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Hallowell, Sam, Webster.
Harper, Mack, South English.
Hardenbrook, Abraham, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. South English.
HARRIS, W. H., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. South English; born in Herefordshire, England, May 2, 1828; emigrated to this country in 1853 and located in Philadel- pliia; he remained there for one year, working in a foundry of that city; when seventeen years of age, he, being of a mechanical turn of mind, entered the employ of a prominent machinist, working in that employ for two years, when he was given the charge of an en- gine to run on a railroad; he con-
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tinued at that for five years, and since leaving Pennsylvania has devoted himself to farming; in 1854 he moved to Lorain county, Ohio, and lived there ten years, when he came to this county and settled where he now lives in 1868; owns 170 acres of land, well improved and under cultiva- tion; unaided, he has by hard work, perseverance, etc., fought the battle of life, and has been eminently successful; August 10, 1852, he married Miss Margaret Price, a lady of refinement, and it is through her aid; encourage- ment and good management, as well as his own energy and perse- verance, that success has crowned his efforts; they have two chil- dren: Henry A. and Edward P. Heaton, L. H., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Webster.
Hennon, Perry, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. South English.
HIGGINS, DECATUR, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. South English; born in Knox county, Ohio, Oc- tober 9, 1827; his father was a native of Vermont and of Eng- lish ancestry, and his mother of Welch and German origin; when five years old he, with his parents, moved to Marion county, where he was raised; he came from there to this county in 1856, and improved the place on which he now resides, and which consists of 100 acres of finely improved and well cultivated land; his residence is surrounded by a fine grove of stately evergreens, which shelter the place; he has been intimately connected with the interests and growth of the county, and has been entrusted with prominent and important offices in the town- ship; he was married September 17, 1857, to Miss Nancy A. Irons, of Adams township, formerly of Virginia; they have a family of
three children: Jeannette, Lafay- ette and Elfie Wren; have lost one daughter: Elsie, who died June 3, 1877.
Holmes, Bacon, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Webster.
Howard, G. B., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. South English.
HORN, C. C., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. South English; is of German descent, his ancestors having emi- grated to this country in a very early day; the subject of this sketch was born in Greene coun- ty, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1831; there he was raised; in 1864 he moved to Appanoose county, Iowa, living there until October of the same year, when he removed to this county; in 1866 he moved on the place where he now re- sides and which consists of ninety acres of choice land, with good 27, improvements; September , 1857, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Greenlee, a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania; have three children: William N., Em- ma J. and George; lost an infant. Hoyt, Jane S., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Webster.
Hurst, Melvina, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Webster.
TENKINS, W. D., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. South English.
Jester, John W., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. South English.
JOHNSON, W. H., general mer- chant, Webster; born in Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania, April 11, 1819, but raised in Knox county, Ohio; at the age of sev- enteen he learned the tanner's trade, which he followed with success until 1876, when he re- moved to Iowa and entered into the mercantile trade; on the 22d of May, 1839, he was married to Lydia A. Marshall, a native of Ohio; they have four children liv- ing: Ella, Emeline, N. D. and
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Flora D .; have lost three: Mar-
shall W., Adalade E. and Fran- cis S.
K EMREY, HARRIET, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. South Eng- lish.
KEMREY, DANIEL, farmer, stock-feeder and raiser, Sec. 20; P. O. South English; born in Le- high county, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1833; when four years of age his parents, who were of German origin, moved to Wayne county, Ohio; there he was raised; when he was eight years old his father died, leaving young K. dependent on no one, and to earn his own living; when nineteen years old he left Ohio and went to Cass county, Michigan; lived there for two years and in 1854 came to this county and entered the land upon which he now resides and which consists of 320 acres, well improved and in good cultivation; July, 1854, he was married to Miss Harriet Colcord, a native of Lower Canada; they have four children: Helen E. (wife of J. Charter, of South English), George R., Wm. A. and Elmer A.
Kimball, C. D., South English.
Kimball, E., South English.
King, Wm. S., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. South English.
King, Charles, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. South English.
Kirkpatrick, Mrs. L. M., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. South English.
Kleinschmidt, A., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. South English.
