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O'DONNELL, THOMAS, whole- sale and retail liquor dealer, Fourth st., between Main and Johnson ; was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1831 ; came to America in 1851, and to Keo- knk in 1853; engaged in the liquor and grocery business in 1860; and is now doing an exclusive liquor business. Married Miss Ellen O'Donnell in 1853; she was born in County Tipperary, Ireland ; died in Keokuk May 16, 1863; has three children-Kate, Maggie and Thomas. Present wife's maiden name was Mary Davarn ; married her in 1864; she was born in Galloway in 1839 ; they have four children-William, Manna, Michael and John. Members of the Catholic Church. Mr. O'Donnell is at present Councilman ; Democratic.
OGDEN, R. B., book and job printer ; born in Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Va., Feb. 5, 1825 ; came with his parents to Urbana, Ohio, in 1832; in 1838, he went to Cincinnati, there he entered the office of the Cincinnati Gazette and learned the printer's trade ; remained there about five years, then went to Springfield, Ohio, where he remained until he came to Keokuk in 1846 ; pub- lished the Keokuk Gazette from 1847 to 1849, when he was appointed Assist- ant Postmaster ; in 1850, he established the first book and stationery store in Keokuk ; carried on that business until 1865; since then he has been in the book and job printing business. Mr. Ogden's wife was Miss Elizabeth M. Miller, daughter of Rev. Reuben Miller, of Springfield, Ohio; they have four children-Charles W., Robert M., Helen G. and Mary M.
OHLER, A., proprietor of Gate City Beer Hall, No. 626 Main st .; born in Rhein Pfalz, Germany, in 1848 ; came to America in 1868; to Keokuk in 1874, and has since been engaged in the saloon business. Married Miss Mary Myer in 1869 ; she was born in Rhein Pfalz, also, in 1848; they have two children-Annie and Amanda. Mr. Ohler is a member of the Druids' Soci- ety and of the Saengers' Association. Oldenburg, William, engineer.
Ott, John, drayman.
Owen, Samuel, teamster.
ADGETT, THOMAS, dry goods.
P Patterson, David, teamster.
PARROTT, JAMES C., was born in Talbott Co., Md., May 21, 1811, where he was educated ; in 1831, he went to Wheeling, W. Va., and re- mained there until February, 1834, when he joined the Ist Regiment of U. S. Dragoons ; during the spring and summer of that year, the regiment made a campaign among the Indians in the Rocky Mountain country, and, in Sep- tember, came to Fort Des Moines (now Montrose), where it remained until the spring of 1837, when it was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kan. ; Mr. Parrott's term of enlistment expired in February, 1837, since when he has remained a citizen of Lee Co. Sept. 4, 1838, he married Miss Henrietta Buckhalter, a native of Philadelphia, Penn., then 18 years of age; five children-three sons and two daughters-were born of this union. When the war of the rebellion came on, Mr. Parrott took an active part in raising volunteers, which he fol- lowed to the field ; by reference to army appointments, between March 13, 1865, and July 28, 1866, the following ap- pears on record : " Lient. Col. James C. Parrott, of the 7th I. V. I., for gal- lant and meritorious service at the bat- tles of Belmont ( Mo.), Forts Henry, Donelson, and Shiloh (Tenn.), Corinth and Iuka (Miss.), in the Atlanta cam- paign, the march to the sea, and through the Carolinas, and for faithful services through the war to date from March 13, 1865." T. J., the eldest son of Col. Parrott, was a member of the 2d I. V. I., and for two years rendered efficient service in the Signal Service
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Department ; in April, 1867, Col. Par- rott was appointed Postmaster at Keo- kuk, a position which he filled with credit to himself, honor to the Govern- ment, and satisfaction to the citizens, until March 4, 1879; in these twelve years not a single aet of negligence of duty to the Department or to the pub- lic stands charged against Col. Parrott, who has spent the better part of the years of his life in the service of his country.
Parsons, George R., insurance agent. Paul, J. B., lumber (Tabor & Co.).
