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ALCORN, WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 6; born Jan. 28, 1834, in Mercer Co., Penn .; in 1854, came to Fayette ; in 1867, returned to Delaware Co., and returned to Fayette Co. in 1877 ; owns 350 acres of land, valued at $11,000, and 82 acres in Delaware Co., valued at
$2,000. Married Elizabeth Montgomery Sept. 7, 1865; she was born Sept. 1, 1843, in Delaware Co., Iowa ; they have five children-Mary J., George E., Carrie E., Archie and William. Are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Appleman, Louis, farmer, Sec. 24.
Archer, A. J., harness maker. Archer, L. D.
Armstrong, L., physician.
Ash, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 33.
ASH, WILLIAM, retired farmer,
residence on Pine street ; born Aug. 1, 1819, in Alleghany Co., Md .; Oct. 30, 1836, went to Tippecanoe Co., Ind. ; in 1846, went to Wabash Co., Ind. ; in 1858, came to West Union Tp., and settled on S. 33 ; owns 210 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Married Eliza A. Ashy Sept. 13, 1840 ; she was born Jan. 14, 1822, in Butler Co., Ohio; had nine children -Sarah E. (now Mrs. Hough), Mary E., born Sept. 1, 1844, died July 7, 1870, was the wife of A. A. Davis; Joseph C., Sibbia, born Aug. 26, 1848, died Aug. 27, 1849 ; Henry W., Susan E., Jennie, William H. and Nellie B. Are members of the M. E. Church. Was Assessor one year in Indiana, and a member of the Board of Supervisors ; Republican.
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Askey, Flem., farmer, Sec. 28. Askey, Jas. M., farmer, Sec. 28.
ASKEY, JOHN E., farmer, Sec. 28 ; born April 13, 1817, in Clinton Co., Penn. ; in 1820, went to Center Co .; Penn. ; May 14, 1864, came to West Union ; owns 225 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Harriet Mc- Masters May 20, 1847 ; she was born in Feb., 1827, in Center Co., Penn. ; had seven children, five living-James M., Fleming, Edwin G., Eliza J., and Robert C. Are members of the M. E. Church.
Askey, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 28.
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ERKEY, E. H.
BALDWIN, ENOCH, retired, res. on Elm st .; born March 10, 1785, in Mor ris Co., N. J .; in 1799, went to Essex Co., N. J .; in 1819, went to Newark, N. J., and then removed to Licking Co., Ohio, from there to McHenry Co., Ill., and from there to West Union, and first com- menced the boot and shoe trade; contin- ued it about three years and then engaged in a saw and grist-mill, which was his last business. Married Nancy Spear in Oct., 1854 ; she was born Sept. 13, 1810 ; died Oct. 9, 1877 ; had five children by a former marriage, three are living-W. M., John B. and Eliza (now Mrs. Ball). He owns fifty acres of land, with a saw-mill, about two miles east of here. Is a Republian.
BARNES, HUNTING, livery and horse training; born in Orange Co., N. Y., Oct. 12, 1832; in 1842, he came to Cayuga Co., N. Y .; in 1845, came to Milwaukee, Wis .; in 1850, commenced sailing on the lakes ; con- tinued for three seasons ; in 1854, went to New York and shipped on the brig Anny for San Francisco ; returned the following year ; in 1855, returned 'to Milwaukee and handled trotting horses that Fall ; in 1856, he shipped on the first vessel sent to Liverpool loaded with staves from Milwaukee; returned in 1857, then came to Fayette Co., Iowa ; in 1859, went to California and crossed the plains ; in 1864, returned to Fay- ette Co .. Married Josephine Hale Nov. 18, 1864; she was born in Mil- waukee Co .; have five children- Lorane E., Stella, Wilbur, Willie and
Lulu. He owns a house and lot in Fayette Co.
Barns, J. O., express.
Barns William, farmer.
