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honor to himself; he started in life with a laudable ambition to succeed and has not been disap- pointed; he married Miss E. A. Hargrove, November 1, 1843; she was born in Virginia, September 22, 1821; their family consists of five children: George A., Anna M. (now Mrs. Reynolds), Jenette B. (now Mrs. Hutchinson), Mary R. (now Mrs. Hobson) and Min- nie W .; they have lost five.
HERRING, NOAH, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Richland; born August 20, 1842, in Hamilton county, In- diana, where he lived till 1854, when he came to this county; he located where he now lives in 1869; he was married November 15, 1868, to Miss Malinda Pringle, a native of Iowa, and born in this county; they have two child- ren: Ida and Etta, both living; he owns a nice farm of 137 acres of well improved land; he is a thorough farmer.
Hinshaw, Ira, Richland.
HINSHAW. WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Richland; born October 25, 1826; is a native of Tennessee; in the year 1851 he moved to Keokuk county, Iowa, and settled on the place where he now resides; he has 100 acres of land, which is in a good state of cultivation; he is a mem- ber of the Friends' Society; he has held various offices in his township; he married Louisa Stalker in December, 1850; she died in 1863; July 27, 1864, he married Sarah Crakall, who is a native of Indiana; they have six children living: Alpheus M., Oscar, Margaret J., Alta, Elda and Elvin; lost five: Lucinda, Albert, Ada, Orvin and Orin.
Hinshaw, E. W., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Richland.
Hobson, Nathan, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Richland.
HOLLINGSWORTH, JER-
EMIAH, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Richland; one of the most worthy citizens that ever made his home in Richland township; born in Union county, Indiana, February 25, 1809, and lived there until 1824, when he removed to Ver- million county, Illinois; he was raised a farmer, and received the benefit of the common schools; he was married April 5, 1831, to Miss Catherine Amons; she was born in Benton county, Kentucky, February 18, 1806; came to this county in 1840, and settled on the farm on which he now resides in 1842; owns 132 acres of land at the present time, having divided a large number of acres among his children; he was one of the board of commissioners appointed to organize the county, and also served as a member of the consti- tutional committee that met at Iowa City in 1857, and had the honor to help frame the laws un- der which the citizens of Iowa are governed; they have seven child- ren: Amos, Emily and Eliza (twins), America and Amanda (twins), John W. and Julia; have lost five.
Hollingsworth, Amos, farmer, Sec. 12; ]'. O. Richland.
Hollingsworth, J. W., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Richland.
Horton, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Richland.
TRWIN, BARBARA, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Richland.
Israel, Robert, Richland.
"EFFERIS, W. H., farmer, Sec.
J 24; P. O. Richland.
Jefferis, E. W., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Richland.
JOHNSON, J. C., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Richland; among those prominently identified with the in- terest of Richland township, no one is more deserving of a notice in these memoirs than the subject of this sketch; born in Randolph
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county, North Carolina, February 3, 1815, and lived there until fif- teen years of age, and then, with his parents, removed to Hendricks county, Indiana; he received the benefits of the common schools, and being a diligent student, he has supplemented his education by extensive reading and close ob- servation, and is one of the best informed men in the township; he was raised a farmer, and he has demonstrated that he is thoroughly practical in all its details; he came to this county in 1846, in time to vote on adoption of the State Constitution; he settled in the place where he now resides in 1849, and has made all the im- provements; he owns 294 acres in his home farm, and eighty acres in Jefferson county, and has given attention to good graded stock; he has been honored by the citi- zens of the county with various offices of trust and honor; he has held various township offices and served three terms as a member of the board of supervisors; he serv- ed the unexpired term of E. S. Sampson in the State Senate in 1868, when the latter was elected District Judge; he is a member of Kossuth Lodge, I. O. O. F .; he married Prudence Sanders, Au- gust 8, 1839; she was born in Ohio, February 12, 1816; their family consists of three children : Oswald N., Amanda E., Martha R .; they lost one daughter: Sarah Jane.
Johnson, Lot. M., Richland.
Johnson, O. N., Richland.
Johnson, Enos, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Richland.
Jones, E. C., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Richland.
Jones, Linley H., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Richland.
Jones, Jesse, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Richland.
Jones, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 13; P. P. Richland.
Jones, Abram, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Richland.
Jones, Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Richland.
Jones, David H., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Richland.
Jones, Hezekiah, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Richland.
Jones, Obediah, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Richland.
Jones, E. C., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Richland.
Jones, William, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Richland.
