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BENNAJER KELLUM, farmer, Secs. 5 and 6; P. O. Langworthy ; born in New York in Warren Co. in ISI9 ; came to Jones Co. in IS61. Wife's maiden name was Farley, a native also of New York : they were married in their native State; have two children living, named Sarah ( married to Mr. Miller ), and J. F. Mr. Kellum had one son in the army, whose name was Warren. Enlisted in the 2d I. V. C., Co. I. in August, 1861 ; died in St. Louis ( of the measles) in the hospital, in January. 1862. Mr. Kellum owns 120 acres in Wayne, 120 in Monticello, 80 in Castle Grove, 70 in Richland. Mr. K. had been Road Supervisor in his town, and is a Republican. Mrs. Kellum is a member of the M. E. Church.
JOHN KING, farmer. Sec. 26; P. O. Amber ; born in Butler Co., Ohio. in 1835 ; came to Jones Co. in 1856. Has been Township Collector and Road Supervisor. Owns 120 acres. Wife's maiden name was Mary Ann Murphy, a native of Indian ; they were married in 1857 ; have had eight children, names of those living-H. F., Dora F., J. A. and S. J. ; those dead were named Lizzie Jane, Martha Blanche. Jessie V. and Charlie: three of these died of diphtheria in October, 1878. Mrs. King is a mem- ber of the M. E. Church. Mr. King is a Republican.
J. C. LAWRENCE. farmer, Sec. 4 ; P. O. Monticello ; born in Pennsyl- vania in 1821 ; came to Jones Co. in 1855, from Ohio; lived in Monticello Township abont ten years, and lived in the village of Monticello nine months ; also lived on Bowen's Prairie for a time. While in Monticello, he was in mercantile business, and was Post- master ; since he came to his present home, he has been engaged in farming. Is at present Justice of the Peace in his town, and has been such for a number of years ; was also in the same office while in Monticello. Wife's maiden name was Hannah L. Coggins. a native of Pennsylvania also ; she was from Philadelphia ; they were married in 1841 : have had ten children, six of whom are living, named Agnes, Alice, Orange, Rachel, Nellie and Hattie; those dead were named Isaac, Bruce, Justin and Almira. Mr. L. had two sons in the army, viz., Isaac and Bruce. Isaac was in the 31st I. V. I., Co. H. Enlisted in September, 1861 ; died in 1862, from disease contracted while in the service ; was at the battles of Arkansas Post, Jacksonville, Tenn., and in the siege of Vicksburg. He had several bullet-holes made in his clothes during these engagements. Oliver Bruce, the other son, was in an Ohio regiment, 10th Vol. Cavalry, Co. F. Enlisted Nov. 15, 1804, and was discharged July 24, 1865, at the close of the war. Mr. L. is a Repub- lican. In 1878, was Township Assessor, and, at time of writing, had been nominated for a second term. Owns eighty acres in Sec. 4; also has eighteen acres in Monticello Township.
LOUIS LEEK, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Langworthy; born in Wyoming Co., N. Y., in 1832; came to Jones Co. in November, 1863. His wife's maiden name
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Emily Annis, a native of of Cattaraugus Co., N. Y .; they were married in 1853 ; have had five children, four are living-Lorenzo, Stephen, Nellie and Ida. Mr. Leek carries on a farm on shares with Mr. Noah Bigley. He and his wife and one of the children are members of the MI. E. Church. Mr. Leek is a Republican.
JAMES LOCKWOOD. Jr .. butter-maker; P. O. Monticello; born in Jones Co., near Anamosa, in December, 1856; has always lived in Jones Co .; his mother is a resident of Monticello Township ; her name is Kline. Mr. Lockwood works in the ereamery of Mr. Sherman. at East Wayne. He is a Republican.
DANIEL LOPER. farmer, See. 29; P. O. Anamosa ; born in Pennsyl- vania in 1825 ; came to Jones Co. in 1848 with his parents, who went to Des Moines Co. in 1840; they are both dead. His wife's maiden name was Mary Hickson, a native of Ohio; they were married in September, 1850; have had thirteen children, ten of whom are living-Austin. P., Osborn, Leroy, Eliza, Sylvester, Ida, Daniel Webster. Lena, Elbert and Mary Ann. Those who died were Ellie Ann, Manford and Willie. Mr. and Mrs. Loper are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. L. is a Demoerat. He was a soldier in the Mexican war ; volunteered while living in Iowa, and was a member of the 1st I. V. I .; was sent to Fort Atkinson, and to Minnesota and Wisconsin : was in the service abont two years and four months; enlisted in 1846; was discharged in 1848, and, in the fall of the same year, settled in Jones Co., where he has since resided. Owns 250 acres, about two hundred under cultivation.
