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Morrison, P., far., S. 2 ; P. O. Trenton. Mosier, D .. far., S. 33; P. O. Rome.
ICKERSON, J. A., far., S. 27; N P. O. Rome.
NOEL, SARAH, nee Cassada, Trenton ; Mrs. Noel was born in Ten- nessee in 1818; came to what is now Merrimac, Jefferson Co., with her parents in 1844. Married in 1846 Q. M. Noel, who was also a native of Tennessee ; born in 1819; they came to Trenton in 1847; she has three ehil- dren-Elizabeth J., born in 1847 ; John C., born in 1848, and Leonidas, born in 1853 ; Byron, in born 1851, died in 1853. Mr. Noel died in April, 1867. Eliza- beth J. married Mr. A. T. Rogers, resides is Mitchell Co., Kan .; J. C. married Miss Eva Munsinger, resides in Boulder Co., Col .; Leonidas lives with his mother.
Noel, Lee, painter, Trenton.
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P ANGBURN, W. A., far., S. 7; P. O. Trenton.
Payne, E. M., far., S. 1 ; P. O. Trenton. Peck, J. H., Justice of the Peace, Trenton. Peterson, F., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Rome. Pfoutz, Jacob, far., S. 30 ; P. O. Rome. Pierson, J., far., S. 16; P. O. Trenton. Postlewaite, A. E., far., S. 34; P. O. Rome. Pratt, Geo., far., S. 3 ; P. O. Trenton. Pratt, John, far., S. 5; P. O. Trenton. Pratt, Louis, far., S. 10; P. O. Trenton. Price, Daniel, far., S. 22 ; P. O. Trenton. R ENNER, L., laborer, Trenton.
Ressell, Wm., far., S. 3 ; P. O. Trenton. Richards, C., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Trenton. Roach, John, far., S. 6 ; P. O. Trenton. Roberts, Robert, mason, Trenton.
Ross, M. and J., fars., S. 26; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
ROTH, JOHN, far., Sec. 8; P. O. Trenton ; owns 280 acres ; was born in France in 1804; came to this country in 1825, and located in Berks Co., Penn .; removed to Ohio in 1831. He married Catherine Gruber, who was born in France in 1813; they came to Henry Co. in 1849, and located on the farm he now owns; he has nine children- Michael, Nancy, Peter L., Mary, Lydia, Joseph, David, Catherine and Elizabeth ; lost three children-M. Jacob, Daniel and John.
Roth, J. K., far .. S. 9; P. O. Trenton. Roth, Peter, fai., S. 9 ; P. O. Trenton. Roth, P. L., far., S. 8; P. O. Trenton. Rupp, C., far., S. 19 ; P. O. Trenton.
SCARFF, JOHN, far., S. 16; P. O. Trenton.
Scarff, J. H., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Trenton. Scarff, J. W., far. S. 9; P. O. Trenton. Scarff, S. G., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Trenton. Scarff, Wm., far., S. 16 ; P. O. Trenton. Schlattan, J., far., S. 1 ; P. O. Trenton. Schlater, A , far .; P. O. Trenton.
Scott, J. D., far , S. 10; P. O. Trenton. Shodt, J,, far., S. 8; P. O. Trenton.
SHARP, WM. P., REV., S. 25 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant ; owns 119 acres ; was born in Monroe Co., Ind., in 1820. Married, in 1840, Mary G. Findley, who was born in Tennessee in 1818; she is a consin of the Rev. J. B. Find- ley, the pioneer preacher of Ohio. Mr. Sharp claims to have built the first house on the prairie, one and one-half
mile from the timber, between Big Creek and Crooked Creek ; his house was used as a place of worship for vari- ous denominations for many years. ; the M. E., Baptists and Cumberland Presbyterians held their services there. Mr. Sharp has five children-George J., Alonzo W., Francis M., Sarah A. and Mary E .; David F. was drowned in Skunk River in 1870; Martha J. died in infancy.
Shepard, J., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Trenton.
Shoemaker, H., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Trenton. Shoemaker, J. H., far., S. 7; P. O. Tren- ton.
Shultz, Isaac, far., S. 18; P. O. Trenton. Shumaker, F., Rome.
