The history of Clinton County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns &c., biographical sketches of citizens, Part 99

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

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AI VAN HORN, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Welton ; born in Harrison Co., Va., in 1823; his parents, Bernard and Elizabeth Van Horn, removed to Ohio in 1829. He married Amaranda Loofboro ; they removed to Peoria Co., Ill., in 1851; came to Clinton Co. in 1856. Mr. Van Horn enlisted in the 26th I. V. I. in 1862; was dis- charged on account of disability, in 1863; was at the battle of Arkansas Post and at the siege of Vicksburg. Has five children-Francis M., Christopher C., Theodore, Athalia A. and Cordelia E. His parents came to Clinton Co. with their children ; they are now deceased.

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JOHN B. VAN HORN, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Welton ; born in Clark Co., Ohio, in 1832; he removed to Illinois in 1851; came to Welton Township in 1855, and worked on the farm of his uncle, Job Van Horn, during that season ; he returned to Illinois, but came back in the spring of 1856, and settled on the farm which he now owns. He married, in April, 1856, Martha Babcock, a native of Ohio ; they have four children-Ulysses Sherman, Clara L., Naomi Ruth and Elizabeth. Mr. Van Horn has 100 acres of land.

JOB G. WALROD, farmer, See. 23; P. O. Welton ; son of David Walrod, who came from Chautauqua Co., N. Y., to Clinton Co., in 1843; his grandfather Wal- rod came the year previous ; his father died, September, 1854 ; his mother still lives in Welton Township. Mr. Walrod enlisted, in August, 1862, in the 26th I. V. I; served three years ; was in the battle of Arkansas Post, where he was wounded ; was at the siege of Vicksburg, battle of Lookout Mountain, and in all the battles in which his regiment took part ; was discharged June 5, 1865. Married Emma MeConnell, whose parents. Joseph and Elizabeth McConnell, were early settlers of Jackson Co., now resi- dents of Linn Co. ; have two children-Mary E. and Warren. Mr. Walrod purchased the farm where he now resides, in 1871.

NICHOLAS N. WALROD, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Welton ; he belongs to a numerous family of early settlers of Clinton Co ; he was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1820; his parents removed to Onondaga Co. the same year; to Michigan about 1825, but returned to New York, where his mother died in 1842; his father, Abram Walrod, came to Clinton Co. in the fall of 1842; he settled in Welton Town- ship on the farm now owned by his son, John R. Walrod; he died in August, 1863. Mr. Nicholas N. Walrod came to Clinton Co. from Onondaga Co., N. Y., in the fall of 1843; in 1847. he entered forty acres of the farm of 160 acres which he now owns. He married, in July. 1848, Miss Polly R. Tyler, danghter of Mr. C. Tyler, a pioneer of Clinton Co. ; have had five children, four living-Mrs. Lucretia Huebner, Mrs. Ellen E. Mudge, Horace H .. married daughter of Capt. Joseph McConnell, and Mrs. Viola Dobler. Mr. Walrod was Justice of the Peace from 1863 to 1869 ; was also County Supervisor for one term.

HIRAM M. WEBSTER,, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Welton; born in · Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1829; his parents, Orange and Reumah Webster, removed to Illinois about 1838; they came to Eden Township, Clinton Co., about 1853; to Welton Township in 1856; his father still resides in Welton Township; his mother died in 1878. Mr. Webster settled on present farm in 1870 ; his first wife was Margery A. Blackwell ; born in Indiana; she died in 1870 ; they have one daughter-Edith L .; his present wife was Mrs. Sylvester Markland, who came to Clinton Co. in the fall of 18544 and settled in Camanche. Mr. Markland enlisted, in 1862, in Iowa V. I., and died in hospital at Marietta, Ga., in 1864. Mrs. Webster has four children by her former marriage-Mrs. Alice Harman, resides in Sioux Co., Iowa; Mrs. Rosanna Har- man, resides in Welton Township; William P. and Nellie E.

