The history of Lee county, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., Part 96

Author: Western historical co., Chicago. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 898

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Hugel, Joseph, wholesale liquors.

HUISKAMP, H. J., of the firm of Hinskamp Bros., manufacturers of boots and shoes, Fort Madison, and

wholesale dealers in boots and shoes, Keokuk ; was born in Amsterdam, Hol- land, June 16, 1839; when 9 years of age, he came to America, in 1847, and lived in St. Louis for six years; re- moved to Keokuk in 1854. He en- listed June 13, 1861, as private in Co. A, 1st I. V. C .; on the 27th of Febru- ary, 1863, he was promoted and com- missioned Captain of Co. D, 6th Mo. V. C., and served on staff duty ; he was Inspector General on the staff of Gen. Ewing, and that of Gen. Pleasonton. he remained in the service until Jan. 1, 1865. After the war, he returned to Keokuk, and since then has been en- gaged in business ; he has entire charge of the manufacturing department of the firm of Huiskamp Bros., Keokuk ; they manufacture at the State Penitentiary, employ over one hundred men, make about three hundred pairs of boots and shoes daily, and are doing an extensive business ; Capt. Huiskamp has held the office of Deputy U. S. Marshal under Col. Rogers. He married Miss Alice C. Britts, of Clinton, Henry Co., Mo., in 1871; they have two sons-Herman J. and John B.

Hull, Lee, nurseryman. Hull, Thomas, nurseryman.

TNGALLS, CHARLES, prison guard.

Inkman, Henry, stone. AYES, HENRY, far., Sec. 5.

Jewett, Charles, retired.

JOHNS, CHARLES, manufact- urer of cigars and dealers in cigars, to- bacco and pipes ; was born in Fort Mad- ison June 15, 1858; when 12 years of age, he began to learn the cigar and to- bacco business; he engaged in business for himself Jan. 16, 1878, and is build- ing up a good retail trade.

Johnson, Aaron, retired.

Johnson, Nelson, school-teacher.

Jostrundt, Henry, far., Sec. 4. Junge, Joseph, traveling agent.

K AMP, JOHN, far., Sec. 8.

Kampf, John, far., Sec. 4. Kasmeier, John, gardener. Kasten, William, Kasten House. Kempker, Barney, gardener. Kennaman, Charles, tailor.

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Kennedy, George J., lawyer.

KENNEDY, JOHN G., retired ; was born in Granville County, N. C., April 17, 1812 ; his father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was in the army at that time; John was brought up in Tennessee, and learned the trade of car- penter and joiner ; he moved to Rush- ville, Schuyler Co., Ill., in 1833, and lived there until he came to Iowa ; came to Fort Madison, April 12, 1836, and began working at his trade ; he is one of the earliest settlers in Lee County, and the oldest resident of Fort Madison ; has lived here forty-three years ; he was engaged in the building business until 1854. He has held the office of Deputy Sheriff, Constable and City Marshal. He married Miss Mary C. Vance Jan. 16, 1837 ; she is a native of Kentucky, and was born July 20, 1817 ; they have had seven children-Lucretia M., born Sept. 16, 1838; Eliza J., Aug. 27, 1841 ; George J., Sept. 12, 1844; Em- ma A., Nov. 12, 1847 ;- Katie E., June 22, 1850; Mary E., Oct. 22, 1853; Thomas B., July 29, 1855.

Kent, F. B., far. Sec. 6.

KENT, JOSIAH, retired; was born in York Co., Penn., March 30, 1805; he was brought up there and in Mifflin Co. until 18 years of age; he went to Ohio for a short time ; returned to Pennsylvania, lived in Pittsburgh and learned the plasterer's trade. He married Miss Anna Maria Rothrock, a native of Centre Co., Penn., Oct. 16, 1834. They came to Iowa, located in Lee County, in the spring of 1842, and engaged in farming, having bought a claim here while living in Pennsylvania ; he continued living on his farm until about one year ago, when he gave up his farm to his sons, and came in the city to reside. Mr. Kent has always acted with the Democratic party ; was a member of the convention, in 1847, when the State Constitution was formed ; in 1848, he was elected Repre- sentative to the State Legislature, and has held town and school offices. They have had six children, only two survive -William G., Frank B .- both living on the farm, a short distance from the city.

Kerting, George, far., Sec. 4.