JOHN McBRIDE. farmer. See. 22; P. O. Monticello ; born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1816; eame to Jones Co. in 1857. Owns forty acres on See. 22, eighty on Sec. 23 and forty on See. 14, all in Wayne Township, and twenty-five acres in Scotch Grove Township ; timber-land. Mr. MeBride is Road Supervisor. His wife's maiden name was Nelson, a native of Vermont ; they were married in 1869; have had one child, which died when 20 months old. Mr. McBride was married before to Ann Nel- son, a native of Pennsylvania ; this marriage took place in 1842; had one child- Samuel Nelson, who was a soldier in the late civil war, and who died of chronic dysen- tery in 1863 ; he was a member of the 31st I. V. F .; enlisted in 1862. Mr. Mc Bride was also married again to Isabella Craig in 1859, and had five children by that mar- riage, three of whom are living-John Craig, Mary and James; John is married and lives in the same township with his father. Mr. McBride, wife and daughter Mary, are members of the U. P. Church ; he is a Republican.
THOMAS MeELIN, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Anamosa ; born in Ireland in 1831 ; eame to America in 1854, and to Jones Co. in 1871. His wife's maiden name was Mary McEnany, a native of Ireland also ; they were married in1856 ; have had six children, three of whom are living-James, Philip and Mary. Mr. MeElin and his family are in the Catholic Church. Mr. M. is a Demoerat. Owns 120 acres.
JAMES MILNE. farmer, See. 12; P. O. Monticello; born in Scotland in 1821 ; eaine to Jones Co. in 1857. His wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Barr, a native of Canada East ; they were married in 1870; have had four children, all of whom are living-Helen, Agnes Blanche, James Wallace and Edna Jane. Mr. Milne was married before. and had four children by that marriage, three of whom are living -Joseph J., Hector Alexander and Elizabeth Ann. Mr. Milne own 160 acres; eighty in Wayne and eighty in Seotch Grove Township. He and his wife and all the grown children are members of the U. P. Church. Mr. M. is a Republican.
PERRY MILLER. farmer, See. 12; P. O. Langworthy ; born in Ohio in 1832 ; eame to Jones Co. in 1847, and has sinee lived here. His wife's maiden name was Eliza Cook, a native of Canada : they were married in 1847 ; have had five chil- dren, all of whom are living-John Wesley, George Fra, Effie May, Frank Alexander and Mary Maria. Mr. Miller was Tax Collector of his township one season. Ile is among the oldest settlers in Jones Co. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church ; he is a Republican.
HI. W. PERRINE, farmer, See. 8; P. O. Langworthy; born in Pennsylvania in 1822; raised in Ohio ; came to Jones Co. in 1857 to live, but came and purchased his land two years before. Mr. Perrine has been married three times. Maiden name
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of first wife was Zinn, a native also of Pennsylvania; they were married in 1-50. Maiden name of second wife was Baker, a native of New England; they were marri -.: in 1858 ; had six children, five of whom are living-Jessie, Maggie, Atta May. Sadie and Johnnie. Maiden name of third wife was Allen, a native of England ; they were married in 1872; have three children-Alfred, Florence Emily and Ernest Edwin. Mr. P: owns eighty aeres, in blocks, within the limits of the village of Langworthy. Mr. Perrine and his wife are members of the M. E. Church; he is a Republican.
