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Hahn, Karl, stone-mason, Franklin Centre. Hlafmann, George, saloon. Franklin Centre. Hahn, Frederick, saloon, Franklin Centre. Halbusch, William, lab., Franklin Centre. Hammer, John C., tar .: P. O. Franklin Centre.
Hammer, Karl, teamster, Franklin Centre. Harms, Christian, butcher, Franklin Centre. Haffner, John, Sr., far., See. 20; P. O. Donnellson.
Halfmann, Adam, far., Sec. 21: P. O. Franklin Centre.
Halfman, L., merchant. Franklin Centre. Handrich, Jacob, far., See. 29; . P. O. Donnellson. - Hardwick, Jonathan, far., See. 4; P. O. Dover.
Ilarnagel, Anderas, far., See. 21; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Hanry. Jacob, shoemaker Franklin Centre. Heimberg, Henry, laborer, Franklin Centre. Ileiseke. Louis, retired farmer : P. O. Franklin Centre.
HEISER. HERMANN C .. P. D .. physician and surgeon, also dealer in drugs and medicines, Frank- lin Centre; born Ang. 11. 1845. in Prussia ; his parents emigrated to the United States in the spring of 1855. locating in Keokuk, Lee Co. ; was edu- cated in the Keokuk schools ; in 1858, entered the drug store of Dr. Braden, where he remained two or three years ;
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served in the Missouri Militia about six months prior to enlisting in Co. M, of the Sth I. V. C., Aug. 13, 1863; in 1864, was promoted to Commissary ; participated at the battles of Resaca, Allatoona, Ga., Nashville and Franklin, Tenn., and at the capture of Atlanta, also in about one hundred skirmishes ; was discharged at Clinton, Iowa, Aug. 27, 1865. On his return home, engaged in mercantile business at Peakesville, Mo., in company with his sister, also commenced the study of medicine; was appointed Postmaster at Peakesville ; attended the Keokuk Medical College in 1867 and 1868, and graduated in 1869, and in the spring of the same year came to Franklin Centre and com- menced his present business. Dr. H. was a candidate for State Senator on the Republican ticket in the fall of 1877 ; was Mayor of Franklin in 1876. Married Johanna M. Welge of this place, Oct. 27, 1870; she was born Jan. 6, 1851, in this town; have two children-Emma D., born Sept. 22, 1872, and Clara E., Jan. 17, 1877. Members of the Lutheran Church ; Re- publican.
Helm, W. O., far., S. 23; P. O. West Point.
Hirschler, J. S., Rev., Mennonite minister, Franklin Centre.
Herstein, John, far .; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Herstein, John, teamster, Franklin Cen- trc.
Herschler, David, far., Sec. 9; P. O. Dover.
Hohl, Martin, far., Sec. 7 ; P. O. Dover.
Hohl, Michael, far., S. 14; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Holdefer, Jacob, far., S. 35 ; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Hooser, John, far., Sec. 14; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
TOTTER, PETER, retired farmer ; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Jesberg, John I., far .; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Jesberg, Henry, shoemaker, Franklin Centre.
Jaschke, Frank, far., Sec. 1; P. O. West Point.
K ALTEFLEITER, HENRY, far., S. 1; P. O. West Point.
Kesler, Bernhard, laborer, Franklin Cen- tre.
Kern, M., far., S. 28; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Kiefer, Joe, far., S. 28; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Kile, J. E., far., S. 17; P. O. Dover.
