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and still continues. Married Susan Wilkins in 1840 ; she was born Aug. 20, 1920. in Vermont; have four children-Lucy ( now Mrs. Bratton), Truman, Chauncey and Sarah. Republican ; member of the M. E. Church.
JOHN R. GRAFT. proprietor Wyoming Creamery ; he was born July 11, 1851, in Rome Township; in 1874, he removed to Wyoming; he has been engaged in farming and poultry business for several years past ; commenced his ere am- ery in 1879. Married Victoria Woodyard in 1875; she was born in Ohio; have two children-Ora Belle and Jay Lee. Republiean : member of the M. E. Church.
C. B. HOPKINS. farmer, See. 22; P. O. Wyoming; born April 9, 1929. in West Greenwich, R. I .; in 1833, he came with his parents to Pennsylvania: in 1869, he came to Jones Co .; in 1877, he removed to his present farm ; owns eighty acres land. Married Samira G. Tubbs in 1853 ; she was born in New York ; have eight children-Seth W., Verna E., Franklin D., Carlos J., Fred, Ada, Effie and Lil- lie. Enlisted. in 1861, in Co. HI, 58th Penn. V. I .; was discharged in 1863, on account of physical disability. Republican ; has been for the past twenty-five years a member of the M. E. Church, and has always taken an active part in church man- agement.
L. HOVER, livery, Wyoming ; born Nov. 9, 1838, in Herkimer Co., N. Y .; in 1861, he came to Iowa ; in 1868, he removed to Jones Co .: engaged in farming till 1869, when he came to Wyoming and commenced livery. Married Miss Hannah T. Hutchins in 1856 ; she was born in Watertown, N. Y .; have three children-George C., Hattie May and Cora Belle. Democrat.
J. E. HUNTER, Wyoming ; was born Jan. 7, 1821, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio ; in 1843, he came to Illinois ; in 1858, removed to lowa; in 1866, he came to Jones Co. He owns his house, with four lots. His time is entirely devoted to bee culture. and carries on this business more extensively than any other in the county. During the late war, he was employed in the Quartermasters' Department at Davenport. Mar- ried Miss L. A. Alexander May 29, 1844; she was born in July, 1826, in St. Clair Co., Ill .; have two children-Belle and Mary.
N. W. HUTCHINS, attorney at law ; office over post office, Wyoming : was born in 1831, in Herkimer Co., N. Y .; in 1851, he commeneed reading law with Moore, Brown & Beach, in Watertown. N. Y .; was admitted in February, 1853. He then went to China and Australia ; remained abroad till 1871, when he returned to Jackson Co. Has been in practice since 1874. Married Sarah J. Smith May 24. 1861 ; she was born in Australia ; have seven children-Esther J., Alice V., Albert V .. Lizzie, Flora. Gertrude and Laura. Democrat.
JOHN Q. JENKINS, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Monmouth ; born Sept. 19. 1819, in Warren Co., N. Y .; in 1836, came to Michigan ; in 1846, to Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1877, he removed to Jones Co. ; owns 200 acres of land. Married Caroline M. Hoisington in 1843 ; she was born in 1825, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y .; have one child-Frank P .; their son, Alex. F., died Oet. 14, 1878, from a wound received from a buekle-tongue piercing his hand at the thumb socket ; he lived about one week after the accident. He leaves a widow and five children. Republican.
C. H. JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Wyoming; born March 15, 1841, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y .; in 1856, came to Wyoming. He owns 120 acres of land. In 1862, he entered Co. K, 24th I. V. I .; served to the end of the war ; participated in the battles of Port Gibson, Champion IIill, Vicksburg, Sabine Cross Roads, and others. Married Josephine Bennett Dec. 25, 1868 ; she was born in Michigan ; they have three children -- Minnie B., Fred H. and George C. Republican ; member of the M. E. Church.
ORLANDO JOHNSTON, live stock and grain-dealer, Onslow ; born May 3, 1857, in Mereer Co., Peun .; in 1859. came to Bellevue, Iowa ; thence to Maquoketa ; in IS77, he removed to Onslow. He owns eighty acres of land in Wyoming Township. His father died in Bellevue in 1867, aged 43 years.
