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Ramsey, J. T., carpenter.
Reesor, William.
Richmond, Elmer, laborer.
Ripley, W. J., laborer.
Risser, Dan., Jr., clerk.
Risser, Dan. A., shoemaker.
Roach, T., laborer.
Roads, Addison, County Treasurer.
Roberts, C.
Roberts, E., retired.
ROBINSON, D. W., DR., physi-
cian and surgeon ; born in Harrison Co., Va., June 14, 1826; he received his education there and studied medicine ; after graduating, practiced there until coming to Iowa, in 1855 ; he located in Muscatine for two years, then removed to Montezuma, Poweshiek Co. Upon the breaking-out of the war, he raised two companies, 204 men, for the 40th
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Regt. I. V. I., and was elected Captain of Co. B; at the request of Gov. Kirk- wood, he was commissioned Surgeon of the Post at Iowa City ; he afterward went in the field service as Surgeon of that regiment ; Lieut. Gov. Campbell succeeded him in command of Co. B; in 1864, he resigned his commission, re- turned to Montezuma, and came to Mt. Pleasant in 1865 ; since then has prac- ticed here ; has been in constant practice since 1850 ; he published the Free Press for several years. Married Miss Sarah Dudley, of Ohio, in 1858; they have three children-Eddie, David and Charlie. Rhodes, M., laborer.
ROBINSON BROS., merchants ; dry goods, notions and fancy goods ; T. W. Robinson, J. A. Robinson and W. N. Robinson compose the firm of Robinson Bros .; were born in Frederick Co., Va., and lived there until the breaking out of the war; then came West, and engaged in the mercantile business at Macon, Mo .; commenced the dry goods and notion trade here in 1869 ; they have also establislied business houses in Iowa City, Canton, Ill., and at Cedar Rapids, Iowa ; selling exclu- sively for cash, and are doing an exten- sive business.
Robinson, J. V., painter.
Robinson, R. A. Rock, Francis, shoemaker.
Rodgers, Joseph, retired.
Rogers, James.
ROMMEL, R. P., MRS., Princi- pal of the Mt. Pleasant Female Semi- nary ; is a native of Greene Co., Penn ; re- ceived her education at the Steubenville Female Seminary in Ohio ; graduated in 1860 ; came to Mt. Pleasant in 1865 ; she engaged in teaching in 1866, and since then has been connected with the Seminary, and has held the position of Principal since 1874. She married Dr. Thomas Morton, of Pennsylvania, in 1863; he died in 1866; in 1875, she married her present husband, Prof. Rommel.
ROPER, ARTHUR, freight and ticket agent of the C., B. & Q. R. R. at Mt. Pleasant, was born in England Oct. 19, 1837; when 8 years of age, went to Canada ; lived there about fourteen years, and was in the employ of the
Great Western R. R. of Canada, and the Detroit & Milwaukee R. R., for seven years; came to Iowa in 1860, and- en- tered the employ of the B. & M. R. R ; he has been connected with the B. & M. R. R. and the C., B. & Q. R. R. since 1860, except about eight months spent in California. He is President of the Red Ribbon Club of Mt. Pleasant. Married Miss Mary E. Sunderland, of Burlington, in 1861 ; she died in 1864, leaving one son-William S .; Jan. 29, 1867, he married Miss Sue A. M. Wig- gins, of Mt. Pleasant; they have three children-Eloise L., Susan E. and Flor- ence A.
Rork, M., laborer.
Rork, Chris, laborer. Roseman, E. D., peddler.
Ross, A., gardener.
Ross, B. F. & J. L., lumber.
ROSS, B. F., dealer in lumber and . building material; also of the firm of Ross Bros., lumber dealers 'at the depot : born in Washington Co., N. Y., in 1825 ; in 1854, he removed to Lake Co., Ill .; afterward, engaged in business in Chica- go ; came to Iowa, located in Mt. Pleas- ant in 1870, and engaged in the lumber business. He has held the office of Assessor and other town and school offices. He married Miss Elizabeth Lyon, of Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1848 ; they have one daughter-Julia.
Ross, Samuel H., retired.
Rouse, G. W., clerk.
Rouse, J. P., plasterer.
Rouser, S. C.
Rowley, L. T., preacher.
