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of supervisors and has always taken great interest in educational matters; he is a genial gentleman, a quick observer and as prompt in his business relations as he is generous in his social relations and thoroughly merits the esteem in which he is held by his fellow- citizens; he married Miss Matilda
Colder, in 1858; she was a native of Baltimore, Maryland; they have one son: Frank, now a stu- dent of law in the office of Woodin & McJunkin; they lost one daughter: Kate C .; she died on May 16th, 1877, aged eighteen years.
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A BEL, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 18: P. O. Slagle.
ABRAMS, V., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Butler; born in Lick- ing county, Ohio, July 2, 1813; he was raised there on a farm, and in 1845 went to Noble county, In- diana; from there he removed to this county and settled on the place upon which he now lives, in 1854; he has a fine farm of 80 acres of well improved and culti- vated land; August 20, 1840, he married Miss Julia A. Mayfield, a native of Licking county, Ohio; by this union they have five child- ren: Mary E. (now Mrs. J. N. Sheets), Melissa (now Mrs. F. Hamilton), Elinor J. (now Mrs. J. R. Francis), John W., Almira (now Mrs. Solon Helm); they have lost two: Louisa and William, who was a member of company F, 33d Iowa regiment; enlisted Au- gust 13, 1862; served for nearly two years, and died January 18, 1864, at home, of disease con- tracted in the army.
Abrams, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Butler.
Abrams, Miles, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Butler.
Abrams, Henry, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Butler.
Akerman Nathan, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Slagle.
AKERMAN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Slagle; born in Bava- ria, Germany, in April, 1825;
in 1833 he emigrated with his pa- rents to the United States, land- ing at New York; he went from there to Butler county, Ohio, and was there raised on a farın; he came to this county in 1849, and settled where he now resides; he owns 398 acres of well improved and cultivated land; February 4, 1839, he was married to Miss Catharine Lentze, a native of Ba- varia, Germany; they have nine children: Nathan M., Lizzie (now Mrs. N. Linawaver), Lydia, George, Catharine, David, Philip, Lillie; they have lost five: Christina, Maggie, John, Peter and Anna M; he is a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, and is a well re- spected citizen.
Alderman, E. W., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Slagle.
Allman, Elizabeth, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Slagle.
Allman, Jacob; P. O. Slagle. B EAVER, MOSES, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Slagle.
Bennett, J., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Butler.
Bennett & Wood, merchants; But- ler
BENNETT, RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 23 ; P. O. Butler; born in Warren county, New York, March 15, 1814; he was raised there, and in 1844 went to Kane county, Ills., where he remained until 1851, and then moved to Wapello county, Iowa; in 1856
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he came to Benton township and settled on the farm where he now resides and which consists of 100 acres of well improved and culti- vated land; he had at one time 320 acres, but has given each of his three children 40 acres; he married Mrs. L. Knight in April, 1839, a native of New York; they have seven children: Richard W., George S., Charles H., Marion (now Mrs. Gilmore), Margaret J. (now Mrs. Boyce), Alice G. (now Mrs. Scott), and James W .; have lost six.
BENNETT, JAMES W., was born
in Wapello county, Iowa, May 8, 1851; he came to Keokuk county and settled in Benton township, where he was raised on a farm; at the age of 19 he engaged in trav- eling for Root & Brainard, of Ot- tumwa; he then engaged in busi- ness for himself, traveling through Kansas, Texas, Colorado and other States; he then returned to this county and still resides on the same place; he is postmaster at Butler, and is engaged in mer- chandising also; he was married to Miss Mary Gaskill October 15, 1876; she is a native of this State; they have one child: Lum R., born January 29, 1879.
Bennett, Richard, Jr., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Butler.
Bennett, S. G., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Butler.
Bergman, Fred., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O: Butler.
Birchner, C. A., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Butler.
Boldozer, Henry, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Slagle.
Bottorff, W. F., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Butler.
Broadhead, Elisha, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Slagle.
