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E., Mary M., Joshua M., Amelia A., Polly C. and Samuel H .; Sol- omon, Susan and Harriet R. are deceased; he married again Aug- ust 21, 1865, Mrs. Delila Sanders, a native of Indiana; they have one child: Zue E., living.
BOWMAN, J. M., farmer and stock- raiser, Sec. 28; P. O. Ioka; born March 25, 1838, in Randolph county, Virginia; parents came to Iowa and settled in Jefferson county in 1839; he came to this county in 1845, while it was yet a Territory; here he grew up and was educated; he located on his present farm in 1860; he owns 190 acres of land, upon which he has a fine dwelling and ont-build- ings; he was married February 23, 1860, to Miss Irena Siceloff, a native of Indiana; they have a family of six children: Della, Cora, Nora, Delilah and Samuel D., living, and Cordelia N., de- ceased.
BOWMAN, WASHINGTON, far- mer, Sec. 33; P. O. Ioka; born July 6, 1830, in Virginia; his pa- rents moved to Iowa Territory in 1839 and located in Jefferson county, where they lived till 1846, when they came to this county and located in this township; he located on Sec. 27, Jackson town- ship, in 1855, where he lived till 1872, when he located where he now lives; he owns a fine farm of 100 acres; he is one of the oldest settlers of this county; he knows and has realized all that the word "pioneer" means, in its broadest sense; he was married January 18, 1855, to Miss Jane M. Sisson, a native of Indiana; they have a family of eleven children: Wm. H., Malinda C., Eugene B., Mar- tha M., Laura A., Charles S., Wil- son J. and Floria A .. living, and Mary E., Margaret E. and M. E., deceased.
BOWMAN, SAMUEL H., farmer,
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Sec. 27; P. O. Ioka; born March 9, 1845, in Jefferson county, Iowa, so that he is a native Hawkeye in every sense of the word; has chased the deer across the prairie and gone home with the girls from spelling-school; has a fine farm of 180 acres of well improved land; he is now hunting for a housekeeper, and will make a good catch for some of the Hawk- eye girls, as he is still hanging to the "ragged edge " of single blessedness.
Bowman, James S., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Ioka.
Braden, J. L., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Ioka.
Braden, R. C., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Ioka.
Bragg, W. H., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Ioka.
Braden, J. G., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Ioka.
Braden, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Ioka.
BROWN, JAMES M., farmer, P.
O. Martinsburgh; he lives on Sec. 19, where he owns a farm of 170 acres; born March 15, 1813, in Frederick county, Virginia; his parents came to Ohio in 1824, and to Indiana in 1843; he came to this county in 1853 and located where he now lives; he has fol- lowed farming all his life, and has made what he has by hard, hon- est toil; he was married twice: first, October 25, 1847, to Miss Cornelia Ball, a native of Indi- ana, who died June 8, 1855, leav- ing three children: Henry C. and Lydia A., living, and Henrietta, deceased; he married again Octo- ber 28, 1857, Mrs. Mary Jane Las- well, daughter of Elijah McGee, of Martinsburgh; they have had six children: John M., James H., Win. A., living, and Joseph A. and Alfred E., deceased; she had one child by her first husband; it died in infancy.
Brown, John R., Farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Manhattan.
Brown, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Manhattan.
Brown, Thomas E., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Manhattan.
Brown Joseph, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Richland.
Brown, James, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Richland.
Bryson, J. D., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Ioka.
Burrough, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Ioka.
CAPPS, J. G., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Ioka; born August 11, 1840, and a native of Indiana; his pa- rents moved to this county in 1846; here he was raised and edu- cated in the common schools; he is one of the old settlers of the county ; he was married December 15, 1866, to Miss Susan Cooper, a native of Illinois; they have a family of five children: Alice, Walter, Lizzie, Oscar, and Joseph, all living.
Capps, W. P., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Ioka.
Carter, J. V., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Manhattan.
Carter, Nancy J., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Manhattan.
