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K ARHOFF, JOSEPH, tailor, St. Paul.
Karplage, Gerhard, far., Sec. 24; P. O. St Paul.
Karphage, Henry, far., Sec. 11 ; P. O. Pi- lot Grove.
KEMPKER, GARRET H.,
farmer and dealer in drugs, groceries, Sec. 23, St. Paul; son of John H. Kempker, who was born in Hanover, Germany, 1797; raised a farmer, and in 1830, married .Mary Nichting, also a native of Hanover, born 1801, and died in 1832, leaving one child, Mary A., now the wife of Joseph Haymeier, of. West Point ; in 1833, he married Mary A. Hillman, born in Hanover, Germany, 1804, and the fall of 1835, emigrated to America, stopping at Cleveland, O., where she died, leaving one child, Gar- ret H., who was born in Hanover, Ger- many, June, 1834, and with him the father proceeded to what is now Lee Co .; arriving the spring of 1836, and with Barny Sand, settled on Sec. 23, Marion Tp .; the spring of 1837, he married Mary A. Sand, who was born in Hanover, Germany, 1792; came to America with her brother above men- tioned ; she died 1848, leaving no chil- dren. The father died March 20, 1872, having found a home with his son, G.
H., since the death of his last wife; in May, 1857, Mr. Garret H. Kempker married Gertrude, daughter of Herman and Mary A. Menke, natives of Germany who emigrated to America and Lee Co. in 1854, they settled in Pleasant Ridge Tp., where her father died in 1861, her mother being at present a resident of West Point. They settled where he now resides, and owns 120 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre ; they have four children-Henry, born April, 1861; Herman, March 9, 1865 ; John, May 8, 1868, and Christina, July 17, 1875. Democrat 'in politics ; has held the office of Justice of the Peace, and Township Trustee ; member of the Catholic Church.
Kersting, Henry, far., Sec. -; P. O. Pi- lot Grove.
Koforth, Henry, far., Sec. 13; P. O. St. Paul.
Koforth, Theodore, far., Sec. 26; P. O. St. Paul.
Kritenbrink, Henry, far., Sec. 1; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Kruse, Henry, far., Sec. 17; P. O. St. Paul.
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AMPE, GERHARD, SR., far., Sec. 14; P. O. St. Paul.
Lampe, Gerhard, Jr., far., Sec. 13 ; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Lampe, Henry D., far., Sec. 13; P. O. St. Paul.
Lereling, Barney, far., Sec. 14; P. O. St. Paul.
Lereling, Steppan, blacksmith, St. Paul.
Lusk, Harvey J., far., Sec. 29; P. O. Clay's Grove.
M CCRAKEN, JACOB, far., Sec. 32; P. O. Clay's Grove.
MCCRACKEN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P. O. Clay's Grove ; was born in Delaware, Oct. 1, 1801; soon after his birth, his parents removed to Ken- tucky, near Louisville, where they re- mained for four years ; thence to Frank- lin Co., Ohio, and settled ten miles east of Columbus, being among the first set- tles of that part of Ohio ; he remained with his father until 23 years of age, when he married Elizabeth Perrin, who was born in Pennsylvania, 1799; she died in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1837, leaving three children - Susan, now the wife of Wesley Harrison, of this
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township ; Nancy A., the wife of Ed- win Gill, of Cedar Tp., and Jacob E., who occupies a portion of the home farm; August, 1837, he married Eliza- beth Collins, who was born in Virginia April, 1819, and in 1850, they came to Lee Co., and settled where he now resides and owns 102 aeres of land, val- ued at $50 per acre ; Democrat. Mr. McCrackin, and both his wives, were members of the M. E. Church, in which he has been Class-Leader for twenty-five years.
McCord, C. C., far., Sec. 18; P. O. Clay's Grove.
McClure, J. W., far., Sec. 9; P. O. Pilot Grove.