Brooks, J. G., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Butler.
Brown, George, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Butler.
Burtlow, Wm., farmer, Sec. P. O. Slagle.
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HADWICK, J. L., farmer, Sec. 2;P. O. Slagle
Chadwick, J. M., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Butler.
Chadwick, Jerome, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Slagle.
Cheek, Wm., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Slagle.
Clark, W. G., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Slagle.
Coleman, Wm., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Slagle.
Cook, Clark, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Slagle.
Craft, E., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Butler.
Craft, J., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Butler.
CUNNINGHAM, JOHN M., mer- chant, and postmaster of Slagle; born in Brown county, Ohio, June 8, 1839; in 1858, in company with his parents, he moved to Linn county, Iowa; he was raised on a farm, and followed farming until 1873, when he built a store at Slagle, and is now engaged in business at that point; he keeps a fine assortment in his line; he went to California, crossing the plains with ox-teams and return- ing on horseback; he was married on the 21st of March, 1867, to Miss S. A. Matthews, a native of Iowa; she was born December 24, 1849; Mr. Cunninghamn is a mem- ber of the M. E. Church.
Curtis, J. C., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Butler.
D ALTON, ROB'T. farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Butler.
Dean, Henry, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Slagle.
Denny, Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Butler.
Dixon, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Butler.
Durfee, S. H., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Butler.
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Durfee, D. P., farmer, Sec 34; P. O. Butler.
F ARDICE, Rob't, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Slagle.
FISHER, NATHAN., farmer, Sec.
22; P. O. Butler; born in Nor- folk, Mass., February 23, 1816; there he was raised; he learned the boot and shoe trade, but that not being to his taste, he learned the the carpenter's trade; this he has followed for some twenty years; he was at one time engaged in the manufacturing of pianos in Bos- ton; in 1868 he came to this coun- ty and located where he now re- sides; he owns 96 acres of good land; in 1860 he lost his house and all its contents by fire, which left him destitute, for a time, of things necessary for the main- tanence of life, but being a ready workman and a good carpenter, he has built himself a large, fine house of rock and cement, that would be difficult to burn; in De- cember, 1836, he married Miss Elizabeth C. Baydon, of Norfolk, Mass .; had three children, Charles E., Harriet E. (now Mrs. A. S. Hussey), and Henry S .; lost two: Ella M., and Waldo B .; was again married to Miss Lucinda Greeley in April, 1868, a distant relative of the late Hon. Horace Greeley. Francis, Matilda, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Butler.
GAY AY, K., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Butler.
Goehring, Peter, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Slagle.
Goehring, Jacob, Sr., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Slagle.
Goehring, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Slagle.
Graves, Joseph, Sr., farmer, section 28; P. O. Butler.
H AGON. J. M., farmer, Sec. 25; L P. O. Martinsburgh; born in Ohio, April 1, 1839; he was raised on a farm; at the age of eighteen years his father
died, and on him and an elder brother was left the responsi- bility of caring for the family; on the breaking out of the war his brother enlisted and he was left in charge of the farm; in 1862 he removed with his mother to this county locating where he now re- sides; owns a farm of 320 acres, which is well improved and shows the evidences of thrift and indus- try; November 26, 1862, he mar- ried Miss Ellen Barnes, a native of Tuscarawas county, Ohio; she was born October 14, 1844; by this union they have four children: Nora, Minnie, Addie and Gay; have lost two: an infant child and one son by the name of Ralph.
Hamilton, John, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Butler.
Harshbarger, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Butler.
HARPER, J. T., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Martinsburgh; born in Harri- son county, Ohio, July, 1828; there he was raised on a farm; in 1853 he came to Washington county, Iowa, and from there traveled across the plains to California where he remained four years, meeting with good success; he then returned to New York by way of the Isthmus and from there removed to Washington county, Iowa; after residing there for four years, he came to Keokuk county and settled on the farm upon which he still lives; his farm consists of 235 acres of well improved and cultivated land; January 20, 1859, he was married to Miss Louisiana S. Wortman; she is a native of Morgan county, Ohio, and was born December 22, 1844; have five children : Mary C., Samuel J., Ettie E., Virdy, and Gracie M .; Mr. Harper has held various offices in this township; also represented this Twenty-eighth district to the Fifteenth General Assembly in
yours truly S. Coxsmear
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1874; he is one of the leading men of his township.
