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CHARLES QUADE, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Ballyclough ; born in Han- over, Germany, Jan. 20, 1820; at the age of 26, he emigrated to America, landing in New York on the 8th of August, 186; a month later, he went to Providence, R. I., where he remained until March, 1861, when he removed to Dubuque Co., Iowa ; up to the time of coming here, hc pursued his occupation of cabinet-maker ; since coming West, he has been engaged in farming, his farm comprising eighty acres. He has held township offices ; his political preferences are with the Democratic party, but voting for " the best men " is his political method. He was married, in 1846, to Miss Theresa Rodermith, a native of Bavaria, Germany; they have nine children-Frank, Augustus, Louisa (now Mrs. Bennett), Caroline (now Mrs. Baehler), William, Theresa (now Mrs. Charles Winders), Charles, George and Henry.
ERNEST QUADE, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Ballyclough ; born in Ger- many Sept. 10, 1835; emigrated to America in 1848; for three years, he made his home in St. Louis, attending school and clerking in a store while there; came to Dubuque Co. in 1851, and has since then been engaged in farming ; has a farm of 200 acres. He was married, in 1861, to Miss Alvina Mehrdor-a finely educated lady, and a native of Germany ; they have five children-Augustus, Ernest, Alvina, Bertha and Bruno.
JOSEPH RADFORD, Sec. 2; P. O. Rockdale ; born in England April 5, 1839 ; came to Dubuque Co., Iowa, with his parents, in 1843; his father, James Radford, died March 3, 1878; his mother, Martha Radford, died in April, 1852 ; Mr. R., for most of his business life, has been engaged in smelting, handling ore, etc. During the civil war, he was, for the entire term of service, a member of Co. C, 21st I. V. I., participating in all the numerous battles in which that gallant regiment was engaged, among which may be mentioned Hartsville (Mo.), Spanish Fort, Champion Hill, Mobile, Port Gibson, siege of Vicksburg, etc., being honorably discharged with his command at the close of the war. In politics, he is a Republican, oftentimes voting for " the best men," irrespective of party. He was married, in 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Coates, a native of England ; they have two children-Mary Jane and John Thomas.
MICHAEL RIDER, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Dubuque; born in Germany July 22, 1843 ; came to Dubuque Co. with his parents in 1846, and has resided here since, except during an absence of two summers ; his father, Hubert Rider, died in 1852 ; his mother, Anna C. (now Mrs. Hilkin), lives in the city of Dubuque ; Mr. R. was for some years engaged in mining, but the greater part of his time has been employed in farming and stock-raising. In politics, he is a Republican. He was mar- ried, in 1879, to Mrs. Mary Rider (maiden name, Mary Authicr), who came to Dubuque Co. with her parents-Renne and Mary E. Authier, in 1870 ; her parents now live in Dakota; they have one child-Malinda Rider.
THOMAS WATTERS, proprietor of the South Dubuque Mills ; P. O. Rockdale ; born in Rockdale Oct. 28, 1840; his parents, Thomas and Ann Watters, were very early settlers here, the present flourishing city of Dubuque being only a small village at the time of their coming; his father's long and useful life here was closed by death in 1866; his mother-an active, cheerful old lady of 78-is still living, at Center Grove. In 1870, the subject of this sketch was married to Miss Mary Case, daughter of Hiram and Julia Case, who removed from New York to Dubuque Co. in 1860 ; her mother was called away by death in 1878; her father is still living, aged 84 ; previous to 1868, Mr. Watters was engaged in farming, stock-dealing, and kindred enterprises ; in the year above mentioned, he purchased an interest in the Rockdale (now South Dubuque) Mills ; an additional purchase since makes him the largest owner in these mills, now operated by himself and A. W. Hosford ; for the past dozen years, his atten- tion has been given to his business in the mills, whose able management proves the pro- prictorship to be capable, efficient, energetic and progressive.
