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isfied with the location he went to Colorado in 1860 and engaged in mining; in 1861 he enlisted in company B, Second Colorado Vol- unteer Cavalry, and served three years; received two wounds on the Rio Grande, in New Mexico, one of which disabled him for six months; was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1864; then returned to Ogle county, Ill., and in a short time re-enlisted in what is known as Gen. Hancock's Veteran Reserve Corps, and served till the close of the war; settled in Keokuk county in 1867, and now owns a farm of 160 acres; married Miss Agnes Chesney November 9, 1869; she was born in Taswell county, Ill., July 31, 1849, and came to Iowa with her parents in 1854; their family consists of two children : Robert O. and Frank L. SCHRECKENGAST, ISAAC, firm of Johnson & Schreckengast, dealers in general merchandise, Keota; born in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1830, where he lived till 1850; then came to Iowa and located in Des Moines county; came to this county in 1867; has been connected with Mr. Johnson since February,1878; while in Des Moines county he was married to Miss Sarah Davis, October 30, 1852; she was born in Pennsylvania; they have two sons and three daughters: A. F., Mary L., Lydia A., Isaac B., and Aman- da E.
Scott, P. P., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Creswell.
Shaub, Jacob, farmer, Keota.
Shaub, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Keota.
Sherman, Justin, carpenter, Keota. Sherman, J. L., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Keota.
Shurtz, Fannie, milliner, Keota. Sidey, David, general merchandise, Keota.
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Singmaster, M., general merchan- dise, Keota.
SINGMASTER, C. F., farmer and
stock-dealer, Sec. 14; P. O. Keota; prominent among the practical and successful busi- ness men of this county is the subject of this sketch, who was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, February 29, 1834; in 1843 he came, with his pa- rents, to this county, and settled in Clear Creek township, near Talleyrand, where his father still resides; Mr. Singmaster has been closely identified with Keokuk county's best interests for thirty- six years; he has given special at- tention to the raising and develp- ing of fine horses, having some of the finest specimens to be found in the State of the Clydesdale and Norman stock; among the most prominent of the former are " Baron Kier," seven years old, which has taken more premiums and highest honors than any oth- er animal has received; "Roving Boy," and "Mary Monarch" are also classed very high; he has in his stables 140 horses, 100 of which are well-bred; he also deals quite extensively in short horn and graded stock, and finds after thirty years' experience that they are three dollars to one over all other stock; he owns a well im- proved farm of 900 acres; Mr. Singmaster is also president of the Bank of Keota; married in this county to Miss Mary A. Mc- Carty, a native of Massachu- setts, April 25, 1866; they have, by this union, two sons and two daughters: Homer, Charles, So- phia and Theresa; he is a man of independent thought but of a kind and obliging nature; a man of the people and one true to the highest principles of honor and morality; as a citizen quiet and
ostentatious, cordially supporting any measure of real public benefit. Slattery, Mike, farmer, Sec., 18; P. O. Harper.
Smith, John, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Harper.
SNOCK, W. C., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Keota; born in Henry county, Indiana, September 30, 1841; there he lived until ten years of age, when, with his pa- rents, he moved to Kentucky, re- mainining there for one year; thence to Van Buren county, this State, where he lived for seven years; in 1858 he came to this county; owns a well improved farm of 200 acres; married in this county to Miss Anna J. Wil- son, October 31, 1865; she was born in Illinois; they have a fam- ily of two sons and three daugh- ters: Harry W., Jennie M., Edith M., Guy E. and Helen B .; Mr. Smock is a graduate of Hanover College, Indiana; he is a genial gentleman, a quick observer, and as prompt in his business as he is generous in his social relation, and thoroughly merits the esteem in which he is held by his fellow- citizens.
Smock, F. M., wagon-maker, Keota. Snider, A. J., laborer, Keota.
Stewart, A. K., Sr., stock-dealer, Keota.
Stevens, W. A., farmer, Keota.
Stewart, Arthur, stock-dealer, Keo- ta.
Stiver, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Harper.
Stiver, Peter, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Harper.
Stomm, Andrew, laborer, Keota.
Streit, Peter, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Harper.
Streit, Mats, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Harper.
Streigel, Len, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Harper.
Streigel, J. D., saloon, Harper.
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Sturdwon, Chas., brick mason, Keo- ta.
