The history of Clinton County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns &c., biographical sketches of citizens, Part 94

Author: Western Historical Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western historical company
Number of Pages: 812

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etc .; he settled in De Witt in 1841, and now occupies the house, a part of which he built in 1842. He married in 1843 Christiana Dennis, a native of Lockport, N. Y. ; born in 1827; has had ten children, only four now living-Mary E. (now Mrs. E. D. Hadley), M. Virginia (now Mrs. George W. Lambertson), Notley A. and Robert Lee ; those deceased are James (died in Nevada in October, 1863, aged 20 years), Zachary T. (died March 6, 1879, aged 32 years, leaving two daughters-Abbie and Matud) ; Sarah K. (married James Simpson ; died in 1874, aged 26 years ; left one son-Harry B.), Pauline L. (married A. E. Hess ; died May 9, 1878, aged 24 years), Anna B. ( died in 1863, aged 43 years), Jefferson (died in 1863, aged 1 year). Mr. Bourne has for many years dealt extensively in real estate, and has been very successful in business. His father was a slaveholder ; the only property he received from him was a few slaves. which he sold to his brother for one-half their value rather than have them sold to strangers ; he took his brother's note, which he canceled when the slaves were emanci- pated by President Lincoln.

DR. JOHN H. BOYD, De Witt; born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1816 ; studied medicine in Butler, Penn .; began practice in Clarion Co., Penn., in 1840, where he remained ten years ; then removed to Beaver Co., near Pittsburgh, where he remained five years. In 1855, returned to Clarion, disposed of his property and came to De Witt the same year ; has resided here since, except one year ; was engaged in the drug busi- ness at Wheatland, Clinton Co. His twin brother, Jacob K. Boyd, attorney, came to De Witt in 1853; he is now District Judge of Allen Co., Kan. Dr. Boyd married, in 1840, Hannah M. Messenger, a native of Allegany Co., N. Y .; she died Feb. 15, 1870 ; had six children-five are living; his second child and only son, Dr. Robert E. Boyd, born in 1847, died at Dunlap, Harrison Co., Iowa, Sept. 1, 1878. He was a graduate .of the Medical Department of the 'Michigan State University in 1875; practiced two years with his father, then located at Dunlap, where he had already acquired a fine reputation as a man and physician. His daughters are: Jane, now Mrs. Benjamin Beard, resides in Kansas ; Phoebe H., married William L. Spottswood; Nancy S., now Mrs. John Dobler, resides in De Witt.

DAVID H. BROWN, farmer and stock-raiser, residence, De Witt; born in Worcester, Mass., in 1811 ; his parents removed to Erie Co., N. Y .. about 1815; he married, in 1832, Philena Evans, born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1812; removed to Erie Co., Penn., in 1833; came to what is now De Witt, in 1837 ; have six children-Mary Ann, now Mrs. Riggs, born in 1833; Hannah, now Mrs. Stevens, born in 1835; Mercy, now Mrs. Salem Cotton, 1837; James W., born in 1837 ; Martha E., now Mrs. George Holmes, born in 1846 ; and George D., born in 1854. Mr. Brown has always been engaged in farming and stock-raising ; makes a specialty of Jersey thoroughbreds.

ROLLIN G. BROWN, County Surveyor, De Witt; was born in Vermont in 1825 ; his parents removed to Ohio about 1832; he graduated at Franklin College, Ohio, in 1849; was for five years Civil Engineer on the Steubenville & Indi- ana Railroad ; he came to De Witt in June, 1855 ; has been engaged in the mercantile and grain business during the greater part of the time since he came to De Witt; has been County Surveyor two years ; his wife was Miss Mary Carter, of De Witt.

PATRICK BURKE, farmer, Secs. 3 and 4; P. O. De Witt; owns 375 acres of land. Mr. Burke was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, about 1825 ; he emigrated to America in 1847, and located in Chester Co., Penn .; he came to Clinton Co. in 1850, settling in Center Township, Sec. 6; he purchased his present farm in March, 1869. He married Mary Prendergast, born in Canada, of Irish parentage ; have twelve children, five sons and seven daughters ; have lost two children.

