The history of Dubuque County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., Part 125

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JAMES F. CRIDER, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Centralia ; born in Dubuque Co. Aug. 25, 1849; his parents, James and Rachel Crider, came to Dubuque Co. in thic spring of 1836, from Missouri, and had much to do with the settlement, develop- ment and progress of the county. His father, with Marshal Emerson, kept one of the first stores in Dubuque, but, after five years of mercantile life, became a farmer ; he died Jan. 31, 1879, aged 63; his mother, aged 65, soon followed, being called away by death Feb. 23, 1879. The subject of this sketch has been a constant resident of the county ; he has a pleasant farm of forty-five acres in Sec. 31, Dubuque Township, and nineteen acres of timber land in Center Township. He was married, March 6, 1873, to Miss Mary Alsop, daughter of Thos. and Isabella Alsop, who came to their present home near Center Grove, from England, when the daughter was quite young ; Mr. and Mrs. Crider's only daughter, Mary Elizabeth, aged 9 months, died Sept. 9, 1875.

METCALF DAYKIN, proprietor Three-mile House ; P. O. Center Grove; born in Dubuque Co., March 20, 1848, and, except a nine-years residence in Wiscon- sin, from 1851 to 1860, has been a constant resident of Dubuque Co. Is Postmaster of Center Grove, and, in partnership with his brother, John T., is proprietor of the hotel, and the same firm is also engaged in mining enterprises, owning some fifteen

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acres of mining lots in the vicinity. Mr. D. was married, Nov. 25, 1879, to Miss Eleanor Oliver, a native of the Isle of Man. Wm. Daykin, father of the above, was born in Yorkshire, England, July 27, 1816; married, July 8, 1843, Miss Mary Metcalf ; came to Dubuque Co. in 1845, and settled at Center Grove ; they had seven children, four of whom are deceased, viz., Jonathan, James William, and two named Phillis; the three surviving children are Metcalf (the subject of the above sketch), John T. (his partner in business) and George W. (a blacksmith in Center Grove). John T. Daykin was born in Benton, Lafayette Co., Wis., Aug. 31, 1854; he was married in September, 1874, to Miss Jennie Weston, of West Dubuque; they have three children-Wm. Oliver, Raymond Elvin and Eleanor.

JOHN GOLDTHORP, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Dubuque; he was born July 27, 1808, in Yorkshire, England ; in 1829, he came to Philadelphia, coming on the ship John Wells; in February, 1832, he came to Galena, and there engaged in mining'; the following year, he removed to Blue Mound, Wis., still following mining ; in 1836, he came to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived ; he owns about 405 acres of land ; a large part is under cultivation, which he has cleared and improved, with substantial buildings, etc. He married Alice Cocker Jan. 1, 1833 ; she was born in Lancaster, England, in August, 1808; they have four children-George W., Edward, Sarah J. and John R. ; James was born March 10, 1836 ; was killed while mining on Mr. Rooney's farm, Jan. 18, 1865 ; George W. enlisted in 1861 in a Dubuque bat- tery as gunner ; he was afterward promoted to Sergeant, and served to the end of the war.

T. W. JOHNSTON, Superintendent of Poorhouse and Dubuque County Farm, Julien Station ; P. O. Dubuque. The subject of this sketch was born in Ire- land in 1840 ; his mother died in his early boyhood, and his father, with his broken family, emigrated to America in 1848; for three years they lived in New Jersey, removing to Ohio in 1851 ; after six years' residence in the Buckeye State, the removal, which changed the home to Dubuque Co., Iowa, was made in 1857 ; for two years, they lived in Iowa Township, then removed to Table Mound Township. The father, Thomas Johnston, a well-known and much-esteemed citizen of Table Mound Township, died Jan. 1, 1871, aged 62 years. Mr. J.'s education was mainly received in the excellent schools of Massillon, Ohio, and his creditable career in Dubuque Co. proves that this culture was bestowed upon a mind of good ability ; his honorable record for ten suc- cessive years as Township Clerk, Township Assessor and Clerk of the School Board in Table Mound Township, as member of the State Legislature for the Fifteenth and Six- teenth General Assemblies, and in his present official position since March, 1877, shows that he is entitled to confidence as one of the most trustworthy, capable and efficient citizens of the county.

