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PATRICK LAUGHLIN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Otter Creek ; was born in 1820 in County Kilkenny, Ireland; emigrated to America in 1845; he lived in Watertown, N. Y., three years, then went to Syracuse; after remaining there about the same length of time, he returned to Watertown and married Miss Mary Quinn ; they came to Iowa in 1851, and settled where they now reside ; they have seven children-John (married Miss Mary Printz, live in Fremont Co., Iowa), James (also lives in Fremont Co.), Michael, Joseph, Cathrine (married P. Mahar, live in Fre- mont Co)., Mary and Maggie. Mr. Laughlin and wife are members of the Catholic Church ; in politics, he is Democrat. ( Owns 280 acres finely improved land in this county, and 220 acres in Fremont Co.
D. N. LOOSE, MI. D., Zwingle, is among the intelligent, highly educated and successful physicians of Jackson Co. ; he is a native of Myerstown, Lebanon Co., Penn. ; after a preparatory course of study, he entered the Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Penn., where he graduated, receiving the degree of A. B .; he then entered the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated Mareh 12, 1877; taking up his residence in Zwingle shortly after, he entered actively into the practice of his profession ; he is a member of the Dubuque County Medical Society. Socially, Dr. Loose is a man of pleasing address and
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affable manners; he has secured and retains the confidence and respect of all with whom he is acquainted.
.JOHN C. LEFFERT, of the firm of Cort & Leffert, merchants, Zwingle ; was born in Dubuque Co., Iowa, in 1850. March 16, 1876, he married, in Otter Creek Township, Miss Elizabeth M. Russell ; they have one child-Lelia Adda. Mr. Leffert and wife are members of the Reform Church. He engaged in the mercantile business, with Mr. Cort, in February, 1878; they have a thorough knowledge of the details of the business, coupled with the fact of knowing where to buy goods of a number or quality at low prices, which enables them to secure the largest share of pat- ronage in their section of the county ; they are always identified with every movement that designs to promote the prosperity of Zwingle.
JOHN McLURG, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Zwingle; was born in Westmore- land Co., Penn., Feb. 7, 1818; there his youth was spent in acquiring an education. In 1841, he married Miss Martha Henry ; in 1850, they emigrated to Jackson Co., Iowa, and settled where they now live ; they have four children-Margaret Ann, Mary Jane (now the wife of T. Burns, Austin, Texas), John and Rachel. Politically, in early life Mr. McLurg acted with the " Old Whig " party ; on the decline of that party and on the organization of the Republican, he joined the ranks of the latter, and has since acted with it ; he has been elected to various offices of honor and trust. Owns 150 acres of land, and is a citizen of responsibility and trust.
ISAAC REED, Justice of the Peace, Sec. 36; P. O. Otter Creek ; was born in Mercer (now Lawrence) Co., Penn., May 10, 1803, in which county he married his first wife, Elizabeth Orrick ; she died in same county; present wife, Elizabeth Murry ; in 1846, they moved to Henry Co., Ohio, thence to Iowa, in 1848, and settled in Farmer's Creek Township, Jackson Co .; in 1853, they moved to Otter Creek Township, where they have since resided ; they have had eight children-William O. (served in 31st I. V. I .; he married Margaret J. Patterson; live in this county), John C. (served in 2d I. V. C., Co. M; married Mary J. Mayberry ; live in Sec. 36, Farmer's Creek Township) ; six children died. Mr. Reed was elected Justice of the Peace in the early history of the county and again in 1874, of which office he is the present incumbent ; he has been Township Trustee and Supervisor a number of years ; has also been School Director two terms. Mr. R. and wife are members of the U. P. Church ; in early life was a Whig, but upon the decline of that party joined the Republicans, of which party he is a firm supporter ; he was Vice President of the Union League during the war. Owns sixty acres of land.