JOHN E. KEGLEY, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Wyoming; born Nov. 15. 1826, in Wythe Co, Va .; in 1852, came to Jackson Co .; in 1867, he removed to his
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present farm ; owns 215 acres of land. Married Sarah J. Ward in September. 1852; she was born in Wythe Co., Va .; have seven children-Florence ( now Mrs. Babcock ), Aliee V. (now Mrs. Trimble ). John W .. Eltha E., Organ M., Gertrude and James E. Republican. Member of the Lutheran Church.
J. W. KEGLEY. farmer, See. 24 ; P. O. Monmouth ; born Dec. 15, 1828, in Wythe Co., Va .; in 1>56. he came to Jackson Co .; in 1858. he removed to his present farm. He owns 200 acres of land, which he entered. and is now one of the best- improved farms in the township. Married Miss E. A. Wyrick in March, 1855; she was born in. Wythe Co., Va .; have six children-America O., George E., Cephas B., Catharine M., Eva Y. and Eddie C. Republican; members of the Lutheran Church.
JAMES KIRKPATRICK. Onslow ; he was born in December. 1821, in Ireland; in 1547, he came to Orange Co., N. Y. ; in 1853, he came to Jones Co .: he owns his residence in town, also owns and attends the town seales. Married Jane Barclay in 1853 ; she was born in Ireland.
JAMES LEVI. farmer, See. 22; P. O. Wyoming ; born July 2, 1823. in Forfarshire, Scotland ; in 1848, he came to Canada ; in 1852, to Indiana ; in 1869, he removed to Jones Co .; he owns 170 acres of land. Married Ellen Hardy in 1844 ; she was born in Forfarshire, Scotland : have eleven children-Susan, James, Margaret. Jane, George, David, William, Samuel. Frank, Oliver and Charles. James enlisted in 1861 ; served three months; he re-enlisted in 1864; served to the end of the war. Republican ; United Presbyterian Church.
CAPT. AARON M. LOOMIS. merchant, of Wyoming, Jones Co, Iowa; was born in Rodman, Jefferson Co., N. Y .. on the 30th of April, 1831 ; his father, Milo Loomis, was born in the same county, so also was his mother, Lucy A. Greenley, who was the daughter of Esquire Greenley, a prominent land-owner in the same county. The subject of this sketch has three brothers and sisters now living-T. G. Loomis is a successful merchant and farmer in Ohio ; M. B. Loomis is County Judge in Chicago ; F. R. Loomis is editor of the Medina Gazette, in Ohio ; has been a member of the State Legislature, and is now President of the Ohio State Sunday School Association ; Sarah J. Loomis is the wife of S. L. Dyer, a County Auditor in Ohio ; Ruth A. Loomis married S. J. Tourtellot. who is in business in lowa. The father, Milo L., was for many years a Congregationalist Deacon, and was quite popular in his loeality ; he was a mechanie, also a music teacher ; at time of his death, he was executor of eighteen estates, and the guardian of thirty-six minor children : he was devoted to his family and to the Church ; he made his home attractive. entering heartily into childhood's experiences, and he was a self-sacrificing burden-bearer for the Church of his choice; he was the counselor and helper of all in need-was a Christian man. His life-companion was in full sympathy with his life-work. and, after nearly thirty years of joint pilgrimage, he preceded her but a month in his entrance into the promised land. The subject of this sketeh, when 2 years of age, came, with his parents, to Medina Co .. Ohio, where he remained until 1956. In March, 1852. he married Mi-s Jane Briggs, of the same county. They removed to Wyoming. Iowa. in 1856, with one daughter. Josephine, who died at the age of 12; they had two children after coming West-Jesse Fremont and Finney. Mrs. Jane Loomis died in 1867. Mr. Loomis refrained from entering the United States Service until 1862. on account of peeuniary circumstances. He enlisted Aug. 9. 1862. as a private. but at the company eleetion, held on the 20th of August, he was elected Second Lieutenant, and his com- mission bears that date; he, with his eomrades, was mustered into the service Sept. 1s. 1862, as Co. K, of the 24th I. V. I .; he served under Grant in the siege and eap- ture of Vicksburg, and. on the 11th of June. 1563. was promoted to the First Lieuten- ancy ; he was in the Red River expedition. under Banks, and with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley ; on the 21st of July, 1864, he was promoted to the Captaincy of his original company, and continued in command until the close of the war, and his mustering-ont, August, 1865. In autumn of 1966, as a member of the firm of Fort- ham & Co., he began the mercantile business. and the management of a large stock
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farm ; this partnership continued until 1869, when he became proprietor of the mer- cantile interests, with A. E. Spitzer as partner ; they were successful, and the enlarged business was afterward divided, and Mr. Loomis is now sole manager and proprietor of the dry goods and grocery departments. He was married, on the 9th of August. 1-69. to Miss Alice Spitzer ; they have three children-Mabel Ina, Milo Mason and Arthur. all of whom are now living, except Arthur. Ever since the formation of the Repub- liean party, Mr. Loomis has been a reliable Republican ; he is an active worker in the Presbyterian Church, and is a friend of all moral and social reforms. He is a leading merehant of Wyoming, and enjoys the respect and confidenee of his fellow- citizens.