Jones, David, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Richland.
K ENT, J. H., Richland.
Kinger, Henry, farmer Sec. 36; P. O. Richland.
T EMLEY, JACOB, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Richland; born July 25, 1827, in Wittemburg, Germany, and came with his pa- rents to the United States in 1829 and landed at New York; from there he went to Richland county, Ohio, thence to Washington coun- ty, this State; not being satisfied with the location he moved to Keokuk county, and in 1859 set- tled on the place where he now lives; he has 80 acres of land, which is in a high state of culti- vrtion; he has held various offices in the township, and is a member of the Disciple Church; Mr. Lem- ley was married December 19, 1849, to Miss Caroline Greene, a native of Ohio, who died May 19, 1870; he was again married on March 30, 1872, to Miss Emma Wistler, a native of Ohio; they have nine children living: Mary U., John W., Christina, Ellen, Clara, Elnora, Lillie L., Hattie, Green, Milo, Amanda and Mabel; lost three.
Logan, A. W., Richland.
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Lemly, John W., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Richland.
Lewis, William, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Richland.
Long, G. W., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Richland.
Lundin, Oliver, Richland.
M COLURE, J. A., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Richland.
McConnell, Henry, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Richland.
Maupin, Thos., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Richland.
May, A. C., Richland.
Mendenhall, Moses, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Richland.
MILLS, WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Richland; born in Jef- ferson county, Tennessee, Decem- ber 22, 1817; he came to Iowa while it was still a Territory, and settled in Davis county in Febru- ary, 1841, and thence to this coun- ty, where he owns a homestead of 372 acres, and business property in Richland; he married Miss · Nancy Mitchell June 1, 1839; she was a native of Tennessee, and was born March 3, 1818; their family consists of three children; John W .. James and Sophia Jane (now Mrs. Morgan). Mills, J. S., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Richland.
Mills, Pleasant, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Richland.
Mills, Charles, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Richland.
Mills, Sarah, F., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Richland.
Mills, E. A., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Richland.
Mitchell, J. W., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Richland.
MORGAN, WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Richland; born June 14, 1806, in Jefferson coun- ty, Tennessee; in 1844 he came to Iowa Territory and settled in what was known as Wash- ington county; he remained there till 1852, when he moved to Keo-
kuk county and settled in the place where he now resides; he has 140 acres of land, in a good state of cultivation; he is one of the oldest settlers in the township and has helped to make it what it is to-day; he is an active member of the Friends' society; he has one child: Sarah E .; lost one: Zachariah.
Morgan, D. B., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Richland.
Morgan, Reuben, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Richland.
Morgan, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Richland.
Morgan, T. W., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Richland.
Morgan, W. S., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Richland.
Morgan, W. H., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Richland.
Morgan, G. W., farmer, Sec 13; P. O. Richland.
N EICE, J. M., Richland.
Neis, Henry, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Richland.
Nelson, H. H., Richland.
NICHOLSON, J. F., farmer and merchant; P. O. Richland; born in Tennessee January 18, 1837; he came to this State and settled in Washington county, and thence to this county, where he has since been engaged in farming and mer- cantile pursuits; he married Miss Mary E. Alexander January 24, 1861; their family consits of six children: William B., Esther J., Margaret E., John W., Josephus C. and Rosa C .; Jost two.
Nordyke, Jessie, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Richland.
Nordyke, Samuel, Richland.
O SWALT, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Richland.
P AMPEL, C. F., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Manhattan; born Jan- uary 2, 1820, in Saxon Altenbarg, Germany; he was married in May, 1850, to Miss Castina Win-
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ter, a native of Germany; they have a family of nine children; Emma R., Minnie A., Frank P., Mary A., Margaret E., Anna J., Sophia M., Christie, John D .; they came to the United States in 1853, landing in New York; they came to Iowa and located where they now live in 1853; he owns a farm of ninety-seven acres of well improved land; he is a weaver by trade and followed the business till he came to the United States, since which time he has turned his attention to farming; he is a member of the Lutheran Church. Payne, A. E., Richland.
