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Judy, J. C., far., S. 32; P. O. Franklin. Jungferman, Herm, watchman, West Point.
K AHLER, FRED, far., Sec. 7; P. O. West Point.
Kamschneider, C., far., S. 16; P. O West Point.
Kemper, Theodore, carpenter, West Point. Kempker, B. H., clothier, West Point.
Kempker, Garret, far., S. 8; P. O. West Point.
Kempker, John, Sr., merchant, West Point.
Kempker, John, Jr., teamster, West Point.
Kerchner, Bal., retired, West Point.
Ketman, Barney, far., S. 16; P. O. West Point.
Kiener, John, far., Sec. 7; P. O. West Point.
Kiener, Jos., far., S. 7 ; P. O. West Point.
Kildoo, S., far., S. 32; P. O. Franklin. Kile, James, fariner, West Point.
Kile, Rubin, machinist, West Point.
Klessner, Harmon, far., Sec. 16; P. O. West Point.
Knabe, Christ, far., S. 19; P. O. Franklin. Knabe, Fred, far., S. 30; P. O. Franklin. Knoch, F., far., Sec. 34; P. O. Fort Madison.
Knoch, H., far., Scc. 34; P. O. Fort Madison.
Kopping, John, far., Sec. 10; P. O. West Point.
Kramer, Joseph, far., Sec. 4; P. O. West Point.
Kraus, Christian, blacksmith, West Point. Kreeger, Barney, farmer, West Point.
KREHBIEL, JOHN C., Pastor Mennonite Church, West Point; born in Rheinpfalz, Bavaria, Germany, June 9, 1811; at the age of 15, he learned to be a miller, and continued in that oc- cubation in his native country until 22 years of age. In the spring of 1833, he emigrated to America, where he con- tinued his usual occupation, in Butler Co., Ohio, for one year, when he re- turned to Germany, and married Miss Annie Wohlgemoth, April 12, 1837 ; she also was born in Rheinpfalz, in March, 1811; the same day of his mar- riage, he embarked for America; re- turned to Butler Co., Ohio, where he remained until the fall of 1839, when they became pioneers of Lec Co .; they erected their cabin in West Point, where, the following year, the 1st of April, his wife died, leaving two chil- dren-John J., born in Ohio, May 3, 1838; Hannah M., born in Lee Co. Nov. 26, 1839. July 31, 1846, he married Catharine, daughter of Christian Raber ; she was born in Baden, Ger- many, April 8, 1826, and, with her
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parents, was among the early settlers of Lee Co. In the fall of 1849, he was ordained Pastor of the Mennonite Church, a position he has since re- tained : in March, 1857. he removed to his present place of residence, where he owns a half interest in the mill and his residence. By his second wife he has had ten children-Annie M., born June 7. 1847: Christian. Feb. 12. 1849; Frederick B., Jan. 4, 1851; Catharine B., Jan. 19. 1853; Elizabeth C., May 15, 1855: Daniel S., March 21, 1857; Sarah M., May 18. 1859 (died May 18, 1860); Sarah R., Feb. 16, 1861; Charles W .. April 19, 1863; Henry E., May 14. 1865. All are members of his church ; neutral in polities. and has held various township and school offices.
Krieger, Frank, far., Sec. 5; P. O. West Point.
Krieger, Harmon, far., S. 28; P. O. West Point.
Kroll, John, Jr., far .. See. 19; P. O. Eranklin.
Kroymeyer. A., far., Sec. 36; P. O. Fort Madison.
Kroymeyer. B., far., See. 36; P. O. Fort Madison.
Kroymeyer, H., far .. See. 36; P. O. Fort Madison.
Kruger, William, butcher, West Point. Krumpler, Barney, shoemaker, West Point.
AMPE, BARNEY, far., Sec. 5; P. O. West Point.
Lampe, Henry, saloon, West Point.
Lange, John, far., See. 16; P. O. West Point.
LEADLEY, ALLISON, Editor, West Point.
Lenhard, George, far .. Sec. 6 : P. O. West Point.
Levee, Almon, blacksmith, West Point.
Levee. Elias, blacksmith, West Point.
