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township, where she resided when she was married; they have five children: Dora, born in 1862, Hattie, born in 1863, Allie, born in 1865, Charlie, born in 1866, and Ralph, born in 1868; Mr. and Mrs. C. came to this State at an early day, and have seen all the hardships known to a pioneer life; by industry and economy they have accumulated a fine property ; Mr. Clubb is a member of Sig- ourney Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F. Cochlan, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sigourney.
Cory, Clint., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Sigourney.
Cosner, A., farmer, [Sec.] 1; P. O. Sigourney.
Covey, Lorenzo, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Sigourney.
Covey, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Sigourney.
Covey, Byron, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Sigourney.
Crossman, Mary, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Sigourney.
CROSSMAN, JOEL, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sigourney; born in Gen- esee county, New York, August 18, 1818, and was raised in this and adjoining county until four- teen years of age, and then re- moved with his parents to Ohio; he received a good common school education, and came to this coun- ty first in 1849 and located land, and in 1851 made the county his permanent home; he owns a good farm of 320 acres; he held the office of county surveyor eighteen years, also the office of as- sessor internal revenue four years and then resign- ed; served as a member of the board of supervisors, and has ever discharged his official duties with scrupulous care and fidelity; owing to an affection of his eyes he spent the past summer and autumn in Montana, and received great benefit; he also owns an in-
terest in several mining claims; he married Miss Cynthia Marsh in 1852; she was born in New York, and died April 2, 1862, leaving four children: Clarence, Lurena, Omar and Alvin A .; he married for his second wife Miss Sarah E. Deming, in 1863; she was born in Washington county, Ohio; by this marriage they have four children: Mary, Cynthia, Joel and Ida.
ARLEY, J. E., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Sigourney.
Dawson, Win., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Sigourney.
Decker, Elias, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Sigourney.
Decker, J. W., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sigourney.
Decker, Edward, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sigourney.
DORMAN, J., retired farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Sigourney; born Octo- ber 9, 1826, in Morgan county, Indiana; there he was raised, fol- lowing the occupation of farmer, and continued the same until 1876; he came to Iowa in 1853, and settled in Van Buren town- ship, this county, on the farm known as the J. Dorman farm, there he resided until 1876; was married December 13, 1846, to Miss Matilda Conduitt; she died November 14, 1857, leaving a family of four children: Wil- liam W.(physician, Patterson, Mad- ison county Iowa), Thomas L. (a farmer in Oregon), and Ella M. (wife of C. H. Whiteman); was again married May 1, 1860, to Miss Elizabeth Davis, a native of Johnson county, Indiana; she was born April 6, 1840; have one daughter: Annie; they are unde- cided at present where they will make their future home, but in all probabilities in Thornburg, Prair- ie township; Mr. and Mrs. D. are active members of the Christian Church at What Cheer.
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DORMAN, WILLIAM W., farm- er, Sec. 20; P. O. Sigourney ; born in Morgan county, Indiana, Octo- ber 30, 1848; he, with his parents, came to this county in 1852 and settled where he now resides; owns 200 acres of well cultivated land; November 16, 1871, he married Miss Hattie Smith, a na- tive of Morgan county, Indiana; she was born September 12, 1852, and remained there until her mar- riage; they have a family of two children: Maud, born November 27, 1872, and Owen, born Febru- ary 27, 1874.
DORMAN, H., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sigourney; born in Morgan county Indiana, January 27, 1842; when thirteen years of age he came with his parents to this State and county, locating on the place where he now lives; he own 250 acres of well improved land; Sep- tember 9, 1862, he enlisted in company H, Thirty-third Iowa In- fantry, at Oskaloosa; was in all the battles participated in by the reg- iment, and April 30, 1864, he was wounded at Jenkins' Ferry, Ar- kansas; he was unable to join his regiment for a short time, but af- ter his wound healed served till the close of the war, and was mus- tered out September 9, 1865, at Davenport; he returned home and resumed his labors on his farm; has held various township offices; February, 1866, he married Miss Martha Knox; she was born in in 1848, in this county; have six children : Aurthur, L., Orris, Lot- ta, Jessie, Lou .; Mr. D. is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., Sigourney Lodge, No. 98.