RICHARD LUNN. farmer, See. 17; P. O. Wyoming; born Aug. 6, 1818, in Lincolnshire, England ; Aug. 2, 1837, he came to New York; Nov. 15, 1837. he came to Cleveland, Ohio; engaged as a carriage-driver ; he then removed to Strongs- ville, Ohio, and engaged in farming ; June 28, 1858. he came to Jones Co., Iowa ; he owns 400 acres of land. Married Miss H. S. Aldrich Nov. 11, 1845 ; she was born March 2, 1816, in Ontario Co., N. Y. ; had five children, two living-Martin A. and Hannah (now Mrs. Henderson ), now living in Jasper Co. Has been Township Treas- urer about seven years. Republican ; Presbyterian Church.
WILLIAM H. MALLICOUT. farmer, See. 16; P. O. Wyoming ; born Nov. 25, 1852, in Washington Co., Ind .; in 1868, came to Muscatine Co., Iowa; in 1876, he removed to his present farm; he owns 165 acres of land. Married Savilla Guthrie in 1873 ; she was born in Ohio ; have two children-Rollie and Carrie. Dem- ocrat.
T. R. MARSHALL. agent of the Racine and Southwestern Division of the Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R., Wyoming; was born in 1835 in Rockingham Co., N. H .: in about 1850 he came to Massachusetts. and since this time has been engaged in the railroad business ; in 1872, he came to Wyoming and to his present position. He enlisted in 1862, in Co. A, 121st Ohic V. I., as private; was promoted to First Lieu- tenant in June, 1863; was mustered out in February, 1864, on account of a wound received in the ankle-joint in September, 1863. Married Miss Hattie E. Woodward in 1866; she was born in New Hampshire ; have one child-Edward Woodward.
JOHN T. MILLER, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Wyoming; born Dec. 6, 1818, in Montgomery Co., Ohio; when a boy, he came with his parents to Fountain Co., Ind .; in 1853, he came to Wyoming. He owns 120 acres of land. Married Charlotte Morris April 5, 1837; she was born Aug. 26, 1819, in Pickaway Co., Ohio; had nine children, seven of whom are living-Sarah J., Emiline and Adaline (twins), R. R., Minerva, Florence and Ruth. Republican.
JOHN HORSE, farmer. Sec. 23 : P. O. Wyoming; born April 16. 1806. in Bradford, N. H .; in 1854, he came to Jackson Co .; in 1856, removed to Jones Co. When leaving New Hampshire, he bought a draft for $2.150 ; the bank issuing the draft failed soon after, leaving Mr. Morse penniless on arriving at his new house, but by strict attention to business, he has acquired a competency; he and his son now own 200 acres of land, well improved; the land he entered from the Government. He married Miss Phebe B. Flint in 1834: she was born in New Hampshire ; have two children-Abigail M. and Mark H. Mark enlisted in 1862 ; served to the end of the war, and now draws a pension on account of his eyes being injured in the service. Republican ; Presbyterian.
ELI B. NIMS. deceased ; was born Dec. 17. 1813, in Jefferson Co., N. Y .; in 1853, he came to Jones Co. Died Jan. 12, 1861. He married Miss Emily C. Brain- ard Oct. 10, 1843; she was born in Medina Co., Ohio, Aug. 5, 1822: they had nine children, six of whom are living-Dwight B., J. W., William A., Eddie, Ida A. and Ada E. Mrs. Nimis owns 160 acres of land ; her son William A. manages this farm ; he married Miss Martha Smith Nov. 27, 1573 ; she was born in Grant Co., Ind .: camne to Jones Co. with her parents when an infant ; they have three children-Myrtie A .. Laura E. and Eli S .; live on Sec. 10; P. O. Wyoming. Family attend the M. E. Church.