LESSENGER. JACOB H.,
HON., stoek-dealer and farmer; was born March 19, 1830, at Winchester, Va., and, in 1844, removed to Cham- paign Co., Ohio. ; remained for eleven years and removed to Muncie. Delaware Co .. Ind., where he was twice elected Assessor; leaving Indiana, he again jour- neyed westward; in 1864, came to Henry Co., Iowa, afterward removing to LeeCo., :
West Point, where he located in 1869; afterward became Mayor of that eity. His educational advantages were lim- ited to those afforded by the common schools of the county. Married in Mun- cie. Ind .. 1858, Miss Mary Driscoll; have seven children, the eldest 20 years of age, and the youngest 18 months. The confidence of his neighbors in him, has been repeatedly manifested by call- ing him to fill various responsible posi- tions ; he is now one of the Board of Trustees of the Independent District of West Point, President of the Lee Co. Stock Association ; was the originator of the present Distriet Fair, and Repre- seutative to the Seventeenth General Assembly of Iowa. Mr. Lessenger is an active, energetic, wide-awake busi- ness man. and his colleagues in the Leg- islature bear willing testimony to his careful attention to business in that. honorable body.
Leyes, R., barber, West Point.
Lindermuth. P. E., stock-dealer West. Point.
Linke, John, far .. Sec. 16; P. O. West, Point.
Link, William, far., Sec. 6; P. O. West Point.
Lohman, A., far., Sec. 5: P. O. West Point.
Lohman, Harmon, far .. Sec. 5; P. O.West- Point.
LOHMAR. HENRY, attorney and counselor at law, real estate and collee- tion agent ; office and residence corner of Madison and Hain ; born in Germany, 1826; received a liberal education. At the age of 17, commenced the study of the law, which he continued until the troubles of 1848 in that country, when he participated in the Liberal movement for one year; in 1852 came to this country, to Keokuk, and, being unae- quainted with the people and language of the country, he first engaged to work as a tinner : served an apprenticeship at that trade from 1849 until 1852. No- vember. 1854, he married Miss Mary T. Burrus, who was born near Cologne, Germany, 1827, and emigrated to this country. to Oquawka. Henderson Co., Ill., 1852. They have four children. In 1861, he enlisted in the 30th I. V. I. as private, but by special order of See-
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retary Stanton, was made Ordnance Sergeant, and served three years ; at his enlistment, was offered $65 local bounty which he refused, as his enlistment had been through other motives than for money, and ordered the money returned to the Treasurer. After his return from the army, he lived for several years in Bonaparte, Van Buren Co .; there he held the office of' Assessor ; in 1874, he removed to West Point; in 1876, was admitted to the bar and is now practi- cing in the courts at Madison and Keo- kuk. Mr. and Mrs. L. are members of the Assumption Church.
Loveless, Aaron, far., Sec. 11 ; P. O. West Point.
LOVELESS, AARON, farmer and stock-grower, Sec. 10; P. O. West Point ; born in Monmouth Co., N. J., Oct. 1, 1814; received an education at the common schools of that day ; at the age of 20, he removed to Medina Co., Ohio ; his father having been a mill- wright, he had acquired some knowl- edge of tools, and there he engaged at the carpenter's trade for two years ; at the age of 22, he married Miss Belinda Vanhyning; she was born in Medina Co., Ohio, March 8, 1816; daughter of Thomas Vanhyning, who came to Lee Co. in 1846. and died here in 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Loveless remained in Ohio until 1846, when they removed to Lee Co. and settled in Denmark Tp .; in 1856, removed to where he now resides and owns 96 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. They have seven chil- daen-Thomas M., W. W., Frank., Aaron J., Angeline, Ada and Clara. Members of the Baptist Church ; has been Township Supervisor, Assessor, Trustee, and all township offices, except Clerk ; is a member of A., F. & A. M., No. 75, West Point.
Lowery, Daniel, far., Sec. 5; P. O. West Point.