Carpenter, J. W., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Ioka.
CATHEY, W. C., tin and copper- smith, Ioka; born August 26, 1829, in Warren county, Tennes- see; here he grew up and was ed- ucated; he enlisted June 2, 1846, in the First Tennessee Infantry, for the Mexican war; he served twelve months and was discharg- ed; he was in the battle of Mon- terey, Vera Cruz and Cerro Gor- do; he was presented with a corps badge made from condensed can- non, bearing his name, by the National Association of Veterans; in 1850 he came to Jonesborough, Illinois, where he learned his trade with A. C. Calwell, and continued
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to work until 1857, when he came to this place; in 1860 he went back to Tennessee and went into business and continued until 1862, when he was conscripted in- to the Confederate army, but not wishing to fight against his coun- try, he made his escape, and join- ed Rosecran's army at Murfrees- borough ; entered the secret service and served till June, 1863, when he got his family out and again came to this place; he went to Chicago and on March 29, 1864, enlisted in Company K, One hundred and Fifty-sixth Illi- nois, and served till the close of the war; he was married Septem- ber 6, 1848, to Miss Nancy Finley, a native of Tennessee; she died June 30, 1863, leaving a family of four children: Isaac H., Wil- liam K., Mary and an infant; Mary J. and the infant are de- ceased: in 1857 he was appoint- ed postmaster at Warm Fork, Missouri, which he held for eigh- teen months, when he resigned; he was also postmaster at Ioka from March, 1869, to September 1, 1879, which he also resigned.
Cleavenger, C. G., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Ioka.
Collins, G. W., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Manhattan.
Crowner, Wm., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Ioka.
Cutler, R. H., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Manhattan.
Darby, Henry, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Ioka.
Dare, George, farmer, See. 15; P. O. Manhattan.
Dare, Abile, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Manhattan.
D
AVIS. JAMES, farmer, Sec.
18; P. O. Walden; born February 5, 1828, in Washington county, Virginia; his parents moved to Hancock county. In- diana, in 1828 ; here he lived till the spring of 1853, when he came
to this county and settled where he now lives, on the land he claimed from the government; he is one of the oldest settlers in this part of the county; he has made the most of his estate since com- ing here; he established a general store here on his farm, which he ran in 1854-5, and sold goods on credit till it came near "busting" him, when he concluded he had better sell out, which he did, and turned his attention to farming exclusively, which he has fol- lowed since; he keeps the Walden post office in his house, and is postmaster; he was married Sep- tember 23, 1857, to Matilda Kau- ble, a native of Indiana; they have eight children: Cortez F., Ulysses G., David E., Flora A., Lillus E. and Etta F., living, and John C. and Mary A., deceased ; he owns 414 acres of land.
Davidson, Daniel L., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Manhattan.
Deannond, Robert, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Ioka.
Deniston, J. R. E., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Manhattan.
DULIN, J. A., farmer Sec. 30; P. O. Ioka; he owns a farm of 70 acres of land; born December 24, 1827, in Penn- sylvania; his parents came to Ohio in 1833; there he was raised and educated; he lived there until 1857, when he came to Iowa and located in Richland township; there he lived about three years, when he came to this township, where he has remained ever since; he was married December 6, 1849, to Miss Anna M. Weltner, a na- tive of Pennsylvania; they have a family of three children: Win. L., Elnora and Mary Viola; Wm. L. now lives in German township.
E DWARDS, AARON, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Ioka. Estes, Thomas E., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. loka.
Jesse. O. MBride.
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Estes, Mary, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Ioka.
Estes, Thomas J., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Manhattan.
Estes, Joseph N., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Ioka.
Evans, W. H., Ioka.
F ARMER, J. L., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Walden.
Farmer, Susan, farmer, Sec. 7; P. Walden.
Fleck, Robt., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Ioka.