FREDERICK KNOCKLE, farmer, Sec. 19, P. O. Dubuque ; born May 11, 1825, in Switzerland ; in 1852, he came to Pittsburgh; in 1854, he came to Dubuque Co .; he owns 240 acres of land. Married Cecelia Mona in 1851; she was born in 1826 in Switzerland ; have five children-Albert, Julius, Elizabeth, Louis and Emma.

SAMUEL MARTIN, firm of Walker & Martin, dairy, Sec. 12; P. O. Dubuque; born June 22, 1823, in Warren, R. I .; at about the age of 9 years, he came to Vermont and engaged in farming; afterward, clerked in a store in Brattleboro, where he remained till 1874, when he removed to Dubuque; their dairy is the largest in the county. Married Miss Lucretia Walker in December, 1853; she was born Sept. 26, 1822, in Dummerston, Vt .; they have two children-Harry R. and Julia E .; her father, Reuben Walker, now a resident of Dubuque, was born March 26, 1798, in Dummerston, Vt .; he removed to Dubuque in 1869; Mrs. Martin's mother was thrown from a wagon and killed April 21, 1860, aged 64 years.

GILBERT MERRITT, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Dubuque ; born Jan. 2, 1815, in Pike Co., Penn .; when a child, he came with his parents to Wayne Co .; in 1837, they came to Marion, Ohio; soon after coming here, his father dicd, aged 54

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years ; in 1846, he came to Dubuque Co .; he owns 140 acres of land. Married Fin- etta Shippy in 1848 ; she was born in Ohio; they have thirteen children-Martha, Mary (now in Idaho), Clara, William, Amanda, Lawrence, Elizabeth, George and Bertie are twins, Charles E., Maude, Glen and Grace. Member of the M. E. Church; Republican.

WILLIAM MYERS, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Dubuque ; born in New Mad- rid, Mo., Aug. 22, 1807 ; his father had settled there about 1795, when the territory yet belonged to Spain, and received a patent for his land from the Spanish Govern- ment, and that portion of the Louisiana purchase was not really occupied by the United States Government until after the date on which the subject of this sketch was born. A fondness for pioneer life, fostered by his early associations, led him into vocations only congenial to a daring spirit. Accordingly, the age of 20 finds him a salaried employe of the American Fur Company, at the head of which was John Jacob Astor, of New York. In the employ of this company, for the six years from 1827 to 1833, he was constantly in traffic with the leading tribes of Indians on the Western frontier, and the numerous incidents of that Indian life are vivid pictures of an experience such as few men could undergo. Having closed his engagement with the above firm, he came to Dubuque Co. in June, 1834, when less than a dozen families were in Dubuque. He received an appointment as Major from Gov. Lucas, the first Territorial Governor of Iowa. Opening a store on the corner of Third and Main streets, he continued in business there until 1842, since which time he has lived on his present farm of 160 acres, having located this farm in 1836. He was married, at St. Genevieve, Mo., in 1832, to Miss Susan L. Shannon, daughter of Wm. Shannon, an old and honored. citi- zen of Missouri. Maj. and Mrs. Myers are both Catholic in religion, and, as is nat- ural from old associations, Southern in sentiment. They have six children living-D. D. Myers (of Myers, Tice & Co., Dubuque), Mary J. (now Mrs. Place, of Waterloo), George S. (farming near Alden, Iowa), Annie (now Mrs. Cox, of Alden, Iowa), Har- riet J. (now Mrs. Cox, of Dubuque) and Wm. A .; three deceased-Eliza A., Wm. B. and Susan S.

WILLIAM QUIGLEY, farmer and dairy, Sec. 3; P. O. Dubuque; born Sept. 21, 1839, in Susquehanna Co., Penn .; in 1845, he came, with his parents, to Illi- nois; in 1847, they removed to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived; he and his sister live on and own their old homestead, consisting of over five hundred acres of land.

RUFUS RITTENHOUSE, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Dubuque ; born March 16, 1825, in Hunterdon Co., N. J .; in 1834, he came to Philadelphia with his parents ; in 1836, he came to Dubuque Co .; he has followed the business of bricklaying more or less since 1843; he owns forty acres of land, which is used in farming and raising fruit ; he has an orchard of about six acres. Married Ann McAvoy in 1851 ; she was born in Ireland; they have two children-William and Mary, now Mrs. Thorp; lost Eliza in 1878, aged 18 years ; they also lost three children in infancy. Republican.