JOHN PLATNER, farmer, Scc. 36, and keeper of county farm ; P. O. Cen- ter Junction ; born in Ulster Co., N. Y., town of Kingston, in 1832 ; came to Jones Co. in 1866; there is, in the farm belonging to the county, 200 acres with the various out- buildings ; a new barn will be built in the spring of 1880; in addition to the land belonging to the county, there is rented fifty-five acres more, which is also used for county purposes; average number of acres sown to wheat, 20; of fall wheat, 16; of rye, 14; of corn, 50; of oats, 15; buckwheat, 5; there are, at the time of writing, twenty inmates of the County House. The stock upon the farm is as follows: Cows, 13; 1 two-year-old; yearlings, 8 ; calves, 7; bulls, 1 ; hogs, 90 ; horses, 5 : mules, 2. The County House is 30x40, two stories and basement, and an L upon each side of it. Mr. Platner is a School Director also in his town. Wife's maiden name was Kimball, a native of New York also ; they were married in October, 1853; have three children, named George G., Tice Irvin and Florence Irene; have lost two-Mary Katherine and John Iloward. Mrs. Platner is a member of the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. P. is a Republican ; he owns lands as follows: 180 acres in Madison Township, 57 in Jackson, 20 in Wyoming-all in Jones Co., besides 80 acres in Woodbury Co. ; also 17} lots in Center Junction, and a house and barn in the same place.
J. D. PRIEST, farmer. Sees. 19 and 30; P. O. Anamosa ; born in Jeffer- son Co., N. Y., in 1822 ; came to Jones Co. in 1864 ; was in the late civil war ; enlisted. Oct. 21, 1864, in Co. D, 2d I. V. I .; discharged June 25, 1865 ; after enlisting, he did not reach his regiment, on account of sickness; was sick with pulmonary disease, and was in the hospital all the time he was in the service, consequently could not do active duty ; he has lived in Joues Co. ever since coming out of the service. His wife's maiden name was Sarah C. Hutchins, a native of New York; they were married Feb. 4, 1851 ; have had eight children, five of whom are living, as follows : Ella Hattie, James B., George W., Mary C. and Martin D. ; those dead were named Ada Gertrude, Abbie Jane and Levens D. Mr. and Mrs. P. and two of the children are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Priest is a Republican ; owns cighty-two acres.
HOWARD PUTNAM. Superintendent of Diamond Creamery No. 2, East Wayne, owned by H. D. Sherman ; creamery is in Wayne Township, Union District. Mr. Putnam resides in Monticello; born in Dubuque Co. Dec. 14. 1844 ; came to Jones Co. in 1865; his parents live in Iowa. Wife's maiden name was Jane M. Kline, a native of Virginia ; they were married in 1862; have had five children. three are liv- ing-Cynthia Ann, John William and Ada Florence; those dead were named Delia Francis and Carrie Louise. Mr. and Mrs. Putnam are members of the Disciples Church. Mr. Putnam is a Republican ; he owns a house and twelve lots in the city of Monticello.
MICHAEL QUIGLEY, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Anamosa; born in Ire- land, county of Westmeath, in 1829; came to America in 1848, and to Jones Co. in 1870. Wife's maiden name was Margaret MeElin, a native of the old country also ; they were married in 1849 ; have had eleven children, seven are living-James. Mary, Ann. Ellen, Elizabeth, Julia, Kate. Mr. Quigley and his family are Catholics ; he is Democrat ; owns eighty acres.
W. D. RALSTON, clergyman; P. O. Scotch Grove; born in Armstrong Co., Penn., in 1835 ; came to Jones Co. and to his present work in 1864; the society is called the Congregation of Scotch Grove, of the United Presbyterian Church ; the Church of which he is Pastor was organized in 1856; the first Pastor was Rev. A. J. Allen. Mr. Ralston succeeded him, and has been Pastor fifteen years ; the work of building the church edifice was commenced in 1864 and completed in 1866, and dedicated
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and first used for worship Jan. 21, 1866; the present membership is about eighty, and a Sabbath school is in connection with the society; the society is in good con- dition ; the parsonage belonging to the Church was built in 1867. Mrs. Ralston's maiden name was Carrie M. Eaton. a native of Massachusetts; they were married in 1865 ; have two children-Mary F. and Carrie L. The children are members of the United Presbyterian Church also. Mr. Ralston is a Republican.