Smith, B. F., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Rome. Smith, Peter, far., S. 34; P. O. Rome. Smith, Wm., far., S. 20; P. O. Trenton. Snyder, Henry, far., S. 22 ; P. O. Trenton. Soper, Wm., far. ; P. O. Trenton. Stutsman, S., far., S. 1; P. O. Trenton. Sumter, W., Trenton.
THOMAS, D. L., far., Sec. 27 ; P. O. T Rome.
Trautman, John, far., S. 2; P. O. Trenton. TURNEY, JOEL, wagon-maker, Trenton ; was born in Ohio in 1827 ; came to Trenton in 1848, where he has since resided. He married in 1854 Sarah M. Parent, who was born in Harrison Co., Ind., in 1831 ; they have three children -Clayton, born in 1855; T. Ellsworth, born in 1861; and Dillon, born in 1865 ; lost two children-Elmer, born in 1857, died in 1858; and Jessie, born in 1863, died in 1864.
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MPANHOURER, A., far., Sec. 25 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Upton, E., far., S. 10 ; P. O. Trenton. Upton, H. W., far., S. 10; P. O. Trenton. ANWINKEL, AMOS, far., Sec. 10; V P. O. Trenton.
Vanwinkel, J., far., S. 6; P. O. Trenton. Vorhees, D. J., far., S. 19 ; P. O. Trenton. ARD, ROBERT, Trenton.
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WALLBANK, JAMES, mer- chant, Trenton ; born in Lancashire, Eng- land, in 1814. Wasmarried about 1836 ; came to Trenton in 1869; has two children -John H., born in 1837, and George, born in 1843; the former is engaged in the mercantile business at Marshall, Jefferson Tp .; the latter resides in
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England. Mr. Wallbank has been en- gaged in business in Trenton for about nine years.
Warner, A., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Trenton. Weimer, John, far., S. 32; P. O. Rome. Whipple, C., Trenton.
Whipple, J., far., S. 28; P. O. Rome. White, Ed., far., S. 16; P. O. Trenton. White, J. N., far., S. 16 ; P. O. Trenton. Wicks, James, far., S. 28 ; P. O. Rome. Wilson, A. J., hotel-keeper, Trenton.
Wilson, D., far., S. 3; P. O. Trenton. Wilson, W. M., Trenton.
Wise, J. F., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Rome.
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OUNT, THOMAS J., far., S. 24; P. O. Mt. Pleasant; born in
Indiana in 1839; came to Henry Co., Iowa, in 1847. Married in 1875 Mar- garette R. Sater, who was born in Ohio in 1845 ; have one child-Thomas R., born May 5, 1876. Mr. Yount is a graduate of Rush Medical College, Class of '77 and '78. Enlisted in 1861 in the 14th Indiana; was transferred to the 16th Indiana; mustered out in 1862; re-enlisted in the 25th I. V. I., and served till the war closed. Was in in all the battles that this regiment took part in ; was twice wounded; his brother, Isaac, was killed by his side at the battle of Chickasaw Bayou.
TIPPECANOE TOWNSHIP.
A RMSTRONG & CLARK,
proprietors of Oakland Mills ; P. O. Oakland Mills ; Mr. Armstrong was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1826; he came to his present location from Indi- ana, in 1858. He married, in 1843, Charlotte Millspaugh, a native of Ohio, born in 1826 ; they have five children- Marcellus, Eugenia, Napoleon, Milton and Josephine: have lost two children -Sarah Belle and Alice.
B AKER, PATRICK, farmer ; P. O. Rome.
Baldwin, Lemi, far., S. 18; P. O. Rome. Barnes, Fred., Jr., far., S. 13,
Barton, B. R., far., Sec. 20; P. O. Rome. Barton, F. H., far., Sec. 29; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Barton, F. W., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Barton, T. L., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Bates, Henry, Rome.
Bates, Jeremiah, teamster, Rome.
Bausaman, Isaac, far., S. 17; P. O. Rome. Baxter, Eli, far., Scc. 11.
Beaber, Jacob, far. ; P. O. Rome.
