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Cramley, Henry, farmer, Sec. 36; P. (. Manhattan.
Culp, George, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Sigourney.
D AVIS, A. A., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Manhattan.
Dawson, Thornton, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Hayesville.
Dermont, Peter, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Lancaster.
Dermont, Nicholas, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Lancaster.
DOGGETT, CATHARINE, farm- er, Sec. 21; P. O. Lancaster; born in Kentucky, December 5, 1805; there she was raised and educated in the common schools; in 1830 she moved to Indiana, and in 1844 came to Iowa and located where she now lives, having lived on the
same farm since; she owns 115 acres of land; August 8, 1828, . she was married to Presley Dog- gett, a native of Kentucky; he died June 14, 1872, leaving a fam- ily of twelve children: Andrew J., Shelby, Justin, Amanda, Sarah C., Burnetta, Melissa and Addison (twins), living, and Mary, Leon- ard, William and Emily, deceas- ed; she is one of the pioneer set- tlers of the county, and when they came to it there were but very few settlers here.
Dogett, Addison, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Lancaster.
DOGETT, A. J., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Lancaster; born in Ken- tucky, January 29, 1829; in 1838 he moved with his parents to In- diana, remaining there until 1843; he then came to Iowa, and located in Henry county; resided there for about one year, and then mnov- ed to this county, locating on the place where he now resides; he has resided on one farm as long as any man in the township, and owns 404 acres of land; October 21, 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Gilliland, a na- tive of Indiana; they have nine children: America, Eugene, The- odocia, Catharine, Louisa, May, Virginia, Susan and Bertie; have lost three: Theodore, Albert and Arnold.
Duree, Samuel W., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Hayesville.
ELDRIDGE, MADISON P., farm- er, Sec. 30; P. O. Lancaster; born on the 20th day of August, 1817, in the State of New York; at the age of nineteen he started West, and lived in various places until 1849, when he settled in Stephen- son county, Illinois, and lived there until 1865, when he remov- ed to this county, and settled where he now lives; he has 330 acres of land, and has accumula- ted what he now enjoys by indus-
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try, energy and honesty, and is an example of what may be done by any young man if he only has the disposition; he was married November 14, 1849, to Miss So- phia Galord, a native of New York; they have five children living: Lucretia, Lucy, Daniel, Minnie and Mary E .; they have lost two: Barber and Jessie.
Eldridge, Ross, Lancaster.
Eldridge, M. P., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Lancaster.
Eldridge, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Lancaster.
ESTEP, ISAAC, farmer, Sec. -.; P. O. Hayesville; born in Missouri, March 9, 1855; there he was rais- ed and lived until the spring of 1875, when he came to this coun- ty, where he has since resided; owns 120 acres of land; October 14, 1879, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, a native of In- diana; she has five children by former marriage; Millie M., John H., Olive J., Margaret M. and Estella May; lost three: Geo. Wm., Mary F. and Thomas A.
F ERAND, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lancaster.
Flanigan, Ed., Lancaster.
Fallman, Henry, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Lancaster.
Fallman, Fred, merchant, Lancaster. Fry, H. A., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Lancaster.
FULLER, FREDERICK, farmer Sec. 7; P. O. Sigourney; born in Ohio, November 29, 1833; there he was raised and educated in the common schools; he came to Iowa in 1860, locating in Cedar county; in 1861 removed to Iowa county, where he lived until the spring of 1869, when he came to this county, locating where he now lives; owns a farm of ninety-four acres; has been twice married; February 8, 1853, he married Miss Charity E. Halstead, a na- tive of Ohio; they had four chil-
dren: Freeman A., George E., Ernest A. and Oren B .; February 19, 1872, he was divorced from her; married again to Miss Hen- rietta Foor, a native of Pennsyl- vania, May 28, 1872.
GASTON, S. H., merchant, Hayesville; born in Steady Run township, this county, De- cember 18, 1852; educated in the common schools and Wesleyan University, of Mount Pleasant; after a mercantile experience of two years in Martinsburgh, he came to Lancaster, and located where he now lives; he owns for- ty-one acres of land; deals in gen- eral merchandise; is also post- master of Hayesville, which posi- tion he has held since the spring of 1875; March 11, 1874, he was married to Miss Delia Hayes, a native of this township; they have two children: Fred and Hattie.
Gaylard, F. H., farmer, Sec. 28; P. Õ. Hayesville.
Gilliland, S. A., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Lancaster.
Gillett, I. C., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Hayesville.
Gilliland, W. S., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Hayesville.
Gladfelter, Sam., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Lancaster.
Griffin, J. S., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Lancaster.