J. C. RAMSEY, agent of the Midland Branch of the Chicago & North- Western Railway at Amber. in Wayne Township, Jones Co., Iowa; was horn in Plain Grove, Mercer Co., Penn., in 1835; he is the son of Isaac T. Ramsey and Mary Jor- den, of Pennsylvania; he first came to Jones Co. in 1862. He was married, in Law- rence Co., Penn .. on the 16th of April, 1863, to Miss Martha A. Dickey, daughter of David Dickey and Nancy Love, of the same county; they bave five children-Ella May, Eugene E., Joseph, Jasper H. and Addison D. Mr. Ramsey is express agent at Amber, and is also a dealer in lumber, grain and agricultural implements; he has a farm of eighty acres in Sec. 34 of the same township, which he rents : he owns several other buildings in the village, besides the warehouse which he occupies ; he was instrumental in locating the depot at this point, and has been the agent ever since the establishment of the depot in January, 1875; the first shipment of grain from this station was on the 9th of February, 1875, and was sent by the firm of Ramsey, Hartman & Co., the silent partner being Mrs. C. E. Sanford, who is still a resident of Amber ; has always been a reliable Republican and an influential citizen, but has not sought office, although he has held all township offices except Constable ; he now is, and has been for several years, a Justice of the Peace; he is a Royal Arch Mason ; he is liberal and public- spirited in all his views, is thoroughly identified with the business interests of the town, and would be a prominent man and useful citizen in any community, because of his practical judgment and business ability.
DAVID REED, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Langworthy ; born in Pennsylva- nia in 1823 ; came to Jones Co. in 1857. Wife's maiden name was Mary C. Seriven, from Pennsylvania also; born in 1838; they were married in 1839 ; have six children- Elizabeth Jane, Clarinda Ann. Emma, James, Avert and David Arthur. Mr. Reed owns 120 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Reed and three of the children are in the M. E. Church. Ile is a Republican.
GERD. RICKELS. farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Monticello ; born in Germany in 1855 ; came to America and to Jones Co. i 1867. Mr. Rickels carries on the farm of his father, Mr. Henry Rickels, 120 acres. Wife's maiden name was Tobiasen. a native of Germany also ; they were married in 1875; have two children-Henry and Garret. Mr. Rickels, wife and children are in the Lutheran Church. He is a Republican.
C. E. SANFORD, merchant. Amber ; born in Ohio in 1841; came to Jones Co. in 1852. Her husband, Mr. Allen P. Sanford, died in 1872. Mrs. Sanford owns the building in which she does business, and has a home in Amber. and 212 acres of land, all in Wayne Township. She is in company with her son, the firm name being C. E. Sanford & Son. She and Mr. Sanford were married in 1857 ; had two children, both living-William H. and Allen P. William is a Republican.
W. P. SANFORD, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Center Junction; born in Knox Co., Ohio, in 1830; came to Jones Co. in 1854; owns 400 acres. Wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Espy, a native of Mercer Co., Penn. ; they were married in 1855; have five children-Franklin, Albert. Harvey, Meade and Delano. Mrs. Sanford is a member of the U. P. Church. Mr. Sanford is a Republican.
WILLIAM H. SANFORD, merchant and grain-dealer, Amber ; born in Jones Co., Iowa, in 1859. Wife's maiden name was Maggie Cook, a native of Iowa also ; they were married in the fall of 1878; have one child-Jennie. Mr. Sanford is a member of the firm of C. E. Sanford & Son, dealers in general merchandise ; the tirmi commenced business in October, 1877 ; they do a large and successful business ; sales average about $7,000 per year. Mr. Sanford is also engaged in the grain business in company with P. J. Hartman ; firm name of Hartman & Sanford; they ship about
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twenty car loads of grain per year. Mr. Sanford, with his brother, Allen P., owns a farm of 200 aeres on Sec. 35, same township ; have the farm rented. Mr. Sanford is a Republiean.
CHRISTOPHER SCHEER. farmer, Sec. 3 ; P. O. Monticello ; born in Germany in 1841 ; came to Jones Co. in 1861 ; owns 160 aeres ; was in the war of the rebellion, a member of the Marine Artillery of Illinois ; enlisted in the fall of 1862. discharged in 1863. Wife's maiden name was Angle Rasted, a native, also, of Ger- many ; they were married in 1863 ; have had ten children, eight of whom are living -- Mary Rastel, Charlie, Adam, Margaret. Henry, August. Matilda and Augusta ; two of these are the children of his wife, who had been married before, and these children resulted from that marriage; those dead were named Emma and Annie. Mr. Scheer and his entire family are in the Lutheran Conrch. He is a Republican. One daughter is married and lives in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1873, Mr. Scheer was Road Supervisor of his town.
