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B. J. MONAHAN, of the firm of Monahan Bros., dealers in agricultural implements, Charlotte ; is a native of Canada ; was born near Ottawa, Nov. 5, 1844 ; he removed with his parents to this county in 1855; they settled near Charlotte; in 1869, he engaged in the mercantile business, in Charlotte, and, in 1870, he and his
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brother entered into their present business. Mr. Monahan married, in 1873, Miss Mary Goodall, of Bloomfield Township ; she was born in Canada, in 1849; they have four children-Arthur, Bartholomew, Martha and John. Himself and wife are mem- bers of the Catholic Church ; he is a Republican. The Monahan Bros.' agricultural warehouse is a building 42x50 feet, two stories in height, where they do an extensive business, keeping all the superior makes of farm machinery and a full line of repairs ; they are essentially business men, with a thorough knowledge of details; they are con- stantly enlarging their business to meet the growing demands of the public; they have amassed much valuable property, and rank among the first business men of Clinton Co.
CHARLES M. NEAL, horse-shoeing and blacksmith shop, Rigg's Station ; born in Penobscot Co., Me., in 1855; he came to Iowa with his parents, Andrew J. and A. Celestia Neal, who settled near Preston, and now reside at Miles, Jackson Co. Mr. N. learned the blacksmith trade at Sabula and at Miles ; came to Riggs Station June 16, 1879, and opened his present shop, where he is doing a good business.
HENRY NURRE, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Brown's Station ; he was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1814; emigrated to America in 1836 ; arrived in Baltimore in June; went from there to Chambersburg, Penn., Pittsburgh and Cincinnati ; he came to Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1840, and has been a resident of Waterford Township the greater part of the time since. He was a member of the County Board of Supervisors five years, and was elected Chairman of that body in 1878; he is Justice of the Peace, which office he has held fourteen consecutive years ; he has also held various township and school offices. Mr. Nurre has been married three times ; he married Mary Fehring in 1844, in Cincinnati, Ohio; she died Aug. 24, 1855. Second wife was Anna A. Aldchirt, a native of Germany ; she died in 1860. Present wife, Elizabeth Finke ; she had three children by a former marriage-John, Mary (now Mrs. Joseph G. Nurre) and Elizabeth. Mr. Nurre's children are Joseph G. and Katharine (now Mrs. John Reiff ). Mr. Nurre and wife are members of the Catholic Church ; he is a Democrat. He owns 440 acres of land, and is one of the first farmers in Waterford Township.
REV. JOHN J. O'FARRELL. Pastor of the Church of the Immacu- late Conception, Charlotte, was born in County Longford, Ireland, in 1846 ; he received a theological education at All-Hallow's College, Dublin, where he was ordained June 24, 1874; his first pastoral charge was St. Theresa's Church, Jackson Co .; was trans- ferred to his present charge in November, 1877.
JOHN PREFFER, farmer; P. O. Charlotte: was born in Elgin Co., Canada, Oct. 30, 1838, where he married, in 1854, Miss Sarah Bascom ; she was born near Toronto, Canada, in 1855 ; they emigrated to Iowa and settled in Charlotte ; they have two children-Ellen Jane (now the wife of Theodore Klitzky, of Sac Co., Iowa) and Seth. Mr. Preffer was the original owner of the land on which Charlotte now stands. He laid out the greater portion of the town, and has taken an active part in every enterprise that tended to advance the business, educational and other interests of the town. He has represented Waterford Township on the County Board of Supervis- ors in its carly history ; he has also been elected to various other offices, in all of which he has given general satisfaction. Mr. Preffer owns a large amount of city property in Charlotte, also owns 460 acres of land in Sac Co., Iowa, one and a half miles from Storm Lake. He was a charter member and the first M. W. of Lodge 102 A. O. U. W. Acts with the Republican party.
M. F. QUIGLEY. farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Charlotte; was born in Ottawa, Canada, April 25, 1849 ; in 1850, his parents, John and Bridget Quigley, emigrated to Buffalo, N. Y., thence to Cattaraugus; removed to Clinton Co. in 1853. July 20, 1876, M. F. Quigley married, in this county, Miss V. A. Conwell; she was born in Kenosha, Wis., and removed to Charlotte with her parents, John and Winifred Con- well, in 1870. Mr. Quigley and wife are members of the Catholic Church. He owns 170 acres of land, desirably located and well improved.
