The history of Jones County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., biographical sketches of citizens history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, Part 87

Author: Western Historical Co., pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1368


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E. R. MURDOCKA, farmer, See. 36 ; P. O. Montieello ; was born in Del- aware Co., N. Y., in 1524; when he was 10 years of age, his father removed to Tioga Co., Peun., where he lived till 32 years of age; he then went to Wisconsin, where he lived till the fall of 1862, when he came to Jones Co., and settled on his present farm ; he has 135 aeres of land.


GEORGE MURPHY, farmer, See. 13; P. O. Monticello ; born in Liver- pool, Eng., in 1844; his parents came to New Orleans the same year; in 1845. they removed to Cineinnati, where they lived about four years; they came to Jones Co. in 1850, and settled in Castle Grove Township ; his father lives with him ; his mother has been dead several years. Mr. Murphy was married to Margaret Atkins; they have six children-Charles, Mary, Joanna, Lena, Franees and Ellen. Mr. Murphy has 1667 aeres of land : besides farming, he is engaged in the manufacture of lime.


HENRY NICKKOL, farmer, See. 33; P. O. Castle Grove; born in Saxony in 1827; he emigrated to this country in June, 1854; he lived in Aurora, Ind., one year. where he worked at his trade, that of a shoemaker ; he came to Anamosa about 1856, where he worked at his trade about four years ; he bought a farm in Linn Co., where he lived about one year; lived in Cass Township two years ; eame to his pres- ent loeation in 1863, but removed to Bowen's Prairie after two years; thence to Ne- braska for one season ; returned to Jones Co., and located permanently on his present farm. Hle was married to Sarah Shuper, of Pennsylvania ; they have four children -- Charlotte, Mary, Jane, Albert and Frank. He has 120 aeres of land.


L. F. SCOTT, farmer. See. 20 ; P. O. Castle Grove ; was born in Vermilion Co., Ind., in 1833; his parents, John and Lizzie Seott, removed to Illinois in 1844, and to Buchanan Co., Iowa, in 1847 ; his mother died in 1849 ; his father eame to Jones Co. in 1850; he died in 1856. Mr. L. F. Jones went overland to California in in 1853, where he engaged in mining; he returned to Jones Co. in 1855. He way married to Catharine Auman ; they have one child-Frank A. In 1864, Mr. Scott returned with his family to California ; he settled in Fosterbar Township, Napa Co., and engaged in farming ; he returned to Jones Co. in May, 1875 ; he located where he now resides the same year. MIr. Scott has written a very interesting account of his trips to California, which contains mueh valuable and entertaining reading. He has sixty aeres of land and owns a half-interest in the Keystone Creamery, Castle Grove Township.


BENJAMIN SEARLES, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Castle Grove; born in Lake Co., Ohio, in 1821; he went to Sheboygan Co., Wis., in the fall of 1846; he returned to Ohio in 1848. He was married to Lueretia Cunningham ; returned to Sheboygan Co., where he remained till 1853, when he removed to Dane Co .; his wife died in 1865 ; he came to Jones Co. and located on his present farm in October, 1874. His present wife was Mrs. Caroline Thompson. Mr. Scarles has five children by his first marriage -Ada, Gilbert, Abbie, Benjamin and Lueretia. His present wife has four children by her former marriage-Lucy, Libbie. Josephine and Ella. Mr. Searles has 150 acres ' of land. Members of the Baptist Church.


JOHN STAFFORD. farmer, See. 6; P. O. Castle Grove; was born in Ireland in 1827 ; he came to the United States in 1849; he lived in Ohio five years ; he entered his present farm in 1>54, where he settled in 1861. He was married to Ellen Atkins. who was born in Liverpool, Eng. Ilis farm contains 260 aeres of land.


JESSE STARR, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Castle Grove; was born in Penn- sylvania Dec. 31, 1803; his father removed to Canada in 1804; his father belonged tu the Society of Quakers. Mr. Starr removed to Dane Co., Wis., in 1853; he came to


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Jones Co. in 1862 and settled where he now lives. Mr. Starr is living with his fourth wife; his first was a daughter of Elder William Marsh, of Canada ; his second was Lucinda Groat ; his third, Mrs. Susan J. Howard ; his present wife was Mrs. Elvira Baker. Mr. Starr has six sons and six daughters, five children by his second wife and seven by his third, all but one of whom have professed religion, and all hut two are members of the Baptist Church.