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P. E. OLMSTED, carriage and wagon manufacturing, Wyoming; was born in 1846 in New York; in 1847. came to La Salle Co., Ill., with his parents ; he com- menced to learn this trade with his father when a boy, and has followed it since. He enlisted in 1864 in Co. I, 53d III. V. I., and served to the end of the war. In 1-66. he came to Iowa and continued this business ; he employs from ten to twelve men con- stantly, and is the largest business of this kind in the county. Married Nettie Cherry in November, 1866 ; she was born in La Salle Co., Ill .; have five children-Charlie, Adelbert, Mertie. Nettie and Eddie. Republican.
JOHN PAUL, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Onslow ; born Nov. 27, 1818. in Columbiana Co., Ohio ; in the fall of 1854, he came to Jones Co. They own 410 acres of land. Married Margaret MeCready Dec. 10, 1839 ; she was born May 16, 1816, in Columbiana Co., Ohio; have eight children-Sarah E. (now Mrs. Woodyard , Henry F., Joseph M .. William C .. John T .. K. H., Lawrence and George B. Mr. Paul was President of the first Township Board : is now Justice of the Peace. His son Henry F. enlisted in 1863 in Co. K, 24th I. V. I., and till the end of the war ; he was taken prisoner Oct. 19. 1864, at the battle of Cedar Creek, Va .; was released in February, 1865. Republican : Presbyterian.
JOHN K. PIXLEY. cashier of the First National Bank of Wyoming ; was born Feb. 28. 1828, at Piermont, N. II .; he is the son of Dr. Alfred Pixley and Eliza L. Kimball ; Dr. Pixley died at Enosburg, Vt., in 1963, and his widow still resides at the old homestead. John K. is one of a family of eight children. six of whom are now dead. His brother, Lieut. Charles H. Pixley, of the 1st Vt. V. C. was drowned in 1863 while heroically endeavoring to ford a stream in the discharge of his military duty. John K., the subject of this sketch. was married Sept. 12, 1855, at Poultney, Vt., to Miss Sarah Augusta Hooker, daughter of S. P. Hooker, who is a descendant of Rev. Thomas Hooker, D. D., who was born in England in 1586. and was one of the founders of the Connecticut Colony ; they have three children-Mary E., born May 7, 1860; Anna H., Jan. 29. 1863, and Charles H., Feb. 25. 1:71. From the age of 16, when he left his father's home. he has been in constant employ- ment; a portion of the time, he was general ticket agent and paymaster of the Truy & Boston Railroad ; afterward, acted as teller of the bank at Poultney, Vt., and then as cashier of the First National Bank at Sandy Hill, N. Y., for four years; at the formation of the First National Bank of Wyoming. Iowa. in 1872. he came West and took charge of the same as cashier. which position he still occupies. Since 1855, he has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; for twenty-five years. he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; he is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen ; he has been an earnest, active Republican ever since the formation of the Republican party, but has never held a political office ; he has been a member of the Board of Education in this city. and for several years has been on the Board of Trustees of Cornell College, at Mount Vernon, Iowa. Mr. Pixiny is a man of strong convictions of duty, and adheres to his purposes, whether he win smiles or frowns; he is public-spirited. and seeks the development and prosperity of the city, both financially and morally ; he is the friend and supporter of all causes which tend to the improvement of society ; with a high sense of honor, a kiud heart and a generous hand, he is valued as one of the reliable, substantial citizens of Wyoming. The First National Bank of Wyoming, of which he has been the only cashier. was organized Jan. 26, 1872, by F. D. Hodgeman. of Fort Edward, N. Y., a prominent capitalist and philanthropist, and by Wallace T. Foote, a wealthy capitalist and iron- manufacturer, of Port Henry, N. Y .; they came West in 1871, and selected this city in which to locate a national bank. The present officers of the Bank are: President. Wallace T. Foote, Port Henry, N. Y .; Vice President, James A. Brunson, Wyoming. Iowa ; Cashier, John K. Pixley, Wyoming. Iowa : Teller, George Gilbert, Jr., Wyom- ming, Iowa; Directors-W. T. Foote, Joseph E. King, James A. Brunson, J. B. Wherry; J. W. Wherry, Thomas Green, F. H. Foote and J. K. Pixley; capital, 850,000; Bank Attorney, W. J. Chamberlain, Wyoming, Iowa. One-half of the bank stock is owned by the widow of F. D. Hodgeman, who devotes her entire income to
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benevolent and Christian purposes, not in impulsive, random gifts, but according to an intelligent system of benevolence. Rev. Joseph E. King. D. D., a prominent educator of Fort Edward. N. Y., is also a heavy stockholder ; so. also, is Hon. Wallace T. Foote, President of the Bank and one of the wealthiest capitalists of New York. The Bank is doing a safe and extensive business, and has high standing at home and in the commercial world.