A. JUDSON CLARK, grain, storage and commission merchant, De Witt. Mr. Clark was born in Stark Co., Ohio, in 1837. His parents, Rev. T. W. and Ann T. Clark came to De Witt in 1840. He was married in 1866 to Miss Tillie Bell, a native of Waynesburg, Greene Co., Penn., born in 1841 : they have five children- John W., Francis W., George H., Albert B. and Anna M. Mr. Clark is an energetic and successful business man ; soon after he became of age, he engaged in the banking and real estate business ; was in the dry goods business from 1867 to 1870; has for

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many years dealt largely in real estate ; he owns 600 acres of improved land in Clinton Co .; has been engaged in present business for eight years.

BALIS CARR, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. De Witt ; born in Ohio in 1818; he removed to Indiana in 1840; came to De Witt about 1857 ; he purchased a farm in Orange Township, where he lived two years ; sold out and rented a farm near Grand Mound for one year ; he bought the farm which he now owns in 1861. He married Miss Marsula Jones, a native of Ohio ; they have four sons and three daughters ; have lost one daughter.

REV. T. W. CLARK, De Witt ; born in New Brunswick Feb. 23, 1808; he removed to Stark Co., Ohio, in 1830. Married, Dec. 19, 1833, Ann Turner, of Horton, Nova Scotia ; came to De Witt from Ohio in 1841; was licensed to preach in 1843, and ordained in 1845; was engaged, principally, in missionary work from the time of his ordination until 1866; was some time Pastor of the Baptist Church in De Witt. Mrs. Clark died on the 10th of February, 1866. Mr. Clark married, in 1872, Mrs. Elizabeth Marker, formerly of Lockport, N. Y. During the years that Mr. Clark was engaged as missionary, he preached at Spring Brook two years, also at North Bend and Hickory Grove one year. Mr. Clark had six children by his first marriage, only two of whom are living-A. J., born in 1837, resides in De Witt ; George W., born in 1844, resides in Nebraska ; those deceased are-Amy, aged 22 years ; Sarah J., aged 7 years ; Loretta, aged 3 years, and Eliza J., aged 11 years.

DANIEL CONLEY, deceased ; was born in Ohio in 1834; he was raised in Perry Co .; went to Dixon, Ill., in March, 1865; he came to Clinton Co. in Decem- ber, 1865. He married, in 1869, Marietta Taylor, of Sycamore, Ill .; they had three children-Francis D., Marietta and Robert. Mr. Conley came to De Witt in 1876; he had been engaged in the marble business for twenty-six years.

SALEM COTTON, real estate, De Witt; was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1833; his parents, John and Mary Cotton, came to Clinton Co. in 1844 ; his father entered the farm now owned by L. S. and N. S. Harrington ; his father died in 1870, his mother several years later. Mr. Cotton married, in 1860, Mary Brown, a native of Pennsylvania ; they have five children-Wickliff W., Della, Bertha, Grace and John.

D. J. CRANSTON, dealer in pumps, bed-springs and wheel-barrows, De Witt ; born in Ohio in 1842; came to Iowa in 1853; resided in Scott Co. till 1855, when he came to Clinton Co. He enlisted, in 1862, in the 26th I. V. I .; was at the battles of Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge ; he lost a leg at the battle of Ring- gold, in 1863; was discharged in April, 1865. Married, in 1871, Hannah Dawson, a native of Ohio; has three children-Harry O., David G. and Fred. Mr. Cranston located in De Witt in 1869 ; engaged in his present business in 1873.

R. J. CROUCH, attorney, De Witt; born in Ripley Co., Ind., Feb. 8, 1836 ; his parents, John and Maria Crouch, came to Clinton Co. in 1854; he taught school from 1854 till 1860; was elected member of the Board of Supervisors in 1861; was for some time Principal of the school in De Witt ; was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1862, and served eight years ; was admitted to the bar Dec. 9, 1871; admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Iowa in October, 1872. Married Oct, 8, 1868, Philena Foster, a native of Haverhill, N. H .; they have had four children. three of whom are living-Grace, Mildred and Marshall C .; they lost their second daughter, Dora. Mr. Crouch was Grand Worthy Chief of the Iowa Grand Lodge of Good Templars in 1869 ; is Master of De Witt Masonic Lodge, No. 34; was for several years Secretary of State Teachers' Association. Mr. Crouch is quite fond of literary work, and has been contributor to several magazines and papers.