Kirchner, Adam, far., Sec. 36; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Kirchner, John, far., S. 36; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
KIRCHNER, PHILIPP, farm- er, Sec. 29; P. O. Donnellson ; owns 1173 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; was born Jan. 11, 1820, in Ba- varia, Germany ; in the fall of 1849, he emigrated to the United States, stopping in New York City about three months, then to New Jersey for two months ; returned to New York State for a short time, thence to Cleveland, Ohio ; in the spring of 1851 and the following sum- mer, he worked on a farm in the country ; next fall, came back to Cleve- land, thence to St. Louis, Mo., visited friends, and went into Madison Co. Ill .; in the spring of 1852, he returned to St. Louis; in the fall following, he re- turned to Germany. In the spring of 1854, he returned to Cleveland, Ohio, and married there . Elizabeth Schmidt May 31, 1854 ; she was born June 23, 1833, in Germany ; remained in Cleve- land till the spring of 1855, then came to Lee Co., Iowa, and stopped at Fort Madison ; in the spring of 1858, he purchased forty acres of land, where Donnellson is now located ; in the spring of 1866, he sold out and purchased his present farm ; they have three children -Fritz, born March 2, 1855 ; Phillip, Oct. 31. 1857; Carl, July 29, 1859. Mr. Kirchner has served his township as Trustee and School Director. Re- publican.
KLIEBENSTEIN, LUDWIG.
Pastor of the German Presbyterian Church, Franklin Centre; was born March 23, 1833, in Prussia ; emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1846, and located in Grant Co., Wis .; in 1856, he went to Dubuque to attend school ; remained there about five years, attending the Theological Seminary, which was under the supervision of the German Presbyterian Church ; in 1861,
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he came to Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, and served as Pastor of the church there till 1866, when he came to Frank- lin ; since has officiated as Pastor of the German Presbyterian Church here. He married Miss Mary Miser, of Du- buque, April 9, 1863; she was born in Switzerland Dec. 12, 1842; they have five children living-Mary A., Emma M., Lydia M., Ludwig F., Gustav J .; lost two-Ludwig and Edward. Re- publiean.
KLUNDER. LOUIS H., farmer, P. O. Primrose ; son of Christopher and Sophia Klunder; born Nov. 28, 1836, in Hanover, Germany; he is one of a family of five children, three boys and two girls ; two boys died in Germany. In September, 1849, his parents started for the United States, and came ou to Cape Girardeau, Mo., where they re- mained till the spring of 1850 ; they then came to Harrison Tp., Lee Co. ; his father purchased the farm now owned by himself, of a Mr. Wm. Howard ; the farm now contains 295 acres, valued at $35 per acre; parents both died of typhoid fever; father died Aug. 19, 1859, and mother Aug. 21, 1859. Mr. K. married Miss Magdalena J. Schweer, of this township, April 13, 1860 ; she was born in this county Sept. 11, 1840. and is said to be the first white child born in the township; she departed this life Jan. 25, 1878, leav- ing her companion and eight children to mourn her loss-Charlie C., born Feb. 20, 1861; Sophia C., born Feb. 19, 1863 ; Anna C., born Dec. 11, 1864; Mary S., born Feb. 12, 1867; Emma M., born May 14, 1869; Martha J., born Dec. 31, 1870; Louis C., born Nov. 3, 1873; Doratha M., born Nov. 17, 1876. Mr. K. is among the prosperous farmers of his township ; has a fine resi- dence, and is comfortably situated. Member of the Evangelical Church ; Democrat.
Koehler, Fred, far., Sec. 12; P. O. West Point.
Knauff, Chatanna, far., Sec. 9; P. O. Dover.
Knauff, Geo., far., Sec. 4; P. O. Dover. Knoch, John, carpenter, Franklin Center. Kramer, Casper, far., Sec. 12 ; P. O. West Point.
Krebell, F. H., far., See. S ; P. O. Dover. KREBILL, PETER, far., Sec. 19; P. O. Franklin Center ; owns 190 acres of land, valued at $40 per aere ; born Nov. 7, 1827, in Bavaria, Germany ; parents, Frederick and Anna Kre- bill, emigrated to what was then Rich- land Co., Ohio, in 1832, where the father died in March, 1849, and the mother Jan. 17, 1856. Mr. Krebill married Magdalena Fox Feb. 15, 1856; she was born April 6, 1833, in Bavaria, Germany. In the spring of 1857, they emigrated to Lee Co., lowa, and located on his present farm. They have eleven children-Anna F., born Jan. 15, 1857 ; David J., born May 11, 1858 ; Henry F., Nov. 10, 1859 ; Margaret, April 29, 1862; Magdalena, Feb. 15, 1864; Samuel, Jan. 20, 1866 ; Peter, Dec. 28, 1868 ; John, May 23, 1870 ; Edward, Feb. 5, 1873; Laura, July 7, 1875; Frederick, March 9, 1878. Mr. Kre- bill is a member of the Mennonite Church ; Democrat.