Kessler, Frank, carpenter.

Kiel, A. W., R. R. employe.

KIEL, FERD., rectifier and dealer in wines and liquors ; born in Hanover, Germany, July 28, 1813; there learned the milling business ; he emigrated to America, landed at Baltimore, in August, 1839; came to Iowa, and located in Fort Madison, March 15, 1840; he began working at the carpenter's trade, and, in 1852, engaged in rectifying and liquor business, and has continued in it since ; his is the oldest house in this business here ; he holds office in the City Council and has done so for several terms. He married Mary Ann Erlbrodt, from Hanover, Germany, May 12, 1839 ; she died June 30, 1878, leaving four children-Louis, George, Adolph, Wil- helm ; they lost four children-Wilhel- mina, Adolph, Henry and Ferdinand, the two former died within twenty-four hours, of cholera, in 1851; Ferdinand was in the army, enlisted in the 5th Reg .. I. V. C., Co. F, and died of disease con- tracted in the army.

Kiel, George, grocer.

Kiel, L. G., grocer.

Kinsley, John H., grocer.

Kniemeier. Henry, butcher.

Koch, John, far., Sec. 5; P. O. Madison ..

Koch, John, Jr., butcher.

Koch, Peter, painter.

Koch, Philip, wood-turner.

Kochjohn, John, laborer.

Koechig, Christ, carpenter.

KOEHLER, FRANK, tailor ; was born in Hanover, Germany, Dec. 26, 1824; he was brought up there, and learned the tailor trade; he emi- grated to America in 1846, and came to Iowa, and settled in Fort Madison in August, 1848, and began working at his trade; there is no tailor here now who was here when he came. Mr. Koehler is a member of the Board of Education. He married Adelheid Stempel, from Prussia, in 1855; she died in 1869, leaving six children- Rosa, Alma, Ilda, Oscar, Hugo and Emil. His eldest daughter, Rosa, has prepared herself for teaching, and is now assistant teacher of German in the. schools of Fort Madison.

Koehler, John, saloon.

Koelner, Henry, farmer, Sec. 5.

Korschgen, Fred, shoemaker.

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Kottenstetta, Ernst, cooper.

Kottenstetta, Peter, cooper.

Kreiger, Albert, farmer, Sec. 5.

Kreiger, Henry, farmer, Sec. 5.

Kretsinger, F. S., book-keeper and sales- man.

KRETSINGER, WILLIAM

HI., Superintendent and Manager of the Iowa Farming Tool Co .; one of the most enterprising and substantial busi- ness men of Lee Co .; he is a native of Herkimer Co., N. Y., and was brought up in that State; he came to Chicago in 1856, and was successfully engaged in business there for a number of years ; in 1869, having purchased an interest in the firm of Soule, Davis & Co., manu- facturers of agricultural implements, he removed to Fort Madison, and the firm became Soule, Kretsinger & Co. On the 1st of October, 1874, the Iowa Farming Tool Co. was organized by Mr. Kretsinger, he having the control and entire management of the Company ; the Company employ convict labor in the different departments of their factory . employing about one hundred and twen- ty-five men ; the farm implements man- ufactured by this Company have an es- tablished reputation, and under the pres- ent able management of the Company, have built up a large and extensive trade, and the demand for their goods is con- stantly increasing to such an extent that they are unable to fill their orders ; they not only ship their goods over the West and California and Oregon, but they have a large demand from Eastern markets, New York and Boston ; they are also having a foreign demand, and ship their goods to Liverpool, England, Switzerland and Germany. The quality and cheapness of their goods being un- surpassed. While living in Chicago, Mr. Kretsinger married Miss Maria A. Rams- dell, a native of Oneida Co., N. Y .; they have one daughter-Adele; Mr. Kret- singer has two sons by a former mar- riage.

Krukenmier, C. H., tailor.

Kunzel, Rudolph, barber and bookbinder. EIDY, GEORGE B., carpenter. -

LENTZ, Z., machinist; was born in Little York Co., Penn., April 29, 1827; when about 7 years of age, his parents

removed to Ohio, and he was brought up there ; he came to Iowa in 1850, and settled in Fort Des Moines, and the fol- lowing year came to Lee Co., and has lived here since then. He married Miss- Elizabeth Mayhew, of Ohio, in October, 1854; they have one son-James M. Lesch, Conrad, shoemaker and dealer.