PAYNE, R. H., M. D., physician and surgeon, Richland; born Feb- ruary 22, 1836, in Vermillion county, Ill .; his parents moved to Iowa in fall of 1836 and located in Washington county ; here he was raised and educated; in 1854 he came to this county and located at Ioka; here he taught school and read medicine with Dr. Myers; he taught the first school that ever was taught in Ioka; he was married November 21, 1857, to Miss Martha J. Falkner; they have six children living: Anna E., Jessie D., James F., Carrie M., Johnnie E. and G. ; Logan and Rob- ert H., deceased; in the winter of 1857 and 1858 he moved to Henry county and finished his studies with Dr. D. A. Kittle, of Mar- shall and entered into practice with him; in the fall of 1858 he moved to Doniphan county, Kansas, where he remained three years, when he returned to Marshall, Henry county, Iowa, and grad- uated at the Keokuk Medical College in 1862, when he return- ed and located in Richland, where he engaged in the practice of his profession; he also keeps a stock of drugs, which is presided over by his oldest daughter, Anna E .; during the late war he was com-
missioned assistant surgeon Third Wisconsin Cavalry and promoted to contracting surgeon at the Unit- ed States Hospital at Keokuk, Iowa; his mother who was born in 1800 is still living and finds a pleasant home in the family of her son.
Portafield, James, Richland.
Pringle, J. S., Richland.
Pringle, Henry, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Richland.
Pringle, Harvey, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Richland.
Pringle, Pleasant, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Richland.
Pringle, Alfred, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Richland.
Pringle, Joel J., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Richland.
R AMSEY, A. J., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Richland.
RASH, ROBERT, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Richland; born April 13 1805; is a native of Wilkes coun- ty, North Carolina; he lived there till 1833, during which time he was married to Miss Setha Bryan, in August, 1824; she is a native of North Carolina; he remained there till 1835; and from there went to East Tennessee, where he remained till 1850; not being satisfied with this location he came to this coun- ty in 1853 and settled in the place- he now lives on; has 100 acres of land, well improved; his family consists of eight children, living: Malinda E., Levi M., Lewis E, John A., William W., Daniel W., Nancy J., and Amanda A .; lost two; Mr. Rash is a member of the United Brethren Church and is a good neighbor and well re- spected citizen.
Reddig, Belinda, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Richland.
Reed, David, Richland.
REED, JOHN F., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Richland; born in Miss., Sept. 13, 1836; in his childhood he
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came to Washington county, Ohio, with his parents; there he receiv- ed the advantages of a common school education; remained there till 1856, when he came to Keo- kuk county, Iowa; was married to Miss Celia Shockley, June 4, 1860; she is a native of this State; by this union they have six children liv- ing: George E., Emma A., Frank, Lemuel, Dora, Albert R .; seven deceased; he has eighty acres of land that he now, lives on; has held various offices in his town- ship and is a well respected citi- zen.
Reed, Hugh, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Richland.
Rose, Abram, Richland.
Rummer, Parley, Richland.
ASSEEN, D. R, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Richland.
Sasseen, John, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Richland.
Seaton, R. P., farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Richland.
Sellars, Anderson, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Richland.
Sellars, Phebe, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Richland.
Shafer, Dudley, farmer, Sec. 1; P. Richland.
SHERADEN, SOLOMON, farmer, Sec. 20; P.
O. Richland; owns a farm of 120 acres of land; born October 18, 1819, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio; parents moved to Richland county, In- diana, in 1820, where they lived till 1838, when they moved to Ashland county, Indiana; he came to this county in 1850, and settled on the farm where he now lives; he is one of the old settlers of the county, having lived here more than a quarter of a century ; he is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge at Richland; has held various township offices; he was married in November, 1841, to Miss Sabina Campbell, a native of Delaware; she died in June, 1854; was mar-
ried again in December, 1855, to Miss Henrietta Erwin, a native of Pennsylvania; their family con- sists of twelve children: Elvira, Winfield S., Cornelius, Jane, Ad- aline R., James, Albert, Maggie, Flora, Emma, Anna and Elmer, living, and four that are deceased. Singleton, James, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Richland.
Singleton, John, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Richland.
Singleton, Joseph, farmer Sec. 10; P. O. Richland.
SMITH, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Richland; born in this. county April 18, 1846, and has been raised a farmer; he owns a farm of 85 acres; he married Miss. Isabel Ramsey March 17, 1860; she is a native of Ohio, and was born February 30, 1845; their family consists of six children: Lloyd W., Ira L., Myrtle, Clyde E., Orville G. and an infant. Smith, A. A., Richland.