Hedges, Alfred, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Slagle.
Helm, D. P., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Butler.
Helm, Seneca, fariner, Sec. 18; P. O. Butler.
Helm, Franklin, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Butler.
Helm, Chas., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Butler.
Helm, George, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Butler.
Hiberg, Milton, farmer, Sec. 11.
Hibler, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Butler.
Hickman, J. H. farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Butler.
Hix, Orin, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Butler.
Hough, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Butler.
Hults, James, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Butler.
Hunter, Joel, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Slagle.
J OHNSON, J. J., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Slagle.
Jordan, W. H., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Slagle.
K IMICAT, J. H., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Slagle.
Koontz, Henry, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Butler.
Kriese, Louis, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Slagle.
L AWSON, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Butler.
LENTZ, C., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Slagle; born in Germany, and came to the United States in 1832, and settled in New York; although quite young at the time, he recol- lects distinctly of seeing the cel- ebrated Indian chief, Black Hawk, in the city of Buffalo in 1833, when he was escorted through the largest cities of the East in order that he might be impressed with the strength of the whites; the
same year he removed to Butler county, Ohio, and engaged in farming; in 1846 he came to Keo- kuk county, when it was but a territory, and settled in Benton township, where he now owns 220 acres of land; he has held offices of town trustee, etc .; he married Miss Malvina Trimble in 1849; she is a native of Illinois; the family consists of eight child- ren: Anna M. (now Mrs. Charles Stedter), Caroline (wife of Alex- ander Watts), Rachel (wife of John Gilstrap), Albert, Hettie, Edna, Nathaniel and Ellsworth.
LONG, A. H., miller, in the town of Slagle; born in Greene county, Ohio, in the year 1830; when quite young he moved with his parents to Butler county, Indiana, where he was raised, being engag- ed in farming; he came to this county in 1856 and followed farm- ing until 1870, when he bought the & Palmer mill, which he, in company with Mr. McClure, has been operating up to the present time; the mill is situated on a tract of land known as the mill property, and consists of 142} acres; it has been in operation for many years and is one of the best on the South Skunk river; he married Miss A. C. Briggs, March 11, 1852; she is a native of Ohio; they have three children : Eva M., Stella R., and Earl C .; Mr. Long is a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity and belongs to the M. E. Church, having his membership at Delta.
LYNN, JAMES A., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Butler; born in Gibson county, Indiana; when fourteen years of age he, with his parents, moved to Jefferson county, Iowa, but the location not being desira- ble he moved to Keokuk county in 1854, and settled on the place where he now resides; he has
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ninety-one acres of land, well cul- tivated; he enlisted in Company D, Eighteenth Iowa Infantry, in June 1862, and served with his regiment, participating in all the engagements of the company; served three years and was mus- tered out at Davenport in 1865, after which he returned to this county; in October, 1855, he was married to Miss Sarah M. Waugh; she was born in Ohio in 1834; by this union they have a family of seven children: William E., Al- bertine, Dora, Lucy (now Mrs. O. Locke), Alfred W., James E., Gertrude; have lost four: Ells- worth, Robert, Charlie, and Anna L.
Lynn, James, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Butler.
Lynch, Wesley, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Slagle.
M cBETH, ANDREW, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Butler.
McCreery, Daniel, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Slagle.