Beals, Nathan, far., Sec. 32; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
BEERS, REUBEN, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Mt. Pleasant ; owns eighty acres; was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1822; he came to Mt. Pleasant in the. spring of 1844. He married Sarab A.
Burson, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Beers is a lawyer ; has practiced in Mt. Pleasant for twenty -one years; he retired from practice and came to his farm in 1868; he was Prosecuting Attorney for Henry Co. from 1848 to 1852.
Belle, George C., blacksmith, Rome.
Berreman, T. H., far., Sec. 2; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Berry, S., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Bingham, A., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Salem. Bixler, J., far., S. 33; P. O. Salem.
BONNIFIELD, GREGORY,
farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Mt. Pleasant ; owns 420 acres; born in West Virginia in 1821; his father removed to Jeffer- son Co., Iowa, in 1836, where he con- tinued to reside till his death, in 1840; his wife had died a short time before. Mr. Bonnifield married, in 1849, Lydia Shuman, a nativer of Ohio ; her father died of cholera in 1851 ; her mother died in 1865. Mr. Bonnifield came to Henry Co. in 1851, and settled on the farm he now owns ; has had six chil- dren, four now living-Mary (now Mrs. F. J. Kinney), Allen, Martha J. and Frank ; have lost two children -- Augus- tus, aged 26 years, and Thomas, aged 16 years.
Bowman, E., furniture dealer, Rome.
YARANESS, JESSE, far., Sec. 28 ; C
P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Caraness, J., far., S. 21; P. O. Rome.
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Carpenter, Abe, far., S. 10 ; P. O. Rome. Carpenter, John, far., Sec. 15; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Carston, John, bridge carpenter, Rome. Carston, J. F., laborer, Rome.
CARTER, C.W., DR., Rome ; was born in Ohio in 1852; was educated at Harlem, Springs, Ohio; located in Rome August, 1877.
Church, W., far., S. 29; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. CLARK, COURTLAND W., firm of Armstrong & Clark, proprie- tors of Oakland Mills ; P. O. Oakland Mills; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1836. He was married to Mary J. Armstrong, a native of Ohio ; they have three children, viz .: William E., Albert S. and Erma; have lost two- Frankie H. and Flora. Mr. Clark came to Henry Co. in 1864, and a one-half interest in Oakland Mills ; these mills are now having a liberal custom patron- age in the flouring business; they do their share toward supplying the home markets.
Coburn, Jolın, far., S. 31 ; P. O. Salem. Collatt, David, far., S. 20; P. O. Rome. Collins, D., far., S. 9; P. O. Rome. Collins, John, far., S. 10; P. O. Romo. Constant, J., far., S. 28; P.O. Mt.Pleasant. Cook, S. W., far., S. 18; P. O. Rome. Cooper, W., far., Sec. 23; P.O. Mt. Pleasant. Cox, J., far., S. 25; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Craig, John R., far., Sec. 24; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Crame, Chas., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Rome. Crawford, G. W., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Rome, Curl, J. B., far., S. 33 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. AVIS, J. W., saw-mill; P. O. Rome.
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DALLNER, SIMON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Rome; owns thirteen acres ; was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1828; his parents emigrated to this country about 1832; they first located in Penn- sylvania; came to Henry Co. in 1845, and located on Sec. 20, Trenton Tp. He married, in 1852, Anna Aldrich, a native of New York ; they have six children-Walter, Mary A., Perry A., Irwin, Ella and Lizzie. Mr. Dallner was a resident of Jefferson Co. for about nine years, but during that time, lis trading-point was Mt. Pleasant; he settled on the farm he now owns in 1865.
DAVIS, WILLIAM, stock-rais- ing, stock dealing and pork-packing, Mt. Pleasant, and lives on Sec. 3, Tippe- canoe Tp. ; was born in Newark, Ohio, June 22, 1824; went to LaFayette, Ind., in 1846, and came to Iowa, and located in Henry Co. in April, 1856. He began building his packing-house in May of the same year ; has invested $30,000 here ; he is also engaged extensively in stock- raising and stock dealing; he owns a large stock-farm, in all, 880 acres of land in this county. He has held office of Supervisor of this county. He married Miss Eliza A. Sample Jan. 19, 1854; she is a native of Butler Co., Ohio; her parents were among the earliest settlers of this county, coming here in 1839. Have one daughter-Nannie Belle.