WASHINGTON SIMPSON, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Zwingle; was born in Philadelphia, Penn., May 23, 1829 ; in 1839, he removed, with his parents, to Westmoreland Co., where he remained until 1851, when he came to Iowa, and located near where he now lives; in 1857, he returned to Pennsylvania, and married, in Wil- tonsburg, Miss Diana E. Allshouse ; immediately after their marriage, they moved to where they now reside; they have two children-Joseph A. and Ida M. In politics, Mr. Simpson is a Republican ; he has filled various offices, and has always taken a lead- ing part in the advancement of every public interest of any importance in his town- ship ; he owns 147 acres of land, finely improved, and located within a short distance of Zwingle, which is a thriving town. His father, James Simpson, married, in Phila- delphia, Penn., Miss Ann Bowles ; they emigrated to Iowa in 1854 ; settled in Wash- ington Township, Dubuque Co., where he resided until his death ; she still resides there. Their children are James W. (who is married and resides in Otter Creek Township), Washington (whose name heads this sketch), William C. (married and lives in Zwingle), Hiram (who served in 21st I. V. I., and died from disease brought on from exposure in the service), Amanda (married T. C. Miller ; he also served in the 21st I. V. I., and died from disease contracted in the service; she lives in Dubuque Co.), Mary Ann (married George Schollian ; he served in 21st I. V. I., during the war; they live in Franklin Co., Iowa), Harriet (married James Pinkerton; he served in the regiment commanded by Gen. Hayes, now President of the United States), Martha (married A. D. Lloyd ; they reside in Kaufman Co., Texas), Albert R., is married and lives in Dubuque Co.
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WILLIAM P. TAYLOR, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Otter Creek ; was born in Worcester Co., Md., in 1824; in 1842, removed to St. Clair Co., Ill., with his parents ; he remained in Illinois until 1847, in which year he came to Jackson Co., and settled in Otter Creek Township, where he has since resided. In 1858, he married Miss Mary Beck, a native of Westmoreland Co., Penn .; they have six children- Stephen, Maggie, Sarah, John, Franklin and Annie. In politics, Mr. Taylor is a Republican, having always acted with that party ; he has been elected to various local offices, in all of which he gave entire satisfaction. He owns over 680 acres of land, well located and finely improved, and is one of the leading farmers of Otter Creek Township, as well as an active and enterprising citizen.
DANIEL WAGONER, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Otter Creek ; was born in the town of Hamilton, Northampton Co., Penn., Nov. 26, 1829 ; in 1845, he emi- grated to Iowa, in company with his mother, settled in Otter Creek Township, where he has since resided. March 27, 1856, he married Miss Mary Alexander, a native of Dubuque Co., Iowa, born Nov. 8, 1838 ; their children are Alexander, Charles H., George, Daniel F., Susanna, Elizabeth A., Tempa Dell, Margaret Eva and Sarah Emma. Mr. Wagoner and family are members of the Reform Church. He has been elected to various township and school offices, and is at present writing Justice of the Peace ; he has always taken a deep interest in the advancement of religious and educational interests of the county, and is a citizen Otter Creek Township could ill afford to be without. He owns 190 acres of land, well improved. His father, Earnest Wagoner, a native of Pennsylvania, married Susanna Hiner ; he died in Pennsylvania, and she came to Jackson Co. in 1845 ; their children are Reuben (who is married, and resides near Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa), Thomas (who served in an Iowa regiment during the war of the rebellion ; is married, and lives near Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa), Daniel (whose name is at the head of this sketch), Michael (lives in Jasper Co., Iowa), Chris- tiana (she married D. Linn, and lives in Prairie City, Iowa), Sarah (now the wife of Daniel Hiner, Prairie City, Iowa). Mrs. D. Wagoner's father, Alex. Alexander, was a native of Scotland, where he married Miss Elizabeth Mois ; they emigrated to Penn- sylvania, thence to Dubuque, Co., Iowa, in the summer of 1838, where they raised a large family, and were honored and respected citizens. He died in 1845, she in 1877.
