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JOHN KRAUS, Jr., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. St. Donatus ; born in Lux- emburg in 1840; came to America in 1862; owns 111 acres, and made all the improvements that are now on the farm. His wife, Margaret Gaul, was born in Luxem- burg in 1842; came to America in 1871, and resided in Dubuque; married at St. Donatus in 1869, and have four children living-John, John Peter, Peter, Margaret.
NICHOLAS KRIER, dealer in general merchandise, also Postmaster, St. Donatus ; he was born Feb. 24, 1826, in Luxemburg, Germany ; in 1854, he came to this locality and was appointed Postmaster in 1869 ; he commenced his present business in 1866 ; he also owns ninety acres of land, and has owned one-half interest in the Tete des Morts Mills, but has sold his interest to his son : the store which he occupies, with five acres of land, he also owns. He married Antoinette Meis in 1850 ; she was born in 1834; died Nov. 26, 1855, leaving two children-Dominick and Margaret. Second marriage to Margaret Meis in 1856; she was born Feb. 28, 1835, in Germany ; have five children-Margaret, Jane, Michael, Eloise and Rose.
HENRY KUETER, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Bellevue; born Nov. 15, 1817, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1846, he came to St. Louis; in May, 1847, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 540 acres of land, which property he has accumulated since coming to this county, by strict attention to business. He married Theresa Korta Dec. 8, 1846 ; she was born in 1823, in Hanover, Germany; have four children-Mary, Joseph, Theresa and Herman. He served as a soldier seven years, in Hanover, before . coming to America.
JOHN LOEWEN, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. St. Donatus; born March 1, 1848, in Germany ; in 1857, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 153 acres of land. Married Anna Phillips, November, 1873; she was born in 1852, in Germany; had three children, two living-Charles and Anna ; lost Madeline in infancy.
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HENRY W. PLAGER, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Bellevue; son of H. D. Plager, who has been in this country for the past forty years; Henry was born in Jack- son Co. in 1849, and now owns 300 acres, with first-class improvements ; is preparing to build a barn 40x16 feet. His wife, Annie Rebecca Sanders, was born in Tete des Morts Aug. 19, 1854; married Oct. 8, 1874; they have one child, born Aug. 2, 1878. His wife was the daughter of one of the oldest settlers in Tete des Morts Township.
NICHOLAS PORTZ, grocery, St. Donatus; born Sept. 29, 1834, in Germany; in 1848, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns his store, with about eight acres of land. Married Susan Homan in 1862; she was born in 1841, in Germany; have- four children-Michael, Antoinette, Nicholas and John P. Is Assessor and Con- stable.
ANTONY PULFFER, shoemaker, St. Donatus ; born in Germany in 1845 ; came to America in 1870, to St. Louis ; was in Chicago one year ; moved to St. Dona- tus. His wife, Janette Roberts, came to America in 1870, and married at St. Donatus in 1873; they have three children-Mary, Maggie and Alvist.
JOHN REUTER, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Bellevue; he was born, Decem- ber, 1827, in Germany; in 1863, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns seventy-five acres of land. Married Margaret Metzler in 1854; she was born in 1829, in Ger- many ; have eleven children - John, Anna, Mike, Francis, Nick, Barbara, Botty, Frank, Joseph, Margaret and Mary.
BERNHARD SANDERS, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. St. Donatus; born Feb. 7, 1812, in Germany ; in 1833, he came to Baltimore; thence to Pittsburgh ; in 1834, to Kentucky ; in 1835, to Galena ; in 1836, he came to Jackson Co .; he is the oldest resident of Tete des Morts Township; when he first came to this territory, he claimed 400 acres of land ; this he afterward sold ; he then entered 200 acres, which he now owns. He married Mary Hubert in 1842 ; she was born in 1824, in Germany; have four children-Mary Louisa, William E., Anna and Wilhelmina. He has been Township Treasurer and School Director.
HENRY SCHNIER, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Bellevne; born Dec. 16, 1837, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1845, he came to Clinton Co., Ill., with his parents ; in May, 1847, he came to Jackson Co., Iowa; he owns 120 acres of land. Married Anna Mosel in 1861 ; she was born March 30, 1840, in Luxemburg, Germany ; had eight children, seven living-Herman, Mary, Henry, Theresa, John, Anna and Amelia ; lost Joseph in 1877, aged 22 months. Is Treasurer of the School Board; has been Township Treasurer and School Director.