JOSEPH WINDERS, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Key West; born in Pitts- burgh, Penn., Feb. 12, 1825 ; came to Dubuque Co. in 1850, and has since that date been engaged in farming, his farm embracing ninety-three acres. Politics, Republican. He was married, in 1846, to Miss Mary Whitaker, a native of England ; they have
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eleven children-Joseph, James, Alice (now Mrs. Brunskill), Nannie (now Mrs. Addy- min), Anthony, George, John, Miles, Frank, Thomas and Mary Elizabeth ; six have died-Eddie, Mary E., Sarah A., and three who died in infancy.
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JAMES H. ALLISON, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Peosta ; born in Wayne Co., Ohio, July 27, 1835; came to Dubuque Co. in May, 1865 ; he has been engaged in farming most of his life, though he taught school for some time in Ohio. In the civil war, he was a member of Co. I, 163d Regt., O. N. G .; his farm here embraces 302 acres, including ten acres of timber land in Iowa Township. His wife, nee Cornelia Boots, was a native of Richland Co., Ohio. They were married Feb. 19, 1861 ; have two children living -John M. and William B., and three died in infancy. Mr. Alli- son's father, John Allison, born in Pennsylvania in 1798, was one of the pioneers of Wayne Co., Ohio, coming there from Pennsylvania in 1820, and thence to Dubuque Co. in 1865 ; the mother, Margaret Allison, died in 1861; but three of the family now remain-the father, an active, clear-headed, genial old gentleman of 82; William B., U. S. Senator, and James K., the subject of this sketch.
WILLIAM I. ANDERSON, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Peosta ; born in Ken- tucky Nov. 13, 1814; he came to Southern Indiana in 1830; thence to Dubuque Co. in 1835; was engaged in mining during the winter of 1835-36, but has farmed most of the time since ; he lived near Sherrill's Mound till 1844, then in Iowa Township till 1867, since which time he has resided on his present farm of 173 acres in Vernon Township. He is identified with the Methodist Church, and with the Democratic party ; has been County Surveyor, Justice of the Peace, etc. Mr. Anderson has been married three times; first, to E. J. Denny ; second, to Hester Hillman ; third, to Mrs. Jane Averill ; he has had four children by the first marriage, seven by second, and four by the third ; eight of his children are yet living.
S. B. AUSTIN, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Peosta ; born in Ireland , Aug. 11, 1835 ; came to America in August, 1847 ; stopped two years in New York, and came to Dubuque Co. in 1849 ; has farmed since coming here, except two years employed on Illinois Central Railroad ; has a farm of eighty acres. Mr. Austin acts with the Repub- lican party ; is also a member of the Presbyterian Church ; his wife, Emma Kirby, was born in Dubuque Co. Oct. 10, 1846. They were married April 7, 1864; have six chil- dren -- George R., William P., Lila M., Clara, Bertha and James.
THOMAS AUSTIN, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Peosta ; born in Ireland July 22, 1837 ; came to America in 1847; to Dubuque Co. in 1849; engaged in farming ; has a farm of 120 acres; has held township offices. Is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a Republican. Was married, in 1862, to Mary Gauchet, a native of New York ; has three children living; five dead ; those living are John, Alfred and Ella.
D. M. BUIE, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Epworth ; born in Kentucky April 20, 1810; left Kentucky in 1828; lived in Illinois till 1832, when he came to Dubuque Co .; was in Black Hawk war in Gen. Henry's brigade, Col. Fry's regiment ; has held township offices and been Captain of militia ; has 378 acres of land in Vernon, Taylor and Iowa Townships. Has been twice married, first in 1839, to Mrs. Sarah Camp, widow of Col. H. T. Camp; she died in 1864. His second wife was Mrs. Margaret Miller, born in Belfast, Ireland, of Scotch parentage; Mr. Buie had two children by his first wife-a daughter, E. E. I., who died aged 26 years, and a son, Frederick C., who died aged 18 months; he has three step-children by his first wife-William K. Camp, now in Hot Springs, Ark .; Mrs. Mary D. Palmer, of Dubuque, and Mrs. Sarah D. Meyers, of California ; and by his second wife-Mrs. J. Burge, of Cali- fornia ; Mrs. E. W. Sculley and A. B. Miller, of. Minnesota, and J. H. and Robert C. Miller of Dakota. Mr. Buie is a member of the M. E. Church, and of the Demo- cratic party.
