The history of Clinton County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns &c., biographical sketches of citizens, Part 97

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

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S. B. DANIELS, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Malone ; owns 150 acres of land. He was born in Randolph Co., W. Va., Sept. 5, 1835; in 1857, came to Iowa, where, after spending a year in looking around, he located in 1858 on the property now owned by him in Clinton Co. ; has held the offices of Justice of the Peace. Constable, Township Trustee and Township School Director ; during the war, he did gallant service in Com- pany F, 26th Iowa V. I .; was First Lieutenant. He married Sarah Ann Trainer, of Randolph Co., W. Va., Sept. 17, 1857 ; had ten children, nine still living-Mary, Minerva Eva, Laura Daisy, Charles B., Frank, Harvey, Israel, Edward Sherman and Maggie. All members of the Congregational Church. He is a stanch Republican. He was a poor man when he began life in Clinton Co., without any capital, and, by hard work and economy, he has built a homestead and amassed a fortune of from about $10,000 to $15,000.

B. B. HALL, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Camanche; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1828; came to Iowa in 1854, where he has since resided ; he made the principal improvements on the farm on which he resides, consisting of 160 aeres. He married, in Glenn Co., N. Y., in 1853, Miss Alida J. Willett, a native of that State; they have four children-Eugene V., Henry D., Eva M. and Nigal. They are mem- bers of the Baptist Church ; he is a stanch Republican.

B. B. HAMMOND, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Malone ; owns ninety acres of land ; he was born in Essex Co., N. Y., March 15, 1822; in 1849, he emigrated to Clayton Co., Iowa ; lived there one year, then removed to Fulton Co., Ill., and resided for one year ; again removed to Clinton Co., and entered the land on which he now resides, buying and laying the warrant in person. He has served two terms as Road Supervisor, much against his will, however, as he is no office-seeker. Republican. He married Mary Ann Hawkins, a native of Huntingdon Co., Penn., in Clayton Co., Iowa, Oet. 6, 1856, and had eight children, five now living-Bertie Vincent, Lillie Eluta, Douglas Dakin, Edith Rose and Bertha Barton. When he first came to Iowa, he was without capital, but, going straight to work and putting his shoulder to the wheel, he has succeeded in building a nice homestead and amassing a fortune estimated at from $12,000 to $15,000. Family are all members of the Baptist Church.

R. J. HART, M. D., P. O. Low Moor ; was born in Ripley Co., Ind., in 1852; came to Clinton Co. with his parents, James P. and Anna C. Hart, in 1860, where he and they have since resided ; he attended the Iowa State University at Iowa City, and, in March, 1876, graduated in the Medical Department of that institution with honor to himself and credit to the school. After graduating, he took up the practice of his profession at Camanche, but, in the fall of the same year, removed to Low Moor, where he has since resided, and enjoys a good and successful practice.

ISRAEL HIGGINS, merchant and grain-dealer ; P. O. Malone. Mr. Hig- gins was born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., in 1835; removed to Rock Island Co., Ill., in 1856, and to Camanche, Clinton Co., in the fall of the same year; in the spring of 1857, he returned to Rock Island Co .; spring of 1859, returned to Clinton Co. and set- tled on a farm in Eden Township, where. he lived for nine years; then came to Malone and engaged in grain-buying ; has been engaged in mercantile business for several years ; has also been station agent and Postmaster for eleven years. Married, Oct. 20, 1859, Hannah S. Daniels; born in West Virginia; have two children-Jonathan M. and Mary A.

MRS. HARIETT HILL, nee Bower, Sec. 29; P. O. Low Moor; was born in Lincolnshire, Eng., in 1833 ; came to the United States with her parents in 1853, settling in Clinton Co., where she has since resided. She married Mr. Thomas Hill in 1856; he was a native of Lincolnshire, England, and came to Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1852; he improved the farm on which Mrs. H. and family now reside, con- sisting of 160 acres. Mr. Hill died in December, 1876, leaving a widow and eight children-Mary, George, John B., Lizzie, Thomas L., Clara, Bertha and Jessie H .; the parents of Mrs. H. were John and Elizabeth Bower; they were natives of Lincoln- shire, and both died in Clinton Co., Iowa.

