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Stever, George, merchant.
STEVERS, ELIZABETH, far.,
Sec. 10; owns 220 acres land, valued at $60; born in Newark, N. J., in 1803 ; maiden name Park. Married Mr. Stevers in 1828; had eleven children, ten living-Catherine (now Mrs. DeLong), aged 50; Margaret, deceased; Solomon F., aged 48; George, aged 46; Rachel (now Mrs. Black), aged 44; Annie (now Mrs. Glasgow), aged 42; John, aged 41; Almira (now Mrs. Axline), aged 39; Elizabeth, aged 37; Jennie L., aged 34; David H., aged 32; resi- dent of the county since 1844. Member of the Lutheran Church.
Stewart, G. W., farmer, Sec. 6. Stewart, William, laborer. 1
Stiles, William, farmer, Sec. 29. Stoner, Henry, retired.
Stoner, Ralph J., farmer, Sec. 22. Strong. Willis, laborer.
STUBBS, D. P., Fairfield, was born in the extreme southern part of Preble Co., Ohio, July 7,. 1829; his father and mother, William and Delilah, were born in Georgia the latter part of the last century ; all of his grandparents are na- tives of the same State; they emigrated to Ohio in 1805, making the long and tedious journey over the mountains with teams ; they left their native State on account of their opposition to slavery. and selected a home in the Northwest Terri- tory, where slavery and involuntary servi- tude, except for the punishment of crime, were prohibited; his maternal grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier; was at the surrender of Cornwallis. D. P. Stubbs was raised upon a farm, and labored hard as a tiller of the soil till after he had attained his majority; had only the advantages of the common school, with the exception of the select school under the control of the Society of Friends, of which his parents and himself were members ; it was situated three miles from his residence; in the winter he often went on foot, but seldom attended an entire session, on account of work to be performed on the farm; up to the time of his majority he had no advantages in the direction of his inclination; he had never witnessed a court in session, or heard the trial of a legal case ; after farming one year on his own responsi- bility, he went to the Union Co., Ind., Seminary for five months; theu com- menced. teaching, but soon became one of the principals of the Seminary ; he formed the idea of becoming a lawyer long before he left the farm, and worked at 50 cents per day in a saw-mill to procure the means to purchase Black- stone's Commentaries, which he now has in his library ; he read law for sev- eral years, at such spare times as could be devoted to it, before he took a course of regular reading. In the fall of 1855, he married, and with very little means of his own, but assisted by some earnest friends, not related to him, he entered the Law College of the Indiana.
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University, at Greencastle ; in 1856, graduated, and received his diploma as Bachelor of Laws; he looked at the parchment, and said, " This, of itself, is of no use to me; it can never win a case, or give me notoriety as a lawyer ; it will require something more than a sheepskin, with President and Profess- ors' names, to make me succeed;" so he threw it among the rubbish, and it was ten years before it was hunted up and framed. After graduating, he be- came editor of the Liberty Herald, which supported the Republican cause in the campaign of 1856. In 1857, came West, and settled in Fairfield, Iowa, and formed a partnership with the Hon. J. F. Wilson in the law prac- tice ; his time, from this on, was con- stantly employed in his profession with a successful run of business, while his partner was engaging in politics, Mr. Stubbs prosecuted the business of the office, and had all that he could do ; was elected Mayor of Fairfield twice, in 1859 and 1860; in 1863, elected to the State Senate; served four years ; the last session, President pro tem, of the Senate ; was on leading committees, and a very active and hard-working member ; his law practice now, is not that of a general practitioner, taking only such cases as he desires, having gained sufficient reputation to give him the choice of cases ; he makes criminal and chancery cases his specialty ; he has been engaged in the most important criminal cases in this portion of the State; has, at the time of this writing, three important murder cases ou hand ; he made his force as a lawyer felt in the most perceptible manner in defense of the noted desperado Rand at Galesburg last winter (1878); every prejudice of the whole community was aroused against both client and attorney, but in a five-hours speech, to the astonishment of all, the wretch was not sentenced to death ; in 1877, Mr. Stubbs, without being consulted, was unanimously nom- inated by the Independent Greenback party as a candidate for Governor; he accepted the nomination, made an cx- tended canvass, and carried 35,000 votes, to the astonishment of both the old parties; in the fall of 1878, he made
an extended campaign in Iowa and Illi- nois for the same party. He married Carrie Hollingsworth in 1855; they have four children-Orsmo D., Charles E., Cora M. and Minnie. Orsino, though only a little past majority, has been for two years keeping books and acting as paymaster for the contractor on the C., B. & Q. R. R., a very re- sponsible position, and one requiring much energy and business tact. Stump, B. H., farmer. Sullivan, James, grocer.