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JOHN M. MOORE, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Centralia; born in Missouri Feb. 16, 1809; came to Dubuque Co. in 1833 to his present location, where he has made a fine farm of 200 acres, 120 of which is under cultivation. Mr. Moore is a mem- ber of the Democratic party ; was in the State Legislature 1854-57, and has held other public offices, as member Board of Supervisors, Justice of the Peacc, etc. His first wife was Nancy Brady, the marriage taking place March 26, 1837 ; his second wife was Catharine Anderson, to whom he was married Dec. 31, 1866; Mr. Moore has ten children living-Daniel B., John F., C. P., Mary (now Mrs. Brant), Lucy A., Benjamin F., Ada, Cora, Jane and Thomas W .; seven have died-two of these in Co. H, 21st I. V. I., the death of one being caused by wounds, of the other, disease.
PATRICK J. MURRAY, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Epworth ; born in Ire- land Jan. 6, 1845 ; came to America in 1853 ; after stopping in New York two years, : he migrated westward and located in Dubuque Co .; is engaged in farming, with fine success ; has a farm of 160 acres in Secs. 19 and 24. Is a member of the Catholic Church, and identified with the Democratic party. He was married in June, 1878, to Miss Ellen Hall, of Dubuque Co .; Mr. Murray's father and mother have been asso- ciated with him in his various removals, and are yet members of his pleasant house- hold.
JOHN S. SMEAD, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Peosta; born in Wisconsin Feb. 14, 1838; came to Dubuque Co. in 1866 ; lived nine years in the city of Dubuque, since then on his beautifully located stock farm of 240 acres, near Peosta. He was married, on the 29th of August, 1872, to Mary E. Rider, a native of Dubuque Co .; has three children-Cornelia B., Horace G. and Helen ; Mr. Smead's father, John S., came from St. Louis to Galena mines in 1827, when there were no white settlements west of Dodgeville, Wis., and the family, having lived in the vicinity of Dubuque ever since, are properly ranked among the earliest pioneers of this locality.
JAMES SNODGRASS, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Peosta; born in Harrison Co., Ky., Oct. 28, 1811; moved to Missouri in 1832, to Grant Co., Wis., in 1835, and to his present location in 1840 ; has farmed here since, the only extended absence being a trip to California, going the overland route in 1850, returning by water in 1851 ; he has a fine farm of 302 acres. Mr. S. was married, May 3, 1840, to Amanda Jordan; she was born March 7, 1825, and died May 4, 1874; he has ton children, all living-William H. (in Fremont Co.), Mary A., Harrison W., Eliza E. (in Min- nesota), Isabella (near Dubuque), Sarah O., John M. (in Minnesota), Laura A. (in Fremont Co.), Charles A., Walter F.
A. B. STORY, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Epworth ; born in Illinois May 3, 1828 ; came to Dubuque Co. in 1841 ; has a farm of sixty-one acres in Vernon and Iowa Townships, and is joint inventor and owner of a valuable stump-extractor, for which several thousand dollars' worth of territory has been sold. In 1847-48, he was in the Mexican war, in the 1st Regular Infantry ; he also served three years in the late civil war, as a member of Co. F, 21st I. V. I., being promoted to Lieutenant near the close of the war; he was engaged in the battles of Vicksburg, Jackson, Hartsville, Mo., Port Gibson, Mobile, etc., being wounded at Port Gibson. Mr. S. was married, in 1850, to Martha McDowell, of Missouri, who died in 1851. He was married again, June 27, 1853, to Sarah Anderson, of Virginia; has four children living-Adelia A. (now Mrs. Bradfield), Albert J., Sarah M. and John A .; six are dead-Buell S., Nor- ris, William, Aaron, James and Paton R.
