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FLUKE, GEORGE W., dairy-
man ; was born in Ashland Co., Ohio. He came to Iowa in 1863; to Mt. Pleasant in 1871, and engaged in the dairy business, and by industry and good management, he has established a good trade ; sells his milk in Mt. Pleasant- and supplies the largest part of the de, mand. He owns from thirty-five to fifty milch cows.
Foley, Joseph, laborer.
Forbes, O. P., retired.
Foster, James, carpenter.
FITZGERALD, JOHN J., at-
torney, firm of Bereman & Fitzgerald ; born in Fleming Co., Ky., Jan. 5, 1856; his mother came here when he was very young. He was educated here; gradu- ated at the high school ; entered college and graduated. He studied law with Messrs. Woolson & Babb, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1877; he has re- cently associated with Maj. T. A. Bere- man in the practice of law. Married Miss Anna A. Smith Oct. 31, 1878; she was a daughter of the late Henry Smith, Esq., of Pekin, Ill .. for a long time one of the most prominent busi- ness men of that place.
Fuller, Harrison, clerk.
G AMMAGE, G., speculator.
Gardner, Fred, music-teacher.
Garlick, T. H., woolen manufacturer. Garrett, S. E.
Garrison, E. P., cabinet-maker.
Garvin, James, retired.
Garvin, S. M., merchant.
Garvio, S. W., merchant.
Gilchrist, J. R., manufacturer.
GILLIS, JAMES L., JUDGE,
retired ; was born in Hebron, Washing- ton Co., N. Y., Oct. 7, 1792, where he was brought up until 18 years ofage, when
he removed to Ontario Co., in 1810. Upon the breaking-out of the war of 1812, he enlisted in the New York vol- unteers and was commissioned and served as Lieutenant of Cavalry; be was in a number of battles ; among others was the battle of Fort George, Chippewa, Lundy's Lane and many other fights and skirmishes; he was wounded at the battle of Lundy's Lane; he was taken prisoner three miles above Fort Eric, Aug. 7, 1814, and was confined while a prisoner, in jail at Toronto, Kingston, Prescott and Montreal ; while held in confinement at the latter place, he sent word to the Governor General of the Canadas, who came and visited him and ordered his release from jail and sent him to a good hotel with special orders that he should be well cared for ; he was soon sent to Quebec and ex- changed. After the close of the war, he returned to New York; he went to Pennsylvania in 1822 and located in Jefferson Co., which was then a wilder- ness ; his nearest neighber in one direc- tion was sixteen miles, and in another twenty-four miles distant ; the first year he was there, he cleared 100 acres of land and built a saw-mill, and the next year he cleared 100 acres more and built a grist-mill and made other im- provements ; the nearest post office was seventy miles distant, with a mail once in two weeks; in 1825, he engaged in cutting and manufacturing lumber ; he floated the first lumber on the Clarion River and was the pioneer lumber manufact- urer in that section of the country, and continued until 1862. He held the office of Associate Judge in Elk and Jefferson Cos., Penn., being ap- pointed by Gov. David R. Porter ; he served three terms in the State Legis- lature and represented his district in State Senate for three terms; he was elected Member of Congress in 1856, and represented his district for two terms during the administration of An- drew Jackson, and was an intimate friend; he was also well acquainted with Henry Clay, Calhoun, Silas Wright and Daniel Webster ; during the ad- ministration of President Buchanan, he was appointed Indian Agent and served for three years. Judge Gillis has been
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twice married ; he married Miss Mary B. Ridgeway, from Philadelphia, in 1816; she died Jan. 29, 1826; in 1828, he married Cecelia A. Berry, from New York ; she died in April, 1855 ; of ten children nine survive- Charles B. is living here ; James H. is in the United States navy, Captain of the receiving-ship Franklin, at Norfolk, Va .; B. W., lives in Richmond, Va .; Robert S. is living here ; Claudius V. and Jeannette C. live in Pennsylvania ; Mary B. lives in Detroit ; Augusta E. lives in New York, and Cecelia A. lives in Beardstown, Ill. Judge Gillis came to Mt. Pleasant in - -, and since then has resided here; there are very few men of the last century now living who have lived such an eventful life and whose vigor of mind remains so clear and unimpaired.