Krehbiel, Christ., far., See. 29; P. O. Donnellson.
Krehbiel, Henry, far., S. 18; P. O. Dover. Krebill, Jacob, far., Sec. 20 ; P. O. Don- nellson.
Krehbiel, Jacob, far., S. 20; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Křehbiel, J. A., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Frank- lin Center.
Krehbiel, John, far., S. 18 ; P. O. Dover. Krehbiel, Peter, far., S. 19; P. O. Don- nellson.
Kreikenbaum, Fred, blacksmith, Franklin Centre.
Kukhartz, John, far., See. 12; P. O. West Point.
Kreikenbaum, Henry, retired, Franklin Centre.
Kuhn, Frank, laborer, Franklin Centre.
ANG, F., merchant, Franklin Centre. L
Lang, John P., far., S. 18; P. O. Dover. Latschar, Joseph, far., S. 18; P.O. Frank- lin Centre.
Ledig, Lonis, far., S. 18 ; P. O. Dover.
Leisy, Abraham, Sr., far .; P. O. Dover. Leisy, Abraham, Jr., far. ; P. O. Dover.
Leisy, Jacob, far .. S. 30; P. O. Donnell- son.
Leisy, John, retired farmer; P. O. Franklin Centre.
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Lerche, A. H., butcher, Franklin Centre. Loewenberg, John, Sr., far., Sec. 19; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Loewenberg, John, Jr., far., S. 19; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Loewenberg, Valatin, far., Sec. 19; P. O. Franklin Centre.
LEDERER, GEORGE F., deal- er in dry goods and general merchan- dise, Franklin Centre ; born May 24, 1823, in Bavaria, Germany ; in the spring of 1852, emigrated to the United States via New York and Chicago; stopped at the latter place about two months, then went on to New Orleans, where he remained till the summer of 1854, then went to Quincy, Ill., and, in the spring of 1855, moved to Bushnell, Ill., being among the first settlers of the town; in August, 1856, came to Keo- kuk, Lee Co., and engaged in the dis- tillery and brewery business, which he carried on till the spring of 1872; traded his property in Keokuk for 340 acres of land in Scotland Co., Mo., which he farmed till the fall of 1878; traded it for his present property in South Franklin, also ninety-nine acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Mr. L. married Mary Frith, of New Or- leans, June 11, 1854; she was born in Alsace, France, April 11, 1816 ; they have one adopted son-Charles ; he was born July 29, 1866. Mr. L. and wife are members of the Lutheran Church ; Republican.
M ATTERN, JOHN, far., Sec. 32; P. O. Donnellson. MCCULLOUGH, NATHAN-
IEL, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Frankin Centre ; is of Scotch descent, although he was born in Ireland, Nov. 10, 1805; emigrated to the United States in 1822, locating in Ogdensburg, N. Y. While there, he married Mary Flannigan ; she was also a native of Ireland, and born in May, 1807. In the year 1830, they emigrated to Washtenaw Co., Mich., where they remained till July, 1844, when they came to Iowa, locating on the farm he still owns; in the spring of 1850, he crossed the plains with ox- teams to California ; remained there till the spring of 1851, when he returned home via New York ; on the 6th of August, 1871, his wife died. He again
married Sarah Locke Jan. S, 1873 ; she was born Jan. 25, 1822, in County Antrim, Ireland ; Mr. Mccullough had seven children by first wife; three now living-Minerva (now Rasey), Elizabeth (now Hathaway) and William, a prac- ticing physician in Barry Co., Mo .; those deceased were Thomas, Nathaniel, Drummond, Walker and Mary, all of whom died in adult life. Mr. McC. was appointed Deputy Warden of the State Penitentiary at Fort Madison in 1854, and, the year following, was elected Land School Commissioner, and was re-elected at the end of two years for a second term, the office being abolished by the act of the Legislature about a year thereafter; he has also served in most of the offices of his township and as grand and petit Juror for many years. Is a Presbyterian ; Democratic.