W. H. SIMPSON, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Gordon's Ferry ; born in Adams Co., Ohio, in 1833; came to Iowa in 1840; entered 322} acres, and made all the. improvements, which are of the very best and substantial kind. His wife, Miss Annie E. Hamblin, was born at Burlington, Iowa, in 1840; married Jnne 1, 1858 ; they have five children-Charles H., Emma V., W. H., J. V. and E. M. He was Justice of the Peace in 1862, and has held all of the town offices. He was one of the earliest settlers in Tete des Morts; at the time he came to the county, there was not a settler or a fence in sight of his place.
NICHOLAS SIREN, shoemaker, St. Donatus; born in Luxemburg in 1844; came to America in 1847 ; settled in Jackson Co. and engaged in farming until 1865, when he moved to the village and began working at his trade, and at the present time carries on a successful business, being the owner of his property. His wife, Mary Kass, was born in France in 1850; came to America in 1866; have nine children- Matt, Joe, Annie, Margaret, Kattie, Michael, Susan, Mary and Josephine.
WILLIAM SMITH, deceased. Sec. 24; P. O. Gordon's Ferry ; he was born July 19, 1801, in Wilmington, N. J., and died April 5, 1852 ; he was one of the earliest settlers of Jackson Co., coming here in 1836; he then claimed 150 acres of land ; a portion of it has been sold to the railroad company. He married Miss Lavenia Swearinger Jan. 6, 1830 ; she was born June 13, 1810, in Maryland ; she came to Illi- nois with her parents in 1812; they had twelve children, three now living-Leonora,
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Elvira and Henry Clay. Mr. Smith was appointed Postmaster in about 1840, and held this office two or three years.
ALBERT TIETJEN, farmer, Sec, 22; P. O. Bellevue; born in Hanover April 4, 1824 ; came to America in 1849, and settled in Ohio; came to Iowa in 1853, and now owns 243 acres and has made all the improvements. His wife, Margaret Hienke, was born in Brunswick in 1819, and came to America in 1853; married at Tete › des Morts in 1854; they had seven children, two living-Annie and Rebecca ; his wife died in 1865. The second wife, Mary Teimerman, was born in Sured-Vie, Ger- many, Jan. 28, 1846; came to America in 1868; married in 1868, and have four children-Mary, Henry, John and Deidrick. He has been School Director for three. years.
JOHN TRITZ, Sr., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. St. Donatus ; he was born July 26, 1804, in Germany. In 1846, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 220 acres of land. Married Mary Walter in 1832; she was born in 1805, in Germany. Had four chil- dren, one living-John.
JOHN A. TRITZ, deceased ; born in Prussia in 1831 ; came to America in 1847 ; settled in Jackson Co., and bought 400 acres ; died Jan. 1, 1876. His wife, Miss Mary Siren, was born in Holland in 1835 ; came to America in 1847. Married at St. Donatus in 1852. They have ten children, seven boys and three girls. His wife lives on the farm, on Section 5; P. O. St. Donatus.
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JOHN ARENS, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. St. Donatus; born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1855; came to America in 1865, and now owns 120 acres, and has made all the improvements himself, with the help of his wife. His wife, Kattie Koob, was born in Luxemburg in 1858; came to America in 1865. Married in 1876, at St. Donatus, and they have one child-Maggie.
CHARLES BARNDAS, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. St. Donatus; born in Prus- sia in 1839, and came to America in 1866. Owns 133 acres of land. His wife, Mary Lavins, was born in Luxemburg in 1842, and came to America when quite young. Married in 1868, and have four children-Kattie, Paulina, Julia and Katherine.
E. M. BELKNAP, of the firm of Belknap & Son, general merchandise, La Motte; born April 27, 1850, in Prairie Springs Township. In 1873, they com- menced their present business. Married Ella Carroll July 11, 1871 ; she was born in Georgia ; she came to Jackson Co. with her parents in 1868. They have four children, two sons and two daughters.
