I. V. C .; served during the war.
A. J. BURBANK, proprietor American House, Lyons; he was born in Oxford, Me .; at the breaking out of the rebellion, he was commissioned Captain of Co. G, 1st Me. V. C .; served in this capacity about two years ; in the fall of 1862, he resigned and removed to Chicago; in 1865, he went to Minnesota; in 1870, to Fort Dodge, Iowa, thence to Illinois ; in 1877, came to Lyons. He married Miss Mary E. Blye, Nov. 12, 1863 ; she was born in Bristol, R. I.
EDWARD COLTMAN, brick manufacturer, Lyons; he was born in England ; at the age of 17, he came to Buffalo, N. Y .; in 1849, he came to Lyons ; he owns abont eight acres of land with his brick-yard. He married Mary White, in 1852; she was born in England ; have two children-Chancellor Hall and Mary M. Adams, whom they have taken to raise.
CICERO COY, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Lyons ; born Feb. 10, 1821, in Indi- ana ; in 1837, came to Lyons Township ; is one of the oldest settlers of the county ; he owns 160 acres land, which he and his father entered ; his father was born in Connecti- cut in 1793; died here Aug. 3, 1870. Married Mary A. McCrary June 11, 1844; she was born in Erie Co., Penn. ; have two children-George W. and Ellen J.
PHILIP DEEDS, retired ; residence on Ninth street, Lyons; born Feb. 25, 1811, in Stark Co., Ky .; in the fall of 1821, moved to Illinois; in 1834, to Dubuque ; in 1837, came to Lyons ; he now owns about one hundred acres land inside the city limits ; he went to California in 1850, returned in 1853. Married Pauline Mills, in 1837 ; she was born in Batavia, N. Y., in 1817 ; died in 1862 ; had four chil- dren, three living-Amanda M. (now Mrs. Thompson), O. E. and Angeline (now Mrs. Winget. Second marriage to Julia A. Allman, in 1865 ; she was born in Pennsylva- nia. His son O. E., served in the late war.
C. L. DUTCHER, farmer; P. O. Lyons ; he was born Jan. 22, 1808, in Dutchess Co., N. Y .; when a child he went with his parents to Canada, thence to Michigan ; in 1841, removed to Clinton Co. ; he owns eighty acres land in Hampshire Township, also property in town. Married Catherine Hess, in 1829; she was born in 1806, in New York ; died in 1849 ; have six children-Ephraim, Daniel, Calvin, Fan- nie, Margaret and Caroline. Second marriage to Hannah Perrin ; she was born in New York.
H. FANGER, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lyons ; born Dec. 2, 1843, in Lyons Township; he owns thirty-nine acres of land ; carries on a dairy. Married Lottie Heeman in 1870; she was born in 1849, in Germany ; died in 1873. Second mar- riage to Anna Gregasson, in 1874; she was born in 1848, in Germany; have three children-Mary, Anna and Henry. His father came to Clinton Co. in 1838, and died in 1845.
CAPT. J. T. FOSTER, retired ; residence Lyons ; born June 26, 1839, in Cleveland, Ohio; in 1842, came with his parents to Lyons. He enlisted April 1, 1861, in Co. B, 1st Iowa Cav .; was promoted to Captaincy in 1864 ; he was appointed July 28, 1866, First Lieutenant in the regular army ; served till January 19, 1869'
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Married Alice Leeper Feb. 22, 1866; she was born in Fayetteville, Ark .; have two children-Arthur J. and George Fairfax. His mother is one of the oldest settlers of Lyons ; she was born in 1817, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., and lives in the immediate neighborhood of her son.
JOHN GARTON, capitalist, residence on Ninth avenue, Lyons ; born April 12. 1819, in England; in 1843, moved to Toronto, Can .; in 1846, to Chicago; in 1856, to Lyons. Has been Alderman, Collector, Justice of the Peace, member of the School Board, etc. Married Martha Thurman in 1842; she was born in England.
H. GATES, grain and flour ; residence corner Fourth and Washington streets, Lyons ; he was born March 12, 1820, in Rutland, Vt. In 1848, came to New York ; in 1857, came to Lyons and engaged in his present business. Married Melissa Smith in 1844; she was born in Essex, Vt. ; they have two children-Frank and Florence.
F. GRUSENDORF, proprietor Union House, Third street, Lyons ; born July 18, 1826, in Germany ; in 1848, came to Chicago; in 1852, came to Lyons ; has been in his present business since 1860. Married Elizabeth Bohler in 1855; she was born in Germany : have five children-John, Augusta, Bertha, Emma and Amanda.
G. W. HAMMOND, Lyons ; he was born in Windsor Co., Vt .; when about 3 years old, he came with his parents to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y .; in 1854, he came to Clinton Co .; in 1857, to Lyons. He owns twenty-one acres of land adjoining the city, which he devotes to fruit-raising. Married Mary Adams July 4, 1849; she was born in Vermont ; they have one child-Emma L.
P. HANNAHER. grain, residence on Main and Seventh streets, Lyons; born January, 1814, in Ireland ; in 1848, moved to Pittsburgh, Penn .; in 1852, to Illinois ; in 1856, to Lyons. Married Margaret O'Connor in 1843; she was born in Ireland ; have seven children-John, Thomas, James, Delia, Margaret, Ann and Kate.
B. H. A. HENNINGSEN, Treasurer of Clinton Co., Lyons; is a native of Schleswig, Germany ; was born Nov. 26, 1826 ; he received his education there and studied law ; he served in the army there, and held commission of Lieutenant ; emi- grated to America in 1852 : came to Iowa and located in Clinton Co., in May of the same year; entered land and engaged in farming until 1865, when he removed to Lyons ; was elected Justice of the Peace, and held that office for twelve years ; he was elected County Treasurer in the fall of 1877; he has also held town and school offices. He married, in 1853, Miss Elwine Schroeder, a native of Germany ; they have four children-Louise, Addie, Hattie, Emma.