Gillis, R. S., Assistant Cashier National State Bank.
GIMBLE, O. J., dealer in groceries and provisions ; born in Germany, Feb. 26, 1831; came to America when 4 years of age; came to Iowa, and located in Mt. Pleasant in the spring of 1857. He has been engaged in mer- cantile business since 1864. He married Miss Clara Smith, from Pennsylvania, in December, 1855 ; they have three children-Ida C., Charles B. and Anna M.
Ginn, Isaac S., teamster.
Gladden, William, agricultural implements. Glenney, W. C., agricultural implements. Y Goan, Andrew, tax titles. Goe, Joseph, expressman. Graves, Enoch, retired.
. Gray, James, retired.
Gray, William, farmer. Green, O. K.
Grensell, N., express deliverer.
GREUSEL. NICHOLAS,
COL .; was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 4, 1817 ;. his parents and nine brothers and sisters emigrated to Amer- ica in 1834; after arriving in New York the first person who gave Nicholas employment was the mother of Hamil- ton Fish, Secretary of State under Pres- ident Grant; the following year the whole family removed to Michigan, arriv- ing in Detroit Nov. 1, 1835; in the spring of 1836, Nicholas entered the
employ of Rice, Coffin & Co., in the lumber business, and remained with them eleven years, until the breaking- out of the Mexican war, when he re- cruited a company for service and was elected Captain of Co. D, 1st Regt. Mich. Vols .; they marched on foot to Springfield, Ohio; thence to Cincinnati, and by steamer to Vera Cruz; in the march on the City of Mexico, their prog- ress through the country was almost a continuous battle with guerillas ; in 1847, the war closed and he returned to Detroit ; he was appointed Superintend- ent of the City Water Works in 1847, and Inspector General of lumber for the State of Michigan in 1848, and held that office for two years ; then en- gaged in railroading, When the war broke out, he was the first volunteer from Aurora; recruited a company at Aurora, and was elected Major of the 7th Ill. V. I. ; when the Fox River regiment was organized, Ang. 14, 1861, Lieut. Col. Greusel was commissioned Colonel, and took the regiment in the field ; he was in many severe battles-at Pea Ridge, siege of Corinth, Perryville, Stone River and others ; he commanded a brigade under Gen. Sheridan over one year; there were few officers in whon Gen. Sheridan, and the commanders in the Army of the Cumberland, had as great confidence as in Col. Greusel ; on ac- count of ill-health, he was obliged to resign his commission ; he issued his farewell address to the 36th regiment and to his brigade at Camp Sheridan, Salem, Tenn., Feb. 9, 1863 ; his regi- ment, the 36th Illinois, was the health- iest regiment in the Army of the West ; he was presented with a silver-plated revolver for the best drilled regiment in the Army of the Cumberland. Col. G. came to Mt. Pleasant in 1864; was appointed Roadmaster of the B. &. M. R. R., and since then has resided here ; at the re-union of the surviving mem- bers of the 36th regiment, held at Aurora, Ill., he was presented with a gold medal bearing this inscription : " Presented to N. Greusel, first volun- teer from Aurora in the late rebellion ;" he was also presented with a handsome gold headed cane at a re-union of his regi- ment ; as time passes their regard for
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their old commander increases. Col.
Greusel married Miss Jane Doumens, of Windsor, Can., June 22, 1839 ; they have eight children-Josephine, Edwin S., Lizzie F., John O., Rachel, Nettie, Susie, Philip S .; lost one son-Joseph, who was killed in the army.
Griffith, Joel E., gardener.
Griffith, O. F., hardwareman.
Guylee, J., peddler.
H AMPTON, J. W., speculator.
Hammerson, N., retired.