T ALLMAN. J. W., of the firm of Palmer & Tallman, hard- ware merchants, Keota; born in Grafton county, New Hampshire, October 14, 1824; there he lived until ten years of age, when he moved, with his parents, to Erie county, Pennsylvania, where they still reside; he was there married March 2, 1858, to Miss Julia Car- penter; they came to Iowa and lo- cated in Washington county; he has been a resident of Keota for six years, during which time he has been closely identified with Keota's best interests; he is also the mayor of the city; his family consists of two sons and three daughters: Theresa, Ethel, Clar- ence, May and Cameron.
Teakle, Amos, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Creswell.
Thompson, J. J., grocer, Keota.
Thompson & Bros., grocers, Keota. Trewiler, Mrs. Elizabeth, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Keota.
Truby, George., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Keota.
ALERIUS, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Harper.
Vandyke, L. H. farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Keota.
Varner, A., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Keota.
Vercheval, Louis, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Keota.
Volquardsen, August, painter, Keo- ta.
VITTETOE, H. C., dealer in drugs, jewelry, etc., Harper; born in Morgan county, Indiana, June 6, 1832; lived there until 1846, when he with his parents came to this county, locating in Jackson town- ship; he was principally raised on a farm; came to this place in 1875 and started his present business; September 27, 1857, he was mar- ried to Miss Lucinda J. Reynolds, a native of Indiana; she died
March 25, 1869, leaving a family of one son and two daughters: William H., Sarah and Loie; May 15, 1871, he married again to Martha E. Coble, a native of Indiana; they have one son and two daughters : Margaret I., James B. and Blanche; Mr. V. has a fine stock in his line and enjoys the liberal patronage of the people.
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ADE, ALBERT, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Keota.
Wallace, J. O., plasterer, Keota. WARRINGTON, J.B., proprietor of the Lindle House, Keota; born in Yorkshire, England, August 10, 1831; he emigrated to the United States in 1850; located in Hartford, Connecticut, where he remained about seven months; from there went to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where he made his home for two years; in December, 1850, he returned to England and there was married to Miss Mary Ward, of Halifax, Yorkshire, Oc- tober 31, 1851; they then returned to Lawrence and removed in 1853 to Bean Hill, Connecticut, one and a-half miles from Norwich, which place they made their home until coming to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1858, where they lived one and a-half years; they then went to Seneca Falls, New York, and afterward to Ge- neva; while there Mr. W. met with a sad loss in the death of his wife and one son, Samuel J .; the former died November 21, 1865, and the latter May 18, 1865; he has two sons by this union: Joseph and William; he married again to Mrs. Kate St. John in 1867, a native of England; Mr. W. came to Keota in March, 1875, and bought the Lindle House, and since has made many improve- ments and keeps a first-class hotel in every respect, as his many patrons can testify.
WEBBER, J. T., cashier of the
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Bank of Keota, Keota; born in Waldo county, Maine, December 10, 1845; when about eighteen months old his father died; a short time afterward his mother with the family moved to Ponob- scot county, Maine; came to Mat- toon, Illinois, where Mr. W. en- gaged in the grain business for one year; he then removed to Des Moines, Iowa, and for about eight years was engaged as station agent and operator at different points on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad, which position he was compelled to resign on ac- count of failing health; since February, 1877, he has held the position of cashier in the Bank of Keota; Mr. Webber is a thorough gentleman in manner and treats all persons with a genial and un- affected courtesy; this added to his ability and faithful perform- ance of duty, have gained him the general esteem; in July, 1864, Mr. W. enlisted in the Second Iowa Battery from Polk county and served about one year; in his own home he has been abundant- ly blessed; the partner of his joys and the sharer of his life's ills he found in the person of Miss Z. M. Thompson of Louisa county, Iowa, whom he married October 12, 1871; two children: Ada E. and Waldo, W., are the compli- ment of his family circle; Mr. Webber came to Keota in 1873. Weed, B., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Keota.
Wehr, J. M., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Harper.
Welter, Nic., Sr., farmer, Sec. 7 .; P. O. Harper.