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HORACE ANTHONY ; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., in 1816; there he received his early education and resided till 1834, when he removed to New Haven, Conn .; in 1838, he came to Quincy, Ill .; remained one year ; he then removed to Rock Island, Ill., where he was engaged as clerk in various busi- nesses. Married, in 1840, at Davenport, Iowa, Miss Elizabeth McCloskey, a native of Pennsylvania; she came West in the early part of that year; they formed an acquaintance on board a steamer, while coming up the Mississippi River, and in the fall of that year married ; they have had nine children, eight still living-Mary C. (now Mrs. Toy), Martha O. (now Mrs. Cady), both made widows by the late war ; John J., Napoleon B., Lucy J. (now Mrs. Tong), William R., Edward F. and Frederick H. In

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1850. Mr. A. came to Iowa, locating at Camanche, where he has since resided and been engaged in business ; the same year he purchased and improved a tract of land, consist- ing of 320 acres, and, in 1855, engaged in the saw-mill and lumber business, in which he is still engaged quite extensively. Mr. A. is one of Camanche's most enterprising and public-spirited citizens, ever lending. a helping hand to every commendable enter- prise ; he has held several offices of trust and responsibility since he located in the county ; in 1859 and 1860, he represented the county in the Legislature, being elected on the Republican "ticket ; he also held the office of Treasurer of the county for four years ; himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church, he being one of the lead- ing members in that Church, having assisted and used his influence in its organization in 1851. Mr. A. is a stanch Republican.

OSCAR ANTHONY, insurance agency ; P. O. Camanche; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., April 15, 1833 ; in 1850, he removed to New Haven, Conn., the birth-place of his parents, and the home of his ancestors for several generations previous ; there, in November, 1853, he married Miss Hannah M. Rood, a native of that city ; they have had three children, two still living-Will O. and Merrill P. Mrs. A. is a daughter of John and Hannah (Baldwin ) Rood, natives of New Haven. The Baldwins emigrated from England in the early part of the seventeenth century, settling near New Haven, Conn., where the original homesteads are still occupied by their descendants. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers in the War for Independence ; her father and one of her grandfathers were also in the War of 1812. In 1855, Mr. Anthony emi- grated to Iowa, settling in Camanche, where he has since resided ; was first engaged in the grocery business for fourteen years; then in the dry goods trade four years ; he has served as Supervisor for years; held the office of Postmaster at Camanche a number of years ; in 1866, he was appointed Assistant United States Assessor of Distilleries at Camanche, and, in 1870, to the office of Assistant United States Marshal, taking the census of a part of Clinton Co. Mr. A. and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; he is also a member of A., F. & A. M. and A. O. U W .; held office of Master in both of them ; is a stanch Republican ; he has ever been a strong advocate of temperance and a foe to human bondage ; his ancestors have been noted for longevity, his father attaining his 99th year, and his mother is still living at the advanced age of 89 years.

EDWARD G. BUTCHER, breeder of thoroughbred horses ; P. O. Camanche; was born in Beverly, Randolph Co., Va., Sept. 1, 1823; son of Eli and Elizabeth (Hart) Butcher, both natives of Virginia ; he is also a lineal descendant of John Hart, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, his mother being the daughter of Edward, who was a son of John Hart; the paternal grandmother of Mr. Butcher was a Drake, related to Sir Francis Drake, of England ; in 1837, when 14 years of age, Mr. Butcher came West with Mr. Stalnaker, settling near what is now Cordova, Rock Island Co., Ill. ; there was but one house and family there at that time, and his only playmates that winter were Indian boys. He says they could excel him in shooting with bow and arrows, but when it came to a foot-race, he could distance them They laid claim to a tract of land and began improving it: in 1839, sold that and removed to Whiteside Co., where they made a large claim near what was then known as North Grove; that season they broke 100 acres ; a little over a year after, they sold it; in the fall of 1840, Mr. Butcher was started ont to look for another loca- tion ; crossing the Mississippi at Camanche, he traversed Iowa to the Walnut Forks of the Wapsipinicon River before he found suitable land ; returning, he found that Mr. Stalnaker had partially purchased a large tract of land three miles back of Albany, Ill. ; they concluded the purchase, improved and resided on it until the death of Mr. S., when the entire property was left to Mr. Butcher ; in 1851, Mr. Butcher sold the farm, consisting of 1,000 acres, 500 under cultivation ; the farm is still known as the Butcher farm ; the same year, he came to Camanche and associated with the firm of Mellvarne & Co, in the general merchandise and grain business, then the largest firm in Clinton Co. ; four years after, the firm was changed to Butcher & Dailey, and for years did the largest grain business in the county. Mr. B. built the first steam saw-mill in the county, at Camanche ; it was burned, and the old brick stack is still standing and in

