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R. B. HANNA, farmer. See. 19; P. O. Wyoming; born Dec. 7, 1823. in Westmoreland Co., Penn .: in 1832, he came to Ohio; in 1845, he came to Jones Co .; he owns 315 acres of land. Married Margaret A. Mitchell in 1853 ; she was born in Ohio in 1835 ; she came to Jones Co. with her parents in 1845 ; they have three children Filial S., William D. and Orie. He has held most of the township offices ; Repub- lican : Presbyterian Church.
G. N. HAY. farmer, See. 30 ; P. O. Wyoming; born April 12, 1817, in Cortland Co., N. Y .; in 1828, he came to Wayne Co., Ohio; in 1856, he came to Jones Co .; he owns forty acres of land. Married Emily J. Hawley in 1861 ; she was born in Canada : have two children, one son and one daughter.
JAMES G. RUGGANS, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Wyoming; born July 30, 1830, in Greene Co., N. Y .: in 1957, he came to Illinois ; April, 1867, he came to his present farm ; he owns 100 acres of land. Married Susan A. Angle March s, 1860 ; she was born in Greene Co., N. Y .; have two children-Sarah L. and George E. Demoerat.
ABNER KIMBALL. farmer, See. 35; P. O. Wyoming; born March 20, 1812, in Grafton Co., N. H .; in 1843, he came to Wisconsin ; in 1856, he came to Jones Co .; he owns 320 acres of land. Married Sarah D. Spinney in 1839; she was born in Portsmouth, N. H .: have six children-Sarah J., Abner M., John M., Ann MI., James M. and Ellen R. John M. enlisted in 1862, in Co. K, 24th I. V. I .; served about seven months ; was discharged on account of disability. Republican ; religion, free-thinker.
J. A. LEMASTER. farmer, Sec. 23 ; P. O. Wyoming ; born Jan. 9, 1843, at Vinegar Hill, Wis .; in 1868, he came to Jones Co .; he owns eighty acres of land. Married Miss Orpha A. Wright in 1878; she was born in Jo Daviess Co .. Ill .; have one child-Alpheus E .; he enlisted in 1861, in Co. D, 45th I. V. I .; served through the war. Republican.
EDLEF LEVSEN. farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Wyoming; born April +, 1811, in Germany ; in 1869, eame to Clinton Co. ; in 1875, came to Jones Co. ; owns 240 aeres of land. Married Elsabe Jansen in 1854; she was born in Germany ; have three children-Martha, Elizabeth and Peter. He has three children by a former mar- riage-Hans, August and Lena. She has one child by a former marriage-Mary.
D. F. LEWIS, dealer in live stock, Onslow; born May 23, 1837. in Tioga Co., Penn. ; in 1874, he came to Onslow, and engaged in butchering. Married Matilda M. Plant on Oct. 4, 1857 ; she was born in Canada; have two children-Edward W. and Julia L.
DAVID G. LYON, farmer. Sec. 15; P. O. Wyoming ; born Feb. 25, 1829, in New York; in 1836, eamne to Michigan, with his parents, thence to Illinois ; in 1863, he came to Jones Co., Iowa ; he owns 120 acres of land. Married Margaret Crawford in 1850 ; she was born in Pennsylvania ; have two children-William J. and Alma. He is Township Treasurer, and School Director of Madison Center. Repub- lican.
THOMAS LYANS, farmer, See. 4 ; P. O. Center Junetion ; born Dee. 29, 1821, in Harrison Co., Ohio ; in 1851, he came to Dubuque Co., Iowa ; in 1856, he came to Missouri, and, in the fall of this year, he removed to Jones Co., and to his present farm, where he has since resided ; he owns 760 acres of land. Married Rebecca
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A. Guthrie in 185S; she was born in 1826, in ITarrison Co., Ohio ; they have twelve children-seven sons and five daughters. Republican ; Presbyterian Church.
R. W. MeCREADY. farmer, Sec. 14 : P. O. Wyoming; born Dee. 14, 1836, in Columbiana Co., Ohio; he attended the Hayesville Institute, Ashland Co., four years ; at the age of 19, he commenced teaching school, and so continued for about eight years ; in 1870, he came to Wyoming. and taught during the falls and winters of 1870, and 1871, and 1872; he owns 160 acres of land. Married Miss Ellen Gault in 1863 ; she was born in Ashland Co., Ohio ; had four children, three living-Robert W., Willie and infant not named ; lost William E., aged ten years. Republican ; Presbyterian Church.