Dunlap, James, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Sigourney.
Dunbar, J. S., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Sigourney.
DUNLAP, J. M., farmer and stock- raiser, Sec. 15; P. O. Sigourney ;
born in Marion county, Ohio, April 26, 1835; he was there raised as a farmer, but learned the carpenter's trade, which he is now carrying on in connection with his farming and stock-raising; he principally raises fine-blooded sheep, Cotswold and Leicester, but raised other stock to some ex- tent; in 1877 he came to this county, locating where he now re- sides; he owns 195 acres of fine land; in November, 1859, he mar- ried Miss Mary A. Hill; she died in December, 1867, leaving a fam- ily of two children: Jame L. and Della J .; was again married in March, 1869, to Miss Phebe Wat- ters, a native of Delaware county, Ohio, and born in May, 1840; he is a member of the Masonic Fra- ternity, Bucyrus Lodge, No. 129, of Crawford county, Ohio; Mr. James Dunlap, his father, is with him; he was born in Ohio county, Virginia, April 6, 1802; moved to Marion county, Ohio, in 1822, and located on a farm where he resided for fifty years; he came to Iowa in 1877 and set- tled on the place, with his son, where he now resides, and owns 120 acres of finely improved land; he was married November, 1825, to Miss Martha Yates, a native of Virginia; she died in November, 1826, leaving one child: Martha (now Mrs. Scott, of Washing- ton county, Ohio); November, 27, 1827, he again married Miss Nancy Story; she died in Septem- ber, 1863, leaving a family of four children: William, Rutham, Ma- tilda and Jno. M .; lost two: Ke- ziah and Matilda; he was married the third time to Mrs. Susan R. Watters, of Delaware county, Ohio, in June, 1868; Mr. Dunlap intends to rent his land, deal in stock to some extent and live com- fortably the rest of his days.
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E ATON, W. D., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Sigourney.
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ORD, THOMAS F., farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Sig- ourney; born in Licking county, Ohio, March 16, 1839; there he was raised a farmer and received his education from the common schools of that State; in 1856 he came with his parents to Keokuk county, locating near Sigourney; there his mother still resides with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Halferty; his father died in 1870; he enlist- ยท ed September 21, 1861, in com- pauy F, Eighth Iowa Volunteer Infantry; was taken sick at Syra- cuse, Missouri, and after serving for nine months, was mustered out at St. Louis, Missouri; he re- turned to this county and settled in Adams township, but the loca- tion not being desirable, he locat- ed where he now lives; owns 120 acres of fine land; Mr. F. is at present, and has been for the past three years, township trustee; Oc- tober 15, 1862, married Miss Su- san Clubb, a native of Indiana; they have one adopted daughter: Eliza Hansyel, who has lived with them for some twelve years; are both active members of the Christ- ian Church.
Fisher, Fred., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Sigourney.
Fitzgerald, Dan., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Sigourney.
G ENO, WM., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Sigourney.
Gramm, Robert, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Sigourney.
H ALL, J. R., farmer Sec. 33; P. O. Sigourney ; born in Logan county, Ohio, October 2, 1830; there he was raised, following the occupation of farmer, which he contined until 1865; he then came to this county and settled near Springfield; he remained there for two years and then went to German township in 1867; was
appointed steward of the county poor-farm, and remained in that position for twelve years; during that time all of the improvements were made; in 1874 he settled where he now resides; owns 136 acres of land under good cultiva- tion; November, 1853, he was married to. Miss Elizabeth Sapp; she was born April 27, 1829; by this union they have seven child- dren: George W., Alice M., Oli- ver S., Frank B., William C., Mary E. and Lucinda E .; lost one: Charles; Mr. Hall is a member of the A. O. U. W. Lodge.