PATTERSON, J. C., of the firm of W. A. & J. C. Patterson, proprietors of the Patterson House; Mr. Patterson was born in Adair Co., Ky .; came to West Point, Lee Co., Iowa, in 1837. His father, Col. Win. Patterson, is among the early settlers of this county. In 1846, they came to Keokuk. The Patterson Bros. have been conducting the Patterson house since 1869. W. A. Patterson was born in Adair Co., Ky .; eame to West Point, Lee Co., Iowa, in 1837; came to Keokuk in 1846; he and his brother, J. C. Pat- terson, are proprietors of the Patterson House, which is the leading hotel of this section of the State.
PATTERSON, WILLIAM,
COL., Keokuk; was born in Wythe Co., Va., March 9, 1802; when he was 4 years of age, his father moved to Adair Co., Ky., where William received his education. In 1822, he married Miss Eleanor Johnson, a native of Maryland. In 1829, they removed to Marion Co., Mo .; thenee to Sangamon Co., Ill. in 1833 ; in 1837, removed to West Point, this county, where he re- sided until 1846, then removed to this city (Keokuk) and engaged in mer- chandise and pork-packing; in 1848, he went exclusively into the latter bus- iness, to which he still devotes his cap- ital and experience. Col. Patterson has taken an active part in public affairs ; he was elected a member of the first Legislature of the Territory of lowa in 1838; while in that body, he was in- fluential in settling the disturbance con- eerning the boundary-line between this portion of Iowa and Missouri; at that time, the Missourians of Clark Co.
claimed the point of Iowa lying below a direet extension of the northern bound- ary line of their State to the Missis- sippi River ; the people of this section resisted their claim, and determined that the boundary line should follow the Des Moines River to its month ; the contest between them waxed warm ; war seemed imminent : the militia on both sides were called ont, and general orders given to march to the scene of action ; at this juneture, Col. Patterson was commissioned Colonel of militia by Gov. Iveas, of Iowa, and authorized to raise a regiment, which he at once proceeded to do; Col. Patterson was several times elected to the Legislature, both to the upper and lower House, and served in all, during nine sessions, regular and special ; he was a member of the Constitutional Convention which convened in Iowa City in 1857 ; he has been three times elected Mayor of Keo- kuk, and was Postmaster several years. He was the first Elder of the old Pres- byterian Church elected in Iowa, hav- ing been chosen for that office in 1837; he was one of the chief movers, and most liberal donors to the erection of the Westminster Church in this city.
PEARCE, ISAAC N., blank-book manufacturer and bookbinder (estab- lished in 1852) ; born in Liverpool, En- gland, Dee. 2, 1820; came to the United States in 1849; lived in New York City and vieinity about six months ; then went to St. Louis, resided there a little over two years ; then came to Keo- kuk. Mr. Pearce married Matilda Carr ; she was born in Liverpool ; they have four sons and four daughters.
PEIRCE, C.H., proprietor of Peirce Normal Penmanship Institute (estab- lished in 1871); the Professor is Su- perintendent of Penmanship in the city schools, and Professor of Penmanship in the Keokuk Mercantile College; he has been engaged in teaching penmanship for the last fifteen years; for four years he taught in the Ohio State Normal School; graduated from Eastman's Business College in 1870 ; came to Keo- kuk in“1871. Prof. Peirce is a native of Clark Co., Ohio.
PIERCE, P. F., DR., was born in Germany July 14, 1854; came to the
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United States in 1861 ; lived at Farm- ington, Van Buren Co., Iowa, until 1865 ; then removed to Dover, Lee Co., where he remained until he came to Keokuk in 1868; learned the drug business and read medicine with F. H. O'Connor, M. D .; graduated from the Eclectic Medical College, of St. Louis, in 1874 ; he then returned to Farming- ton and was engaged in the drug busi- ness and practice of his profession until 1876 ; he then came to Keokuk again ; the Doctor manufactures what he calls Pierce's Little Liver Pills, which he claims to be a perfect liver medicine, aiding digestion and cleansing blood, causing no pain, purely vegetable, con- taining no calomel, as many remedies for similar diseases do.
Peck, C. K., hardware, and Government contractor.
Peck, Peter H., railroad engineer.
Pelgin, John, cooper.
Pelgin, Louis, cooper.