HARBIN, J. C., real estate and insurance agent ; born in North Caro- lina Nov. 20, 1810; lived there until 20 years of age ; moved to Indiana in 1830 ; he prepared himself for the min- istry and joined the Indiana Conference, and was connected with it until 1845 ; he came to Iowa in 1849, and settled in Washington Co., and, on account of his health, engaged in farming; in 1861, he was appointed pastoral supply of a church for a time; he was engaged in mercantile business in Washington, Washington Co .; he came to Mt. Pleas- ant in 1865, and since then has been engaged in insurance and real estate business. Mr. Harbin has been married three times ; he married his present wife, Catharine Brown, from Westches- ter, Penn., in 1862; they have one daughter-Lillia May ; he has one son by his first wife, and one son and one daughter by his second wife.
Hardin, Thornton, painter. Hargrave, T. H., clerk.
HARLAN, JAMES, HON .; was born Aug. 26, 1820, in Clark Co., Ill .; his parents, Silas and Mary Conley Har- lan, were farmers. The paternal ances- tors came of English stock, and settled originally in South Carolina, from whence they moved to Pennsylvania ; his mother's father served in the Amer- ican army during the Revolution. Silas Harlan located in Parke Co., Ind., when his son James was three years old, and engaged in farming. James remained upon the farm until he was 25 years of age. His education was received at Asbury University, Greencastle, Ind., then under the Presidency of Bishop Simpson. He graduated in 1845, came to Iowa and located in
at Iowa City, where he began the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1847. He practiced his profession until 1853 ; at that time he was chosen to the Presidency of the Iowa Wesleyan Uni- versity, at Mt. Pleasant. In 1855, he was elected to the United States Senate, his term beginning March 4; he resigned the Presidency of the University, but for a number of terms filled the Chair of International Law therein. Mr. Harlan, in politics, was a Whig; is now a Republican. His first speech in the Senate was delivered March 27, 1856, on the subject of the admission of Kan- sas to the Union ; heat once established his position as an orator and a logician. The history of his eventful career in public life is far too important to be abbreviated into such space as is avail- able here. Elsewhere, is given an ac- count of the unseating of the Senator, and his return by a prompt and highly- complimentary vote of the Iowa Legis- lature. Senator Harlan was re-elected to the Senate in 1861, and resigned on the 15th of May, 1865, to accept the portfolio of the Interior Department, under an appointment made by Presi- dent Lincoln prior to his assassination. After serving a time under President Johnson, Secretary Harlan was again elected to the Senate, serving a full term from March 4, 1867. From the time when the Republican party became dominant in the Senate to the date of his retiring from his high post, Senator Harlan held commanding places in the Committees of the Senate; he was Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, an office which he was especially qualified to hold. Subsequently, he was Chairman of the Committees on Indian Affairs, and on the District of Columbia ; of the former, and of the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, he was a member for more than three- fourths of his Congressional life. He must be regarded as one of the most in- fluential persoos in shaping the Govern- ment policy in regard to the disposal of the public domain, the homestead bill, educational matters, agricultural affairs, internal improvements, foreign emigra- tion, general religious matters, meteoro- logical service as applied to agriculture,
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. organization of Territories, universal suffrage, and many subjects relating to the welfare and prosperity of the people. He was the friend and adviser of Presi- dent Lincoln, a fact which speaks trumpet-tongued of his sterling worth and profound abilities. In 1849, Mr. Harlan was nominated as the Whig candidate for Governor, but it was as- certained that he was not old enough to accept the position tendered him, and James L. Thompson, of Johnson Co., was substituted instead. In 1861, Gov. Kirk wood appointed Senator Harlan a member of the Peace Congress. The wife of Senator Harlan was Miss Ann Eliza Peck, of Maysville, Ky. They were married in October, 1845, and of four children which they have had, but one survives-Mary E., wife of Robert T. Lincoln, son of President Lincoln ; two of the children died in early child- hood, and William A. at 23 years of age. Harley, S. W. Harrison, H., butcher.
/ Hart, James B., speculator.
Harter, Sylvester, carriage-maker. Hatton, R.
Hawkins, Eli, farmer.
Hawkins, J. C., gardener.