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AKIN, RICHARD, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 17; P. O. Webster; born in in England April 14, 1819, where he was raised; emigrated to this country in 1852, and settled in Ohio; after remaining there for four years he emigrated to this State in 1856 and settled in this county; he owns 200 acres of land, under im- provement; married October,
1841, to Emma Walker, a native of England; she died March 26, 1863, leaving a family of six children living: Thomas, Mary, William, Anna, Edward and Rich- ard; lost two: James, died Sep- tember 13, 1853, and John, died while serving his country at Hel- ena, October 18, 1864; he mar- ried again February 15, 1869, to Mrs. Margaret Griffin Maxwell, a native of Upper Canada; they have four children: Emma, Mag- gie, Katie and Minnie May; she has six children by first marriage: Robert, Sallie, Caroline, Sarah, Esther and Lizzie; he makes stock-raising a principal business. LEWIS, JOHN Q., harness-maker and livery, South English; born in Henry county, Iowa, February 25, 1856; he lived there until fourteen years of age, enjoying good educational advantages; in 1870 he went to Shellsburgh, Ben- ton county, Iowa, to learn his trade; remained there for three years, and thence to Marshall county; engaged in business there, and in 1873 came back to Shellsburgh, pursuing his trade there for one year; in 1876 he came to his present location, where he is doing a thriving business; September 19, 1877, he married Miss Mary J., daughter of George Dobey, an old settler of Sigour- ney; they have by this union one daughter: Ethel.
LUTTON, A. J., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. White Pigeon; born in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1828, but was raised in Mercer county, same State; in 1854 he, with his parents, remov- ed to this county and settled on the place upon which he now re- sides; he owns eighty acres of well improved land, upon which he has a fine orchard; June 11, 1854, he was married to Miss An- . gelina Marshall, a native of Penn-
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sylvania; they have three chil- dren: John F., William Z. and Charles W .; Nettie May died June 30, 1870; he commenced life with a capital of twenty-five cents, a yoke of oxen and one cow, and by proper economy and perseverance, assisted by his wife, they have a nice homestead and a reasonable competence.
M CAFFERTY, JAMES, farm-
er and dealer in fine horses, South English; born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1812, and was raised there; in 1834 he went to Wayne county, Ohio, and engaged in farming; came to Jefferson county, Iowa, in 1848, and remained there a few months, when he went to Lynn county and remained there until the year 1855; then came to this county; at the age of seventeen he learned the milling trade, which he followed for about six years; finding it injurious to his health he had to leave that business, and has since followed farming and handling stock horses; he has done much towards improving the stock horses in this county; March 12, 1832, was married to Miss Fanny Bucher, a native of Pennsylvania: they have five chil- dren living: Susannah, Elizabeth, Sarah, John and Lydia; have lost three: Samuel, Fannie and Mary Jane.
McBride, Is., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Webster.
McBRIDE, JAMES, general mer- chant and postmaster, Webster; born in Perry county, Pennsyl- vania, May 26, 1832, where he was raised a farmer; removed to Iowa in 1856, and to this county in 1857, where he now resides; at- tended Bloomfield Academy for upwards of two years, and gradu- ated at the Commercial School of York county, Pennsylvania; fol- lowed farming and school teach-
ing until 1863, then engaged in stock dealing, continuing it one year, or until 1864, when he en- tered the mercantile business, which he has since followed with success; he is of a social, genial nature, well adapted to gain and retain the confidence and respect of the community, which he em- ploys to a great extent; married Miss Julia A. Findley, a native of Pennsylvania; they have five children: R. O, Frank E., Nora Belle, Minnie L., and an infant daughter.
McCombs, B. M., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. South English.
McLanahan, J. M., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. South English.
McWILLIAMS, WILLIAM, re- tired farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. South English; his father, John Mc- Williams, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, January 31, 1797; his grandfather, William McWill- iams, came to this country from Ireland about 1775, and partici- pated in the struggle for our in- dependence; the subject of our sketch was born in Knox county, Ohio, January 11, 1820, where he was raised; removed to this coun- ty in 1857, where he has since re- sided; owns a fine homestead, con- taining five acres, and also in the vicinity eighty acres of choice land; January 9, 1841, he took for the partner and sharer of his joys and sorrows Miss Lucy A. Noff- singer, a native of Pennsylvania; the complement of their family circle consists of nine children, living: Margaret R. (now Mrs. D. W. Miller, of South English), T. B., M. D., J. F., W. C. (Record- er), H. A., Nuke, Ida, S. N. and Clara; Mr. McWilliams is a man of unblemished reputation, gener- ous and courteous, and is held in high esteem by all who know him; has held various offices of trust in his township.