JOSEPH W. DEARBORN, mechanic, De Witt ; born in Orange Co., N. Y., in 1830; his parents, Albert G. and Elvina Dearborn, removed to Indiana in 1837 ; to Muscatine, Iowa, in 1845 ; they came to Clinton Co. in 1846 ; his father conducted a dairy in De Witt Township for some time; then engaged in farming; he died in June, 1875. Mr. Dearborn married, 1851, Eliza J. Dennis. He was Duputy Sheriff

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of Clinton Co. for four years ; was Overseer of the Poor in 1877. Has three children -Willard, Anna and Ella. Mr. Absalom Dennis, father of Mrs. Dearborn, was born in New Jersey in 1800; he married, about 1826, Mary Ann Merritt, of Seneca Co .. N. Y .; she died in 1854. Mr. Dennis has two daughters-Mrs. Bourne and Mrs. Dear- born. Mr. Dennis came to Clinton Co. in 1837. He has resided in De Witt Town- ship for thirty-eight years.

EBENEZER DORR, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. De Witt. Mr. Dorr was 1 born in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1822; in 1843, he came to Jackson Co., Iowa, and engaged in teaching; he taught the school in Maquoketa during the winter of that year, and was the first male teacher of that town ; he returned to New York the following year, but returned in 1845, and again taught the school at Maquoketa; he entered a half- section of land in Richland Township ; in 1850, he crossed the plains to California ; was absent two years. He was elected to the Legislature from Jackson Co. in 1861, and again in 1863; he came to his present location in the spring of 1864; in 1873, was elected to the Legislature from Clinton Co. He married Miss Catharine Earl, daughter of William Y. Earl, of Maquoketa; they have five children-William H., Joseph W. George E., James E; their eldest. Amelia, married Mr. Stephen Nowles, a brother of Mr. G. R. Nowles, of Berlin Township.

FRED DRIFFILL. carriage-maker, De Witt; was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1848; his parents, Benjamin and Louisa Driffill, eame to this country and settled in Clinton Co. in 1851; they located in Welton Township; his father died of cholera in Davenport in 1856 ; his mother resides at Rock Island. Mr. Driffill came to De Witt in September, 1866 ; he served his apprenticeship with Johnson & Rutledge ; worked for Mr. William Fuller for six years; then purchased the business of his employer ; he now employs ten workmen, and is doing a fine business.

G. B. EARLE. proprietor of Gates House, De Witt; born in Vermont ; came to Iowa in 1855; located at Davenport in 1856, where he was for many years engaged in the mercantile business ; he was also engaged in the grain trade in Daven- . port and De Witt for about ten years ; was United States Revenue Agent at Davenport for two years ; took charge of the Gates House in De Witt in March, 1878. Married, in 1858, Hannah B. Fowler, a native of New York ; has one daughter-Stella M.

PETER FLANNERY, dealer in machinery and hardware, De Witt; was born in Ireland in 1826; he came to the United States in 1849 ; first located in Du Page Co., Ill .; thence to Clinton Co. in 1850; after coming to Iowa, was engaged for some time in farming with his brother, Berard; settled in De Witt in 1861; was engaged in the grocery trade four years ; then engaged in the hardware business. He married, in 1861, Rose E. Mattingly, a native of Maryland ; they have six children- William T., Ellen G., John, Mary A., George and Henry P. Mr. Flannery is a mem- ber of the City Council.

DANIEL W. FORBES, blacksmith, De Witt ; born in Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1830 ; his parents, John and Mary Forbes, removed to Chicago in 1832; they located in Jackson Co., Iowa, in the fall of 1837; his father died in 1864; his mother still lives in Jackson Co. Mr. Forbes enlisted in 1861 in the 1st I. V. C., Co. B; served two years. He came to De Witt in 1858 and engaged in the blacksmith busi- ness. He married, in 1851, Susan Usher, of Ohio ; has six children-Charles G., Janette, Minnie, Elmer, Susie and Fitz W. Mr. Forbes was a member of Walker's filibustering expedition in 1856; except two years absence in the army, he has been engaged in his present business since he came to De Witt.

WM. FULLER, retired farmer, De Witt; born in Augusta Co., Va., in 1820; he removed to Ohio in 1841 ; served an apprenticeship to the tailoring business, in which occupation he engaged at Bourneville, Ross Co., Ohio; was also Postmaster at that place for five years. He came to De Witt in November, 1849, and engaged in the mercantile business ; also worked at his trade; in 1853, he purchased a farm of 200 acres in Sec. 20 ; in 1859, he again engaged in mercantile business in De Witt in com- pany with Mr. John Wallace, at the same time continuing his farm operations, Mr.