J. G. POTTER. farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Monmouth ; born March 20, 1837, in Licking Co., Ohio; in 1844, came to Jackson Co .; in 1853, he removed to Jones Co .; owns 125 acres of land. Married Miss M. J. Ingle in 1862; she was born in Ohio; have two children-S. M. and J. M. He enlisted, in 1862. in Co. I, 24th I. V. I., and served to the end of the war; participated in the battles of Port Gilson, Champion Hills. siege of Vicksburg, Winchester, Cedar Creek and others. Repub- ligan. Mrs. P. is a member of the Lutheran Church.
HI. O. SHIKKE. farmer. Sec. 17; P. O. Wyoming; born Aug. 29, 1851. in Linn Co., Iowa ; he came with his parents to Jones Co., in 1853; he owns 158 acres of land. Married Mary E. Walters in 1875; she was born in Jones Co .; have one child, George M. Republican ; M. E. Church.
JOHN SIM. farmer, Sec. 6: P. O. Onslow ; born April 12, 1811, in Fife- shire, Scotland ; in 1846, he came to Pittsburgh, Penn ; in 1952,'to Keokuk, Iowa: in the spring of 1853, he removed to Jones Co., where he has since lived ; owns 265 acres of land ; 120 aeres of this he entered; he built the first house in this part of the township. Married Rachael Robinson in 1846 ; she was born in 1807, in Fifeshire, Scotland, and died in 1875 ; had two children, one living, David, who now manages the farm ; lost James, aged 16 years. Republican ; Presbyterian.
RODERICK SPENCER. farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Onslow ; born June 12, 1811, in Madison Co., N. Y. In 1834, he came to Ohio. In 1854. he came to Jones Co .; he owns 214 acres of land. Married Harriet Adams May 30, 1840, in Ohio; she was born March 14, 1820, in Litchfield Co., Conn .; have three children-Lydia O. (now Mrs. Lyons), James and Melvin. James enlisted in 1862 in Co. K, 24th I. V. 1. : served about five months ; was discharged on account of physical disability ; Republican.
DR. E. S. TAYLOR, dentist, office over MeGrew's drug store, Wyoming ; born Sept. 15, 1850, in Windsor Co., Vt. In 1873, he came to Jones Co., thence to Marshall Co .; in 1975, he came to Wyoming ; commenced the study of dentistry with Dr. Bradshaw ; has been in practice since 1865; he was admitted as a junior member of the State Dental Society at Iowa City, in 1868; the following year, he was admitted as a senior member at Clear Lake, Iowa. Married Isadore Albee in March, 1872; she was born in Rockingham, Windsor Co., Vt .; died Nov. 14, 1878; lost one child in infancy.
O. L. THOMPSON, farmer. Sec. 31; P. O. Wyoming ; he was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1840. In 1864, he came to Dubuque Co. In 1870, he removed to Jones Co .; he owns 160 acres of land. Married Emily Wescott in 1963: she was born in Jefferson Co .. N. Y. ; have four children-Fred, Frank, Don and Lottie. Republican : Presbyterian Church.
JOHN TOMPKINS. farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Onslow ; born Nov. 22, 1801, in Coxsackie, N. Y. ; he came to Jones Co. in 1847 ; he owns 160 acres of land. Mar- ried Catharine Ousterhoadt in 1829; she was born in New York ; they had twelve ebildren, seven living-Thankful. Harvey K., Mary J., Sarah C., Orrin, Sherman W. and Lizzie : their son. Amos S .. died of a disease contracted in the army.
G. H. WARD. farmer. Sec. 34; P. O. Wyoming; born Nov. 6, 1844, in Canada. In 1865, came to Jones Co. ; owns 130 acres of land. Marriedl Ellen Holmes in 1868; she was born in Ohio: have one ehild-Charles H. Republican ; Baptist Church.