McMillen, Elisha, capitalist, Pilot Grove. McMILLAN, LEWIS, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Pilot Grove ; a son of George McMillan, who was born in Lan- caster Co., Penn., in 1796, and married Elizabeth Brunter, born in Pennsyl- vania in 1803; they first sottled in Tippecanoe Co., Ind., but, in 1838, were among the pioneers to Lee Co., and settled one-half mile west of what is now Franklin; his father is still a a resident of this county, in the 84th year of his age ; had nineteen children ; Lewis was the fourth born and third son ; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in November, 1831; was in the 7th year of his age on coming to Lee Co .; cultivating his father's farm, he continued a bachelor until 40 years of age, and, Jan. 27, 1871, he married Fanny J., daughter of John and Bar- bara Hoover, natives of North Carolina, and came to Lee Co. about 1859 ; she was born in North Carolina in 1841. Soon after their marriage, he purchased the farm on which they now reside, con- sisting of 160 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. They have three chil- dren-James C., born Feb. 17, 1873 ; Nora M., in March, 1875; Ella, in January, 1878. Republican.
Mc Vicker, M., far., Sec. 33; P. O. Clay's Grove.
Mackey, John, far., Sec. 31; P. O. Clay's Grove.
Maddock, Henry, far., Section 7; P. O. Salem.
Maddock, William P., far., Sec. 7; P. O. Salem.
Martin, John, far., Sec. 34; P. O. Clay's Grove.
Martin, Phillip, far., Sec. 32 ; P. O. Clay's Grove.
Marshall, I. E., far., Sec. 5 ; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Mathiasmeier, Conrad, far., Sec. 16; P. O. St. Paul.
Mathiasmeier, Ferd, far., Sec. 16; P. O. St. Paul.
Menke, Duke, far., Sec. 12; P. O. Pilot. Grove.
Menke, Henry, far., Sec. 11 ; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Menkens, John, far., Sec. 13; P. O. St. Paul.
Meierotto, Caspar, far., S. 16 ; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Meierotto, Christopher, far., S. 26; P. O. St. Paul.
Meierotto, John, far., S. 16; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Mertens, Christian, far., S. 19 ; P. O. St. Paul.
Mertens, Conrad, far., Sec. 19; P. O. St. Paul.
Miller, E. A., far., Sec. 2; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Miller, J. W., far., Sec. 2; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Millson, Oliver, far., Sec. 2: P. O. Pilot Grove.
Moeller, Barney, far., Sec. 16; P. O. St. Paul.
Moeller, Wilhelm, tailor St. Paul.
Mueller, Bernhard, far., Sec. 16; P. O. St. Paul.
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EWBY, MATTHEW, far., Sec. 19; P. O. Clay Grove.
NEAL, ENOS H., far., Sec. 6; P. O. Pilot Grove; born in North Berwick, Me., July 1, 1815 ; his father was a black- smith by trade ; he was early apprenticed to that trade, which he followed for thirty-five years; at the age of 21, he removed to Beaver Co., Penn., where, in 1842, he married Eleanor Cook, who was born in Ohio, near Richmond, in 1815, to which place her parents, Ellis and Elizabeth Cook, nee Carter, in the early times of that State, had carried their household stores on horse-back many miles through the wilderness ; her moth- er died when she was but 4 years of age, and she was raised by an aunt in Beaver Co., Penn .; they remained in
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that county until 1854, when they came to Lee Co. and settled upon the farm he now owns, consisting of 160 acres, valued at $45 per acre. March, 1854 (soon after coming to this county), his wife died, leaving four children, one son and three daughters. He then married Melinda, daughter of Jacob Hampton and widow of Mahlon Townsman; she was born in Richmond, Ind., in 1823 ; they have four children, one son and three daughters. Mr. N., in his younger days, was a Whig and an Abolitionist, then a Republican, but finally voted the Greenback ticket ; himself, his first and present wife were raised in the Friends' Church.