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M. J. BELDEN, physician, Canton. Mr. Belden is one of the most hon- ored citizens of Canton ; he has been a resident of Canton and in the practice of medicine since 1854. He was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., where in early life he re- ceived a preparatory education which fitted him for the study of medicine, after which he entered the Steuben College, and received a thorough medical education. He is genial in manner, generous in his feelings, enterprising and public spirited, and in him Canton has a citizen she could ill afford to be without. In 1862, Dr. Belden married Miss Celia Atkinson ; they have one child, Lutic.
TRUMAN BROWN, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Monmouth ; a pioneer settler of the Northwest; a native of Franklin Co., Mass .; was born in the year 1816; in 1834, he went to the State of New York, and emigrated thence to Du Page Co., Ill. In 1837, he came to Jackson Co., Iowa, lived at Bellevue a short time; then went to Canton, in the vicinity of which town he has re- sided most of the time since. In 1849, Mr. Brown married, in Brandon Town- ship, Miss Ann Diamond. She was born in Huntingdon Co., Penn .; came West with her parents in 1835 ; they settled near Ottawa, La Salle Co., Ill., where she lived until 1848, when she came to Jackson Co. They have five children ; Phoebe, who married William Bratton, and reside in Adams Co., Iowa; Matthew L., Burg, Tell and Florence. Mr. Brown owns 480 acres of land; he has always taken an active part in advancing the educational interests in the part of the county where he resides, and has
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been elected to various school offices, in all of which he discharged the duties with gen- eral satisfaction to all concerned. In politics, Mr. B. is a Republican.
A. W. BUCK, of the firm of P. S. Buck & Son, millers, Ozark. He man- ages the Ozark Flour-Mills in connection with his father, P. S. Buck ; they do a large business ; their flour is widely known for its superior quality ; their mills are fitted out with machinery of the latest and most approved design, and they have every facility for doing first-class work. This firm is ever identified with any movement that designs to promote the prosperity of the general public, and they enjoy in a marked degree the esteem and confidence of all with whom they are acquainted.
SHEPARD CAVIN, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Canton; was born near Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., Penn., Nov. 29, 1814; when he was 2 years of age, his parents removed to Wayne Co., Ohio, where he was educated. He married in Wayne Co. Miss Phobe Ripperton, of Adams Co., Penn .; in 1850, they moved to Whiteside Co., Ill., and in the autumn of 1851 they removed to Iowa and settled where they now reside. In 1864, he went to Montana and followed mining with fair success near Virginia City, Helena, Blackfoot City and Flint Creek ; from the latter place, he went to British Columbia in 1867, where he also followed mining at Fisherville and Prairie Creek ; in 1871, he returned, by way of San Francisco, to this county ; he is the present Assessor, an office he has held a number of years; was Justice of the Peace, and is School Director and Treasurer, offices he has held several years. In politics, he is a Democrat ; owns eighty-two acres of land ; his children are Louisa, wife of T. V. Gil- more; Adda F., wife of J. W. McCulloch ; Helen, wife of D. V. Miller ; Perry, Cora, Charlie and Kate.