CALVIN SCRIPTURE, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Dubuque ; born July 25, 1826, in Lewis Co., N. Y .; at about the age of 7 years, he came, with his parents, to London, Canada; in about 1844, he came to Dubuque Co., Iowa; he owns 120 acres land, well improved ; he has been Township Assessor, School Director, etc .; he has a large supply of weekly and monthly papers, which he takes regularly, and owns a well- selected library, and is otherwise well-informed. Married Miss Mary Strohl March 3, 1853; she was born in Ohio ; they have four children-Mary, Adelia, Carrie and James L. Members of M. E. Church.

EDWARD R. SHANKLAND, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Dubuque ; born March 7, 1819, in Lewes, Del .; when a child, he came with his parents to Philadelphia ; in 1837, he enlisted in the Florida war; served one year ; he then came to Pittsburgh ; in 1856, he came to Dubuque Co .; he owns one of the best-improved farms in the State, consisting of 160 acres, with very substantial buildings. He has been Deputy United States Marshal and President of the State Agricultural Society two years ; he has been prominently connected with the Grange movement from 1871 to 1877. He

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has four children by a former marriage-Edward, now in New Orleans, in the employ of the United States Government (he graduated in the Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N. Y., June, 1878; in September, he entered the Government service as civil engineer) ; Ellen, now Mrs. Casey, living in Nebraska; Ralph and Emeline, now attending the Fifth Ward School. William enlisted in 1862, in the 5th I. V. C., and died in 1863 of disease contracted in the army.

B. SHERIDAN, farmer, Sec. 12 ; P. O. Dubuque; born Sept. 12, 1826, in Luzerne Co., Penn .; in 1833, he came to New York with his parents ; in 1834, he removed to Dubuque Co .; he owns 76 acres of land in this section, also about 10 acres in the city. Married Miss Mary A. Reed in 1855 ; she was born in Ireland ; have eight children-John J., now engaged in merchandising in Dubuque ; Estella F., Agnes R., Kate, Frank, Margaret, Dennis C. and Joseph E. Catholic.

NATHAN SIMPSON, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Dubuque ; born Aug. 15, 1828, in Yorkshire, England ; in 1839, he came to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived ; he owns one-half interest in 420 acres of land and smelting works. His brother George enlisted, in 1861, in the 21st I. V. I., and was killed at the battle of Vicksburg May 16, 1862. Married Nancy Clark in 1854; she was born in Indiana; they have one child, Mary E .; lost Thomas E. in infancy. M. E. Church.

JAMES SLONE, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Dubuque ; born March 19, 1812, in Lincoln Co., Ky .; when about 4 years old, his parents came with him to Edwards- ville, Ill .; the following year they came to St. Charles, Mo .; in 1819, they came to Fountain Ferry, now Alton, Ill .; he then, with his father, ran the ferry ; there was but one house there at that time ; in 1834, he came to Dubuque, and attended the ferry here till 1839 ; there were but five stores here then; in 1840, he came to his present farm ; he now owns 320 acres of land, which he has improved. Married Rhoda J. Gilbert in 1841 ; she was born in Marion Co., Mo .; had six children, five of whom are living-Elizabeth S., Ellen, Martha, John and Sarah ; Susan died June 19, 1860, aged 7 years.