Ham, Lewis, farmer Sec. 18; P. O. Sigourney.
HASTY, T. B., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Sigourney; born in Fleming county, Kentucky, January 11, 1826; he remained there until nearly six years of age, when, with his parents, he moved to Morgan county, Indiana; he remained there until 1842, when he came to Washington county, Iowa, and there engaged in farming; came to this county in 1856 and settled in Van Buren township; in 1866 he moved on the place where he now resides; owns 160 acres of good land, and well improved; was formerly engaged in milling, having followed that business for fourteen years, up to 1871; he built and operated what is known as "Hasty's Mill," during that time; October 28, 1854, he mar- ried Miss Althea Dean, a native of Montgomery county, Indiana; they have nine children: Leah E. (now Mrs. Shennofield), Dora, Hosea D., Lewis D., Frank W., Sarah E., Etty M., Martha A. and Q. L.
Hasty, J. G., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Sigourney.
Hartlong, Charles, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Sigourney.
Harvey, J. B., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Sigourney.
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Heart, Dan., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Sigourney.
Hill, H. R., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Sigourney.
Housechilds, Fred, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Sigourney.
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ENNINGS, WM., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Sigourney.
Johnson, J. C., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sigourney.
John, Wm., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Sigourney.
Johnson, Oliver, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Sigourney.
Just, Chris, Jr., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sigourney.
Just, Chris, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Sigourney.
Just, Fred, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Sigourney.
K LEINSCHMIDT, N., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Sigourney.
Klitz, A., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Sigourney.
Koltman, Wm., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Sigourney.
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ANDERS, JONES, farmer, Sec. 9; P. Sigourney.
Legg, Sam, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Sigourney.
Legg, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Sigourney.
Lowe, J. B., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Sigourney.
CCLANAHAN, JAMES, M farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sig- ourney.
McCLENAHAN, ELIJAH, farm- er and stock-raiser, Sec. 8; P. O. Sigourney; born in Kentucky, June 3, 1811; when sixteen years of age he moved with his parents to Shelby county, Ohio; was raised a farmer, and in 1829 he went to Pickaway county; he there learned the hatters' trade, but owing to impaired health was obliged to abandon it; in 1831 he moved to Peoria county, Illinois, and engaged in farming; about this time the trouble between Black Hawk and his tribe and the
whites occurred; Mr. McC. lived near where some of the most fiendish outrages were perpetrat- ed; he himself was, at one time during the troubles, a target for twenty shots from the Indians, and yet unharmed; during the period of these troubles, he, in common with his neighbors, ex- perienced hardships that words fail to describe; in 1833 he re- moved to Putnam county, Illi- nois; in 1855 he came to Keokuk county, and settled on an improv- ed farm known as the Brown farm, near Sigourney; he at one time owned and operated a saw mill in Sigourney, near where the flouring mill now stands; this he exchanged for the farm on which he now lives, and owns 404 acres of improved land, well stocked; has held various town- ship offices; has been twice mar- ried, first to Miss Sarah Emery, in March, 1835; she was a native of Ohio; she died January 26, 1854, leaving eleven children, liv- ing: Elizabeth, Sarah J., Robert and Mary (twins), James E., Nancy, Winfield S., Isabel, Com- modore J., Rosella I. and Clarin- da; lost three; he married for his second wife Miss Elizabeth Wil- son, May 27, 1855; she was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1831; by this union they have nine children: Maria A., Abraham L., Andrew J., Elijah, Amanda, Melvin, Russell, Shadon and Al- mon: lost two: John H. and Eliza; Mr. and Mrs. McC. are ac- tive members of the Christian Church.
McNabb, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Sigourney.
McNabb, Philip, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Sigourney.
Manyon, Frances, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Sigourney.
Marts, Andrew, farmer, Sec 26; P. O. Sigourney.