MATHEWS, PAUL, far., Sec. 6; P. O. Dover ; owns 460 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; born March 16, 1811, in Washington Co., Penn .; emi- grated to Lee Co., Iowa, in the spring of 1851, and located on the farm upon which he still lives. He married Nancy Speer March 29, 1837, in Pennsyl- vania ; she was born May 18, 1816, in Washington Co., Penn., and died July 17, 1873 ; their children are Jane, born June 6, 1838 ; Paul M., born March 29, 1842 ; William P., born July 19, 1852; Albert L., born Aug. 28, 1855 ; Edward C., born July 15, 1857; Cora E., born July 27, 1859 ; James S., born Nov. 12, 1839, and died May 30, 1863, from wounds received at a skir- mish, near Helena, Ark .; Boyd, born Jan. 26, 1841, and died Aug. 23, 1871 ; John C., born May 7, 1845, and died June 1, 1864, in Memphis, Tenn .; Catharine, born Sept. 6, 1843, and died Aug. 11, 1845; Eliza, born April 20, 1847, and died April 26, 1851; Isa- bella H., born Nov. 25, 1848, and died April 30, 1851; his sons, James S., John C. and Paul M. served their country during the late rebellion in Co. B, of the 3d I. V. C. Mr. Mathews has been a member of the United Pres- byterians ; politics, Republican.
May, Jacob, far., Sec. 11; P. O. West Point.
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May. William. far., See 11; P. O. West Point.
Meinhart. Jacob, far., Sec. 32; P. O. Donnellson.
Meker, Henry, far., Sec. 31 ; P. O. Don- nellson.
Metzger, Christ, far .. Sec. 3; P. O. Dover. Miller, Daniel. far., Sec. 28; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Miller, Gideon, teamster, Franklin Centre. Moehlinger, Jacob, far., Sec. 33; P. O. Donnellson.
Mehl, Henry, carpenter, Franklin Centre. Mehl, Jacob, shoemaker, Franklin Centre. Mehl, Valentine, far .; P.O. Franklin Centre Mueller, Phillip, far., S. 22; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
N TEWTON. T. H., far .. S. 16 ; P. O. Dover.
Neff. John, far., S. 32 ; P. O. Donnellson. HWING, FRED, tailor, Franklin
O Centre.
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ARDALL, L. F., far. ; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
PASCHAL, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Dover; owns 107 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born Nov. 8, 1811, in Wilson Co., Tenn. ; parents emigrated to Morgan Co., Ill., in 1825; in the fall of 1835, he emi- grated to Lee Co., Iowa, locating in Marion Tp .; among the first settlers of the township; in the fall of 1850, came to his present farm in Franklin Tp .; he also served in the Black Hawk war three months under Gen. Dodge. He married Hannah Street, of Morgan Co., Ill., Feb. 7, 1833; she was born Jan. 20, 1813, in Tennessee, and died Nov. 5, 1877, leaving her companion and eight children to mourn her loss ; the children are Silas J. (born Nov. 23, 1833, who is unmarried and living at his father's), Mary E. (born Sept. 10, 1835), Lucy A. (born Oct. 8, 1837), Anthony S. (born Jan. 6, 1840), James I. (born Sept. 9, 1843), Daniel B. F. (born Jan. 21, 1848), Emily P. (born June 5, 1850), John F. (born Feb. 24, 1853); lost one daughter-Eliza. Mr. Paschal is a member of the M. E. church, his wife having also been a member of the same church and several of his children. Silas J., Anthony S. and John L. are living at home. Dem- ocrat.
Pletscher, John, far., S. 9 ; P. O. Dover.
R tre.
ASCH, F., shoemaker, Franklin Cen-
Ranscher, Adam, retired farmer, Franklin Centre.