STDIEK, JOHN, far., Sec. 23; P. O. St. Paul.
OVERTON, ELIAS, farmer, stock- grower and dealer, Sec. 27; P. O. Clay's Grove ; son of Asa Overton, who was born in Hartford Co., N. C., 1771, and married Kitty Thomas, born in Hart- ford Co., N. C., in 1775, during 1811, they removed to Randolph Co., of the same State; and, spring of 1837, were among the first settlers of this part of Lee Co., where they both died the fol- lowing year, the mother the 1st, the father the 29th of May, leaving a family of seven children-six sons and one daughter-of whom but two brothers are now living, Mr. Overton being the only member of the family left in Lee Co .; he was born in Hartford Co., N. C., Jan. 12, 1807 ; raised in Randolph Co., where (his parents being in destitute circumstances and there were no free schools), he grew up with a" limited education, and worked as a common laborer from place to place ; he reached his 26th year, when he married Miss Nancy York, who was born in Randolph Co., N. C., in 1811, and within thirty days they emigrated Westward, first settling in St. Clair Co., Ill., where he purchased a little farm of forty acres, and engaged in farming on his own ac- count ; in 1836, he crossed the Missis- sippi, and settled on what afterward was Section 36, Marion Tp., where he put up a rail pen in which they lived until a cabin could be erected ; in September, 1840, his wife died, leaving three chil- dren-Alfred N., born July 13, 1834;
he enlisted in 40th I. V. I., in 1862, and died at Columbus, Ky., March 11, 1863; Eliza J., born in September, 1836, and Lucinda R., born Feb. 17, 1840. In September, 1841, he married Eliza Bunner, who was born in Virginia March 17, 1815; they have five chil- dren-Mary E., born in October, 1843, the wife of C. C. McCord, of this town- ship; Arey L., born in May, 184-, the wife of Daniel Powell, of Cedar Tp .; John T., born March 31, 1848, at home ; Marion T., born Aug. 10, 1850, a farmer of this township; and Sarah A., born Sept. 21, 1853, the wife of John Powell, of Harrison Tp. In 1854, Mr. Overton removed to his present place of residence, where he now owns 1,140 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Members of long standing in the M. E. Church ; his first wife having been a member of the same Church in which he holds the office of Trustee; he has held the office of Township Trustee and County Supervisor for eleven years, and has held various school offices.
Overton, John, far., Sec. 27 ; P. O. Clay's Grove.
Overton, M. T., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Clay's Greve.
P ICKARD, JAMES, retired farmer ; res. Pilot Grove.
Pickard, Henry, retired farmer ; res. Pilot Grove.
Polhans, Conrad, S. 17; P. O. St. Paul.
Polhans, Ferdinand, S. 17 ; P. O. St. Paul. Polhans, Henry, S. 17 ; P. O. St. Paul.
Powell, A. J., far., Sec. 35; P. O. West Point.
Powell, G. L., far., Sec. 31; P. O. Clay's Grove.