DICKEY, JAMES B., farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Oakland Mills; owns seventy-three acres; born in Fayette Co., Ind., in 1829. His father, Mr. Samuel Dickey, came to Henry Co. in 1838, and located in Center Tp .; he now resides at Mt. Pleasant. Mr. James B. Dickey married, in 1856, Isabelle Sanderson, a native of Ohio, born in 1836. Have one child-Charles S., born in 1872; lost one child, Stella, who died in May, 1872. Mr. Dickey was Deputy Treasurer for 1874 and 1875; was Assessor of Jackson Tp. four years; has been Justice of the Peace two years.
Doan, Alfred, far., S. 36 ; P. O. Salem.
Doan, J. W., far., S. 35; P. O. Salem. Dold, Lewis, merchant, Rome.
Dougherty, T., far., S. 16 ; P. O. Rome. Douthert, J. Q., Rome.
Duncanson, E., blacksmith, Rome.
Durk, L., far., S. 1; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
IDWARDS, B. F., far., S. 31; P. O. E Rome. .
Eicher, J., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Rome.
Elliott, Charles, railroadman, Rome. Elliott, John, Rome.
Elliott, W. A., far., S. 19 ; P. O. Rome. F AIRCHILD, LINUS, farmer,
S. 5; P. O. Rome ; owns 230 acres ; was born in Connecticut in 1811 ; he came to Tippecanoe Tp., and located on the farm he now owns in 1837. He married in 1838 Matilda Jackson, a native of Indiana; they had seven children, six living - Harriet, Perry, Alfred,
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Mary E., Elias and Amos ; lost one- Oliver, aged 2 years. Mrs. Fairchild died in 1850. Mr. Fairchild again married in 1851 Mrs. Jane Shuman ; had six children by second marriage- Rosslet, James, Ida, Clara ; two deceased-Theron and Phebe A. Mrs. Fairchild had two children by her first marriage-Martha and Minerva. Mr. Fairchild was quite unlucky the first year of his pioneer life; he brought with him about $600; $150 was stolen from him soon after his arrival ; he in- vested $80 in pigs, they escaped from the pen; only one was recovered ; a friend borrowed $50 and forgot to re- turn it; these with other losses occurred the first year.
FISHER, RUFUS R., farmer, See. 13 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant ; was born in Ohio in 1838; came to Henry Co. in 1855; located on the farm he now owns in 1873. He married in 1864 Elizabeth Maulding, a native of Iowa ; have two children-Cora and William. Mr. Fisher lost his wife, and married in 1872 Paulina Clark, a na- tive of Ohio. He enlisted in 1861, in the 4th I. V. C., and served four years ; he was in most of the battles of that regiment.
Foley, T., far., S. 5; P. O. Rome.
Foreman, S., far., S. 15 ; P. O. Rome.
Frame, J., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Rome.
Frazier, M. M., far., S. 16 ; P. O. Rome. Freeman, Ira, far., Sec. 15; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
G IBSON. I. T., far., See. 28; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Gilson, L. P., railroad laborer, Rome. Glover, J., far., S. 13 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. GOODMAN, LEVI, farmer, See. 15; P. O. Rome; owns ninety aeres ; was born in Berks Co., Penn., in 1814; his father removed to Ohio when he was 18 years of age. He married in 1843, Sarah Wolf, a native of Ohio, born in 1822 ; he has three children-Clara E., Sarah E. and Laura A. Mr. Goodman came to Mahaska Co. in 1856, to Mt. Pleasant in fall of 1859, and settled on his present farm in 1861 ; learned the mason trade in Ohio, which he fol- lowed for twenty years. He was the oldest son of Jacob Goodman, who died about 1853; his mother died in 1876.
Mrs. Goodman's father, Daniel Wolf, died in Ohio in 1835; her mother in 1822; Mrs. Goodman was raised by her mother's father.
Graber, Peter, money-loaner, Rome.
Grant, W., far., See. 7; P. O. Rome.