LOWERY, D., physician and sur- geon, office and residence Jefferson st .; was born in Berlin, Somerset Co., Penn., Aug. 23, 1806; attended the common schools and eighteen months at college ; at the age of 18, commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Cooper, of Johnstown, Penn .; remained two years, thence to Philadelphia, entered
the Medical College, and graduated after a three-years' course; commenced practice at Salisbury, Penn. There, in 1828, he married Miss Susan Mattingly, who was born in Alleghany Co., Md., in 1804, daughter of Samuel M., a farmer; she died in 1833, leaving four children-William T., Ellen M., Mar- tha A. and Samuel. He remained in Salisbury two years ; in 1835, removed to Lathropolis, Ohio, and practiced for three years ; thence to Chillicothe, Ohio. During the first year of his residence there, he married Esther Tea- garden, daughter of Jacob T., a farmer of Pickaway Co., Ohio; she was born in 1816. He remained there until 1839, thence to Mercer Co., Ohio, where he had a large practice until his health failed, then returned to Pickaway Co. to recruit, and, in 1845, came to Lee Co., West Point, among the carly set- tlers of this part of the county ; in 1851, his wife died of the cholera, leav- ing five children-Clement G., a Cath- olie priest at Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Sarah, Perpetua O., Esther S. and Daniel J. He then married Miss Mary Simmons, who was born in Athens Co., Ohio, in 1823; daughter of Joseph S., a farmer of that county, who took his third wife when 101 years of age; they have six children-Mary A., Lydia Alice, Joseph H., John M., Clara J. and Charles Edward. After coming to Lee Co., his practice steadily increased ; at one time, for six weeks he did not enter a bed, but slept either in his saddle or carriage, and at another time, for three weeks ; but for the last twelve years he has rather laid his practice aside, and has devoted a part of his time and attention to the growing of grapes ; has a fine vineyard. His first wife was a Catholic, and had a supply of books treating upon that subject ; he began an investigation, and, in 1835, joined that Church ; his second wife joined that Church in 1840, and his third wife in 1858; all his children who have attained a suitable age are mem- bers of the same church. Democratic in politics.
Ludolph, Martin, far., Sec. 26; P. (). Fort Madison.
Lutz, Jacob, cooper, West Point.
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Imetrehans, F., far .. Sec. 17: P. O. West Point.
Imetkehaus, H., far .. See. 16 ; P. O. West Point.
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CCABE, JACOB, far., Sec. 2 : P. O. West Point.
MeCABE. ARTHUR, farmer and stock-grower, See. 1; P. O. Fort Mad- ison : son of Warren MeCabe, of Sus- sex Co., Del .; there he was born in 1810, and lived until 15 years of age, when his father removed to Eaton, Preble Co., Ohio ; was among the early settlers, and improved a farm, which he continued to cultivate until his old age, when he retired to the village, and re- sided until his death, at the age of 75 ; Arthur remained at home until 21 years of age, then went to Lebanon, Ohio, and engaged in the manufacture of fanning- mills. He married Miss Susan Christ. a native of Virginia ; born in 1817: daughter of Jacob Christ, of Stanton. Augusta Co., Ohio ; her mother, whose maiden name was Mowery, afterward removed to Preble Co., and there Mr. and Mrs. MeCabe were married in October. 1835 ; soon after, he purchased a small farm near Eaton, on which they lived until the fall of 1843, when they came to Lee Co., and first settled west of West Point, on a farm now occupied by Mr. Taylor, and remained until 1847. when he removed to his present res- idence, where he owns 400 acres of land. valued at $40 per acre; they have ten children : the eldest. Jacob C., was born in Ohio Sept. 13, 1836; a farmer of Lee Co .; Laban T., born in Ohio Jan. 31. 1839-now in the livery business at Fort Madison ; William H. H., born in Ohio May 4, 1841-he enlisted in the 19th I. V. I., Co. E. Capt. Adams. August, 1862 ; served through the war, participating in various battles and skir- mishes with the regiment, and was mus- tered out in 1865, at Davenport, Iowa : now in the mercantile business at Clarke Co., Mo .; James R. was born .in Lee Co. in December, 1843, now a farmer in Clarke Co., Mo. ; Josiah C., born in Lee Co. Dee. 6, 1846. also a farmer of Clarke Co., Mo. : Eliza J., the wife of Charles C. Brown, a farmer of Clarke Co., Mo., was born in Lec Co. Feb. 28. 1849: Arthur E., born Aug. 28, 1854,
a farmer of Lee Co .; Huston R., born Jan. S. 1854 ; he is farming the home farm: Eva, born Nov. 5, 1858, the wife of Charles C. Tullis, a farmer of Lee Co. ; and Ella, born Oet. 21, 1862, who still remains at home, comprising a family noted for their industry, honesty and respectability. Mr. and Mrs. MeCabe have both been members of the M. E. Church for many years; he has held various offices in the Church (Pitt- man Chapel) ; he has also held various township offices. In the accumulation of property, Mr. MeCabe has been very snecessful; and what he possesses, has carned by good business taet and man- agement.