PERKINS, JOHN T., undertaker, on Third street, between Main and Johnson streets ; Mr. Perkins was born in Lewis Co., Ky., in 1842; came to this city in 1863. Married Miss Hen- rietta Browne, of this city, in 1871; they have two children-Lillian May and Gracie Lee. Mr. Perkins is a member of the Masonic Order, also of the Order of I. O. O. F .; is Dem- ocratie.
Perry, C. H., retired.
Peterson, Daniel, & Co., grocers. Peterson, Frank.
Pflug, John. Phelan, J. D., saloon.
Phelan, Mat., saloon.
Phillip, C. E., wholesale dry goods.
PHILLIPS, T. F., grocer ; was born in Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1843 ; removed to this city with his parents in 1850. Married Miss Carrie D. Hunt, of Van Buren Co., in 1875; they have one child-Earl E. During the war, Mr. Phillips enlisted in Co. A, 2d I. V. I .; served until the close of the war ; was honorably discharged. He is a member of the I. O. O. F .; acts with the Republican party.
Phillips, M.
Phillips, T. F., grocer.
Piekert, Frank, boots and shoes.
Pipkin, Robert, teamster.
POLLOCK, S. & CO., wholesale grocers ; the business was established by S. Pollock, in 1861; in January, 1865, John M. Bisbee and Benjamin B. Jewell, were admitted to partnership. Mr. Pollock came to Iowa in 1843; en- gaged in farming pursuits in Henry Co. until 1845 ; three years on the Half- Breed Tract, two years in California ; in 1853, came to Keokuk. Mr. P. is from Guernsey Co., Ohio; Mr. Jewell is a na- tive of Jefferson Co., Ind .; came to Ke- okuk in 1855; Mr. Bisbee was born in Worthington, Hampshire Co., Mass .; came to Keokuk in 1856. Messrs. Pol- lock & Co. do a business amounting to about $300,000 per annum; their sales are principally in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.
Polser, Henry, tailor.
Pond, S. P., dealer in butter and eggs.
Power, John J., deputy Co. Treasurer.
Price, William, painter.
Puder, George, farmer.
Puder, John, butcher.
Purdy, George, painter.
Pyles, Barney, teamster. ABER, BENEDICT, cooper.
R Raber, Ben,cooper.
Radasch, E., cigars.
Rankin, Henry, brickmaker.
Rankin, John, brickmaker.
RANKIN, WM. T., attorney at law ; born in Keokuk June 28, 1854 ; graduated from Monmouth College in Ill- nois Class of 1874 ; he is also a graduate of Columbia Law School, Class of 1876. He was admitted to the bar in 1876, and has been engaged in practice here ever since; from Aug. 4, 1876 to Jan. 1, 1878, the firm being Rankin & Smith ; since then Mr. Rankin has had no partner. He has held the position of Assistant United States District Attorney since Sept. 1, 1877.
RAU, J., saloon-keeper, between Eighth and Ninth streets; born in Germany in 1844; came to America in 1867; to Keokuk in 1869 ; started present busi- ness in 1878. Married Miss Elizabeth Holdefer in 1877 ; she was born in Lee Co. in 1850. They have one child- Carl H., born in 1878. Members of the Lutheran Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge.
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RANKIN, JOHN WALKER,
HON., was born in Washington Co., Penn., June 21, 1823 ; he was the fourth of a family of nine children ; they were bereaved of their father when he was but 11 years of age and left in limited circumstances wholly to the care of a widowed mother ; the industry, economy and excellent management of that pious mother enabled her to bring up all her family in more than ordinary re- speetability, and give them all, sons and daughters, a liberal education. John W. entered Washington College, and graduated with distinguished honors in 1842; at Wooster, Ohio, he taught school and studied law, and was there admitted to the bar ; he came to Keokuk in 1848, and soon rose to distinction in his profession. Shortly after his settle- ment here he married Sarah E., daughter of Col. William Thomasson, of Louis- ville, Ky .; he died July 10, 1869, after an illness of less than two days. The sudden death of Judge Rankin cast a gloom over the entire city ; meetings of the bar were held at Keokuk and Fort Madison, and the tributes there paid to his memory attest the great loss sus- tained by his associates in the profes- sion. During his twenty-one years res- idence in Keokuk, Judge Rankin was Judge, member of the State Senate, and Colonel of the 17th I. V. I. in the civil war; in the same course of years, he was associated as law partner with Gen. S. R. Curtis, lawyer, statesman and soldier : Judge Mason, eminent as a jurist ; Judge Love, now occupying the bench of the U. S. District Court, of this State ; Judge Samuel F. Miller, Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court ; and George W. MeCrary, our present Secretary of War, and as a lawyer and jurist Judge Rankin was not inferior to the most learned and able of these great men ; he loved his profession ; he never spoke ill of any one; if he could not praise, he was silent. He had no ene- mies.