Refior, Jacob, far., S. 6 ; P. O. Primrose. Reitz. Conrad, stone-mason, Franklin Cen- tre.
Reugg, -, Congregational clergyman, Frenklin Centre.
Rings, John, cooper, Franklin Centre.
Roemermann, William, dyer, Franklin
Centre.
Rockelmann, Nicholas, laborer, Franklin Centre.
Rueggy, T. R., Rev., Pastor Lutheran Church, Franklin Centre.
Rings, Daniel, far., Sec. 15 ; P. O. Dover. Rochbach, J. J., teacher, Franklin Centre. Roeder, John, farmer and cooper, Frank- lin Centre.
Roth, John, far., Sec. 3; P. O. Franklin Centre.
SAEGERT, FREDRIC, sexton, Frank- lin Centre.
Schaefer, Conrad, tailor, Franklin Centre. Sawyer, D. T., far., Sec. 33 ; P. O. Don- nelson.
Sander, Christian, far., Sec. 21; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Schachtrup, Frank, far., Sec. 13; P. O. West Point.
Scheffler, Peter, far., S. 34; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Schenebele, Henry, far. Sec. 18: P. O. Donnellson.
Schmidt, Abraham, far., Sec. 24; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Schmitt, Frank; far., Sec. 24; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Schmidt, John, far., S. 34; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Schmidt, J. M., teacher, Franklin Centre. Schmitt, Valentine, far., Sec. 8; P. O. Dover.
Schowalter, Abraham, far., S. 18; P. O. Donnellson.
SCHOWALTER, CHRIS- TIAN, REV., Pastor of the Men- nonite Church and teacher of the Ger- man school, Primrose; born Nov. 11, 1828, in Bavaria, Germany; was edu- cated at a seminary in Germany and followed teaching there about one year ; in the fall of 1850, emigrated to the United States, stopped in Ashland Co.,
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Ohio, attended the Vermilion school there under Prof. Dieffendorf; in the spring of 1853, came to Lee Co. and located in Franklin Tp. ; the same year established a German school, also or- ganized the Mennonite Church, and the following year the church was built ; Mr. S. was ordained as a minister in 1861, since which time he has officiated as Pastor of the Church, and has taught the German school since 1853. Mar- ried Miss Rosanna Haffner, of this coun- ty, Oct. 25, 1855; she was born May 14, 1835, in Bavaria, Germany ; their children are Edward H., Minno W., Rudolph C., Barbara K., Hannah M., Christopher A., John B., Jacob A .; lost 5-Menno, John, Babette, William and an infant.
Schowalter, Peter, far., Sec. 31; P. O. Donnellson.
Schnebele, Jacob, far., Sec. 18; P. O. Donnellson.
Schock, Christ., far., Sec. 24 ; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Scott, H. T., carpenter, Donnellson.
Scott, J. M., blacksmith, Dover.
Sell, John, laborer, Franklin Centre. Smith, John, teacher, Franklin Centre.
Snee, Frank, far., Sec. 25; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Specht, Jacob, far., Sec. 24 ; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Specht, Justus, far., Sec. 14; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Spiese, G. H., far., Sec. 36 ; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Spohnheimer, Jacob, far., Sec. 30; P. O. Donnellson.
Straib, Henry, far., Sec. 23; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Seby, Christ., Sr., far., Sec. 27 ; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Seyb, Christ., Jr., far., Sec. 28; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Seefeld, John, far., Sec. 13; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Seyb, Charley, far., S. 16; P. O. Franklin Centre.
SEYB, MICHAEL, far., and stock- dealer, Sec. 22 ; P. O. Franklin Centre; makes a specialty of Short-horns and Norman horses ; owns 480 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; born May 7, 1823, in Bavaria, Germany, came with parents, Peter and Catharine Seyb, to
the United States in the fall of 1835, locating near Buffalo, N. Y .; in the spring of 1838, he came to Lee Co .; his parents came in 1845, and located land in Franklin Tp .; father deceased, De- cember, 1865, and mother Oct. 18, 1877. Mr. S. married Mary Rauscher, of this county, July 22, 1851; she was born Oct. 27, 1830, in Bavaria, Germany ; their children are John P., born Oct. 10, 1855; Henrietta, born April 28, 1852, married Theodore Feiff Jan. 13, 1878. Mr. S. came on to his present farm in 1870 ; is a member of the Evan- gelical Church ; Republican.