ROYCE, A. J., of the firm of Royce & Hopping, proprietors of the Hawk- Eye Foundry and Machine-Shops ; born in Crawford Co., Penn., May 21, 1833 ; he learned the machinist's trade; came with his mother and located in Mt. Pleasant March 4, 1857 ; was engaged as foreman in a machine-shop ; March, 1875, he associated with Mr. Hopping, of Burlington, in their present business ; they build engines and do all kinds of foundry and machine work. He was Second Lieutenant of Co. A, of State troops, when the war broke out. Mar- ried Miss Mary E. Noble, of Mercer Co., Penn., in October, 1855 ; they have five children-Edmund M., Nettie A.,
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Rosa, Burton M. and Maud; lost two sons.
Rozelle, N. M., carpenter.
Rudsell, George H., speculator. Rugg, E., carpenter. Rukgaber, Chris, laborer.
RUKGABER, CHARLES B.,
of the firm of Rukgaber, McGregor & Bains, dealers in hardware and house furnishing goods, Mt. Pleasant ; born in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1834; emi- grated to America in 1857; came to Towa in 1858 and located in Mt. Pleas- ant and engaged in business. Enlisted in the 4th Regt., Iowa Cav., Co. C, in 1861; he was in many battles and skirmishes; was in the service four years and never off duty a month ; after his return, again engaged in business. Married Johanna Miller, from Baden, Germany, April, 1861; she came here when quite young; they have five chil- dren-Louise, Emma, Hermina, Carrie and Victor.
Rukgaber, D. Rumble, Wesley. CIT. CLAIR, C., teamster.
Sample, J. G. & R. W.
Sanguest, John, tailor.
Sargent, J. F., jeweller.
Sater, A. H., plasterer.
Saunders, A. B., merchant.
Saunders, W. P., omnibus line.
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SAUNDERS, H. C., agent and dealer in real estate, and agent for the sale of lands of the B. & M. R. R., Mt. Pleasant; born near Staunton, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley, Dec. 28, 1829 ; when 8 years of age, he came with his parents by wagon to Iowa; they arrived in Mt. Pleasant May 26, 1838, and were among the earliest settlers ; there were only a few log houses here then; he has seen the wild prairie-grass burn over the present site of the public square ; has lived here, except two years, for the past forty years. He held the office of Deputy County Treasurer, and was acting Treasurer for five years ; and has held other town and school offices. Married Miss Rhoda Bowman, from Pensylvania, in November, 1855 ; they have four chil- dren-D. Mont, Frank, Orie and Anna. Saunders, Presley, banker.
Saunders, Smith, merchant.
Saunders, William G., retired. Saunders, A. B., merchant. Sayles, E. E., clerk.
Scheopp, W. S., shoemaker.
SCHLIEP, WM. H., manufacturer of cigars, and wholesale dealer in cigars and tobacco, Mt. Pleasant; born in Hanover, Germany, June 19, 1835, and came to America in 1847; came to Cin- cinnati, attended school and learned his business there ; he came to Iowa in 1854, and came to Mt. Pleasant in 1856; in 1858, went to Kansas for a short time; he lived in Belleville, Ill., six years ; returned to Mt. Pleasant in 1865 ; since then, has been engaged in business here, and has built up a good trade. He married Miss Kate Messmann, from Lee Co., Iowa, in October, 1860 ; they have six children-Lewis, William, Ida, Emma, Frank and Charlie ; lost three children.
Schmidt, Martin, saloon-keeper.
Schreiner, T., carpenter.
Schriver, Noah, carpenter.
Schroeder, Dan, baker.
Scisson, R. T., clerk.
Seaburn, N. A., laborer.
Shane, John, gardner.
Shean, J. S., jeweler.
Shepp, Sol, carpenter.
Sherman, J. G., carpenter.
Shields, Joseph, L.
Short, A., retired.
SHRYOCK, L. B. W., Superin- tendent of the Mt. Pleasant Female Seminary ; was born in the State of Pennsylvania ; he received his education at Jefferson College, and graduated in 1851; then engaged in teaching ; was elected President of the Harrodsburg Female College, of Kentucky ; after- ward, was elected President of the Mus- kingum Female College, of Ohio; still later, of the Oxford Female Seminary, of Pennsylvania ; from there he came to Indiana, and engaged in pastoral work; he was Treasurer, Financial Agent and Professor of Latin in Hano- ver Female College; he founded New Windsor Female College, of Maryland, and after being there three years, was obliged, on account of ill-health, to try change of climate ; he is a man of large experience and ability as an educator ; he has recently become connected with
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the Mt. Pleasant Female Seminary as Superintendent of the Educational De- partment. Married Miss Elizabeth A. Abraham, of Steubenville, Ohio, in 1852; she was educated at the Steuben- ville Female Seminary ; they have three children-William T., Everett H. and Annie W.