BARNHART, P. A., farmer, Sec. 32; born in Center Co., Penn., May 25, 1826 ; in 1865, he came to West Union ; owns 96 acres, valued at $30 per acre. Married Mary E. Austes
May 21, 1861; she was born in January, 1829; had two children- James A. and William F., both dead. They are members of the M. E. Church ; has been School Director. Barnhouse, J. M., farmer, Sec. 11.
Barnhouse, William, farmer, Sec. 11. Barrett, James, laborer.
BEAMER, DAVID, farmer, Sec. 12; born in Bavaria, Germany, March 22, 1822 ; in 1833, came to Erie, Penn .; in 1852, came to West Union ; owns 200 acres, valued at $30 per acre. Married Sophia M. Hantz Aug. 29, 1849; she was born in Bavaria, Ger- many Sept., 1821 ; liad eleven children, nine living-Margaret, William H., John H., Maria S., Caroline, James B., Mary J., Adeline and Louisa. Are members of the United Brethren Church; is a Greenbacker ; has been Road Super- visor and School Director.
Beattie, Silas, hardware.
BEIGHTOL, MATTHIAS, far.
Section 18; born in Center County, Penn., Feb. 15, 1817; in 1865, came to West Union ; owns 135 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Married Sarah Bressler March 16, 1841 ; she was born in Center Co., Penn, Oct. 1, 1821 ; had five children, four living-Fietta E. J., William J., Mary C., Annie E., and John. He enlisted in Co. E, 5th Pennsylvania Infantry ; served one year and was killed at Richmond, Va., June 29, 1862. They are members of the Reformed Church. Mrs. B.'s father, John N. Bressler, was born Dec. 28, 1780, in Centre Co., Penn. He still lives there and is enjoying good health. BELL, DAVID, retired farmer ; born in Hartford Co., Md., May 1, 1808; in 1837, came to Carroll Co., Ohio ; in 1849, came to Madison, Wis .; in 1851, returned to Carroll Co., and in 1855, came to Fayette Co. and settled on Sec. 19, Dover Tp. ; he owns 280 acres,
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valued at $22 per acre. Married Eliza- beth McAllister in 1850; she was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1813; have one child-Jane H. (now Mrs. Phillips). Mrs. B. is a member of the M. E. Church. He is a Democrat ; has held all the township offices.
BENT, CURTIS R., of the firm of Bent & Scofield, druggists, also insurance and real estate agents, residence on Sec. 8, near city limits ; he owns forty acres on Sec. 8, 120 acres on Sec. 18, this township, twenty acr s in Sec. 27, Auburn Township, and fifteen acres in Dover Township ; born in Windham Co., Vt., Aug. 23, 1820; moved to Rock Co., Wis., in May, 1840; resided there until February, 1852, when he came to Auburn Town- ship, Fayette Co., Iowa; lived there until March, 1855, when he came to West Union ; during the time he was in Auburn, he was engaged in the manu- facture of lumber ; since then, he has been engaged in the farming, mercan- tile and real estate business ; for several years he was a member of the Board of Supervisors, member of the 12th General Assembly in 1868 and 1869. His first wife was Eleanora Robinson ; she died Feb. 4, 1857; two children by this marriage, both now living- Emma M. and Carrie A. His present wife, Mrs. Sarah J. Atwood (sister of first wife) ; they have one child-Iowa B. Mr. Bent is a member of the M. E. Church. Mrs. B. is a Baptist.
BERKEY, J. J., attorney at law ; office in Berkey's building, Vine street, opposite public square; residence on Jones street ; was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, Aug. 3, 1833; moved to McLean Co .. Ill., in 1852 ; came to West Union in Oct., 1855. He was engaged in mer- cantile business here until 1858 ; stud- ied law with Hon. Milo McGlathery, and was admitted to the bar in 1860. Entered the army, in August, 1862, as First Lieutenant of Co. A, 38th I. V. I .; was promoted to Captaincy of the com- pany in July, 1863; mustered out in January., 1865. He has been Mayor of this city two terms, 1873 and 1874. Married Mary A. Merihugh, in 1856 ; she was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y .; they had two children-one died
in infancy ; one son now living-Lewis C., born Sept. 8, 1857.