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use by W. R. Anthony & Co .; the engine of that mill was the first steam engine brought into the county ; he was also interested in the first steam flouring mill, known as the Lettig mill, afterward converted into a distillery. Mr. B. is one of Clinton Co's most enterprising citizens ; has done more for its improvement than any other man in it ; he has, for a number of years, been engaged in raising and breeding thoroughbred horses, and has been the owner of several quite noted ones, among them Alice Ward, now the property of P. Lorillard ; while she was the property of Mr. B., he ran her in 113 races, winning ninety-three of them. Mr. B. married, July 8, 1845, in Whiteside Co., Ill., Miss Sarah Ann Willson, a native of Virginia; they had nine children, four are living-Laura L. (now Mrs. Samuel C. Williams), Elvira V. (now Mrs. T. B. Hatcher), Anna (now Mrs. R. L. Chalk, of Belton, Tex.), and Grace G. (now Mrs. Joseph Aulhon). Mrs. B. died in 1878, leaving a husband and four daughters to mourn their loss. Mr. B. has held the office of Mayor of the city of Camanche for a number of years ; he is a strong Democrat.

ADDISON BARKER. farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Greene Co., N. Y., in 1825 ; came to Iowa in 1851, laid claim to 160 acres of the Iowa school land, and when it came into market purchased and improved it ; he is a broom- maker, which business he followed for ten years after he came to the State, in connec- tion with his family. He married, in the fall of 1850, Miss Christiana Kilmer, a native of New York ; they had five children, four still living-Edith, Kilmer, Florence and Windle A. Mr. B. has held the office of Justice of the Peace for some years, since he has been a citizen of the county. Mr. B. and family are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. B. was formerly a Whig, and at the organization of the Republican party joined its ranks ; was ever an uncompromising foe to human slavery.

WM. CANTY, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Low Moor ; was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1823; emigrated to the United States in 1852, settling in Clinton Co., Iowa, where he purchased and improved a piece of land containing 160 acres, on which he lias since resided. Married, in 1850, Miss Sarah Willis, a native of the same shire as himself; they have five daughters and four sons-Mary S., Robert, Dinah, William, George, Joseph, Elizabeth, Alice and Sallie. His parents, William and Mary (Smith) Canty, were natives of England, and resided there till their deaths. Mr. C. is a stanch Republican.

JOHN S. DANNATT, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Camanche; was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1834; emigrated to the United States in 1831, settling in Clinton Co., Iowa, where he has since resided on his fine farm of 560 acres. He mar- ried, in 1858, Miss Emily Evison, a native of the same part of England as himself ; they have nine children-Johanna L., Mary A., William L., Asa, Eva, Ida, Elbert J., Nettie and Ernest. They are members of the Baptist Church ; Republican.

CHAS. B. ELCE, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Camanche; was born in Clinton Co., Penn., in 1837; came to Iowa in 1855, where he has since resided ; he and his father improved the farm on which he resides, consisting of eighty acres. He married, in 1858, Miss Mary F. Pierce ; she was a native of New Jersey ; they have three chil- dren-Harry M., Georgiana and Fred B. They are members of Methodist Episcopal Church; he is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Mr. E. enlisted in Co. A, 16th Iowa V. I., and served four years. Mr. E. is a stanch Repub- lican.

