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Johnston, Robert R., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Delta.
Johnston, Halcom, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Springfield.
Jones John, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Slagle.
Jones, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Slagle.
Jones, R. T., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Springfield.
K ENSLER, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Delta.
Keister, John H., laborer, Delta.
Knowler, James, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Slagle.
Knowler, Geo., farmer, Sec 17; P. O. Slagle.
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ANDERS, ELIZA, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Slagle.
Leathers, Josiah, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Springfield.
Leathers, Wm., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Delta.
Leathers, Sanford, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Delta.
Lee, Wm., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Slagle.
Lisk, John, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Slagle.
LOUGH, JOHN B., proprietor of the Delta Water-Mills; P. O. Delta; these mills are are situated on Sec. 14, one and one-half miles south of Delta; born in Preble county, Ohio, No- vember 16, 1826; he lived there until 1838, when he, with his pa- rents, removed to Parke county, In- diana; soon after his arrival there he learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed until 1846; he then came to Mahaska county, Iowa, residing there until
the spring of 1865; he then en- tered the army and served until the close of the war, a period of nine months; he was married to Miss Margaret Musgrove in 1840; she is a native of Indiana; they have three children, two of whom are living: Gary, Allen and Carl- den G., deceased; Mrs. L. also died; he married again to Mrs. Nuby Sumner, a native of Indi- ana; have one child: Maud; his mill was built by him in 1872; it has two run of burrs and does as good work as any mill in the country.
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Tc DONALD, A. F., farmer; P. O. Delta.
MCNABB, A. J., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Delta; is one of the oldest settlers of Warren township and one of the early settlers of the county; born in Montgomery county, Kentucky, February 16, 1815, and lived there until fifteen years of age, and then removed to Morgan county, Indiana, where he was raised a farmer; he owned the land on which the town of Delta is now located; he came to the county with limited means, but by his industry and economy se- cured a competency for his de- clining years; he married Miss America Hicklin, a native of Bath county, Kentucky, and was born in 1813; they have a family of ten children: Elizabeth (now Mrs. Newkirk), Nancy (now Mrs. Fritzler), Matilda (now Mrs. Har- dy), Amanda (now Mrs. Reed), Thomas J., Hicklin, Andrew J., Mary A. and Martha E .; they lost their daughter Emma.
McNabb, John, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Delta.
Mahlon, G. W., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Slagle.
Marrow, W. W., farmer; P. O. Del- ta.
Merry, William, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Slagle.
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Mighell, M. P., farmer; P. O. Del- ta.
Millikin, John, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Delta.
Moats, M. V., laborer, Delta.
MOODE, W. F., of the firm of
Moode Bros. & Stirlen, dealers in dry goods and groceries, Delta; born in Greene county, Indiana, November 15, 1845; there he grew to manhood a farmer; at the age of eighteen years he enlisted in company C, 147th Indiana Volunteer Infantry; he served seven months and was mustered out at the close of the war; he then went to Cedar county, Iowa, farming there until 1869, when on the 15th of January, same year, he went into business at Agricola, Mahaska county, Iowa; he com- menced business at Delta in the spring of 1876; Mr. Moode is a No. 1 business man, well quali- fied and suited for the business in which he is now engaged.
Moore, J. M., farmer, Delta.
Moore, J. C., laborer, Delta.
Morrow, Martin, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Slagle.
N EAS, JAMES H., proprietor of Delta House; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, May 31, 1827; he there grew to manhood a farmer; he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in July, 1840, and there followed bricklaying and building until 1872; he then came to Sig- ourney and kept hotel and livery in connection with his trade, which he continued for six years; Sep- tember 21, 1844, he married Miss Martha A. Jeffer, a native of Ohio; they have nine children, five of whom are living: Lida, James J., Belle, Nettie, Lou, while Eddie J., Frank M., Jennie M., and Pearl H. are dead; Mr. N. has frequently held offices of trust in both this State and Ohio; he is at present mayor of Delta; he is doing a good business with his
hotel, as both he and his family are particularly suited for the business; he is a member of the I. O.O. F.
Nelson, S. E., farmer, Delta.