BERRY, WILL A., Deputy Re- corder; was born, Jan. 25, 1852, in Troy, Penn. ; in 1859, came to Will- iamsport Penn .; and in 1874, came to West Union ; has been employed in the offices of Recorder and Auditor ever since he came here ; his parents reside in Williamsport, Penn., also his sisters and brother.
Bishop, Frank, farmer Sec. 22.
Bishop, H. O., farmer.
Blair, John, laborer.
Blakesley, J. B.
BLAKESLEY, MATHEW L.,
watch maker and jeweler, on Elm street ; was born June 10, 1846, in McHenry Co., Ill .; in 1847, came, with his parents, to Harrison Co., Ind. ; in 1849, came to Kankakee Co., Ill .; in 1852, came to Clayton Co., Iowa; in 1858, returned to Kankakee Co., Ill ; in 1869, came to Fayette Co., Iowa; in 1870, returned to Kankakee Co., Ill .; same year, came to Sandusky City, Ohio ; in 1872, returned to Kankakee Co., Ill .; in 1874, came to Fayette Co .; and came to West Union in 1876. Married Mar- garet A. Blakesley April 6, 1870; she was born in 1851, in Sandusky City, Ohio; have four children, three living -Watson R., Eliza A. and Edson L. Bloomfield, James, farmer, Sec. 4.
Blunt, G., farmer, Sec. 1.
Blunt, James, farmer, Sec. 1.
Blunt, Jesse, farmer, Sec. 1.
Blunt, L., farmer, Sec. 1.
BOWLEY, ANDREW J., dealer in dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots, shoes, etc., Peck & Heiserman's block, Vine street, opposite public square ; was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Jan. 3, 1830 ; removed to Independence, Iowa, in 1857 ; came to West Union in May, 1877. Married Cornelia A. Kins- ley, of Vermont.
Brewer, J. S., farmer, Sec. 10.
Brown, John J., farmer, Sec. 35.
Bronsier, A., farmer Sec. 12.
Bronsier, G., farmer, Sec. 12.
Buck, C., shoemaker with J. S. Sampson. Burlingham, R. E., retired farmer.
BUNTON, L. M., farmer, Sec. 33; born July 28, 1836, in Frankfort Co., Ky .; in 1839, came to Rock
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Co., Wis .; in 1858, came to West Union, and settled on his present farm in 1876; owns 120 acres, valued at $2,500. Married Amanthus Ash Oct. 11, 1865 ; she was born Aug. 27, 1846, in Tippecanoe Co., Ind .; have one child -Clara, born Oct. 18, 1869; enlisted in 1862, in Co. G, 38th I. V. I .; served three years ; was in the battles of Vicks- burg, Ft. Morgan, Ala., Mobile and others.
Butler, B., farmer. Butler, H., far., S. 34. Butler, Jos., far., S. 29.
BUTLER, JOSEPH, of the firm of Finch & Butler, grocers, Elm st., opposite Public Square ; born near Mon- roe, Greene Co., Wis., April 14, 1850 ; July, of same year, his parents came to Westfield Tp., this county ; he came to West Union, this year, 1878. Mar- ried Clara M. Kelsey, June 21, 1874 ; she was born in this county April 1, 1858.
Byers, Andrew, far., S. 30. YAMP, EVANS, carpenter. C
Cannon, Wm., far., Secs. 3 and 10.
Capwall, G. S., far., Secs. 21 and 22. Carmichael, H. H., far., S. 36. Carmichael, M. M., far., S. 36. Carpenter, H. T., far., Secs. 1 and 12. Carr, Burton, far., S. 27.