FYE, MRS. MARGARET, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Ioka; she and her family own over 1,000 acres of the best land of Jackson township; she was born January 31, 1822, in Butler county, Ohio; there she grew to womanhood, and was married January 4, 1841, to Mr. William Fye, who was born September 29, 1841, in Pennsylvania; he died June 3, 1862, leaving her with a family of seven children: Plebe (now Mrs. Robert A. Marshall), Wilson, Della, Lizzie and Ollie, living, and David and Madison, deceased; they lived in Ohio till 1849; when they came to this county and located where she now lives; they entered their lands from the government when they came; they are among the oldest settlers of the county, and know and have realized all that the word pioneer means; after the death of' her husband she run the farm left her, and kept her family together, and supported them until they have become old enough to relieve her of that care, and be a comfort to her in her old age.
Fye, Cordelia, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Ioka.
Fye, W. G., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Ioka.
Fye, Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Manhattan.
G ABBY, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Ioka.
Gardner, J. M., Ioka.
Gill, Mitchell, Ioka.
Gill, James, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. · Ioka.
Gilmore, Charles, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Ioka.
GOODMAN, CHARLES, pro- prietor
Lillie House, Ioka; born April 18, 1818, in North Carolina; when he was about twelve years of age his parents moved to Sangamon county, Illi- nois; he came to Henry county, Iowa, in 1853, and to this county in 1855; he went to farming and followed it till 1875, when he bought the hotel-stand, where he now lives and keeps one of the best houses to be found in this country, and one where his guests will always be glad to return to; he was married November 12, 1840, to Vina Tally. a native of Tennessee, who died November 23, 1876, leaving a family of seven children : Mary Ann, William H., Charles. James K. P., John W., Maria E., Francis F .; William is deceased; he married again, April S, 1878, Mrs. Allie McKinnis, a native of Alleghany county, Mary- land.
Goodman, J. K. P., Ioka.
H ALFERTY, ROBERT. far- mer, Sec. 26; P. O. Ioka; born December 19, 1819, in Westmore- land county, Pennsylvania; pa- rents moved to Ohio in 1823; there he grew to manhood; he came to this county in 1854 and located where he now lives; he has made all his estate since coming to this county, as he had but little means when he came; he has been elect- ed, by his neighbors, justice of the peace for one term in this town- ship; he is one of the old settlers of the county; he owns a fine farm
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of 180 acres of land under good im- provement; he was married Sep- tember 9, 1847, to Miss Rachel Crowner, a native of Virginia; they have a family of eight child- ren: Martha E., John Squire, George, Verona and William, liv- ing, and Green and an infant, de- ceased.
Halferty, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Ioka.
Halferty, Robert, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Ioka.
Harris, W. C., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Ioka.
Hardin, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Ioka.
Hinkle, George, farmer, Sec. 15: P. O. Manhattan.
Hinkle, Elias, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Manhattan.
Hollingsworth, B., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Walden.
TNGLE, J. H., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Ioka.
Ingle, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Manhattan.
ISRAEL, F. M., merchant at Ioka; born in Morgan county, Ohio; at the age of nine years his father died, and at fourteen his mother died also; he then went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he attend- ed Henderson's Commercial Col- lege, where he graduated, after which he entered the house of A. T. Harlow & Co., as book-keeper; he remained with them two years; in 1867 he came to Richland, this county, and engaged in business with his brother, R. Israel, where he remained till 1869, when he went into business on his own ac- count at Talleyrand, this county; there he remained until the rail- road was built to Keota, when he built a store and moved his stock to that place and changed his stock to clothing, which he fol- lowed till 1875, when he went into the banking business, which he followed till 1878, when he sold
out and came to Ioka and estab- lished the Ioka Cash Store, where he keeps a general assortment for a country store; he buys and sells for cash at the lowest figures; he is editor and proprietor of a spicy little sheet, called the "İoka News," which he issues monthly, with a circulation of one thousand; he buys and ships more produce than any firm in Keokuk county; he was married in September, › 1869, to Hattie Dorr, a native of this county, who died January 9, 1873, leaving one child: Gracie, now living; he married again in Jan'y, 1875, Mrs. Hattie Cooum, daughter of Dr. Miller, of this county ; they have three children : Nellie, Myrtle, and a son un- named.