A. J. RIGGS, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Riggs' Station; was born in Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y., June 21, 1832; in 1837, emigrated with his parents, John and Alina Riggs, to this county and settled in Bloomfield Township, then a wild prairie,
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with scarcely a white inhabitant; in 1856, he went to Moritzious (now Monticello), Minn., where he obtained a charter, and established the first ferry across the Mississippi at that point ; April 26, 1861, he was elected President of the Moritzious Town Site Company, a position which he filled to the entire satisfaction of the citizens of that place. On the 13th of March, 1864, Mr. Riggs married, in Mayuoketa, Iowa, Miss Eliza E., daughter of Rev. Richard Mulholland, a minister of the M. E. Church, and an emi- nently good man in all the relations of life ; she was born in Geauga Co., Ohio, March 15, 1844 ; their children are-James E., Ellsworth and Lindus Larell. In 1865, Mr. Riggs moved to Waterford Township and settled where he now resides; in 1871, the railroad station was laid out on his farm, and named for him ; it has a large local trade, and is a good shipping point ; Mr. Riggs owns a finely-improved farm, and is largely engaged in raising and shipping stock.
E. C. ROWELL, attorney at law, Charlotte ; was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 1852; was educated in Lawrenceville Academy, N. Y .; in 1870, he came to Iowa, where he followed teaching until the spring of 1874, when he began the study of law in the office of Corning & Grohe, where he remained nearly two years ; was admitted to the bar in September, 1876; since has been engaged in the practice of his profession at Charlotte. He is a Republican, and is Chairman of their Central Committee in Waterford Township; is also Treasurer of the A. O. U. W. Jan. 29, 1879, Mr. Rowell married, in Charlotte, Miss Mattie M. Gilmore. He represents the following fire insurance companies : Hawkeye, of Des Moines, Iowa ; Phoenix and Hartford, of Hartford, Conn. ; all leading insurance companies of the country.
MILTON G. SLOAN, M. D., Charlotte; was born in Lyons, Iowa, in 1848; he received his education at the public schools at Lyons and Western Union College, Fulton, Ill; in 1870, he began the study of medicine in Wapello; in 1871, he entered the Rush Medical Institute at Chicago, from which he graduated in 1873 ; he located in Delmar the same year, and engaged in the practice of his profession at that place until January, 1876, when he moved to Charlotte; he is a member of the State Medical Society, and is Vice President of the Clinton County Medical Society ; he is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and was elected representative to the Grand Lodge of that society, which convened at Des Moines in 1878. In 1875, Dr. Sloan married, in Delmar, Miss Clara L. Twiss; they have two children-Franklin T. and Hattie Lois. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is Sabbath-School Superintendent and President of the Board of Church Trustees. Dr. Sloan has a large and lucrative practice.
CORNELIUS SPAIN, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Charlotte; was born near Montreal, Canada, in 1840; came to this county with his parents, Cornelius and Mar- garet Spain, and settled in this township. In 1875, Mr. Spain married Miss Margaret, daughter of Alexander and Jane Stuart, early settlers of this township; they have one child-Mary Jane ; in 1875, Mr. Spain was elected a member of the Board of Town- ship Trustees, an office he has held up to this time, being Chairman of the Board at present ; has also filled various local offices ; in all public enterprises, he has taken an active part. Himself and wife are members of the Catholic Church. Owns 152 acres of land, well improved ; Democrat. His father died in 1871 ; his mother is still living in this township.
F. W. WANGLER; P. O. Brown's Station ; was born in Baden, Germany. in 1847 ; in early life, he entered Freiburg College, Baden, from which he graduated in 1867; immigrated to America in the same year, and engaged in teaching at Charles Mound, Dubuque Co., Iowa, where he remained until 1869, when he went to Lyons, this county, where he taught until 1870 ; then came to Waterford Township, and has since followed his profession in the vicinity of Brown's Station. Mr. Wangler married in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1870, Miss Annie Mayer ; they have one child-Mary. Mr. W. and wife are members of the Catholic Church ; Democrat.