WM. D. FOLLETT, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Camanche; was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in 1811; removed to Iowa in 1837 ; he laid claim to a tract of land in the southeast part of Clinton Co., which he improved, and on which he still resides ; his present farm consists of 400 acres, and is valued at about $65 per acre. He married, in 1830, Miss Maria Ketchem, a native of New York ; they had five chil- dren, four still living-Kate (now Mrs. Millar), William E., Mahala and Helen. Mrs. F. died in 1856, leaving a husband and four children. Mr. F. again married, in 1862, Miss Davidson, and has two children-Charles and Genevieve; his son, William E., was the first male child born in Clinton Co .; his oldest son, Zander, died at Little

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Rock, Ark., while in the army. Mr. F. was formerly a Democrat; acts with the Greenback party.

JACOB GROHE, Sec. 30; P. O. Camanche; was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1814; came to the United States when he was 4 years old, locating in Jeffer- son Co., N. Y., where he married, in 1855, Miss Sarah A. Bence, a native of that State ; they had eleven children, nine now living-Clemence (now Mrs. Charles), Lavina, William C., Catharine (now Mrs. Charles Thomas), Susan (now Mrs. E. D. Selby), Sarah A., (now Mrs. L. Van Eps), Mila M., Jacob N. and Florence. His wife died in 1870. Mr. G. and family are members of the Baptist Church ; he has been a member of that church for over twenty-seven years ; is a stanch Republican.

HIRAM A. HART, Sec. 20; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Butler Co., Ohio, in 1808 ; came to Iowa in 1849 and entered a tract of land ; returned to Indiana, where his family was residing. He married, in Indiana, in 1848, Miss Mary J. McGuire ; they have four sons and four daughters living-Abraham P., Flora B. (now Mrs. Ciswell), James W. M., Clotie (now Mrs. Smith), Charles R , Francis M., John S. and Mary Jane ; the parents of Mrs. H., James and Susan (Fleck) McGuire, were natives of Ireland and Indiana; her father entered a very extensive tract of land in 1849, lying between Camanche and Low Moor. In 1850, Mr. Hart removed to Iowa with his family, and improved his land, a part of which he now resides upon ; his home farm consists of 800 acres. The parents of Mr. Hart, William and Annabelle (Piatt) Hart, were natives of Ohio, where they resided till their deaths. Mr. Hart was elected to the office of Representative of Dearborn Co., Ind., and served one term prior to coming to Iowa. He is a member of A., F. & A. M., in the higher degrees of that Order. He is a Democrat.

GEO. F. HOWSON, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Camanche; was born in Lin- colnshire, England, in 1846; in 1856, he, with his parents, Richard and Jemima Howson, emigrated to the United States, settling in Clinton Co., where they have since resided. Mr. H. improved the farm on which he resides, consisting of 160 acres. He married, in Clinton Co., Miss Anna Tongue, in 1871 ; they have three children-Grace I., Nora A. and Ira F. Mr. H. and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is a stanch Republican.

CAPT. WM. H. HOYT, P. O. Camanche ; was born in the city of New York in 1826; he, with his parents, removed to Ohio in 1836, settling in Marietta ; he there learned his trade of millwright ; he came to Iowa in 1853, settling at Camanche, where he has resided since ; he built the first flouring-mill erected in Camanche, in 1860 ; it was destroyed by fire in 1871 ; in 1872, he rebuilt on the site of the former mill, which he operated for a short time and sold, removing thence to Fulton, Ill., and built another, which he operated a short time, removing again to Camanche; in 1861, he enlisted in the 16th I. V. I., Co. A ; was elected Captain of the company, and served through the war ; the last eight months was in the rebel prisons at Charleston, S. C. ; he, with the other prisoners, was placed under the fire of the Union batteries, to pro- tect the city ; he was removed thence to Columbia, S. C., and thence to Raleigh, from which prison he was paroled on the 2d day of March, 1865, and received his discharge some time after. He married, at Marietta, Ohio, Miss Adaline Vaughan, a native of that State ; they have three children-Nora (now Mrs. Carter), Andras W. and Free- man V. Mr. H. is a member of the A., F. & A. M., and was for fourteen years the Master of Camanche Lodge, No. 60 ; is a stanch Republican.

