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JAMES W. KIRTLEY, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. De Witt ; born in West- moreland Co., Va., June 15, 1811 ; he removed to Marion Co., Ill., in 1831; to Galena, Ill., in 1832 ; then to Dabuque ; he came to Clinton Co. in 1836, and entered a claim near De Witt ; he has resided in Clinton Co. since that time, a period of forty- three years. He married, in 1858, Dora Guth ; they have six sons and four daugh- ters.
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THOMAS LARGE, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. De Witt; was born in Ireland in 1821. He married Elizabeth Rogers, a native of same country ; he came to the United States about 1844; settled in Boston, Mass., and engaged in the boot and shoe business ; he came to De Witt in March, 1859, and engaged in the boot and shoe trade ; he located on eighty acres of the farm which he now owns in 1860, which he had bought in 1858; he has now 450 acres ; is engaged principally in stock-rais- ing. Mrs. Large died in 1864; his present wife was Miss Mary Gorman. Mr. Large has eight children, four by each marriage.
S. LUM, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O De Witt; was born in New York in 1814; He married, in 1835, Eunice Cass. also of New York ; they removed to Scott Co., Iowa, in 1839 ; settled where they now live in 1840. Mr. Inm has a fine farm of 220 acres, just without the limits of De Witt.
REV. T. MCCORMICK, Pastor of St. Simon's Church, De Witt. Father McCormick was born in the State of New York in 1850; he is of Irish parentage ; was educated at Niagara Falls ; he went to Dubuque in 1874; in 1875, he came to Clinton Co. and took pastoral charge of the church at Center Grove; he came to De Witt in the autumn of 1878. Father McCormick was the founder of St. Patrick's Temperance Society, at Center Grove, organized in 1876; it has connected with it a fine library, also the fruit of his labors ; this Society, aided by his faithful labor, has done mnuch to aid the cause of temperance among the people. He is an earnest though quiet worker in the temperance reform, and much good is accomplished wherever his influence is felt. He has organized a school in connection with his church at De Witt, which is now in a flourishing condition; in this school he now employs three teachers ; it has an enrollment of over one hundred pupils.
JAMES McKAY, engaged in drilling wells, selling pumps and wind-mills, De Witt; born in 1832 ; came to De Witt in 1865 ; he sells the Barnes Pump, manu- factured at Maquoketa, lowa, also the Rockford Pump, and is agent for the Wind-Mill Co. at Freeport, Ill .; has followed his present occupation for eleven years. His wife is a native of Canada ; has nine children, two sons and seven daughters.
ALANSON MCLAUGHLIN, carpenter and farmer ; P. O. De Witt ; born in Mercer Co., Penn., in 1830. Married, January, 1856, Nancy Bates, a native of Crawford Co., Penn .; born in 1835. They came to De Witt in the spring of 1856, where Mr. Mclaughlin worked at his trade until August, 1862, when he enlisted in Co. H, 26th I. V. I .; served till close of war; was in all the battles in which his regi- ment took part; was wounded at Arkansas Post. At the close of the war, he returned to De Witt, and resumed his trade, which he continued till 1873, when he exchanged his property in De Witt for the farm he now owns. Has six children-Eugene F., Laura E., Carrie J., Wandy I .. , Claude and Maud (twins). His parents, Henry and Laura McLaughlin, came to De Witt in the spring of 1870. His father died in July, 1872 ; his mother resides with her son.
JAMES S. MAYES, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. De Witt; was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, Sept. 21, 1835 ; he came to De Witt Township in the spring of 1860. He married, in 1865, Sarah .\nn Barrett, whose parents, Win. and Ann Camp- bell, came to Clinton Co. in 1853.