MeC'ardel. Jas., far. ; P. O. West Point. MeDonald. J. L., teamster, West Point.
MeDonnell, N. C., saloon, West Point.
MeKabbin. A. P., poultry-dealer, West Point.
Maiberger, George, far .. See. 16; P. O. West Point.
Marks, H., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Ft. Madison. Martin, Charles, merchant. West Point.
MEHL, JOHN. retired ; residence Washington street ; boru in Bavaria, Germany, in 1813; at the age of 16 was apprenticed to learn the shoe- maker's trade ; served two years, then worked at journey work until 22 years of age, then left his mother, brothers and sisters, and emigrated to this couu- try, stopping in New York for one year. thence to Marietta, Ohio, where he married Miss Mary Beshtold Nov. 21. 1838; she was born in Germany in 1819. emigrated to this country in 1837; they remained in Marietta until the summer of 1839, when he came to Lee Co., and to West Point, where he continued his business, the manufacture of hand made boots and shoes, employ- ing a force of seven and eight men, until 1868, when he retired. Owns his residence here, valued at $2,000, also a farm in Pleasant Ridge Tp. of 200 aeres, valued at $10 per acre. They have two children-John, musician and dealer in pianos and organs in Mt. Pleasant : Catharine, wife of Philip Entler, dealer in hardware at West Point. Mr. and Mrs. Mehl are mem -. bers of the Lutheran Church, and their children of the Presbyterian Church.
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Menke, Diet, far., Sec. 5; P. O. West Point.
Merschman, F., far., See. 15; P. O. West Point.
Meyers, Jacob, far., Sec. 4; P. O. West Point.
Meyertholen, Henry, far., Sec. 4; P. O. West Point.
Mitchell, J. C., brick layer, West Point.
Mittendorf, Theodore, far., See. 6; P. O. West Point.
Muller, Joseph, far., See. 6; P. O. West. Point.
N ACKE, CONRAD, tailor, West Point.
Nacke, J. F., tailor, West Point.
Nacke, William, clerk, West Point.
Neiwa, H., far., Sec. 8; P. O. West Point.
Nelson, J. H., carpenter, West Point.
Neurey, Herman, laborer, West Point.
NSTOTT, GEORGE, far., See. 13; P. (). Fort Madison.
Onstott, John, far., See. 12; P. O. West Point.
Otta, George, laborer, West Point.
Otta, John, tailor, West Point.
Otta, Theodore, laborer, West Point.
PAHLENKEMPER, G., dealer in produce, West Point.
Parker, D. B., shoemaker, West Point.
Peebler, J. D., painter, West Point.
Petess, Jacob, hotel, West Point.
Pickering, Henry, jeweler, West Point.
Pieper, Theodore, carpenter, West Point.
Pieper, Harmen, Sec. 9; P. O. West Point.
Pittman, C. W., physician, West Point.
Pitman, Greene, mail-carrier, West Point.
Pitman, L. G., far., Sec. 11 ; P. O. West Point.
PITTMAN, LYDIA, far., Sec. 11 ; P. O. West Point; she was born in Laurel Co., near London, Ky., 1834, daughter of William G. and Patsy C. P., nee Pittman (her mother and father were cousins) ; when 1 year of age, her parents moved to Bureau Co., near Pekin, Ill., thence, a few months after, to this county, and settled where she now resides, and owns 211 acres, valned at $40 per acre. In 1842, the family, consisted of father, mother and three children ; in March the mother died, and the year following, her brother, Am- brose, died ; May 24; 1854, her sister Mary died, leaving Lydia J. to be the
staff and support of her father's declin- ing years ; she was faithful to the trust until his death June 20, 1878; he was born in Woodford Co., Ky., 1795; a pioneer of this county ; he east his bal- lot with the first cast in the county, with the Whig party ; when that was no more, he joined the Republicans. Al- though he never united formally with any church, he attended the different churches, and gave liberally for the sup- port of the ministry. The golden rule was exemplified in him in every trans- action of his life with his fellow-men, no matter how trivial.