Shultz, A. F., wagon-maker.
Shultz, W., foreman scraper works. Simons, A. B., physician.
SIMONS, L. A., homeopathic physi- cian ; born in Chenango Co., N. Y., May 3, 1824; attended Hamilton University, and studied medicine; attended lectures in Philadelphia, Penn., and also in New York ; also attended lectures and gradu- ated at the Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, in 1870 ; came to Iowa and lo- cated in Mt. Pleasant June 1, 1873, and engaged in the practice of medicine ; he has built up a large and successful prac- tice. He married Miss Harriet Bost- wick, of Hornellsville, Steuben Co., N. Y., Nov. 20,1851 ; they have four chil- dren-Ann E., Alpha B., Emma E. and Ella A.
Simpson, J R., farmer.
Simpson, John R., farmer.
Singer, Andrew, retired.
Slifer, Henry, saloon-keeper.
Smiley, Adam, laborer.
SMITH, GEORGE E., of the firm of Smith & Hagan, druggists ; born in Peoria Co., Ill., Oct. 14, 1853; when 10 years of age, he came to Iowa, to Mt. Pleasant, in 1871; he studied medicine under Dr. Marsh for two years, and will graduate the present winter ; he has been engaged in the drug business here since July, 1877. He married Miss Mary B. Sutton, of Pennsylvania, Nov. 25, 1877.
Smith, John, laborer.
Smith, Simon, carpenter.
SNIDER, CHARLES, druggist ; born in Germany in 1831; came to America in infancy ; was brought up in Pennsylvania ; in 1851, went to Califor- nia ; returned to Pennsylvania and mar- ried Miss Mary E. Niccolls, in Pitts- burgh, August, 1854; they came to Iowa, and located in Mt. Pleasant, November, 1854. He engaged in the drug business in 1855, and has been in the business longer than any drug house in Henry
Co. He has held town offices, and is a Director in the First National Bank, and has been since its organization, and is one of the Trustees in the College. They have three children - Howard E. Charles and Edith.
Snider, William D., clerk. Sayder, C. M., Jr., merchant.
SPAHR, GEO. H., merchant and dealer in clothing and gents' furnishing goods ; born in West Virginia, Jan. 22, 1840; came to Iowa and located in Henry Co. in 1864; he engaged in farming, on account of his health, for four years ; in 1868, he engaged in his present business. He enlisted in the 1st Regt. W. Va. C., and was commissioned Captain of Co. A ; he raised the first company of Federal soldiers from West Virginia that was in the Union army. Holds the office of Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Henry Co .; he was elected in 1875 to fill a vacancy, and re-elected in 1877. He married Miss M. L. Wagner, from Morgantown, West Va., October, 1863 ; they have eight children-four sons and four daughters.
SPAULDING, W. J., President of the Iowa Wesleyan University ; born in Wayne Co., N. Y., April 18, 1827 ; when about 8 years of age, bis parents removed to Northern Indiana ; he received his education at Asbury University, and graduated in 1854; he came to Iowa in 1857, and was con- nected with this institution for eight years, and then returned to Indiana, and had charge of the Union School at Sturgis, Mich., for two years ; was connected with other educational insti- tutions, and was also in the ministry, engaged in pastoral work, for several years. He married Miss Martha A. Berry, daughter of Rev. Dr. Berry, President of Asbury University, Nov. 13, 1854; they have four children- Cora, Ida, Wilber B. and Stella.
Spencer, Andrew, bricklayer.
Spencer, William, retired.
Squire, E. J.
Stokes, Franklin, laborer.
Stough, O. V., mason. Stratton, John.
Stratton, Levi B.
STUBBS, JESSE, of the firm of John Fitzgerald & Co., railroad con-
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tractors and builders, was born in Shelby Co., Ind., Feb. 21, 1832, and lived there until 17 years of age; then came to Iowa in 1859, and engaged in rail- roading ; he came to Mt. Pleasant in 1863; he has had contracts on the C., B. & Q. R. R. for some years, and for the past few years he has had large contracts ; it being the only railroad in the West that has continued making large improvements since the panic. The firm of Fitzgerald & Co. are among the heaviest contractors in this country. Mr. Stubbs has invented an improved wheel-scraper for moving earth work, which is very valuable for railroad work and which gives this firm an advantage ove. others. A stock company has been organized for manufacturing the machines and the works are in operation, turning out a car-load weekly. Mr. Stubbs married Miss Esther Orr, from Zanesville, Ohio, Ang. 1, 1861 ; they have three children-James, Warren and Jessie ; he has one daughter- Alice, by a former wife.