SMITH, WILLIAM., farmer, Sec. 11; P, O. Richland; born in Ten- nessee March 18, 1804, and was raised there; he removed to In- diana, and came to Iowa in 1864, and settled in Keokuk county on the place where he now resides; he owns a farm of 105 acres; he has held various township offices, and is an active member of the Methodist Church; he has been twice married, first to Miss Lydia Mills, a native of Tennessee; born April 20, 1802; she died Februa- ry 21, 1871; by this union they had nine children, three of them still living: Nathan, Mary and Henry; lost six: John, Louisa J., Sarah, Emily, Enos and Philo; he. married for his second wife Mrs. E. J. Atchison, a native of Ken- tucky, who came to Iowa at an early day.
Smith, W. H., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Richland.
Snyder, G. W., Richland.
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Stalker, G. D., Richland.
Stalker, George, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Richland.
Stalker, Aaron, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Richland.
Stalker, Allen, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Richland.
Stephens, B. G., Richland.
Steele, Chas., Richland.
Stephens, G. W., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Richland.
Stephens, John, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Richland.
Stockman, J. C., Richland.
Stroup, John, Richland.
Stuart, Joshua, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Richland.
Stuart, Gourney, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Richland.
SWAYZE, DR. H. A., physician and surgeon; Richland; born No- vember 12, 1838, in Fairfield county, Ohio; he lived there until 1851, when he came to Mahaska county, Iowa, where he remained until 1866; during this time he made a choice of the medical pro- fession, and after due and liberal preparation by study, attended the Rush Medical College, of Chicago, Illinois, where he took a full course of lectures and graduated with honors in 1861; he then re- turned to his home in Oskaloosa and began the practice of his pro- fession, which he continued in that place until 1866; he then con- cluded to change his residence and practice, which he did by remov- ing that year to Richland, in this county; here he opened, in con- nection with his practice, a drug and general merchandise store, which he still carries on; he en- joys a good practice in his profes- sion and is esteemed by all his friends and neighbors; he was married February 13, 1862, to Miss Sarepta Moore, a native of Indi- ana; they have one child: Mary.
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HOMPSON, THOMAS, pro- prietor of Thompson House,
Richland; born May 2, 1818, in Washington county, Pennsylva- nia; he is a tailor by trade; he traveled as a journeyman tailor from 1838 till 1843; he came from Carrol county, Ohio, to Ke- okuk county, Iowa, in 1854; he was married November, 1844, to Miss Caroline Runkenbrod, a na- tive of Ohio; she died October 12, 1855; he married again, Au- gust, 1856, to Miss Hannah Van- Dike, a native of Ohio; he came to Richland in 1857, and bought the hotel he now keeps, and has followed it since; he is a practical hotel man, and a model landlord, and one who is highly esteemed by the traveling public; is a mem- ber of the M. E. Church and I. O. O. F.
Thornburg, Clark, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Richland.
Townsend, Charles, Richland.
Tracey, Andrew, Richland.
Tracy, H. W. farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Richland.
Trigg, George, Richland. Turner, Miles, Richland.
TANDYKE. RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Rich- land; born April 12, 1844; is a native of Jefferson county, Ten- nessee; lived there till he was twelve years of age, then, with his parents, he came to Adams county, Illinois; lived there till 1868, when he came to this coun- ty, and settled on the place upon which he now resides; he was married November 12, 1866, to Miss Susan Sassern, a native of Indiana; she was born August 5, 1845; by this union they have four children living: Zena S., Estella, George L., Lester; he has ninety- two acres of well improved land; is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity; was in company A, Fif- ty-ninth Illinois Infantry; served from the time of his enlistment till the war closed; enlisted
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at Quincy, and was discharged at Springfield, Illinois.
W
ADE, ZEPHANIAH, far- mer, Sec. 19; P. O. Rich- land.
WASSON, JOHN. retired farmer, Richland; born February 6, 1805, in Bourbon county, Kentucky ; his parents moved to Preble county, Ohio, in 1807; was educated in the common schools, and came to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1823; here he served an apprenticeship of three years and worked at his trade till 1832, when he went to Warren county, Indiana, remain- ing there until 1839, at which time he came to this county; was inarried February 1, 1837 to Miss Susan Pringle, a native of Clark county, Ohio; they have one child living: Martha J. (now Mrs. Not- ham Johnson), and two deceased; in 1840 he was elected county commissioner, and in 1845 he was elected organizing sheriff of the county ; he has held various offices in the township; was justice of the peace for twelve years; is one of the oldest settlers in the county ; he organized the first Lodge of Sons of Temperance in the county; was elected a member of the Ninth General Assembly, of Iowa, from his district, and is an active mem- ber of the Christian Church.
Ward, Daniel, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Richland.