Lohmeier, John S., saloon.

Lowrey, William T., City Clerk.

Luebbers, Bernard, plasterer.

cCABE, L. S., livery-man.

M McConn, Daniel, retired. MeConn, U. D., cashier bank.

MCFARLAND, ROBERT, re-

tired; was born on the 19th of October, 1818, in Westmoreland Co., Penn. ; was the youngest of eight children, whose parents were William McFar- land and Elizabeth, nee Fishback. His- father was a native of Pennsylvania, and his mother of Virginia ; his father was a tanner, and in moderate circum -- stances; he gave his children a fair common-school education ; his parents moved to Ohio in 1822, and settled in Williamsport, Pickaway Co., where they remained until their death. Nov. 4, 1839, Mr. McFarland came to Fort Madison, then in his 21st year; en- gaged as a tailor, and remained at that vocation for ten years. In 1849, he was elected Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, whose duties he: faithfully and earnestly discharged for two years ; in 1857, was elected Re -- corder, Treasurer and Collector of the county, and held various public offices until 1860. In 1862, after a vaca- tion from actvie pursuits of about two years, he went into the drug business; March 1, 1872, he retired from practical duties of a mercantile nature. Mr. McFarland started in life poor, and well understood the value of self-acquired experience and property ; in the battle of life, he has never been without good friends and good health. While his early education was some- what limited, and his attention and efforts in life have been engrossed with the demands of active business, he has yet found time to read and reflect ; he has always been a close reader and keen observer, and his memory is very re- tentive. In 1856, he was elected

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Mayor of Fort Madison, and re-elected after the expiration of his first term. In polities, he is a strong Democrat ; voted for Gen. Cass, and for Judge Douglas, on account of his admiration for him as the proper exponent of De- mocracy at the commencement of the civil war; he thinks to-day that the issues of the hour demand the forma- tion of a party whose action will be against monopolies and corruption. In religion, is disposed to take his stand with the Universalists, and believes that real Christianity will advance in the world in proportion as the real character of our Savior and His mission on earth are understood. Mr. McFarland may be rightly termed the shrewd business man, whose public spirit is ready at all times to advance the interests of his fellow-beings. We find him to-day en- joying good health, and in that pros- perity and contentment which those who have devoted a life-time to indus- try and integrity have a right to expect. Mahin, W. H., marble man.

MALCOLM, ELIZA E. S., MRS.,(formerly Miss Eliza E. Sample), is a native of Washington, Washington Co., Penn .; her father was a printer ; learned his trade in Pittsburgh; he es- tablished the Washington Reporter in Washington, Washington Co., Penn., in August, 1808, and published that paper for twenty-five years. He was a soldier and also an of- ficer in the war of 1812. On account of ill-health, he disposed of his interests in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Iowa in 1840 ; after living in Van Buren Co. two years, he came to Lee Co. in 1842, where he lived until his death, Jan. 15, 1862 ; his wife is still living in this city, and in February, of the present year, she passed her 79th birthday. Her son, James B. Sample, upon the breaking out of the rebellion, enlisted in the 1st I. V. I., Co. D, and was commissioned First Lieutenant ; he was successively pro- moted, and served as Captain and Major, and was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel by brevet for meritorious services in the field ; at the battle of Belmont, he climbed the flag-staff and pulled down the flag in front of the enemy's guns, and the flag is now in possession of the fam-

ily. Mrs. Malcolm married, in 1856, Frank Malcolm, a native of Indiana ; his parents were natives of Virginia ; his father was in the war of 1812, and bis mother is now receiving a pension. Mrs. Malcolm is an own cousin of the Hon. James G. Blaine ; she is a lady of more than ordinary ability, and is fore- most in every good word and work in the church and throughout the city. Marcy, P. B., retired.

MARR, J. F., carpenter and builder, of the firm of Marr & Creps ; was born in Northumberland Co., Penn., Nov. 10, 1820; he lived there until 1842; then removed to Livingston Co., N. Y .; lived there three years ; then went to Pitts- burgh, where he learned his trade of carpenter and joiner ; he came to Iowa ; arrived in Fort Madison May 16, 1851 ; worked at his trade for two years; in 1853, he associated with R. Creps ; they have been engaged in building for over twenty-five years, and are the oldest building firm in Lee Co. He has held the offices of City Alderman, Town Trustee and School Director. He mar- ried Miss Rosauna Haully, of Bath Co., Va., in 1855 ; they have had one child, which is not living.