T THOMAS, GOTTLEIB, farmer, Sec. 23 ; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Turner, Ezra, miller, Franklin Centre.
Timpe, Henry, far., Sec. 14; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
"TOGT, GEORGE, manufacturer
and dealer in boots and shoes ; Franklin Centre; owns thirty-two acres of land outside of the corporation, valued at $25 per acre; born Sept." 4, 1838, in Bavaria, Germany ; emigrated with par- ents to the United States in 1851; located in Franklin Tp., Lee Co., Iowa ; at the age of 13, he commenced to learn the shoemaker's trade, from which time that has been his occupation; commenced business for himself in 1857. Married Mrs. Sally Vogt, whose maiden name was Weber, April 18, 1860; she was born Dec. 12, 1835, in a province then in France, now in Germany ; her hus- bands were brothers ; by the first mar- riage she had five children, three now living-George, Susan and Caroline ; deceased were Henry and Caroline ; the children by second marriage are Henry, Katy, Lena, Mary, Emma and Anna ; lost three, Julius, Rosa and infant not named. Mr. V. has served as member of the School Board several years, and is the present Recorder of the corpora- tion ; is a member of Evangelical Church ; Democratic.
W AGNER, JOS., hardware and tin- ware, Franklin Centre.
Wagner, Frank, carp., Franklin Centre. Wagner, George, laborer, Franklin Centre. Walter, Louis, merchant, Dover.
Walter, P. H., far., Sec. 5 ; P. O. Dover. Watermeier, F. E., far .; P. O. Franklin Centre.
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WEBER. JACOB, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Primrose ; son of Peter and Cath- arine Weber: born July 3, 1830, in Bavaria, Germany : he emigrated with his father to the United States in the spring of 1851, and located in Franklin Tp .. Lee Co. ; his father died August. 1855 ; Mr. W. married Barbara Haff- ner, of this county, Oct. 25, 1855; she was born Feb. 7, 1834, in Bavaria, Ger- many, and came to the United States in 1837 ; have two children-Christopher, born Jan. 30, 1858 ; Catharine R., born April 28, 1860 ; lost one daughter, Bar- bara. Mr. W. owns a farm of 100 neres, valued at $40 per acre; member of Mennonite Church ; Democratic.
Weber, Peter, far., Sec. 18: P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Weil, Fredrie, stone-mason, Franklin Cen- ter.
Weil. Mathew, basket-maker, Franklin Centre.
Weil, John, farmer and stone-mason, See. P. O. Franklin Centre.
Weimer, Jacob, far., Sec. 1; P. O. West Point.
Weir, J. B., merchant, Donnellson.
Westerman, Henry, far., Scc. 34 : P. O. Franklin Centre.
Wiegner, Adam, far .. Sec. 29; P. O. Don- ) nellson.
Wiegner, A. &. P., farmers, S. 22; P. O. Franklin Centre.
Wiegner. Jacob, far., S. 22; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
WIEGNER. J. PHILLIP.
farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Franklin Centre: owns 265 acres of land. valued at $40 per acre ; son of Henry and Mary Wiegner; born Feb. 14, 1839, in Bovaria, Germany ; in the fall of 1850, his parents emigrated to the United States, locating in Charleston Tp., Lee Co., where he remained till the fall of 1866. Ile then returned to Germany, and, on the 14th of March following, he married Miss Caroline Schmidt ; she was born in April, 1847. The same spring, after his marriage, he returned to Lce Co. and commenced keeping house on the farm he still owns, having purchased it in 1864. On the 21st of November, 1868, his wife and an infant son died. He again married, Elizabeth Abel, of this county, Feb. 20, 1873; she was born April 13, 1851, in this county, by whom he has one son- Carl Alfred, born Nov. 21, 1873. The town of South Franklin was laid out on on his land in 1872, a year after the railroad came through. Mr. W. is a member of the Evangelical Church ; Democrat.