McKELVEY, DAVID, farmer and blacksmith, Sec. 27; P. O. Butler; born in Washington county, Mary- land, June 9, 1822; was there raised and learned the blacksmith trade; he came to Iowa at an early day, but not being satisfied with the country returned to Pennsyl- vania; after remaining there some- time he returned to this State, set- tling in Wapello county; from there he went to California, but did not remain long and then came to Keokuk county and set- tled in Martinsburgh; in 1875 he settled where he now lives, owns a nice farm of seventy acres; in connection with farming he does a successful business at the black- smith trade; December 25, 1845, he was married to Miss Eliza Fridley; she died November 19, 1858, leaving five children: Win- field, Lewis, Jane (now Mrs. D. Shutes), Joseph and David; was
married again January, 1868, to Miss Amanda Francis, of Illi- inois; she died, leaving one son: John; he married for his third wife Miss Amanda Koonts, of Iowa, in August, 1871; have three children: Rosie B., Jessie and William H.
Mckibben, W. E., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Slagle.
Mckinney, F. A., farmer, Sec 21; P. O. Butler.
MCKINNEY, H. L., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Butler; born in Brown county, Ohio, April 21, 1816; he with his parents moved to John- son county, Indiana, where he was raised; in 1844 he came to Iowa (then a territory), and set- tled in Mahaska county; the loca- tion not being satisfactory, he came to Keokuk county, in 1862, and located where he now resides; owns 240 acres of well improved and finely cultivated land; he has held various offices of trust in the township; he is a thorough busi- ness man and a model farmer; in 1838 he was married to Miss Nancy A. Landers; she was born in Greene county, Kentucky, in 1818; by this union they have five children : Franklin A., Oliver H. S., Winfield S., Fletcher H. and L. M .; have lost six: Lizzie Iowa (wife of James Baldozer), Ephraim H., enlisted in 1861, in Company I, Eleventh Illinois Cav- alry; he was killed October 9, 1864, at the seige of Vicksburg, just at the close of his last term of service; was in all the battles participated in by the regiment; Mr. McK. is a member of the M. E. Church.
McVey, J. N., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Butler.
MANUEL, ALFRED, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Morton, Wapello coun- ty; born in Montgomery, Ohio, April 24, 1815; when quite young he moved with his parents to
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Parke county, Indiana, where
he was raised on a farm; has followed the occupation of farming until the present time; in April, 1837, he married Miss Hannah Wise; she was born in Ohio, in 1815; they have six children : Melinda (now Mrs. Brittanstine), Wm. C., Catharine E. (now Mrs. Buckner), Margaret B., Nancy A. (now Mrs. F. Buck- ner) and Dick; have lost eight: Sarah, Jane, David L., two infants, John D., who was a member of Company B, First Missouri Cav- alry, Francis M., a member of Company A, One Hundred and twenty-second Illinois Infantry, died of disease contracted in the army, and Harvey N., was in 100 day service; Mr. and Mrs. M. came to Iowa in 1865; and settled on the place where they now re- side; the farm consists of eighty- nine acres of good land; he is a member of the M. E. Church.
Mansfield, Riley, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Slagle.
Martin, H. C., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Butler.
MARTIN, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Butler; born in Picka- way county, Ohio, February 6, 1826; the family moved to Ver- million county, Illinois, in 1833, and after living there seven years became dissatisfied with the coun- try, and concluded to try their fortunes in Iowa, and in 1840 they settled in what was known as Blue Point, in Jefferson county, where they remained until 1843, when he came to Keokuk county, and entered the land on which he now resides; so anxious was he to secure the land which he had selected, that he came on it at 12 o'clock at night the day they were permitted to come and make their claims; he owns a farm of seven- ty-six acres, and among those who have passed the ordeal of pioneer
life in the West, and whose early struggles well deserve a place in these memorials, is the subject of this sketch; obstacles have been overcome that, in looking back, it seems impossible to have been ac- complished; he has felt the want of food and the necessities of life in common with others of the early settlers; he has gone fourty-four hours without eating, and then had to pound corn in a wooden mor- tar to supply the want; he learned the wagon-maker's trade, and was one of the first in the county; he was married January 1, 1850, to Miss Charity Thomas; she is a native of Ross county, Ohio, and was born July 5, 1826; they have five children: Cicero F., Harriett A., Sarah E., Emma L. and Lu- cretia G .; lost four: William P., Mary J. Elmina E., and Lewis W .; Mr. and Mrs. Martin have long been, and are at the present time, active members of the Uni- ted Brethren Church.