WILLIAM M. STARR. farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Castle Grove; was born in Canada in July, 1827 ; he removed to Dane Co., Wis., in 1853; he came to Jones Co. in 1860 and settled on his present farm. He was married to Harriet A. Varden. born in New Brunswick ; they have four children-Henrietta, Margarette A., Thomas V. and Hattie. Mr. Starr gives considerable attention to the raising of fine stock ; makes a specialty of the Clydesdale stock of horses. He has 260 acres of land.


ISAAC SWEESY. farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Grove Creek, Delaware Co .; born in Mereer Co., Penn., in 1825; he came to Iowa in the spring of 1845 ; he lived in Jackson Co. ten years; he then removed to Scotch Grove Township, Jones Co., where he also lived about ten years ; he located where he now lives in the spring of 1865. He was married to Rebecca N. King, born in Mercer Co., Penn. ; her parents came to Jackson Co., Iowa, about 1842; have 9 children-Retta, Ansel U., Ross, William K., Ella, Freddie G., Cora, Mina and Ida. Mr. Sweesy has 186 acres of land. He and wife are members of the U. B. Church.


EDWARD TROY. farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Grove Creek, Delaware Co .; was born in Kings Co., Ireland. about 1819; he left Dublin on the 22d of April, 1814. for Quebec, and arrived on the 27th of May ; from Quebec he went to Montreal : engaged on canal work for about one and a half years; he then went to New York City ; thence to Philadelphia ; again to New York, where he enlisted ; this was in 1846, at the breaking-out of the Mexican war ; was soon after sent to New Orleans ; was finally placed in Co. K, 6th U. S. Inf., afterward, was transferred to Co. I. of the same regiment ; he served five years in the regular army, most of that time among the different tribes of Indians in the Indian Territory ; he assisted in the building of Fort Kearney ; was discharged Oct. 18, 1850 ; located on the farm where he now lives about. 1852. He was married to Hanora Mullady ; her parents were early settlers in Jones Co .; they have one daughter and six sons-Mary, Richard, Patrick, Edward, John. Michael and William ; have lost six children. MIr. Troy has 320 acres of land. He and family are members of the Catholic Church.


SAMUEL VAN FLEET, farmer, Sec. 26: P. O. Monticello ; was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., in 1837 ; he came to Jones Co. in the spring of 1557 and settled in Monticello, where he worked at his trade (that of a earpenter); in 1968. he purchased and settled on his present farm. His parents came to Jones Co. in 1561 ; his father died in 1866 ; his mother lives with him.


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DEARBORN B. BEAN, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Clayford ; was born in Grant Co., N. H., in 1835; he came to Jones Co. in 1857, and settled in Scotch Grove Township; settled where he now lives in 1860. He was married to Elizabeth Sliter, daughter of B. C. Slater. who came from the State of New York and settled in Chy Township in 1854: his wife died in 1876; he now resides with his son-in-law. Mr. B. has sixty acres of land.


P. C. BLACKMER. farmer, Sec. -; P. O. Onslow ; was born in Enfie!]. Mass., in 1948. At the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion in Is61, he ca. - 1. d in Springfield, Mass., in Co. I, 27th Mass. V. I. ; participated in a number of Lard- fought battles, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. In the latter part of 1865, he went to Kendall Co., Ill., where his parents (Luke and Hullah


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Blackmer) lived, and remained in that county until 1867, when he came to this (Jones) county. July 4, 1871. he married Roseltha Eckler ; their children are Will- iam E., Alice J. and Charlie L. Mr. Blackmer and wife are members of the Free- Will Baptist Church ; in politics. Mr. B. is a strong Republican. He is extensively engaged in farming, and is a man of much enterprise.