NEWKIRK, JOHN O., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Delta; born in Mor- gan county, Indiana, July 4, 1833, was raised a farmer, and in 1852 moved to Sigourney township, liv- ing there one year; he owns 120 acres of land adjoining the town of Delta, all under cultivation, and which will, in the future, be laid off into town lots; married to Miss Elizabeth McNabb, March 13, 1855; she was born in Indi- ana, but has resided in Warren township since a child; her father, A. J. McNabb, was one of the first settlers in Keokuk county, having lived in it for nearly forty years ; they have four children : America, E. Eureta (now Mrs. Wharton), Flora D., and Mary; two, Martha L. and Elizabeth, have died; Mr. Newkirk is also engaged at pres- ent in the butchering business.
O 'BRIEN, E. G., laborer, Delta.
P ALMER, ZACHARIAH, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Delta. Pence, George W., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Delta.
Pence, Andrew J., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Delta.
PHILLIPS, JAMES, farmer and miller, Sec. 19; P. O. Rose hill; born in Ohio March 15, 1836; when a child he, with his parents, moved to Parke county, Indiana, in 1837; there he was raised on a farm, and remained there most of the time until 1875, when he moved to where he now resides, and owns 40 acres of land; in 1862 he enlisted in Co. H, Twen- ty-first Indiana Volunteer Infant- ry; he served for three years, and was in the battles of Organza Bend, Ole River, Fort Morgan, Baton Rouge, and others; in the
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battle of Baton Rouge he was wounded by a gun-shot in the left side, and was mustered out at the expiration of his term; October 30, 1855, he married Miss Rebec- ca I. Musgrove, a native of Park county, Indiana; they have five children: Martha E. (now Mrs. Wymer), Ulysses L., Carlton O., John F., Melvin M. and Rufus W .; are members of the M. E. Church, and Mr. P. belongs to the I. O. O. F., Waveland Lodge, No. 19, Indiana.
Pierson, Simeas, laborer, Delta. PRENTISS BROTHERS, dealers in hardware, tinware, etc., Delta; this firm is composed of Newton A. and Frank W. Prentiss; the former was born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, November 10, 1839; there he was raised, and lived on a farm until 23 years of age; he was married July 21, 1867, to Miss Jennie M. Garrett, a native of England; they have one adopted daughter: Nettie G., eight years of age; Frank W. Prentiss was born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, October 8, 1845, and lived there until 19 years old, when he moved to Crawford county, Pennsylvania; he remained there for four years; was there married to Miss Helen E. Olmstead, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1850; they have two children: Eva E. and Mable E .; lost one: Wm .; this firm (Prentiss Brothers) came to Keo. kuk county in 1868, and engaged in the wagon-making, hardware and agricultural implement busi- ness for seven or eight years, and came to Delta in 1876 and cominenced in the same business that they are now engaged in; as a business firm they are ambitious and enterprising, and are doing a large and lucrative business, which is steadily increasing every year;
their success may be attributed to their energy, perseverance, busi- ness ability and fair dealing.
R ANDALL, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Delta. Rea, John C., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Springfield.
REED, JESSE C., Jr., dealer in dry goods and groceries, Delta; born November 29, 1857, Ohio being his native State; at the age of nine years, he, with his father, moved to Sprinfield, this county; here his father engaged in the mercantile business for a number of years, and here it was that Mr. Reed, Jr., grew to manhood, as- sisting his father in the store; he is well educated and adapted to the business in which he is now engaged; he owns half interest in the firm of Reed & Son, which firm has a business second to none in the county ; it commenced busi- ness in Delta in 1876; December 25, 1879 he was united in mariage to Miss Amanda J. McNabb, a native of Warren township; her father, A. J. McNabb, made the first improvements in this town- ship over twenty-eight years ago. Reed, James, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Slagle.
Reed, J. C., Sr., merchant, Delta.
Ridpath, James, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Delta.
Rogers, S. S., laborer, Delta.
SARTAIN, T. J., mechanic, Delta.
Saylor, Godfrey, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Slagle.
Schoonover, A., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Delta.
Scott, B. M., laborer, Delta. Shipley, J. K., laborer, Delta.