MAJ. E. HOWARD SMITH was born at Utica, N. Y., April 15, 1840; owns 160 acres of land in Sec. 2, Township 89 west, Range 2 east; removed with his parents, Capt. George K. Smith and Mary D. Smith, to Dubuque, Iowa, May 1, 1850, and settled on a farm three miles north of the city, containing nearly 500 acres. Capt. Smith sold out in 1856, and removed with his family to Bowen's Prairie, Jones Co., Iowa. Maj. E. H. Smith, from that date until the commencement of the rebellion, passed his time in attending Cornell College at Mount Vernon, Iowa, in teaching school and in surveying. He enlisted as a private in Co. B, 1st I. V. C., May 8, 1861 ; while serving in the 1st I. V. C., he was appointed as clerk at regimental headquarters, and served in that capacity at different times in the Medical, Quartermaster, Commissary, Assistant Adjutant General and Inspector General's Departments; was present and par- ticipated in the battles of Lone Jack, Mo .; Prairie Grove, Van Buren, Bayou Meter and Little Rock, Ark., besides the numerous skirmishes incident to cavalry service; his principal service was in Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky ; he was promoted Captain of the 6th Ark. V. I., A. D. January, 1864; was transferred and held commissions as Captain in the 18th U. S. I.(colored), 121st U.S. I. (colored), and 6th U. S. C. (colored); was promoted Major of the 13th U. S. A. (colored), of Kentucky, July '6, 1865, and was mustered out of the service about May 1, 1866; served also as Act. Asst. Adj. General, and as Aid-de-Camp on the staffs of Brig. Gen. James F. Wade, and Brevt. Maj. Gen. James S. Brisbin ; was ordered before three different Boards of Examination for officers in the U. S. Army, passing successfully, and being recommended for promo- tion by each Board. In 1866-67, Maj. Smith was engaged in raising cotton at Red Fork, Desha Co., Ark .; not making it a success, he removed to Dubuque in 1868, and has resided there ever since. He was married at Lebanon, Ill., Jan. 16, 1866, to Miss Liddie L. West, who was born in St. Louis, Mo .; they have at present four children- C. Edward, E. Isabel, Harry B. and George A. Smith. Maj. Smith is now engaged in agriculture, making a specialty as a grower and dealer in choice varieties of grain, seeds, potatoes and vegetables ; he now has thirty varieties of winter wheat ; twenty-six of spring

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wheat ; eight of barley ; sixteen of oats; fifty-two of corn, and many varieties of other grains and grass-seeds ; he also has now on hand 400 kinds of potatoes, and is each year adding to his stock, growing all choice new varieties. He has been for the past three years one of the largest produce exhibitors at the State Fairs of Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois ; and the largest exhibition in his line, at the St. Louis Fair and Exposition in 1878-79.

T. C. STEWART, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Dubuque ; born May 1, 1818, in Lee Co., Va .; in 1831, he came with his parents to Missouri ; in 1852, he came to Dubuque Co .; he first visited this locality in 1835, but since 1852 has been a resident here ; he owns 142} acres of land, which he has improved, and has erected very sub- stantial buildings ; he has been about six years a member of the Board of Supervisors ; has also been President of the School Board and Director; he is now Treasurer of the Board. Married Mary A. Singleton in 1846; she was born in 1819 in Missouri ; they have four children-Dewitt C., John W., Ellen and Mary ; lost Margaret, in June, 1876, aged 28 years.

JAMES W. TAYLOR, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Dubuque ; born April 9, 1821, in Sullivan Co., Tenn ; when a boy, he came with his parents to Kentucky, thence to Illinois ; in 1834, they removed to Galena ; his father being a millwright, he also learned this trade as well as that of a carpenter; in 1836, they built a mill in Tete des Mortes Township, Jackson Co .; in 1837, they came to Dubuque Co., and rebuilt a mill for Wheelcr & Loomis, in Center; they also built the works known as Craig's Furnace and Grist Mill, owned by John W. Gray, of Potosi, Wis .; his brother, Joel B., was licensed to preach in about 1840, and has been constantly engaged in this work ever since; his first charge was the M. E. Church at Pleasant Valley ; he prcached in the Centenary Church, at Dubuque, two years ; he is now located at Toledo, Iowa. In 1846, Mr. T. removed to Center Township and improved a farm of eighty acres; this farm he afterward sold ; in 1867, he came to his present location ; he now owns 160 acres. He has been Township Treasurer of Center Township and School Director ; for the past forty years he has been Steward or leader in the M. E. Church. Married Eliza L. Morgan in 1847 ; she was born in Wisconsin ; had twelve children ; eight living- Emeline, Mary A., Landon F., Sarah E., George W., Thomas, Ulysses H., Jennie and John B. M. E. Church.

MRS. MARY WILSON, Sec. 8; P. O. Dubuque ; she was born in Der- byshire, England, Dec. 14, 1829; in 1852, she came to Dubuque Co .; she owns, with her residence, 280 acres of land, which is known as Derby Grange and is one of the finest suburban residences in the county, being located five miles west of Dubuque. She was married to John Burton in 1852; he died in 1854, aged 50 years; she has one daughter by this marriage-Miss Mary Burton, who also inherits a large amount of property by her father-this residence was built by Mr. Erritt at a cost of over $7,000. She has three children by other marriages-Ernest and Grace Wilson, and Joseph T. Stokety.