RAY. W. B., wood and coal dealer ; office and residence Morgan street, be- tween Main and Ninth ; was born in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1832 ; came to Lee Co. in 1842; to Keokuk in 1851. Married Miss E. Gilbert, of New Wind-
sor, Md .: born in 1840; has one child- Mande, born in 1866. Mr. Ray is one of the charter members of the Free-for- All Church, and one of the members of the choir ; Republican.
Reed, E. W., carpenter.
Rees, Joseph, lumber.
Rees, Thomas, Constitution.
REES. WILLLAM, of the firm of William Rees & Co., steam printers ; born in New York City Dee. 16, 1835 ; from 1850 to 1853, he was engaged in learning his trade of printer, in Pitts- burgh, Penn ; came to Keokuk in 1853; in 1857, he conducted the Daily Post of Keokuk, for a short time; for one year, he was proprietor of the Doniphan Post, in Doniphan Co., Kan .; since 1860, he has been engaged in the general printing business in Keokuk. Oet. 15, 1863, he married Miss Dale Tackaberry, a native of the State of New York. Reimers & Stolt, grocers.
REINER, CATHERINE,
MRS., dealer in groceries, provisions, etc., Main street ; was born in France in 1823 ; her husband, Lawrence Reiner, was a native of Alsace-Lorraine; was born April 22, 1825; April 23, 1848, he entered the French army, and was enrolled in the regiment " Guard Napo- leon," in which he served until Oet. 16, 1851, when he received an honorable discharge at Metz. They were married in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1855; came to this city the same year ; engaged in the grocery trade in 1863, in which business he continued until his death, which oe- enrred in this city Nov. 11, 1878. Their children are Lawrence R., George L., Edward O., William R., Harry E. and Nellie E.
REINHART, F., proprietor of the Bavaria Beer llall, No. 181 Main street ; born in Germany in 1823; came to Keokuk in 1852; started present business in 1869. Married Miss Miria Hilt in 1853 ; she was born in Rhuheim, Germany, in 1831 ; they have two chil- dren-George and Miria. Members of the Catholic Church.
Renand, Julius, silversmith.
Replinger, M., butcher.
Reps, Chas., teacher of piano.
RIBYN, MATT., proprietor of Mississippi Brass-Foundry, on Main,
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near Tenth street ; Mr. R. was born in | Schlotter, N., Dep. City Marshal.
Bohemia in 1827 ; came to this country in 1849. Married Miss Theresa Fel- kik in St. Louis, Mo., in 1856; they removed to this city in 1866. Have four children-Matthias, Amelia, The- resa and George. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Ribyn served in the three-months service. Is Republican in politics. Himself and wife are mem- bers of the Catholic Church.
RICE, J. L., attorney ; born in De- troit, Mich .; came to Keokuk in 1857; engaged in practice of law ever since he came here; Mr. Rice has served for nine years as Register in Bankruptcy. Rickards, G. V. S., butter and eggs.
Rickards, T. F., butter and eggs.
Rix, George, hardware.
Robertson, Hugh, wholesale grocer.
Rockenback, H.
Rogers, William H., car-shops.
Rollins, George W., billiards.
Roos, Louis, salesman. Rotchford, Martin, grocer.
Rothert, H. W., hardware.
Rovane, Thomas, teamster.
Ruddick, William, farmer.
Ryan, Thomas D., stone-mason.
YAMPLE, S. S., contractor. S Sample, W. S., livery.
SAMPLE, MCELROY & CO., foundry, machine and boiler works. Sanborn, M. N., oculist.