Marselle, Joseph E., Justice of the Peace. Marsh, Calvin, City Marshal.

Marsh, Calvin, hide dealer.

Mathews, F. A., loans money.

Mayhew, Sylvester, lawyer. Meier, John N., salesman.

MEIS, ALOYSIUS, Pastor of Saint Mary's Catholic Church; was born in the Province of Westphalia, Prussia, in 1833; when 17 years of age, his father, mother and eight brothers of them em- igrated to America in December, 1850 ; he received his education in Kentucky and Missouri; he was Pastor of the church in Lyons, Iowa, nearly two years, then removed to Dubuque and remained over six years ; he built St. Mary's Church in that city ; he came here in 1871, and since then has been Pastor of St. Mary's Church, and is greatly beloved by his people. His father died in January, 1878, and his mother died in 1863.

MEYER, J., of the firm Meyer Bros., was born in Westphalia, Prussia, in 1845 ; his parents emigrated to this country and settled in Ft. Madison in

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1846; he was brought up and learned his trade and associated in business with his brother, in 1877. He married Miss Alida Stolwyk, of Keokuk, in Novem- ber, 1878.

MEYER, S., of the firm Meyer Bros., manufacturers, dealers in harness and saddlery hardware; born in Province of Westphalia, Prussia, in 1840; when 6 years of age, his parents emigrated to America ; came to Ft. Madison the same year, where he learned his trade ; he en- gaged in business here with his brother in 1877. He married Mary E. Buford, a native of Virginia, in October, 1868 ; they have three children-Lawrence, Blanche and Rosa.

Miller, Frank G., foundry.

MILLER, II. C., grain-dealer.

Miller, N. B., miller.

Miller, l'eter M., wood and coal man.

Miller, Peter, miller.

Miller, Peter, farmer, Sec. 2.

Minder, Jonas, engineer.

Minnekemeier, Charles, shoemaker.

Mittendorf, Barney, drayman.

Morgan, E., carpenter.

Morgan, Thomas, retired.

Morrison, Amzi, drayman.

MORRISON, DENNIS A., of

the firm of Morrison Brothers, manufact- urer of plows, serapers and agricult- ural implements ; was born in Ross Co., Ohio, Oct. 5, 1839; when 9 years of age, came with his parents to lowa, and in 1853 they came to Ft. Madison ; he went in his father's shop and learned the trade of plow-making; they carried on the business, sparing no effort to make a superior plow ; from this small beginning, their business has grown to the present magnitude. When the war broke out, he enlisted, in September, 1862, in the 7th I. V. I., Co. D, and served until the close of the war, nearly three years ; since his return, he, with his father and brother, have carried on their extensive manufacturing business ; he gives his attention to the iron and steel work, and

has the practical management of this department. He married Miss Emma A. Kennedy in October, 1868 ; she is a daughter of John G. Kennedy, one of the oldest settlers of Lee Co .; they have three children-Maud E., Ed. K. and Don.

MORRISON, JOSEPH B., of the firm of Morrison Brothers, mann- facturers of plows, scrapers and agricul- tural implements ; was born in Ross Co., Ohio, Aug. 31, 1842; his father came to lown in 1847, located in Fort Madison in 1853; Joseph was brought up and attended school here; when only 18 years of age, he enlisted in 1861 as a. private in the 7th Regiment I. V. L., Co. D; he was promoted to Second Lieutenant in 1862, and to First Lien- tenant in 1863, and was afterward pro- moted and commissioned Captain of his company ; he was in a number of bat- tles, among them Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson. Inka, Corinth and through Sherman's campaign ; he was slightly hurt at Corinth ; he served on staff duty for two years, and was mus- tered out in September, 1864, with rank of Major and Lieutenant Colonel by brevet ; after the war he returned, and since then has been connected with their manufacturing business ; July 1, 1875, Mr. Morrison retired from the business, giving it up to his sons ; Joseph has the financial management of the business. He married Miss Toma Espy, a native of this city, May 5, 1868; they have five children-Vincent, William, Gene- vieve, Mabel and Maria.

Morrison, S. D., Sr., retired. Mousehund, Peter, carpenter.