EMERSON E. BROWN, farmer, See. 31 ; P. O. Onslow ; was born in Springfield, Vt., March 30. 1828; when 22 years of age, he went to California, where he remained three years. returning to Vermont in May. 1853; he came to Jones Co. in the fall of that year. He was married to Gratia Allbee ; they have eight children- Forest W. (who married Miss Flora E. Lawton), Prairie F. ( married Mary E. Barn- bill), Mary L., Ada L., Leverett E., Carlton E., Gratia S. and Susie H. Mr. Brown has held various township offices-Trustee, Assessor, County Supervisor, etc. Has a finely improved farm of 270 acres.


W. H. CHATTERTON, farmer, See. 20; P. O. Onslow ; was born in Rutland Co., Vt .. Jan. 17, 1812. He married first wife, Miss M. Foote, in Middle- bury, Vt., in June, 1838; immediately after their marriage, they removed to Clinton Co., N. Y., where they resided until 1868, when they emigrated to this (Jones) county ; his first wife died in Beekmantown. N. Y. ; he married his present wife, Hul- dah E. Humphrey, in Addison, Vt. ; of the children by the first marriage, there is one living-Henry P .; he was Corporal during the war of the rebellion in the 118th N. Y. V. 1., and the record of that regiment shows that he was a good soldier ; he married Miss Alice Humphrey. and resides in Hale Township, this eounty ; by Mr. Chatter- ton's second marriage there are three children-Allen S., Hiram L. and Royal W. : Mrs. Chatterton's children by her first husband, Mr. Humphrey, are two-Alice (now the wife of Heory P. Chatterton), Josephine (the wife of L. J. Richards, a leading merehant at Wyoming, this county. Mr. C. and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which church he is an active and influential worker; in politics, he is a Republican. He has been elected to various offices, and has taken a leading part in public affairs. Owns a well-improved farm of about one hundred acres, finely located.


JOILN DENNISON. farmer. Sec. 17: P. O. Onslow ; was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1833; he came to the United States in 1851 ; he lived in Connect- icut till April, 1852. when he went to Minnesota, where he remained but a short time ; thenee to Dubuque ; came to Jones Co. in May, 1852; in February, 1853, he entered forty acres of timbered land in Sec. 1' ; in March of the same year, he bought a claim of forty acres adjoining that which he entered. where he settled in 1858; his farm now contains two hundred and forty acres. He was married to Matilda Campbell, born in County Antrim, Ireland ; they have five children-John, Agnes J., Mary M., Eliza- beth M. and Anna L. In 1867, Mr. Dennison visited his native land; was ahsent about six months. He is one of the substantial farmers of Clay Township.


WILLIAM ECK LER. farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Clay Mills ; is a native of Herkimer Co., N. Y. : was born in 1824. He married, in his native county, Miss Susan M. Hall ; in 1850, they came to Iowa and settled in this ( Clay ) township. and it has been their home ever since; their children are William A. (who married Char- lotte Wilcox, and resides in Taylor Co., Iowa), Jane A. (now the wife of George Hannas; he was a soldier in the army of the Union during the war of the rebellion ), Roseltha ( wife of P. C. Blackmer ; he also served in the Union army during the war , Josephine (now Mrs. A. Robinson ), James A. Mr. Eckler and wife are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church, in which church he is a member of the Board of Trust- ees and is also Treasurer; politically, Mr. E. acts with the Republican party. His farm consists of 212 acres of land, and the improvements thereon are among the best in Jones Co. Mr. Eckler has been elected to several offices of honor and trust, all of which he discharged the duties of with credit to himself and general satisfaction to the publie. All his life, he has been very liberal in support of religious and educational institutions.


JONATHAN AND JOHN FADLEY, farmers, P. O. Onslow ; Jona- chan was born in Knox Co., Ohio, in 1825. Married to Loretta J. Jewitt; have five


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children-Jared W., Lizzie E., Ida M., Dyer D. and Hattie A. John was born in Knox Co. in 1831. Was married to Harriet M. Jewitt, who died in July, 1877. These gentlemen are brothers, who came to Jackson Co. with their mother, in 1852, where they lived about four years; in 1856, came to Jones Co., and settled in Clay Township ; in the spring of 1864, settled where they now live: their present farm contains about 200 aeres.