Hedges, E. M., laborer. Helsor, Joseph, laborer. Heltick, Augustus, laborer. Hennie, John, restaurant.
Herrick, S., restaurant. Hewett, S., merchant.
HIGGINS, JOHN A., Street Com- missioner ; born in Chittenden Co., Vt., Sept. 7, 1827 ; when nine years of age, his parents removed to Portage Co., Ohio, and lived there three years ; he came with them by wagon to lowa, and they arrived in Mt. Pleasant June, 1839 ; were five weeks on the way, and among the early settlers here ; the fol- lowing year, Mr. Higgins carried the mail on a mule from Mt. Pleasant to Fairfield, making two trips a week ; there were only half a dozen cabins between the two places on the road. Mr. Higgins has held the office of Street Commissioner for the past fourteen years. He married Miss Mary E. Coburn, from Chillicothe, Ohio, in May, 1852; they have one son, Arthur T .; have lost two daughters.
Higgins, James O., blacksmith. Higgins, Levi, blacksmith.
HILL, S. ENOCH, retired; born in New Jersey, near Trenton, on the Del- aware River, April 8, 1802; after reach- ing manhood, he engaged in business in Philadelphia and New York. Jan. 30, 1827, he married Miss Delia A. Still- well, from New York City, a daughter of Dr. Stillwell. Mr. and Mrs. Hill emi- grated to Iowa by canal and river, and arrived in Burlington (then called Flint Hills), on the old steamboat Galena, Nov. 2, 1836. In 1837, he built a mill on Big Creek, about four miles from here ; hired a man to teach school in his own house, and paid him $300 a year ; he afterward gave the lumber to build a schoolhouse there ; they came to this county about Nov. 1, 1838. He sawed the lumber for the buildings on the square ; he engaged in the mer- cantile business, and had an extensive trade; in 1856, retired from active business ; has contributed liberally to railroads, churches and educational iusti- tutions ; is now enjoying the results of a long and useful life; they have been married over fifty-one years and have two children-Cordelia (now Mrs. Chamberlain, of Burlington) and Will- iam R., of this city; they have lost one son, Jasper.
Hill, W. R., capitalist.
Hinkle, Henry, laborer.
Hinman, M. L.
Hobart, F. E., broom-maker.
Hobart, Milo, minister.
Hobart, W. K., carpenter.
Holcomb, D. I., merchant.
Holland, B., minister.
Hollis, John H., carpenter.
Hollis, W. H., carpenter.
Holwick, C. A., merchant. Hoopert, William, laborer.
Hoover, Alexander, blacksmith.
Hope, Fred.
Hopping, A. S., foundry.
Hosea, Robert, laborer.
Howard, H. J., retired.
HOUSEMAN, JOHN F., firm of Newbold & Houseman, merchants ; born in Mt. Pleasant March 15, 1845; his parents were early settlers ; received his education here at the Iowa Wesleyan University. He enlisted in the 4th I. V.
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C., Co. D, and was in the service two years. After his return, he engaged in business. In the Fall of 1873 was elected Treasurer of Henry Co. and held that office for two years ; he was Secretary of - the Henry Co. Agricultural Society four years and is a member of the Board of Education. He has recently associated with ex-Governor Newbold in the mer- cantile business. He married Miss Estella M. Bell, from Pennsylvania, Sept. 19, 1867; they have three children- Frank, Charlie and Hanson.
Howe, Charles, merchant.