CARTER, F. J., shoemaker, with J. S. Sampson; born March 25, 1819, in Lancashire, Eng .; in 1857, came to West Union; first commenced business in Auburn, Fayette Co .; continued it about six months ; then removed to West Union and commenced work for J. S. Sampson, and has been with him ever since. Married Ann Westfield May 1, 1837; she died the same year, and was born in 1819; second marriage to Mary Swale, June 1, 1840 ; she was born in 1818, in England ; have one child- Elvira, now Mrs. Gardner. Mr. C. is a Roman Catholic ; is also a member of the Agricultural Society.
CARTER, J. G., of the firm of J. G. Carter & Co., general dealers in agri- cultural implements, stone block, corner Vine and Main streets, opposite Public Square ; residence on Vine street ; born in Nova Scotia Nov. 5, 1822; removed with his parents to Goderich, Canada, in
1829; in 1834, they went to St.Joseph Michigan ; returned to Canada in 1842 came to Detroit, Mich., in 1854, and in 1855, removed to Rockford, Ill .; came to McGregor, Iowa, in 1862; went to Conover, Iowa, in 1865, and to Cresco in 1870; came to West Union in 1875. Mr. Carter married Mary Fraser, Oct. 12, 1854; she was born in China, N. Y .; at an early age, she removed with her uncle, John D. McCall, to Caledonia, Livingston Co., N. Y .; they have had five sons ; three died in infancy ; the living are-Sidney B., George G. and John McC. Mr. and Mrs. Carter are members of the Presbyterian Church.
CARTWRIGHT, RICHARD,
Homeopathic physician and surgeon ; born in Hamilton, Canada, July 9, 1851 ; came to Iowa in 1859. The Doctor is a graduate of the Detroit Homoeopathic College, class of 1874 and 1875. He married Cora Aiken Jan. 31, 1877 ; she was born at Decorah, Iowa.
Chambers, M.,
Chapman, F. H.
Clark, Peter, miller.
Clemits, David.
Colburn, A., city watchman.
Colby, J. H.
CONKEY, ALBERT B., farmer, Sec. 29; born Nov. 1846, in Defiance Co., Ohio; in 1853, he came with his parents to West Union, and settled on his present farm in 1870; owns 130 acres of land, val- ued at $35 per acre. Married Edith Daniels Jan. 31, 1870; she was born Oct. 4, 1849, in New York; have four children-Jacob C., Geneva M., Laura B. and Lottie B., twins. Is a Republican. Has been President of the School Board, and School Di- rector.
CONKEY, B. F., farmer, Sec. 29 ; born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1829 ; in 1833, came to Ohio; in 1853, removed to Fayette Co., Iowa, and to pres- ent farm; owns 274 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Emma L. Wilder in 1852; she was born in Canada in 1828; have two children- Frank and May. Mr. Conkey is Town Assessor. Members of the United Brethren Church.
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CONKEY, GEO. F., farmer, Sec. 29; born Sept. 24, 1843, in Defiance Co., Ohio; in 1853, came to West Union with his parents, and now owns the old homestead, consisting of 161 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre, etc. His father was born in 1800, and died Aug. 28, 1869 ; his mother was born June 1, 1808, in New York ; lives with him; she is a member of the Church of the United Brethren.
Cook, David.
COOK, ELIZABETH, MRS.,
widow of Daniel Cook; he was born Feb. 27, 1818, in Clark Co., Ohio, and died Oct. 10, 1854, in West Union; she was born Dec. 11, 1817, in Ohio ; she owns eleven acres of land inside the ·corporation, valued at $2,500 ; has four children-Rhoda A., born Aug. 12, 1838 (now Mrs. Lambert); John, born Aug. 22, 1843 ; David S., born Dec. 22, 1845; Peter L., born July 30, 1848. She is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Cook carried on a gen- eral merchandise business; was one of the first merchants of West Union.