ANDREW McDONALD, farmer, Scc. 7 ; P. O. Center Junction ; born Jan. 31, 1837, in Perthshire, Scotland ; he came to Jones Co., with his parents. iu 1855 ; be owns 180 acres of land; has always been a School Director. Married Mar- garet Smith May 28, 1860 ; she was born in Scotland ; have two children-John A. and Eliza A. ; lost Margaret E. in infancy. Republican : Presbyterian Church.
JOHN McDONALD, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Center Junction ; he was born in Perthshire, Scotland; on Oct. 1, 1850, he came to Cincinnati, Ohio, and at once was appointed Superintendent of the building of the Cincinnati & Dayton Railroad ; the following year he removed to St. Louis, and superintended laying the first railroad track west of the Mississippi, running from St. Louis to Franklin ; dis- tance about thirty-five miles ; in 1852, he came to Galena, Ill., and was engaged in building that portion of the Illinois Central Railroad running east and west of Galena ; in the fall of 1854, he came to Jones Co . and entered 360 acres of land, and now owns about 480 aeres, nearly all of which he has improved ; his parents came to Jones Co. in 1855, and have always made their home here. His father was born in 1789, and his mother in 1791, both in Perthshire, Scotland.
E. W. MeGUIRE, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Center Junction ; was born Jan. 16, 1848, in Ashland Co., Ohio ; in April, 1879, he came to his present farm, consisting of eighty acres of land. Ile was married to Jane Creswell Jan. 22, 1869 ; she was born Sept. 6, 1844, in Ashland Co .. Ohio; died April 1, 1877 ; have six children-Tullos, Idella ( Ben and Byron are twins), Amanda E. and R. R. Second marriage to Mary A. Brown July 25, 1878 ; she was born in Adams Co., Ind. M. E. Church.
G. A. MERSHORN, physician and surgeon, Onslow ; born April 25, 1852, in Jones Co., Iowa. He commenced the study of medicine in 1874, graduating at the Physio-Medical Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1878, he returned to Onslow. Married Marcia Bedford in 1874; she was born in Jones Co. ; have two children-Ada May and Nerr Lee. Democrat : Christian Church.
ELISHA NEWELL. farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Wyoming; born Feb. 13, 1808, in Bradford Co., Penn; in 1855, he came to Jones Co., Iowa ; owns 180 acres of land. Married Anna Post in 1830; she was born in 1811 in Bradford Co., Penn. ; have four children-Mary E. (now Mrs. Slife), Elizabeth (now Mrs. Merritt), Stephen C. and Armella (now Mrs. Arnold). Stephen C., who is now managing the farm, was married to Miss Lizzie Campbell Sept. 14. 1876; she was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y .; she came with her parents to Jones Co., in 1857 ; they have one child-Orrin. Repub- lican.
N. B. NOYES, Postmaster, Onslow ; born Oct. 21, 1834, in Addison Co., Vt. In 1861, eame to Iowa, then returned to Ohio, and enlisted in Co. F. 29th Ohio V. I. ; served fourteen months ; was discharged on account of physical disabiltiy; he then returned to Ohio; in 1864. he came to Jones Co. Married Henrietta Crowell in 1864; she was born in 1836 in Ohio; died in 1866; have one child-J. Gratie. Second marriage to Miss M. J. Worrell in 1867 ; she was born in Ohio ; have five chil- dren-Bertha M., Fannie E., Walter T., Arthur E. and an infant not named. Repub- lican ; M. E. Church.
GEORGE E. OSBORN, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Wyoming; born Aug. 29, 1836, in Otsego Co., N. Y. ; in 1838, came to Bureau Co., Ill., with his parents;
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in 1861, he came to Jones Co .; owns 160 acres of land. Enlisted in 1862 in Co. K. 24th I. V. I .; served to the end of the war. Has been Township Collector, Assessor. Treasurer, ete. Married Mary E. Sly in 1857; she was born in Chemung Co., N. Y. ; they have an adopted son-William. Mrs. Osborn is a member of the M. E. Church. ISAAC OVERLEY, farmer, See. 3; P. O. Center Junction ; born July 17, 1827, in Fleming Co., Ky. ; in 1844, came to Indiana; in 1850, to Polk Co .. Iowa. then returned to Indiana; in 1851, he came to Jones Co., where he has since resided ; he owns 140 aeres of land. Married Mary E. Krouse in March, 1856; she was born in Germany ; have seven children-Emeline M., Charles M., Elmer E., William F. and Margaret F. are twins. Mary I. and John. Republieau.