SUTTON, J. C., DR., physician and surgeon ; office on the south side of the public square, over the drug store of Jones Bros., Fairfield ; born at Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Ill., Oct. 16, 1855 ; attended the common schools and Illinois College at Jacksonville; in the fall of 1875, entered the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati; remained there one session, then entered the medical department of the University of the City of New York ; remained two winters, and grad- uated with the Class of '77-78; came to Fairfield in July, 1878, where he is permanently located for the practice of medicine and surgery.
Swayne, J. D., blacksmith.
EMPLE, G. D., Cashier First Nation- T
al Bank.
Templeton, D. W., grain dealer.
Tomy, C. D., blacksmith.
Thoma, J. C., clerk.
Thomas, J. R., wool merchant.
Thomas, V. M., milk peddler.
Thompson, James, mail contractor.
Thompson, Wm. E., agr. machinery.
THRASH, SAMUEL, far., Sec. 29; owns 200 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre ; born in Montgomery Co., Va .; a pioneer of Iowa ; came to Jef- ferson Co. in 1836, making it his per- manent home in 1837. Married Miss Mary Jane Thornton in 1839 ; had ten children, four living-John T., born in 1849; Sarah K., born in 1843; Eliza, born in 1848; and Douglass, born in 1861; the deceased as follows-Wm. F., born in 1845 ; Harriett, born in 1846; Jackson, born in 1844; Gus., born in 1853; Martha, born in 1854 ; and Maria, born in 1856. Mr. Thrash tells many exciting anecdotes of his early life in Iowa at a time when Indians
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swarmed the country ; is now pleasantly situated on one of the best farms in the county, with good improvements. Has held various offices in the township. Re- publiean. Freemason.
Tilson, T. S., livery. Titus, T. W., laborer. Trent, Alex., laborer. Turner, A., agent.
TWEED, R. M., of the firm of J. M. Gobble & Co., wholesale grocers, doing business at 415 North First street, Fairfield ; born May 6, 1852, in Fair- field, Iowa ; moved, with his parents, to Northumberland Co., Penn., 1855 ; in 1859, returned to Fairfield ; commeneed business as elerk for Craine & Slagle; in 1871, commeneed for himself by open- ing the first exclusive dry goods store in Fairfield ; in the spring of 1878, dis- posed of his stock, and bought half in- terest in the grocery business with J. M. Gobble, a house that had been estab- lished for twenty years, and now con- dueted as an exclusive wholesale and jobbing business. Republican.
U NKRICH, G. A., grocer.
Unkrich, Henry, far., Sec. 27. ANDORN, R., carpenter.
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Vannostrand, Peter, far., Sec. 12. Voorhees, J. H., merchant. Vote, Gus, furniture dealer.
Vote Henry, furniture dealer.
VOTE, JACOB, furniture manufact- urer, and one of the firm of J. Vote & Co., Fairfield ; born June 2, 1835, in Pennsylvania ; moved to Fairfield May, 1857 ; was elected a 'member of the City Council April, 1875, and re-elected in 1877. Married October 1862, Maggie E. Henderson; have seven children- Lena, George, Maggie, Carl, Harry, Ber- nice and Grace.
W ALKER, J. R., laborer.
Walmer, Daniel, far., Sec. 12. Walsh, Stephen, far., Sec. 32. Ware, J. C., physician. Waters, Robert, laborer. Waters, T. S., laborer. Webster, William, gardener. Welday, James, laborer. Wells, A. T., Librarian City Library. Wells, George A., banker.
Wells, George G., City Assessor. Wells, Thomas, retired.