SANTO, DAVID, proprietor of meat market, corner Second and John- son sts .; born in Keokuk in 1851. Married Mis Annie Hufford, of Nauvoo, Ill., in 1874s; they have two children- Emma and Lucy ; Mr. S. is a member of the I. O. O. F .; was a member of Fire Department of this city for ten years ; he has been engaged in his present business since 1869. Members Lutheran Church.
Schade, Philip, gardener. Schaefer, C., grocer.
Schaefer, George, grocer. Scharfenburg, Henry, harness-maker.
Schardelman, H. A., furniture.
Schearer, William, teamster.
Schenck, F., shoemaker.
Scherer, Charles, carpenter.
Schevers, Daniel, plasterer. Schevers, Theodore, tinner. Schilling, George, saloon.
SCHOCK, JOHN, boots and shoes,
Main st., between Ninth and Tenth ; born in Germany in 1831; came to Keokuk in 1857. Married Miss E. Lambert in 1855; she was born in Germany in 1835. Members of the Catholic Church ; Mr. S. is a Democrat. Schmidt, Henry, carpenter.
Schmidt, John, fisherman. Schneider, N., saloon. Scholte, L., housemover.
Schouten, H., baker.
SCHULZ, CHAS., of the firm of Karle & Schulz, wholesale and re- tail furniture dealers, No. 516 Main st., between Fifth and Sixth ; was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1839; came to America in 1851, and to Keo- kuk in 1857 ; started in present busi- ness in 1859. He married Miss Bar- bara Smith in 1863; she was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1846 ; they have seven children-Lizzie, Charles, Minnie, Julia, Annie, Edward and Al- bert. Mr. Schulz enlisted in Co. D, 1st I. V. I. in the spring of 1861 ; he was in several engagements ; mustered out in the fall of the same year. Mr. Schulz is a member of the Knights of Honor and I. O.O. F. The family belongs to the Evangelical Church; he is a Rep. Schulz, Fred, gardener. Schwartz, F., shoemaker.
Scroggs, John W., lumber.
Seibert, Stephen, cigars. Sell, Henry, blacksmith.
Sellers, A. M., carpenter. Sessions, M., tea store.
SEIDLITZ, G. NEUMAN, phy-
sician and surgeon ; born in Germany ; he received a thorough medical educa- tion in several of the leading universi- ties of Europe, at Berlin, Heidelberg, etc .; in 1847, he came to the United States and located in Mississippi, where he remained until 1864, when he came to Keokuk, arriving here in October of that year ; the Doctor is President of the Board of Health, now serving the fourth year in that capacity ; he is a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy, also of the State Society ; he has been President of the latter So- ciety ; he is also one of the lecturers of the Iowa State Institute of Homeopathy,
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and is Chairman of several of the com- mittees connected with the different so- cieties.
Seymour, Henry, clerk.
Shaffer, Henry, engineer.
Shaffer, J. M., Secretary Iowa Life Insur- ance Co.
SHAFFER, JOSHUA MON-
ROE, M. D., was born in Washing- ton Co., Penn., Sept. 13, 1830, and was the youngest of ten children ; he en- tered Washington College in 1843, at the age of 13 years, and graduated in 1848; in 1849, he began the study of medicine at Elizabeth, under the tuition of his brother, John E. Shaffer, M. D., and attended lectures at the University of Pennsylvania ; in 1852, he removed to Fairfield, Iowa, and entered upon the practice of his profession; in 1862, the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon him by the Medical Department of the Iowa State Uni- versity ; from 1862 to 1874, he was Secretary of the Iowa State Agricult- ural Society, an institution born in his office in Fairfield in 1853, and of which he was Secretary in 1854-55 ; in 1863, he was appointed Surgeon of the Board of Enrollment for the First Congres- sional District of Iowa, and, during the following two years, examined over five thousand men, preparatory to their ad- mission to the army; in 1867, he was commissioned by the Governor to rep- resent Iowa at the Paris Exposition, but, the State failing to provide for ex- penses, he was forced to resign ; he rep- resented his county in the State Senate in the session of 1861-62; upon the organization of the Iowa Life Insurance Co., in 1874, he was elected its Secre- tary, and removed his residence to Keo- kuk ; he still holds the position. Dur- ing his residence in Iowa, Dr. Shaffer has been a careful student in natural history, and has made large collections in its different branches ; his collection of over five thousand specimens of stuffed birds, etc., all his own work, has given him an extended reputation as a taxidermist ; in this branch of the sci- ence he takes especial pleasure, and is continually adding new specimens. He married, on the 18th of March, 1856, Miss Mel. Jane Curry, of Elizabeth,
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Penn ; two of the three children born of this union are still living-Susan F. and William Monroe ; Lewellyn James, the second, died in 1861, at the age of 20 months.