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Wallace conducting the business in town ; Mr. Fuller and family were sufferers by the terrible tornado of 1860 ; all of his family were more or less injured ; several have not yet recovered from the effects of their injuries ; one son. George A .. was caught up by the cyclone, carried about eighty rods and escaped with but slight injuries ; the build- ings of Mr. Fuller were swept away and much other property destroyed. Mr. Wallace died in 1861 ; Mr. Fuller then assumed entire charge of the business, which he con- tinued till 1870 ; he also engaged in the manufacture of wagons from 1868 to 1878; since, has superintended his farming interests alone; he has a farm of 400 acres in De Witt Township and one of 320 in Boone Co. He married, in 1846, Miss Sarah J. Saxton ; has had ten children, eight are living-Maria A. (married Mr. George D. Staggs), George A., Kate (now Mrs. M. Mills, of Chicago), Ann A. (now Mrs. Butter- fuss), Mary F., Mattie E., Harrie E. and Lois; deceased-Alice S. and Carrie C.

JJ. M. GATES, De Witt; born in Vermont in 1818; removed to Lowell, Mass., in 1845 ; worked for a time at his trade of carpenter ; afterward, purchased the Lowell Museum, which he owned for three years ; he removed to Illinois in the fall of 1852, where he purchased a mill ; was burned out the following year ; he came to De Witt in the fall of 1855, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber. He enlisted in the 1st I. V. C .; was promoted to Orderly Sergeant in the fall of 1862; transferred to the recruiting service as Second Lieutenant; raised Co. C of the 6th I. V. C .; became its Captain ; was discharged in November, 1865. Returned to De Witt ; bought the Knowlton Hotel, now the " Gates House," which he remodeled and con- ducted for twelve years ; he then leased the hotel and is now engaged in farming.

MOSES GOFF, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. De Witt; was born in Canada in 1811. He married Sarah A. Sherman, also a native of Canada. They came to Lyons in the fall of 1841 and settled on their present farm in the spring of 1842 ; have resided there for thirty-seven years; have two children-Mrs. Mary A. Dean lives in Sioux Co., Iowa, and Lemuel, who married Alice Saxton, a native of Clinton County, has two children-Henry and Florence Belle. Mr. and Mrs. Goff have lost nine children, seven of whom had attained adult age. David, a Union soldier, died at New Orleans during the war ; Samuel died at Denver, Col .; Alexander, also a Union soldier, died at home, in October, 1862; Mrs. Sarah A. Work, a daughter, died in March, 1878.

W. H. HALL, proprietor of Silver Creek Mills ; P. O. De Witt. Mr. Hall was born in Indiana Co., Penn., in 1834 ; he removed to Southern Illinois in 1855, and came to De Witt in 1857. He learned the trade of a millwright, which business he followed till the fall of 1859; he then rented, in company with Mr. George Rule, Rock, Creek Mill, in Clinton County, where he remained two years. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the 26th Regt. I. V. I., Co. H; served till the close of the war; he enlisted as a private ; was promoted to 2d Sergeant, 1st Sergeant, Ist Licutenant and Captain ; was commissioned Captain in June, 1864. After the close of the war, in company with Mr. Alexander Work, he bought Clear Creek Mills, which they conducted till 1867 ; he then sold his interest in that mill, and, with Mr. Timothy Follett, bought the mill which he now owns; he purchased Mr. Follett's interest in 1871. This mill has two runs of stones ; its full capacity is about two hundred bushels per day. His wife was Miss Janette Rule, a native of New York State ; they have four children-Fannie J., William S., Edgar and Nelson ; they lost four children in infancy.

JAMES HEDDEN, harness-maker, De Witt; born in Fayette Co., Penn., in 1821. He married Miss Mary A. Wood, also a native of Fayette Co., Penn. Mr. Hedden came to De Witt Township in the spring of 1851 ; he first located on a farm in Sec. 14, belonging to his father-in-law, Mr. William Wood; he afterward bought and improved a farm in Sec. 15, which he sold in 1868, and came to De Witt in the autumn of that year. Has had nine children, six of whom are living-Hattie E. Miner, (resides in Humboldt Co., Cal.), Leonora J. Evans (resides in Clinton Co.), Loretta B. Hart (resides in San Francisco), Alice Christopher (also lives in Cali- fornia), Anna M., Helen H., and Mary S. are at home.