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MEAD, WILLIAM, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 19; P. O. Sig- ourney; born in Licking county, Ohio, February 22, 1827; when nine years of age he with his pa- rents moved to Champaign coun- ty, Ohio, where he was raised on a farm; during his early years he taught school during the winters, and farmed through the summers; he came to this State and county October 13, 1861, and located on the place where he now resides; owns 500 acres of land, the most of which is well improved; has held various township offices; he has been twice married, first to Miss Sarah Harlan, a native of Chester county, Pennsylvania, May 24, 1851; they had by this union three children: William E., George O. and Lida M. (now Mrs. J. W. Bland); married for his second wife, February 3, 1859, Miss Susan M. Cowgill, a native of Champaign county, Ohio; they have seven children: Charlie, Carrie, Harland, Annie C., Alice, Lillie and Frank; have lost one: Harry; Mr. and Mrs. M. are mem- bers of the M. E. Church.
Mead, Oscar, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Sigourney.
Miller, Wm., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Sigourney.
Mollinix, David, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Sigourney.
N TEWMAN, MIKE, farmer, Sec. 7: P. O. Sigourney.
Newman, Adolph, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Sigourney.
Newman, Fred, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Sigourney.
Nichol, Nicholas, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Sigourney.
Nichol, Fred, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sigourney.
P ARKE, THERESA, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sigourney.
Parke, A. J., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Sigourney.
Parke, W. J., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Sigourney.
Parke, Rebecca, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Sigourney.
Polka, August, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Sigourney.
RENTFRO, J. S., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Sigourney.
Rock, Fred, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Sigourney.
Rodes, Wm. farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Sigourney.
Rodes, Phillip, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Sigourney.
Rogers, Archillis, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Sigourney.
Rogers, H. J. farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Sigourney.
Roice, Wilber, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Sigourney.
Roice, Abner, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Sigourney.
SEATON, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Sigourney.
Shawhan, John, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Sigourney.
Shawhan, J. R., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Sigourney.
SHUFFLEBARGER, HENRY,
farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Sigourney; born in Montgomery county, Vir- ginia; in 1830, when quite young, he moved with his parents to Johnson county, Indiana; there he remained until 1847, being raised there on a farm, which oc- cupation he has followed since; in 1847 he came to this county, and has resided here most of the time since; in 1863 he moved to Indi- ana, but not being satisfied with the location, returned to this county, locating where he now lives in 1868; owns 189 acres of well improved land; Mr. S. was an active worker in the struggle for the location of the county-seat, and he himself, with a team, re- moved the records of the county from Lancaster, in 1848, but in 1858 the
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records were returned to Sig-
ourney; he has held var- ious offices of trust in his town- ship; he married Miss Elizabeth Lowe, November 14, 1848; she is a native of Rush county, Indiana, there she was raised, and in 1846, came with her parents to Iowa, locating in Keokuk county; they have ten children: Florence J. (now Mrs. Milton Harden, of Johnson county, Indiana), Mary E. (now Mrs. A. W. Sanders, of Greenwood county, Kansas), Ol- ive R. (now Mrs. V. Y. Sanders, of the same county and State), Sarah E., Effie L. (now Mrs. S. F. Finsley, of this county), John H., Joseph F., Inez M., Burton H. and Bessie E .; lost two: Della M. and an infant; they are old settlers and have participated in all the hardships known to a pioneer life; Mrs. S. and four of her daughters are members of the Baptist Church, at Sigourney.
Shutts, Wm., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Sigourney.
Slaser, Godlieb, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Sigourney.
Smith, J. V., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Sigourney.
SMITH, LESTER, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Sigourney; born in Tomp- kins county, New York, June 10, 1818; when quite young he, with his parents, moved to Fayette county, Indiana; there he was .