COOK, JOHN, of the firm of Owens, Cook & Co., dealers in agricultural implements and live stock ; warehouse and office on Elm st., opposite Public Square; residence on Pine st .. Mr. Davis was born in Cooktown, Rock Co., Wis., Aug. 22, 1844; resided in Wisconsin until 1849, when his parents removed to West Union. He married Jennie E. McClintock, Dec. 24, 1868; she was born in Chambersburg, Penn .; they have one child-Belle Marie, born Aug. 22, 1875. Mr. Cook enlisted in Co. F., 38th I. V. I., Aug. 11, 1862; mustered out in Nov., 1865 ; served six months in 1st Missouri Battery. He is a member of the Town Council, and has been Chief of the Fire Depart- ment. His father, Daniel Cook, now deceased, was in the mercantile business for several years ; his mother, Sarah Ann Cook, is still living.
Cook, John H., laborer. Cook, John W., laborer.
Cooley, Austin, retired farmer. Cowle, James, tailor.
COWLE, WM., of the firm of Hob- son & Cowle, dealers in real estate and collection agents, Bank Block, Vine st .;
born in England Jan. 9, 1823; in 1840, he came to Bellevue, Ohio ; resided there until 1854, when he came to Fayette Co., Iowa. He married Sarah E. Russell, of Ohio, Oct. 6, 1844; she died in 1846; they had one child-Wm. R .; he died in infancy, in 1846. Mr. Cowle was Deputy Clerk of the Court during the term of Joseph Hobson-from 1859 to 1869.
COX, WILLIAM, groceries and confectionery ; born in England, and came to New York in 1849; came to Fayette County in 1854, and in 1864, commenced his present business. Married Anna Sackrider Feb. 21, 1869 ; she was born in 1832, in Ohio. Have one child-Willie, born Nov. 20, 1869. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He owns forty acres of land in Sec. 19, and four houses and lots in West Union. En- listed in 1861, Co. F, 3d I. V. I .; served two years, and was discharged on account of three wounds received during the battle of Shiloh; his jaw bone was broken -- this was one of the wounds. Crosby, A., foundryman. Crowe, Ed., farmer.
CROWE, JOHN J., farmer, Sec. 26; born Aug. 4, 1820, in the Isle of Man; in 1851, came to Boston, Mass .; in 1854, came to Chicago; in 1857, came to West Union. Owns eighty- three acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Hannah Teare May 19, 1851 ; she was born Oct. 10, 1831, in the Isle of Man. Had eleven children, ten living-Annie J., Fannie A., Clara B., Louise, Rebena, Fillie and Edward; Sarah died Jan. 2, 1878. Has been School Director three terms ; also Road Supervisor.
Crowe. Thos., farmer, Secs. 24 and 25. D AILEY, TIM, farmer, Sec. 35.
Daniels, John, farmer, Sec. 25. Darling, Wm.
DARNALL, GEORGE D., phy- sician and surgeon; office in Bank Block, over H. B. Hoyt's hardware store ; residence on Vine st. The doc- tor was born near Paris, Edgar Co., Ill., May 28, 1843 ; he attended school at the Paris Academy, and taught school in Edgar County until he commenced
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the study of medicine with Dr. Rowe, at Grand View, Ill .; graduated from the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, class of 1871-2. He married Sarah C. Law- yer Nov. 17, 1873; she was born in Rock Island Co., Ill., Aug. 1, 1854.
DAVIS, AMBROSE D., of the firm of Owens & Davis, general mer- chants, Elm st., opposite the Public Square; residence in Slayton's Addi- tion; born in Warren Co., Ind., May 3, 1841; came to West Union in 1848, with his parents, James and Hannah Moore Davis. His father was a clergy- man of United Brethren faith, and also carried on the business of a farmer until his death, which occurred April 11, 1853 ; his wife, Hannah, died in Febru- ary, 1872. Mr. Ambrose D. Davis en- listed June 8, 1861, in Co. F, 3d I. V. I .; was wounded at the battle of Hatchie, Tenn., Oct. 5, 1862, and discharged on account of disability Feb. 18, 1863. His first wife was Mary E. Ash; mar- ried Sept. 14, 1864; she died July 7, 1870 ; one child by this marriage-Wm. A., born June 7, 1870. Mr. D.'s pres- ent wife was Lydia A. Avis ; married Jan. 14, 1877 ; Mrs. Davis is a member of the M. E. Church.