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JOHN ASHPOLE, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Clinton. He was born in June, 1815, in England. In about 1845, came to Indiana ; in 1848, to Ohio ; in 1850, he came to Clinton Co. He owns 120 acres of land. He married Jane Braughton in 1843. She was born in 1817, in England ; have four children-Fred, John, Henry and Betsey Ann.
S. A. BEERS, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Lyons ; owns 160 acres ; he was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., Feb. 13, 1827, where he resided until 7 years old, when his family removed to Oakland Co., Mich. ; resided until 1850, when he moved to Hamp- shire Township, Iowa, where he now lives; has for several years been Township School Director ; Republican. He married Elinor E. Phillips, of Rock Island Co., Ill., June 10, 1858 ; had eleven children, ten now living-Charles A., Hattie E., Milo, Lonella, Alfred, Eli, Loien, Clara A., Theron H., Myron. Neither he nor his family are mem- bers of any church. When he started in Clinton Co. he had a cash capital of $50, and is now worth from $12,000 to $15,000.
JOHN R. BOYD, farmer. Sec. 2; P. O. Lyons. He was born Jan. 2, 1817, in Allegheny Co., Penn. In 1837, came to Clinton Co. He owns 258 acres of land. Has been Justice of the Peace, Township Trustee, School Director, President of the School Board, etc. Married Lucy S. Boynton in 1843 ; she was born in Vermont ; have four children-William T., James C., Nettie J. and Clara C. They lost three children in infancy ; Robert A. died in 1876, aged 24 years.
JOHN HENRY DETERMANN, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Lyons. He was born June 28, 1803, in Hanover. In 1847, he came to Clinton Co. He owns 320 acres of land. Married Mary Ann Kimmon, in 1840; she was born in Hanover, Germany. They have six children-Mary Theresa, Mary Ann, John J., William, Catharine and Henry B.
J. J. DETERMANN. farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Lyons. He was born Dec. 21, 1831, in Hanover, Germany. In 1853, he came to St. Louis; in 1856, he came to Clinton Co., Iowa. He owns 260 acres of land. He married Christina Engle- camp in 1861 ; she was born in Prussia. They had ten children, five living-Mary Caroline, John W., Mary Christina, Mary Louisa and Mary Sophia.
PETER DIERKS, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Lyons ; born in October, 1824, in Germany ; in 1852, came to Clinton Co. He owns 383 acres of land ; is School Trustee ; has been President of the School Board. Married Margaret Fauk in 1849; she was born in 1829, in Germany ; have eight children-Hans, John, Catharine, Anna, Margaret, Henry, Herman and Peter.
MARTIN DOLAN, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Bryant; he was born in 1812, in Ireland. In 1847, he came to Quebec ; in 1853, he came to Clinton County. He owns 600 acres of land. Married Bridget Ruddy in 1842 ; she was born in Ireland. Have ten children-Margaret, Ann, Patrick and Michael (twins), Kate, James, Ellen, John, Mary and Martin. Patrick enlisted in 1863, in Co. K, 26th Iowa V. I., and served to the end of the war.
HANS EHLERS, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Lyons; born Dec. 6, 1821, in Germany; in 1867 came to Clinton Co .; he owns 306 acres of land. Married Wiepoke Peters in November, 1843; she was born in 1822, in Germany. Had eleven children, seven living-John, Henning, Carson, Peter, Claus, Margaretta and Emma.
CHARLES C. FINCH, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Lyons ; he was born Nov. 25, 1823, in Canada ; during the winter of the rebellion, he removed to Buffalo, N. Y. ; about two years later, he came to LaSalle Co., Ill .; in about 1842, he came to Clinton Co. ; has resided here since ; he owns 482 acres of land-240 of this he entered. Mar- ried Electa A. Hall in 1848 ; she was born in Canada. Had six children, four liviug- Mary A, Electa A., Mathew and Betsey E.
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PATRICK GILL, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Lyons; he was born in 1812, in Ireland; in 1831, emigrated to Boston ; in 1834, returned to Ireland, and, in 1836, came again to Boston, and worked for John Pearce thirty-five years, at sewer-building; in 1857, came to Clinton Co .; he owns 107 acres of land. Married Celia Ruddy in 1835; she was born in Ireland. Had ten children, six living-Catherine, William, John, Mary, Celia and Cornelius.