Sturgess, J. C., teamster. Sullivan, Henry, retired.
SULLIVAN, WILLIAM R.,
Secretary of the Comstock Scale Works ; born in Knox Co., Ill., Ang. 12, 1854 ; received his education at Abingdon ; he came to Iowa, and located in Mt. Pleasant in 1873; he has held the office of Secretary of the Comstock Scale Works since April, 1877. He married Miss Anna M. Drayer, daughter of Judge John B. Drayer, June 5, 1877.
SUMMERS, P., dealer in groceries, provisions, flour and feed; born in Ohio ; he came to Iowa and to this county in 1850; he went to California in 1864, and remained there five years ; returned here in 1869, and since then has been engaged in business here. He married Miss R. E. Lemon, from Ohio, in Jan- uary, 1870 ; they have one son - Harry Robert.
Sutton, L. W., grocer. Sutton, Milton, minister.
Sweet, William M., clerk. Swellenbaugh, P., farmer.
Swinferd, J. M. C., retired.
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AFT, T. V., shoemaker.
Talbott, George L., merchant.
TALLEY, GEORGE A., mann- facturer of wagons and buggies and pro- prietor of livery-stable ; born in Giles Co., Middle Tenn., Nov. 1, 1819, and lived there until the fall of 1835, when his parents removed to Illinois, near Springfield ; they came with an ox-team to Iowa; were sixteen days on the way ; located in Des Moines Co., in March, 1837; they came to this county in 1838 ; located near New London and engaged in farming; were among the earliest settlers. He married Miss Achsah Ann Smeede, from New York, March 23, 1844 ; she died Dec. 23, 1870; they had ten children, fiveliving -- Charles C., James E., Sarah A., Lyman P. and Francis L. ; he married Mary Truitt, of Ottumwa, July 18, 1872 ; they have one -son George A. Mr. Talley has been engaged in business here for the past nine years.
Talley, O. B., wagonmaker.
TAPPAN, DAVID STAN- TON, REV., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant ; was born in Steubenville, Ohio, April 2, 1845 ; received his classical education at Oxford University, Miami, Ohio; graduated in 1864; received the first honors of his class and was chosen val-, edictorian ; he pursued his theological education at the Western Theological Seminary, Alleghany, Penn. ; gradu- ated and was called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church, at Chariton, Iowa,in October, 1867 ; he remained there until February, 1871, when he received a unanimous call from the First Pres- byterian Church, of Mt. Pleasant, and since then has labored here very suc- cessfully and acceptably, greatly beloved by his Church; since coming here, he has received calls to other churches, but has declined them, believing his field of usefulness is here. He married Miss Anna Grand-Girard, of Hillsboro, Ohio, Aug. 12, 1869; she is a daugh- ter of Rev. Emil Grand-Girard, a Pres- byterian minister, a native of Herri Court, France; Mr. and Mrs. Tappan have three children-Oella, Julia and Paul.
Taylor, Wm., retired.
Taylor, Daniel, lab.
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Taylor, L. W., miller. Taylor, M. M., miller. Templin, Hugh, contractor.
TEMPLIN, MARY, MRS., pro- prietor of the Harlan House; was born in Kentucky ; moved to Indiana; her maiden name was Mary Worcester. She married John Templin in March, 1836 ; he was born in Fayette Co., Ohio; they came to Iowa and located in Keokuk in 1852 ; he was engaged in the wholesale mercantile trade, with an extensive busi- ness ; was burned out ; lost a large stock of goods, and building, on the corner of Fourth and Main streets, in Keokuk ; her husband was a man of great energy and business ability ; when he began life, he had nothing ; a short time before his death, was worth over a quarter of a million dollars ; he came to Mt. Pleasant in 1860; he died in 1862 from an injury received on the rail- road ; he left two sons-Hugh and Isaac. Mrs. Templin has conducted the Harlan House since June, 1876.
Teesdale, John, retired.
Teeter, J. E., physician.
Thacker, Joseph, clerk.
Thomas, John, works at Asylum.