Wellenstein, Peter, saloon, Harper. WHISTLER, LEVI, dealer in drugs, stationery, etc., Harper; born in Shenandoah county, Vir- ginia, November 26, 1832, and was there raised a farmer; he at-
tended school until thirteen years of age, when he was engaged to learn the trade of cabinet-maker, continuing at that business for four years; until 1873 he was in the business of mill-wright and other branches; then engaged in the grain business and in 1875 he purchased an interest in the drug store, the firm name being Whist- ler & Rosecrans; Mr. Whistler came to Iowa September 26, 1856, stopping at Davenport; from there he came to this county and has since resided here; in 1875 he set- tled in Harper; he gave the town its name, naming it after Harper Bros., the publishers in New York; the latter donated liberally toward the erection of the Episco- pal church; April 12, 1860, he married Miss Rosecrans; she was born September 9, 1835, and is a native of Ohio; they have seven children: William, Maggie M., Minnie C., Hattie B., Edwin J., Homer L. and Viola; lost one son, Lee; Mr. W. is a member of the I. O. O. F. Harper Lodge No. 353, also of the A. F. and A. M. Lodge of Talleyrand; he is a good merchant and is doing a thriving business.
Wilhelmy, Geo., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Keota.
Wilcox, Jno., barber, Keota.
Wilkin, Thos., retired, Keota.
Wilson, John, laborer, Keota.
Wilson, B. F., blacksmith, Keota.
Wilson & Newhart, blacksmiths, Keota.
Wilson, J. M., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Keota.
Willis, H. T., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Keota.
Wilson, J. C., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Harper.
WILLIAMS, J. H., dealer in dry goods and groceries, Keota; born in Taylor county, West Virginia, December 12, 1826; he lived there
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until twenty-one years of age, when he moved to Tyler county, same State, where lived until 1856; was there married, in 18-, to Miss Matilda M. Perkins; in 1856 he moved to Wood county, where he remained until 1864, and then went to Plymouth, Indiana; in December, 1873, he came to Keo- ta and started a boot and shoe store, which business he continued until the July following, when he sold out to J. R. Dunham; he then commenced buying and ship- ping produce; three years later started his present business; was a member of the town council for two years and justice of the peace for the same length of time; his family consists of two children: Walter L. and Harry D .; Mr. Williams keeps a well assorted stock and has a lib- eral share of the patronage, is kind and obliging, and has the re- spect of all who know him.
WILSON, HON. J. F., postmaster, Keota; born in Ayshire, Scotland, in 1808; when eighteen years of age he emigrated to the United States and located in Philadelphia, where he resided until the spring of 1837; he was married there to Miss Jane McMillen, March 19, 1830; she was born in Paisley, Scotland; they came west and lo- cated in Tazewell county, Illinois, in the spring of 1837, where they remained until their coming to this county in the fall of 1854; Mr. Wilson was one of the first . settlers of this part of the county, and has been closely identified with its interests ever since with the exception of four years during the war, which period he made his home in Washington, this State, and was elected mayor of that city for one term; he was sent to the legislature by the Republican party during the session of 1871 and 1872; while in Philadelphia
Mr. Wilson was engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods, but since coming west has principally engaged in farming, until the starting of the town of Keota; he was Keota's first postmaster, and still holds that position; he is a man of strict integrity and good business qualifications, and has the entire confidence of all who know him; his family consists of three sons and four daughters: J. C., James M., Robert R., Anna J. (now Mrs. Wm. C. Smock), Su- sanna D. (now Mrs. Robt. Gem- mel), Margaret (widow of Jo- seph Coffman), and Mary E. (now Mrs. A. E. Kendall).
Wilkin, T. M., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Keota.
WILSON. JNO. C., farmer Sec. 8; P. O. Harper; born in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1831, and was taken by his pa- rents to Tazewell county, Illinois, in 1837, and was raised there on a farm; when twenty years of age he learned the locomotive machine trade with Miles & Co., of Cin- cinnati, and continued at this busi- ness till 1856, when he came to this county ; he owns an improved farm of 340 acres; he is one of the early settlers of the township and has been closely identified with all of its improvements, is a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity and also of the I. O. O. F .; he was married December 20, 1859, to Miss Olive Eaton, a native of Ohio, born September 7,1833 ; they have six children: Fannie R., Warren H., Ollie M., Annie E., Ella F. and Aldie H .; lost one daughter: Mary.
Winter, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Keota.
Woltering, J. H., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Harper.
Wright, W. M., clerk, Keota.
TOUNT, W. H., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Keota.
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A LLEN, T. J., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Creswell.
Avards, M., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. South English.
B AGGS, ROB'T, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Foote.
Barrett, Anthony, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Foote.
Barklow, B. C., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. South English.
BEATY, J. F., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. South English; born in Virginia in 1830; there he was raised and lived until 1853, when he came to this State; spent one summer in Warren county and returned to Virginia; the follow- ing spring he returned to Iowa, settling in Washington county; from there he went to Story Co .; lived there until he came to this county in 1865; he was raised on a farm and owns 100 acres of land; he has held various township of- fices; he was married in Wash- ington county in 1859 to Miss Elizabeth Blick, of Ohio; they have five children: M. E., W. H., H. C., E. E. and M. A.