WELLS, WILLIAM R., CAPT., retired, Fairfield; born Jan. 30, 1812, at Marblehead, Essex Co., Mass .; in 1818, made his first voyage at sea ; in 1832, was promoted, and, in 1837, took command of the packet Round Out, and followed the sea as commander, up to 1846, and then su- perintended ship-building, at Marietta, Ohio ; the first ship he built was the Muskingum, which he took with a full eargo to Europe, in forty-seven days' running time ; landed her in Victory Doek, Liverpool, and in 1849, retired from that business; in 1850, moved to Fairfield, and commeneed merchandis- ing; in December, 1862, sold out his business and entered the U. S. service, as Acting Master in the Mississippi Squadron, under Admiral Porter ; after the fall of Vicksburg, he was promoted and commissioned Lieutenant ; served till the elose of the war; received his final discharge and thanks of the De- partment, for his services. Married, Jan. 2, 1843, Emily D. Jordan, daugh- ter of Capt. Clement Jordan. West. Floyd, far., Sec. 3.
WEST, H. N., of the law firm of MeCoid & West, Fairfield ; born in Washington Co., Penn., Dec. 24, 1847 ; moved with his parents to Greene Co., Penn., in 1862. At the age of 17, be- gan teaching, and, the following year, attended Southwestern College; until 1867, while not at school, continued teaching ; in the spring of that year, entered Waynesburg College, Penn., and remained until the fall of 1869, when he moved to Fairfield ; in 1870, had charge of the public schools at Brighton, Iowa, and, in 1871, was Su- perintendent of Public Schools in Fair- field ; the next year, was Principal of Ottumwa High School, and the two years following, Superintendent of Pub- lie Schools at Chariton. In 1876, en- tered the law office of D. P. Stubbs, Esq., Fairfield, and the next year was admitted to the bar, and, soon after, the present partnership was formed. Mar- ried, Sept. 1, 1874, Nettie F. Eaton ; have one child - William W. Mr. West is indebted solely to his own exer-
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tions for his education, and the promi- nent position he holds in the profession. WEST, S. K., County Treasurer, Fairfield ; born March 7, 1843, in Wash- ington Co., Penn. Enlisted in Co. F, .2d Penn. V. C. in July, 1861; was engaged in all the battles and marches in which his regiment participated ; mustered out at the close of the war, April, 1865. In April, 1868, moved to Fairfield; was elected to the office he now holds in 1877. Married Ada Bryant Jan. 25, 1872 ; they have three children - Beulah B., Edna E., and Edith M. Mr. West is a Democrat. Westfall, Thos., laborer.
Westling, Peter, wood-sawyer.
Wilder, H. H., laborer.
Wilkins, Jas. E., far., Sec. 22.
WILKINS, L. L., of the firm of Wilkins & Tilson, livery, feed and sale stables, on First West Street, Fairfield ; born Jan. 22, 1832, in Sussex Co., Del .; moved to Fairfield in 1855; in 1860, went to Colorado, and returned in 1868. Married S. D. Mitchell, daughter of Henry Mitchell, Esq., April 14, 1870 ; have three children-F. A., C. L. and L. A.
Wilkinson, Geo., vet. surgeon.
Wilkinson, Reed, retired.
Williams, G. W., artist. Williamson, John, far., Sec. 15.
Williams, L. A., barber.
Willis, H. S., butcher.
Wilson, Andrew, far., S. 17.
WILSON & RUTHERFORD;
this is a young and enterprising law firm which commenced the practice of law in Fairfield Jan. 15, 1878; the senior member, Rollin J. Wilson, is the eldest son of Hon. James F. Wilson ; he was born in Fairfield, Iowa, Oct. 18, 1853; is a graduate of the collegiate department of the Iowa State Univer- sity, completing his course in 1875 ; studied law with his father and was ad- mitted to the bar in Fairfield Jan. 8, 1878. The junior member, G. A. Ruth- erford, was born in Clay Co., Ill., Jan. 26, 1854; attended McKendree Col- lege, at Lebanon, Ill. ; came to Fairfield in the summer of 1875; in the fall of 1876, was elected Justice of the Peace for Fairfield Tp. ; while serving as such, completed his course of legal reading
and was admitted to the bar Jan. 10, 1878.