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CHAS. KISTNER, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Low Moor ; was born in Berks Co., Penn., in 1821 ; resided there till 1842, when he removed to Lycoming Co .; there he married Miss Hannah Ulsh, in 1845 ; in June, 1850, they crossed the Mississippi River at Camanche; the same year, he entered the tract of land on which he now resides, consisting of 160 acres, but did not improve for several years after; in 1857, he built and moved upon the farm, and has since resided on the same; in the tornado of June 3, 1860, his house was completely demolished while the family were in it, but, miraculous as it was, none of them were injured ; they have six children-Mary, Ema- line (now Mrs. John Van Epps), George, Martin L., Charles H. and Harry. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. K. is a carpenter, which trade he followed prior to, and for some years after, coming to Iowa ; he built the first school- house in Eden Township in 1856. Republican.

JOHN LANCASTER, farmer; P. O. Low Moor; he lives on Sec. 10, and owns 320 acres of land, valued at $60 per acre; he was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1846, and came to the United States in 1873, settling upon the farm upon which he now resides ; in 1874, he returned to England, where he married Miss Sarah Ellen Allwood, in June of the same year ; she was a native of Lincolnshire, England ; they came to the United States and located upon the farm described above ; they have · two children-William J. and Elizabeth Anna. He and his family are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Elvira. He is a Republican.

D. H. PAUL, farmer ; P. O. Malone. Mr. Paul was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1826 ; he came to Camanche, Clinton Co., in 1854, where he labored for some time in the interests of the Baptist Home Missionary Society ; he was also at Bloomfield, Davis Co., three years in the same capacity ; he also preached in De Witt for about the same length of time. His wife was Miss Charlotte E. Cady, born in Otsego Co., N. Y .; they have one son and six daughters-Fanny, Mary, Emma, Eliza- beth, Roger W., Julia and Annie. Mr. Paul purchased the farm where he now resides when he finished his pastoral labors at De Witt.

GEORGE PEARSON, retired farmer ; P. O. Low Moor ; was born in Lin- colnshire, England, in 1806; emigrated to the United States in 1851, locating in Clin- ton Co., near Low Moor, where he has since resided ; in 1851, he entered 160 acres of land in Sec. 28, which he improved and resided upon until 1876, when he retired from his farm to the town of Low Moor, where he expects to spend his declining days. He married, in England, in 1829, Miss Elizabeth Dreary; they have two children living- George and Henry. Mr. P. has farms and land to the amount of 570 acres in Clinton Co. ; he is Independent in politics.

HENRY PEARSON, farmer ; P. O. Malone ; lives on Sec. 7, and owns the celebrated " Cherry Wood Farm" of 280 acres ; his farm is justly celebrated, as it is the oldest and most historic farm in Clinton Co., and originally had some 1,400 acres in the tract known as " Cherry Wood ;" he was born in Lincolnshire, England, July 2, 1831, where he resided until 1851, when he and his parents emigrated to the United States, and located the same year in Clinton Co., where the entire family have lived ever since. He married, Nov. 16, 1852, at Camanche, Miss - Elizabeth Crampton, a native of Lincolnshire, England, who came to this country about the same time that he did ; they had fifteen children, ten now living-George R., Mary Jane, William, Betsy Ann, Sarah, Annie, Emma, Eliza, Jemima and Alice. He is a Democrat; son of George and Elizabeth Pearson, whose biography appears in another part of this history ; his farm is valued at $45 per acre.

CYRENIUS PELHAM, Sr., farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Malone ; was born in Greene Co., N. Y., in the town of Catskill, in 1806 ; came to Clinton Co. in 1855, and has since resided in the county and on the same farm of 220 acres, which he improved from a wild state. He married, in 1830, Miss Melinda Stratton, a native of the same State and county as himself; they have seven children-Esther (now Mrs. Metcalf ), Margaret (Mrs. Ames), Henry, Walter, Eleta (Mrs. Deen), Adaline (Mrs. Draper ) and Cyrenius ; they are members of the Baptist Church ; one of his sons enlisted in the 26th I. V. I., Co. H, and served through the war ; Mr. P. is a stanch Republican.