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BEN ARQUITT, proprietor of stone quarries, Farley ; is a native of New York State, and was born in Syracuse June 6, 1848 ; his parents came to Iowa in 1857, and located in Dubuque Co .; he grew up to manhood here ; he is engaged in quarrying and shipping stone ; he owns forty-five acres of quarry land; the stone is of a very superior quality, and has an excellent reputation wherever used. In 1871, Mr. Arquitt
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was united in marriage to Miss Bridget Murphy, from Auburn, N. Y .; they have three children-Clara, Agnes and Gertrude.
REV. J. B. ALBROOK, A. M., Principal of Epworth Seminary, Epworth ; born in Clarion Co., Penn., July 18, 1844; came, with his parents, to Dela- ware Co., Iowa, in 1857; in 1863, he enlisted in the 2d I. V. C., where he served his country faithfully till the close of the war ; he then entered Cornell College, graduating with full honors in the classical course in 1870, having made the best record in his- class; that fall, he entered the Upper Iowa Conference, and was sent his first three years to Central City, which charge he left largely increased in spiritual and financial power, with a new church and parsonage; he was sent to Earlville one year, and then to Dyersville three years, the membership being doubled in that time ; he was then : stationed at Maquoketa, with grand benefits resulting to the church there; his finely disciplined mind and untiring working force have made him a brilliant record since he entered college ; his editorship of the Collegian, at Cornell, evinced fine ability, further proven by later work as editor of various camp-meeting journals and the authorship of a book, " The Sunday School Assembly of the Northwest ;" he has been Secretary or President of various county and State Sunday School Associations, etc .; has been Chaplain of Grand Lodge of Good Templars and Chief Superintendent of Juvenile Templars, and has done noble work for temperance in Epworth, evidenced by a fine silverware testimonial from the citizens of the place, in memory of his services; the seminary, under his care, is making grand strides upward, and will so continue, for its Principal is a constant worker and knows no such word as fail.
C. S. BALDWIN, M. D., physician and surgeon, Farley ; is a native of Delaware Co., N. Y., and was born April 3, 1835 ; he grew up and received his educa- tion in that State, and began reading medicine ; he came West to Cincinnati and com- pleted his medical studies, and graduated at the Physio-Medical College, under President A. Curtis ; he came to Dubuque in 1860, and in the' fall of 1861 came to Farley, and engaged in the practice of medicine; he was the first physician in Farley, and continued the practice of his profession until within the past few years, when he has given the most of his time to the interests of his drug business, which is the only drug store in Farley. He has held the office of Town Trustee and school offices; he is a member of the Order of I. O. O. F. In 1859, Dr. Baldwin was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Miller, from Vestal, Broome Co., N. Y .; they have five children-Ella, now Mrs. A. W. Graham, of Storm Lake, Flora, Herbert, Elmer and Edith.
JAMES F. BRADY, Pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Farley ; is a native of Ireland, and was born in the city of Dublin July 27, 1844 ; he grew up to manhood and received his literary education there, and also pursued his theological studies ; he came to the United States in 1870, and came the same year to Dubuque, and was appointed Assistant Pastor at the Cathedral ; he was appointed Assistant Pastor at Des Moines, and was there two years ; in 1873, he was appointed to his first pastorate at Ossian, Winneshiek Co., where he remained five years ; after serving a short time as Pastor of the church in De Witt, Clinton Co., he was, in December, 1878, appointed to his present pastorate of St. Joseph's Church in Farley.
T. J. BRIGGS, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Epworth ; born in Hampden, six miles south of Bangor, Me., Feb. 26, 1838 ; his father and family removed to the town of Adams, Hillsdale Co., Mich., in 1838 or 1840, and from there to Dubuque Co. in June, 1844 ; so much of Mr. Briggs' life having been spent here, he has had no unimportant part to perform in changing this portion of the " Hawkeye State " from its natural condition to its present state of cultivated prosperity, and he can probably give quite as clear a statement as any man in his community of the " happenings " here since 1844; he has formerly farmed extensively, but of late years proceeds on the motto of' " A little farm well tilled," and practices this maxim on his 40-acre farm near Epworth, being closely identified with the interests of the town, of which his father, Otis Briggs, deceased, was one of the founders. Is a Republican ; has held township offices. He was married, Dec. 23, 1868, to Miss Mary P. Snyder, of Iowa City, to which place she had removed in 1841 from Cincinnati, Ohio, her native place ; their only child, Mary Eliza, was called away by death.