H AHN, AMNA, farmer. Sec. 27; P. O. Lancaster.
Halstead, Amos, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Lancaster.
Hankey, Henry, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Sigourney.
HARRIS, S. C., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Manhattan; born in Tennessee March 9, 1809; was raised there and there he lived until 1832, when he moved to Macoupin county, Illinois, remaining there until 1845; he then came to Towa and located in this county, and after remaining here until 1857 he re- moved to Missouri; after the
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breaking out of the war he re- turned to this county in 1862, and in 1868 moved upon his present homestead of forty acres; January 24, 1852, he was married to Miss Mary Rydon, a native of Pennsyl- vania; they have by this union five children: Franklin P., Melis- sa, Jennie, Thomas P., and Flor- ence; Mr. H. is one of the old set- tlers of the county; has been clerk of the board of commissioners, deputy sheriff, county treasurer (by appointment), drainage com- missioner, was appointed by the county judge to select and survey the swamp lands; has held the office of assessor in the county and township for three terms.
HARDESTY, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Hayesville; born in Coshocton, Ohio, in 1813, and remained there until 10 years of age, and from there went to Fountain county, Indiana, and lived there about five years, and then removed to Delaware coun- ty, the same State, and lived there until he came to this county in 1840; he owns a farm of 2392 acres; he is a pioneer in all that the term means, and has experi- enced all the hardships incident to pioneer life; he at one time had his rifle drawn on the Indian chief Wapello, and ten days after this incident he died, and Mr. Hardes- ty was employed to take his re- mains to Agency City for burial; he married Miss Sophia Markers, April 7, 1842; she was born in Coshocton county, Ohio; they have nine children: Harvey, Tho- mas, Charles, George, James, Mary E., Rebecca, Clariet, and Joseph D.
HARMAN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Hayesville; born in Fay- ette county, Virginia; he came with his parents to Iowa in 1842, and settled upon the same section on which they now reside; he
owns 353 acres of land; his father, M. M. Harman, was one of the oldest settlers of this township, and built the first house in Lan- caster; February 24, 1860, he mar- ried Miss Sarah J. Harman, a na- tive of Indiana; she died February 20, 1866, leaving two children: Ida and Arthur; married again to Miss Lenora Hankins, of Virginia; they have two children: Ella L. and George L .; Mrs. H. has three children by a former marriage: James, Rosa B., and John J.
Hayes, J. W., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Hayesville.
Herman, B. D., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Sigourney.
Herman, Michael, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Lancaster.
HUBBIRD, W. H., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Hayesville; born in In- diana August 7, 1831; attended the common schools, and when 17 years of age he determined to come West, which he did, stop- ping in Iowa and locating where he now lives in 1848, and has lived here ever since; owns a fine farm of 250 acres; has been town clerk for three terms, justice of the peace (which office he now holds), four times elected and once ap- pointed, and school director; he has taught school several times since he has resided here; Decem- ber 29, 1855, he married Samaria A. Chastain, a native of Missouri; she died January 31, 1861, leaving a family of three children: B. F., Mary E., and Samaria A .; he mar- ried again to Mrs. Martha J. Her- rell May 7, 1865, a native of In- diana; have two children: Willie H. and Lottie; Mrs. H. has two children by a former marriage: Albert E. and Laura Z .; he has the most extensive fruit farm in the county, to which he is devot- ing considerable attention ; he has 500 trees of small fruit.
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Hobert, Matthias, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Manhattan.
TACOBS, NOAH, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Lancaster.
JACOBS, B. B., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Hayesville; born in Ohio Au- gust 18, 1828; when seven years of age his parents moved to Johnson county, Indiana; came to this county in 1848, and moved on the farm which he now occupies in 1857; owns 586 acres of land; has made all his estate except one eighty himself, with the assistance of his own family; he is one of the old settlers of this township, hav- ing resided in it since his marriage to Miss Margaret McGahey, of Indiana, June 5, 1850; they have nine children: Josephine (now Mrs. Thomas Griffin), Martha J., Mary A. (now Mrs. Samuel Ja- cobs), Harriet, Nancy B., Alvin, Francis, George and Joseph; have lost two: William and Austin.
Jacobs, Abe, farmer, P. O. Lancaster.
Jacobs, Austin, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Lancaster.
Jacobs, W. A., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Hayesville.
Jacobs, Bennett, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Hayesville.
Jacobs, Lydia, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Hayesville.
Jacobs, P. H., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Hayesville.
Jennings, T. J., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Hayesville.
Johnson, C. A., Lancaster.
Jones, James, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Hayesville.
Jones, George, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Hayesville.