POWELL, GEO. W., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 31; P. O. Clay's Grove ; son of Archibald Powell, who was born in Loudoun Co., Va., Decem- ber, 1784, and soon after reaching his 21st year, he removed to Bedford Co., Penn., where he married Miss Elizabeth Adams, who was born in Bedford Co., Penn., June 23, 1792; they afterward settled in Franklin Co., Ohio, where they died and left a family of six chil- dren-four sons and two daughters ; George was the fourth; born in Bed- ford Co., Penn., Jan. 25, 1815, and at the age of 23, he married Nancy
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daughter of Elihu and Mary MeCrack- en, of that county, Ohio, from the State of Delaware; she was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, March 22, 1818; in 1865, they removed to Lee Co., and settled where they now reside and own 993 acres of land. valued at $50 per acre; had eleven children, ten now living- Clarissa A. (born Dec. 14, 1838, the wife of W. A. Geese, Cedar Tp.), Martha S. (Oct. 21, 1840, wife of Ma- thias Newby, of Marion Tp.), Joseph T. (Sept. 29, 1842), David M. (Sept. 17, 1844), Aurelia (Nov. 18, 1846, the wife of M. P. Mathews, of Van Buren Tp.), John W. (Feb. 22, 1848), William L. (Jan. 14, 1851), George T. (June 8, 1853), Nancy O. (Nov. 9, 1855 ; died Oct. 6, 1857), Oliver L. (Nov. 17, 1857) and Laura A. (July 2, 1860). A Jackson Democrat, conservative and conciliatory, however, rather than rad- ical in his views and feelings. Mr. and Mrs. Powell have passed thirty-seven years of their lives as members of the M. E. Church, to which he has devoted much time and attention, having acted as Leader and Steward both in Ohio and Iowa, and has been Superintendent of the Sabbath schools for twenty-five years ; to educational matters, as well, Mr. Powell has given a share of his time and attention, his children all having received a liberal education ; all now married except the two youngest and all settled in Lee Co .; although not very far advanced in age, Mr. and Mrs. Powell have twenty-four grand children. Pomberg, Henry, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. St. Paul.
Powell, Joseph T., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Dover.
Protsman, I. W., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Clay's Grove.
Pyle, John, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Pilot Grove.
R EID, THOMPSON, far., S. 31 ; P. O. v Clay's Grove.
REID, MATTHEW T., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Clay's Grove; son of James Reid, who was born in Abbeville District, S. C., 1783; his father Hugh (Matthew's grandfather), was one of the Marion Men, and fought at the bat- tle of King's Mountains during the American Revolution. He married
Annie, daughter of Mathew Thompson (also one of Marion's Men), a native of New Jersey ; she was born in South Carolina, 1792; in 1810, emigrated to the Territory of Indiana, among the first settlers, and lived in constant fear of the Indians ; his wife died in 1832 ; he again married, and, in 1845, became a resident of Clay's Grove, this county ; his second wife died, and he died Feb. 16, 1868, having married again, left a wife and three children ; had by his first wife eight children-five sons and three daughters ; Mathew T. was the second son ; born in Union Co. Ind., Dec. 7, 1815; Oct. 9, 1839, married Emily, daughter of Ephraim Dunton, a native of Cumberland Co., N. J., who married Anna Dubois; they were early settlers of Indiana ; had four children ; Mrs. Reid was the third, born on Delaware Bay, Oet. 9, 1815, and, in 1845, came to Lee County and settled where they now live and own 145 acres, valued at $50 per acre; they have had ten chil- dren, three now living-Elizabeth T., born Oct. 12, 1848; Thomas Emmitt, born Nov. 5, 1851, and James L., born Jan. 26, 1861. Mr. R. is a Repub- lican. Mrs. R. is a member of the Chris- tian Church.
Rippenkroeger, S., shoemaker, St. Paul.
Roberts, Jesse, far., Sec. 12; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Roeth, Leonard, Jr., far., S. 34 ; P. O. West Point.
Roeth, Leonard, Sr., far., Sec. 34; P. O. West Point.
Rotrige, Anton, merchant, St. Paul.
Russell, Charles, far., Sec. 13 ; P. O. St. Paul.
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YAMPLE, GEORGE, far., Sec. 27; P. O. West Point.
SAMPLE, GEORGE W., far., Sec. 26; P. O. West Point; born in Morgan Co., Ill., April 3, 1822, and, in 1842, with his parents came to Lee Co., settling in this township. Sept. 24, 1849. He married Harriet C. Jarrett, who was born Sept. 30, 1827, in Catawba Co., N. C .; soon after their marriage they settled on the farm they now occupy, consisting of 208 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre ; he also owns 160 acres in Decatur Co., valued at $10 per acre. They have six children-John E., Phillip, Sarah,
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Margaret, McClellan and Mary. Demo- crat. Member of the Presbyterian Church.