WM. J. HANNUM, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. De Witt; was born in Colum- biana Co., Ohio, in 1820. Married in 1841 Jane Thomas, born in Washington Co,

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Penn., in 1817. He removed from Guernsey Co, Ohio, to De Witt Township in April, 1846. He first located on a farm in Sec. 14, where he remained till about 1866 ; he removed to De Witt in 1873, lived there till 1875, when he purchased the farm where he now lives. Has had six children, four are living-Joseph A., William N., Abbie J. and Albert R. His oldest son, Jonathan T., born in 1843, enlisted in 1861, in the 8th I. V. I., and died while a prisoner near Chattanooga, July 1, 1862; Naney A., died in 1872. Mr. Hannum owns 160 acres where he lives; also 122 acres in See. 22.

GEORGE HEY, grocer and baker, De Witt; a native of France, born in 1835. He served three years in the 24th Ohio Vol. Inf. ; at the end of his first term of enlistment, he re-enlisted as veteran in the 180th Ohio Vol. Inf., where he served till the close of the war ; was in fifteen general engagements, including Stone River, Chick- amauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, etc. He came to De Witt in the fall of 1866. He married Mary J., eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Hatfield, one of the pioneers of Clinton Co .; Mr. IIatfield was born in Fayette Co., Penn., in 1800; he married Elizabeth Henry, also born in Fayette Co., z nn. ; he came to De Witt in 1839, and settled in Sec. 27, where he continued to reside till his death, Nov. 29, 1875 ; his wife died Dec. 28, 1870 ; Mr. Ilatfield had five children when he came to Clinton Co .- Mary J. (now Mrs. George Hey), William (died Aug. 12, 1863), Sarah (after- ward Mrs. John Frey, who, with her son, was killed by the tornado of 1860), Elizabeth (afterward Mrs. Greer Foster, who died July, 1858, leaving one son-Alfred T., who lives at Valley Falls, Kan. Mr. Hatfield was an extensive land-owner from the time he came to Clinton Co. until his death ; he was quite wealthy, upright and honest in his dealings with his fellow men. In 1871, he married Mrs. Sarah Canada, who now resides in De Witt. Mrs. Hey was born in 1826, and was, therefore, 13 years of age when her parents came to Clinton Co .; she has five children by a former marriage -Sarah J. (now Mrs. David Drew), Frances E. (now Mrs. John Saxton), Mary C. (now Mrs. Francis J. Pruyn), and two sons, residents of De Witt.

T. T. HOBBS, furniture dealer, of the firm of Meredith & Hobbs, De Witt. Mr. Hobbs was born in Norway, Oxford Co., Me., in 1830; he removed to Terre Haute, Ind., in 1853, where he remained till 1866 ; while there, he was engaged as contractor of mechanical work. He married, in 1858, Huldah Creal, of Terre Haute ; they have four children-Frederick E., Mary M., Nellie K. and Octavia. Mr. Hobbs came to De Witt in 1866; was engaged as contractor for several years : then pur- chased a half-interest in the furniture business of his present partner. He owns a farm in Washington Co., also other real estate. His partner in business, Mr. D. P. Meredith, was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1821 ; removed to Washington Co., Ohio, in 1844; came to Clinton Co. in 1850. Married, in 1842, Sarah Bush, a native of Ohio ; has had seven children, five now living. His present wife was Mary S. Baxter, a native of Vermont.

L. S. HARRINGTON, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. De Witt; born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1836. His parents removed to Genesee Co., N. Y., about 1853; afterward to Chautauqua Co., where his father, Truman Harrington, died in 1865. Mr. L. S. Harrington learned the carriage trade at Akron, N. Y., where he afterward engaged in that business; removed from Akron to Chautauqua Co., where he also engaged in the manufacture of carriages. In 1867, Mr. Harrington and his brothers, F. W. and N. S. Harrington, with their mother and sister, came to De Witt. He and his brother N. S. purchased the farm, which they now own, of Mr. John Cotton ; the farm is now divided, each owning a part of it. L. S. married, in. 1861, Louise Hoag, of Erie Co., N. Y .; they have one child-Alta, born in 1868. N. S. Harring- ton was born in 1829; married, in 1855, Ruth Webb; they have four daughters. L. S. and N. S. were, for many years and until recently, engaged together in business ; they make a specialty of fine horses and cattle.