K EIFER, J. S., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Lancaster.
Keister, Elijah, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Hayesville.
Kelley, W. R., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Sigourney.
Kensel, Theodore, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Manhattan.
Kester, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Lancaster.
Kester, Elijah, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Hayesville.
Koch, Matthias, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Manhattan.
EE, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 30; P'O Hayesville; born in Mary- land, January 31, 1834; there he was raised, and lived until 1854, when he moved to Iowa and located near Webster; came on the place where he now resides in the spring of 1872; has followed farın- ing all of his life; owns 110 acres of land; has held the office of school director; August 14, 1862, he enlisted in company B., Thirty- third Iowa Infantry and served till the close of the war, being discharged July 17, 1865; partici- pated in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged, among which were Camden, Saline, Little- Rock, Union City, Tennesee, Mo- bile and many others; was mar- ried September 30, 1856 to Miss Sarah È Rodgers, a native of Pennsylvania; have five children: Willie, Addie, Johnnie, Daisy and Gray; lost two: Roy and an infant.
Lepard, Calvin, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Sigourney.
Limbach, Casper, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Manhattan.
Long, J. R., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Sigourney.
Lowe, L. W., Lancaster.
M cCORMIC, J. H., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Sigourney ; born in Summit county, Ohio, February 22, 1838; there he was raised and educated, attending the common schools of that State; in the fall of 1859 he came to this county and located in Lancas- ter; after remaining there for two years he went to Sigourney; there he resided until 1867, when he moved upon the farm which he
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now owns, and which consists of 220 acres of good land; is a black- smith by trade, having worked at that business for twenty-six years; he has, at present, a shop on his farm, but does little at it excepting his own work; he deals quite extensively in horses, and has shipped a great many to Den- ver, Colorado; April 17, 1860, he married Miss Hildah Stone, of Indiana; have three children: Fred. Alva, Cora V. and Lotta A. McGrew, William, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Hayesville.
McGrew, Mary M., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Lancaster.
McMillan, M. P .. and wife, farmers, Sec. 2; P. O. Lancaster.
Malcomb, Arthur, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Lancaster.
Mallinger, John, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Manhattan.
Maple, Aaron, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Hayeville.
MARTIN, ED. M., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Lancaster; born in Ohio, September 24, 1830, and at the age of twelve years he came with his parents to Van Buren county, Iowa, where they remained until the spring of 1854, when they re- moved to this county, and in 1856 located on his present farm which consists of 89 acres, which he has made by hard, honest toil, and on August 13, 1856, he was married to Miss Eliza A. Goss, a native of Ohio; have six children: Lizzie R., Elmer L., Bertha M., Guy H., Kate, A. and Joseph W .; lost one daughter: Mary.
MARTIN, J., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lancaster: born in Virginia, April 10, 1803, and emigrated to Iowa in 1839, and settled in Van Buren county, and came to this county in 1855, and owns 204 acres of land; married Miss Rebecca Knox, in 1824; she was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and died in 1858;
he afterward married Miss Mary Bemberger, in 1858; she was a native of Pennsylvania; have three children : Ann Eliza, Job B., and Edward M., and has lost three daughters: Louisa, Mary J., (who was the wife of P. L. Eckerly), and Catharine, (who was the wife of- Orr); one daugh- ter married Samuel Hart; he- enlisted in the Sixth Iowa Infan- try, and was killed at the battle of Resaca; left one child: Emma L. (wife of Kline Kleister).
MILLER, GEORGE, DR., physi- cian and surgeon, Lancaster; born in France in 1812, and came to the- United States in 1830, and set- tled in Pennsylvania; he made choice of medicine as a profes- sion, and after pursuing his medi- cal studies commenced the prac- tice of his profession in 1836, and after a residence of two years in Wheeling, Virginia, he removed to Cedar county, Iowa, in 1854, and after a residence here of four years he moved to Missouri in 1858, and in 1860 came to Lan- caster, and has been practicing his profession since that time; he- married Miss Martha JaneGourley in 1837; she was born in Hunting- don county, Pennsylvania; their family consists of five children: William, Leander, George, Cynette and Margaret J.
Melcom, Silas, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Hayesville.
Melcom, John N., farmer, Sec. 30 ;. P. O. Hayesville.
MOORE, B. C .. merchant, Lancas- ter; born in North Carolina in 1816, and was there raised on a farm; he moved to Morgan county, Indiana, in 1838, and came to this. county in 1854, and has since re- sided here; he has held various. township offices, and is at present justice of the peace; he also holds the office of postmaster at this. place; he married Miss Elizabeth
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Sims in 1845; she was born in North Carolina; they have four children: George, Oliver, Mary and Robert W.