WILLIAM L. OVERLEY, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Onslow; born Aug. 8, 1847, in Fleming Co., Ky .; in 1853, he came to Jones Co. ; owns 120 acres of land. which his father entered. Married Ellen South in 1870 ; she was born in Canada ; have four children-Ada, Sarah, Emma aud Bessie M. Republican ; M. E. Church.
J. M. PAUL, physician and surgeon, Onslow ; born April 3, 1844. in Colum- biana Co., Ohio ; in 1854, came to Marion Co., Iowa; in 1872, he removed to Onslow. He commeneed the study of medicine in 1860, with Dr. J. D. Wright, of Knoxville, Iowa ; graduated in the spring of 1866, at the Ohio Medieal College, Cincinnati, Ohio. Married Miss Mary J. Boyer in 1866; she was born in Belmont Co., Ohio; have two children-Frank and Mary. He enlisted in April. 1861, in Co B, 3d I. V. I. ; served to the end of the war. Republican ; M. E. Church.
ISRAEL PELKEY, farmer and painter, Sec. 35; P. O. Wyoming; born July 4, 1829, in Swanton, Vt. ; in 1857, he came to Michigan; in 1866, he came to Joues Co. ; he owns ten acres of land-also engaged in painting. Married Loraine Mills in 1856 ; she was born in Bridport, Vt. ; have four children-Lewellen, William, Alice and Charles. He enlisted in 1862 in the 5th Mich. Battery ; afterward re-enlisted in the 8th Mich. Cav. ; served to the end of the war. Republican ; M. E. Church.
AUSTIN N. READE, farmer, See. 11 ; P. O. Onslow ; born Nov. 2, 1842, in Marion Co., Ind .; in 1852, he eame with his parents to Jones Co. ; he owns ninety acres of land. Married Ellen M. Osborn in 1871; she was born in Wisconsin; have three children-Orra I., Jessie May and Edith J. Republican ; M. E. Church.
J. READE. farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Onslow ; born Dec. 13. 1853, in Jones Co., Iowa; he owns eighty aeres of land. Married Mary E. Silsbee March 18, 1875; she was born Sept. 5, 1855, in Wyoming Township; have oue child-Myrtie Belle. Republican.
J. D. RHODES. farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Wyoming; born April 10, 1832, in Ohio; in 1851, he came to Jackson Co .; in 1869, he removed to Jones Co. ; he owns 240 acres of land ; is Treasurer of the School Board. Married Susanna James in October, 1858; she was born in Maryland; have seven children-Francis M., Mary E., Margaret J., John W., William P. ( Elva and Ella are twins). Demoerat.
NATHAN SHAFFER, farmer, See. 35 ; P. O. Wyoming; born Sept. 18. 1823, in Columbia Co., Pent .; in 1863, came to Clinton Co .; in 1865, he returned to Jones Co. ; he owns 356 acres of land ; he has been Justice of the Peace, member of the School Board, ete. Married Mary A. Dursh in 1859; she was born in Center Co., Penn. ; had five children. four living-Hattie B., William O., Charles B. and Maggie ; lost Arthur, aged about two years. Republican ; M. E. Church.
D. H. SHERRILL, farmer. Sec. 21 ; P. O. Wyoming; born Feb. 13, 1828, in Madison Co., N. Y .; in 1853, came to Illinois ; in 1855, he came to Jones Co. ; owns 135 acres of land. Married Elvira Houck in February, 1558; she was born in Delaware Co., N. Y. ; have four children-Samuel D., Hattie R., William A. and Lewis M. Has been Constable. Township Treasurer, etc; Republican.
THOMAS N. SILSBEE, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Onslow : born June 29. 1822, near Albany, N. Y .; in 1836, he came to Ohio with his parents; in 1940, he came to Des Moines Co. ; in 1843, to Jackson Co. ; in 1849, he visited Jones Co., and bought 160 aeres of land ; in 1853, he removed to this county, and has since resided here. Hle was the first Constable in Wyoming Township; he now owns forty acres.
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Married Susan Conaly in 1854; she was born in 1836 in Mercer Co., Penn .; have six children-Mary E., John C .. Sarah J., Laura W., George B. and Lottie. Democrat.