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DAVID PURINTON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Low Moor ; was born in Dan- bury, Conn., in 1823; removed thence, with his father, to Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1826 ; he was a seafaring man till 1851, when he came to Iowa from California, first settling in Jackson Co .; in 1869, he removed to Clinton Co., where he has since resided ; he has a farm of 240 acres, on which he has resided and made some improve- ments. He married, in Warren Co., N. Y., in 1852, Miss Lydia J. Moore, a native of that Srate : they have six children-John, Amanda (now Mrs. George Powell), George, Mary, Sidney and Jane. Mr. P. is a member of the A., F. & A. M. and of I. O. O. F .; he was in the United States Army and marine service for some years ; he was with Commodore Biddle when he was sent over to make the treaty with Japan- the first expedition sent out by the Government. Mr. P. is a Republican.

LAWRENCE TIERNEY, farmer, See. 6; P. O. Elvira; owns eighty acres of land ; he was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1829; in 1854, he emigrated to the United States and located in Clinton Co., where he has lived since; Aug. 12, 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 8th Iowa V. I .; he served his country faithfully till the 20th of April, 1866, when he was honorably discharged at Selma, Ala .; as a soldier, he did gallant service at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Jackson, Miss., and the siege of Vicksburg. He is a strong Republican, stands ever ready to do service under the flag of the country of his adoption. He married Bridget Welsh, a native of Dublin, Ireland, in Chicago, July 8, 1856 ; had no children ; in 1878, he had the misfortune to lose his wife, and he leads his lonely farmer's life at his old home. He was a very poor man when he came to the United States, but, by care, patience, and industry, he has a com- fortable homestead and a fortune of about $5,000.

JONATHAN WATERBURY, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in 1819, within ten miles of Albany, and had resided in various counties of the State till 1843, when he emigrated into Rock Island Co., Ill., settling at or near Cordova, where he resided four years ; came to Iowa in 1848, settling in Jackson Co. ; resided a short time : removed thence to Clinton Co., where he entered a tract of land and improved it, making the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 160 acres. He married, in Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 25, 1841, Miss Fannie L. Tripp, a native of that State ; they have four children-Arthur, Homer B., Ida May ( now Mrs. William Hardy ) and Charley. They are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. W. is a member of A., F. & A. M. Mr. W. is a Republican. Mrs. W. died June 14, 1875, of apoplexy ; she left a kind and loving husband and family to mourn their loss.

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A. S. ALLISON, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Orange ; Mr. Allison was born in Rockingham Co., Va., in 1821; came to Clinton Co. in 1850, and purchased the farm which he now owns; his parents, Robert and Hedeska Allison, came to Orange Town- ship in 1851, and lived with their son A. S. till their deaths; his mother died March, 1859 ; his father, February, 1867. Mr. Allison married Rosannah Betz, born in Sen- eca Co., Ohio, in 1829 ; they have four children-Mrs. Josephine Scaggs, of Crawford Co., Iowa ; Robert D. and Elmira, twins, and Elizabeth C .; have lost three children- twin girls, aged 1 year, and an infant. Mr. Allison has been Township Clerk and Assessor for many years; also member of Board of Supervisors, and Postmaster for twenty years.

DAVID ALLISON, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Orange ; he is a brother of A. S. Allison ; born in Rockingham Co., Va., in 1810; he came to Clinton Co. in 1852 ; he settled on the present farm in the spring of 1854; his wife was Miss Elizabeth Perry, of Virginia ; they have four sons and five daughters-Mrs. Sarah H. Dutton, Mrs. Catherine Thomas, Mrs. Fannie Churchille, Mrs. Susan Davis and Mrs. Elizabeth Scaggs ; the sons are Robert T., Marion L., David and George.

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LEWIS ARTIS, retired farmer ; P. O. Grand Mound ; was born in Fayette Co., Penn., in 1826. He married, in 1851, Mary A. Hedden, also a native of Penn- sylvania. Mr. Artis came to De Witt in 1856; remained one year, then removed to Orange Township; he purchased the farm which he now owns, in 1866; he came to Grand Mound in 1871; kept hotel, the "Phoenix House," for five years; has three children-George W., Sarah L. and Celestia B.