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JOHN C. BOLEYN, school-teacher, Sec. 6 ; P. O. Sherrill's Mount ; born May 15, 1846, in Holland ; in 1859, he came with his parents to Dubuque Co .; he owns 120 acres of land; in 1868, he attended the Lenox Collegiate Institute, at Hop- kinton, Delaware Co., and continued his studies here till 1871; he then commenced teaching, he having taught, in all, about eight years. He is Secretary of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. He married Miss Louisa Proahl July 7, 1873 ; she was born Dubuque Co .; they have four children-Augusta, Calvin, Clara A. and Bertha. He is one of the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, having held this office for the past ten years.

BALTZER BORN, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Sherrill's Mount; born Aug. 14, 1824, in Germany ; in 1834, he came to Somerset Co., Penn., with his parents ; in

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the fall of 1844, he came to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived; he owns 129 acres of land. He has been Constable. Married Margaret Seigfreit in 1855 ; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1836, and died in 1872 ; has five children-Oscar W., Frank A., Edward E., George D. and Viola ; lost Levi and Joseph in infancy. Second mar- riage was to Mrs. Nicholson, in 1874 ; she was born in Prussia ; have two children- Henry and Effie ; she has children by a former marriage-Parker W. and Mary. Presbyterian Church.

FERDINAND BURGDORF, farmer, Sec. 6 ; P. O. Sherrill's Mount ; born April 7, 1811, in Hanover ; in 1845, he came to Dubuque Co .; he entered and owns 180 acres of land. He is a Trustee in the M. E. Church, and has been School Director. There were but three brick houses in Dubuque when he first came here ; he has hauled wood to Dubuque from his farm for 75 cents a load. Married Johanna Hiemstadt in 1842; she was born in May, 1810, in Hanover, and died Feb. 23, 1878 ; they had one daughter, who married Wm. G. Albright in 1847; she died Dec. 26, 1876 ; they have seven children-two sons and five daughters. Attend the M. E. Church.

JOHN S. CONLEY, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Sherrill's Mount ; he was born April 17, 1827, in Providence, R. I .; at the age of 21, he removed to Newbury- port, Mass., and there engaged in general merchandising; in 1857, he came to Dubuque and there carried on the dry-goods business till 1863, when he removed to his present farm, consisting of 361 acres of land ; he has 300 acres of this land under ·cultivation.

ADAM CRESS, farmer and gardener, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Dubuque ; born Sept. 5, 1836, in Bedford Co., Penn .; when 1 year old, he came with his parents to Dubuque Co .; he owns ninety five acres of land. Married Bertha Wendenbruck in June 1858; she was born in Germany ; have seven children-Eliza M., Emma L., Samuel F., Frank E., Lydia Lena, Anna L. and Hilda Mena. His father was born in 1806, and now lives at Eagle Point. Congregationalist in religion ; Republican in politics.

BENJAMIN B. EVANS, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Sageville ; born Jan. 18, 1812, in Oneida Co., N. Y .; in 1834, he came to Galena and thence to Quincy, Ill .; in 1836, he came to Jackson Co., Iowa; in 1839, he removed to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived; he owns 110 acres of land. Married Mary Norton in 1841; she was born in Ireland in 1824, died Dec. 1, 1860 ; have five children- Anna, Mary, Patrick H., John and Michael ; lost Daniel and Benjamin, aged respec- tively 13 years and 4 years.

SAMUEL FLOYD, farmer, Sec. 34 ; P. O. Sageville ; born Dec. 7, 1803, in York Co., Penn .; in 1826, he came to Rochester, N. Y .; in 1838, to Cincinnati ; in 1840 to Key ; in 1844, he came to Dubuque Co. ; he manages his daughter's farm -- Mrs. Thompson ; he also owns eight acres, with his residence; he married Mrs. Chal- les in 1838 ; she was born in Lancaster Co., Penn .; her parents removed to Baltimore when she was a girl; they have one son ; she has two children by a former marriage --- Henrietta, now Mrs. Thompson, and John F.