TACOBS, PARMELIA, Ioka.
Jacobs, Benjamin M., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Manhattan.
JONES, J. S., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. loka; born December 31, 1836, in Rappahannock county, Vir- ginia; his parents came to this county in 1855, and located in this township: he located onhis pres- ent farm in 1873; his father and mother are both dead, as also his brothers and sisters, and he has no near relatives in this country; he own a nice little farm of 60 acres. upon which he lives; he is unmarried, and stand in need of a housekeeper.
K ANBLE, WILLIAM F., far- mer, Sec. 19; P. O. Ioka. Keasling, I. P., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Manhattan.
Keasling, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Manhattan.
Keasling, Isaac P., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Manhattan.
Kite, Jacob, Ioka.
L' APE, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Ioka.
Lemming, Ellison, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Ioka.
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Lewman, J. W., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Ioka.
Lewis, D. P., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Ioka.
Long, Edward D., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Manhattan.
Long, Jacob T., farmer Sec. 13; P. O. Manhattan.
Luellen Alfred, Ioka.
Luellen, Nancy A., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Walden.
M cCREERY, GEORGE,
farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Ioka; owns a farm of 285 acres of well improved land; born February 9, 1843, in Highland county, Ohio; his parents moved to Rush county, Indiana, in 1824; here he grew to manhood and enlisted in August, 1862, in Company D, Nineteenth Iowa Infantry, and served to January 1, 1863, when he was discharged by reason of disability caused by being wound- ed in right elbow joint at the bat- tle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; he was married twice; first April 10, 1845, to Isabella, daughter of Iven Fleener, of Indiana; she died Sep- tember 17, 1873, leaving a family of nine children: Mary J., John M., Jessie, Andrew and William living, and James Alfred, de- ceased; he was married again June 4, 1874, to Mrs. Margery Carson, daughter of Win. Ross, of Jefferson county, Iowa; they have two children: Ida May living, and Albert, deceased.
McCreery, Jno. M., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Ioka.
McKinnis Bros., merchants, Ioka. McKINNIS, CHARLES, physician Ioka; born April 22, 1854, in Vinton county, Ohio; parents moved to Jefferson county, Iowa, in 1863 and to Washington coun- ty, Iowa, in 1866; he went to Hen- ry county, Iowa, in 1874, where he attended Whittier College for two years, when he came to this town and began teaching and continued
for eight terms; since that time he has been in the drug business; he studied medicine with Dr. T. W. Mulhern, of this place, and attend Hughes' Medical and Sur- gical College at Keokuk, Iowa, where he will graduate this win- ter; he has been practicing with Dr. Mulhern for about six months in this vicinity; he was married September 5, 1862, to Miss Laura H. McCarty, a native Hawkeye, having been born in Washington county, Iowa; they have two children: Mollie B. and Ivie Myrtle, both living; he owns and runs a drug store in Ioka.
MCREYNOLDS, G. W., proprietor Ioka mills, Joka; born March 12, 1842, in Posey county, Indiana; pa- rents came to Iowa and located in Jefferson county in 1844; he lived there until 1879, when he came to this place and bought a half interest in the Ioka Mills, which he now owns; he is almost a Hawkeye, being but about two years old when he came to Iowa; he was married December 25, 1873, to Miss Nancy Cowger, a - native Hawkeye, having been born in Wapello county, Iowa; they have one child: Davie A., living; has a saw-mill in connection with his flouring mill, which he runs when there is anything to do, aiming at all times to accommo- date his customers.
Martin, Moses, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Manhattan.
Marshall, R. A., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Ioka.