Morrow, J. S. farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Lancaster.
TTEY, JOHN P., Lancaster.
P ARKHILL, SAMUEL, farmer,
Sec. 32; P.O. Lancaster; born in Ireland May 31, 1838; there he was principally raised and edu- cated in the common schools; when 16 years of age he emigrated to the United States, landing at New York; he immediately went · to Cincinnati, Ohio, and remained there for five years, engaging in the bakery business, which he learned at that place; in 1859 he moved to Johnson county, Indiana, and there engaged in farming; he remained there until the fall of 1862, when he enlisted, August 15, in company K, One Hun- dreth Indiana Volunteer Infantry; he served until the close of the war; he participated in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged, receiving a slight wound in the left arm at Kenesaw Mountain; he was discharged June 4, 1865, and returned to Indiana, where he remained but a short time; came to Iowa in No- vember of the same year and lo- cated at Fairfield; he lived there for four years, engaging in the grocery business for two years, and farming for two years; he came to this county in 1869, and located where he now lives; he owns 140 acres of land; No- vember 15, 1865, he married Miss Louisa Young, a native of Indiana; they have four children: Willard, Sarah A., Charles and Joseph; lost one: Laura E.
Parkhill, Alex., Lancaster.
Pennington, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Sigourney.
Pike, C. H., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Lancaster.
PORTER, JAMES C., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Hayesville; born April 18, 1861, upon the farm which he now owns and lives on; he has two sisters, Mary E., born September 28, 1850, and Sylvia A., born September 2, 1854; they all lived together; their father, James M. Porter, a native of Pennsylvania, came to this county and located on the same farm in 1857; he married Miss Eliza J. Ross March 19, 1847; after a long sickness she died, leaving one son and two daughters, August 22, 1870; January 22, 1874, the father died, leaving the three children alone; they remained together until February 17, 1878, when Miss Mary E. was married to J. K. Long, of this township; since that time the remaining two have resided together and run the farm, in which undertaking they have been eminently successful.
POWER, ABNER B., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Manhattan; born in Washington county, Pennsyl- vania, November 6, 1843; when eight years of age he, with his parents, came to this county, where he has since resided; in 1868 he moved on the place where he now resides; he owns 242 acres of land; August 13, 1862, he enlisted in company C, Nineteenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war; he was in all the battles in which the reg- iment was engaged; he was slight- ly wounded at the battle of Prairie Grove; Septemker 29, 1863, he was taken prisoner at the battle of Organza, Louisiana, and was sent to Tyler, Texas; he remained there most of the time, but was sent to Shreevesport and Alexandria, Lou- isiana; he was exchanged July 2, 1864; he was discharged July 31,
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1865, at Davenport, Iowa, and re- turned to his home and resumed farming; May 27, 1869, he mar- ried Miss Sarah A. Morgan, a na- tive of Indiana; they have four children: Ada E., William W., Daniel B. and Ella B; lost one: Mary A.
RAGAN, W. A. H., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lancaster; born in Penn- sylvania, March 16, 1813; there he was raised and educated in the common schools of that State; in 1851 he came to Iowa and located in Wash- ington county; after remaining there for three years he came to Lancaster and settled on Sec. 31, where 'Mr. Eldridge now lives; he remained there about ten years and came upon his present farm in 1869; owns two hundred acres of land, the most of which
he £ has made himself by hard, honest toil; has held the office of constable; February 9, 1843, he married Miss Catharine Grim, a native of Pennsylvania; have nine chil- dren: Collin B., John J., Geo. W., Mary J., Theodore, Philip, Louisa, William Edmond, and Jo- seph Grant; lost one: Sarah F.
Ragan, John J., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lancaster.
Randall, Wm., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Lancaster.
Reynolds, A. W. farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Manhattan.
Reynolds, B. C., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Manhattan.
RICHARDSON, ANSON, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Hayesville; born in Ohio, December 2, 1814; when seven years of age his parents moved to Indiana; he was educat- ed in the common schools of that State, and there he lived until 1836, when he removed to McDon- ough county, Illinois; in 1844 he came to this county, and with his family, located on Sec. 24, Steady
Run township, entering the land from the government; in 1861 he came to this township and located where he now resides; owns sixty acres of land; is one of the old settlers of the county; is a cooper- by trade but at present is not fol- lowing it as an occupation; he has owned a good deal of land but has disposed of it to his chil- dren, reserving only a small por- tion for himself; married Febru- ary 19, 1835, to Miss Lydia A. Weller; she was born December 2, 1818, in Kentucky; have had fifteen children, six of whom are. now living: Johnathan T. (physi- cian of Harper), Joel (now county clerk), Isaac H., George, John E., Katie L. (now Mrs.