JOSEPH FRENCH. farmer, See. 21 : P. O. Canton ; was born in Greene Co., Penn., in 1823; in 1830, he removed with his parents to Licking Co., Ohio, where he lived until 1846, when he moved to Clay Township. Jones Co., Iowa ; in 1849, he went to Noble Co., Ind., and there married his first wife, Miss Catherine Sinkey ; in 1852, they removed to where he now resides and remained one year, then moved to Brandon Township, Jackson Co., where his first wife died ; there were two children by this marriage-Charlotte ( now the wife of Richard Demoss, Jackson Co., Iowa), Ange- line (now Mrs. Andrew Gracey, of this township); in the latter part of 1854, Mr. French returned to Clay Township, and, in 1856, married his present wife, Gracie C. Beaver; their children are William N. ( wbs married Agnes Orr), Mary J., James MI., Sarah J. and Amanda A. Mr. French owns 240 acres of land; his farm is finely improved, and he is one of the well-to-do farmers of Clay Township. In politics, Mr. F. is a Democrat.


JAMES McDANIEL. farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Onslow; was born in Frederick Co., Md., in 1815; while he was a child, his parents emigrated to Knox Co., Ohio, where he received a liberal education. He married. in Knox Co., Miss C: Allison a native of Geauga Co., Ohio ; in 1855, they emigrated to Iowa and settled in Jones Co., which has been their home since. Their children are David A., who was a sol- dier in the 24th I. V. I. during the war of the rebellion, and was wounded near Win- chester ; he married Miss E. Gates ; they now live in Missouri. Orlando, he also fought to sustain the Union in the war of the rebellion ; he served in the 9th I. V. I. ; was discharged on account of severe wounds reecived at Pea Ridge; he married Miss C. Lightfoot, and lives in Clay Township. Elizabeth, now the wife of T. C. Bester, Thayer Co., Neb. ; he was a soldier in active service during the war of the rebellion ; and James W. Mr. McDaniel, the subject of this sketch, is a " straight" Republican ; he has taken a lively interest in public affairs, and, as a consequence, has been elected to various offices of honor and trust ; in all of them he has left a elear record ; he owns 230 aeres of land, and is one of Clay's most enterprising citizens.


ORLANDO McDANIEL, farmer, See. 31 ; P. O. Onslow ; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, in 1840 ; in 1855. emigrated to this (Jones) county with his parents, James and Cyrene MeDaniel; at the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. D, 9th I. V. I .; was severely wounded at Pea Ridge, and was discharged on account of said wounds. Dec. 1, 1863, he married at Anamosa, lowa, Miss C. E. Lightfoot, a native of Marion Co., Ind. Mr. McDaniel is a Republican in politics ; he is 2d Lieutenant of a company of national guards known as the Johnstown Com- pany. He is engaged in farming to quite an extent, and is a thorough go-ahead man as well a public-spirited citizen.


A. P. ORMSBY. farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Onslow; was born in St. Law- rence Co., N. Y., Nov. 22, 1833; in 1855, he came to Canton, Iowa, where he engaged in the grocery trade Feb. 27. 1861. He married in Dubuque, Iowa. Miss C. J. Han- na, a native of Pennsylvania. In 1870, they removed to where they now reside. Mr. Ormsby is a Republican in politics : he takes a live interest in religious and educational matters, and has filled various school and church offices ; himself and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He owns a finely improved farm of 140 acres; he takes considerable interest in the improving of the finer breeds of horses, and owns some that are unequaled in the State of Iowa.


LYMAN OSBORN. farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Onslow ; born May 26, 1827, in Orleans Co., N. Y .; in 1848, came to Wisconsin : in 1867, he came to Jones Co .; he owns 160 acres of land. He enlisted in 1864, in Co. I. 47th Wis. V. I .; servel to the end of the war. Married Mary Asher in 1849; she was born in 1833. in New


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York ; died May 26. 1870; have five children-Ellen M., now Mrs. Reade, Orrin. Merritt, Frank and Lucy. Second marriage to Mrs. Page Nov. 13, 1876; she was born in New York ; she has two children by a former marriage-Eddie and William. Republican ; Presbyterian.