NATHANIEL BARBER, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Grand Mound ; owns 350 acres; was born near Syracuse, N. Y., in 1809 ; he removed to Pennsylvania in 1832, where he lived about five years ; then went to Dixon, Ill., where he resided one year ; he came to Clinton Co. and made a claim of the farm where he now lives, in 1837, where he settled the following year. He married Mary A. Persall, born in Che- nango Co., N. Y., 1817 ; her parents came to Clinton Co. with Mr. Barber, in 1838; he has five children-Mary E. White, William R., Eugene, George W. and Albert.

MARIA BLUNCK, owns farm in Sec. 13; P. O. Grand Mound; the widow of Peter Blunck ; they came to the United States about thirty years ago. Mr. Blunck died in Scott Co., Iowa ; Mrs. Blunck and family came to their farm about 1864; she has five children-Mrs. Louisa Wiese (Mr. Wiese is the present Postmaster at Grand Mound ). John, Adolph, Henry and Peter; the last two sons reside on the place with their mother.

HIRAM BROWN, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Orange; born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1818; he learned the trade of tanner and currier, which business he followed till he came West in 1839; he was then, for some time, peddling clocks ; he came to Orange Township, and settled on the farm which he now owns in 1841; has resided where he now does for thirty eight years; he was Sheriff of Clinton Co. for the first four years after Iowa became a State ; has been a member of the Board of Supervisors for two years ; is at present Justice of the Peace, and has been for many years. He married Miss Caroline Dawson, daughter of R. H. Dawson ; have six children-Francis M., now an attorney of Greenfield, Adair Co .; William A., Emma, Ella, Carrie and Hattie.

HARRISON DWIRE, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. De Witt. Mr. Dwire was born in Darke Co., Ohio, in 1840; his father, Daniel Dwire, eame with his parents to Clinton Co. in 1854, and entered a part of the farm which Harrison now owns, wherd he resided till his death, in August, 1868; his mother died in 1873; his parents hal, twelve children, only three of whom are living-Henry, who lives in Linn Co .; Samuce who resides in Mills Co., Iowa, and Harrison ; six sons entered the army during the rebellion, four of whom lost their lives in the service of their country. Hezekiah enlisted in the 2d Iowa Cav. ; was killed in Mississippi in 1864; Samuel belonged to the 6th Iowa V. C .; David enlisted in the 8th Iowa V. I. ; was killed at Spanish Fort, Ala., in April, 1865 ; Daniel enlisted in the 43d Ind. V. I. ; died at Memphis in 1864; Mark, also a member of an Indiana regiment, died at Nashville in 1864: Harrison enlisted in the 33d Ill. V. I. in 1861, and served till the close of the war. He owns 280 acres of land.

HENRY N. HAHN, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Grand Mound; was born in Holstein, Germany, in 1829. He married Sophia D. Frahn, also of Holstein, Germany ; they have cight children-Henry M., Mrs. Amilta Blunck, Mrs. Lisetta Tanner, Mrs. Sophia Munsen, Louisa, Louis, Julius and Minnie. Mr. Hahn came to the United States in 1854; went to Baltimore, Md., and lived about six years ; came to Clinton Co. in 1860; he lived for eight years in Sec. 6, Orange Township; he bought his present farm in March, 1868. Mr. Hahn has 200 acres of land ; made all improve- ments, which are among the best in Orange Township ; he has excellent buildings, and has on his farm over one mile of hedge in fine condition.

MATTHEW A. HARRINGTON, farmer, Sce. 32 ; P. O. Orange ; Mr. Harrington was born in Otsego Co., N. 1., in 1809; his father died when Matthew was but 2 years of age ; two years later, his mother removed to Fayetteville, Onondaga Co .; he came in possession of the farm which his father owned in Otsego Co .; this farm he

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sold in 1832; he then purchased a farm in Erie Co., N. Y., where he lived till 1836 ; then went to Erie, Penn., and purchased a " tavern," which he owned about one year ; he came to Clinton Co. in May, 1837, and purchased a claim at what is now Welton Station, which he exchanged for his present farm ; his wife was Miss Elizabeth Walrod, of De Witt Township; they have eight children -Richard, Mrs. Margaret Miller, Levi, Mrs. Mary Bowen, Hannah, Melinda, Anna and Luella; have lost two children-their eldest, Orris, and their sixth, Sarah. Mr. Harrington has been a resident of Orange Township forty-two years.