JUSTIES GRIMME, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Sherrill's Mount; born Aug. 21, 1818, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1848, he came to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived; they own and occupy the farm formerly settled on by Mrs. Grimme's parents, consisting of 160 acres ; he has been School Director and is President of the School Board. He married Miss Catharine Ihlers Dec. 14, 1850; she was born Oct. 14, 1833, in Hanover; she came to America with her parents in 1844; they have six children-Justies (now holding the office of Constable, having been elected in 1879, he has received quite a liberal education) Edward, Henry, Ferdinand, George and Ver- non. Attends M. E. Church.

FREDERICK HANTELMANN, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Sherrill's Mount ; born Aug. 7, 1834, in Hanover, Germany; in 1844, he came with his parents to Dubuque Co .; he owns 160 acres of land, also 110 acres in Nebraska; he is Town- ship Trustee, and has been School Director. He married Susanna Hillanbrand April 4, 1857; she was born in Würtemberg in 1834; they have seven children-John,

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Daniel, Henry, William, Amelia, Augustus and Susan. In religion, Mr. H. is a Lutheran.

JACOB HEDRICK, farmer and gardener, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Dubuque ; born May 1, 1832, in Germany ; when a year old, he came with his parents to Pennsylvania in 1836, and thence migrated to Dubuque Co .; he owns 120 acres of land. He mar- ried Barbara Esslinger in 1854; she was born in Pennsylvania ; they have eight children-Jacob, William, Mary, Louisa, Mena, Emma, George and Emil; Frank was accidentally shot in 1878 (aged 14 years), by his brother George, while playing with fire-arms.

LOUIS HENNEY, farmer and gardener, Sec. 35; P. O. Dubuque ; born Oct. 27, 1855, in Eagle Point, Iowa, and has always lived in Dubuque Co .; he owns forty acres of land, which he devotes to gardening purposes ; his father was born in Germany in 1818, and died on this farm in 1868; his mother was born in 1825, in Germany, and died here in 1879; his two sisters-Emma and Minnie-live here with him.

PETER HERBER, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Sherrill's Mount ; born July 25, 1835, in Prussia; in 1854, he came to Chicago, and, in 1856, he migrated to Dubuque Co .; he owns eighty acres of land ; he is Township Assessor, Township Trustee, and Treasurer of the School Board. He married Mary Reinert in 1865; she was born in Prussia ; they have five children-Katie, John, Mary, Michael and Frank ; the latter enlisted, in 1862, in Co. E, 21st I. V. I., and served to the end of the war. Mr. H. is a Catholic in religion, and a Democrat in politics.

JOHN JONES, grocer, Postmaster, Durango; was born Nov. 8, 1828, in County Merionetli, Wales; in 1850, he came to Racine, Wis., thence to Galena, Ill .; in 1853, he returned to Wales; remained abroad till 1855, when he returned to Galena, Ill .; in November, 1856, he came to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived; he was appointed Postmaster here, July, 1879. Married Elizabeth Home April 17, 1850; she was born in the county of Carnarvon, Wales; they had five children, three living --- Ellen (now Mrs. Jones, living now in Wales), Jane Ann and Ellis. Attend M. E. Church.

HON. F. M. KNOLL, Sec. 28; P. O. Sageville; he was born March 8, 1833, in Alsace, France; in 1847, he came to Buffalo, N. Y., with his parents ; he remained there till 1853, when he came to Dubuque Co., where he has since resided ; he has served longer in the Legislature that any other man in the State, with the exception of Mr. Larabee, of Fayette Co., having served in all twelve years ; in 1861, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives and served two years; in 1863, he was elected to the Senate, and again re-elected in 1867, serving eight years ; in 1877, he was again elected to the Legislature, and held this position till 1879; he has held various minor offices ; Mr. Knoll is highly intellectual and well qualified to fill the various offices which have been intrusted to him ; he is the possessor of a large and well-selected library. He married Miss Catharine Deckert in November, 1854; she was born in July, 1833, in Alsace, France; died in August, 1873; have eight children-Eugenia, Josephine (now Mrs. Schnepf), Mrs. Hagen (now living in Colorado), Fred, Albert, Augusta, William, Mena and Henry ; second marriage to Agnes Stader, in June, 1874 ; she was born December 1, 1850, in Baden, Germany ; they have three sons-Edward, Thea and Oscar. Lutheran in religion ; Democratic in politics.

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The history of Dubuque County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., Part 125

Author: Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Number of Pages: 964

Author:
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical
Number of Pages: 964