JOHN F. HOMER, hardware dealer, of the firm of Homer & Son, De Witt ; born in Massachusetts in 1817; came to DeWitt in June, 1838; married, in 1842, Eleanor Turner, a native of New Brunswick ; she died in 1850; March, 1853, he again

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married D. A. Vanderberg, a native of Canada ; Mr. Homer had one child by first mar- riage-Ann, who died in 1859; have four children by second marriage-George F., Mary, Nellie and John F. Mr. Homer engaged in farming till 1855; has since been engaged in the mercantile business in De Witt; was Justice of the Peace in 1840, and Assessor in 1841.

E. P. HUBBARD, lumber and coal dealer, De Witt; born in Halifax Co., Va., in 1818 ; his parents, Clark and Lucy Hubbard, removed to Tennessee when he was 2 years of age ; he married, in 1843, Susan Donelson, a native of Kentucky ; he removed to Kentucky in 1844. Mrs. Hubbard died in 1849; have three children by first marriage-Ann, who married Mr. J. E. Wick ; Mary, now Mrs. E. Hall, and Lewis. The daughters are residents of Kansas ; Lewis, of Illinois. In 1854, Mr. Hub- bard married - Martha Green, a native of Kentucky ; have two children by second mar- riage-George N. and Henry C. Mr. Hubbard engaged in the grocery trade when he came to De Witt, afterward in the live-stock and grain business ; he went to California in 1850, and engaged in mining; returned in 1852; he went to California again, in 1875, for the benefit of his health ; returned with health improved.

A. W. JOHNSON, proprietor of livery stable, De Witt; was born in Washington Co., Ohio, in 1836; his father, Erastus Johnson, removed to Illinois in 1850, and died in 1877. Mr. Johnson came to De Witt in 1867, and engaged in the livery business; he is also engaged in breeding fine horses, making a specialty of the Morgan ; has now several fine specimens of that famous stock of horses. He married, in 1857, Mary J. Johnson ; they have five children-Horace, Frank, Walter, Laura and Nellie-the last two, twins.

JOHN JONES, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. De Witt; was born in Clarion Co., Penn., in 1814 ; learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed till 1836 ; he was then engaged in the lumber business till 1844; was for some time engaged in building on contract. He married, in 1838, Lucinda Fulton, of Clarion Co .; have six children- Mrs. Angeline A. Gove; Mrs. Nancy C. Shearer, F. C., Cynthia E., P. C. and C. B. Mr. Jones came to De Witt in May, 1855; resided in De Witt one year, then pur- chased the farm where he now lives.

THOMAS KELLY, farmer and auctioneer, De Witt; born in Antrim Co., Ireland, in 1818; he came to America in 1838, and located in Philadelphia, where he resi- ded seven years ; he then returned to Ireland, but in 1847 returned to America and located in Canada. He married, in 1851, Nancy Flaoter, of Canada ; he first came to Clinton in 1859, with a drove of horses, which he disposed of and returned to Canada ; he located in De .Witt in 1860; has five children-Thomas, Mary M., Laura J., and Fred and Edward, twins. Mr. Kelly was engaged in butchering in De Witt for eleven years ; he owns a farm of 200 acres, two miles south of town.

FRED. P. KETTENRING, Postmaster, De Witt; born in Lycoming Co., Penn., in 1836 ; his parents, Henry and Agnes Kettenring, removed to Scott Co., Iowa, in 1845 ; his mother died in 1846; his father died in Rock Island Co., Ill., in 1858; he entered the 8th Iowa Regt. of Inf. in 1861; enlisted as private; rose to Second, then to First Lieutenancy, and promoted to Captain of Co. B Dec. 7, 1864 ; participated in the battles of Shiloh, Jackson, Vicksburg, etc .; was slightly wounded at Vicksburg, and severely, in the arm, at Spanish Fort; was taken prisoner at Shiloh ; was confined as prisoner at Tuscaloosa for thirty days; at Montgomery, Ala., the same length of time; then at Macon, Ga .; thence transferred to Libby Prison, where he was paroled October, 1862; discharged May, 1866. Married, in 1867, Eleanor Hender, a native of England ; have three children-Frank, Fred and Carrie E. Was appointed Postmaster, April, 1878.

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The history of Clinton County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns &c., biographical sketches of citizens, Part 94

Author: Western Historical Co Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago : Western historical company Number of Pages: 812

Author: Western Historical Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western historical company
Number of Pages: 812