Shinefield, Gus., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Delta.
Simpkins, Geo., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Rose Hill.
Simpson, Sylvester, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Springfield.
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Simonds, F. W., laborer, Delta.
Smith, John, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Delta.
Smith, John, Jr., farmer, Delta. Smiley, David, farmer, Delta.
Smith, John, Sr., farmer, Delta. Stanley, Almon, merchant, Delta. Stanley, Willis, merchant, Delta.
STANLEY, ISAAC E., dealer in dry goods and groceries, Delta; also postmaster; born in Colum- biana county, Ohio, August 16, 1844, where he made his home until 1856, when he moved to Prarie township, this county; he remained there until 1869, being engaged in farming; from 1869 to 1875 he was engaged in the mer- cantile business in that township; Mr. S. and his brother built the first business house in Delta in 1875; he has been twice married; first to Hannah Clendenon, January 2, 1868; she is a native of Belmont county, Ohio; died, November 14, 1868; he married again to Rachel B. Hoge, Au- gust 14, 1872; by this union they have two children: Carrie J. and Stella; he served as justice of the peace for one term; has been school director four or five terms, and is at present chairman of county board of supervisors; he is a member of the Friends' Church.
STIRLEN, J. R., of the firm of Moode Bros. & Stirlen, Delta; born May 25, 1839, in Louisa county, Iowa, and was raised upon the same farm upon which he was born; in 1872 he moved to Mahaska county, Iowa, remaining there for one year, and then re- turned to Louisa county; he re- mained there until March, 1874, then caine to this county and en- gaged in farmning until March, 1876; after a mercantile experi- ence of one year at Coal Creek, with A. Bronson, he entered the employ of the above named firm
at Delta; he was married January 1, 1860, to Miss Sarah M. Brooks, a native of Dauphin county Penn- sylvania; they have a family of four children: Lula Iowa, James A., Minnie O., Lizzie E .; two are dead: Tina and Molly; Mr. Stirlen has made a truly praiseworthy re- cord; with great prudence and in- dustry he has combined unswerv- ing honesty, and hence has always claimed the highest respect of his fellow-citizens.
Stout, Anthony, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Springfield.
Surber, Nancy, Delta.
TAYLOR, THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Slagle.
Taylor, John S., farmer, Sec. 20; P. (). Slagle.
Tinsley, Jacob, farmer, Delta.
Tipton, Wm., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Delta.
Tipton, David, farmer, Sec 4; P. O. Delta.
Tygart, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Delta.
Tresslar, John O., farmer, Sec 12; P. (. Delta.
U LIN, A. J., Sr., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Delta.
Ulin, Andrew, Jr., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Delta.
URIE, JOHN M., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Delta; born in Ohio, Janu- ary 30, 1841; his father was a ınil- ler and the subject of this sketch assisted him in his duties, and thus grew to manhood a practical miller, though not an enthusiast in the business; he came to this county in 1858 and settled first in Washington township; enlisted in the late war August 12, 1862, and served faithfully until the close; he owns a farm of ninety-five acres; married Miss Mary J. Cochorane, a native of Keokuk county Iowa, and was born Aug- ust 3, 1849; they have four chil- dren: Carrie B., Thomas J., Frank L. and Pearl; lost one.
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UTTERBACK, ABNER, farmer,
Sec. 24; P. O. Delta; born in Johnson county, Indiana, March, 1837; when thirteen years of age his parents came to this county; here he was raised as a farmer; he moved upon his present farm in 1850; it consists of 357 acres of choice land, with good improve- ments; April 5, 1862, he was mar- ried to Miss Amanda Craig, a na- tive of Indiana; she died May 14, 1872, leaving a family of six chil- dren, two of whom are living: Ethzelda J., and Cora A .; Sarah F., Clement L., and two infants have died; February 20, 1873, he married Miss E. Kephart, of Indi- ana; by this union they have four children: Bertha, Margaret, Eva and Felden. .
Utterback, David, farmer, Delta.
Utterback, Hiram, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Delta.
Utterback, Nimrod, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Delta.
Utterback, Corbin, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Slagle.