WILSON, DAVID B., dealer in hats, caps and furnishing goods in the Wilson Block, adjoining post office, Fair- field; born March 16, 1838, in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio'; moved to Fairfield in 1855; clerkod in a store a short time ; began the study of law in the office of his brother, Hon. J. F. Wilson; ad- mitted to practice in the spring of 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 2d Iowa Inf. ; participated in all the battles of his regiment ; was mustered out at the end of three years as First Lieutenant. In 1864, was appointed by President Lincoln as U. S. Pension Agent, which office he held until 1877. Married in February, 1864, Jessie C. Fetter ; has one child ; his wife died Feb. 27, 1875. Wilson, J. E., agent.
WILSON, JAMES F., President of the First National Bank, Fairfield ; born Oct. 19, 1828, in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio; came to lowa in 1853, and settled in Fairfield ; elected a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1856; in 1858 and 1859, represented Jefferson Co. in the llouse, and in the fall of 1859, was elected member of the State Senate; in 1861, elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress from the First District of Iowa, and was a member of the Judiciary Committee ; re-elected to the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses, and during the three sessions served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee; appointed a Manager on the part of the House of Representatives in the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. Married on the 25th of November, 1852, Mary A. K. Jewett, of Licking Co., Ohio; has three chil- dren-Rollin J., Mary B. and James F., Jr.
Wilson, J., far., S. 20.
Wilson, W. G., tailor.
Winquest, H., tailor.
WISECARVER, ISAAC, rail- road engineer ; living with his father, Sam. Wisecarver, Fairfield ; has been an engineer on the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy for eight years; left railroading last spring, and is now deal- ing in stock; intends returning to the
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road. Mr. W. was one of the most trusted, reliable and experienced men on the road ; worked his way up from the lowest position : in the strike of the C., B. & Q. employes in 1877, he did more than perhaps any other man on the line in persuading the strikers to return to work ; at their last meeting at Creston, Iowa, he made a speech to over six hun- dred strikers, putting before them in such strong colors the folly of their course, the misery and suffering which it would eventually cause them, that before leaving the hall a resolution was passed to notify the officers of their readiness 10 return to work immediately.
WISECARVER, SAMUEL,
farmer, Sec. 5; owns 620 acres of land, valued at 635 per acre ; born in Greene Co., Penn. Married Miss Mary A. Wilson in 1844; has nine children --- Lydia, born in 1845; William H., born in 1847; John E., born in 1853; Isaac T., born in 1855; Rachel E., born in 1857; Maria, born in 1860; Clarence, born in 1862; John E., born in 1864; L. Hersy, born in 1866. Has lived in Jefferson Co. fourteen years ; held various offices of trust from the county and township. Member of the Baptist Church.
Woods, B. F., teamster.
WOODS, M. E., MRS .; born Sept. 28,1814, at Milton, Chittenden Co., Vt. ; moved to New York State with her sis- ter, in 1828, and, in 1830, came to McHenry Co., Ill., from whence she removed in 1839 to Fairfield. When the war broke out, Mrs. Woods took an active part, and devoted her whole time and energy to the benefit and relief of the Jefferson Co. soldiers, visiting the field and hospital, and doing all in her power to relieve the sick and wounded. She still resides in Fairfield. Member of the Congregational Church.