Sample, John E., far., S. 27 ; P. O. West . Point.
P. O. West Point ; second son of Wm .. Sample, who was born in Kentucky in 1792, and in the 21st year of his age, enlisted at the breaking-out of the war of 1812, in which he served three years and three months under officers White- sides and Armstrong, and soon after its close, married Sarah Cole, who was born near the line between Indiana and Ohio, in 1802; they first settled near Jacksonville, Ill., and in 1836, were among the pioneers of Lee Co., and erected their cabin on Sec. 36, Marion Tp., where he entered 420 acres; his son John T. still retains 112 acres of the original farm, now valued at $40 per acre; the father lived to the ripe old age of 81 years, and died the 27th of September, 1873; the mother, the 9th of October, 1875, leaving a family of four sons and one daughter ; all but one settled in Iowa ; the fifth was John T., born in Morgan Co., Ill., the 17th of April, 1830; he was 6 years of age when he came to this county ; and with of an education such as was afforded at the log-schools of his day. On the 23d December, 1869, he married Miss Annie M., daughter of Francis J. and Barbara Bunn, natives of Ger- many, and emigrated to America in 1850; they settled at Fort Madison, where his father died in 1853, and his mother in 1855; Mrs. Sample was born in Germany the 21st of May, 1848; have five children-John A., born Octo- ber, 1870; Nellie, 10th of February, 1872; Charles, 8th of September, 1873; Eliza J., January, 1876; and Annie, 8th of November, 1877. Democratic ; Mrs. Sample is a member of the Bap- tist Church.
Sanders, Gerhard, far., Sec. 7; P. O. St. Paul.
Sand, Henry, far., Sec. 22; P. O. St. Paul.
Schinstock, Henry, far., Sec. 9; P. O. St. Paul.
Schiermeier, Joseph, far., Sec. 7; P. O. St. Paul.
Schrierer, Martin, far., Sec. 11; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Schroeder, Herman, retired, St. Paul.
Schroeder, John, merchant and Postmaster, St. Paul.
SAMPLE, JOHN T., far., S. 6; ; Schroeder, Joseph, farmer and wagon-
maker, Sec. 23; P. O. St. Paul.
Schutte, Henry, far., Sec. 1; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Seamans, Heaman, far., Sec. 9; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Soppe, H. H., far., S. 12; P. O. St. Paul. Spexarth, William, far., Sec. 16; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Spiekmeier, Joseph, far., Sec. 25; P. O. St. Paul.
Sporkman, Christ, far., Sec. 35 ; P. O. St. Paul.
Steffensmeier, Stephen, far., Sec. 14; P. O. St. Paul.
STEWART, JOHN, farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 1; P. O. Pilot Grove ; the parents of John, James and Mary, were natives of Scotland, but early in life emigrated to Belfast, Ireland ; thence in 1813, to America, and settled in Guernsey Co., Ohio, where they were among the first settlers, it being two years before they had a neighbor nearer than seven miles: his father died in that county January, 1860; his mother then came to Lee Co., where she found a home with her son, and died March, 1863; seven children had been born to Mr. and Mrs. S., four sons and three children, the subject of this sketch being the only son now liv- ing; he came to Iowa in the fall of 1843, then in his 21st year; went to Van Buren Co., whence, in June, 1844, he married Mary, daughter of Robert and Ellen Stecl, who were early settlers of Lee Co., but afterward removed to Jefferson Co .; she was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, Oct. 1, 1822 ; in 1848, they settled near Pilot Grove, where he held the post office for five years, and in 1856, to where he now resides; owns 265 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre ; he also owns 419 acres in Henry Co., valued at $20 per acre. They have had nine children, seven now liv- ing-Mary E., born February, 1847, wife of J. W. Griffith, of Atlanta, Neb .; Rezilla, Dec. 29, 1848, wife of Oliver Holcomb, of Nebraska; Jane,
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Nov. 11, 1850, married Wm. L. Miller, also of Nebraska, and died April 4, 1876; James, Dec. 13, 1852, a farmer of Henry Co .; Annie M., Dec. 15, 1854, the wife of Thos. Vincent, of Madison Co., Iowa; Robert S., born April 16, 1857; William, Nov. 1, 1858; Maggie, Dec. 21, 1860, and John, Dec. 2, 1862, died Dec. 27, 1862. Demo- crat ; Mrs. S. is a member of the Bap- tist Church. He has held various township and school offices.