Utterback, Mahlon, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Delta.
V AUGHAN, WM., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Slagle.
Vandyke, Mrs. R. B., milliner, Del- ta.
Vert, Mulford, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Slagle.
Vert, Rison, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Slagle.
VICKREY, C., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Sigourney; born in High- land county, Ohio, February 21, 1827; his father was of Scotch decent and his mother of English ancestry, connected with the fam- ily of Sir Charles Rowley; when young he was brought by his pa- rents to Hendricks county, Indi- iana, where he was raised on a farm; came to this county in 1851, and owns 680 acres of im- proved land; he was married to Miss Sarah Landers January 21,
1851; she was born November 15, 1826, in Morgan county, Indiana; her father was of German origin, and her mother is a relative of George Washington; Mrs. Vick- rey is a sister of the Hons. Frank- lin, John, Jackson, and Henry Landers, and is also a sister of Mrs. Anna Ragan, all of whom are living in or near Indianapolis, Indiana; she has two half broth- ers: Jonathan and Joshua Lan- ders; the former resides in this county; Mr. V. is a large stock- feeder, stock-raiser and shipper; they have one daughter: Harriet D. (now Mrs. Kendall), born March 19, 1852; Mrs. K., has three children: Cyrus G., born September 19, 1870, William F., born October 18, 1872, and Sarah A., born May 13, 1877.
W ALLACE, REUBEN, far- mer, Sec. 3; P. O. Delta. WHARTON. M. R., farmer, Sec.
17; P. O. Rose Hill; born in Guernsey county, Ohio, January 22, 1833; when a child his pa- rents, John and Mary A. Whar- ton, moved to Delaware county, Indiana, where he was raised on a farm, and remained there until 1857, when he came to Mahaska county, Iowa, and remained there. until 1869, and then went to Kan- sas; in 1874 he moved on the place where he now resides; owns 160 acres of good and well im- proved land; he married in 1857 Miss Susan Maddy, of Indiana; they have seven children: Charles L., Warren, Wm., Rachel, Irene, Ines and Robert.
WHARTON, WM. T., farmer,
Sec. 11; P. O. Delta; born in Morgan county, Indiana, Decem- ber 4, 1838; in 1843 his parents moved to Johnson county, Indi- ana, and there he grew to man- hood, and removed to Polk coun- ty, Iowa, in 1854, and lived there until 1860, when he moved on the
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farm he now owns; he was mar- . ried to Miss Amanda C. Dunn, September 27, 1856; she is a na- tive of Indiana; they have eight children, six are living: Elmira, Charles C., William, Harriet, James, Homer G .; two are dead : an infant and Elzira: Mr. W. is the owner of 180 acres of land, all under fence and in the best of cultivation, and well stocked with both cattle and hogs; every- thing is well arranged and shows that he is a number one farmer.
White, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Delta.
Whitney, H., laborer, Delta. Whisler, M. W., laborer, Delta.
WILSON, MRS. ELIZABETH,
Sec. 6; P. O. Delta; born in Har- din county, Kentucky, December 12, 1831; she married the late Dr. C. C. Wilson; he was born July 29, 1833, in Hardin county, Kentucky, and came to Sigourney Keokuk county, December 11, 1856, and from this place he re- moved to Springfield, this county, in 1865, and from thence to Del- ta in the fall of 1877; he served one term in the Iowa Legislature in 1872-3, and was justice of the peace in Sigourney for five years, filled many town and town- ship offices during his life, and always served the people faith- fully and well; he practiced med- icine in this county for thirteen years and had an extensive prac- tice, and has attended calls at the detriment of his own health; at the
time of his death, which occurred April 20, 1879, he was president of the school board at Delta, and the fine school building is a mon- ument to his name, for he did more than any other man to secure and erect the building, and Delta will long remember him for it; when Dr. Wilson undertook to do any- thing he did it with a will, and would allow nothing to be left undone that he could do to carry forward a good work; his medical practice extended for many miles in every direction, and the way he was appreciated was attested by the great number who attended his funeral; he was a man who had his own ideas about matters, and would stand up manfully for them until he was convinced of his error, if he was in error, and then he was quick to acknowledge his mistakes, and just as quickly correct them; as a business man he was as honest as men ever get to be; would wrong no man out of a cent, and would rather give than to take from any one; he was an energet- ic man, and was always working for the best interests of the coun- ty. and nothing was too great for him to do when it was beneficial to the county or community in which he lived; he left seven children : Wm. B., Robert B., Alice, Joseph H., Dewitt C., Susan and C. C. Wyrick, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Delta.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
A LDINGER, C., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. What Cheer.