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· L. R. BROWN, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Epworth ; born in Maine Oct. 24, 1830 ; came to Dubuque Co. in the spring of 1856 ; for some ten years, most of his time was devoted to the profession of teaching, being employed for five years in charge of the public schools of Epworth ; farming and stock-raising has been his vocation in later years, preferring, however, to devote his attention to stock-raising, rather than to the cultivation of grain ; his landed possessions aggregate 349 acres, in one of the finest localities in Dubuque Co., and his comfortable financial situation is the natural sequence of his own unaided, but well directed exertions. Worth less than $200 on coming to the county, he ranks to-day among the foremost of her substantial citizens. Politically, he may be classed as an Independent Republican, with an earnest desire to see the best measures adopted, and the best men in office, without strict regard to party lines.
L. R. BURNHAM, Superintendent of the Farley Creamery, Farley ; is a native of New York State, and was born Jan. 30, 1847 ; he grew up to manhood in that State. While living there, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma G. Wing in the fall of 1870; in March, 1874, he came to Iowa and learned his business at Sand Spring ; in June, 1878, when the Farley Creamery was established, he was appointed Superintendent, and since then has had the management of it.
P. M. BYERLY, wagon-maker, Farley ; is a native of Ross Co., Ohio, and was born Aug. 2, 1838; his parents came to Iowa when he was only 4 years of age, and located in Dubuque Co. in 1842; they locatod six miles north of Dubuque ; he grew up in this county, and learned his trade in Dubuque. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. G, 1st I. V. C., and served in that regiment three years and three months ; then served one year in Co. H, 4th Regt., Hancock's Veteran Corps; he was wounded, being shot in the head in crossing the Little Missouri River, Ark .; after the war, in 1867, he located at Farley and established his present business, and has con- tinued it since then, and is the only wagon-maker here; he belongs to the Order of United Workmen. In 1866, Mr. Byerly married Miss S. E. Stoffel, from Illinois ; he has one son-Melville H., by former wife.
SIMEON CLARK, Postmaster, Farley ; is a native of Ohio, and was born in Hamilton Co., near Cincinnati, Aug. 9, 1801; he came to Illinois at an early day, and came to Iowa; he crossed the river June 24, 1834, and located in Dubuque Co. about ten miles west of Dubuque, and made a claim ; he was one of the earliest settlers ; he built a cabin, and the wolves were so thick they would chase his dog in the house of nights ; he began making a farm ; he brought the first hogs across the river in Northern Iowa, and afterward sold one of them to J. P. Farley for $30.50 ; he continued farming until 1866, when he came to Farley and engaged in the mercantile business; he has. held the office of Postmaster for the past eleven years, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace ; he delivered the first temperance lecture ever given in Dubuque in 1836; he attended the first Fourth of July celebration, and was Chaplain of the day ; there are few of the old settlers now living who can be more entertaining in, relating incidents of the early days of Dubuque Co. than Mr. Clark ; he has had twenty-four wolf scalps in his house at one time, and all taken off by himself. In 1823, he was united in mar- riage to Miss Sarah Snodgrass, a native of Ohio ; she died ; two children living-Caro- line and Fletcher W. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Eliza J. Brown, a native of Kentucky, May 22, 1866; they have one son-Simeon W. Mr. Clark came to Dubuque with her parents in 1835; they were very early settlers ; her mother is 72 years of age, and is still living in Dubuque. George H. Brown, manufacturer of brooms, is a son of Mrs. Clark ; he was born in Dubuque April 1, 1848 ; he grew up and learned his trade in Dubuque; he was in Chicago several years manufacturing brooms, and came to Farley in September, 1879, and since then has been engaged in business here.
