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Cole, Joel, laborer.
Cole, Thomas L. H., barber.
Comegys, Jacob.
Compo, Peter, laborer.
Conners, James, R. R. employe.
Corey, Eric, miller.
Corey, William, farmer.
Cottle, W. W., retired.
Cowen, Charles, saloon.
Cox, Brunson, farmer.
Craig, A. C., far., Sec. 12.
Crail, B. F., retired.
Crail, James, far., Sec. 5.
Crail, J. B., elerk.
Craine, Edward, carpenter.
Craine, George, contractor.
Crawford, J. F., merchant.
CRAWFORD, M. S., Clerk of the District and Circuit Courts, Fairfield ; born Nov. 25, 1836, in Sycamore, DeKalb Co., Ill. ; moved to Jefferson Co. April 30, 1852. Enlisted in Co. F, 3d Iowa Cav., Aug. 22, 1861, and was engaged in all the battles in which his regiment participated ; April 1, 1862, was com- missioned 2d Lieutenant, and was mus- tered out as 1st Lieutenant at the close of the war. First elected to the office he now holds, in November, 1872. Married, April 25, 1867, Anna E. Alexander; have three children-Will- iam W., Frederick M. and Nellie H. Republican ; members of the M. E. Church.
Crawford, Nathaniel, far., Sec. 13. Creamer, George, far., Sec. 2.
CREW, EBENEZER, coal dealer and miner, Fairfield ; owns thirteen acres, valued at $150 per acre ; native of Wales; born in 1832; came to America in 1855. Married in 1861
Miss Gover, a native of England ; have five children-Ella M., aged 15; Ma- mie, aged 13; Eddie, aged 10; Eliza A., aged 8, and Alonzo J., aged 5. Mr. C. is owner of the best coal land in the county-the demand much greater than the supply ; has three shafts sunk. and all doing a paying business. Mem- bers of the Congregational Church ; Re- publican.
Croy, Mat., horse dealer.
CULBERTSON, JOHN W. farmer, Sec. 36; owns 500 acres, valued at $100 per acre; born in Westmore- land Co., Penn., in 1807; moved to Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1821, and, in 1834, to Wood Co., Ohio, where he en- gaged in merchandising; in 1838, moved to Lawrenceville and remained eighteen months; in February, 1840, he became a permanent resident of Jefferson Co., at Fairfield. The hand- some property acquired by Mr. Culbert- son is the result of his individual exer- tions. He married in 1834 Miss Eliz- abeth A. Eagle, of Wayne Co., Ohio; have two children-William B., born Oct. 25, 1835, and Edward B., born Dec. 15, 1837 ; the latter died May 17, 1862. Mrs. Cullerton is one of the six members of the first Methodist Church organized at Fairfield, and the only one living. Mr. Culbertson, in moving to Fairfield, purchased his furniture in Burlington, and exhausted the stock in that city, having to wait till a chair was finished. He served two years in the Territorial Legislature of Iowa, first representing Jefferson Co., and after- ward the district composed of Wapello, Jefferson and Monroe Counties ; served four years as Clerk of the District Court ; appointed Receiver of Public Moneys, at Fairfield, by President Pierce, in 1853, and held the office until it was transferred to Chariton.
CULBERTSON, WILLIAM
B., of law firm of Culbertson & Jones, Fairfield; born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio, Oct. 23, 1835 ; moved with his parents to Fairfield in February, 1840; worked on the farm in the summer, and attended school in the winter, until 1852 ; in the fall of that year began attendance at Howe's Academy, Mt.
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Pleasant ; continued for two years, then entered the law office of Judge Negus as a student; in August, 1857, was admitted to the bar ; the same year, entered the senior class of law depart- ment of Yale College, where he gradu- ated in 1858; opened a law office in Fairfield, Sept. 1, 1858. Married May 12, 1859, Lucy Seymour, daugh- ter of Allen Seymour, of Massachusetts; she died April 17, 1862 ; second mar- riage, Feb. 13, 1866, to Sarah E. Day, daughter of Timothy Day, of Van Buren Co., Iowa ; he has one child living by his first wife, named Frank S .; no children living by second wife.