NATHANIEL A. MERRELL, attorney, De Witt; born in the village of Copenhagen, Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1829. His parents, Seth and Mabel Sanford Merrell, were from Connecticut. His paternal grandfather was a soldier of the Revo- lution ; his father was a soldier in the second war with England. From the time he was 16 years of age until 22, he divided his time between farming, teaching and attend- ing school ; he then began the study of law with an elder brother, Eliada S., who was then residing at Copenhagen, now a resident of Lowville, and Judge of Lewis Co .; he was admitted to the bar at Watertown, Jefferson Co., July, 1855, and the next spring came to De Witt and worked up a good reputation as an attorney ; his professional career has been one of marked suecess; he is a fluent speaker, and, in any reasonably just cause, carries the jury with him. Mr. Merrell entered the army in the fall of 1862, as Captain of Co. D., 26th I. V. I .; he was severely wounded at the battle
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of Arkansas Post, Jan. 11, 1863. He was Mayor of De Witt two years, and a mem- ber of the Lower House of the General Assembly during its fourteenth session, and of the Senate during the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth sessions. He has been a life-long Democrat, but does not " give up to party what was meant for man- kind." He was an earnest supporter of the administration in its efforts to suppress the rebellion. He married at Lowville, N. Y., July 17, 1855, Mrs. Mary A. Momam Merrell, the widow of his brother ; they have three children living; have lost two.
MELVIN MORTON, engaged in general draying and expressing business, De Witt ; born in Ontario, Canada, in 1849; his parents, Lowell and Emily Morton, removed to Michigan about 1854 ; they came to De Witt about 1858; his father died in the army during the rebellion ; his mother, now Mrs. Robinson, resides in Cedar Rapids. Mr. Morton has been engaged in his present business in De Witt for twelve years. He married Miss Dolly M. F. Familton, of De Witt; she was born in Ohio ; her parents were early settlers of this county ; they have one son-Lowell W.
. MRS. ANN E. NEVILLE, widow of the late George W. Neville ; resides in Sec. 21; Mrs. Neville was born in Berks Co .. Penn., in 1810. She married, in 1832, Mr. George Neville, who was born in Maryland, then a resident of Phila- delphia ; they came to De Witt Township in the fall of 1837 ; has resided where she does since 1841 ; has had eight children, five living -- Mrs. Rosaltha Cassey, William T., Lewis L., Winfield S. and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Smith ; Mrs. Isabella L. Browning died July 15, 1857, leaving one daughter, now Mrs. T. W. Grear ; two others, Anna and Charles, died in infancy. Mr. Neville died June 14, 1864.
REV. DAVID NICOLL, Pastor of the United Presbyterian Church, De Witt. Mr. Nicoll was born in the town of Andes, Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1841 ; he entered Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, in 1861. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Knapp's Pennsylvania Battery ; was wounded at Wahatchie Valley Oct. 28, 1863; from that time till the close of the war, was employed in the Provost Marshal's office in New York City ; was discharged May 19, 1865. In September, 1865, returned to Jefferson College ; Jan. 1, 1866, he entered Monmouth College, Ill., graduating June, 1867 ; he graduated at the Theological Seminary, Monmouth, March, 1869; in Novem- ber of the same year, was ordained, and installed Pastor of the U. P. Church, of De Witt. Married, Jan. 16, 1870, Isabella F. Brown, a native of Bovina, Delaware Co., N. Y .; has four children-Wm. A., Thomas E., Geo. D. and Mary. The U. P. Church at De Witt was organized Sept. 8, 1855, with sixteen members. The Elders were John Barrett and James Bartlett ; in June, 1856, the Rev. R. S. Campbell became the first Pastor ; remained till April, 1868 ; he was succeeded by the present Pastor in January, 1870. In 1861, nine members of the Church enlisted in the army -John Barrett, John Henderson, D. J. Cranston, J. A. Hyde, W. H. Hyde, James Barnes, John F. Beard and James V. Patterson. Of these, but onc, D. J. Cranston, survived till the end of the war, and he lost a leg at the battle of Chattanooga, in 1863; the others were killed in battle or died of disease while in the service. The Church has now ninety members. The members of Session are James Bartlett, N. T. Baird, Robert McClenahan, J. D. Buchanan and J. S. Mayes.
CHARLES M. NYE, attorney at law, De Witt ; born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1828 ; he came to Davenport, Iowa, in 1856, to De Witt in 1858; he went to California, Moniteau Co., Mo., the same year, and engaged in the practice of law. He returned to De Witt in 1862, and enlisted in the 26th I. V. I .; was elected Captain of Co. H; was promoted to Major in 1863; he served a year and a half, resigning on account of ill-health. He soon after engaged in the practice of his profession in De Witt. His first wife was Miss Anna Rodgers; left one child-Charles A. ; his present wife was Emma C. Lowe, of De Witt; they have two children-Martha W. and George L .; has lost one child-James B.