ALLODAY, W. E., far., S. 36; P. H 0. Salem.
Halpin, Patrick, railroad laborer, Rome. Harper, J., far., Sec. 29; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Harris, D., far., S. 23; P. O. Mt. Pleas- ant.
Harshberger, J., far., See. 22 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Harshberger, W., far., S. 27; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Hart, M., far., S. 13; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Haynes, S. B., far., S. 16; P. O. Rome.
Headland, F., far., S. 16; P. O. Rome.
Henderson, S., far., S. 21; P. O. Rome. Hitt, D. S., far., See. 20; P. O. Rome. Hobbs, N., far., Sec. 11.
Hobson, E., far., S. 36; P. O. Salem.
Hockett, A., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Mt. Pleas- ant.
Hoekett, E., far., S. 36; P. O: Salem.
Hoekett, Jehue, far., S. 36; P. O. Salem.
Hoekett, J. M., far., S. 25; P. v. Mt. Pleasant.
Hoeket, Jonathan, far., See. 36; P. O. Salem.
Hoekett, R. M., far., S. 34; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Hodson, G., far., S. 27; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Hogate, W. W., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Rome. Hollingsworth, O., far., S. 32; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Hoskins, J., far., S. 24; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Housell, L. D., far., S. 14; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
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NSKEEP, J. M., DR., Oakland
Mills ; born in Ohio in 1834; he graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan Uni- versity, 1854 ; attended medical lectures at Asbury Medical College, at Colum. bus, Chio ; has been engaged for many years in the practice of his profession and as minister of the United Brethren Church ; he lost his sight, and was en- tirely blind for two years ; recovered his sight in 1874; he came to Henry Co. in 1876; resides with his brother-in- law, Mr. J. D. Willeford.
.TAY, S., far., S. 29 ; P. O. Rome.
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K IRK, JOSEPH, far., S. 20 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Kirkhart, Jacob, blacksmith, Rome.
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AIRD, G. W., far., S. 4; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Laird, W. C., far., S. 15: P. O. Mt. Pleas- ant.
Lambeth, Wm., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Rome. Luren, T., far., S. 29; P. O. Rome.
Lamm, A., far., S. 27; P. O. Rome.
LASH, ALBERT R., M. D.,
Rome ; born in Stark Co., Ohio, in 1845 ; removed with his parents to Elkhart Co., Ind., in 1858. He attended medical lectures at Keokuk, Iowa, during the the term of 1871-72; returned to Indi- ana and began the practice of medicine with his preceptor, Dr. Thomas Cam- mack, a graduate of the Medical Col- lege at Washington, D. C .; he came to Iowa and located at Rome in 1875. He married in December, 1877, Alice Scott, who was born in Rome in 1856; they have one child-Edna, born in 1878. Dr. Lash has a liberal practice in his profession.
Lawrence, G., far., S. 13; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
LAZENBY, BENJAMIN F., far., S. 26; P. O. Oakland Mills ; owns 100 acres of land ; was born in Vir- ginia in 1810; his parents moved to Ohio in 1816; he came to Henry Co. in 1838. He married in 1839, Edith Sanderson, a native of Ohio, born in 1819; they have three children- Melissa I., Mary and Sarah; have lost three-Joshua, aged 8 years; Isabella, aged 4 years ; John F., aged 2 years. Lazenby, E., laborer, Sec. 24; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
LEE, JONATHAN, REV., min- ister of the Baptist Church, Rome ; he was born in Indiana in 1839 ; his father removed to Henry Co. in 1840. He married, in 1859, Mary A. Huster, a native of Indiana; she died in 1869 ; has three children-Amanda L., Curtis E. and Edwin H .; he married Mary A. Byrd, a native of Indiana ; they have two children-Olivia B. and Roe F .; lost one child in infancy. Mr. Lee has a farm of 140 acres, but devotes the most of his time to the ministry ; has been preaching since he was 17 years of age.
Lee, J., far., S. 19; P. O. Rome. Lee, M., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Rome. Lee, Wm., far., S. 19 ; P. O. Rome. Lupton, S., far., S. 35; P. O. Salem.