CUMMINGS, J. J., Mayor, Fairfield; born in Marshall Co., Virginia, March 6, 1828; his father died when he was only 1 year old, and when he was 7 years old, he was sent to live with an uncle in Ohio; was there till 1846 ; then enlisted in the United States army, 12th Regiment, and went to Mexico ; participated in all the battles of his reg- iment until the close of the war in 1848. Returned to Ohio in the spring of 1850; entered Alleghany College, where he remained three years ; taught school and studied law until 1856, when he was admitted to the bar ; at- tended the spring term, 1856, of the law school, at Poughkeepsie ; in Sep- tember of the same year, moved to Appanoose Co., Iowa, and, in January formed a law partnership with Judge Tannehill, which continued for five years; in 1862, removed to Fairfield, where he opened a law office; in 1864- 65, was out West in the mountains ; re- turned in 1867, resumed his law prac- tice, and has followed it since. In 1858, was elected Superintendent of Public Schools in Appanoose Co; in 1870, was elected Mayor of Fairfield, and re- elected for six terms in succession. Married May 15, 1860, Kate Stecle ; has two children-Annie M. and Frank S .; Mrs. Cummings died Oct. 18. 1867. Cummings, Thomas, retired.
Curry, William, farmer, Sec. 23.
D ANA, G. L., farmer, Sec. 1.
Dahlman, Jacob, shoe merchant. Dana, D., retired. David, Charles, merchant.
Davis, Samuel, hotel-keeper.
Dealy, Edward, farmer, Sec. 10. Deardorff, Ely, bridge-builder. Deaver, M. V., butcher. DeGalleford, J., Supt. Gas Co. DeMarce, Anthony, foundry. Dill, Francis, farmer, Sec. 5.
DILL, JOHN, Jr., proprietor of the Omnibus Line and dealer in stock ; Fairfield; was born Sept. 4, 1845 in Van Buren Co., Iowa; moved to Fair- field in 1874. Married December, 1865, Agnes Lowden; have three children liv- ing -- John A., James A. and Cora M. Dixon, Thomas, retired.
Dole, Charles A., farmer, Sec. 9.
DOLE, J. R., farmer, Sec. 8; owns 300 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Rush Co., Ind. Married, in 1849, Miss Maria E. Armacost; has five children-Charles, aged 28; Mary E., age 23; John T., age 21; J. W., age 9; T. W., age 7. Mr. D. has been clected to many different offices in the county and township. Made all the im- provements on his farm. Democrat. Donaldson, C., carpenter.
Dorsey, A., railroad man.
Dorsey, T., far., S. 28.
Daugherty, J. E., insurance agent.
DUBOIS, JOHN W., Fairfield ; was among the early settlers of Iowa ; on the 10th of August, 1840, he first saw the " Black Hawk Purchase," and moved with his family into Jefferson Co. on the 15th of January, 1843. Mr. Du Bois is of French Huguenot descent, tracing his lineage with singular accu- racy back to the year A. D. 1050, to Geofroi du Bois, appointed by the Crown, " Grand Master of the Forests of France ;" he has now in his posses- sion a fac simile of the original coat of arms of this ancient family ; he was born in New York City Oct. 10, 1817; his wife, Elizabeth Dill, of Welsh ex- traction, was born in White Co., Tenn., July 12, 1818, and came with her parents, in June, 1830, to Illinois, within twenty miles of Burlington. Married Feb. 2, 1840; they have five sons and two daughters, all residing at the suburban residence of " Maple Shade," partly within the corporate limits of Fairfield City. Mr. Du Bois has probably purchased more live-stock
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direct from farmers' hands than any other man in the community, and his character as a business man among bankers, farmers and stock men is with- out a stain. Member of the Christian Church; Democrat.