SAMUEL S. CLARK, farmer, Sec. 22; also Postmaster of. Emeline ; a native of Licking Co., Ohio; was born near Newark. In 1849, he married Miss Mary Alden, also a native of Licking Co .; they emigrated to Iowa in 1851, and settled in Jones Co., near Grove Creek Post Office, where they lived until 1858, in which year they returned to Ohio, and lived in Marion Co. two years ; at the end of that time, they again moved to Jones Co., residing there until 1866, when they removed to where they now reside. Mr. Clark was appointed Postmaster at Emeline in 1873 ; he is the pres- ent School Treasurer of the district wherein he resides, and has filled the offices of Town- ship Collector three years, Trustee and Justice of the Peace several terms. In politics, he is a Democrat ; he owns 218 acres of land. His parents, John and Rhoda Clark, were married in Licking Co., Ohio; they had six children-Elizabeth (who married A. Stults; he is now deceased, and she lives in Marion Co., Ohio), Mary (married James Clayton; he is dead ; she lives in Ohio), Samuel S. (the subject of this sketch), Martha (married J. Johnson, now deceased ; she lives in Ohio), Eliza (twice married, first husband was John Clayton, second was Armstrong Small ; both are deceased, and she lives in Ohio). Mrs. S. S. Clark's father, Nesbit Aldeni, was a native of the State of New York. He married, in Ohio, Sarah Duke; they came to Iowa in 1851; set- tled in Brandon Township, Jackson Co., where they resided until their death ; they had six children, two of whom are living-Mary (the wife of Samuel S. Clark ), and Loyd (who married Mary Shumaker, and is now a resident of Cass Co., Iowa).
WILLIAM DICK, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Iron Hills; was born in West- moreland Co., Penn., Feb. 7, 1831, where he was educated and lived until 1855, when he came to Jackson Co., Iowa, and settled in Brandon Township, where he has since resided. In 1858, he married Miss Isabel, daughter of Basil and Frances Tracy, pioneer settlers and still honored and respected citizens of Brandon Township; they have two children-James M. and William R. Mr. Dick is a member of the Town- ship Board of Trustees at present, an office he has been elected to several terms; he takes an active interest in school matters, and is now Secretary of School Board, and has filled various other school offices. He is a Democrat in politics. Owns 100 acres of finely improved land.
THOMAS DOWLING, farmer and horticulturist, Sec. 2; P. O. Garry Owen ; was born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1830, where he received a liberal educa- tion. In 1848, he came to America, lived one year in New York, and on the Hudson
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River one year; in 1850, went to Green Bay pineries, Michigan; in 1851, crossed the State of Illinois, from Chicago to Galena, most of the way on foot, then to St. Paul, thenee to Chippewa pineries, Wisconsin, where he remained about a year; in 1853, he traveled and worked his way through the Southern States, saw slavery in all its workings and thence became an Abolitionist. He married, in Galena, Miss Mary Seymour in 1854; she was a native of France; immediately after their marriage, they moved to Dubuque, where they resided eighteen months, and, in the fall of 1855, removed on the farm where they now reside ; they have two children-Mary A. and Emily, who married Mr. Joseph Hart, and has two sons-Joseph and Thomas. In 1865, Mr. Dowling became restless for travel, and wanted to see the Pacific Coast, so went to California and thence to Oregon, through Washington Territory, from there to Idaho, through the Rocky Mountains in Montana, and to British Columbia ; returned, satisfied that there was no better country than Iowa. Mr. Dowling owns over 100 acres of land ; he devotes much of his time to horticulture, and is rearing over fifty varieties of the finest and most rare plants ; he has several varieties of apple, plum. cherry and other fruit-bearing trees, all in fine condition ; his lawn is full of fragrant flowers, spicy shrubs and luxuriant trees ; he has a good farm and snug home, pleasant and comfortable, and one in which, after years of toii and labor, he can peacefully and serenely spend, his declining years.
OZRO GARDNER, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Emeline; was born in Wyoming Co., N. Y. in 1814 ; in 1835, he emigrated to Kane Co., Ill., where he lived until 1850, when he came to Maquoketa, this (Jackson) county, and remained there until 1864, when he returned to New York, and lived in Orleans Co. three years, at the end of which time he removed to Sharon Township, Clinton Co., Iowa, thence to where he now resides in 1873. Mr. Gardner has been twice married ; first wife was Miss Ann Underwood, a native of Middleburg, N. Y .; she died in Maquoketa ; by this marriage there were five children-Permeno (who served in a Kansas regiment, during the war, is married and lives in Chautauqua Co., Kan.), Charles H. (deceased), Olive (wife of William Wade; he served in an Iowa regiment during the war, and was hon- orably discharged at its close), Robert MI. (married Miss Mary Cook; they reside in in this, Brandon, township), Orange (was married twice; first wife was Adelaide Cook ; present was Ellen Tabour). Mr. Gardner's second wife was Eliza Dickinson ; she was born near Glens Falls, N. Y .; in politics, Mr. G. is a Republican. He owns 120 acres of land, well improved.