S. HYMAN, grain-dealer, Camanche ; was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., in 1828; came to Iowa in 1851, where he has since resided ; he is a carpenter by trade, which he followed prior to, and some time after, he came to the State ; in 1858, engaged in the hardware business ; continued until the tornado of June 3, 1860, when his storehouse was demolished with its contents ; he afterward engaged in the grocery and hardware business, which he carried on for several years, then engaged in the grain, flour and feed business, which is still occupying his attention. In 1853, he visited Pennsylvania, the home of his boyhood, and there married Miss Mary E. Elcc, a native of Lycoming Co. ; the following spring, returned to Iowa with his wife ; they have two

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children-Thomas J. and William D. ; members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; Mr. H. has taken an active part in the church affairs for many years; he is also a member of I. O. O. F. and the Encampment, also of the A. O. U. W. ; he held the office of Mayor of the city of Camanche, and has been identified with its various offices since the town was first organized. Mr. H. was a Whig, now a Republican ; his parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and his mother still resides in that State.

SIMPSON JAMES, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., 1824 ; came to Iowa in 1851 ; he made the principal improvements on the farm on which he resides, consisting of eighty acres ; he first settled in Scott Co., of this State, remaining till 1855. He married, in 1849, Miss Louisa Nichols, daughter of Jonathan and Dexalana ( Wallace) Nichols ; they are members of the Baptist Church ; Mr. J. is a stanch Republican.

JOHN MCCLOSKEY, P. O. Camanche ; was born in Allegheny Co., Penn., in 1823; emigrated West in 1836, locating in St. Louis till 1840, when he went to Davenport. Iowa; in the fall of 1854, he removed to Camanche, where he engaged in the saw-mill and lumber business, and where he has since resided ; from 1845 to 1854, he was most of the time on the Pacific coast, in Oregon, and, while in that State, he met and married, in 1854, Miss Sarah E. Oxner, a native of Kentucky ; Mrs. McCloskey died in 1860. Mr. McCloskey again married, in 1861, Miss R. A. Lawton, of Clinton Co., a native of Illinois ; they have two children-Lottie and Hor- ace. Mr. and Mrs. McC. are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is also a member of A .. F. & A. M. ; he was in the Indian war in Oregon, in 1848 ; he was a Democrat before the war, but since that time has acted with the Republican party.

DANIEL NICHOLS, farmer. Sec. 30 ; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1816 ; emigrated to Jowa in 1853, locating in Clinton Co., where he has since resided ; he made the principal improvements on the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 224 acres. He married, in 1838, Miss Emily Stone, a native of New York ; they had three children, two of whom are living-Dexalana (now Mrs. Feun) and Nettie E. Mrs. N. died in the spring of 1875. The parents of onr sub- ject. Jonathan and Dexalana ( Wallace) Nichols, were natives of New York ; the mother died in New York, in 1844; she was born in 1795; the father was born in 1793, and served through the war of 1812 ; he came to this State, and died in 1875, at the age of 82 years. Mr. N. again married, in 1875, Miss Josephine Weldrof; is a stanch Republican.

J. NICHOLS, Jr., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1818 ; came to Iowa in 1853, locating in Clinton Co., upon the farm on which he now resides, consisting of eighty acres. Ile married, in 1840, Miss Anna Finney, a native of New York ; they had four children-Chestina (now Mrs. George Walls), Elbert W., Adna J., Lelia L. (now Mrs. William Draper). Mrs. N. departed this life in October, 1850. Mr. N. again married, in 1851, Miss Orrila A. Angier, a native of New York ; they have one child -Luella ; they are members of the Baptist Church ; Republican.