THOMAS SCHOONOVER. farmer. See. 14; P. O. Monticello ; boru in Binghamton, Broome Co., N. Y., in 1800; came to Jones Co., Iowa, in 1855; owns 120 acres in Sec. 14 and forty aeres in See. 24. Wife's maiden name was Sarah Wiggins, a native of Pennsylvania ; they were married in 1828, in their native State ; have ha I four children ; three are living-Lawrence, George and Averet. Mr. Schoon- over and wife and two of the children are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. S. is a Republican.
PETER SCHWARTZ, farmer, See. 36; P. O. Amber; born in Ger- many in 1827 ; came to America and to Jones Co. in 1968; owns 120 aeres. Wife's maiden name was Folhaber, a native of Germany also : they were married in 1872 ; have two children-Annie and Katie. In politics, Mr. Schwartz is Independent.
O. G. SCRIVENS. farmer, Sees. 5 and 8; P. O. Langworthy ; born in Bradford Co., Peun., in 1817 ; came to Jones Co. in June, 1856 ; owns 120 aeres. Wife's maiden name was Clarinda Wiggins, a native, also, of Pennsylvania ; they were married in their native State ; have had nine children, five are living-Mary Ellen, Charles Mathias, John Wesley, Matilda and William H. Of his four children that are dead, one, a daughter, aged 16, was frozen to death. Mr. S., his oldest daughter and one of his sons are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Scrivens is a Republican.
P. H. SHERMAN. farmer, See. 18; P. O. Langworthy ; bora in Cat- taraugus Co., N. Y., in 1838 ; came to Jones Co. with his family in 1854, where be has since resided ; owns 200 aeres; has land, also, in Cass and Monticello Townships. Wife's maiden name was Jerusha Smith, also a native of New York ; they were married in 1858; have had eight children, seven of whom are living-James P., Frank H., Mary Ellen, Alice, Nellie and Freddie, the youngest child not named at time of writing. Mr. Sherman is Captain and Treasurer of the Farmers' Protective Society, headquarters at Langworthy, the object of which is to protect the people through the country from the depredations of horse-thieves. Mr. S. is a Republican.
JOHN A. SIEBELS. farmer, See. 28 ; P. O. Amber ; born in Germany in 1832; eame to America in the spring of 1872, and to Jones Co. the same year. His wife's maiden name was Altien Rickelf's. also a native of Germany : they were married in 1860; have six children-Carl Wilhelm, Annie Elisabeth, Rickelfs August, Anke Margaret, Catherine and Tatae Margaret. Mr. Siebels and his entire family are members of the Lutheran Church; Mr. Siebels is a Republican. Owns 100 aeres of land.
HENRY SIMMONS, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Monticello; born in Canada in 1814; eame to Jones Co. in 1834. His wife's maiden name was Katherine McCarty, a native of Canada; they were married Jan. 25. 1836; have had nine children, seven of whom are living-Charles, George, Harriet, Jennie, Carrie, William and Emma. Mr. Simmons is a Republican. Owns 160 acres of land.
HI. H. SOPER, farmer. See. 31 ; P. O. Anamosa; lives with and carries on business with his father, Mr. George Soper, who is one of the oldest and wealthiest citizens of Wayne Township. The subject of this sketch was born in Anamosa, Iowa,
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Jan. 4, 1858, and has always lived in this county. His wife's maiden name was Lizzie Johnson, a native of Germany ; they were married Sept. 16, 1879. Mrs. Soper is a member of the Lutheran Church ; Mr. Soper is a Republican.
GEORGE SOPER. farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Anamosa; owns 320 acres of land in Sec. 31 and 160 acres in another part of the township. He was born in the town of Pitcher, Chenango Co., N. Y., in 1827 ; came to Jones Co. in 1848. His wife's maiden name was Margery Ann Ryan, a native of Ohio; she came to Iowa when she was I year old; they were married in 1857; have nine children-Horace, Melissa, Ella, Douglass. Joseph, Frank, Charlie, Addie and Jennie; two of the children are married, and live in the same township. Mr. and Mrs. Soper, and Ella and Melissa, are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
E. H. STACY, farmer, Sec. 5 : P. O. Langworthy ; was born in the town of De Kalb, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1840; came to Jones Co. in February, 1968. His wife's maiden name was Annie S. Benton, also a native of New York. same county. town of Canton ; they were married in 1864; have had four children, two of whom are living -- Johnnie and Hattie; those dead were named Frankie and Clinton. Mrs. Stacy is a Methodist; Mr. Stacy, in politics, is a Republican. Owns 200 acres of land, all improved. Deals largely in stock ; has a number of cows, and supplies milk to the creamery at Langworthy : milks twenty-three cows.