MUELLER, GEORGE, stone- mason ; born in Bavaria, Germany, July 18, 1827 ; he was brought up there and learned the trade of stone-mason; he emigrated to America in January, 1850; came to Iowa in June, 1856 ; settled in Fort Madison and began working at his trade ; has worked at it every season for twenty-three years. He married Miss Barbara Schenermann, from Bavaria, Germany, Sept. 18, 1853; they have seven children-Barbara, Philippine, Elizabeth, George, Katie, Emma and Charlie. Philippine married August Ellerman Dec. 3, 1876 ; they have one son-George John (born May 18, 1878). MUELLER, JACOB, proprietor saloon; was born in Baden, Germany, Nov. 24, 1840 ; he lived there until 25 years of age, when he emigrated to America, lived in Cincinnati until he came to Fort Madison in 1867; he

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worked in a brewery for some time ; then engaged in his present business in 1872. He married Mary Banker from Baden, Germany, April 24, 1872; they have two children-Charles F. and Henry W. Muncy, B. J., shingle sawyer.

MYERS, FRANCIS M., of the firm of Myers & Myers; was born in Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa, Dec. 13, 1852; he was brought up and attended i school here and learned the drug busi- ness; in March, 1879, he engaged with his brother in the grocery and provision business.

Myers, J. F., retired.

MYERS, M. M. M., of the firm of Myers & Myers, dealers in gro- ceries and provisions; was born in Fort Madison Sept. 21, 1847; he was brought up and attended school here; entered a drug-store in 1861 ; afterward completed his education at the School of Pharmacy in Philadelphia ; he continued in the drug business until 1877, when he sold out, and, in March, 1879, he engaged in his present business with his brother.

AGEL, ANTON, briekmason.

NABERS, THEODORE, pro- prietor of the Metropolitan Hotel ; born in Prussia April 15, 1821; he was brought up there and learned the tailor's trade ; he emigrated to America in 1844, and lived in Memphis and St. Louis until he came to this county, arriving in Fort Madison June 1, 1849, and began working at his trade, and was the first tailor to carry a stock of goods in this city ; he carried on the tailoring business with the general mercantile business for fifteen years ; built the Metropolitan Hotel in 1858, and was in the hotel business for nine years ; rented it until 1875, when he again took charge of it. He married Catherine Pellts, from Holland, in September, 1847; she died in 1872; they had sixteen chil - dren, only four of whom survive-Ame- lia, Lette, Mary and Edward. He mar- ried Elizabeth Winkop, from Prussia, in August, 1873; they have one daughter -Josephine, and have lost one son.

Nelle, Herman, merchant.

Nelle, Joseph, cooper.

Nordmann, Henry, coo per.

NOBLE, J. R., PROF., Superintendent of Schools of Fort Madison ; was born in Boone Co., Ky., in 1849; when quite young, he came to Iowa; was brought up in this State and received his education princi- pally at Grinnell; then entered the Theological Seminary at Chicago ; pre- pared himself for the ministry and be- gan preaching when 19 years of age ; he remained in the ministry of the M. E. Church and preached for nine years, then engaged in teaching; he was elected Superintendent of Schools of this city in June, 1878. He married Miss Sallie MeMullen, daughter of Maj. MeMullen, of Oskaloosa; they have two children-Willie McMullen and Carrie Belle.

NUNN, JOHN A., insurance agent, was born in Highland Co., Ohio, Aug. 27, 1813; was brought up and lived there until 24 years of age; then removed to Indiana, and while living there married Miss Charity Edgel, from Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 23, 1839. Himself and wife and son, his brother, sister, father and mother, all came by wagon to Iowa, crossing the river Nov. 11, 1842, and spent that night with Judge Casey's mother; they located in Van Buren Tp., and engaged in farming; Mr. Nunn came to Fort Madison Nov. 15, 1855, when he was appointed Deputy Clerk of the Courts; in 1857, he was elected Superintendent of Schools of Lee Co .; he was appointed Deputy Sheriff; held that office for seven years; he has held office of Mayor, Justice of the Peace, City Treasurer, and school offices. His wife died in 1864, leaving one son-Joseph A. In 1874, Mr. Nunn married Eliza J. Preston, of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa.

Nunn, Joseph A., insurance and Deputy Sheriff.