H. P. HOBEIN, firm of Hobein Brothers, furniture, on Fourth street, Lyons; he was born Aug. 29, 1816, in Germany; in 1854, he moved to Rock Island, Ill .; in 1855, removed to Lyons, and commenced their present business in 1856. Married Miss J. H. Flugge in 1842; she was born April 16, 1819, in Germany, and died Dec. 8, 1878; had six children, four living -- William C., Charles A. (now in Brooklyn , Henry A., Mary (now Mrs. Buechner, now living in Chicago) ; Theo. died in Germany, aged two years; Herman was drowned by the upsetting of a boat at Lyons, in 1875.
WILLIAM HODGKINS, retired, residence, corner Ninth street and Seventh avenue, Lyons ; born in 1817, in England ; in 1851, came to Lyons ; returned to England in the fall, and, in 1856, came again to Lyons; was engaged at the mason business till 1877 ; he owns 100 acres of land in Deep Creek Township ; is one of the Aldermen of Lyons. Married Mrs. Woodward in 1871; she was born in 1816, in Wayne Co., Penn. ; he has one daughter by a former marriage-Harriet, now Mrs. Burrows, of Nebraska; Mrs. Hodgkins has one son by a former marriage-Ethel Woodward.
WILLIAM HOLMES, Cashier First National Bank, residence on Ninth street, Lyons ; born Jan. 26, 1834, in England ; in 1859, came to Clinton Co., Iowa. Enlisted, in 1862, in Co. K, 26th Iowa Inf .; was appointed Sergeant on the organiza- tion of his company ; discharged in December, 1863, on account of wounds received at
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the siege of Vicksburg May 21,1863. In 1864, was appointed book-keeper of the First National Bank ; in 1871, promoted to Cashier. Has been School Treasurer and Director for the past sixteen years ; has also been City Treasurer. Married Miss Anna A. Scott in 1868; she was born in Massachusetts ; she came to Lyons with her mother when about 2 years old ; have five children-Arthur L., William P., John W., Earle I. and Alfred S. Republican ; Episcopalian.
JOHN C. HOPKINS, is a native of Lacon, Marshall Co., Ill., and was born in 1842; removed with his parents to Bureau Co., and in 1855, to Faribault, Minn., where they were pioneers in the settlement of that section of the State. In 1858, he went to Elmwood, Ill., where he entered Elmwood Academy and graduated. In 1867, he married Miss Mary F. Beckett, of Elmwood. In 1870, he removed to Clinton, and was employed in editorial work on the Daily Herald. In 1873, he purchased the Lyons City Advocate, upon the remains of which he established the Clinton County Advertiser, which he is still successfully conducting. His children are three boys-Harry G., Fred W. and Robert ; and one daughter, Daisy.
HERMAN G. KLARE, proprietor of Transit House, on Main street, Lyons ; he was born in Germany ; in 1867, came to Chicago; in 1870, came to Lyons. He commenced to learn the wagon business at the age of 14, and followed this till after coming to Lyons. He married Catharine Shawbrener in 1869 ; she was born in Germany ; they have eight children.
JOHN B. KRAUS, farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Lyons ; born June 24, 1826, in Germany ; in 1847, emigrated to New Jersey ; in 1848, moved to Philadelphia ; in 1851, to Cincinnati, the same year to Jackson Co., Iowa; in 1864, he removed to Clinton Co. He owns seventy-five acres of land, also property in Lyous. Married Barbara Yans in 1851; she was born in 1827, in Germany ; had nine children, six living-John A., Don Karlos, Otto F., William, Bertie and Josephine.
HENRY KREBS, farmer and dairyman, Sec. 19; P. O. Lyons; was born Dec. 11, 1830, in Germany ; in 1852, moved to Buffalo, N. Y .; in 1855, to Daven- port, Iowa ; in 1864, to Lyons. He owns about two hundred acres of land. Married Margaret Phaffenberger in 1855; she was born in 1832, in Germany ; died in 1869 ; have five children-Anna, John H., William, Dora and Mary. Married a second time to Johanna Boock, in 1872; she was born in 1849, in Germany ; have three children -Louisa, Matilda and Henry B.
THOMAS LEEDHAM, meat market, Lyons ; he was born in 1828, in England ; at about the age of 20, he was apprenticed to this business, and has followed it ever since. In 1853, he came to Lyons, and since then has resided here. Married Miss Ann Welch, in 1849; she was born in Buckingham, England ; they have seven children, two sons and five daughters ; his son George assists him in his present busi- ness.
WILLIAM LEEDHAM, meat market, Main street, Lyons ; residence, corner Pearl and Sixth streets; born Jan. S, 1825, in England; in 1851, came to Lyons. Married Mary Waters in 1849 ; she was born in England in 1829; died here in 1874; have six children-Mary A., Thomas G., Elizabeth, William W., John C. and Charles H.
JOHN LONG, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Lyons; born in December in 1809, in Germany; in 1838, went to Chicago, and worked on the Illinois & Michigan Canal about three years, then removed to Galena, Ill .; in 1844, came to Clinton, Iowa ; in 1850, went to California, in 1853, returned to Lyons, and has since made this his home ; owns 150 acres of land. Married Clarissa Hough Oct. 20, 1854; she was born in December, 1823, in Lewis Co., N. Y .; have three children-Mary, Ida and Julia ; she had three children by a former marriage-Estella, Josephine and Willis.
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