MERIDETH. T. B., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. loka; born March 5, 1835, in Hendricks county, Indi- ana; here he lived till he was eighteen years of age, when he came to this county and located at Richland, where he went to work in the saw-mill of Baker & Ed- wards; this he followed for sever- al years; he has followed farming
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most of his life; he came to the farın where he now lives in 1874; he has been J. P. for the last sev- enteen years in succession, and his present term will expire January 1, 1881, making the longest term any one man has ever served in the county; he was town clerk four years, and has held various minor offices; he was married September 8, 1858, to Miss Mary M. Bowman, a native Hawkeye, having been born in Jefferson county, Iowa; they have a family of seven children: John C., Oscar, Permelia, Eva, Nathan, Etta, and an infant not named; Oscar is de- ceased.
Miller, Win. R., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Ioka.
Milliken, John, Sec. 36; P. O. Ioka. Mishey, George, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Manhattan.
Mitts, Cyrus, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Manhattan.
MOODY. A.P., farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Manhattan; he owns a nice little farm of 31 acres; born October 1, 1814, in Muskingum county, Ohio ; his father having died, his mother moved to Perry county, Olio, in 1832; there he lived till 1840, when he came to Blooming- ton, Illinois, where he remained about two years; in June, 1842, he came to Iowa Territory and lo- cated near the Black Hawk mills, in German township; there he re- mained about two years and mov- ed to Sigourney, where he lived till 1875. when he came to this township and located where he now lives; he has been twice mar- ried: first, October 15, 1837, to Miss Matilda Dennis, a native of Ohio, who died December 16, 1838, leaving one child: Thomas, now living in Montana Territory; he married again, January 20, 1850, Mrs. Louisa McFarland, a native of Ohio; they have a fam-
ily of four children: A. P. and Mary L., living; and John and James McFarland, deceased.
Moore, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Ioka. Moorman, E. W., Ioka. Mulhem, V. W., Ioka.
N TELSON, JOSEPH, farmer,
Sec. 33; P. O. Ioka.
Northrup, Darius, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Walden.
ARD, J. C., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Manhattan.
Orsborn, Ritchea, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Ioka.
P ATTERSON, A. R., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Ioka.
Paxton, Nathan, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Manlıattan.
Pickering, W. T., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Ioka.
Pike, James, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Walden.
Power, Anna, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Ioka.
Q UICK, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Manhattan.
Quick, James W., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Manhattan.
Quick, A. H., farmer, Sec. S: P. O. Manhattan.
Quick, Teunis, Ioka.
R AMSEY, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Ioka.
Reimer, H. W., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Ioka.
Reimer, J. W. P., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O Manhattan.
Reiner, J. N., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Manhattan.
RICHARDSON, J. M., merchant, Ioka; born January 7, 1836, in Vermillion county, Indiana; pa- rents moved in fall of same year to McDonough county, Illinois, where they lived till the fall of 1845, when they came to Steady Run township in this county; his mother still lives on the same farm her husband entered when first came to the county; he fol-
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lowed farming till the year of 1852, when he went to clerk in store of James McGrew, of Lan- caster, where he remained three years; from that time to 1869 he put in his time farming, carpen- tering and coopering; at that time he moved to Ioka and went into the goods trade with R. F. Wel- ler, he putting time and exper- ience against his partner's money for a share of the profits; this lie continued for four years, when his brother, F. P. Richardson, bought Weller out; he then formed a new partnership with his brother, which lasted about five years, when he bought his brother out and has run it himself until the present time; he keeps a well as- sorted stock of goods for a coun- try store and has a good trade, which he has built up by fair deal- ing and strict integrity; what he has he has made by hard knocks; he owns nine acres of land adjoin- ing the town and is just finishing the best residence in the place; is post-master and keeps the office in his store; married October 9, 1856, to Emily Jacobs, a native of Indiana; they have a family of eight children: Henry L., an at. torney in Sigourney, Frank Pierce, Malissa E., William H., Edward E., Samuel W., Albert L., and Susan J., living, and Thomas S., deceased.