REV. J. COMERFORD, Pastor of Pleasant Grove Catholic Church; resi- dence with E. H. Horsefield; Sec. 33; P. O. Epworth ; born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Feb. 2, 1854. At the age of 12, after some preliminary study, went to St. Kiernan's College, Kilkenny, and remained there nine years ; thence to St. John's Col- lege, Waterford, Ireland, where he finished his course after two years' study, and was ordained for the diocese of Dubuque June 2, 1878; in October of the same year, he
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came to America, and, after his arrival in Dubuque, was stationed a short time in Waverly, and afterward at St. Patrick's Church in Dubuque ; on the 13th of April, 1879, he was appointed to his first mission at Epworth, where he has commenced and is ener- getically carrying forward the erection of a fine church edifice ; in addition to this, his pastoral work at Pleasant Grove is zealously attended to. The people of his church have much reason to feel gratified in having at their head, so capable, faithful and efficient a Pastor.
J. D. DICKINSON, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Epworth ; born in Chester Co., Penn., April 4, 1821 ; remaining there until 21 years of age, when he changed his residence to Huntingdon (now Blair) Co., in the same State; in 1845, he came to Dubuque Co .; his occupation for most of his life has been farming ; his farm consists of 130 acres of good land in Sec. 15. He is a member of the Lutheran Church ; and a Republican in politics. Has held township offices. Mr. Dickinson was married in 1843 to Elizabeth Broombaugh, of Pennsylvania; they have eight children living- Adaline A. (now Mrs. King, of Farley ), William E. (of Dakota), Loretta (now Mrs. Rolla, of Emporia, Kan.), Almira (now Mrs. Wells, of Shelby Co.), Annetta (now Mrs. Wilmott, of Farley), Martha Jane (now in Normal School, Emporia, Kan.), Charles J. (in Wyoming Territory), George F .; one child, Mary C., is dead.
DANIEL DURHAM, farmer, Epworth; born in New York Feb. 8, 1828 ; came to Iowa, Clinton Co., in 1844, and to Jackson Co. in 1845, remaining there until 1854 ; he then removed to Minnesota, in which State he resided until 1865, taking an active part throughout the war in support of all measures tending to preserve the Union ; in 1865, he came to Dubuque Co., and has been a worthy citizen here since that date, except one year of merchandising in Minnesota ; his attention has always been given to farming ; for the past few years, he has been gradually working to make his business what it now is, largely that of dairy farming, to which his nice rolling farm of 110 acres, in Secs. 2 and 11 is peculiarly well adapted. He is connected with the Repub- lican party ; has held school-offices, and was one of the leading members of the organiza- tion of the Baptist Church in Epworth. His first wife was Emeline Graham, a native of Pennsylvania, married in 1851; she died in Minnesota July 28, 1860. His second wife was Lamira Ensign, a native of New York; they were married in 1861 ; four chil- dren are living-Mary (now Mrs. Wright), Alice E., Almon L. and Freddie A .; four have died-Franklin A., Clarence, and twins (unnamed) who died in infancy.
S. A. DUTCHER, retired, Farley ; is a native of Connecticut, and was born in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Jan. 7, 1823; he grew up to manhood there, and came West to Iowa in 1855, and located at Dubuque; he engaged in contracting; the firm of Dutcher, Brigham & Co. built the Illinois Central R. R. from Freeport to Dunleith ; they also built thirty miles west of the river of the Dubuque & Sioux City R. R .; after the war, Mr. Dutcher settled upon his farm, and lived there until he removed to Farley ; he still owns his farm of 270 acres, finely improved. He has held town and school offices. He was united in marriage, March 11, 1870, to Miss Caroline E. Russell, from Salisbury, Conn., a daughter of Wm. P. Russell, of that place ; she died Oct. 31, 1879; they had two children, neither of whom are living.
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