Daniel Hayes); Mr. R. is a man who has- always been held in high regard by his neighbors, and ever dis- pensing his hospitalities with an open hand.
Richardson, George, farmer, Sec 34; P. O. Hayesville.
Richardson, I. H., farmer, Sec. 34 ;. P. O. Hayesville.
Robinson, J. S., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Hayesville.
Schmidt, Alex., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Manhattan.
SI HERLOCK, DR. P., physician and surgeon, Lancaster; born Mar. 10, 1845, in Ohio; when three years of age he, with his parents, moved to this county ; here he was raised and received his education from the common schools, supple- mented by one year's course in Howes' Academy, of Mt. Pleas- ant; he studied medicine with the. late Dr. Huff, of Sigourney in 1875-6; attended medical lectures at the Iowa State University of Iowa City; he began the practice of his profession in that place in November, 1876, and has follow- ed it since; has built up a good practice in his profession; he is a self-made man and has gained the
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good name and position he now occupies in the hearts of the peo- ple by his own hard, honest en- deavors; is very successful as a physician and as years roll on we predict for him a mark on the list of eminent men of his profession; married Miss America Doggett, a native of this township March 7, 1871; they have two children: Maggie and Arthur; lost one, Va- rina.
SHIRKEY, J. R., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Manhattan; born in Vir- ginia, May 29, 1825; when seven years of age, he, with his parents, moved to Seneca county, Ohio, where he was raised; he lived there until 1858, when he came to Iowa and located where he now lives; he owns sixty-five acres of land; February 10, 1854, he mar- ried Miss Martha C. Elliott, a na- tive of Pennsylvania; she died July 24, 1869, leaving a family of two children: Oren E., living and Rufus, deceased; lie married again December 7, 1869, to Mrs. Mary A. Morgan, a native of Indiana; by this union they have four chil- dren: Elzora, George O., Martha M., and John M .; Mrs. S. has one child by former marriage: Lillie Belle.
SHIRKEY, O. E., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Manhattan; born in Ohio, November 4, 1852; in 1856 he, with his parents, came to Iowa and located in this township; owns a good farm of ninety-three acres; received his education in the com- mon schools; August 21, 1875, he married Miss Sarah Parkhill, a native of Ireland; they have two children: Jonathan R. and Navy D.
STARR, J. G., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Manhattan; born in Columbus, Ohio, October 30, 1849; he was there raised and educated in the common schools; in 1867 he came to this county, locating in Clear
Creek township; he moved upon his present farm in October, 1875; he owns 130 acres of land; he has been town trustee, an office which he now holds; May 9, 1875, he married Miss Mary Biewen, a na- tive of Germany; they have three children: Lillie, Annie and Olla; he has made most of his property himself.
SMITH, ALFRED H., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 19; P. O. Lan- caster; born in Hendricks county, Indiana, July 6, 1828, and lived there until eleven years of age, and then came, with his parents, to this county, August 11, 1839, and settled in Richland township; he was raised a farmer and also learned the trade of carpenter and followed it as an occupation for some years; he is now, in connec- tion with farming, giving consid- erable attention to the raising of good graded horses, hogs and chickens; he married Miss Mary E. Woodward, of Richland, Iowa, September 6, 1849; she was born and raised in Hendricks county, Indiana; they have two children living: Walter D., born July 1, 1853, and Arthur D., born Janu- ary 30, 1855; they lost one daugh- ter: Linda Frances, October 4, 1850; Arthur D. was married November 4, 1879, to Miss Mary Eastburn, of Chicago, Illinois.
STRONG, MRS. MARIA, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lancaster; born in Greene county, Ohio, December 28, 1818; in 1830, she, with her parents, moved to Indiana; there she was raised; in 1841 she, with her husband, moved to Sullivan county, Missouri, and came to Iowa, locating in Wapello in 1849; remained there until 1854, and then came to this county and lo- cated where she now resides; owns 200 acres of land; February 14, 1833, she married Mr. E. W. Strong, who was born November
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19, 1809, in New York; he died January 26, 1875, leaving a family of eleven children, six of whom are living: William J., Lewis C., Samantha, Cordelia, Franklin P. and Celestia H .; Silas, Luvicia,
Alfred R. and John are deceased. Swearingen, Jas. M., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Manhattan.
Swearingen, S. H., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Manhattan.
Swearingen, J. T., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Manhattan.
Swearingen, W. A., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Manhattan.
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