MERRYFIELD, JOSEPH, farm- er, Sec. 3; P. O. Slagle; born in Brown county, Ohio, October 18, 1822; he was raised there, follow- ing the occupation of farmer; he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he learned the carpenter's trade, which he has followed, in connection with farming, up to the present time; Mr. M. moved to Indiana, after residing in Cin- cinnati, but not being satisfied with the location, he again moved, this time coming to this county in 1856; he settled on the tract of land upon which his present home is located; his farm consists of 180 acres of well improved land, kept in a fine state of cultivation; he has held various township and county offices, and is now justice of the peace; in 1844 he was married to Miss Eliza A. Miller; she was born in Pennsylvania, in 1824; they have a family of ten
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children: Martha J. (now Mrs. A. J. Hewitt), John F., Vianna (now Mrs. William Vaughn), William J., Eleline (now Mrs. Ś. Quick), Caroline L. (now Mrs. C. Morton), Josiphene (now Mrs. F. A.Mckinney), George F.,Susan and Charles S; Mr. Merryfield is a member of the Masonic fraterni- ty, and is one of the most influen- tial citizens of the township; for the past twenty years he has been in- timately connected with all the interests of the county.
Myers, George, farmer, Sec, 3; P. O. Slagle.
Miller, Ernest, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Slagle.
Mock, John, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Butler.
Monk, C. W., farmer, Sec 34; P. O. Butler.
Morrison, James, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Slagle.
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TEECE, WM., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Slagle.
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TT, CHARLES, farmer and stock-feeder, Sec. 2; P. O. Sla- gle; born in Franklin county Ohio, November 26, 1838; there he was raised, and there he remained un- til 1855, when he came to Iowa, and settled in Keokuk county; in 1860, he moved upon the farm on which he now resides, which con- sists of 160 acres of well improv- ed and highly cultivated land; he inakes stock-raising and feeding a specialty, and has about 150 head of stock at the present time; heis, and has been for the past thirteen years, school director of his dis- trict; he was married September 18, 1862, to Miss Eliza Bowersox, a native of Pennsylvania; she was born May 30, 1843; have a family of four children : Charles J., Wm. F., Ollie and an infant not named; three have died: Clara B., Cora E. and an infant.
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ARR, WM., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Butler.
Palmer, J. W., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Butler.
Pepper, Conrad, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Slagle.
Pfeiffer, John, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Butler.
REED, D. M., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Butler.
RICKETT, WILLIAM H., farm- er, Sec. 32; P. O. Butler; born in Gallia county, Ohio, October 2, 1831; he lived there until 1845, when he went to Green county, Ohio, remaining there for five years, and then removed to Wa- pello county, Iowa; the location not being desirable, he came to this county and settled on the farm upon which he now lives; he has 122 acres of well-improved and cultivated land; July 23, 1854, he was married to Miss Amanda Dimmett, a native of Indiana, born October 25, 1827; by this union they have six children: Ra- chel, Albert D., Lincoln C., Ida A., Jennette and Willie J .; Mr. R. has held various offices in Ben- ton township, and is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Toleration Lodge, No. 236, Fremont.
Ritter, Wm., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Butler.
RITTER, JOHN., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Slagle; born in Louden, Prussia, 1827; when nineteen years of age he came to the United States, landing at New York; from there he went to Butler county, Ohio, remaining there for six years; he owns a nice farm of 100 acres of land, well cultivated and improved; he is town trustee, which office he has held for several years; during his residence in Butler county, Ohio, he married Miss Caroline Haker, a native of that State; she died in 1853; he married for his second wife, Miss Christina Achreman, a native of Ohio; they have four children : Matilda M., John P., Adaline K.