Taylor, William, far., S. 6 ; P. O. Salem.
Thomas, Louis, far., Sec. 6; P. O. Salem. Thornburg, Herilah, far., Sec. 10; P. O. Pilot Grove.
U MTUM, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. St. Paul. "ENJOHAN, ARNOLD, far., Sec. 4; P. O. St. Paul.
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VORWALDT, HENRY A., attorney at law and Notary Public, St. Paul; son of August Vorwaldt, who was born in Munster, Prussia, in 1809; a saddler by tradc. He married Margaretha Trelling, who was born in Vormaln, Prussia, in 1820; the mother died in 1847, the father in 1871, leaving a fam- ily of four children-Henry A., the eldest, born in Munster, Prussia, in Feb- ruary, 1830 ; after receiving a liberal education, in 1850, emigrated to Amer- ica, first stopping at Scranton, Penn., where he was time-keeper for the Union Coal Co .; afterward engaged as clerk in a leather-factory, at Millford, Penn., where he remained two years, and in 1854, under Gen.J.C.Fremont, he visited Nebraska, Kansas and Dakota Territo- ries, on a surveying expedition, in which he was engaged until 1858; thence to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he engaged in teaching, and, in the spring of 1860, to Lee Co., and to what is now St. Paul, where he was instrumental in establish- ing a post office, and had the honor of giving the place its name ; he kept the post office for four and one-half years, when he took up his present profession. In February, 1860, he married Mary E. Hoalsher, who was born in Hanover, Germany, in April, 1832, and emigrated to America in 1852; they have two children, the eldest, August F., born the 21st of February, 1867, and Margaretha D., in November, 1869. Democratic in
politics, and members of the Catholic Church.
W ARD, MYRON, far., Sec. 10 ; P. O. Pilot Grove.
WEIKMANN, FRANC JOSEPH, Pastor of the Assump- tion Church at St. Paul; born at Schwabesh, Germany, Jan. 31, 1823 ; at the age of 10, after receiving a com- mon-school education in his native city, he began the higher studies preparatory for the priesthood ; completed his studies and was ordained Sept. 4, 1848 ; he served as Pastor of his own diocese for twenty years, and as Assistant Priest for four years and as Independent Priest in various places until, in 1868, at the earnest solicitation of his brother John Baptist, a priest at New Vienna, Iowa, he emigrated to America, accepting the pastorship of the church at New Wash- ington, at that time consisting of forty families, but, during fifteen months of his administration, increased to eighty- four; then to Keokuk, Pastor of St. Mary's Church, where he built the parish house for that church, and, in the fall of 1872, he came to St. Paul, where he has since presided over the church. having a membership of 627.
Weisbrook, Louis, far., Sec. 15; P. O. Pilot Grove.
Wenzel, Joseph, merchant, Pilot Grove. Werner, Joseph, blacksmith, St. Paul.