PITMAN, R. W., far., See. 2, West Point Tp .; P. O. West Point ; was born in Laurel Co., Ky., April 27, 1827, and came to Lee Co. with his parents when in the 9th year of his age. The Pit- man family came the entire distance from Kentucky by ox-team, and crossed the Mississippi River, opposite the pres- ent site of the Penitentiary, on the 20th day of April, 1835, and went directly to the neighborhood where they have ever since resided. When the Pitmans set- tled on their claim, they were on the ex- treme borders of civilization, and be- yond them westward there were no set- tlers ; for many years, there were no schools, except subscription schools. The elder Pitman was poor and had a large family to support, and, as soon as the boys were large enough, they were put to work to help improve the claim and help maintain the family. The sub- jeet of this sketch, the fourth son of the family, and the first by his father's third wife, grew to manhood without the benefits of even a common-school school education. All his knowledge of books and men was gained by his own industry and studions habits ; there are but few men in Lce or any other county in Iowa who possesses a more diversified fund of useful information than R. W. Pitman ; as a writer and speaker, he far excels most men of better advan- tages. In February, 18449, when in the 22d year of his age, he married Miss Belinda C., the youngest daughter of Simeon W. and Sarah Cooley, pioneers in Athens Co .. Ohio, who removed from the Buckeye State to Lee County in 1843. After his marriage, Mr. Pit-
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man settled down to the life of a farmer on the old homestead, where he still re- sides ; his wife, Belinda; died Dec. 31, 1849, leaving an infant son, Lewis Cooley, named after his two grand- fathers ; this son lived about nine months. and then followed his mother. June 10, 1850, Mr. Pitman married his present wife, Amanda Cooley. a sis- ter of his first wife ; has had eight chil- dren. During the war, Mr. Pitman was Provost Marshal for Lee Co., a position for which he was peculiarly well fitted. A farmer by education, he has always taken an active part in the agricultural interests of the county, and to his energy and enterprise the people of Lee Co. owe the success and pros- perity of the Agricultural Society. In all public enterprises, he has always taken an active and guiding part. As a friend and neighbor, R. W. Pitman is a noble representative of the Kentucky type ; his latch-string always hangs out- side, and no one, no matter what their caste or color, ever went hungry or cold from his home; he has always been known as the poor man's friend.
Pittman, Wm. G., druggist, West Point. PITTMAN, W. G., dealer in drugs and medicines, corner Monroe and Jef- ferson sts .; rosidence, Columbia, between Monroe and Race streets ; was born at West Point in 1842 ; he received such an education as could be obtained at the District school of the day, and at the Denmark Academy for a time. In 1861, he enlisted in the 4th I. V. C., served one year, was discharged on account of disability, and engaged as sutler in the army for three years, until the close of the war. In 1865, he married Miss Harriet Root, daughter of Wareham and Charlotte M. Root; she was born in Washington Co., N. Y., in 1840. He engaged in farming until 1869, after which he engaged in the mercantile business ; also held the post office until 1873, at which time, his health failing, he returned to farming for a time, then re-engaged in busi- ness, this time adding drugs and medi- cines, which he has since continued ; he owns several residence-houses, the farm on which he was born, consisting of 140 acres, valued at $40 per acre, and also
several tracts of wild land and town lots in different parts of the State ; they have one child-Arlitta May, born in 1868. Republican ; is a member of the M. E. Church, in which he has held various offices; Mrs. Pittman is also a member of the same Church. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace ; is now Mayor; is Secretary of the Dis- trict Agricultural Society.
Pitz, Barney, farmer, West Point.
Pitz, Frank, teamster, West Point.
Pogge, Harmen, far., Sec. 3; P. O. West Point.
Poggy, Frank, laborer, West Point.
Pollpeter, Harmen, far., S. 21 ; P. O. West Point.
Pollpeter, Henry, Sec. 34; P. O. West. Point.
Pollpeter, John, far., Sec. 2; P. O. West Point.
Publiska, Anton, broom-maker, West Point.
Publiska, Frank, broom-maker, West Point.
Publiska, John, broom-maker, West Point.
ABE, ANDREW, tailor, West R Point.
Reisner, Fred, druggist, West Point.
Rempe, Harmen, far., S. 14 ; P. O. West Point.