PIERCE CAHILL, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. La Motte ; born June 29, 1835, in Ireland ; in 1842, he came to Canada ; in 1844, to Chautauqua Co., N. Y .; in 1848, to Jo Daviess Co., Ill .; in 1850, to Wisconsin; in 1870, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns eighty acres of land. Married Mary Madden in 1870; she was born in Ire- land ; had four children, three living-Elizabeth, Margaret and Laura T .; lost Mary in 1874, aged 13 months. Enlisted in 1861, in Co. F. 10th Wis. V. I .; was taken pris- oner in September, 1863, at the battle of Chickamauga ; released in 1865.
JOHN DEIDRICH, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. La Motte; born in Luxem- burg in 1835 ; came to America in 1855, to. Jackson Co., and now owns 120 acres. His wife, Josephine Hebler, was born in Luxemburg in 1840, and came to America in 1857 ; married in 1861 ; they have four children-Kattie, Annie, Susan and Mary. Has been Director of Schools of the Independent District No. 6, and also Constable.
MARTIN GIBBS, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. La Motte; he was born June, 1815, in Ireland ; in 1849, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 300 acres land. Married Mary Hannafin in 1852; she was born in Ireland ; have five children-Sarah, Ellen, Charles, Daniel and Thomas.
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ANTHONY GILLESPIE, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Duke; born in Ire- land in 1812; came to America in 1837 and remained about four years in Pennsyl- vania ; came to Jackson Co. in 1859 and entered land and now owns 200 acres. His wife, Ann Perryman, was born in Ireland, in 1834; came to America in 1844 ; married in 1856; they have four children living-Myra, John, Sylvia and Etta ; one died- Ann.
GEORGE GRISWOLD (deceased); he was born Aug. 21, 1819, in New Jersey ; he came to Jackson Co. in 1848 ; died Oct. 25, 1872. He married Mary A. Garregus, Sept. 15, 1850 ; she was born June 29, 1823, in New Jersey ; she owns 176 acres land ; has six children, three sons and three daughters, and resides on Section 34; P. O. La Motte.
NICHOLAS HEBLER, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. La Motte ; boro in Lux- emburg in 1812; came to America in 1857, and now owns eighty acres. His wife was Katherine Withrey ; she was born in Luxemburg in 1812; came to America in 1857; married in Germany in 1837, and have five children-Tennice (now Mrs. Becker, of Dubuque), Josephine (now Mrs. Deidrich), Susan (now Mrs. Ludwig, of Prairie Springs), Peter ( married to Elizabeth Myers), Nicholas, at home.
JOHN HUENEK E, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. St. Donatus ; born in Prussia in 1845; came to America in 1852, and settled in Dubuque Co .; removed to Jackson Co. in 1871, and now owas 110 acres; his wife, Mary Niemstradt, was born in Prussia in 1847; came to America in 1869. Married in 1871, and have five children-Lizzie, Hennie, Sennia, Beckie and John Henry.
H. H. HUTCHINS, farmer and cheese factory ; P. O. La Motte; he was born in 1839, in Watertown, N. Y .; in 1861, he came to Iowa; the following year, he came to Jackson Co .; he enlisted in 1862, in Co. K, Ist I. V. C., and served nine months ; he built his cheese factory in 1874, and has operated it more or less since. Married Arvilla Chamberlin in 1868; she was born in Ohio; have four children-Ann Eliza, Herbert, Arthur and Nelson B.
JOHN H. KOHLANBERG, farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. St. Donatus ; born December, 1836, in Germany ; in 1852, came to Jackson Co .; he owns 151 acres of land. Married Anna Heinke in 1865 ; she was born in 1838 in Germany; have six children -Mary, Cena, John, Deidrick, Albert and Henry ; he enlisted in 1864, in Co. D, 2d I. V. I .; served to end of war.
JAMES MCELROY, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. St. Donatus; he was born May, 1837, in Ireland ; in 1849, he came with his parents to Jackson Co .; his father died here in 1868, aged 70 years. Married Sabina Howard in 1863 ; she was born in 1844, in New York; have eight children, three sons and five daughters.