Davis, J. P.
Davis, L. H., farmer.
Decker, L. H.
DE FORD, WILSON L., farmer, Sec. 11 ; owns fifty acres of land ; born in West Union Township Oct. 19, 1850. His father, Joseph DeFord, came here in 1848, was a native of Ohio, and died here eight years ago ; Elvira Miller De Ford lives with her son Wilson.
DeFord, Wilson, farmer, Sec. 11.
Deilz, J. F., dry goods clerk.
Dershan, L. B., blacksmith.
DESCENT, GEORGET., prop'r. of the Descent House, corner Elm and Walnut streets, opposite Public Square ; born in Canada Jan. 19, 1824; came to West Union in October, 1860 ; engaged in farming until 1872 ; in 1875, he built the Descent House, an elegant three story brick hotel. Married Sophronia Brown; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y. Mr. Descent has five children by a former marriage.
DETRICK, CHARLES A., car- penter and cabinet maker ; born Feb.
18, 1842, in Centre Co., Penn .; in 1845, came with his parents to StephensonCo., Ill .; in 1855, came to Fayette Co. Married Candace M. Glover Dec. 24, 1872; she was born Jan. 20, 1852, in Plymouth, N. H .; have one child- Maryetta, born Jan. 29, 1876. Are members of the M. E. Church. En- listed, in 1862, in Co. A, 38th I. V. I .; served about one year; was discharged on account of disability ; was at the siege of Vicksburg ; was discharged at Carleton, near New Orleans. His father was born Feb. 13, 1818, in Reading, Penn .; he enlisted in the 9th I. V. C., in 1863 ; mustered out of the service Feb. 16, 1868 ; he also enlisted in the Mexican War, but did not serve; his wife was born Sept. 20, 1825, in Lancaster Co., Penn .; had eight children-Charles, born Feb. 18, 1842 ; Sarah A., April 1, 1843; Mary J., July 11, 1845; Margaret A.,Aug. 8, 1848; John F., May 23, 1851; E. E., May 14, 1853; Ida E., April 14, 1856; Rachel S., April 24, 1859. Detrick, John, laborer.
Dewey, R., farmer, S. 16.
Dickens, E. G., wheat buyer.
Dickerman, Adam, laborer.
Dickey, R. J., farmer, Sec. 7.
Dollard, Wm., far., Sec. 34.
Donald, J. H., dry goods clerk.
DOOLITTLE, DELIA L., MRS., widow of Egbert D. Doolittle, Sec. 2; he was born June 29, 1823, in New York, and died Aug. 16, 1863 ; she was born Oct. 29, 1827, in Hamp- den Co., Mass. They were married Sept. 1, 1861 ; he had seven children by a former marriage, four living-Julia J., now Mrs. Abbott ; James F. C., Ida C., Adah L. Members of the M. E. Church. Mr. D. enlisted in Co. F, 38th I. V. I .; served one year and died at St. Louis of a sickness contracted in the army. Her mother, Mrs. Davis, lives with her. She was born June 4, 1812, in MontgomeryCo ,N. Y .; has lived in this township the past twenty-four years ; her husband was born May 26, 1800 ; died Jan. 6, 1865.
Dorland, C. A., Constable.
Dorland, David, saloon, Vine st.
Dugan, George.