WOODS, P. N., M. D., physician and surgeon ; office on the east side of the public square, Fairfield ; born in Greenville, Stark Co., Ohio, Sept. 8, 1829; in the year 1837, moved with his parents to a farm in the north part of Richland Co., Ohio, assisting with the work on the farm, and receiving the education which common schools afford- ed until 1848, when he became a stu-
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dent of Vermilion Institute, at Hayes- ville, Ashland Co., Ohio, remained two years, except four months of the time, which he spent in teaching a common school ; in 1850, entered the Ohio Wes- leyan University, Delaware, Ohio, re- maining one year ; then commenced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. O. J. Ratsel, at Rome, Richland Co., Ohio; attended two courses of lect- ures in Cincinnati ; gradnated in 1854; practiced medicine in the office of his preceptor until 1856. when he removed to Fairfield, and continued in the duties of his pro- fession. July 18, 1862, received a recruiting commission and assisted in raising the 300,000 soldiers called for by the war department at that time ; Aug. 16, 1862, was appointed Ex- amining Surgeon for Jefferson Co .; commissioned Surgeon of the 39th Iowa V. I .; Sept. 5, 1862, went into camp with his regiment at Davenport, Iowa ; moved south in December; was in the battles of Jackson and Parker's Cross- Roads, Tenn. ; spent the remainder of the winter at Corinth, Miss .; in the spring of 1863, was in a series of battles near Tuscumbia, Bear Creek and Town Creek, Tenn .; in the winter of 1864, was appointed Surgeon-in-Chief of his division, on the staff of Gen. Sweeny, with headquarters at Pulaski, Tenn .; in the numerous battles occurring on the march toward Atlanta, Ga., had special supervision on the field of the wounded of the 4th Division of the 15th Army Corps ; was made Surgeon of the Divis- ion Hospital in July, 1864 ; had the care of the wounded after the battle of Altoona ; remained in charge of the hos- pital on Sherman's march to the sea ; at Savannah, Ga., the hospital was made a branch of the general hospital, and he was relieved at his own request to join his regiment, but was ordered to Beau- fort, S. C., and appointed Surgeon-in- Chief of Sherman's Provisional Division, composed of nearly ten thousand men and about forty surgeons and assistant surgeons, in which position he remained until the division was disbanded at Raleigh, N. C., in March, 1865. After marching with his command to Washing- ton City, and taking part in the grand
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review, went to Clinton, Iowa, and was mustered out with his regiment, June 5, 1865; returned home, and has con- tinued in the practice of his profession since. Married Miss Mary L. Wolft, a resident of Richmond County, Ohio, Sept. 14, 1855 ; have two children- Harry E. and George C., both living at home.
Workman, G. W., dealer in hides.
Wray, J. P., farmer.
Y EARICK, A. S., boot and shoe mer- chant. Young, Daniel, merchant.
Young, Jesse, laborer.
Young, John, far., Sec. 16.
Young, R. A., carpenter.
Z ZIGLER, SAMUEL, far., Sec. 15.
Zimmerman, John, tinner.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
A LLBRIGHT, GEO., far., Sec. 34 ; P. O. Libertyville.
Allbright, Jacob C., far., Sec. 34; P. O. Libertyville.
Allbright, J. C., Jr., far., Sec. 6; P. O. Libertyville.
Allbright, S. P., shoemaker, Libertyville. ARMSTRONG, JAMES, Super- intendent of the Poor-Farm, Sec. 15 ; P. O. Libertyville ; born in Adams Co., Penn., in 1809; came to Iowa in 1862. Married in 1832 to Miss Maria Tate ; has six children living-Rebecca, Debo- rah, Maria, Maude, Robert and Edwin. Took charge of the County Farm in 1869, for four years ; again took charge of it two years after and has remained there since; much may be said in favor of Mr. and Mrs. A.'s management of the farm and house ; it is a model of neat- ness and good order, and the inmates, twenty-five at present, well cared for. Republican.
BÅ ALDWIN, L. J., far., Sec. 34; P. (). Libertyville.
BALDING, WM., far., S. 4; P. O. Libertyville ; owns 312 acres of land, val- ued at $40 per acre; a native of Virginia, born in 1812; came to Iowa in 1851. Married Miss Lydia Mitchem, of Ohio, in 1826; has four children living -- George I., born in 1841; Mary J., born in 1848; C., bornin 1851; Wm. H., born in 1858; Mr. B. married, the second time, Mrs. Mary Donahey, in 1860, of Fairfield, Iowa, a native of New Jersey. Mr. B. has a finely-improved farm, with good build- ings ; has the finest orchard in the town- ship, one apple-tree which measures six feet in circumference.
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Baldwin, S., far., Sec. 34 ; P. O. Birming- ham.
Barker, D., far., S. 27; P. O. Libertyville. Bishop, J., far., S. 15 ; P. O. Libertyville. Blair, J. V., retired, Sec. 7 ; P. O. Liber- tyville.
Bonnett, Wm. L., far., Sec. 10; P. O. Libertyville.
Brown, John W., retired, Sec. 7; P. O. Libertyville.
Buchanan, Wm., far., S. 32 ; P. O. Liberty- ville.
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Byers, J., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Libertyville. YARTER, JOHN G., far., Sec. 30; P. O. Libertyville.