Allen, Alvah, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Sigourney.
Attig, Levi, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Springfield.
ALLEN, ALVAH, farmer, Sec.
24; P. O. Delta; born in Ohio February 23, 1816; when a child his parents moved to Craw- ford county, Ohio; lived there until 1832, when he went to Knox county, remaing there until 1852; he followed the trade of edge-tool
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making for twenty years; he then went to Muscatine county, Iowa, remaining there until he came to this county in 1856, settling on the place where he now resides; he has a good farm of 120 acres, well improved, upon which he has a fine bearing orchard; he was married to Miss Martha Carey, a native of New Jersey; she was born May 6, 1816; have three children: David E., Meda A. (now Mrs. Dorley) and Louis O .; have lost two: Filander R .. died Sep- tember 30, 1861, and Eva B., died February 21, 1861; they are members of the M. E. Church, and have been for a long time past.
FALL, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Springfield.
Baxter, Owen, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. What Cheer.
Baxter, David, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. What Cheer.
Baxter, Wm., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. What Cheer.
Bedford, R. W., coal operator, Sec. 10; P. O. What Cheer.
Beeman, S. P., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Coal Creek.
BEMAN, A. C., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Delta; born in Connect- icut, October 22, 1837; there he was raised, following the occupa- tion of a carpenter; in 1857 he came to Iowa, first settling in Washington county; in 1858 he came to Sigourney, and there fol- lowed his trade for one year; he then moved on the place where he now resides; owns a farm of 520 acres, well improved and all under cultivation, upon which he has a good orchard; August 12, 1862, he enlisted in company I, Fortieth Iowa Infantry; served until the close of the war; enlist- ed as a private, and May 19, 1865, was promoted to second lieuten- ant; was in the siege of Vicks- burg, capture of Little Rock,
Okalona, battle of Jenkins' Fer- ry, and others; was never wound- ed, but had narrow escapes, bul- lets having been shot through his clothes; he married Miss Mary J. Garrett, a native of Iowa; she was born December 12, 1849; they have three children : Charles E., Dwight and Gordon A.
Beeman, John, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Coal Creek.
Bell, Robert, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Sigourney.
Bell, Nathaniel, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Springfield.
Black, Peter, Sr., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Springfield.
Black, Peter J., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Springfield.
Bixby, I. M., hardware, What Cheer.
Bowen, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Springfield.
Bowen, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Springfield.
Bowen, Alanzo, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Springfield.
Bowen, John, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Springfield.
Bradley, Hiram, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Springfield.
Breeden, F., What Cheer.
Breeden, F., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. What Cheer.
Bridges, J. J., farmer, Sec. 18. P. O. Indianapolis, Mahaska county.
Briney, Hiram, livery, What Cheer. Brokaw, C. J., What Cheer.
BROKAW, MOSES M., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Springfield; born in New Jersey July 25, 1811; he lived there on a farm until 1852; one year later he removed to this State and located where he now lives; his farm consists of 542 acres of land, all under cultiva- tion and well improved, except 40 acres of timber; June 26, 1834, he married Miss Rachel Stryken, a native of New Jersey; they have by this union five children: William, Ezra, Margaret E. (now
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Mrs. Sampson), Edwin and Cor- son J .; they havelost five: Charles and four infants; Mr. Brokaw also feeds and deals quite extensively in stock.
C AMP, J. E., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Springfield.
Casey, James, What Cheer.
Casey, Ben., Sec. 9; P. O. What Cheer.
Casey, Daniel, What Cheer.
Caughey, J. R., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Springfield.
Caywood, W. H., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Delta.