GEORGE W. GLAHN, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Lyons ; born April 23, 1827, in Germany ; in 1854, came to Clinton Co .; he owns 160 acres of land. Mar- ried Fannie Dellefs in 1860; she was born in 1835, in Germany. Have two children- Augusta and Ida.
JAMES HANDS, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Lyons ; he was born in July, 1827, in Ireland ; in 1848, came to America ; in 1851, came to Clinton Co. Owns 394 acres of land. He married Bridget Owens in 1851 ; she was born in Ireland. Have eight children-Andrew, Michael, Annie, James, Rose, Bridget, Catherine and Mary. Is President of the School Board; has been School Director for the past seven years.
JOHN HOLM, farmer, Sec. 29 ; P. O. Lyons ; he was born in December, 1853, in Germany; when an infant, came with his parents to Chicago; in 1855, came to Clinton Co., Iowa. Owns 160 acres of land. Married Mrs. T. Peters in 1876; she was born in Germany, in 1855. Have two children-Annie and Hans.
ROBERT HORNER, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Bryant; he is a native of Ireland ; in 1850, he came to New Orleans; followed the river summers and worked in a pork-house for eight or nine winters; the first land he located was in Camanche ; this he traded for land where he now lives ; he owns in all 280 acres, which he has improved. He married Mary J. Johnson in 1864 ; they have eight children-William, Lizzie, Mary Jane, Robert, Moses, Maggie, Johnson and Maria.
HERMAN KAHLE, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Lyons; he was born in 1807, in Hanover; in 1837, he came to Chicago ; thence to Dixon, Ill .; in 1840, he came to Clinton Co. He owns 260 acres of land, which he entered. Married Mary Fusback in 1855 ; she was born in Germany. He married Mrs. Gill, daughter of Wm. Determan ; she died in 1851 ; she had two children-Henry and Caroline-by a former marriage.
JOHN KENNEDY, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Lyons ; he was born June 2, 1826, in Ireland ; in 1848, came to New York; in 1849, to Wisconsin ; in 1854, he came to Clinton Co .; he owns 160 acres of land. Has been School Director and Township Treasurer. Married Honora Collins Nov. 10, 1854; she was born in March, 1830, in Ireland ; had five children, four living-Michael, Julia, Maggie and John ; lost one child in infancy.
H. H. LAMPA; farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Lyons; he was born in August, 1812, in Germany ; in 1852, came to Clinton Co .; he owns 140 acres of land. Married Magdalene Schmidt in 1835 ; she was born in 1814, in Germany ; died March 3, 1878; have four children-Fred and Augusta (twins), Herman and William.
GERHARD LANGE, farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Bryant; he was born June 21, 1833, in Holstein, Germany ; in 1854, he came to Chicago; the following year, he removed to Lyons ; worked at the carpenter trade there; in 1858, he came to Hamp- shire Township ; he owns 180 acres of land. Is Justice of the Peace, President of the School Board, Treasurer and Director. He married Mary Voss May 17, 1858; she was born in 1836, in Germany ; have seven children-Gerhard H., John, Mary E., Wil- helmine C., Anna C., Fred W., Otto F.
PATRICK LENAGHAN, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Lyons ; he was born Aug. 10, 1823, in Ireland ; in 1844, came to New York ; in 1852, he came to Clinton Co .: he owns 324 acres of land. He married Julia Butler in 1854; she was born in 1825, in Ireland; have four children-Mary Ann, Jane T., Charles P. and Francis J. He has held most of the township offices.
FRIEDRICK LINDMEIER, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Lyons ; he was born July 20, 1827, in Germany ; in 1857, came to Clinton Co. ; he owns 130 acres of
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land. Married Catharine Untidt, in 1860; she was born in 1836, in Germany; have six children-John, Peter, Edwin, Fred, Justice and Otto; have an adopted daughter -Hulda Lindmeier. He is School Director and Treasurer.