Thomas, John A., works at Asylum. Thomas, O. A., wagon-inaker. Thompson, Robert, laborer.
Thompson, S. N., merchant.
Thornton, Joseph, laborer.
Throop, D. W. C., pumpmaker.
THROOP, JAMES A., of Van Cise & Throop, publishers of the Free Press ; born in Madison Co., N. Y., Dec. 7, 1835 ; he was educated in Chenango Co., and came to Illinois in 1855; the fol- lowing year to Iowa, and located in Mt. Pleasant in December, 1856; engaged in business with Cole Bros., and con- tinued about seven years ; then engaged in the hardware and pump business for seven years ; in 1872, in company with Mr. Van Cise, bought out the Free Press ; for the past two years, owing to the absence of Mr. Van Cise, Mr. Throop has had the entire editorial and business management of the paper. Married Miss Rowena Beebe, of Che- nango Co., N. Y., April 7, 1858 ; they have five children-Joseph C., Horace, Thomas D., Addison J. and Bessie ; lost three children.
TIFFANY, P. C., dealer in jewelry and stationery, Tiffany Corner ; born in Sturbridge, Worcester Co., Mass., April 7, 1809 ; there spent his summers in the cotton factory, winters in school ; afterward engaged as clerk and book- keeper; he married Miss Eliza Cheney, Jan. 1, 1836; she was a native of Worcester Co., a daughter of Pennel Cheney, a prominent man of that town ; in 1838, Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany, with her father and brother, started for the the West, by stage, lake and river; . Mr. Tiffany hired a team to bring them west from the river to "Sweet Home," and his description of their arrival at this place is very amusing. Mrs. Tiffany was not pleased with the hotel accommodations ; they came to Mt. Pleasant in June, 1838 ; they bought the claim, where the State Hospital for the Insane now stands, of Martin Tucker, for $700 ; in 1840, Mr. Tiffany bought the corner he now occupies, and en- gaged in keeping tavern ; it was then called the " Hawk-Eye House," and afterward the " Henry House; " in 1949, he went to California, and returned in 1851; during his absence, Mrs, Tiffany made improvements to the hotel which was afterward called the Tiffany House; in 1857, he engaged in his present business ; was appointed Justice of Peace by Gov. Lucas, the first Territorial Governor ; held that office until 1849 ; upon his return from Cali- fornia, was again elected to the same office ; was appointed Postmaster dur- ing President Pierce's administration, and held the office for nine years ; he was one of the incorporators, and the first President of the Iowa Wesleyan Uni- versity. They have had no children of their own, but have adopted two, one of whom married Gen. T. B. Eldridge, now of Kansas, the other, Samuel, is married and lives at home. Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany are members of the Epis- copal Church, of which Mr. Tiffany has been Senior Warden for many years. Todd, James C., clerk, Harlan House. Tomlinson, L. O., billiard-hall.
Townsend, Thomas, retired.
Tracey, J. W., farmer.
Trimble, George W., carpenter.
Trimble, S. T., City Assessor.
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Timmerman, H., merchant. Timmerman, William, shoe dealer. Trites, G. D., grain-buyer.
TROUGHTON, HENRY, meat market; born in New York in 1835 ; came to Iowa and located in Mt. Pleasant in 1860 ; he has been engaged in business for the past ten years and built up a large trade. Has married twice ; his first wife was Miss Annie Kean, from Illinois ; his present wife was Miss Catharine Martin, from Pennsylvania; he has five children -Leilia, Frank, Hattie, Katie and Henry.
Turner, E. W., retired.
TWINTING, T., P. merchant, dealer in groceries and provisions, Mt. Pleasant ; born in Germany, on the Rhine, in 1825 ; emigrated to America in 1848; he came to Iowa in 1862, and has been successfully engaged in busi- ness in Mt. Pleasant since 1869; an extensive trade.
YNER, JOHN, agent of the Ameri- can Express Co .; born in Fayette Co., Ind., Feb. 14, 1817 ; lived in the State of Indiana, near Indianapolis; came to Iowa in 1843; located in Des Moines Co. and engaged in farming; he came to Henry Co. and engaged in the boot and shoe business in Mt. Pleasant in 1859; was appointed agent of the Express Co. in 1862; has been connected with the company for sixteen years. Held the office of Mayor of this city, and was City Councilman for some years. He married Miss Ann E. Gilmore, from Kentucky, November, 1844; they have one adopted daughter. Mr. Tyner's father is still living in Indiana ; is over 85 years old.