MICHAEL MORAN, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. La Motte ; born in Ireland in 1815 ; came to America in 1837 ; settled in Ohio and remained two years ; then went to Scott Co., Ky., and remained sixteen years ; in 1852, came to Jackson Co., Iowa, and owns 130 acres of land ; his wife, Miss Katherine Fitzpatrick, was born in Ireland in 1815; came to America in 1833. Married in 1840 ; they have four children living- Ann, William, John, Mary ; has been Trustee of Township.
GEORGE REDMOND, farmer, Sec. 30 ; P. O. La Motte; born in Ireland in 1837 ; came to America in 1855, and landed at New Orleans; then came to Jackson Co., and owus 246 acres of land; his wife, Emily Gurdctt, was born in France in 1842; came to America in 1853. Married in January, 1860; they have seven children- Mary France, Sarah, Rosa Ann, Esther, Antoinette, Patrick Henry and George Thomas.
JEREMIAH REGAN, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Duke; born in 1808, in Ireland ; in 1834, he came to New York; in 1838, to Chicago; in 1842, to Dubuque ; in 1845, he came to Prairie Springs Township; he own 405 acres of land; he is one of the earliest settlers of this township. Married Ellen Brown in 1834; she was born in 1814, in Ireland ; have eight children-Michael, Patrick, John, Simon, Jeremiah, Jr., Ellen, Hannah and Mary Rose. He has been two terms a member of the Board of Supervisors ; has also been Township Trustee.
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WILLIAM ROONEY, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. La Motte ; he was born in 1829, in Ireland ; in 1845, he came to Galena and remained there and in Dubuque till 1874, when he removed to Jackson Co .; he owns 230 acres of land ; he has improved it with all the buildings there is on the farm since coming here. Married Aun Riley in 1857 ; she was born in Ireland and came to America about the age of 9 years ; they had nine children, six living-James F., Bridgett M., William E., Mary A., Martin J. and Michael E.
F. E. SMITH, school-teacher, La Motte; born May 22, 1852, in Addison Co., Vt .; in about 1858, he came with his parents to Fond du Lac, Wis .; he commenced attending school at about the age of 7 years; continued about eight years ; he then attended the Pooler Institute, graduated in 1870, then attended the Lawrence University at Appleton, Wis., about one year ; at the age of 18, he commenced teaching ; has fol- lowed this profession since ; he has taught in La Motte about three years. Married Miss Ida Kellogg in 1872; she was born in Ripon, Wis.
ANTONE SEYLEE, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. St. Donatus; born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1831; came to America in 1853, and now owns 290 acres. His wife, Elizabeth Earnsdorf, was born in Germany in 1831; came to America in 1852 ; married at St. Donatus in 1859; they have six children-Dominick, Frank, Nick, Peter, Mary and Margaret.
CHRISTIAN VAN DEN ACKER, carpenter and farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Duke ; born Aug. 15, 1819, in Holland ; in 1846, he came to New York City ; followed stair-building till 1857, when he came to Bellevue; followed the carpenter trade there till 1863, when he removed to his present farm, consisting of forty acres of land; he also continues the carpenter trade here. He married Grada E. Van Keeken in 1841 ; she was born in 1820, in Holland; have ten children, six sons and four daughters.
LEZAPSHAN VEACH, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. La Motte; born in Bourbon Co., Ky., Sept. 18, 1813; came to Illinois in 1815, to Wisconsin in 1835 and to Iowa in 1837 and entered land in Tete des Morts Township; sold out and came to this place in 1853 and now owns 160 acres. His wife, Barbara Martin, was born in 1828; came to America when young and married Sept. 5, 1842; they have eight children-John, Mary, Sylvester, Eliza, Jennie, William, James and Edward. Has. been School Director of the La Motte Independent District and Justice of the Peace.
HERMANN WARNKE, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. St. Donatus ; born July, 1846, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1869, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 100 acres of land. Married Christina Lampe in 1874; she was born in Bellevue Township; have three children-John F., Hermann B. and William S.