ROCKAFELLER, HENRY, farm- er, Sec. 11; P. O. Manhattan; owns eighty acres of land; born April 25, 1797, in New Jersey; parents moved to Franklin coun- ty, Indiana, in 1805; he came to Iowa territory in 1837, and locat- ed in Louisa county near Wapel- lo; he came to this county in 1856; took a trip to Oregon in 1852, going by water from New York; has been twice married; first, January 28, 1819, to Miss Elenor Hurst, a native of Ver-
mont, she died July 6, 1851, leav- ing a family of six children : Sam- uel H., Peter R., William H., Al- bert G., George W., and Allison L .; Samuel H., Peter R., and Al- lison L. are deceased; married again Dugust 11, 1852, to Char- lotta Oard, a native of Ohio; she died April 3. 1879, leaving three children: John H., living, and two infants deceased; she had two children by a former husband: Jonathan C. Oard and Elizabeth Jordon, deceased.
Rogers, Stacy, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Ioka.
Romaker. Henry, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Manhattan.
ROOP, JOHN, farmer and stock- raiser, Sec. 13; P. O. Manhattan; has a fine farm of 300 acres, well- improved, upon which he has a fine residence and large barn; born June 25, 1824, in Maryland; his parents moved to Ohio in 1834; he was educated and lived there till 1848, when he came to this county and located near Richland; he located on his present farm in 1857; has also made another farm in Jefferson county, which he sold out; when he landed in Iowa he had thirty-six dollars in money and a large stock of grit and mus- cle; what he owns he lias made since coming here; has been twice married: first, November 26, 1846, to Miss Elizabeth Sheridan, a native of Ohio; she died March 15, 1850, leaving two children: Susan E., now living, and John T. deceased; he was married again November 6, 1862, to Delilah Broilliar, a native of Ohio; they have six children: J. W., Mary A., Martha F., Arthur M., and Walter D., living, and Grant, de- ceased.
Ruby, Milas, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Ioka.
Ruby, Matilda, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Manhattan.
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Ruby, J. V., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Manhattan.
Ruby, Marshall, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Manhattan.
Ruby, W. R., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Manhattan.
Ruby, William, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Manhattan.
Ruby, Charles E., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Manhattan.
Ruby, J. J., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Manhattan.
Ruggles, John F., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Walden.
Runyan, J. E., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Manhattan.
Rush, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Manhattan.
SCEARCY. Sec. 27; P. O. Ioka;
WM., farmer,
owns 440 acres of well im- proved land; born February 24, 1813, in North Carolina; his parents moved to Tennessee in 1815, and to Morgan county, In- diana, in 1829, where they raised one crop, and in the fall of 1830 they came to Sangamon county, Ill .; he lived there until the spring of 1839, when he came to Iowa, and located near Richland, in this county; he lived there till the spring of 1843, when he located on his present farm where lie now lives, and where he has resided since; he was married April 7, 1836, to Miss Sarah Mil- ler, a native of Kentucky; they have a family of ten children: Joshua N., John F., Arminda, Francis M., Geo. W., Marquis De L., Jane, Stephen A. Douglas, Alice and Sarah, all living; his mother, Mrs. Mary Scearcy, died April 15, 1844, in this county.
Scearcy, F. M., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Ioka.
SECHRIST, JACOB, farmer,
Sec. 30; P. O. Ioka; has 196 acres of land under a high state of cultivation; born July 12, 1829, in Pennsyl-
vania; his parents moved to Ohio in 1833; he lived there till 1856, when he came to Iowa and settled on Sec. 27, in Steady Run town- ship; he lived there four years when he moved to Jefferson coun- ty, and after remaining there near two years, he moved back to Olio, but after a stay of six years, scratching over the clay banks and stumps of Ohio, he concluded that Iowa was the best State to live in after all; so he came back to this county in 1868 and settled where he now lives; he was mar- ried March 30, 1854, to Miss Eunice E. Warner, a native of Ohio; they have a family of eight children: Alonzo G., Maurice S., Emmit L., Eva L., Henry E., Mer- tie L. and Gartie I., living, and Elmer deceased.
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