JOHN MOHR, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Lyons; he was born Sept. 26, 1827, in Prussia ; in 1856, he came to Clinton Co .; has since lived here ; he owns 208 acres of land. He married Caroline Shefiler in 1860 ; she was born in 1836, in Prussia ; they have five children-Henry, John, Anna, William and Bertie.
P. O'CONNOR, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Lyons; was born in Ireland in 1824; in 1844, went to Canada; in 1854, came to Clinton Co., Iowa ; has been a resident of this county since; he owns 280 acres of land. Married Ann Welch in 1847 ; she was born in Ireland; had eight children, four living-Eugene O., Thomas, Ann and Sarah E.
JAMES OWENS, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Lyons ; he was born in 1824, in Ireland, and, in 1847. came to America ; in 1851, came to Clinton Co .; he owns 160 acres of land. Married Bridget Gallagher in 1847, she was born in Ireland and died in Clinton Co., Iowa ; have two children-Anna and Peter; his present marriage was in 1866, to Ann Radder. He has been Township Treasurer and School Director.
L. F. ROGERS, farmer, Scc. 1; P. O. Lyons; he was born March 18, 1817, in Canada ; in 1845, he came to Clinton Co., and has since resided here; he owns 347 acres of land. He married Sarah F. Boynton, December, 1839; she was born in 1820, in Vermont ; have seven children-H. A., Sarah A., Benjamin L., Mary S., Imogene, Jessie M. and Lucy.
BARNEY RUDDY, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Lyons; he was born March 20, 1814, in Ireland; in 1840, moved to Boston; in 1858, came to Clinton Co .; owns 105 acres.of land. Married Ellen McDevitt in 1858; she was born in 1835, in Ire- land ; have eight children-Mary A., Susan, John, Sarah, Maggie, Ellen, Celia and Bridget ; lost five children in infancy.
PETER SCHMIDT, hotel-keeper and butcher; P. O. Lyons; owns two acres of land ; he was born in Schleswig, Germany, Jan. 28, 1843, where he was edu- cated ; in 1866, he emigrated to the United States and located in Clinton Co., Iowa, where he has lived since. He married Catherine Grebe, a native of Schleswig, in Clinton Co., Dec. 16, 1868, and had four children; two are living-Otto and Erich ; he and his family were raised in the German Lutheran faith ; in politics, Independent ; he was a poor man when he started in Clinton Co., and now he has a fine homestead, a good, paying business, and a fortune of from $1,500 to $2,000; his hotel is known as the " Two-Mile House."
AUGUSTUS SCOFIELD, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Lyons ; he was born Dec. 25, 1819, in Sullivan Co., N. Y. ; removed to Lyons in 1850. He owns 280 acres of land. Married Sarah Spear Nov. 10, 1878; she was born in Wayne Co., N. Y. He has three children by a former marriage-Robert, Martha and Hettie.
WILLIAM SCOFIELD, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Lyons; he was born in June, 1826, in Sullivan Co., N. Y. In 1850, came to Clinton Co. He owns forty acres of land. Married Harriet Terwilliger March 20, 1852; she was born in Orange Co., N. Y .; had six children, four living-Frank, George, Fred and Walter.
C. STUDEMANN, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Lyons ; he was born Aug. 1, 1844, in Germany; in 1860, came to Clinton Co. and bought forty acres of land ; he, with his father and brother, now own 1,040 acres, and are among the largest land- owners in the township. He married Lena Stoltenberg in 1871 ; she was born in 1848 in Germany ; have four children-Alexander, Oscar, Hattie and John.
HANS THIEMANN, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Lyons ; he was born March 23, 1851, in Germany ; in 1874, came to Clinton Co. He owns 120 acres of land. Married Anna James in 1872 ; she was born in 1849 in Germany ; have one child- Emma.
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JOHN A. WESSELS, farmer, Sec. 3 ; P. O. Lyons : he was born March 7, 1822, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1853, came to St. Louis ; in 1855, came to Clinton Co. He owns eighty acres of land. Married Mary C. Walka in 1854; she was born in 1830, in Hanover, Germany. They have three children-John Henry, John Herman and Anna Mary.