V AN ALLEN, GEO. C., abstract- maker.
Vancise, E. G., attorney.
Van Hon, William, stone-mason.
VERNON, J. B., Justice of the Peace ; born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, Jan. 13, 1812 ; at 25 years of age, he removed to Indiana; in 1852, came to Iowa and located in Henry Co. October 27, 1852, and engaged in farming; has been in the minis- try for many years; was licensed as an exhorter in Ohio; was licensed minister in the M. E. Church and ordained in Indiana; he moved to Mt.
Pleasant in 1864 ; he has held office of Justice of the Peace for a long time. He married Miss Maria Monroe, from Muskingum Co., Ohio, March 2, 1837 ; they have five children-Leroy M., the oldest, is General Superintendent of Mis- sionaries of Italy, having fifteen mis- sionaries, all native Italians, under his charge ; he has been there seven years, and is master of seven- different lan- guages ; John W., an attorney in Mem- phis; Samuel M., a minister in the M. E. Church; Pastor of a church in Pittsburgh ; Mary E., now Mrs. Patch, of this city ; William S., a merchant in Fort Des Moines ; lost two children. John W. was in the army, enlisted in the 4th Regt. Iowa Cav., and was in the service three years; William was in the 100-days service, though only 16 years of age.
Vickstrom, J. G. Virden, Ross, merchant.
W AITE, SOLOMON.
Walker, H. D., plasterer. Wallace, Robert, clerk.
WALTERS, BENNET G., re- tired ; born in Berkeley Co., Va., March 13, 1823; after reaching manhood, he engaged in farming. ' Married Miss Emily Murphy, of Martinsburg, Berke- ley Co., Va., Jan. 10, 1843 ; they came to Iowa and located in Henry Co., Wayne Tp., in May, 1855, and engaged in farming ; he improved three farms. His father was a Baptist minister, but Mr. Bennet W., early in life, connected himself with the Hicksite branch of the denomination of Friends, and began preaching in 1852; he has always been a great student of the Bible, and was en- gaged in preaching for over twenty-five years, as the way seemed to open ; after coming to this county, he gave the ground upon which the meeting-house is located in Wayne Tp., and owing to his efforts, the house was built; he is acknowledged to be one of the most able thinkers and earnest workers in this de- nomination ; for some time past, he has retired from active business, and they have lived in Mt. Pleasant ; they have three children-Bennet Gideon, William Penn and Branson Hallowell ; have lost four children.
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Walthers, B. G., retired.
Waltz, R., tailor. Warwick, Wm. M., merchant.
Washburn, C. A. Watts, William, laborer.
Webber, E. H.
Webber, Fred.
Werble, George, laborer. Wells, B. S., blacksmith.
Wells, Fred L., tinner.
Wheeler, John.
WHEELER, JOHN, D. D .; the oldest son of John and Mary Kingswell Wheeler; was born in Portsmouth, England, April 15, 1815 ; removed to the United States in his 4th or 5th year, landing near Baltimore ; the fam- ily removed in a short time to the vicin- ity of Bellefontaine, Ohio; afterward became residents of Bellefontaine, where he spent most of his childhood and youth ; in 1835, became a student in Norwalk, Ohio, Seminary; in 1837, a student of Alleghany College; in 1839, left Alleghany College for Greencastle, Ind., in company with the family of Prof. (now Bishop) Simpson, who, a short time before, had been elected President of the Indiana Asbury University ; in 1840, graduated as A. B .; a member of the first graduating class, three in number, of the I. A. U .; same year, elected Principal of the Franklin Institute, in Indianapolis ; remained two years; in 1842, elected Professor of Latin in the Indiana Asbury University ; in 1854, retired from the professorship ; in 1855, became President of the Baldwin Insti- tute, Berea, Ohio, which, the next spring, became the Baldwin University; in 1858, received the degree of Doctor of Divinity ; retired, in 1870, and was elected President of the Iowa Wesleyan Univerity, holding the Presidency of both institutions from June until the latter part of August, 1870 ; retired from the Presidency of the I. W. U. in June, 1875, and became Pastor of the First M. E. Church, Kcokuk, Iowa ; in 1876, appointed Presiding Elder, Keo- kuk District; in 1877-78, Presiding Elder of the Mt. Pleasant District. In childhood, he became a member of the M. E. Church; in 1853, licensed to preach ; in 1855, joined the North Ohio Conference ; in 1863, secured the loca-
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