Du Bois, N. R., butcher.
Du Bois, R. D., teamster.
Dunshec, W., grocer.
Dunwoody, W. P., tinner.
Dwyer, A., far., S. 21.
Dwyer, T., farmer.
E IDMUNSTON, J., tailor.
Eichorn, G., merchant.
Elder, J., far., S. 32.
Elliott, W., farm machinery.
Eckert, D. E., clerk.
ECKERT, JAMES, Deputy Treas- urer ; born Oct. 4, 1823, in Washington Co., Penn .; moved to Fairfield about May 1, 1844. Married Feb. 12, 1850, Leanna L. Wise, a native of Prince Ed- ward Co., Va. ; they have four children living-Mary, Susan E., James S. and Annie R.
Evans, J., far., Sec. 1. Evans, T. C., furniture.
EVANS, THOS. D., Justice of the Peace, Fairfield ; born March 8, 1809, in the city of New York ; in 1817, moved, with his parents, to Richmond, Va .; in 1832, entered his brother's store in Lynchburg, Va., as a clerk. In 1836, be- gan merchandising on his own account in Charlotte Co., Va .; closed out in 1839, and bought a farm, which he conducted until 1842, when he removed to Fair- field ; in 1846, opened a store in con- nection with Gen. Bridgeman, which, after several years, they closed out; in the spring of 1858, was elected Justice of the Peace, an office he has held con- tinuously to the present time. Married at Lynchburg, Va., March 23, 1836, Jane B. Ross, daughter of Col. William Ross.
H ALKNER, U. G., far., Sec. 2.
FARMER, SAMUEL C.,
SONS, bankers, Fairfield, south side of square. Fawcett, P., retired. Fee, W. P., teamster.
FEGAN, FRANK R., fire and ac- cident insurance and loan agent ; rcp-
resents none but the old American relia- ble companies ; office with John R. Shaffer ; was born March 15, 1852, in Fairfield, Iowa. Married Oct. 9, 1877, Miss Iowa Fetter.
Ferguson, A. B., carpenter.
Flegg, G. W., farmer.
Flowers, O., farmer.
Fogerty, T., railroad man.
Foland, E., laborer.
Foley, M., saloon.
Forgrave, A. J., shoemaker.
Fowler, G., far., Sec. 15.
Fox, John, laborer.
Freeman, J. D., tailor.
FREEMAN & TOWNLY. dealers in jewelry, watches, clocks, sil- verware and notions ; house established in 1871; place of business, No. 510 east side of square; repairing of all kinds done promptly and satisfactorily. Freshwater, A., far., Sec. 28.
Fuller, B. J., barber.
Fuller, John, agent.
FULTON, ALEXANDER,
farmer, Sec. 10 ; owns a quarter section of land, valued at $100 per acre ; born in Huntingdon Co., Penn .; moved to Baltimore, thence to Chillicothe, Ohio, where he worked as a millwright until he moved to Jefferson Co. in 1833 ; was proprietor of the first drug and book store in Fairfield ; also built the first school- house in the county. Married, in 1826, Miss Eliza Jones ; have four children- Robert J., born Feb. 27, 1831 (de- ceased) ; Joseph, born May 6, 1833 ; Wm. C., born Jan. 13, 1836, and Mar- tin A., born Feb. 14, 1838. Joseph Fulton was appointed by the Governor to represent the agricultural interests of Iowa. Mr. Fulton hauled the material for his house from Ft. Madison, Iowa, his nearest trading-point at that time. Members of the M. E. Church for fifty- six years. Republican.
Fulton, William H., carpenter.
Furman, Jacob, teamster.
1 AGE, C. W., farmer. G
Gage, F. S., agent.
Gage, T. S., farmer. Gaines, Richard, stove dealer. Galliher, J. C., laborer.
Galvin, Thomas, teamster.
Gaumer, Solomon, far., Sec. 4.