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McWilliams, H. A., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. South English.
Mc Williams, James, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. South English.
Magee, William, South English.
MAHANNAH, CLARK, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. North English; born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1829; is of Irish and German descent; his grandfather was killed in one of the battles of the Revolutionary war; when quite young Mr. M. with his parents moved to Knox county, Ohio, where most of his youth and early manhood were spent; in 1856 he removed to Warren county, Ill., and after remaining in that place for one year he came to this coun- ty and located where he now lives; owns 200 acres of good land, with a nice dwelling and barn; on arriving in this county he and his wife had but a team and $150 in cash with which to start in a then comparatively new State, but by industry, economy, perseverance and good manage- ment, they have all that is need- ful; August 11, 1862, he enlisted in company I, Twenty-eighth . Iowa Infantry, and served with that regiment until May 16, 1863, when he was wounded at the bat- tle of Champion's Hill; was there taken prisoner and paroled; he partially recovered, and came home on a furlough in August, 1863; returned to Davenport in the next March, and was dis- charged June 12, 1864; partici- pated in the battles of Fort Gib- son and Champion's Hill, beside several skirmishes; October 10, 1853, married Miss S. Wier, of Ohio, but formerly of New Jer- sey; she is of German descent, her ancestors having emigrated to this country at an early day; they have ten children: Curtis D., William J., Emma G., Susannah (wife of William Dixon, of Iowa),
Carrie A., Charles G., Sarah J., Lizzie M., Frank A. and Mattie B .; have lost two: Clark C., who died October 12, 1863, and Bessie, died May 22, 1875.
MANTZ, D. H., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Webster; born in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, August 29, 1826; there he was raised on a farm until eighteen years of age, when he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed until about 1873; in connection with that he has carried on farming; moved to this county in 1856, where he now resides and owns 128 acres of choice land; his im- provements are excellent, his resi- dence being the finest in the town- ship and second to none in the county; his grounds are embel- lished by handsome evergreens; since 1848 he has accomplished his work alone, and he now owes his prosperity to his industry, en- ergy, good management, etc .; January 1, 1847, married Miss Mary Sasseman, of Pennsylvania; they have seven children: George H., William, James, Salvina, Lizzie, Emma and Lily L.
Markwell, A. H., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. South English.
Massie, John, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. South English.
MEAD, JOHN F., blacksmith and wagon-maker, South English; born in Rensellaer county New York, October 10, 1841; at the early age of twelve years his parents removed to California, where Mr. Mead was raised; he served his apprenticeship in San Francisco and followed his trade there until 1874, when he removed to this county; here he was mar- ried January 1, 1874, to Miss Ju- lia, daughter of John and Eliza- beth (Owns) Houston; they have three children: Elizabeth, Leslie and Mary D .; the mother of Mrs. Mead, Mrs. Houston and her hus-
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band, were among the earliest settlers of this township, locating a little east of where South Eng- lish now stands (which was called Houston's Point for many years); we acknowledge our indebtedness to this lady for much valuable in- formation in regard to the early settlement of this part of the county.
Meelick, Mrs. Louisa, South Eng- lish.
MILLER, S., retired farmer; Sec. - P. O. South English; born in Washington county, Pennsylva- nia, August 18, 1810, where his early youth was spent; in 1828 he with his parents went to Knox county, Ohio, where he resided until 1843, and then went to Han- cock county (same State), and in 1855 came to this county, where he has since resided; he owns 135 acres of land under cultivation and finely improved; April 7, 1836, he was married to Maria Brad- dock, a native of Knox county; they have seven children: Nancy A. (wife of Morgan Kizer), Wm. B., Sarah (wife of A. Hurst), John B., Martin L., Wilson W. and Thomas L.
Miles, John G., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. North English.