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SIMEON AMOS, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Elwood; was born near Fairmont, Marion Co., Va., Feb. 20, 1818; he came to Jackson Co., Iowa, in 1844, and settled in Farmers' Creek Township. In 1846, he married Miss Mary Brown, a native of Ohio; in 1851, they removed to where they now reside, in this township; they have two children living-Harriet (now Mrs. J. Goodwin) and John. Mr. Amos and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is a Republican ; has held various local offices, and always has encouraged, in every possible manner, religious and educa- tional institutions. Mr. A. owns 334 acres of land, finely improved and possessing many natural advantages.
F. ANDERSON, farmer ; was born in Rockingham Co., Va., where he mar- ried Miss Jane Phillips ; they came to this county in 1853, and settled in Brookfield Township ; they had eight children, five are living-Maria J. (now Mrs. S. Bader), Jesse A., David H., George H., ,Melinda A. (now Mrs. Sidle). Mr. Anderson and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; he is a Democrat; owns 160 acres of land.
GEORGE H. ANDERSON, Jr., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 10 ; P. O. Maquoketa ; was born in Rockingham Co., Va., July 14, 1845 ; he emigrated to Clinton Co., with his parents, in 1852. Dec. 27, 1870, he married Miss Amanda Horst, of Bloomfield Township ; she was a native of Ohio ; they have three children-Ella Maria, Emma Jane and George Alvin. Mr. A. and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; he is an active, enterprising citizen ; he owns 200 acres of well-improved land ; much of his attention is devoted to the improvement of his horses, cattle, etc. ; his stock of all kinds are unsurpassed and seldom equaled in the West; in fact, his well- merited success has won him a reputation as a scientific farmer and stock-raiser ; he has the largest and finest herd of thoroughbred Durham cattle in Clinton Co.
GEORGE H. ANDERSON, Sr .. farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 15; P. O. Elwood ; Mr. Anderson was born July 29, 1819, in Rockingham Co., Va. ; came to this county in 1856. In 1861, Mr. A. married Miss Mary, daughter of John and Agnes Dunlap, early settlers and esteemed citizens of Brookfield Township; they have had three children, two now living-Mary Agnes and Martha Jane; James W., deceased. Mr. A. is one of the present board of Township Trustees ; has taken much interest in public affairs, and is an enterprising citizen ; he owns 254 acres of land, with all the modern improvements.
JESSE A. ANDERSON, farmer and stock -raiser, Sec. 14; P. O. Elwood ; Mr. Anderson was born Sept. 5, 1839, in Rockingham Co., Va., where he remained until 1852, then removed to Clinton Co. with his parents. In 1864, Mr. Anderson married, in Jackson Co., Iowa, Miss Annie, daugliter of David E. and Lorinda Bent- ley, pioneer settlers of Iowa ; they have had three children, two now living-David E. and Myrtle E. Mr. A. owns 280 acres of well-improved land ; is a Democrat.
C. A. BEARD, of the firm of Beard & Clark, proprietors of creamery, grain and stock-dealers, Elwood ; was born in Jackson Co., Iowa, 1852; married, Oct. 23, 1878, Miss Rose, daughter of Richard and Mary A. Elwood, carly settlers of Jackson Co. Messrs. Beard & Clark established their creamery in April, 1879. and have furnished it with all the latest improvements and appliances for the manufac- ture of butter of the best grade. Integrity, energy and perseverance will accomplish wonders. This is exemplified in a marked degree in the standing and personal degree of confidence attained by the firm of Beard & Clark.
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JOSEPH BRADY, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Elwood ; Mr. Brady was born in Lawrence Co., Penn., Aug. 14, 1808 ; he removed, with his parents, John and Eliz- abeth Brady, to Jones Co., Iowa, in 1854; he enlisted in Co. C., 14th I. V. I. ; served until the fall of 1863, when he was transferred to Co. M., 7th I. V. C., and served until February, 1866, when he was honorably discharged, and came to Clinton Co. immediately afterward. In June, 1867, he married Miss Caroline, daughter of Daniel and Margaret Gearhart, who came from Pennsylvania to Jackson Co., at an early day ; moved thence to Cass Co., where they now reside. Mr. Brady's children are Ida E., Jennie A. and Robert. Mr. B. is a Republican ; owns 200 acres of land.
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