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GANTZ, ANDREW, farmer, Sec. 7 ; owns 177 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre ; born in Carroll Co., Ohio, in 1833; moved to Jefferson Co., in 1851. Married Miss Mary E. Canady in 1857 ; have nine children. Mr. G. has one of the finest improved farms in the township ; his house is a model of beauty and convenience, built at a cost of $1,600; the barn cost $1,000, is complete and well arranged. Mr. G. has held many township offices, such as Justice of the Peace, Trustee, etc.
GANTZ, JACOB S., proprietor of the Gantz House, Fairfield, since 1872 ; born Nov. 28, 1835; moved to Jefferson Co. in 1851 ; engaged in farm- ing. Nov. 25, 1861, enlisted in the 4th Iowa Cavalry ; was engaged in quite a number of battles ; at the bat- tle of Selma, Ala., was wounded in the arm, and had it amputated; from the effects of his wounds, was left behind ; finally recovered ; went to Davenport, and was mustered out in 1865. In the fall of that year, was elected Sheriff of Jefferson Co .; served six years. Mar- ried Dec. 1, 1859, Miss Louisa Smith, who was born Jan. 24, 1841; had six children-Byron N., Minnie E., Ernest C., Gracie L. and an infant; one de- ceased.
Gantz, John T., farmer, Sec. 10.
George, C. F., jeweler.
Gibson, J. J., undertaker.
Gift, Charles, farmer and teacher, Sec. 14. Gift, George, laborer.
Gilbert, William, laborer.
Gilchrist, A., carpenter.
GILCHRIST, GEORGE K.,
photographer, Fairfield ; born Feb. 26, 1848, in Johnson Co., Ind .; moved with his parents to Fairfield in 1854 ; in 1866, commenced business for him- self. Married Oct. 29, 1874, Laura Carter ; they have one child-Gara M. Gilchrist, G. W., carpenter. Gilmer, R. T., retired.
Gobble, J. M., wholesale merchant.
Goehner, Jacob, laborer. Goff, William E., farmer, Sec. 34.
Gordon, H. M., far., S. 35.
Gover, D. J., far., S. 10.
GOW, PETER, far., S. 5; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre ; native of Scotland ; came to Jef-
ferson Co. in 1846. Married in 1838, Miss J. Parker; has eight children- Francis, James, Christina, Janette, Sarah Jane, Mary M., Isabella and Anna. Mr. Gow was one of the first School Diretors in his present district, and helped to build the first school- house ; held other offices of trust. Re- publican. P. O. Brookville.
Graham, Harvey, clerk. Graham, James, retired.
GREENE, FRANK, of the firm of Greene Bros., proprietors and publishers of the Fairfield Tribune, and agent C., R. I. & P. R. R .; born March 28, 1847, in Guelph, Canada ; moved to Chicago in 1867; in May, 1870, went to Iowa City as agent for the C., R. I. & P. R. R., and telegraph operator; in 1871, was transferred to Trenton, Mo., in the same capacity, and, in November of that year, was appointed trainmaster and train-dispatcher of the Southwestern Division ; in 1876, resigned and ac- cepted the place he now holds at Fair- field. Married May 18, 1875, Emma C. Maxwell; has one child-Florence H. Greenwood, M. V. B., far., S. 6. Griffin, Dennis, laborer.
Grimes, J. A., carpenter.
GRINSTEAD, JOHN, Coun- ty Superintendent of Public Schools ; born Dec. 1, 1841, in Marion, Jefferson Co., Ind .; moved with his parents to Madison Co., Iowa, in 1850; entered Troy Academy in 1856. where he at- tended school until 1861. Enlisted in Co. A, 3d Iowa Cav., July 29, 1861 ; was engaged in all the battles of his regiment ; mustered out in October, 1864. Since the close of the war has been engaged in teaching until 1877, when he was elected to his present of- fice. Married Oct. 7, 1865, Maria L. Grinstead,
Gudgell, B. F., carpenter.
H
AINES, JOHN, Pastor of M. E. Church.