HON. JOHN WILSON, Postmaster and dealer in general merchandise, La Motte; born Oct. 11, 1823, in Bridgeton, near Glasgow, Scotland ; in 1849, he came to Bellevue; afterward removed to Lake Co., Ill., where he remained till the spring of 1851, when he returned to Jackson Co .; engaged in farming till 1866, when he removed to La Motte and commenced his present business; in 1873, he was appointed Postmaster, although he has always assisted in the duties of this office since coming to La Motte; he has been several terms a member of the Board of County Supervisors ; he represented this county in the Legislature during the session of 1876-77, and has held various minor offices. He married Miss Barbara Mckay in 1849 ; she was also a native of Scotland ; they had three children, two living-Peter M. and William G. ; lost Ellen in 1874, aged 21 years. Republican.
GEORGE W. WILSON, farmer ; P. O. La Motte; born Oct. 3, 1823, in Worcester Co., Mass .; in 1849, he came to La Motte, and has been a resident here ever since; he owns eighty acres of land, also three acres in town. He has been engaged for the past twenty-five years in threshing grain and clover, and owned the first threshing machine in the county; he owns the Burdsdell clover-huller, which is the only one in the county, and has run it fourteen winters. When about 12 years of age, he commenced to learn the stonemason's trade; followed it several years. He has been President of the School Board, Married Miss E. C. Baker in November, 1846: she was born in 1823, in Worcester Co., Mass.
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G. C. ABBEY, merchant and Postmaster, Cottonville; born in Ontario Co., N. Y., April 18, 1820; went to Michigan in 1837; to New Orleans the fall of 1843 ; then returned to the East. In 1850, he came to Jackson Co., Iowa, and remained a short time; thence to Delaware Co., Iowa ; then to Pike's Peak, where he remained but a short time, when he returned to Andrew, and enlisted, August, 1862, in the 21st I. V. I., and remained until the close of the war, when he returned and settled in Cot- tonville.
THOMAS ABBEY, blacksmith, Cottonville; born in Erie Co., N. Y., June 3, 1842 ; came West in 1852, located in Jackson Co., and went to farming ; then removed to Delaware Co., Iowa, and remained four years ; returned to Jackson Co., and enlisted June 20, 1861, in the 5th I. V. I. ; was discharged at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., in 1862, when he returned to Jackson Co., then to Delaware Co. and farmed one year, and then to Cottonville. He married Miss Mary J. Smith ; she was born in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1843, and came West in May, 1852 ; married in Bellevue in 1863, and have one child-Nettie L., born Jan. 11, 1864.
JOHN AHLERS, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Cottonville ; born Jan. 10, 1841, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1866, he moved to Milwaukee; thence to Jackson Co. He owns 320 acres of land. Married Caroline Lahmeyer in 1865; she was born in Germany ; have five children-Charlotte E. H., Oswold J., Otto C., Clara E. and Lizzie A.
DAVID BAKER, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Cottonville ; born April 28, 1823, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y .; in 1857, came to Jackson Co .; owns eighty acres of land. Married Catharine L. Mosher in 1856 ; she was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y. ; have four children-David M., Benjamin F., Medora M. and Ida.
DAVID BARNHOLT, retired farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. La Motte ; born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1819 ; came West in 1844, and settled in Jackson Co., where he now resides, on six acres of land in Sec. 4, where he expects to enjoy the results of a hard-earned fortune. His wife, Anna Maria Hittinger, was born in Allegheny Co., Penn., in 1819, and married in Pennsylvania Sept. 10, 1840; they have three children living in Linn Co., two in Emmett Co., and one boy, George, at home to care for the parents in their old age.
EDWARD CONLAN, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. La Motte; he was born in Ireland in about 1825 ; about the age of 4 years he went with his parents to Canada, in 1844, to Rochester, N. Y., in 1856, to Iowa; the following year he removed to Jackson Co. ; he owns 217 acres of land. Married Catherine Farrell in 1850 ; she was born in Ireland ; at the age of 18, she came with her parents to Rochester, N. Y .; they have three children-Edward, Francis, and Catharine.
JOSEPH ERNST, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. O. Cottonville ; born Jan. 23, 1830, in Prussia, Germany; in 1852, came to Jackson Co .; he owns 246 acres of land. Married Catharine Portz in 1855; she was born in 1831, in Prussia, Germany ; have four children-John, Margaret, Conrad and William ; is a member of the School Board ; has been School Director.