Wiegner, Peter, far., S. 22; P. O. Frank- lin Centre.
Winkler, Henry, far .. S. 19; P. O. Dover. Wykoff, D. H., carpenter, Donnellson.
DES MOINES TOWNSHIP.
A DAMS, E. R .. far., S. 7 ; P. O. Vin- cennes.
Allen, Wm. W .. far., S. 7; P. O. Hins- dale.
Alous, E. H., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Montrose. Ames, Joel, far., S. 15; P. O. Vincennes. Anderson, Gus., far., See. 12; P. O. Mon- trose.
Anderson, John, far., S. 12; P. O. Mon- trose.
B AILEY, WILLIAM, far., Sec. 8; P. O. Vincennes.
Best, John, far., See. 22 ; P. O. Vincennes. Bond, J. N., physician, Vincennes.
Bond, S. D., far., See. 16; P. O. Vin- cennes.
Brown, Win., far., S. 1; P. O. New Bos ton.
Brownfield, R. S., far., S. 13; P. O. Mon- trose.
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YARLSON, LARS, far., S. 24: P. O. Keokuk.
Carr, Isaac, far., S. 15 ; P. O. Vincennes.
Carr, J. T., far., S. 15; P. O. Vincennes. Case, A. J. ; far., P. O. Vincennes.
Case, Thomas, far. ; P. O. Vincennes.
Cheney, C. W., far., S. 23; P. O. Vin- cennos.
Code, James, far., S. 13 ; P. O. Montrose. CRUZE, JOHN B., far., S. 24
P. O. Hinsdale ; owns 103 acres ; was born in Cumberland Co., Va., in 1826 ;
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DES MOINES TOWNSHIP.
his parents moved to Pike Co., Ohio, in ' 1832 ; he came to Des Moines Tp. in 1850; purchased his present farm in 1856, where he has since resided. He married, in 1854, Janet Wyllie, a native of Scotland, who came to this country with her parents in 18444; they have live children-Andrew L., Robert W., John B., Mary J. and Paschal ; their first child, James O., died in infancy. Mr. Cruze was elected Justice of the Peace in 1854 ; served five years ; eleet- ed again about 1860 ; served four years ; was one term member of the Board of Supervisors ; has also served as Town- ship Assessor, etc.
CURTIS, GEORGE D., far .; P. O. Hinsdale; Mr. Curtis at present has charge of the Hinsdale stock farm ; he owns a farm near Montrose, Mon- trose Tp. ; was born at Mount Morris, N. Y., in 1831; his parents removed to Michigan in 1834; they removed to Montrose, Lee Co., in 1856. He mar- ried, in 1854, Mary F. Wolfitt, a native of Lincoln City, England ; they have six children-Wm. D., Edmond T., Charles H., Mary A., Samuel L. and George D.
D ANDRIDG, H., far., S. 23; P. O. Vincennes.
Danielson, P. J., far., S. 1 ; P. O. Keokuk. Devereux, B., far., S. 28; P. O. Vin- cennes.
Dupy, L., far., S. 14; P. O. Vincennes.
EK, CHARLES, far., S. 24; P. O. E Keokuk.
ELLIOTT, JOSEPH L., far., S. 3; P. O. Hinsdale; owns 300 acres ; was born in Preble Co., Ohio, in 1827. Married Caroline Wade, a native of Ohio. Came to Lee Co. in 1856 ; resided in Jackson Tp. till 1878; then bought his present farm. Mrs. Elliott died in 1873. Has one child-Mary H.
F REMAN, ORAN, far., S. 20; P. O. Vincennes.
Foster, John A., far., S. 20; P. O. Vin- cennes.
Y ARRARD, J., merchant, Vincennes. G
GARVERICH, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 17; owns 320 acres ; P. O. Vin- cennes ; was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., in 1834 ; was a resident of that county until 1867, when he came to Lee Co.
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