DANIEL PATE, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Camanche ; son of David and Bill- zorah (Peas) Pate ; was born in Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1836 ; came to Iowa in 1856, locating in Clinton Co ; he and his brother. James R., improved the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 160 acres ; Mr. P.'s occupation is that of farmer and stock- raiser ; he is a member of the I. O. O. F. ; is a Democrat.

JAMES R. PATE, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Dear- born Co., Ind., in 1840 ; in 1856, he removed to Iowa, locating in Clinton Co., where he and a brother improved a farm of 160 acres, which they still own. In 1870, he married, at Camanche, Miss Alpha Millard, a native of Jackson Co., Iowa, and daugh- ter of David and Emarette (Jinkins) Millard; her father was killed in the tornado of June 3, 1860, at Brophy Creek, of this county ; her mother is still living in Adams Co., of this State. They have two children-Charles P. and Myrtie E .; members of the Baptist Church ; he is also a member of I. O. O. F. His parents were David and

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Billzorah (Peas) Pate; they were natives of Virginia and New York, both now : deceased ; the father died in 1853, the mother in 1864; Mr. P. is a Democrat.

CHAS. N. PIERCE, carpenter and joiner; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Monmouth Co., N. J., in 1835; came to Iowa in 1848, locating at Camanche, where he has since resided. He married, in 1859, at Camanche, Miss Ellen Lee, a native of Ohio; they have one child-Charles A. Mr. P. enlisted in the 16th I. V. I., Co. A. and served through the war; he was promoted to Sergeant, First Lieutenant, and then to Captain of the company ; he was wounded at the battle of Atlanta, Ga., from which will always suffer ; he is a member of A. O. U. W .; he is a stanch Republican.

CHAS. SEWARD, blacksmith ; P. O. C'amanche ; was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1842; removed, with his parents, to Ohio, while very young, settling in Ashtabula Co .. where he remained some years, attending school; there learned the blacksmith trade, but before he had finished his apprenticeship, he removed to Erie Co., Penn., where he finished his trade, and again attended school for some time ; he enlisted in the 2d Independent Battery of Pennsylvania, known as Mehuler's Battery, or the Flying Dutchmen, and served through the war; he returned to Erie Co., Penn., after being discharged, and in 1866 came to Iowa, locating at Camanche, where has been engaged in blacksmithing most of the time. He married, in 1869, Miss Annis Bige- low, of Camanche, daughter of Timothy Bigelow ; they have two children-Eugene and Alice. Mr. S. resided at Low Moor, of this county, for some years, and while there was appointed Postmaster, which office he held for eight years; Mr. S. is a stanch Republican ; he fought through the war and received four wounds.

MERITT H. SPOONER, agent C. & N. W. R. R. ; P. O. Camanche ; son of Elijah and Lois Spooner, who were natives of Connecticut and New York ; were married in the latter State, where they resided till the death of Mrs. S., in 1827, when Mr. S. removed to Ohio. where he died in 1837. Their son was born at Cooperstown, Otsego Co., N. Y., March 16, 1818, where he received a good common-school educa- tion ; in 1856, removed to Iowa, residing at Lyons three years, then removed to Camanche, where he has since resided ; while quite young, he was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker trade ; serving out his time, he commenced for himself, carrying on that branch of business for some years after he settled in Iowa; he has for several years been in the employ of the C. & N. W. R. R., as station agent at Camanche. He mar- ried, in 1844, Miss Delia E. Ripley, a native of Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y. ; daughter of Noah W. and Eliza (Bowen) Ripley ; she was born Sept. 10, 1828, and when 10 years old, removed, with her father, to Otsego Co., N. Y., where she was married ; they have had four children, three are living-Emma (now the wife of H. T. Matthews), Willard E. and Mary ; Mrs. S. is a consistent member of the Methodist Church ; Mr. S. is a member of A., F. & A. M., also of the I. O. O. F. ; is a stanch Republican.

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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 99

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