A. G. OATMAN, retired farmer, De Witt; was born in Middletown, Rut- land Co., Vt., in 1829 ; his parents, Ira and Lovica Oatman, removed to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., about 1827 ; his mother died in 1834; he returned to Vermont and lived in the family of his mother's brother until he was of age ; he went to Wisconsin in the
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fall of 1851; in the spring of 1853, he went to California and engaged in mining ; remained in California six years; returned to Vermont in 1859. Married, in October of the same year, Ellen S. Adams, of Vermont. Came to Clinton Co. in February, 1861, and bought a farm in Eden Township the following year; he retired from the farm in the spring of 1877, and came to De Witt; he built a fine residence in 1878, where he now resides.
DR. F. G. POTTER, dentist, De Witt ; was born in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., in 1833; he removed to Jackson Co., Iowa, in 1851 ; prepared for the practice of his profession at Maquoketa, where he practiced three years ; he returned to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., in 1857 ; returned to Maquoketa in 1865, where he remained till November, 1874, when he located in De Witt. His wife was Miss Sarah J. Barnes, of Maquo- keta, formerly of Cattaraugus Co., N. Y .; they have one child-Irene.
ABRAHAM PRUYN, farmer ; P. O. De Witt ; born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1807 ; his parents removed to IIerkimer Co. when he was a child. Mr. Pruyn's first wife was Sophia Minott; they had six children ; three are living-Minott A., who lives in New York ; Francis J., lives in Tipton, Iowa ; Mrs. Harriet McErlain, lives in Dyersville, Iowa. His present wife was Arvilla Miles, native of New York ; they have two children-William E. and Lillian F. Mr. Pruyn came to Clinton Co. in 1861 ; he lived one year in De Witt, then located on his present farm.
DAVID J. PRUYN, farmer ; Sec. 24; P. O. De Witt ; born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1831 ; his parents, Henry D. and Mary A. Pruyn, removed to Oswego Co. about 1834, and to Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., in 1845; he went to New York City in 1858. He served in the army as Assistant Quartermaster and Quartermaster during the war. He resided in Raleigh, N. C., from the close of the rebellion till 1870, when he returned to New York City ; he came to Clinton Co. in 1872, and located on his farm, which he had purchased in 1867. His father, born in 1800, and his mother, born in 1804, reside with him.
ACHILLES ROBB, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. De Witt. Mr. Robb was born in Knox, now Gibson Co., Ind., in 1801 ; in the fall of 1827, he removed to St. Louis Co., Mo., where he lived eight years ; thence to Greene Co., Ill., where he resided three years ; thence to Lewistown, Ill., where he engaged in the mercantile business for eight years ; thence to Albany, Ill., and came to De Witt in 1846 ; here he entered the mercantile business, but his health failing, he concluded to resort to farming, and entered the farm where he now lives. Ile married, in 1822, Mary Youngman, of Indiana ; she died in 1854; his second wife was Miss Sarah A. Burrowes, of Lancaster, Penn., a native of Ireland ; she died in December, 1863; his present wife was Miss Chloe M. Merrill, of Lewis Co., N. Y. Mr. Robb has resided on his farm for twenty-seven years ; has 200 acres.
J. B. ROSE, proprietor of cheese factory and produce dealer, De Witt ; Mr. Rose was born in Canada in 1844; his parents removed to Ohio in 1855 ; he went to Illinois in 1864. Married, in 1865, Mary C. Lovejoy, of Wellington, Ohio. Mr. Rose went to Davenport in 1874, and engaged in the butter and egg business; he came to De Witt in 1875; built bis cheese factory at this place in 1878; this is the pioneer cheese factory in the county, being the first one built in the county ; it is one of the finest in the State; has the capacity for the milk of 1,000 cows. Mr. Rose is Manager of the Pleasant Valley Dairy Association, at Berlin, Iowa ; his intention is to make Clin'on Co., second to none in dairy interests. In 1878, his cheese took the first premium at the State Fair, at Cedar Rapids ; also, over thirty competitors in St. Louis, in October, 1878; and again at the International Fair, in New York City, in December of the same year. He is manager of the Dairy Department of the De Witt Observer. Has two children --- Ida and Ira.