JAMES GILMORE, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Canton; was born Feb. 25, 1810, in Greene Co., Penn .; in 1813, his parents removed to Fayette Co., Penn., where he was educated; when he became of age, he enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guards and was elected First . Lieutenant, and shortly after was commissioned Captain of a company. Feb. 5, 1835, he married, in Fayette Co., Penn., Margaret Roderick, a native of that county, born May 4, 1814; they emigrated to Iowa in 1850, and settled where he now resides ; she died Feb. 10, 1873; she was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a sincere Christian. Their children are John, born Oct. 25, 1835 (he married Miss Anna Stone ; is Pastor of Presbyterian Church at Hanover, Ill.); Henry F., born Aug. 7, 1837, died Sept. 2, 1844; Louisa, born Dec. 3, 1839 (she is now the wife of William Hanna, a merchant at Clarence, Iowa) ; Elizabeth, born July 2, 1842, died May 1, 1843 ; Martha J., born Feb. 27, 1844 (married Thomas Humphrey and resides in Monmouth, Jackson Co., Iowa) ; James R., born June 22, 1846 (he married Mary Casteel ; they live in Kearney Co., Neb.) ; Mary E., born Feb. 16, 1849 (married E. Watson, Monmouth Township, this county) ; William H., born Feb. 27, 1852 (married Adda Brusenbrasier ; live in Kearney Co., Neb.) ; Ewing, born Nov. 25, 1854 (married Julia Ripperton ; reside in Kearney Co., Neb.) ; Adelia M., born July 16, 1859. Mr. Gilmore is a Democrat in politics ; he has been elected to various offices, and has been identified with the religious and educational interests of Jackson County ever since he has been a resident of it : religiously, he is a Presbyte- rian and has been an Elder of that Church since 1855 ; he owns a large and well- improved farm, which he made by his industry and good management.
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JAMES JOHNSON, farmer ; Sec. 26 ; P. O. Emeline ; was born in Lick- ing Co., Ohio, in 1817, where he married Miss Unice Cooley ; in 1847, they emigrated to Iowa and settled where they are now living, thus becoming pioneer settlers of Jackson Co. They have four children-Laura (now the wife of William Snodgrass), William, Isaac and Josephine. Mr. Johnson has held various local offices and has taken a deep interest in all public affairs relating to the prosperity of his adopted county. He owns 160 acres of land ; is a Democrat in politics.
EDMUND KELSALL, farmer; P. O. Canton ; is a native of Notting- ham, England ; was born Jan. 16, 1815. He married in Chesterfield, England, in 1834, Miss Anna Hancock ; in 1842, they emigrated to America, and settled at Nauvoo, Ill., where they remained until 1856, when they moved to St. Louis, Mo .; in 1850, they came to Jackson Co., and settled where they now live ; there are four of their chil- dren now living-George W. (who is a merchant, Canton, and was an officer of the 2d I. V. C. during the war of the rebellion), William, Fredric and George. Mr. Kelsall is a public-spirited citizen, and is ever identified with every enterprise that gives prom- ise of general good. He is a Republican in politics, and has been elected to several offices. He owns 280 acres of land ; his home place is finely improved.