HOWE, SAMUEL L., deceased ; was born in Vermont in 1808; in 1818, moved with his parents to Licking Co., Ohio ; he early resolved to gain a liberal education, defrayed the greater part of his expenses through Athens University, by cutting wood and doing other work about the institution ; he was not ashamed to work, and the discipline and habit of his school days left an impress upon his character which marked his after life ; after completing his literary studies, he turned his attention to the study of law ; soon abandoned this and began teaching, as more in keeping with his tastes; in Ohio, he was very success- ful, and established a good reputation as an educator. In the autumn of 1841, removed to Iowa and settled on a farm three miles east of Mt. Pleasant; the following winter taught in a log school- house ; in 1849, he removed into the ยท village and opened a school in the old log jail, and afterward taught in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church build- ing ; about this time inaugurated his high schooland female seminary ; of this school, he was Principal during the re- mainder of his life. In the school which he established at Lancaster, Ohio, Gen- eral and Senator Sherman were among his pupils, and during his famous march to the sea, in 1864, in conversation with Gen. George A. Stone, Gen. Sherman said : " Prof. Howe I consider to be the best teacher in the United States ; nay more," he added with peculiar em- phasis, " I am more indebted to him for my first start in life than to any other man in America." But recently ex-Gov. Saunders, of Nebraska, now United Senator, wrote to Mr. Howe's son: "It is
to the kindness of your father that I am indebted for much of my success in life." While teaching at Lancaster, Ohio, Mr. Howe published a treatise on Grammar, entitled Howe's Philotaxian Grammar ; this manual was reprinted in Chicago in 1871, and again in Detroit in 1874, and it is now widely adopted in the schools throughout the country. Mr. Howe was Superintendent of the schools of Henry Co. for several terms, and re- signed that office a few weeks prior to his death ; his life was not solely devoted to educational interests; every worthy cause found in him ardent support. In 1849, the first Antislavery paper in Iowa was established, called " The Iowa Freeman." Identifying himself with this paper, Mr. Howe soon acquired ex- clusive control, removed the office to his own building, changed the name to The Iowa True Democrat, and for sev- eral years issued it as an Antislavery sheet ; he was one of the leaders of the Free-Soil Party in Iowa, and an eloquent advocate of woman's suffrage, of tem- perance and of the abolition of the death penalty, and fought with his might the land monopoly. Before attaining his majority, in 1829, he married Miss Char- lotte Perrin ; they had nine children- Oscar P., Elizabeth W., Warrington P., Edward P., Hayward H., Mary Frances, Samuel L., Seward C. and Cora Belle ; all but two survive to comfort and cheer the declining years of their widowed mother. Mr. Howe was for many years a consistent member of the Congrega- tional Church, and when on Feb. 15, ! 1877, he laid down the armor in which he had so nobly fought the battles of this life, it could be truly said of him that a victor had passed to his reward. The school in which Mr. Howe labored he left to the charge of his son, Seward C. Howe, who was trained by his father with special reference to this work ; un- der his able management Howe's High School and Female Seminary will un- doubtedly maintain its present high reputation and prosperity.
Howell, H. R. Howlets, E., retired.
HUBBARD, LEVI, physician ; born in Holden, Mass., Fcb. 24, 1808; received his education in Massachusetts ;
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. studied medicine and took his degree of M. D. at Williams College; practiced medicine in Massachusetts for twenty- five years ; he came to Illinois in 1868; to Mt. Pleasant in 1876. He married Miss Luzilla Haskell, from Peru, Mass., in 1836; they have four children-Har- vey M. P., B. Frank, Sarah and Eliza- beth ; lost one danghter-Mary.
Hurley, Peter, laborer.
Hutson, Henry, laborer.
VES, GEORGE. laborer. I
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ERICHO, GUSTAVE, harness-mak- er.
JEFFRIES, W. J., attorney at law; born in Beaver, now Lawrence Co., Penn., July 27, 1846; when 10 years of age, his parents removed to Warren Co., Ill .; he received his educa- tion at Monmouth College, and at the Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleas- ant; graduated in the law department of the Iowa State University in 1873; he associated with Judge Palmer and engaged in the practice of his profess- ion, firm being Palmer & Jeffries, until the present year. He is a member of the City Council. Married Miss Amelia A. Wallace in June 1874; she is a daugh- ter of David Wallace, Esq., one of the early settlers of this county ; they have two children-Mary L. and Frank W.
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JERICHO, PETER, Mayor of Mt. Pleasant, manufacturer and dealer in harness and saddlery hardware; born in Germany Oct. 10, 1825; emigrated to America in 1852; eame to Iowa and located in Mt. Pleasant April 1; en- gaged in the harness-making business, which he has continued over twenty-five years ; was elected Mayor of Mt. Pleas- ant in 1876, and re-elected in 1877-78. He married Mary Mehl in 1859; have one son-Charlie.