LUSK, WILLIAM B., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Mt. Pleasant ; owns about sixteen hundred acres of land ; Mr. Lusk was born in East Tennessee in 1804; removed from Tennessee to Illi- nois in 1830 ; came from Illinois to Henry Co. in December, 1834; he is one of the very earliest pioneers of Henry Co. now living. He married, in 1832, Sarah Dixon, of East Tennessee ; has one son-Jasper, now a resident of Trenton Tp .; he again married, in 1835, Mrs. Sarah Jones, a native of Kentucky. He crossed the plains to California in 1849, and returned in 1850 ; went back to California in 1852, taking his family with him ; returned in 1855 ; he crossed the mountains to Idaho in 1865; was absent about six months. The tract of land he now owns he settled upon forty- five years ago. From a condition of poverty, he has, by hard work and econ- omy, become rich.
Luzater, J., far., S. 22 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Lyon, Wm., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
cBRIDE, D. M., far., Sec. 6 ; P.
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McCanahey, S., saw-mill, Rome.
McCardle, T. S., wagon-maker, Rome.
McElhaney, agent, R. R., Rome.
McKnight, E., Rome.
McMurram, R., far., S. 16; P. O. Rome. Mabeas, A., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Rome. .
Macey, Seth, far., S. 34; P. O. Salem. Mann, T. A., far., S. 36; P. O. Salem. Maxwell, Chias., far., Sec. 36; P. O. Salem. Mills, Aaron, far., S. 32, P. O. Salem. Mills, D. S., far., S. 33; P. O. Salem. Mills, Oliver, far., S. 29; P. O. Rome.
Milner, C. W., far., S. 23; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Mitchell, R. H., far., S. 10; P. O. Rome. Moffatt, H. E., R. R. employe, Rome.
MOORE, PETER, hotel, Rome ; born in Virginia in 1807; removed to Ohio in 1832; came to Henry Co. in 1837 ; has since lived four years in Washington Co., and two years in Missouri. Hc came to Rome in 1856, where he has since resided. He married, in 1837, Jane Humes, a native of Vir- ginia; she died in 1851 ; he again
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married, in 1852, Caroline Hart, a native of Tennessee. Had seven chil- dren by first marriage, three now living, and six by second marriage, all living. Musselman, T. J., saloon, Rome. N Myres, J. L., laborer, S. 2; P. O. Rome. EICE, MORGAN, farmer, Sec. 3 ; P. O. Rome.
Nichols, W., far., S. 32; P. O. Salem. Norris, J., far. ; S. 15 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. O CONNEL, PAT., farmer, Sec. 22 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Oldt, B., Sec. 24; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Oldt, J., laborer, S. 23; P.O. Mt. Pleasant. OLDT, WILLIAM J., Sec. 26; P. O. Oakland Mills ; owns 100 acres. Mr. Oldt was born in Pennsylvania in 1846; came to Henry Co. with his parents in 1861. He married, in 1870, Virginia Clark, who was born in Ohio in 1846 ; they located on their present farm in 1876.
O'LOGHLIN, PETER, mer- chant, Rome; was born in Ireland in 1839; he came to this country in 1857 ; remained a short time in New Jersey ; came to Tippecanoe Tp. in August of the same year. He married Margarette Quinn, a native of Ireland ; they have six children-Michael T., James J., Peter, Patrick W., Margaret and Mary. Mr. O'Loghlin has been engaged in business in Rome since 1858; he began with no capital, but has been very successful ; he built the store he now occupies in 1877 ; it is of brick, and cost about $9,000 ; has a fine brick residence, built in 1870; he has a large stock and a fine assortment of goods, consisting of dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, clothing, and everything necessary to constitute a first-class storc. Olmer, J., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Rome. Owiatt, O., far., S. 32; P. O. Rome. Osborn, N., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Osburn, W., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Salem. Otler, F., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Rome.
PARCELLS, E. J., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Salem.
Parcells, M. M., far., S. 16; P. O. Rome. Parker, M. J., far., S. 29 ; P. O. Rome. Paxton, M., wagon-maker, Rome. Peterson E., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Rome. Peterson, J. P., far .; P. O. Rome.