LUCIUS HITCHCOCK, Homeopathic physician ; P. O. Grand Mound ; Dr. Hitchcock was born in Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N. Y., Dec. 5, 1829 ; his parents, Z. M. and Sally Hitchcock, removed to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1839; the Doctor came West in the summer of 1866; located at Camanche, Clinton Co., in 1870; he pursued the study of medicine for several years before he came West; afterward, with Dr. Waggoner, of De Witt; he came to Grand Mound in January, 1879. He mar- ried, in 1857, Esther Waggoner, a sister of Dr. Waggoner, of De Witt; born in 1831 ; they have one daughter-Lucia.

JOHN HITE, farmer and carpenter ; P. O. Grand Mound ; born in Canada West June 15, 1821; his parents, John and Mary Hite, removed to York (now Toronto), Canada. about 1830; his father was a native of Pennsylvania; his mother was born in Canada. Mr. Hite came to Grand Mound Oct. 9, 1865 ; he worked at the trade of carpenter for some years; he built the house where he now lives, then the fourth dwelling-house in town; he owns a farm in Sec. 17, Orange Township. He married, in 1846, Phebe J. Brundage, of Canada ; have one daughter-Sarah, born in 1847.

GEO. W. INGRAM, farmer; P. O. Grand Mound ; born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1846 ; his parents, William and Charlotte Ingram, still reside in Madison Co. Mr. Ingram came to Clinton Co. in 1865 ; he worked at the carpenter trade at Grand Mound for one year ; he also conducted the blacksmith business at this town for some time; he was in the employ of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company for two years ; he purchased and located on his present farm in 1865. He married Mrs. Huldah Brown, a sister of J. R. Merrill, of Grand Mound ; have three children-Wil- liam, Edison and Johnson ; his wife has one child by former marriage-Harry Brown.

ROBT. JAMIESON, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Grand Mound; was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, Sept. 9, 1825; with his father, Mr. David Jamieson, he removed to Burlington, Iowa, in 1849; he went to Scott Co .; in 1854, came to Clinton Co. and settled where he now lives ; his father removed to Scott Co. in 1850, where he died in 1877. He married Jane Campbell, whose parents came to Clinton Co. from Ohio in 1855, and settled in Orange Township in what was known as Folk Grove; her father died January, 1871. Mrs. Campbell resides with her daughter, Mrs. Jamieson. Mr. Jamieson has six children-Mary A., Nancy M., William L., Robert M. C., Sadie S. and Mattie J.

JONES & JENSEN, merchants, Grand Mound. James C. Jones was born in Lawrence Co., Ill., in 1852; he removed with his mother to Wisconsin; they came to Grand Mound in 1877. Ole Jensen was born in Norway in 1857 ; his father, Jens Oleson, came to Grand Mound in 1861 ; he resides in Orange Township, engaged in farming. The firm of Jones & Jensen engaged in business in Grand Mound in 1877.

JOHN M. JORDAN, farmer, Sec. 6; . P. O. Grand Mound; born in Can- ada East in 1838 ; his parents, Josiah H. and Catharine Jordan, removed to Michigan in 1850. Mr. Jordan enlisted, in 1862, in Co. C, 18th Mich. V. I .; served one year and eight months as a private; was promoted to 1st Lieutenant; was engaged on detached duty at Nashville from the fall of 1863 till the spring of 1864; on the death of Capt. Penoyer, he succeeded to the Captaincy of his company; he was at the battles of Richland Creek, Pulaski, Spring Hill, and lost an arm at the siege of Nashville ; was discharged Oct. 4. 1865. He married Miss Sarah Knowles in 1868 ; her parents were early settlers of Clinton Co .; bought his present farm (eighty acres) in 1865 ; has five children-Kittie M., Louis E., Jessie M., Edith I. and Joanna.

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HENRY KAHLER, merchant, firm of Henry Kahler & Bro., Grand Mound; was born in Holstein, Germany, in 1845; his parents, Ernest and Abel Kahler, came to America in 1855, and to Clinton Co. the same year ; his father first located on the Wapsie; thence to Berlin Township in 1863; they came to Grand Mound in 1875 ; his father died in 1877; his mother still lives at Grand Mound ; his brother William is engaged with him in business. William was born in 1847.