SAMUEL SADDORIS, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. O. De Witt; born in Tusca- rawas Co., Ohio, 1816 ; he removed to Holmes Co., Ohio, where he resided till 1845, when he came to Davenport, lowa ; he purchased and improved a farm near Davenport, and lived there seven years ; resided in Davenport for twelve years, engaged in real estate business ; he then exchanged his home in Davenport for forty acres of the farm
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which he now owns of 540 acres in Clinton Co., the most of which is under a fine state of cultivation ; has also 240 acres in Boone Co. Mr. Saddoris and Mr. Harrison Dwire were the organizers of the Grange movement in Clinton Co .; he was instrumental in organizing the Farmers' Store in De Witt, in 1874; he is Secretary of the Farmers' Insurance Company, of Clinton, Jackson and Scott Cos. He married Miss Eliza Werum, a native of Germany, then of Ohio; have eight children-Harriet Mummey, Charles, an extensive farmer of Orange Township ; Thomas, an extensive farmer of Boone Co., Iowa; Nancy E., Mary C., William H., Clifford E. and Samuel, Jr .; the last five reside at home.
JOSEPH SHEARER, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. De Witt. Mr. Shearer was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., July 4, 1814 ; he came to Camanche, Clinton Co., in 1854, and located where he now lives the same year. He married, in 1835, Mary A. Milligan, a native of Pennsylvania ; have had twelve children, four are living-Mrs. Deborah Kellogg, James M., Robert T. and John M; have lost two sons and six daughters. James M. enlisted August, 1861, in the 8th Iowa V. I .; was taken pris- oner at the battle of Pittsburg Landing; was a prisoner eight months; served till close of war; he now resides in Webster Co., Iowa. Robert T. is a lawyer by profes- sion ; resides at Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa.
SAMUEL H. SHOEMAKER, editor of De Witt Observer ; born in Chemung Co., N. Y., in 1840 ; he came to De Witt in 1853; learned the printing bus- iness in the office of the De Witt Clintonian, published by O. C. Bates; has been engaged in the business since that time, except seven months, which he served in the army ; he enlisted in June, 1862, in Co. A, 18th Iowa V. I .; discharged on account of disability ; established the De Witt Observer in 1864. Married, in 1866, Miss Rette Ferrec, a native of Iowa ; have two children-Jessie and Frank H. Mr. Shoemaker was appointed Postmaster of De Witt in 1871, which office he held for seven years.
JOHN A. SMITH, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. De Witt; born in Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1835. Married Ursula Mummey, a native of Ohio; they came to Clinton Co. from Ohio in 1863. Mr. Smith purchased a part of his present farm in 1867, a part in 1868 and the rest in 1874; he has 160 acres, under a fine state of cultivation ; have two children-Lucetta C. and George M.
ROBT. L. SMITH, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. De Witt; born in Butler Co., Penn., in 1810. He married, in 1833, Molly Graham, also of Butler Co., Penn. Mrs. Smith died April 17, 1879, leaving five sons and three daughters-Alfred B., Ezra J., Orange S., William L., Samuel S., Margarette A., Nancy E. J. and Candace C. Mr. Smith came to De Witt in the fall of 1848; he engaged in the blacksmith business during the following winter; during the season of 1849, he worked a farm, which included that part of the present site of De Witt, lying west of Jefferson and south of Clinton streets ; made his present location in the autumn of 1849, where he has since resided.
ROBT. M. SMITH ; P. O. De Wttt; was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, April 14, 1850 ; he came with his parents to Clinton Co. October, 1863. He married, in September, 1873, Elizabeth C. Neville; they have one child-Ellsworth L., born October, 1876.
S. SMITH, artist, De Witt. Mr. Smith was born at St. Thomas, Ontario, in 1840 ; he removed to the State of Indiana in 1865; came to De Witt in 1867. He married, in 1868, Mary E. Niclaus, a native of Indiana ; have one child-Harry M.