HENRY FROST, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. La Motte; he was born in 1826 in England ; when an infant, came with his parents to New Jersey ; in 1856, he came to his present farm, consisting of 120 acres of land. He has been Justice of the Peace, Township Treasurer, member of the School Board, etc. Married Ellenor J. Welsh in 1846; she was born in New Jersey ; have eleven children, six sons and five daughters.
RUSSELL A. FULLER, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Cottonville ; he was born, in 1827, in Rensselaer Co., N. Y .; in 1854, he came to Jackson Co. He owns 194 acres of land ; has been School Director. Married Maria B. Peabody in 1854; she was born in Oneida Co., N. Y .; have six children, three sons and three daughters.
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THOMAS GIBBS, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Bellevue; he was born about 1821 in Ireland; in 1846, came to Pittsburgh, Penn .; engaged in merchandising for about nine years; in 1855, he came to his present farm, consisting of 360 acres of land, well improved. He married Miss Catharine Morris January, 1863; she was born in Ireland they have four children-Andrew, Edmond, Mary E. and Thomas.
MALACHI GLEASON, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Cottonville ; was born in Ireland in 1851 ; came 10 America, landed in New Orleans, and went up the Mis- sissippi River to Maysville, Mason Co., Ky., and remained about four years, then to Dubuque, Iowa, whence he removed to Jackson Co., and bought 160 acres of land in Sec. 33. His wife was born in Ireland, where they were married and had two chil- dren when they came to America-Mark and John; David was born in Kentucky ; Ellen, born in Kentucky, and died Oct. 29, 1869; Malachi, born in Kentucky March 5, 1847; Mary, born in Dubuque; Minnie, born in Dubuque; Maggie, born in Dubuque ; Kittie; born in Jackson Co.
ASHLEY GRIFFIN, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Cottonville; Mr. Griffin was born in Franklin Co., N. Y., in 1822; came to Iowa ; settled near Andrew June 8, 1842 ; entered 220 acres and remained there about twelve years; then came to Rich- land, and now has 303 acres in Secs. 10 and 16. His wife, Miss Naomi Hadley, was a daughter of N. Hadley, and lived in Bellevue at the time of the war known as the Bellevue War ; Mr. G. married, February, 1845, near Andrew ; they have four children- Lawrence (now in Walker, Linn Co., Iowa), Ninnah (a teacher at La Motte), Jane and Emily (living at home). Mr. G. says he has chopped many a cord of wood for 25 cents a cord, and split rails for 50 cents a hundred, and suffered the loss of his home . once by fire ; hut, hy untiring energy and perseverance, has accumulated a large estate, and has as comfortable a home as could be wished.
GEORGE GIFFORD, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. La Motte; born in Saxony, Germany, in 1848; came to America in 1852, and settled in Jackson Co. the same year ; bought eighty acres in Sec. 10. His wife Caroline Millman, was born in Tete des Morts Township in 1856, and married in 1876, at Tete des Morts, and they have two children-Albert and Annie.
JAMES HAYES, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Cottonville; he was born in 1832, in England; in 1839, he came with his parents to America; in 1854, he removed to Jackson Co .; he owns 200 acres land. He has been for the past ten or twelve years Justice of the Peace, also Township Clerk, Secretary of the School Board, etc. Married Miss Sarah Brady in 1858; she was horn in Dublin in 1840; have eight children, four sons and four daughters. His brother Michael enlisted in 1863, in the late war; died of disease contracted in the army in 1864.
DR. NICK HOFFMAN; P. O. La Motte; was born in Luxemburg, Germany, Sept. 7, 1841 ; came to America in 1871 ; settled at Tete des Morts and practiced medicine four months, and then removed to Bellevue; thence to Mineral Point, Wis., and returned to La Motte in 1879, and engaged in the saloon business ; he bought property and is doing a good business. His wife, Miss Annie Shettz, daughter of Peter Shettz, of Richland, was born in Luxemburg in 1852; came to America in 1853; they were married at St. Donatus Oct. 18, 1871, and have three children-Mary, Anoie and Kattie; Nick and Peter deceased. Mr. Hoffman's father and mother, Peter and Susanna (nee Thill) Hoffman, reside in Luxemburg, Germany.
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