Shelley, J. M., wholesale dry goods. Shelley, W. F., dry goods ; wholesale. Shepherd, William, R. R. shops.
SHEPPARD, L. D., of the firm of Evans & Sheppard, dealers in gro- ceries, draining-tile, fire- brick, Louisville cement and plaster, 526 Main street. Mr. Sheppard was born in Cumberland Co., N. J., in 1841. At the com- mencement of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. F, 9th New Jersey Infantry, as private ; was in the service only a short time when he was appoint- ed Second Lieutenant, then First Lieu- tenant, and from the latter office was promoted to that of Captain ; he served from the beginning to the close of the war, and was honorably discharged ; was in numerous engagements; was wounded quite severely at Drury's Bluff; went to Arkansas after the close of the war, and while there was engaged in the mercantile business with Mr. Evans. The maiden name of Mr. Sheppard's wife was Miss Lawrence ; they were married in Lewistown, Penn. Mr. Sheppard and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is Re- - publican in politics, and is a member of the Masonic society.
SHERMAN, R. H., attorney at Law, Estes House Block. Mr. Sher- man is a member of the firm of Carp- enter & Sherman, wholesale and retail dealers in coffees, teas, spices, etc., Main st., between Second and Third, and also of the firm of Carpenter & Sherman, proprietors of the Veranda Livery, John- son st., bet. Second and Third
Shippey, D. D., carpenter.
Shuler, John R., gunsmith.
Sisson, Frank, Assistant Postmaster.
Smith, B. H., pork-packer.
SMITH, D. B., Deputy Co. Treas- urer ; born in New York City May 28, 1834; in 1835, his parents removed with family to Southern Illinois, near St. Louis; came te Keokuk in 1846; Mr. Smith was for many years employed as Civil Engineer, connected with the con- struction of the Keokuk & Des Moines
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Valley Railway Co .; Keokuk & Mt. Pleasant Railway Co .; Assistant City Engineer, etc. He has served as Dep- uty Sheriff, Alderman of Second Ward, two years, etc .; he is now serving his fourth year as Deputy Co. Treasurer. Mr. Smith married Mamie Reddington, August 14, 1860 ; they have one child -Lavina.
SMITH, GEORGE R., dealer in family groceries and boat stores ; also commission merchant, Main st., between Second and Third sts. Mr. S. was born in Muncie, Ind., in 1834 ; removed to Iowa City, with his parents, in 1842 ; thence to this county in 1847. In December, 1858, he married Miss Marguerite L. Bishop, a native of Philadelphia, Penn., who came to this county with her par- ents about 1850. They have two chil- dren-Charles J. and Minnie M. Mr. Smith is a member of the I. O. O. F .; he was wharfmaster five years ; has been engaged in his present business since 1860.
Smith, H. E., Constitution. Smith, Henry.
Smith, R. E., carpenter.
Smith, W. H., carpenter.
Smith, Goo. B., Director U. P. Railroad. Snively, H. N., carpenter.
SNYDER, JACOB S., wagon and general repairer, and horse-shoeing shop, Main st., near Thirteenth Mr. Snyder was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1832 ; in 1842, removed, with his parents, to Mercer Co., Penn., where he remained until he was 17 years of age; he then went to Wheeling, Va., where he learned the blacksmithing trade; came to this city in 1855; at the breaking-out of the war he entered the service as black- smith. In 1857, he married Miss L. H. Hamilton, a native of Ripley Co., Ind .; they have two children-Ida Elizabeth and John Albert. Mr. Sny- der and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
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