GEORGE W. KELSALL, merchant, Canton ; was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1840; when 10 years old removed, with his parents, to this (Jackson) county ; he was liberally educated, and followed teaching until the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, when he entered the 2d I. V. C., as first duty Sergeant ; he was mustered into the United States Service in September, 1861, and shortly afterward was made Orderly Sergeant, and then promoted to First Lieutenant, in which capacity he served till the close of the war. He participated in the siege of Corinth, battle of Farming- ton, where he was wounded, and left for dead on the field of battle, and was taken prisoner by the rebels, and taken to Columbus, Miss., where he was paroled ; he then returned to his regiment, and took part in the battles of Corinth, Coffeeville, Palo Alto, Birmingham, Jackson, Grenada, Collierville, Moscow, Pontotoc, Tupelo, Old Town, Oxford, and engagements against Hood's march on Nashville, battle of Nashville, etc. He was mustered out at Selma, Ala., Sept. 19, 1865 ; in 1870, he engaged in business in Canton, and is the principal storekeeper there ; on the 29th of December, 1872, he was appointed Postmaster, a position he has since filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to the citizens; during the fall of 1876, he erected a large massive stone structure to be used as a store; it is a two-story building, and, without doubt, one of most durable and commodious country stores in the county ; March 4, 1878, he was commissioned Captain of Co. B, Ist Cav., I. N. G., and promoted Lieutenant Colonel of the same, March 15, 1879. Mr. Kelsall has been twice married ; first wife was Eveline Hammond ; she died in 1867 ; present wife was Maria M. Sutton. In politics, Mr. Kelsall is a Republican.
ELI METHENY, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Iron Hills; was born in Wash- ington Co., Ohio, where he lived until 1837, when he came West; lived in Muscatine, Iowa, until 1840, then came to Jackson Co., remained a few months, returned to Mus- catine, and from there returned to his native county, and there married, on the 4th of July, 1844, Miss Margaret Snodgrass; in 1849, they emigrated to Iowa, and settled in this (Brandon) township, where they have since lived; they have three children- George (who married Sarah Heath ; live in Brandon Township), Oliver P. (married Martha Berkey, live in Brandon Township), William L. (married Esther Matheny, live in Butler Co., Kan). Mr. Metheny has filled several school offices, is an energetic man, and owns 175 acres of land, well improved. In politics, he is a Democrat.
JOSEPH B. MILLER, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Emeline; was born in Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1822. In October, 1843, he married, in Franklin Co., Ind., Miss Mary Ann Jacobs ; they emigrated to Iowa, in 1856, and settled where he now lives ; she died in August, 1876 ; their children were David (who married Miss Ellen Caven ; they live in Dallas Co., Texas), J. Hershel (married Mary Welch ; they live in Kansas), Clarence C. (married Cora Caven ; live in Brandon Township), Charles A. (married Martha Thomas ; he is a graduate of Iowa University, and a teacher by
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profession ; resides at Baldwin, Jackson Co.), Michael H., Ann E. (wife of George Dow- den, Brandon Township ; he served in an Iowa regiment during the war), Martha (wife of David Remmer, Brandon Township), Julia A. and Sarah ; there were five children deceased, one of whom, Leonatus, was a soldier in the 26th I. V. I., was wounded at Atlanta, and died from the effects of it sixteen days afterward. Mr. Miller is a Dem- ocrat. He owns 230 acres of land ; he has been elected to various offices ; was a mem- ber of the County Board of Supervisors two terms; is one of the Board of Township Trustees at present writing, an office he has filled several terms ; has always taken an active part in the promotion of the educational interests of the county, and has been elected to many school offices.
WILLIAM MILLER, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Monmouth; was born in Mahoning Co., Ohio, June 3, 1833, where he remained until 1855, when he came West and settled in Rock Island Co., Ill. At the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. K, 112th I. V. I. ; participated in every battle, siege and skirmish his command was in ; was severely wounded near Atlanta; was honorably dis- charged at the close of the war. In the latter part of 1865, he returned to his native county in Ohio, remaining there until 1868, in which year he came to Jackson Co. In 1869, he married, in Monmouth Township, Miss Mary Hale; they have four chil- dren-William E., Joseph E., Jennie and Mr. Miller owns 140 acres of land, well located and finely improved. In politics, he is a Republican.
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