RICHARD, F., physician and sur- geon ; residence and office corner Mon- roe and Casey streets ; was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1824, and, at the age of 13, entered school at Osua- bruck, where he remained until 1840 ; then engaged as clerk in the banking business until he came to this country in 1849; stopped in Baltimore for a short time, thence to Philadelphia and engaged in the commission business until 1852; thence to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he engaged in the drug trade until his health failed; he entered Miami College in 1866, for the study of medicine ; remained until 1868, then removed to Richmond, Ind., and com- menced practice, which he followed four years, and, in 1872, returned to Cincin- nati, practiced until 1876, and then came to Lee Co., West Point, and is now enjoying his share of the business in his profession here. During the year 1857, he married Miss Elizabeth Schwerman, daughter of B. Schwer-
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man, a weaver of woolen cloth in that county ; she emigrated to this country in 1854, and came to Cincinnati, where they were married ; they have one child -Elizabeth, born in 1859. Independ- ent; members of the Catholic Church. Riley, W., far., S. 6; P. O. West Point. RISSER, JACOB, miller, Sec. 5 ; P. O. West Point; a son of Daniel Risser, who was born in Bavaria, Ger- many, Aug. 25, 1784, and May 26, 1811, married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Smith ; she was born in Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany, Nov. 28, 1786; having passed her wedded life in the same house in which she was born, she died in 1824, leaving a family of one son and three daughters; with them the father came to America, and died . at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1838 ; Mr. Ris- ser, the only son, was born Dec. 12, 1815; at the age of 16, was appren- ticed to a cabinet-maker ; served out his apprenticeship, and worked at jour work a few years; in 1841, he em- barked in business for himself in Cleve- land, Ohio, and on Dec. 8, 1842, he married Amelia M., daughter of John Miller, the account of whose murder appears in this volume; she was born near the city of Newburg, on the Dan- ube, May 16, 1821, and with her par- ents emigrated to America when 21 years of age; in the spring of 1845, they emigrated to Lee Co., and settled on a farm southwest of West Point; in 1854, came to their present place of residence near West Point, where he owns his residence, ninety acres of land and one-half interest in a mill, all val- ued at $6,700. Have six children- Daniel F., born at Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 8, 1843, now a teacher at Sum- merfield, Ill. ; John, born Dec. 17, 1845, a farmer of Pleasant Ridge Tp .; Jacob M., born Nov. 2, 1847, also a farmer of Pleasant Ridge Tp .; Abra- ham, born Aug. 30, 1850, died Feb. 22, 1852 ; Mary A., born Dec. 7, 1853; Annie A., born March 22, 1858, died April 6, 1858.
Rippen, Rioeger, stock-farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. West Point.
Rissinger, George, farmer, Sec. 26; P, O. Fort Madison.
Risser, Jacob, far., S. 5; P. O. West Point.
Robinson George, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Fort Madison.
Roots, P. P., teacher, West Point.
Roth, Peter, cooper, West Point.
Rueter, Joseph, far., Sec. 15 ; P. O. West Point.
Rump, John, miller, West Point.
Ruoff, G., stone-cutter, West Point.
SALLEN, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. West Point.
SALMON, ANNIE M., MRS.,
retired; was born in Saxony, City of Dresden, Oct. 5, 1828 ; the daughter of Benedict Salmon, dealer in boots and shoes, and, when 8} years of age, with her parents, emigrated to this country ; they came to St. Louis, where her father engaged in the grocery and provision business until 1845, then retired, and acted as collector for his church. May 5, 1846, she married Adolphus Salmon, who was born of wealthy Hebrew parent- age, in Hamburg, Germany, in 1802 ; was highly educated in the language and music, but owing to commercial re- verses, came to this country with three of his brothers, landing at New Orleans in 1828; there he taught music, and was leader of the orchestra in a theatre of that city ; he continued there winters, passing the summer seasons North, for seven years ; in 1837, he came to West Point, where he established himself in the grocery business, and afterward add- ed drugs. In 1840, he married Miss Mary Acorn, daughter of pioneers of Lee Co .; she was born in Germany, in 1824, and died in 1845, leaving one child-Rosa, born March 23, 1842, now the wife of Dr. Molitor, a physician of Somonauk. In the fall of 1845, while on business in St. Louis, he became ac- quainted with the subject of this sketch ; May 5, 1846, they were married, and the 13th
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