Chidester, S., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Springfield.
Chrisman, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Springfield.
Clemons, Fred., Sr., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. What Cheer.
Clemons, James, What Cheer.
CLUBB, WILLIAM, farmer and proprietor of coal banks, Sec. 16; P. O. What Cheer; born January 4, 1831, in Morgan county, Indi- ana; lived there until 1848 and then came to this county, where he has since lived; March 25, 1855, he was married to Miss Re- becca Whiteman, a native of In- diana; they have nine children: Arthur P., Calder J., Emily, Sa- mantha J., Eliza A., Wm. A., Mary E., Estella A. and Harry; have lost two: Oliver H. and Lu- ella; his coal land embraces a tract of eighty acres, with a vein of coal six feet in thickness; he and his wife are members of the Christian Church.
Collard, A., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. What Cheer.
Colbert, W. E., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. What Cheer.
Cooley, Reuben, Springfield.
Couglan, Perry, What Cheer.
Couglan, James, What Cheer.
Crow, D. S., hotel, What Cheer.
Cullin, John, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. What Cheer.
D AVIS, R. K., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Indianapolis.
Dewey, G., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. What Cheer.
Dobbs, James, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. What Cheer.
DODGE, DANIEL, proprietor of the Eureka Mills, What Cheer; born in Maine October 8, 1832; he learned the trade of mill- wright and miller in his earlier years, which he has since followed as an avocation; he came to this county in 1866; in 1872 he pur- chased his present mill, and has built up an enviable reputation in his business, his brand of flour being well known and finding a ready sale among the neighboring towns; his mill contains three run of burrs, and is fitted with all the improved machinery; Mr. Dodge was elected a member of the board of supervisors of Keo- kuk county at the October elec- tion, an office he is well qualified to fill; he married Miss Nancy E. Killer June 25, 1856; she is a na- tive of Ohio; they have one son: Charles B., born May 17, 1858; lost one son : William L., August 10,1871.
Downing, Geo., What Cheer.
Dugger, James, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. What Cheer.
Dugger, W. S., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Springfield.
Dunbar, L. S., What Cheer.
LLIS, WM., blacksmith, What. E Cheer.
ELLIOTT, G. W., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Delta; born in Indiana in 1832; there he was raised and lived until 1854, when he went to Texas, and remained there for nearly two years; in 1856 he re- moved to Poweshiek county, farming there for ten years; in 1864 he moved on the place where he now resides; he owns a finely improved farm of 320 acres, upon
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which he has an orchard of 250 bearing apple trees; February 25, 1854, he married Miss Ann Greg- son, a native of Indiana; they have twelve children; Nettie (now Mrs. Wallace), Florence I, Sarah E., Susan M., Samantha N., Wil- lard H., Alta B., Ioma M., Jeffer- son, Eli H., George W. M. and Walter T. deceased; Mr. E. is a member of the A. F. and A. M. lodge.
Emmons, John, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Coal Creek.
Emmons, Albert, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Coal Creek.
ELLIS, G. P., SR., farmer and me- chanic, Springfield; born in Shel- by county, Kentucky, August 30, 1817; lived there until 1834, when in October he moved with his parents to Hendricks county, In- diana; he remained in that State for fourteen years, and then came to Lee county, this State; he staid there until the spring of 1852, when he settled in Sigour- ney, making that place his home for three years; he again moved, this time to Van Buren township, and in 1869 came to Springfield, where he has since resided; Mr. Ellis has been notary public for twenty years; in 1859 he was elected Representative from the county; he has served as justice of the peace in the county for thirteen years; he married Miss Mary A. Hamilton; she was born October 29, 1837, in Kentucky: Mrs. E. died, leaving six children, five of whom are living: Tebe .J. (now Mrs. Foster), Andrew L., Isabel (now Mrs. Kelvey), Wm. J. and George P., Jr .; Mary Fran- cis McAdams died May 14, 1862; he married again to Mrs. Frances A. Wilson; they have four child- ren: Solomon L., A. A., Robert T. and Mabel E .; lost two: Mar- garet A. and Davis P .; Mrs. Ellis has four children by a previous
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