Hagerty, John, contractor.
Halferty, William, farmer.
Hammond, Philip, far., Sec. 14.
HANSON, HENRY, lumber dealer, ncar C., B. & Q. depot, Fairfield ; born March 28, 1832, in Lewis Co., N. Y .; moved to Fairfield in February, 1868. Married April 4, 1863, Mary A. Wy-
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man ; they have two children living- Mabel T. and Earnest W. Harmon, Page, teamster. Harper, John, stoek dealer. Harper, Robert, farmer. Harris, T. T., shoemaker. Heck, George S., tinsmith. Heckathier, John, farmer. Hedge, William, far., See. 12.
Henderson, T. T., clerk.
Herrick, Edward, far., Sec. 11.
HERRING, JESSE A., Fairfield ; born April 13, 1833, in Morgan Co., Ind .; emigrated to Hamilton Co., Ind., in 1835 ; lived there till 1854; came to Iowa and settled in Richland, Keokuk Co. Married Jane Tansey Aug. 19, 1855 ; born April 8, 1836, in Morgan Co., Ind .; came to Iowa in 1853, and settled in Richland, Keokuk Co .; moved to Fairfield in October, 1871. Carpenter by trade ; elected Street Commissioner in March, 1875, and holds that office to this date. Have four children-Oscar H., born Jan. 12, 1857, at Riehland ; Lorinda F., born'July 31, 1860 ; C. A., born July 27, 1863 ; Emma E., born March 8, 1865. Republican.
Hewitt, B. S., far., See. 2. Hickenbottom, J., retired.
HIGLEY, D. G., drugs and station- ery, No. 514, east side of square, Fair- field, where he keeps a seleet assortment constantly . on hand; Mr. Higley was born in Ogle Co., Ill., July 7, 1842; moved to Fairfield in April, 1866. Married Fannie H. Ambler Sept. 29, 1868 ; has one child-Nellie A.
Higley, T. F., druggist. Hinkle, D., far., Sec. 30.
HINKLE, JAMES M., teacher, Fairfield; born in Jackson Co., Ind., in 1853 ; came to Jefferson Co. in 1855. Mr. Hinkle was educated in Fairfield, under the Rev. Mr. Axline; began teaching at the age of 15 in Des Moines Tp .; has taught eleven terms, and is one of the most active workers in the cause of education in the county; he is mak- ing the law his aim; has been reading law for the past year ; at different places through the the county Mr. H. is to deliver educational lectures this win- ter.
Hirshberger, L., tinsmith.
Hoffman, Isaac, carpenter.
Hoffman, P., earpenter and builder. Hoffman, Thomas, carpenter. Holton, N. N., carpenter.
HORN, J. B., farmer, Sec. 18; owns 226 acres, valued at $35 per acre ; born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1824. Married in 1848 Miss Phobe Watson ; has five children living-George R., 27 years old ; M. L., 23 years old ; J. M., 8 years old ; Lydia, 18 years old; Emma, 14 years old ; three died-Amos W., born in 1848; Ralph, born in 1852; Ellen, born in 1857. Mr. Horn has held various offices of trust in the county ; was one of the Examining Committee at the organization of the Parsons College; was appointed En- rolling Clerk during the war; has held other township offices. Is somewhat engaged in stock dealing. Republican. Howard, L., mason.
Howell, G., harness-maker.
Howlett, T. R., clothing merchant. Huff, John, retired.
HUFFORD, R. H., M. D., of the firm of Hufford & Bradshaw, druggist, Fairfield ; born in Washington Co., Penn .; has been engaged in the practice of medicine for twenty-five years. Married Mary J. Henn ; they have two children -Edward H. and Mary E.
Hufstedler, W., merchant.