JOHN H. SMITH, farmer, See. 9; P. O. Center Junction ; born Sept. 15, 1827, in Perthshire. Scotland; in 1950, he came to New York City. ; in 1856, he came to Jones Co. ; owns 400 acres of land, most of which has been improved by himself; he has held most of the township offices. Married Eliza Smith in 1857; she was born in Perthshire, Scotland ; have ten children-Jessie, Ellia. James, David, John, Benjamin, William, Ann, Alva and Agnes. Republican. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Pres- byterian Church.
WILLIAM'STORY, farmer. See. 28 ; P. O. Wyoming ; born Dee. 18. 1827, in England; in 1841, he came to Onondaga Co., N. Y .; in 1854, he came to Jackson Co., Iowa. ; in 1868, he removed to Jones Co. ; he owns 400 acres of land. Married Hanna Barto in 1851 ; she was born in Cortland Co., N. Y .; have five children --- Horace D., Thomas H., Rosa C., Willie and Lillie May. Republican.
D. W. SUTHERLAND, live stock and grain, Center Junction ; born Jan. 26, 1845, in Jones Co., Iowa; engaged in farming until 1878, when he commenced his present business ; he owns seventy acres of land in Seotch Grove Township. Mar- ried Anna Espy in 1871 ; she was born in Pennsylvania; have two children-Leal and Ralph G. Republican ; Presbyterian.
S. W. UNDERWOOD. farmer, See. 2; P. O. Onslow ; born May 28, 1822, in South Kingston, R. I .; when a child he came to New York with his parents ; in 1870, he came to his present farm ; he owns 240 aeres of land. Married Bridget Ryan in 1853; she was born in Rhode Island ; have nine children-Margaret A., Francelia, William H., Samuel H., Mary, Sylvester, John H., Alice and Amy B. Republican.
R. T. VAN. farmer. See. 35; P. O. Wyoming; born April 6, 1816, in Fayette Co., Ohio; in 1831, he came to Marion Co., Ind .; in 1838, to Jo Daviess Co., Ill .; in 1839, he came to Jones Co., Iowa ; he owns 110 acres of land. Married Hes- ter Ann Van June 3, 1839; she was born Feb. 24, 1822, in Morgan Co., Ind .; have five children-William H., Azilda, Sylvester Fenton, Lyman L. and Alice. Republi- can ; belongs to M. E. Church.
DAVID A. WALTERS. manufacturer, Onslow; born April 26, 1827, in Herkimer Co., N. Y .; in 1861, he came to Jones Co .; engaged in farming until 1877, when he engaged in the lumber trade, and is now engaged in iron fence manu- facturing. Married Mrs. Watkins in March, 1852; she was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y .; have one child-Albert F. Republican ; Free-Will Baptist.
JOHN WASSON, Sr., farmer, See. 2; P. O. Onslow ; born Dec. 9, 1812, in Ayrshire, Scotland ; in 1832, he came to New York ; in 1553, he came to Jones Co .; he owns 140 acres of land. Married Jemima Russell in 1844; she was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, June 12, 1814 ; have seven children-John, Jane, Mary E., William, Jennette, James and Joseph ; lost George, aged 2 years and 9 months. Republican ; belongs to the Presbyterian Church.
JOHN WASSON, Jr., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Onslow; born May 6, 1842, on the Atlantic Ocean ; in 1553, he came with his parents to Jones Co .; he owns 123 aeres of land. Married Sarah Himebaugh Sept. 2, 1874; she was born in Jones Co. in 1852 ; have two children-Bertie and Bertha. Republican ; belongs to M. E. Church.
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J. L. ACHESON. farmer, See. 16; P. O. Langworthy ; born in Ohio in 1828; in March, 1555, he came to the State of Iowa ; eame to Jones Co. in 1866; owns 160 acres of land in Wayne, and 35 acres in Richland (timber-land). Has been Collector of his town. Mr. Acheson has been married three times; the maiden name of his first wife was Elizabeth Mccullough, a native of Ohio, and died two years after their marriage; the maiden name of his second wife was Catharine Heasty, also a native of Ohio; they were married in 1857; she died in 1869; the present wife's name was Mary Jane Brush ; she, too, was from Ohio; they were married in 1871; had, by his second wife, seven children, three of whom are now living-R. H., James M. and J. L. Mr. and Mrs. Acheson are members of the U. P. Church; he is a Republiean.