WILLIAM SMITH, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. De Witt; owns 200 acres; was born in March, 1813, in Belmont Co., Ohio : his father died in Morgan Co., Ohio, where his mother still lives. He married, in 1834, Sarah Beal ; she died in 1848; he again married Mary Hill in 1849; has five children by first marriage, and the same number by second marriage ; has lost three children. Mr. Smith came to Clinton Co. in 1863 ; his brother, John N., who came with him, died in 1870. Mr. Smith located on his present farm in 1870.
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E. R. TOWNSEND, retired farmer ; P. O. De Witt ; born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1821. Married, in March, 1848, Miss J. C. Vanderbilt, a native of New York ; came to Clinton Co. in 1857, and purchased a farm in Eden Township, which he still owns ; this farm contains 220 acres, and ranks with the best farms in Clinton Co .; in 1875, Mr. Townsend purchased a home in De Witt, where he has since resided. His mother, Mrs. Hannah Townsend, formerly Miss Van Vorhees, lives with him; she is 83 years of age, and is a descendant of one of the early Dutch families of New York. Mr. Townsend has four sons and one daughter-James E., John R., Fred, Geo. W. and Julia.
JAMES E. TOWNSEND, proprietor of flour and custom mill, De Witt ; is a son of Mr. E. R. Townsend ; born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1849. His mill, which is driven by steam power, he built in 1875, at a cost of $15,000. It has three runs of buhrs for grinding about four hundred and fifty bushels in eleven hours. He married, in 1873, Lydia Harrison, a native of Bridgeport, Ohio ; they have one child-Edwin-born in August, 1875.
PETER TRAVER, farmer, See. 15; P. O. De Witt; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1814. He married, Dec. 27, 1832, Catharine Hanson, also born in Montgomery Co. in 1815 ; accompanied by his parents, removed to Medina Co., Ohio, in 1834 ; his father died July 25, 1835. Mr. Traver came to De Witt Township in 1854; purchased his present farm in the summer of 1856, where he located in 1857 ; have five children-Nicholas P., George P., Nancy A. Hatfield, Mary A. Wallace and James P. ; they lost their first and third children-Elizabeth Stanley and Margaret H. Crawford. James P. Traver married, on Jan. 8, 1873, Anna E. Volmer, daughter of Allen A. Volmer. Mr. Traver's father, George E. Traver, was born 1787; died in 1835 ; his mother, Elizabeth Plantz Traver. was born 1797 ; died at Wheaton, Ill.
MRS. HARRIET TURNER TRITES: P. O. De Witt; widow of Mr. Job Trites ; resides in Sec. 14. Mr. Trites was born in New Brunswick in 1823; his parents removed to Harrison Co., Ohio, when he was a child; he came to De Witt Towuship about 1841. He married his present widow, Harriet Turner Trites, daughter of George William H. Turner, in 1842, and located on the farm where Mrs. Trites now lives in 1845 ; he enlisted in the 26th Iowa V. I. ; was wounded at the battle of Arkansas Post, and died from the effects of his wounds at Memphis Feb. 14, 1863. Mrs. Trites has three children-Mrs. Naney M. Bird, Lewis Cass and Edwin R.
ALBERT VOLLMER, farmer, See. 8; P. O. De Witt ; owns 200 acres. Mr. Volner was born in Baden, Germany, about 1820; his parents, Michael and Mary Volner, came to this country in 1830; they resided in Baltimore, Md., one year ; then removed to Seneca Co., Ohio. Mr. Albert Volner came to De Witt in 1845 and engaged in the tailoring business ; he located on his farm about 1850. His wife was Miss Eleanor West, native of Pennsylvania ; have six children-Sarah, Ann, Clara, Stella, Willis and Emma.
ALEXANDER M. WALLACE, farmer, See. 22; P. O. De Witt ; born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, in 1840 ; he removed to Illinois in 1862; came to De Witt Township and bought his present farm of 190 acres in the fall of 1865; his parents, Thomas and Jane R. Wallace, came to De Witt Township from Illinois in the spring of 1866 ; his father, Thomas Wallace, died Oct. 31, 1872, aged 60 years ; his mother, Jane R. Wallace, died Jan. 1, 1868, aged 58 years 2 months and 20 days. He married, March, 1869, Mary A. Traver, of De Witt Township ; have five children- Martha J., Harland MI., Herman B., Elmer P. and Nannie M. Mr. Wallace enlisted in the 1st Ohio V. Cav. in 1861 ; served one year ; discharged for disability.