WILCOXSON, BERRY, retired farmer; res. Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co .; born in Franklin Co., Ky., February, 1804, and, when 4 years of age, was taken by his parents to North Carolina, but, on account of slavery existing in that country, removed to the Territory of Indiana, settling near the falls of the Ohio, in what afterward was Washing- ton Co., where they endured all priva- tions attending pioneer life ; the father, in 1832, died, the mother about 1834, leaving a family of nine children-five sons and four daughters-all born in Kentucky, except one; Berry remained with his father and improved a large tract of land, until his 25th year, when he married Sarah W. Cassell, who was born in Fayette Co., Ky., six miles from Lexington, March 15, 1808, and, when a child, was taken by her parents to that part of Indiana. Mr. W. re-
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mained in Indiana, working at the mill- wright and cabinet trades, until the spring of 1843, then came to Lee Co. and settled on the farm which he owned and occupied until the present spring, consisting of 181 acres. They have had nine children, eight now living-Louisa (born Sept. 7, 1829, the wife of George McGreer, of Van Buren Co.), Annie (born Sept. 27, 1831, wife of Levi Cam- mack, of Henry Co.), Mariette (born April 2, 1834, wife of Cyrus Dilbe, of Henry Co.), Margaret E. (born Sept. 25, 1837, the wife of William L. Wood- row, an undertaker of San Jose, Cal.), Hiram C. (born March 1, 1839, died
Oct. 29, 1861), Jane (born July 25, 1842, wife of Joseph King, of Davis Co.), Eli Sala (born Jan. 20, 1844, resident of Osborn Co., Kan.), William H. (born Dec. 6, 1846, a saddler at Mt. Pleasant), and John A. (born March 15, 1849). Mrs. W. was formerly a member of the C. P. Church, but, with her husband, now is a member of the U. B. Church; Mr. W. has held various school and township offices.
Wilcoxen J. A., far., S. 29; P. O. Clay's Grove.
Williamson, J. A., merchant and Post- master, Clay's Grove.
Woolf, W. C., far., Sec. 18; P. O. Salem.
PLEASANT RIDGE TOWNSHIP.
A LLEN, A. P., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Denmark.
Anderson, Salvadore, far., Sec. 9 ; P. O. West Point.
Arnold, Daniel, far., Sec. 14; P. O. Den- mark.
B AKER, E. R., far., Sec. 12 ; P. O. Denmark.
1 Balm, T. J.
Barnes, William C., far., Sec. 25; P. O. Denmark.
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BARR, ROBERT, far., Sec. 19; P. O. West Point; a son of William Barr, who was born in Carlisle, Penn., in 1772, and, after attaining manhood's estate, was engaged in transporting goods in the grocery line by teams pur- chased in Baltimore, and selling in Pittsburgh, a business he continued un- til his death ; he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Bael; she wsa born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1773; had three sons and four daughters ; Robert was the second son, and fourth child, born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1808; when 6 years of age, his father died, and at the age of 16, he went to learn the tanner's trade, which he fol- lowed until leaving his native county ; came to Zanesville, Ohio, where he en- gaged in selling goods, and various other occupations, until 24 years of age, when he returned to his native county where he united in marriage with
Nancy, daughter of William and Martha Braden, nee Smith; she was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1814; her father was born in County Tyrone, Ire- land, in 1784, and, at the age of 21, emigrated to America, finding a home in Westmoreland Co., Penn., where he be- came an extensive stock-dealer. In 1810, he married Martha, daughter of George Smith, a native of Ireland; she was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1787 ; her father died there in 1825, her mother in 1834, leaving a family of six sons and one daughter. Soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Barr re- moved to Clarion Co., Penn., where he he engaged in farming until 1847, when they emigrated to Iowa, settling first in Des Moines Co., and passed the first winter ; in the spring of 1848, removed to West Point, and in 1849, to his pres- ent residence, where he owns 160 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre ; have had eight children, six of whom are living-William W., born May 11, 1833 ; he enlisted in the 1st I. V. C., in 1862, and died at St. Louis, Sept. 14, 1863; Elizabeth, born Feb. 11, 1835, the widow of Thomas James, of Rhode Island ; had one daughter, Mattie James ; Benjamin F., born June 3, 1837, who enlisted in the same regiment as his brother, and dicd at Memphis, Sept. 30, 1863 ; he married Miss P.
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