DRAKE, S. H., physician and sur- geon and member of the firm of Drake
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& White, druggists, corner Vine and Elm streets ; born in Bridgewater, Mass., May 1, 1838 ; came to Elgin, Kane Co., Ill., in 1846 ; when 19 years of age, re- moved to Decorah, Iowa; lived there until he enlisted, Aug. 14, 1862, in Co. E, 38th I. V. I .; mustered out Aug. 14, 1865; soon after discharge from the army, he removed to Caledonia, Minn .; lived there two and a half years. Graduated from the Chicago Medical College, class of 1868 and 1869 ; engaged in the practice of his profession in Ross- ville, Allamakee Co., Iowa, seven years ; came here in May, 1876 .. He is now County Coroner. Married Celia J. Hen- derson March 28, 1865 ; she was born in Wyoming, Wyoming Co., N. Y., Jan., 1840 ; they have three children-Willie F., born July 7,1867 ; Clarence H., born July 8, 1872, and Jennie M., born Sept. 28, 1875.
Dunbar, Frank, laborer.
Dunbar, Harvey, laborer.
Dunham, M., farmer, Sec. 31.
DUTTON, LORENZ, farmer, Sec. 3; born Feb. 28, 1826, in Meredith, Delaware Co., N. Y .; remained at home, at his father's farm, going to school in the Winter and working on the farm in Summer, until he was 18 years of age; then worked for his uncle six months; attended school until about 20 years old, when he went to Steuben, and spent two years in farm- ing in Summer and lumbering in the Winter ; returned to Meredith, where he remained until the Spring of 1848, when he became one of a party consist- ing of Henry Jones, Charles M. Jones, W. W. Bailey and Wm. Blanchard, and came West in search of a home; came across the Lakes from Buffalo to Chi- cago ; thence to Galena by team ; thence to Sand Prairie, nine miles south of Galena, where they worked at haying for a month; then started on foot for Iowa; they had heard of the Turkey River country that had then just been vacated by the Indians; and hither they came on foot all the way from Galena, via Colesburg and Elkader ; after visiting the Mission and some other locations, finally, early in August, determined to locate on the beautiful prairie about three miles from Round
Grove (now West Union), on what proved to be 3, 94, 8, when the surveys were made; went back with Henry Jones to Galena, and purchased three yoke of cattle, a wagon, breaking-plow, provisions and other articles necessary for a pioneer settlement ; returned to their claim Sept. 11, 1848, and settled with the Jones brothers, where he now resides ; built a hay cabin, which, about a month afterward, was burned, and with it their clothes, boots, a portion of their supplies and the hay they had cut for their cattle ; then built a substantial log cabin about thirty rods north of his present residence; has resided on the claim he originally took from that day to the present, and is a prosperous farmer. Nov. 2d and 3d, snow fell eighteen inches deep, and the weather became very cold ; a few days after the storm, both Mr. Dutton and Mr. Jones froze their feet severely while hunting their cattle that had strayed from home ; lost a yoke of cattle during the Winter ; in the Fall of 1849, returned to Cam- eron, Steuben Co., N. Y., and, Jan. 26, 1850, married Miss Malinda A. Haw- ley ; returned to Iowa with his young wife in May, 1850; children-Lillie F., born May 5, 1851 ; Carrie H., born Dec. 2, 1855; Mabel E., born June 5, 1857. Mrs. Malinda A. Dutton died Oct. 1, 1868; and Mr. Dutton, for the benefit of his anxious friends, desires it said that he is not married at present writing, July, 1878.
DWYER, THOMAS, farmer, Sec .. 33 ; was born May 21, 1825, in Ireland ; in 1851, came to Rochester, N. Y. ; in 1857, came to Toledo, Ohio ; in 1858, came to West Union ; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Mar- ried Margaret Dailey Oct. 10, 1854; she was born Sept. 24, 1828, in Ireland ; have eight children. seven living-Will- iam G., James H., John T., Charles L., Martha E., Frank A. and Harry R. ; William G. is now studying medicine with Dr. Darnell of West Union. Dwello, Mose, farmer.
E ASTON, ED., carpenter.
Easton, J., Sec. 17. Easton, Jonathan. Easton, William, laborer.
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Ecker, A. B., traveling agent.
Eckerson, William, farmer, Sec. 17.
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