G. W. WALLACE, merchant, of the firm of Wallace Bros., De Witt; was the son of Mr. John G. Wallace, who came from Pennsylvania to Clinton Co. in 1843. Mr. John G. Wallace purchased a farm in De Witt Township, where his family resided till 1860 ; they were among the sufferers by the tornado of June 3, of that year ; he then removed his family to De Witt, where he had established a store in 1856 ; he continued in business till his death, on Sept. 17, 1863; his widow, Mrs. Mackey
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Wallace, is still a resident of De Witt; she has five children, all residents of De Witt, except a daughter, Mrs. T. H. Ellis, who resides in Clinton. G. W. Wallace was born Dec. 26, 1847. He married, in 1874, Miss L. E. Beach, of Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa. A. J. Wallace, brother of G. W., and engaged in business with him, was born Oct. 24, 1854. He married, Oct. 1, 1875, Miss Estelle Beach, of De Witt.
MONROE WARREN, blacksmith, of the firm of Warren & Son, De Witt ; was born in Ohio in 1823 ; his father. Bennett Warren, came to Clinton Co. in 1841, and engaged in farming ; he died in 1857. Mr. Monroe Warren came to De Witt in the fall of 1844; he is the pioneer blacksmith of De Witt; has followed that business here for thirty-five years. He married, in 1845, Betsey A. Soliss ; has three sons- John N., James W. and Thomas M .; the latter is engaged with his father in business.
MI. R. WAGGONER, M. D., De Witt; born in Ontario, Canada, in 1837 ; his parents, George and Mary Waggoner, removed to Jones County, Iowa, in 1854 ; the Doctor attended the Medical Department of the University of Michigan in the winter of 1861-62; he began practice in De Witt in 1863. In 1870, he attended the Hahnemann Medical College, of Chicago, Ill., graduating February, 1871 ; returned to De Witt, where he has since practiced his profession. He married, in 1862, Lucelia E. Sozier, a native of New York; they have three children-Mortimer C., Lucelia E. and M. R., Jr. The Doctor is a member of the Hahnemann Medical Association of Iowa ; also of the Homeopathic Medical Department of the University of Iowa.
JOHN T. WATERS, De Witt; born in September, 1832, in England ; his father settled in Ohio in 1842. In 1849, Mr. Waters, then a young man of 17, passed four years along the Mississippi River, returning to Ohio in the fall of 1853 ; he came to Clinton County in the fall of 1855. Married, in December, 1855, Rosina Dinsmore, a native of New York. He entered the army in 1863; was 2d Lieutenant in the 9th I. V. C .; served till February, 1865. Have two children-Maggie I. and Carroll W .; he went to California in 1875 ; his wife, who accompanied him, died Aug. 26, 1877 ; he returned in March, 1878. Mr. Waters was Clerk of the office of County Judge from 1858 to 1860; was appointed Deputy Sheriff in 1860. under Charles H. Toll, Sheriff; was re-appointed under George Griswold; engaged in farming during 1865-66; from the spring of 1867 till 1877, was, with Thomas F. Butterfield, in the grain, lumber and agricultural implement business ; during that time, held most of the township offices ; was Township Collector four years; holds that office at present ; has been Assessor for township and city, member of School Board, etc.
JAMES WELCH, farmer; P. O. De Witt. Mr. Welch was born in County Wexford, Ireland ; he came to the United States in 1854; lived in Dutchess Co., N. Y., for five years ; came to Clinton Co. in 1859, and settled on the farm he now owns in 1861 ; he has 212 acres of land. His wife was Catherine Hall, a native of Ireland ; they have seven children-James, Helena, Catharine, Mary, Ellen, Ann and John.
EDWARD WEST, farmer, Sec. 23, P. O. De Witt; born in Fayette Co., Penn., in 1803. He married Miss Sarah Phillips in 1828; they came to Clinton Co. in 1843; in 1852, Mr. West bought a quarter-section of school land, south of De Witt, which he sold the next year, and entered the farm where he now lives. He has five children-Mrs. Ellen Vollmer, Mrs. Sarah Barre, William H. H., Daniel and Mrs. Rachel McCulloch.
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