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raised on a farm, which occupa- tion he has followed to the present time; in 1844 he went to Mc- Lean county, Illinois, where he remained for eleven years, and in 1854 he removed to this State and county; in 1855 he located on the place which he now occupies; owns 180 acres of good land; has held various township offices; mar- ried February 24, 1842, to Miss Mary Richardson; she was born in Belmont county, Ohio, Febru- ary 24, 1817; she remained in
Ohio until thirteen years of age, when her parents moved to Fay- ette county, Indiana; there she was raised; they have four chil- dren: John V., Oliver H., Sarah J., Olive A .; lost one son : Aaron B., who was a member of company H, Thirty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry; enlisted August, 1862, and died January 24, 1864, at Keokuk, Iowa; John V. was also a member of the same company, but was discharged on account of disability; Mrs. Smith is a mem- ber of the Christian Church at What Cheer.
Snider, Ernest, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Sigourney.
Snider, S., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Sigourney.
Swails, Abram, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Sigourney.
Story, N. L., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Sigourney.
THOMPSON, ANN, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Sigourney.
THOMPSON, T. J., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Sigourney; born in Boone county, Indiana, March 31, 1840; he remained there until twelve years of age, when he with his parents moved to Iowa, locat- ing in this county and township; in 1853 he moved upon the place where he now resides, and which consists of 220 acres of good land upon which he has a fine house and outbuildings; he enlisted in 1862 in company B, Thirty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry; served until the close of the war, was not wounded, and was mustered out at Davenport in 1865; from there he returned home, where he now re- sides: he has held various offices in his township, and is a thorough farmer; January 1, 1859, he was united in marriage with Miss Har- riet Rodman; she was born in Jackson county, Indiana, August 28, 1841; she came to this county with her parents (who were some
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of the pioneers of this county) in 1843; have three children: Doug- las E., Melissa H., Dora E .; have lost two: Francis L. and Thomas H.
Tools, William, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Sigourney.
Tools, Pat., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Sigourney.
Turner, John, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Sigourney.
ALTZ, PETER, farmer, Sec. 18; P, O. Sigourney.
WHEELER, JOHNSTON, farm- er, Sec. 30; P. O. Sigourney ; born February 21, 1836, Ohio being his native State; there he was rais- ed upon a farm, living there until 1857, when he came to Iowa, re- maining there for one year, then removing to Kansas; he made that State his home until 1859, when he went to Missouri, and in 1861 came to Iowa; he settled upon his present ferm in 1864; it consists of 281 acres of land with all the improvements necessary; married Miss Kate M. Dewitt, a native of Ohio; she was born October 1, 1835; they have three children: Orville D. born November 25, 1860, Ezekiel E., born October 30, 1863, William A., born May 1, 1872; have lost one: Puss, who was born April 2, 1867; she died March 4, 1870.
Wheeler, E., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Sigourney.
Wheas, John, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Sigourney.
WOODBRIDGE, SAMUEL, far- mer and stock-raiser, Sec. 6; P. O. Sigourney; born in Youngstown, Trumbull county, Ohio, July 12, 1818; he was there raised on a farm; learned the leather trade and continued to follow it until twenty-four years of age, when he went to Michigan City, Indiana; he was there engaged in the man- ufactory of mill machinery; in 1848 he returned to Trumbull
county, Ohio, where he remained for two years; married September 12, 1850 to Miss Caroline Bent- ley; she was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, April 6, 1827; her father, James Bentley, was the first white child born in Mercer county, Western Pennsylvania; he was born in 1799, and is still liv- ing; they have five children: Charles D., Anson L., Mary E., Louisa C. and James W; Mr. W. came to Henry county, Iowa, in 1851, settling at New London; he was there engaged in the milling business for eight years, and in 1859 came to this county and set- tled where he now resides; owns 200 acres of land well supplied with graded stock; he has followed farming exclusively since 1859; has held various township offices, and is a well respected citizen.