WILLIAM WASSON. farmer. Sec. 8; P. O. Ouslow ; born Oct. 9. 1849, in Oswego Co., N. Y. ; he came to Jones Co. with his parents in 1853; he owns 120 aeres of land. Married Maggie Ransom in October, 1875: she was born in Jones County ; they have two children-Chas. W. and Lyman G. Republican ; Presbyterian Church.
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J. B. WHERRY. farmer. See. 30 ; P. O. Wyoming ; he was born in Guern- sey Co., Ohio, Feb. 4, 1832. In 1855, he came to Jones Co .. and settled in Oxford Township; was Trustee most of the time until he removed to Wyoming; he now owns 308 acres of land, bought of Thomas Green, and is one of the oldest and best improved farms in the township. He married Miss Nancy J. Moore in 1860 ; she was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio; have eight children-David E .. Mary L., John A., Arthur H .. Leanna B., Maggie J., Nora B. and Lucretia V. Republican ; United Presbyterian Church.
J. W. WHERRY, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Wyoming; born Feb. 3, 1832, in Guernsey Co., Ohio. In 1855. he came to Jones Co., Iowa ; he owns 255 acres of land ; has been Township Treasurer, School Director, etc. Married Miss Mary Moore in 1856 ; she was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio; have four children -- Tolbert H .. Arminda J., Eliza Z. and Wallace H. Republican; United Presbyterian Church.
JOHN A. WILITE. retired. Wyoming ; born April 10, 1806, in Rocking- ham, Vt .; in 1815. he came with his mother to Warren Co., N. Y .; in 1824, he went to Toronto, Canada ; afterward removed to St. Clair, Mich., where he resided till 1855, when he came to Maquoketa. Iowa; the following year, he came to Wyoming, where he has since resided ; has been Justice of the Peace, President of the School Board ; is Street Commissioner. Married Candace Whitesell in 1829; she was born in 1810. in Canada ; had ten children, seven living-Martha, Hannah. John, Lewis, William, Alvira and Olive. In 1862, his son William enlisted in Co. K, 24th I. V. I .; served to end of the war ; John enlisted in 1862, in Co. E, 11th I. V. I., and served to end of the war. Democrat ; member of the M. E. Church.
R. S. WILLIAMS, contractor, builder and dealer in lumber, brick and building material, Wyoming ; was born in 1824, in Hampden Co., Mass .; in 1830, he came to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., with his parents ; iu 1854. he came to Jackson Co .; in 1859, he removed to Wyoming, where he has resided since. He commenced to learn this business at the age of 18, and has always followed it, excepting three years in the late war, when he enlisted. in 1862, in Co. K. 24th I. V. I., and served to the end of the war. He was elected Mayor in the spring of 1879; has been Justice of the Peace, ete. Married Lucy Baker in 1844 ; she was born in 1825, in New York, and died in 1855 ; have one daughter-Lorilla. Second marriage to Jennie Cleveland in 1857 ; she was born in Canada in 1834 ; have four children-Adelbert D., Corinne L., Carrie C. and R. S. Republican : Presbyterian.
F. T. WOODWARD. livery, Onslow ; born May 25, 1833, in Athens Co., Ohio ; in the spring of 1857, he came to Jones Co. He owns 100 acres of land in Wyo- ming Township. He came to Onslow in 1876. Married Sarah E. Paul in 1861 ; she was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio.
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WILLIAM AITKEN, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Amber ; born in September, 1823, in Perthshire, Scotland; May 4, 1869. he came to Jones Co., Iowa; owns 160 acres of land. Married Christina Lawson in 1848; she was born in 1823, in Perth- shire, Scotland ; have three children-Jessie (now Mrs. Henderson, living in Scotland ), David and Catharine. Presbyterian.
CABLE BELKNAP, farmer, See. 11 ; P. O. Amber ; born March 11, 1833, in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio ; in 1860, came to Jones Co .; owns 236 acres of land, which was entered by his father ; in 1864. enlisted in Co. E. 2d I. V. I .: served to the end of the war ; has been School Director about five years. Married Elizabeth Tripp in 1860 ; she was born in Carroll Co., Ohio ; have nine children-Charles S., William T., Joseph E., John D., Oscar W., Elizabeth J., James S., Etty M. and Cora C. Republican.
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