ELISHA ACKERMAN. farmer, See. 5; P. O. Langworthy ; born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1791; came to Jones Co. in 1852. His wife's maiden name was Betsey Brundage. also a native of New York ; they were married, in their native State, in 1811 ; have had eleven children, nine of whom are living-Rachel, Olivia. Eleanor, Erastus, Naney, Delilah, De Witt Clinton, Isaac, Margaret and Jane; of these, one, a son, Isaae, was in the late civil war; he enlisted, in 1863. in an lowa reg- iment ; discharged at the elose of the war, in 1865 ; was wounded by being thrown from a horse while in the service, and disabled for life. The subject of this sketch, Mr. Elisha Ackerman, was in the war of 1812; he enlisted in 1814, and was in about four months, a member of Capt. Collimore's company, No. 2. He has children, grand- children, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandehildren, numbering, all together, over one hundred; a number of his grandchildren were also in the late war of the rebellion (seven of them ). Mr. Ackerman is nearly 90 years of age. and is one of the oldest men and oldest settlers of Jones Co .; his health is quite good for one of his age, has a good memory, and converses readily, and, aside from a lameness that he has, has no serious physical trouble. He owns eighty acres of land where he lives, and forty acres of timber-land in Monticello Township. He is a Republican.
HENRY ADAMS. farmer, Secs. 5 and 6 ; P. O. Langworthy ; owns 166 acres of land. Ile was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., in 1837 ; eame to Jones Co. in 1865. His wife's maiden name was MeLain, a native of Iowa; they were married in 1859; have five children-John Franklin, Benjamin Douglass, William Alexander, Henry, Katherine Elizabeth. Mr. Adams is a Democrat.
HENRY ALBERTSON. farmer, See. 6; P. O. Langworthy; born in Pennsylvania in 1823; came to Jones Co. in 1956, where he has since resided. Wife's maiden name was Jane Dunmer, a native of Pennsylvania also; they were married Oct. 5, 1843; have had ten children, eight of whom are now living, named as follows : Charles, James, Elizabeth, Daniel, Isabelle, Mary, Susan, Grant; those dead were named Sarah and Jaeob. One son was in the late war of the rebellion, Charles, a member of the 31st I. V. I .; enlisted in September, 1861 ; was discharged July 4. 1865; he belonged to Co. H; was wounded in the leg, below the knee, by a shot which struck it at the battle of Memphis, Tenn. ; was also in the battle at Lookout Mountain, and, while there, captured five rebels and marched them into camp alone; was under Gen. Sherman during the latter part of the war, and was in the famous " march to the sea ;" was also at Richmond when it fell. Mr. Albertson has been a Road Supervisor in his town ; he and his family are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. A. is a Repub- lican ; owns 150 acres.
WILLIAM ALBERTSON, farmer, See. 6; P. O. Langworthy ; born in Pennsylvania in 1821 ; came to Jones Co. in 1857, where he has since resided ; wife's maiden name was Rebecca Brush. also a native of Pennsylvania; they were married in 1847 ; had eleven children, six living, named as follows: Margaret Jane, Mary Ellen,
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Carl, Martha, Hattie and William. Mr. and Mrs. Albertson are members of the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. A. is a Republican ; owns 160 acres.
ISABELLA BACHER, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Amber ; born in Allen- town, Lchigh Co., Penn., in 1825; came to Jones Co. April 9, 1870. Her husband, Mr. Amos Bacher, was a native of Pennsylvania also; he died in 1861 ; they were mar- ried in 1844; have seven children living-William, Mary, Frances, John, George, Annie and Charles ; the last-named lives at home ; at present is at the school at Fulton, Ill. Mrs. Bacher owns eighty acres ; she is a member of the Presbyterian Church in Anamosa ; her boys are Republicans.
AHBERT BATCHELDER. farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Langworthy ; he and his brother Stephen are engaged largely in the raising and selling of stock and supplying milk to the ereamery at Langworthy; born in New Hampshire in 1832; came to Jones Co. in 1850; has lived here since that time. Wife's maiden name was Harriet Hunter, a native of New York; they were married July 3, 1863; have had four children, three of whom are living. named as follows : Louis, Charles, Ernest and Minnie. Mr. Batchelder is a Road Supervisor in his town : he and his brother, Stephen, are among the oldest settlers in their part of the county; when they eame there, there were only two houses in the part of the township where they live, and, where their houses now stand, grass was growing six feet high. Mr. Batchelder is a Republican ; owns ninety-one acres. all under cultivation.