ROGER KELLY, merchant, grain and stock-buyer, Grand Mound ; born in Jennings Co., Ind., in 1840 ; his parents, Alexander and Eliza Kelly, came to Clin- ton Co. in 1854; they settled in Olive Township; his father died in 1873; his mother resides in De Witt. He married, in 1865, Jane A. McDevitt, born in Iowa ; they have two children-John W. and Maggie. Mr. Kelly engaged in the mercantile business, in Grand Mound, in 1868 ; has been buying stock and grain since 1870.

JOHN LOWRY, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. De Witt ; was born in Fayette Co., Penn., in 1826; he removed to Ohio with his parents, Louis and Maria Lowry, in 1844. Mr. Lowry came to Davenport, Iowa, in 1850, where he worked at his trade of miller till 1852; then came to Clinton Co. and entered the farm which he now owns. Mr. Lowry was one of the sufferers from the tornado of 1860; his buildings were swept entirely away, and other property destroyed. He married Miss Nancy Crawford in 1855; they have seven children-Mrs. Elizabeth McLeod, Henrietta, Elmer E., William C., Eleanor, Thomas and Ida.

JOHN R. MERRILL, engaged in general merchandise and grain trade, Grand Mound ; Mr. Merrill was born in London, Canada, in 1840 ; he came from Ohio to Grand Mound in 1861 ; his father, who died in 1867, was the first Postmaster of Grand Mound. Mr. John R. Merrill married, in 1873, Lizzie Downs ; have had three children, two of whom died of diphtheria, in the spring of 1879; Nannie is his only child living. Mr. Merrill is the pioneer merchant of Grand Mound, and is doing a fine business.

EZRA A. MILLER, farmer and carpenter, Sec. 16; P. O. De Witt; Mr. Miller was born in Geneseo, Livingston Co., N. Y., in 1836 ; his parents, Ezra M. and Jane Miller, removed to Rockford, Ill., in 1839. Mr. Miller came to Orange Town- ship in 1861. He married, in 1857, Jane Palmer, born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1837. Mr. Miller enlisted August, 1862, in Co. H, 26th I. V. I .; he was discharged by reason of disability, Feb. 24, 1863; has seven children-Ada, Frank, Herman, Ernest, Ralph, Herbert and Fay ; located on present farm in 1866.

H. D. MILLER, druggist, Grand Mound ; was born in Conesville, Schoharie Co., N. Y., Dec. 13, 1840 ; his parents, John E. and S. A. Miller, settled in Orange Township in 1845; his father died in the fall of 1846. Mr. Miller enlisted Aug. 9, 1862, in the 26th I. V. I., as private ; promoted to Corporal ; served until close of war ; during the last part of his service, was flag-bearer under Gen. Stone ; was at the battles of Vicksburg, Ringgold, Resaca and Atlanta ; was with Sherman in the march to the sea, and took part in the battle of Bentonville. He married, Nov. 5, 1869, Isabelle M. Twogood ; they have one child-Perry Bismark. Mr. Miller established the drug business in Grand Mound in March, 1868.

WALTER ORDWAY, farmer, Sec. 14 ; owns 163 acres; P. O. De Witt ; was born in Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1832. He married Miss Louisa Spaulding, born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1832. Mr. Ordway went to Illinois in 1852, and came to Clinton Co. in March, 1853; they have six daughters and one son-Mrs. Mary Calkin, resides in Nebraska ; William, who married Miss Alice Fuller, resides in Orange Town- ship ; Mrs. Ellen E. Vosh and Mrs. Rosella B. Artis, also residents of Orange Town- ship ; Julia R., Emma M. and Eva B.

THOMAS OLIVER, farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Grand Mound ; born in England in 1823; came to the United States in 1847 ; he lived for several years in Sussex Co., N. J. ; he came to Clinton Co. in 1855 ; purchased his farm in the fall of 1864, where he located in March, 1866. He married Emma Evans, of County Hereford, England ; born in 1826; they have six children-John, Lizzie, Mary, Edwin, Charlotte and

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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 97

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