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and Elizabeth; five are deceased : Fred., George, Charles, Joseph and an infant not named; Mr. Ritter is a member of the Church of God.
RITTER. ANDREW., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Slagle; born in Ba- varia, Germany, in 1841; he came to the United States with his pa- rents in 1857, landing in New York city; from there he came to Keokuk county and located where he now lives; he owns a fine farm of 120 acres upon which he has a nice barn, as good as any in the township, and also, a fine brick house, where he can live at ease for the remainder of his days and enjoy what it has cost to have it; he was married February 27, 1866, to Miss Louisa M. Stodter, a na- tive of Crossan, Prussia; they have four children: Frederick W., John A., Geo. W. and Albert D .; Edward, and an infant deceased; Mr. Ritter is a member of the Lu- theran Church.
Ritter, Fred., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Butler.
Roach, James, farmer Sec. 27; P. O. Butler.
Rooker, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Butler.
Royquett, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 7; P. Ö. Butler.
S ANCHEZ, PHILIP, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Butler.
Sanchez, Fred, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Butler.
Scott, Robert, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Butler.
Scott, E. P., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Butler.
Scott, David, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Slagle.
Shaffer, Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Slagle.
Sheets, J. N., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Butler.
Showman, Wm., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Butler.
Shute, David, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Butler.
Shute, Sarah, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Butler.
Shute, Cornelius, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Butler.
Shute, John, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Butler.
Stevens, J. L., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Butler.
Street, W. E., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Butler.
Sykes, Charles, farmer, Sec. 11; P. (). Slagle.
TERESO, PHILIP SAN-
CHEZ, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Martinsburg; born in Kaiser's- lantern, Bavaria, Germany, June 4,1828; he was raised there in the mercantile business, which he continued until 1849, when he emigrated to the United States, landing at New York; from there he went to Philadelphia and Bal- timore, being engaged in the printing business at each of those places; from Baltimore he moved to Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, at which place he remained some four months, being employed in the iron works; in 1850 his pa- rents landed at New York City; Philip remained at that city with them until 1851, they then com- ing to this county; here he has a nice farm of 260 acres, well im- proved and cultivated; he settled on this farm in 1860; April 11, 1854, he married Miss Mary J. Garrett; she was born in Indiana in 1835; they have one child by adoption: Lucinda B .; he has held various offices in his town- ship, and is a member of the Bap- tist Church.
TERESO, FREDERICK SAN-
CHEZ, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Martinsburg; born March 30, 1824, at Hackenheim, Hessen, Germany; his father was a native of Spain, and his mother was of
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DIRECTORY OF KEOKUK COUNTY.
German ancestry; his youth and early manhood were passed at the place of his birthı, where he at- tended first the common school and then the high school; Ger- man, Latin, Greek and French were some of the studies here pursued; at the age of 17 years he was appointed clerk of the court, which official position he filled to the satisfaction of the higher officials, and with credit to himself; on the outbreak of the revolution of 1849, when but 24 years old, he received the import- ant appointment of General Fi- nancial Secretary, under the Re- public at that time established; this position he held for about six months, when the Republic col- lapsed, and in company with other patriots he crossed the Rhine into France, and after remaining there a short time, he embarked at Havre for America; he arrived at New York in September, 1849, and from there he went to Phila- delphia, where he engaged in the printing business; after remain- ing there for ten months he re- turned to New York to meet his parents, and while there awaiting the arrival of the ship he was employed by a publishing house as a translator; upon the arrival of his parents they set out for Iowa and settled in Jackson town- ship, this county; in 1866 he re- moved to Benton township and settled where he now resides; owns a farm of 270 acres, under good cultivation; has a comforta- ble, well arranged house, in which is a choice library of rare books; in August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Co. F, Thirty-third Iowa Infantry; June 2, 1863, he was promoted to the position of first lieutenant; served until the close of the war, and was dis- charged July 25, 1865, at New Orleans, and after his discharge
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