WRIGHT, S. R., farmer, Sec 3; P. O. Sigourney ; born in Floyd coun- ty, Indiana, September 22, 1816; was there raised a farmer; from there he went to Morgan county in 1838; in 1852 he came to Iowa; settled where he now lives in 1855; owns 170 acres of land and does some work in the carpenter's line; has held various township offices; in March, 1842, he was married to Miss L. Fields, a na- tive of North Carolina; born in March, 1820; have nine children: Frances A. (now Mrs. Lowe), Lucy M.,Thomas N., Virindi J., Armita, Henry, John E., Martha E. and Alfred F .; have lost three: Eliza- beth, Samuel and William A., who enlisted September 9, 1862, in company B., Thirty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry and served with his regiment for a short time, when, in May, 1863, he died at Helena, Arkansas, of a disease contracted in the army; Mrs. Wright is a member of the Bap- tist Church at Sigourney.
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A DRIAN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Garibaldi.
Albers, Albert, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Garibaldi.
Albers, W. H., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Sigourney.
ALLEN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Harper; born in New Jer- sey in 1848 and lived there until ten years of age, and then remov- ed to this county in 1858; he was raised a farmer and owns 231 acres of land; he has held various township offices; he married Miss Sarah Matheny in 1869; she was born in Virginia; they have four children: Robena, Henry, Catha- rine and Mary; lost one son: Oli- ver.
Antony, D., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Harper.
ARCHER, D., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. South English; born in Scot- land in 1824; he received the ad- vantages of a good education and was engaged in the loan business until he came to the United States; he came to this county in 1855 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; he owns 360 acres of land; he represented this county in the Fourteenth General Assem- bly of the State Legisalture and served with credit to his constitu- ents and honor to himself; he married Miss M. E. Bannerman in 1854; she is a native of Scot- land; they have two children: Elizabeth (wife of Robert H. Gemmell) and Anna (wife of S. B. Robinson).
B ACKHOUS, CHAS., SR., far- mer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sigour- ney.
Backer, Adam, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Harper.
Baker, Nic., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Harper.
Baker, Margaret, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Harper.
Balzer, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 11; P. (. Garibaldi.
Baumert, Magdalena, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Harper.
Baumert, George, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Harper.
Beneman, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Sigourney.
Beneman, Wm., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Sigourney.
BEINHART, DAVID, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Harper; born in Germany May 8, 1821; he lived there till 1837, when he emigrat- ed to the United States and land- ed at New York, and from this place he went to Pennsylvania, where he remained till 1845 and came to Keokuk county and set- tled in German township, where he has since lived; he owns a farm of 143 acres, well improved and in a good state of cultivation; he has held various township offices and is a practical farmer; he mar- ried Miss Louisa F. Geiss May 4, 1845; she was born in Germany December 16, 1830, and came to the United States in 1837; she died January 17, 1877; their fam- ily consists of ten children: Isa- bel M., Catharine, Christena, Lou- isa, Emma J., Pauline, Otilia, John D., Clara W. and Georgia B .; lost three: Andrew B., Alvi- na and Mary.
Beinhart, John, Sr., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Harper.
Beinke, Herman, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Sigourney.
BLAISE, THEODORE, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Garibaldi; born in Prussia in 1822, and lived there until he emigrated to the United States in 1847 and settled in Keo- kuk county, where he has since resided excepting two years when he was engaged in the can- dle business; he owns a farm of 90 acres and has been honored
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DIRECTORY OF KEOKUK COUNTY.
with all the township offices; he !
married Miss Margaret Reder in 1855; she was also born in Prus- sia; they have eight children : Robert, Emile, Theodore, Katie, Frank, Philip, Annie and Bertha. BLAISE, MATTHIAS, farmer, stock raiser and stock dealer, Sec. 28; P. O. Sigourney; born in Germany in 1820, aud was raised there; he emigrated to the United States in 1848, and settled in Keokuk county, where he owns 320 acres of land, with good im- provements; he has held various offices in the township, and is al- ways among the foremost in ad- vancing the interests of the coun- ty; he married Miss Margaret Geregan in 1848; she was born in Germany; they have eight child- ren: John, Charles, Henry, Zeno, Dena, Peter, Albert and Nellie.
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