MILLER, N. C., farmer, stock- dealer and livery, South English; born in Perry county, Ohio, May 13, 1814, and raised there as a farmer-boy; in 1838 he com- menced the study of medicine, and attended lectures in Cleve- land, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, receiving a thorough medi- cal education; he commenced the practice of his profession in 1844 and followed it until 1876; in 1854 he removed to this county and enlisted as a private June 22, 1862, in company D, Eighteenth Iowa Infantry; in the following August he was detached as sur- geon of the Eighteenth regiment,
serving in that capacity until No- vember, when he had a stroke of paralysis and was honorably dis- charged in January, 1863; previ- ous to his discharge he was ap- pointed assistant medical director of the Western division; he was married July 9, 1836, to Miss Elizabeth Sellers, a native of Per- ry county, Ohio; they have four children: Philip D., Mary M. (now Mrs. J. D. Boyd, of South English), David W. and Harriet L. (now Mrs. S. M. Israel, of Ioka); have lost one son: Isaiah, who died in November, 1838.
Miller, William, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. South English.
MILLER, NOAH, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. North English; born in Rockingham county, Virginia, October 22, 1829, and was there raised on a farm until eighteen years of age, when he engaged in milling, but was obliged to resume farming on account of ill health; in 1856 he came to this county, settling on the farm where he now lives; owns a fine farm of 255 acres of as good land as can be found in the county; has a fine orchard, and also a fine brick res- idence, surrounded by evergreens; has a barn 48x60 feet two stories in height, and the best in the county; he has been the architect of his own fortune, earning what he has by hard work; October 23, 1851, he married Miss Frances Lough, a native of Virginia; they have twelve children: Sarah A., Hiram W., Benjamin F., Michael H., Mary R., M. Ellen, Virginia C., Noah S., John H, Anna B., Nettie J. and Maggie May.
Miller, D. W., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. South English.
Monts, H., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Webster.
Monts, Moses, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Webster.
Monts, D. H., Webster.
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Monts, Wilson, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Webster.
MORGAN, THOMAS, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 30; P. O. Web- ster; born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, September 15, 1817; his father, David Morgan, was a native of Virginia, and his grand- father, who came to this country about 1747, was born in Wales; his mother, whose maiden name was Hughbanks, was a native of Indiana; young Morgan lived in Kentucky until twelve years of age, when his father moved to Scott county, Indiana; there he was principally raised; came to this county in 1848; he bought a claim of a half section of land of Simeon Ballard, giving for it his wagon, a pair of oxen and a colt, which was all he possessed in the world; but with indomitable courage and perseverance, good judgment and economy, he has improved his farm and added to it until he now owns 720 acres of good land; January 3, 1839, he married Miss Polly Ballard, a na- tive of Indiana; by this union they have have eight children, two of whom now are living: Page B. and Hattie Ann (wife of
James
Morrison,
of
this
county); Mrs. Morgan died Octo-
27, 1856; he married again to Miss Mary A. McBride, of Penn- sylvania, Februray 15, 1859; they have three children: Elmira (now Mrs. William Carmichiel, of this county), Jennie and Thomas A .; have lost one son; Mr. Morgan has been closely identified with the interests, growth and develop- ment of the county; he has held various offices of trust in his town- ship; is a man well preserved in years; naturally a social man and is respected by all who know him.
Morgan, Mrs. M. J., Webster.
MORGAN, HON. T. A., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Webster; while the lives of self-made men seldom abound in incidents of a sensa- tional character, there is yet an energy, a perseverance, and an underflow of character, that lends to them a charm, attractiveness. and worth that merits admiration and careful thought; Theron A .. Morgan was born in Sheffield, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, January 5, 1809; he traces his ancestry on his father's side to Wales, the original ancestor com- ing to America and settling in Roxbury, near Boston, prior to. 1640; Gov. Morgan, of New York, as well as many others of the same name who have honored their country, are descendants from the same source in a direct . line; his father died when Theron was eight years old, and he was, as it were, thrown on his own resources; his early life was that. of a farmer boy; his early educa- tion was gained at the common schools, but this he has supple- mented by extensive reading, and being a close observer, and a man of large experience; he has ac- quired an education of no mean order; he removed to Trumbull county, Ohio, in 1828; in 1829 he removed to Mercer county, Penn- sylvania, and was engaged teach- ing school; he remained there about one year and returned to Ohio and engaged in the comb manufacturing business with sat- isfactory results; in 1851 he went to California and remained there two years, and his operations were favored here as elsewhere; after his return from California he came to this State, and in 1854 made his home in Keokuk county, where he has since been engaged in ag- ricultural pursuits and stock rais- ing; his homestead includes 160
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acres of choice land, with fine im- provements; he has given 400 acres of land to his sons; he rep- resented the county in the State legislature of Iowa in 1857, and was again elected to the same po- sition in 1865, and served with credit to his county and honor to himself; he has also served as trustee of the State Agricultural College at Ames; he was married to Miss Sylvia Mallory November 9, 1828; she was born in New York; they have four children living: E. L., Cornelius L., Gil- bert D. and Mary (now Mrs. Geo. Griswold, of Ottumwa); have lost one daughter: Polly A. (wife of L. Gorham), died April 1, 1855; Mr. Morgan is emphatically a self-made man; commencing life without a penny. he has, by his own unaided energy, industry and perseverance made for himself a competency; but few men have a better record,or have been more suc- cessful from a small and discour- aging beginning; he is known as a man of sterling integrity, de- cided character and untiring en- ergy ; he receives and merits the esteem and confidence of his fel- low citizens.