Beaty, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. South English.
Berkenbine, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. South English.
Bigleyy, James, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Chandler.
Bigley, Jas., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Chandler.
Brady, John, farmer, P. O. Keota.
Black, J. M., farmer. Sec. 27 ; P. O. South English.
Black, W. H., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. South English.
Blaylock, J. R., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. South English.
Blaylock, J. R. farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. South English.
Blaylock, R. S., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. South English.
Bray, Levi, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Chandler.
Breeden, B., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Foote.
Brown, Mrs., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. South English.
Brower, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. South English.
Brown, Peter, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. South English.
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ARR, THOS., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Foote.
Carter, Wm., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Foote.
Chapman, H. Y., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Chandler.
Christ, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Chandler.
Clemons, Henry, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. South English.
Cline, James, farmer, Sec. 16; P O. South English.
COFFMAN, DAVID, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. South English; born in Virginia in 1819, and came from there to this State in 1854, and settled first in Johnson county, where he lived but one year, and came to this county in the spring of 1855; he was married in his native State, in 1841, to Miss Barbara Flora, of that State; they have seven children living: Sarah, Daniel, Benjamin, Eliza- beth, Henry, Joseph and Wm; he owns an improved farm of 220 acres, and has held various town- ship offices; he was raised on a farm and has followed it as an oc- cupation since.
Coffman, B. F., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. South English.
Coffman, D. F., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. South English.
Coiner, Preston, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. South English.
Corridan, M., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Foote.
Correll, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Chandler.
Cranson, C. G., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Chandler.
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D AVIS, WM., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. South English.
Denton, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Chandler.
Devine, Patrick, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O.
Dill, Daniel, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Keota.
Dunn, James, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Chandler.
T BY, PHILIP, farmer, Sec.
21; P. O. South Englishı.
Etter, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. South English.
Evans, David, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. South English.
AHEY, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 4;
F P. O. Foote.
FLORY,ELDER SAMUEL, farm- er, Sec. 30; P. O. South English; born in Augusta county, Virginia, September 10, 1826, and came from there to this county in 1854, and settled on his present home- stead of 269 acres; was raised a farmer; has been twice married; first he was married in Virginia to Miss Mary Brower, August 14, 1851, a native of the same State; she died October 2, 1872, leaving a family of four children: Fannie (born in Virginia), Jacob B., Ly- dia C., Anna B .; two are dead; was married the second time to Elizabeth S. Perry, of Virginia, November 16, 1873; she has one child by former marriage: Emma (now Mrs. Korner), of this State. Flory, Joel, farmer, Sec. 19 P. O .; South English.
Fraze, Henry, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Keota.
Fry, John, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Chandler.
Fry, J. G., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. South English.
Fry, Sarah J., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Chandler.
Fulk, J. S., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Chandler.
Fulk, J. M., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Chandler.
Funk, W. E., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Chandler.
G AMMAL, WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. South English. Gibbons, J. M., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. North English.
H ANLEY, PETER, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Foote.
Hanley, Patrick, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Foote.
Haze, H. E., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Keota.
HERR, MICHAEL, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Chandler; born in Montour county, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1811, and was raised there; he came from there to this county in the spring of 1858, and in the following year he loca- ted permanently on his present homestead of 712 acres, 50 of which is in Iowa county-all im- proved farms, supplied with build- ings; has held various township offices; married in Pennsylvania in 1837 to Miss Catharine Sandel, of Pennsylvania, who died April 22, 1879, leaving a family of five sons and one daughter: Michael (now in Montana Territory), Hen- ry and George (twins), Simon, John, and Catharine (wife of James Schatz); have lost three: Samuel, William, and an infant.
Herr, George, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Chandler.
Herr, Simon, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Chandler.
Hoff, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. South English.
Hotchkiss, C. M., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Keota.
Huxford, George, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. South English.
K EISTER, JACOB, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Kenross.
Kelly, J. J., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Foote.
Kelley, J. J., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Chandler.