WHARTON, LINTON, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Richland; born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, Sep- tember 27, 1805, and moved witlı his parents to Ohio in 1818; he came to this county in 1863 and owns a farm of forty-six and a half acres of improved land; has a large apiary and devotes con- siderable attention to bee culture; married Miss Sarah A. Turner, February 15, 1832; she was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1805; their family
consists of two children: Martha (now Mrs. S. Yap), and Michael T .; they have lost two.
Wiggins, Griffin, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Richland.
Williams, C. O., Richland.
Wonderlich, Chas , farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Richland.
Y 7 ULE, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 19;
P. O. Richland; own 210 acres of land under a high state of cultivation ; born May 15, 1794, in the county of Aberdeen, Scot- land; he emigrated to the United in 1836, and landed in New York city; from there went immedi- ately to Ashland county, Ohio, and remained there till 1854, when he came to this county and settled where he now lives; he has. been an active member of the Coll- gregational Church for twenty- three years; is a man well inform- ed in the history of his native country, also of his adopted coun- try, and takes great interest in the institutions of the same; he is probably the oldest man now liv- ing in the township, having long since passed his three score and ten years, but still retains, to a re- markable degree, his natural facul- ties; he can relate with remaka- ble accuracy, incidents which oc- curred more than three-quarters. of a century ago; has ever made honesty and integrity his standard oflife, never forgetting the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you;" he was married February 5, 1829, to Miss Jennette Thompson, a na- tive of Bauf county, Scotland, who still lives to cheer and com- fort him in his declining years; they have had had seven children : John, George, William, Margaret, Ellen, Samuel, Joseph, living, and one: James, deceased; their son, John, is now a resident of Califor- nia, where he has twice been elect- ed to the legislature of that State,
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and was honored by being elected Speaker of the House; he was also the Republican candidate for Congress from his district against
the Labor-reform and Democratic candidate, in 1877, but by the fu- sion of all interests against him he was defeated by a small majority.
CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP.
A DRIAN, LAWRENCE, farm- er, Sec. 15; P. O. Talley- rand.
Aller, Herbert, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Keota.
Austerman, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Talleyrand.
B ADER, CHARLES, mer- chant at Talleyrand; born in Strausland, Germany in Prussia; there he was raised and there it was that he prepared himself for the mercantile trade; emigrated to the United States in 1867, land- ing at New York; from there he moved to Burlington, Iowa, and was engaged in selling goods over the different portions of the State; not being satisfied with traveling, he located at Sigourney, remain- ing in business there for a short time, then went to Talleyrand, where he is at present; has a large stock of general merchandise, is enjoying a good trade and is a No. 1 business man; he was married December 28, 1865, to Miss Caro- line Krieger, a native of Wolgast, Germany; she was born July, 1843; by this union they have three children: Max J., Theresa M. and Mary F.
Barr, Samuel, blacksmith, Talley- rand.
Baker, Peter, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Harper.
Baker, Mary, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Talleyrand.
Baker, Michael, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Talleyrand.
Bearen, Matthias, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Harper.
Brier, John, constable, Talleyrand.
Berg, Nicholas, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Harper.
Beuchı, Peter P., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Harper.
Bomby, Peter, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Talleyrand.
Bouroren, Matt., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Talleyrand.
Buck, Constantine, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Talleyrand.
C LINE, PETER, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Harper.
Conrad, Laboras, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Talleyrand.
Conrad, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Talleyrand.
Connely, Austin, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Keota.
D OTY DAVID, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Talleyrand.
E NGLE, MARY, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Talleyrand.
Engledinger, Nick, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Talleyrand.
Engledinger, John, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Talleyrand.
F AGEN JOHN, wagonmaker, Talleyrand.
Feltz, Anton, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Talleyrand.
Ford, Anderson, huxter and farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Talleyrand.
FORD, SAMUEL, merchant and postmaster at Talleyrand; born December 20, 1824, in Washing- ton county, Pennsylvania; he, with his parents, moved to Guern- sey county, Ohio; there he was raised as a farmer; came to Bur- lington in 1853, and there prepar- ed himself for the mercantile trade; came in 1856 to Talleyrand, this county, where he is now en-
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gaged in business with his son James H .; deals in dry goods and general merchandise, and is also postmaster of that place; is the owner of the property on which he is doing business, and is enjoy- ing a fine trade; March 14, 1847, was married to Miss Martha Moore, a native of the same coun- ty as himself; she was born De- cember 28, 1827; by this union they have two children : James H. and Mary A .; have lost three: C. H. and two infants.
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