HON. JOHN RUSSELL : P. O. Onslow ; Senator-elect of the Twenty- third Senatorial District, comprising the counties of Jones and Cedar, Iowa ; is a resident of Clay Township. Jones Co., and was born Oet. 8, 1821, in Fifeshire, Scotland ; he is' the son of Robert Russell and Mary Williams, both natives of Fifeshire, Scotland ; his father was a contractor and stone-mason ; he was a stanch Presbyterian, a man of origi- nal thought and scientific research-a valued citizen. His mother was possessed of sterling qualities and great force of character ; both have long since gone to the Prom- ised Land. The generations of Russells for five centuries have found their last rest- ing-places in " God's Acre," at Fifeshire. The subject of this sketch, who is one of the four sons of Robert, came to America and landed at New York May 29, 1842, and immediately proceeded to Pittsburgh, Penn .. where he had an uncle ; he remained at Pittsburgh about a year, working at his trade of stonemason on the new water-works, then being built. In 1843, he removed to Columbiana Co., Ohio, where, with his own capital and some friendly aid, he went into mercantile business and there continued till 1852. On the 29th of November, 1849, he was married to Miss Margaret Fechan, a native of Columbiana Co., Ohio. In 1852, in pursuance of a long-cherished plan, he and his family came West and located on his present farm, in Clay Township, Jones Co., Iowa. They have four children, three sons and a daughter-Robert W .. born Dec. 16, 1850; John F., born Ang. 12, 1852; David W., born May 14, 1855, and Lizzie, born on the 12th of February. 1857. Robert W. was married to Julia Shunk in December, 1876, and resides at Des Moines, Iowa, where he is in charge of the Insurance Department in the office of the State Auditor. John F. is in business in Des Moines ; the other two children are at home. Mr. Russell has a farm of 200 acres in one of the most fertile sections of the State. In early life, he was a Democrat, but has always been Anti-Slavery in sentiment ; in 1854, he was efficient in organizing pub- lie sentiment in opposition to the encroachments of slavery, as embodied in the Kansas- Nebraska Bill. Hle has held most of the offices within the gift of his fellow-townsmen. In 1861, he was elected a member of the General Assembly, and was re-elected four successive times, being the only man in this State who ever served fire consecutive terms in the General Assembly. He was Speaker of the House in 1868, and, by the impartial discharge of his duties, won respect of both parties and became favorably known throughout the State. In 1870, he was elected State Auditor of Iowa, and was re-elected in 1872. At the expiration of his second term as Auditor, in January, 1875, he returned to his farm, and for nearly five years has followed the quiet walks of private citizenship. In October, 1879, he was elected to the State Senate from the district comprising his own and Cedar Counties, and will enter upon his official duties in January. 1550. Early environment and the laws of heredity proclaim him a thoroughbred Scotch Presbyterian; nevertheless, he is not a member of any church organization nor of any secret society-" belongs to nobody but the Republican party." He is a " Stalwart of the Stalwarts"-Zach Chandler and Ben Wade being his models of patriotie statesmanship. As a public man, his strength does not lie in ora- tory, nor in literary display nor in caucus manipulation, but he is popular with the peo- ple because of his strict integrity, practical judgment and sound common sense ; per- sonally plain but affable, unassuming but reliable, he has been crowned by the people with official honors and the proud title of " HONEST JOHN."


STEPHEN R. STREEPER. farmer. See. 31 ; P. O. Onslow ; was born in Montgomery. Penn., Jan. 14, 1819. He was married, July 1. 1843, to Isabella H. Todd, who was born in Montgomery Co. in 1821. They removed to Indiana in 1844, where they lived about sixteen years; they came to Jones Co. in 1860 and settled on present farm, which Mr. Streeper had entered in 1854; they have eight children- Hannah M. (now Mrs. J. T. Johnson ), resides in Guthrie Ce., Iowa : William T. (mar- ried Miss Jennie Gowing), lives in Guthrie Co. ; James M. ( married Miss Sade Coder ),


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resides in Hancock Co., Iowa ; Stephen P. ; Arabella H. (married Mr. Merritt O-born). lives in Minnesota : Robert H .. Bernard W. and Sheridan Grant. Mr. Streeper is one of the substantial farmers of Jones Co. ; his farm contains 135 acres. He and wife belong to the Presbyterian Church.