MOWAN, B., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. South English; born in Co- lumbiana county, Ohio, July 25, 1825; he was raised there; in 1853 he moved to Plymouth, In- diana, and went back to Ohio in 1859, where he lived until 1865, and then went to Niles, Michigan; after remaining there for one and one-half years, he removed to Summerbell, Cass county, where he resided for three years; then to Franklin, Tennessee, in 1872, and in 1878 he came to and located in this county; here he has a fine farm of 120 acres, well improved' and under good cultivation, giv- ing sufficient evidence that he is a thorough farmer; his early
youth was spent on a farm, some- times attending school in the win- ter; in 1848 he commenced to work at masonry, which trade he followed until September 1, 1864, when he enlisted in the U. S. Na- vy, was detailed to the Mississippi Squadron on the flag-ship Benton, and served until the close of the war; returning to Ada, Hardin county, Ohio, he engaged in his trade, which he has followed since; March 6, 1848, he was married to Miss Sophia Nogle, a native of Trumbull county, Ohio; the Mowans came from Bavaria, Ger- many, about 1750; Mr. M.'s mother is still living with her son; she is 83 years old, and well pre- served in years.
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TEWSOME, W. W., M. D.,
physician and surgeon, South English; he is a native of En- gland, and was born in Bradford, May 12, 1841, and is the son of William Newsome and Sarah, nee DeGars; the former was of En- glish ancestry, and the latter a na- tive of France; they emigrated to the United States in 1848, and settled in New Athens, Harrison county, Ohio, and remained there four years, and then removed to Crawfordsville, Washington Co., Iowa, where the father of the sub- ject of this sketch died in 1860; young Newsome attended the common schools until 16 years of age, and studied anatomy with his brother, Dr. A. Newsome, an em- inent physician of Crawfordsville; at the age of sixteen he entered the academy at this place, and at- tended two years; having made choice of medicine as a profession, he devoted his entire time to the study thereof, with his brother as preceptor; he attended the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, and graduated from that institution with high honors in 1863; during his college course
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he was employed as Assistant Surgeon at Estes Huse Hospital, and the experience received there has proved of incalculable benefit in his practice since that time; after his graduation in 1863, he selected South English as his place of residence, where he has pursued his chosen calling with untiring zeal and energy, and with a success which has earned for him an enviable repu- tation; in his medical relations he has built up his own reputation by skill and energy, and has ac- quired an extensive practice; the Doctor is well known throughout the county, and the respect shown him is as wide as his acquaintance; his intellect is quick and decisive, as well as comprehensive, possess- ing a wide range of experience; he possesses rare gifts as a public speaker, a fine conversationalist, and a most excellent social com- panion ; June 6, 1864, he was married to Miss Jennie Maxwell, of Crawfordsville, Iowa, a lady of high attainments and thoroughly accomplished, and one who com- manded the respect of all who knew her; she died July 18, 1865, from injuries received by the ex- plosion of a lamp; the Doctor, who was present, made heroic ef- forts to extinguish the flames, but not in time to save her life; the effort nearly lost him his own life; she left one son: Wm. H .; he was again married February 26, 1867, to Miss Katie R.,daughter of Rev. James Anderson, D. D., who was a full cousin of Gen. Robert An- derson, of Fort Sumpter fame; she died in July, 1874, leaving one son: J. W., and two twin daughters: Katie and Nellie; his inother is still living, and was an intimate friend of the Rev. P. Bronte and his talented daughters, Charlotte Bronte, of national rep- utation and world-wide renown,
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