HUGHES, JAMES M., Sheriff of Jefferson Co., Fairfield ; born July 8, 1841, in Brooke Co., Va .; moved to Fair- field in October, 1855. Enlisted May 16, 1861, in Co. E, 2d I. V. I. ; participated in the principal battles in which his regi- ment was engaged; mustered out at the close of the war, in 1865. Was elected Sheriff of his county in the fall of 1865, and has served continuously to the present time. Married March 25, 1866, to F. A. Mills; have three chil- dren-Charles R., James H. and Mary. Republican.
Hugel, David, far., Sec. 2. Hughes, Thos., retired.
Hunt, Edmund, shoe merchant.
HUNTZINGER, F. B., proprietor of the Grove City Mills, Fairfield ; born Feb. 17, 1820, in Pennsylvania; came to Fairfield in January, 1856, and has since been engaged in the milling busi- ness. Married Sarah Rudy in the spring of 1842 ; she was from Schuylkill
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Haven, Penn ; have eight children- Phebe E., Caroline, Valeria, Bella, Lib- bie C., Robert R., John F. and Mag- gie M.
TNGALLS, JAMES, retired.
INGHRAM, D. W., books and stationery, Fairfield; born in Des Moines Co., Iowa, July 24, 1850 ; left home at 1.4 years of age to support him- self ; secured a place in the C., B. & Q. R. R. offices at Burlington ; remained till 1871, when he began running on the road ; in 1874, met with an accident by which he lost his left arm ; on his re- covery, he located in Fairfield, bought out the stock of R. M. Rigdon, and now has the only exclusive book store in the city, which is located on the south side of square in the McElhinney Block. He married Helen M., daughter of H. B. Mitchell, Esq., May 22, 1878.
Inghram, U., far., Sec. 1.
.J ACOBSON, ANDREW, far., Sec. 16.
Jacobson, F. J., far .. Sec. 16. James, T. L., dentist.
JAQUES, A. W., Fairfield, elected Clerk of the District and Circuit Courts in October, 1878; born May 16, 1846, in Washington Co., Va .; moved to Jeffer- son Co., Iowa, in November, 1848; learned the trade of mason and plasterer. In May, 1864, enlisted in Co. I, 45th Iowa V. I .; in October, of same year, was mustered out. Read law and was admitted to the bar in September, 1877. Married Elizabeth C. Johnson in April, 1867 ; have four children-Edgar A., Cornelia E., James W. and Charles C. Republican.
Jeffers, James, carpenter.
John, J. W., laborer.
Johnson, John, liveryman.
Johnson, Nathan, merchant.
JONES, C. A., druggist, Fairfield ; born Jan. 24, 1836, in Johnson Co., Ind .; moved to Jefferson Co., Iowa, in 1845 ; commenced business in Fairfield, in 1868. Married in November, 1859, E. E. Young; have five children- Albert C., William J., Mary E., Charlie and Grace.
Jones, Frank, grocer.
JONES, ISAAC D., of the law firm of Culbertson & Jones, Fairfield ;
born in Johnson Co., End., April 9, 1832 ; moved to Jefferson Co., with his parents, March 30, 1845; in 1851, be- gan business on his own account; was employed in county offices in Fairfield for three years; taught in the public schools of Iowa; in 1855, moved to Missouri ; in 1858, returned to Fair- field, and, in 1860, opened a law office ; has continued the practice since. Dur- ing part of Andrew Johnson's administra- tion, he was Postmaster ; elected Mayor in 1874. Married Dec. 11, 1856, Rachel E. Young; has five children living-Annie M., Kate M., Elizabeth R., Effie M. and Frank.
Jones, T. E., carpenter.
Jones, William H., druggist.
Jones, William C., clerk.
Jordan, Albert R., grain merchant.
JORDAN, A. S., dealer in general merchandise and provisions, west side of square, Fairfield; born Feb. 22, 1832, in Portland, Me. ; settled in Fairfield in 1853. Enlisted in the U. S. Service, Aug. 1, 1862; was commis- sioned Captain of Co. B, 19th Iowa V. I .; participated in all the battles and sieges in which his regimnnt was en- gaged, and was mustered out at the close of the war. Married Oct. 1, 1868, Ada M. Jordan ; his children are two-Nellie and Arthur G.