KLINE, WILLIAM W., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. South English;
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born in Pennsylvania in the year 1837; when about eleven years of age he moved with his parents to Ohio; there he was raised and re- ceived his early training; from there came to Linn county, this State, in 1857, where he made his home for a short time, and then moved to Washington county, Iowa, where he engaged in teach- ing school during the winter and farming during the summer seasons; in 1863 he came to this county and settled on his present homestead of 102 acres of well im- proved land; in 1858 he began the study of law, which he has con- tinued, as best he could, by study- ing during leisure hours since; has been a practicing attorney since 1870, and has attended to such legal business as has presented it- . self, at the same time managing his farm; in 1863 was married to Miss Margaret Stoner, of Vir- ginia; they have by this union four children: Charles W., Effiie, Mertie, and Price; have lost one: Captolia.
King, Frank, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. North English.
L AKIN, THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Chandler.
Lawler, T. J., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. South English.
Lawler, John, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. South English.
Lefever, Jackson, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Keota.
Lindsey, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. North English.
LAWLER, J. L., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. South English; born in In- diana, in 1849, and came to this State with his parents when only about seven years of age, and set- tled on the farm which he now occupies, in 1856; he owns an im- proved farm of ninety acres; he was raised a farmer and has re- sided on a farm since; in January, 1872, he was married to Miss
Nancy McDowell; they have two children: Hattie Belle and Theo- dore.
Lockridge, James, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. North English.
Long, James, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. South English.
Lytle, C. F., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Foote.
M cMAHAN, C. A., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Foote.
McMahan, James, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Foote.
McGurk, John, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Foote.
McCann, Patrick, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Foote.
McCan, Thos., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Foote.
McDowell, David, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Creswell.
McDOWELL, R., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Keota; born in Pennsylva- nia, in 1818, and was raised there, and went on the water when about eighteen years of age, and followed it for about six years, mostly engaged in transportation ; he came to northern Indiana in 1841, where he followed the lum- ber business for three years, at the same time carrying on a farm; from there to Knox county, Illi- nois, and after three years came to Rock Island county, and came from there to this county, in May, 1852; he owns an improved farm of 285 acres in all; he married in Pennsylvania, in 1839, to Miss Catharine Herr, of that State; they have by this union nine chil- dren living: David, Lavina (wife of Wm. Kent), Nancy (wife of John Lawler), Elizabeth (wife of James Kent), Martin, Ellen, Sarah, Hattie and Robert, Jr., and three deceased: Catharine, John and William; he settled on his pres- ent farm the year that he came to the county, and planted trees,some of which now measure three feet and over in diameter; was raised
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on a farm up to the time he went on the water, and since he came to the county has followed his present occupation.
McKenna, James, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Foote.
Martin, Mary, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Keota.
Matheny, Oliver, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. South English.
Mickle, Wm., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Kenross.
Miller, Wmn., farmer, Sec. 22.
Miller, Michael, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. North English.
Moler, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Chandler.
Moler, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Chandler.
Moler, Asa, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Chandler.
Monaghan, Mike, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Foote.
Monaghan, Pat, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Foote.
Moore, L. J., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. South English.
Morman, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. South English.
Murray, Margaret, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Foote.
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TYSWANER, D., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. South English.
'BRIEN, PATRICK, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Foote.
Ogle, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Foote.
P OTEET, WM., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Chandler.
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ANDOLPH, E. F., farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Keota.
RANKIN, E. L., deceased; born
in Sangamon county, Illinois, March 14. 1834; he was educated at the Illinois State University, and received both a classical and scientific education; he made farming his principal business, although he had large experience in teaching; he removed to St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1861, but being a strong Union man and a
true patriot, he found it unsafe to remain where the Rebel element prevailed to such an extent; he brought his family to Keokuk county and settled in Liberty township, where he owned a good farm of 160 acres; he held various township offices, and was promi- nently identified in the interests of the county; he had enjoyed the benefits of more than an or- dinary education, and found time to indulge occasionally in literary pursuits, and his letters to the " News," under the nom de plume of " Curtius," exhibited no little talent and culture; he was a man who impressed every one favorably on first acquaintance, and the more you knew of him the better you liked him; he was honest and upright in all of his dealings, and when he told you anything you could depend on it being just so; he was ambitious, but not too much so; was a man who wanted to be somebody in the world, and did not wish to pass his days away and when the time came for him to pass away, leave no trace behind that one could point to as being his good works and his good deeds; he married Miss E. R. Searle on the 29th day of September, 1861; she was a daughter of Jas. Searle, Esq., of Rock Island; she was a graduate of the Northwestern Female Col- lege at Evanston, Ill., and a wo- man of rare ability and personal attraction; he left one son.
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