CHS, CONRAD, blacksmith.

Ochs, George, wagonmaker.

ORM, AARON, bricklayer ; born in Hardin Co., Va., Feb. 11, 1806; when 8 years of age, his parents removed to Athens Co., Ohio, where he learned the trade of bricklayer. On the 26th of February, 1828, he married Miss Elea-

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nor Simmons, a native of Athens Co., Ohio, born Sept. 27, 1809; they came to Iowa, arriving in Fort Madison, April 14, 1849, and he began working at his trade ; he and his sons have helped to build most of the brick buildings in this city ; Mr. Orm has laid brick every year for the past fifty-four years. They have had twelve children. nine survive --- George, Franklin, Sarah, Robert, Ruth, Oliver, Martha E., Mary A. and Clara. Mr. Orm had five sons and two sons-in-law in the army; Christopher was killed in the battle of Atlanta, and Robert and Jonathan were both wounded at the same battle ; Franklin was Cap- tain of his company in the 17th I. V. I. Mr. and Mrs. Orm have been mar- ried and passed together fifty-one years ; on the 26th of February, 1878, they celebrated their golden wedding; Mrs. Orm's father was 100 years old when he married his third wife, and 101 years of age when he died ; two of Mr. Orm's uncles and one aunt are over 100 years of age.

Osbutg, Christ, wine-grower, carpenter. Ottomeier, William, undertaker. EITZ, FRANZ, retired.

Pennartz, Hubert, saloon. Pennartz, John, retired.

Pesel, John, wagon-maker.

PETERS, CHARLES H., of the firm of Peters & Bernhard, proprietors of Potowonock Mills ; was born in Fort Madison Sept. 13, 1849; he grew up here and received his education at Ful- ton, Whiteside Co., Ill .; then entered Commercial College at Chicago, and graduated ; entered the wholesale drug house of Fuller & Fuller, in Chicago, and remained there three years; in 1870, he became connected with the mills, and he has the financial management of the business. He holds the office of Treas- urer of the Construction Company for building the Fort Madison Narrow Gauge R. R. He married Miss Emma Howard, from Burlington, May 3, 1870; they have two children-Milton E., Florence M.

Peters, Charles W., druggist.

PETERS, JACOB, of the firm of Peters & Bernhard, proprietors of the Potowonock Mills ; born in Bavaria,

Germany, Oct. 26, 1815; he came to America in 1834; lived in Ohio until 1841, when he came to Iowa; arrived in Lee Co. Nov. 11, 1841, and began improving a farm; in 1847, he came to Fort Madison and went to brick making, and was afterward selling and collecting for an agricultural implement house in Quincy, until 1852, when he went to California, crossed the plains, and re- mained there engaged in mining, store- keeping, hotel and brewing business, un- til he returned, in 1859. He engaged in the bakery business in 1863, with Mr. Bernhard ; in 1868, they built their large mill, and since then have been en- gaged in the milling business, and they do the largest business of the kind done here. He married Elizabeth Schnieder from Germany, in 1843; they have two children-Charles H. and Katie Sophia, now Mrs. Diedrich ; they have lost two sons.

POLLARD, JAMES, born in Spencer Co., Ind., Dec. 11, 1828; ob- tained a common-school education and commenced teaching in his 18th year. Was nominated by the Democratic party in his native county for the Legislature of 1852, but declined the nomination, as he had determined to emigrate to the State of lowa, which he did in the fall of the same year, settling near Bloomfield, in Davis Co .; shortly after- ward, went to Bloomfield and commenced the publication of the Bloomfield Dem- ocrat. In November, 1854, he married Miss Mary Ann Ellis, of Coshocton, Ohio; had four children-one son and three daughters-all now living; on March 25, 1861, his wife died; she was of fine personal appearance, well educated and possessing many noble traits of character. In September, 1856, he was appointed Register of the United States District Land Office at Council Bluffs, which office he held for two years, then re .- signed, returned to Bloomfield and en- gaged in the banking business in com- pany with his brother-in-law, John W. Ellis. In 1861, he was elected to the State Senate, and, in March, 1862, was married to his present wife, who has, from her writings under the nom de plume of Kate Harrington, obtained a national reputation ; four children have been

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The history of Lee county, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., Part 96

Author: Western historical co., Chicago. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 898

Author: Western historical co., Chicago. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 898