JORDAN, CLEMENT, CAPT., retired, Fairfield ; born at Fal- mouth, District of Maine, now Cumber- land Co., State of Maine, March 25, 1794; in 1809, went to sea, a boy before the mast ; in 1815, was promoted to first officer of the ship; in 1818, took charge of the ship James Monroe ; was engaged in the West India, European and South American merchant trade ; he figured conspicuously in the war of 1812 with the land forces and priva- teers ; was taken prisoner twice during those troubles ; followed the sea until 1836, then retired ; arrived in Fairfield in 1851; now divides his timc-his winters here and summers at Cape Elizabeth, Me. Married June 12, 1820, Eliza Dyer; they have four children living-Emily D., Clement, Arthur S., A. R. Capt. Jordan's wife died in No- vember, 1865.
Judson, A. A., patent-right man.
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Junkin, C. M., local editor of the Fair- field Ledger.
JUNKIN, W. W., editor and senior proprietor of the Ledger, Fairfield ; born Jan. 26, 1831, at Wheeling, Va .; in the spring of 1843, moved to Lee Co., Iowa; in 1844, to Louisa Co .; in 1845, to Jefferson Co .; in 1847, to Fairfield, and commenced his apprenticeship as printer with A. R. Sparks; in the sum- mer of 1848, assisted in printing the first paper published in the city of Des Moines, called the Morning Star ; on the 20th of May, 1853, bought a half interest in the paper which he now owns in connection with his son. Married Sept. 15, 1854, Elizabeth Patrick ; have eight children-Charles M., May, Ger- trude and Virginia (twins), Amy, Will- iam D., P. Sheridan and Robert T.
K ENNEDY, J., farmer.
Kennedy, P., far., Sec. 9. Kennedy, P., Jr., laborer.
Kerr, J , porter.
Kilfoy, T., laborer.
King, A., grocer.
King. D., far., Secs. 16 and 29.
King, J. E., physician.
KINSLOE, H. E., soda-water man- ufacturer, First East and Third South streets, Fairfield ; born July 2, 1853, in Juniata Co., Penn ..; moved to Fairfield in 1877. Married March 15, 1873, Katie Spangenberg; they have one child -- Alice B.
KNIGHT, R. H., attorney at law, Fairfield ; office northwest corner of the square, second story. Koffman, George, far., S. 14.
Kreiner, Michael, lab.
Kurtz, M. R., grocer.
T AMSON, VICTOR, agricultural dealer.
Lamson, Ward, speculator.
Lang, G. P., baker. Lee, Milton, lab. Lee, P. S., lab. Leeds, J. C., baker. Leggett, Charles D., attorney.
LEGGETT, R. H., owner and pro- prietor of the Leggett House, Fairfield ; born March 25, 1811, in Washington Co., Penn., and, in 1818, moved with his parents to Carroll Co., Ohio ; was engaged for a few years in merchandis-
ing ; then commenced the business of hotel-keeping at Carlton, Ohio; contin- ued for eighteen years; in the fall of 1855, moved to Fairfield and opened the house he now occupies, on the 1st day of January, 1856; has one of the best conducted hotels in Iowa and is well patronized; his business so in- creased that, in 1874, he built a large addition to his house ; his dining-room and office are convenient and he has quite a number of sample-rooms for the accommodation of traveling-salesmen ; his sleeping-rooms are nicely furnished, and he spares no pains to make every- one feel perfectly at home in his house. Married April 25, 1833, Beersheba D. Viers, of Jefferson Co., Ohio; have five children living-Samantha L., James
M., Pamelia, Charles D. and Frank E. Lews, Charles, lab.
Lewis, W. C., merchant.
Leonard, James, lab.
Lewelling, H. C., carpenter.
Light, Solomon, nursery.
Linning, C. C., mail-carrier.
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