W. N. TIPPETT. Clay Mills; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, in 1202. He married, in his native county. Miss Julia N. Harris Jan. 12, 1-53; in 1-56. they came West and located in Clay Township, Jones Co., which has been their home since, with the exception of two years they lived at Scotch Grove: their children are Mary E., the wife of M. B. Walters; Victoria MI., the wife of Joseph French. Jr. : Arabel P. and Elizabeth. Mr. Tippett and wife are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church. in which Church he has held various offices, and has taken an active part iu its advance. ment. Mr. T. is a Republican ; he is a member of the Masonic Fraternity at Cascade, Iowa; he was Township Trustee two years, and at present he fills the office of School Secretary ; he is Clerk of the Free-Will Baptist Church, a position he has filled since 1877.


M. C. WALTERS. a prominent and well-known citizen of Jones Co., Iowa, was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1820; was educated at Fairfield Acad my. He married, in his native county, Miss Marietta Hall ; in 1849, they removed to thesuya Co .. Ohio, and there lived until 1852, in the autumn of which year they emigrated to this (Jones) county, and settled in Clay Township; their children were six-M. B., who married Miss M. E. Tippett; Mary E., now the wife of H. O. Shike ; Esther M .. mar- ried Steven Carr; Emma A., deceased; Aurelia, died in infancy ; RoseItha. deceased. Mr. Walters and family are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church ; he has been elected a member of the County Board of Supervisors several terms. and is. at present writing, Chairman of that body ; he has been Notary Public a number of years, also holds the offices of Township Clerk and Collector ; he is a member of the I. O. O. F .. in which he has taken a leading part, and has filled various offices of honor : he is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, in which Order he also takes an active interest. In polities, Mr. W. is a Republican, having always acted with that party ; he was appointed first Postmaster at Clay Mills, where he now lives, in November, 1:03, a position lie has filled since, to the entire satisfaction of all concerned ; he is extensively engaged in manufacturing, and is the proprietor of several mills, which are constantly kept rua- ning ; through his good management and liberality, Clay Mills has become a flourishing and busy village ; as a man of business, he has been very successful, and is in the enjoy- ment of the substantial rewards of well-directed efforts.


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INDEX Biographical Sketches in History of Jones County, Iowa. 1879


Abel, William


659 Bates, J. . G. 643


Acheson, J. L. 620


John 621


Ackerman, Elisha


620 Baugh, Jacob 643


Adair, L J.


549 Bean, Dearborn B. 701


Adams, Rev. Harvey 688 Beatty, William 689


Henry 620 Belden, 7. .. 585


Aitken, William 607 Belknap, Gable 607


Albertson, Henry 620


F. M. 550


William 620


J. S 550


Alden, William H. 614


Thomas M. 550


Aldrich, Rev. O. E. 598 Bender, John 614


Alexander, J. W. 614


Joshua J. 598


Samuel


614 Bennett, Seymour 660


Allen, A. E. Lucius


698


Berlin, Levi 698


Alspaughm, William 549


Altman, Frank


650 Big ler, Washington . 621


Ames, To enh P.


654 Bingham, W. F. 660


Ant ony, J. W.


659


Bishop, T. O. 585


Applegate, James 3. 654 Blackmer, P. C. 701


Armstrong, James


584 Blanchard, John 650


584 Blackledge, L. T. 585


Atkins, John


693 Blakely, J. A. 598


Atkinson, 4. 3.


549


Blasedel, Thomas 638


628


Austin, J. C.


627


Blayney, James 643


Bleasdel, Thomas 638


Blessing, Jerry 585


Blizer, Viet 590


Blodgett, E. S.


689


Babcock, Cottrill 598 Bodeker, John


D. 0. 549


Ba her, Isabella


621


Boman, G. A.




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