CAMPBELL, JOHN P., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Fairfield; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre ; born in Fayette Co., Penn., in 1833 ; came to Iowa in 1855. Married Miss Naomi Jordan in 1867. Enlisted in 1863, in Co. C, 8th Iowa V. C .; was in many severe engagements ; mustered out at Clinton, Iowa, in 1865; was in Sherman's campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Mr. C. cast his first vote for Lincoln, in 1864, in the army, where ' an old Dutch oven was used for a ballot box. Republican.
CARTER, DANIEL W., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Libertyville ; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; born in Jefferson Co. in 1846. Married Miss Jennie Pollock in 1868 ; has two children-Charles, aged 9, and Renna V., aged 2. Mr. Carter has held various offices of trust, School Director, Road Supervisor, etc. ; is raising a large quantity of stock ; has a fine residence and farm.
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Carter, T. W., far., Sec. 30 ; P. O. Lib- ertyville.
Carter, W. A., far., Sec. 19; P. O. Lib- ertvville.
CLARK, J. L., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Libertyville ; owns 213 acres, valued at $35 per acre; born in Bel- mont Co., Ohio, in 1824. Married in 1848 Miss Emeline Parsons ; have seven children-Joseph V., born in 1849 ; Samuel G., born in 1855 ; Mary R., born in 1857; Sarah A., born in 1862 ; Nora Jane, born in 1864; Tama M., born in 1867, and Mandora, born in 1870. Mr. Clark, for the past twenty-five years, has worked at the undertaker's business here, and in Van Buren Co .; also at one time kept a wagon-shop ; has a beautiful home, ac- quired by his own exertions, and is taking life easy ; held various offices of trust in the township; is Treasurer of his School District. Republican. Is dealing extensively in stock.
Clark, J. V., far., Sec. 27 ; P. O. Lib- ertyville.
Clark, S. G., far., S. 2; P. O. Liberty- ville.
Clarridge, W., minister, S. 7; P. O. Liberty- ville.
CLARRIDGE, MACE, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Fairfield ; owns 213 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre ; born in Fayette Co., Ohio, in 1817. Married in 1842 Miss Massie Parker ; married, the second time, Miss L. J. Slimmers ; has ten children-Nathan P., born in 1843 ; Edmond J., born in 1844; Martha, born in 1846; William J., born in 1851; Susanna E., born in 1858; Frankie, born in 1860; Ada May, born in 1863; Nelson J., born in 1865; Nanny A., born in 18.68, and Lauretta R., born in 1870. Mr. C. came to this county in 1845, and since, by good management and industry, has acquired a beautiful home and a well- improved farm ; has held various offices of trust from the township-as School Director, Trustee, etc. Republican.
Clarridge, N., far., S. 8 ; P. O. Libertyville. Comingore, L., carpenter, Libertyville.
Cornell, G. W., far., Sec. 15 ; P. O. Lib- ertyville.
CORNELL, WASHINGTON, farmer, Scc. 10; P. O. Fairfield ; owns
240 acres, valued at $50 per acre ; born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1826; came to Jefferson Co., in 1850. Married in 1848 Miss Sarah Wilson, of Warren Co., Ohio; have seven children living- George, aged 24; Laura, aged 22; Sen- eca, aged 20 ; Oscar, aged 18 ; Sylva- nus, aged 16; Alvah, aged 13, and Chloe, aged 12. Has made all the im- provements on his fine farm ; has one of the coziest little homes in the town- ship; when he came to Jefferson Co., there was but one house between his farm and Fairfield. Republican.
Cowan, J., far., S. 18; P. O. Libertyville. Creek, M. L., far., Sec. 31 ; P. O. Liber- tyville.
D AVIS, W. H., far., Sec. 24; P. O. Libertyville.
DUSTIN, W. F., farmer, Sec. 22 ; P. O. Libertyville ; owns 284 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Clarke Co., Ind., in 1827. Married in 1849 Miss Mary E. Peebler, of Illinois ; have six children living-Laura, Wm. E., Wilson, Susan, Della and Frank. Mr. Dustin tells many interessing anec- dotes of his early life. Has met the old Indian chiefs Wapello, Black Hawk, and others.
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