Johnson, Henry, laborer.
Johnson, Jerry, railroad contractor.
Johnson, Matt., gardener.
Johnson, W. T., foreman Journal office. Jones, Emmerson, laborer.
Jones, Thomas, speculator. Julian, M. L., salesman.
K APFERER, OTTO, laborer.
KAUFFMAN, ANDREW J., of the firm of Bowman & Kauffman,
elevator, grain and seed business, and dealers in coal; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., May 6, 1844, and lived there until coming to Iowa in 1871, when he located in Mt. Pleasant. He enlisted in the 195th Regt. Penn. V. I., com- manded by Col. Jos. Fisher, now Judge of the Courts of Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. Mr. Kauffman married Miss Ophelia Bowman, from Lancaster Co., Penn., September, 1871; they have three children -- Fanny, Carl, and Laura. Kauffman, M., elevator.
Kieffer, Joshua, butcher.
Keller, J. H., carpenter.
Kellog, Charles, stone-cutter.
KETCHAM, FRANCIS H., of
the firm of Ketcham Bros., mannfact- urers of hard wood, Inmber and railroad timber ; born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., June 24, 1844 ; lived there until ten years of age; came to Mt. Pleasant in 1856; he spent several years in Kansas, and held the position of Cashier of the First National Bank of Chetopa, Kan. ; he has been associated here with his brothers for the past six years ; married Miss Jane MeDevitt in August, 1866 ; she is a native of Ohio ; they have four children-William. Leander, Nellie and Francis.
Ketcham, L., of Ketcham Bros., elevator and mill.
KETCHAM, WILLIAM B., of the firm of L. Ketcham & Bros., manufacturers of hardwood lumber and R.R. timber. Born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., March 28, 1835; he came to Iowa in 1856, and located at Mt. Pleasant ; he has been engaged in business here for the past fifteen years. He married Miss Harriet McDevitt, a native of Ohio, Aug., 1858; they have two sons-Albert and Ernest.
Kibben, R. F., stockman.
Kooch, J. G., shoe business. Kronkheimer, H., merchant. AMBERT, A. E.
Lang, C. J., painter. Langston, D. C., carpenter.
LASH, JOHN B., retired; born in Hampshire Co., Va., June 5, 1808 ; in 1836, he went to Indiana; the following year, in company with one or two others, he started West; came to Iowa ; arrived
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in Mt. Pleasant, in April, 1837, one of the earliest settlers ; there are only a few here now who were here when he came ; there were no buildings, except log cabins here with sod chimneys; he came here in charge of a stock of goods and engaged in mercantile business for the owners; he returned to Virginia, and married Miss Sarah Keller, from Hampshire Co., in May, 1838; they returned here, and he has been engaged in the mercantile business until within a few years past; he was elected to the State Legislature in 1839. They had one daughter, who died in infancy.
Lash, Thomas, merchant.
Leach, William, at asylum.
Lee, George, clerk.
Lee, P. A., merchant.
LEECH, JOHN F., attorney at law ; born in Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa, July 9, 1851 ; attended school there, then entered the Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleasant, and graduated ; located in Mt. Pleasant, in 1870; he was editor of the Mt. Pleasant Journal from June, 1874, to December, 1876 ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in August, 1877, and since then has practiced his profession here. - Leedham, C. J.
Leedham, R. C., planing-mill.
LEEDHAM, H. C., manufacturer of sash, doors and blinds ; born in Wash- ington Co., Ohio, April 6, 1823; he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner at Marietta, Ohio; came with his par- ents to Iowa and located in Henry Co. in April, 1844; they were early settlers. He married Miss Emily Doan, from Washington Co., Ohio, Dec. 25, 1844; they have lived in Mt. Pleasant for twenty-five years, and for the past "ten years he has been engaged in manufact- uring sash, doors and blinds ; they have four children-Emma, Addie, Russell and Ansel ; lost one son.
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