Perine, Peter, far., S. 13; P O. Mt. Pleasant.
R AINEY, DAVID, far., S. 30 ; P. O. Rome.
Rhodes, J. W., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Rome. Richardson, N. H., far., S. 3 ; P. O. Rome. Roy, W., far., S. 2; P. O. Rome.
Russell, C., railroad carpenter, Rome.
AINT, WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 23.
Sanburg, G., lahorer, Rome.
Scott, P., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Salem. Scott, Wm., Postmaster, Rome.
SCOTT, MARIA, MRS .; P. O.
Rome; was born in Pennsylvania in 1826; came to Henry Co. with her father, David Pfoutz, in 1839; he set- tled in Trenton Tp., where he resided till his death in 1852. Mrs. Scott mar- ried in 1847 Samuel Crawford, who died on his way to California in 1849. In 1852, she married Mr. William Scott, a native of Ohio; he was born in 1817; came to Henry Co. in 1845; he died in December, 1868. Mrs. Scott has one son by her first marriage-Mr. Perry Crawford, who resides in Trenton Tp .; she has three children by second marriage-Winfield A., Elmer E. and Edward H., all residents of Rome. Mrs. Scott has about 300 acres of land; also a home in Rome.
Seberger, H., far., S. 17; P. O. Rome. Seeman, R., laborer, Rome.
Sheridan. A., far., S. 11; P. O. Rome. Short, J., far., S. 24; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Shriver, W. H., far., S. 32; P. O. Salem. Sisk, F., far., Sec. 28 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Smith, J. P., far., Scc. 16; P. O. Rome. Smith, L. B., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Rome. Smith, M., far., S. 27 ; P. O. Mt. Pleas- ant.
Smith, W. P., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Salem. Sperries, R., Rome.
Stephens, H., saw-mill hand, Rome.
Stutler, J. H., railroad laborer, Rome.
Swails. G. W., merchant, Rome.
TAYLOR, R. B., far., Sec. 7; P. O. T Rome.
Terrell, C., far., S. 22; P. O. Mt. Pleas- ant.
Thompson, H. S., far. S. 23; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Tracey, John, blacksmith, Rome.
Trublood, Alfred, far., S. 25; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Trueblood, Josh., far., S. 25; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
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Trueblood, N. S., far., S. 34; P. O. Salem. Trueblood, Stanford, far., S. 26; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Trueblood, W. D., far., S. 33; P. O. Sa- lem.
Tull, John, far., Sec. 8 ; P. O. Rome.
U PTON, GEORGE, laborer, Rome.
Upton, J. E., far., S. 12 ; P. O. Mt. Pleas- ant.
V ANDOSEN, J. A., far., S. 30; P. O. Rome.
Vandosen, M. J., far., S. 33 ; P. O. Salem. Vantoril, R., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Rome.
ARLEY, JNO., shoemaker, Rome.
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WALKER, ISAAC, S. 11; P. O.
Mt. Pleasant ; owns 63 acres ; was born in Manchester, England, in 1835 ; came to America in 1841 ; his parents first lo- cated in Lee Co .; camo to Henry Co. in 1846. Mr. Walker married in 1860 Henrietta Hobbs, a native of Ohio, bern in 1843 ; they have five children-John F., Albert T., Charlotte J., Edith I. and Robert N. ; have lost one child -Elizabeth, aged 3 years.
Waters, E., far., S. 14 ; P. O. Mt. Pleasant. Welch, Manly, far., S. 12; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
Welch, Merritt, far., S. 12; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
WHITE, GENIUS, far., S. 10; P. O. Rome; owns 310 acres; was born in Indiana in 1821 .; he removed to Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1841. Married in 1849 Mary A. Grant, a na- tive of Indiana, born in 1826; they have five children-Clarissa J., George W., Emily, Richard W. and Pleasant G. WHITE, N. F., far., S. 12; P. O. Mt. Pleasant ; owns ten acres ; born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1811 ; removed with his parents to Indiana; thence to Illinois in 1820 ; he came to Burlington in 1836; to Mt. Pleasant in 1839; has been a resident of Henry Co. since. He married in 1833 Mary A. Rose, a
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