S. C. BATCHELDER, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Langworthy ; born in New Hampshire in 1820 ; he came to Jones Co. in 1850. where he has since resided. except during a period of three years, when he was in California. His wife's maiden name was Nancy Edson, a native of New York ; they were married May 16, 1877. Mrs B. is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Batehelder has been Road Supervisor in his town. He is a Republican. Owns 100 acres.
JOHN BATES. farmer, See. 4; also has land on Sec. 5; P. O. Lang- worthy ; born in New York in 1833, Fulton Co., town of Oppenheim ; came to Jones Co. in 1856. Was in the late civil war, a member of the 2d I. V. I .; was enrolled Oct. 11, 1864; discharged in the middle of July, 1865; was in Co. C; was wounded in the shoulder and taken prisoner at Maeon, Ga., while out foraging; was paroled and sent home and then discharged ; was in Andersonville Prison about two weeks. and a prisoner also at Macon four months ; he was in the last lot of men that were discharged from the prison at Andersonville. He has been Township Clerk, and is now a member of the Board of Supervisors. His wife's maiden name was Helen Thompson, a native of Delaware Co., N. Y .; they were married in 1865; have two children-Charles and Chauncey. Mr. B. is a Republican. Owns 150 aeres.
MRS. ELIZABETH BIGGLER. farmer. Sec. 32; P. O. Anamosa : born in Pennsylvania in 1824; her mother is living; her father is dead; she came to Jones Co. in 1861 ; her husband, Mr. Washington Biggler, died in 1877; he was a native of Mereer Co., Penn., and a brother of Hon. William Biggler, ex-Governor of that State, who was also United States Senator and one of the Directors of the Cen- tennial. Mrs. Biggler, the subject of this sketch, and her husband were married in their native State May 25, 1847 ; have had fourteen children, six of whom are now living-William Washington, Ida Annetta, Fannic Elsie, Virginia Lorain, Elizabeth Bertha, Amanda Lillia ; the two older are married, viz., William and Ida; William lives in the house with his mother : Ida is married to Mr. Rhue, near Blue Cut, in same county. Mr. Biggler was in the Custom House in Philadelphia for some time before he come West. He was in polities a Democrat, in religion a Methodist. as are also his wife and some of the children. Owns 160 acres, 100 of which are under cui- tivation.
HENRY BOHLK EN, farmer. See. 25; P. O. Amber ; born in Germany in 1854; came to America and Jones Co. in 1872. Farm consists of 270 acres, belonging to the Hildenbrandt estate ; Mr. Hildenbrandt died in 1865. Maiden name of Mrs. Bohlken was Maggie Hildenbrandt, a native of New York; they were married in 1876. Mrs. Hildenbrandt died in July, 1879 ; there were nine children ; names of
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those living are George, Maggie, Minnie and Philip. Mr. Bohlken is a Democrat, and so is also George Hildenbrandt.
JOHN BODEKKER. farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Monticello; born in Ger- many in 1825 ; came to America and Jones Co. in 1866. Owns eighty acres. His wife's maiden name was Annie Tobiasen, a native of Germany also; they were married in 1861 ; have one child-Francis. Mr. Bodeker was a soldier in the old country. He and all the family are Lutherans ; Mr. B. is a Republican.
HUGH BOWEN. farmer, See. 1 : P. O. Monticello ; born in Jones Co .. Iowa, on " Bowen's Prairie; " his father settled there, and the prairie received its name in honor of him; Mr. Bowen, Sr., was one of the oldest settlers in Jones Co. ; he died in Colorado in 1864 ; his wife is still living and in Richland Township. His wife's maiden name was Jane Simmons, a native of Illinois; they were married in June. 1873; they have one child. Mr. B. lives on the farm of his father-in-law, Mr. Henry Simmons, and is also engaged in hauling milk to the creamery at Monticello. Mr. B. is a Democrat.
F. C. BROWN, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Langworthy ; was born in Chautan- qua Co., N. Y., in 1839; eame to Jones Co. in 1866. Was in the war of the rebel- lion, and a member of an Illinois regiment. His wife's maiden name was Parker, a native also of New York, town of Fredonia; they were married in 1867; have one child-Frank P. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the M. E. Cburch; he is a Demoerat. Owns 194 acres; also owns several town lots and one house in the village of Langworthy ; his home is also inside the limits of the town; has a fine farm, well stocked ; deals in stock and supplies the creamery with milk ; has twenty-four cows.
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