JOHN STUTT. farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Monticello; born in Germany in 1838 ; came to this country in 1858, and to Jones Co. in 1865. His wife's maiden name was Mary Hauns, a native of Germany ; they were married in 1866; have tive children-Henry, John, Herman, Meta and Edward. Mr. Stutt owns 160 acres of land. He was a soldier in the war of the rebellion, in the 34th Ill. V. I., Company D; enlisted in 1861, and was discharged in 1862 ; re-enlisted in the Marine Brigade, and was discharged in 1864; was in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Vicksburg, etc. All the family are Lutherans; Mr. Stutt is a Republican.
MRS. ANN SULLIVAN. farmer. Sec. 29; P. O. Anamosa ; born in Springfield, III .. in 1844 ; came to Jones Co. in 1809, where she has since resided. Her husband. Mr. John Sullivan, died in January, 1871 ; they were married in 1862; have had five children, three of whom are living -- Daniel, Mary and James ; those dead were named Michael and Ellen. Mrs. Sullivan and her children are Catholics. She owas seventy-six acres of land.
J. R. SUTTON, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Langworthy ; carries on a farm of about three hundred and sixty acres, on shares with Mr. B. Kellum. He was born in Independence, Warren Co., N. J., in 1835; came to Jones Co. in October, 1876. Was in the war of the rebellion, a member of the 7th N. J. V. I .; enlisted Aug. 24, 1861, and was discharged in 1864; was in Company E; was in the battles of Williamsburg, Bull Run No. 2, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Malvern Hill, Fair Oaks, Mine Run, Bristow Station, etc. His wife's maiden name was Goarcke. also a native of New Jersey, Morris Co .: they were married in 1865. Mr. Sutton is a Republican.
B. H. TOBIASEN, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Monticello; owns 120 acres; born in Germany in 1844 ; came to America in 1864, and to Jones Co. in 1865. Wife's maiden name was Annie Hoyen. a native also of Germany ; they were married in October, 1873; have two children-Katie and Gretke. Mr. Tobiasen, his wife and the children are in the Lutheran Church ; he is a Republican.
HI. A. TOENJES, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Monticello ; born in Germany in 1856; came to America and Jones Co. in 1874. Owns eighty acres. Wife's maiden name was Zimmerman, a native of Ohio; they were married in 1877; have two chil- dren-John and Annie. All the family are Lutherans.
HI. B. TOMLINSON. farmer, with Mr. Chester Hungerford ; P. O. Ana- mosa ; born in Washington Co., Va., in 1840; came to Jones Co. in 1871. Was a soldier in an Illinois regiment, the 3d III. V. C. Owns 360 acres of land in McLeod Co., Minn. His parents are both dead. Goes up into Minnesota occasionally to attend to his property there, which is near Glencoe. Mr. Tomlinson is a member of the Bap- tist Church ; he is a Republican.
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FRED VOLKERS. farmer, See. 28; P. O. Langworthy ; earries on a farm on shares with Henry Rickels; born in Germany in 1849; came to America and to Jones Co. in 1872. Was a soldier in the old country and was in the Franco-Prussian war. Wife's maiden name was Adelina Henrietta Van Baesten, a native of Germany also ; have had four children, three are living-Johnnie, Theodore, Louise Henrietta, Annie Maggie. All the family are Lutherans ; Mr. Volkers is a Demoerat.
FRED VON STROILE. elergyman Evangelieal Lutheran Church, near Monticello ; P. O. Monticello; was born in Jonesville, Ind., in 1856; received his education at Fort Wayne and St. Louis : was at Fort Wayne six years and at St. Louis three; graduated at Concordia Theologieal Seminary in 1879, and is now in his first settled ministerial work. His parents live in Indiana. He has a fine field for labor where he now is; the church was built in 1877; the membership is about seventeen ; they are old settlers, and are among the best farmers of the county. Mr. Von Strohe is not married ; boards with Mr. John Null, and has the parsonage for his sleeping apart- ments, library and home; the parsonage was built before the church, and the upper part was used for church purposes for some time before the church was built.
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