The history of Linn county, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &t., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics history of the Northwest etc, Part 104

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Publication date: 1878
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Leipold, Frederic, far., S. 16; P. O. Palo. Lent, Sol., stone mason, Palo.


Lewis, J. D., far., S. 8; P. O. Shellsburg. LEWIS, L. D., farmer and stock raiser, S. 5 ; P. O. Palo ; born in Ohio, June 28, 1829; came to this county in 1839 ; has forty-five acres of land, val- ued at $2,000. Belongs to the M. E. Church. Married Elizabeth A. Free- man, born Nov. 27, 1836. Emigrated from Ohio to Indiana in 1832; lived there about six years, then came to this county, where he has resided since ; when he moved to this county, there was but one shanty in Cedar Rapids; came through to this county with teams, camped out and did their own cooking; his father had been to Stephenson Co., Ill., for provisions, such as pork and flour; has lived for months without bread.


LEWIS, THOMAS, retired farmer; P. O. Shellsburg, Benton Co., Sec. 32 ; born in Greene Co., Penn., Sept. 2, 1809; came to this county March 29, 1839 ; has 400 acres of land valued at $12,000. Belongs to the M. E. Church. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Town Trustee. Married for his first wife, Elizabeth Davis ; born in Virginia Sept. 12, 1815; mother of three living chil- dren-Margaret, born July 30, 1847; Levi, born Jan. 29, 1849; Elizabeth I., born March 10, 1852. Second wife married Mary White, born May 15, 1826 ; mother of six children-Nathan, born March 2, 1856; John, March 25, 1858; William, born Oct. 10, 1860 ; Angelina, July 22, 1863 ; Thomas, born June 14, 1865; Eleanor, born Dec. 23, 1867. Emigrated to Guernsey Co. when he was a child; lived there until he was 25 years old; from there


to Indiana ; lived there two years ; from there to Stephenson Co .; stopped there a short time and then came to this county ; when he came here there was not a man west of him in the county ; Mr. L., properly speaking, is the oldest settler in the township ; a man by the name of Strawn made the first claim, coming in one day before Mr. L .; has been to Stephenson Co., Ill., for his milling, 150 miles ; broke fifteen acres of prairie the first Spring he came here and planted it to corn.


LEWIS, WILLIAM J., far., S. 5; P. O. Palo; born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, Aug. 10, 1826; came to this county in 1839 ; has 100 acres of land valued at $3,000. Belongs to the M. E. Church. Married Joanna Blackburn in 1852; born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Sept. 7, 1832; mother of three living chil- dren-John D., born Aug. 8, 1854; Thankful E., Feb. 1, 1856; Charles W., Oct. 20, 1862 ; emigrated in 1832 to Indiana; lived there nearly six years; thence to this county, where he has resided since; his father was one of the first settlers west of Cedar Rapids ; came in the Spring of 1839; broke the first furrow in the township and planted corn ; in the Fall of the same year, moved his family out ; his father framed the first mill on what is called Rigland Creek, in Stephenson Co., in 1837; has hauled wheat to Muscatine eighty miles and got sixty cents per bushel ; Mr. William Lewis, the subject of this sketch, came here a poor man, and by industry has made a good home.


Lightfoot, G. W., far., S. 18; P. O. Shells- burg.


Lilliebridge, August, saloon keeper, Palo.


Lint, Alex, far., S. 6 ; P. O. Palo.


Lint, E. H., far., P. O. Palo.


Longgoth, Charles, far .; S. 16; P. O. Palo.


Longgoth, Charles, Jr., far., P. O. Palo.


Luntsford, J. V., far., P. O. Palo.


Luntsford, Levi, brick mason, S. 29; Palo.


CARTHUR, EMERY, far. ; P. O. M Palo.


McARTHUR, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 29 ; P. O. Palo; born in Ross Co., Ohio, March 10, 1821 ; came to this county in 1846 ; has 505 acres of land, valued at $12,000. Married Amanda Morton in Ross Co., Ohio, born 1818;


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has ten children-Elizabeth J., Mary, Emma, Joseph, John M., Emory, Joshua, Jasper, Alvin, Earl ( Alden D.). Emigrated from Ohio, to Linn Co., Iowa; came through with teams ; camped out part of the time, and located on the land he now lives on ; was the farthest man west in this county at the time; is one of the solid farmers of the township.


McArthur, P., far., S. 29 ; P. O. Palo. McClintock, J. W., Jr.


MCCLINTOCK, JOHN . W.,


farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Palo ; born July 14, 1817, in Ross Co., Ohio; came to this county 1840 ; has 300 acres of land, also eighty-five acres in Benton, also property in the village of Shellsburg, the whole valued at $12,000. Married Sarah Elliott, born in Clarke Co., Ohio, Feb. 13, 1818 ; mother of seven living children-Andrew J., born Nov. 11, 1842 ; Sarepta, Sept. 26, 1847 ; John W., Jr., Aug. 31, 1849; Emily C., March 27, 1852 ; Hattie, Dec. 9, 1853; George R., Dec. 24, 1855; Melissa, Aug. 30, 1859. Emigrated to Indiana when he was a boy ; lived there until about 14 years, when his mother died ; his father married again, and he was turned out doors; Mr. M. took a trip to New Orleans with a man by the name of David Henry ; stayed there nearly one year ; from there went back to Ross Co., Ohio; stayed there a short time ; from there to Madison Co., Ind. ; stopped there and went to school; from there to Miami Co., Ind .; took up a claim on Indian Reservation, and lost the same ; came back to Madison Co., Ind. ; lived there two years, thence to Fulton Co., Ill. ; lived there a short time, and then to Linn Co., Iowa, where he has resided since. When Mr. M. came to this county he was a poor man, and by his industry he has made a good home and is one of the solid farmers of the county ; Mr. M. has two valuable horses, some of the best blood in the country.


McClintock, S., far., S. 4; P. O. Palo. MCCLINTOCK, SAMUEL,


farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4; P. O. Palo; born in Madison Co., Ind., Dec. 25, 1832; came to this county 1862 ; has 160 acres of land, valued at $4,800. Politics, Republican ; held the office of


Justice of the Peace for twelve years. Married Margaret Gentry, born in Mad- ison Co., Ind., Feb. 13, 1839; mother of five children-Florence, born Jan. 1, 1859; Mary E., May 17, 1861 ; Will- iam G., Nov. 18, 1864; Martha, Sept. 30, 1866; Francis M., Oct. 28, 1868. Emigrated direct from Indiana to this county, where he has resided since ; fol- lows the stock business, hogs and cattle ; raises on an average from 1,500 to 2,000 bushels of corn. Mr. McC. has a fine three-year-old stallion of the Per- cheron Norman blood ; is as fine a colt as there is in the county of that blood ; is a dark iron-gray.


McConaha, T. J., blacksmith, Palo. McCorkle, B., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Palo.


McCorkle, G., far., Sec. 20; P. O. Palo. McCoy, J. C., farmer, P. O. Palo. McCoy, John H., farmer, P. O. Palo. McCoy, Leonard, farmer, P. O. Palo.


McKEAN, H. B., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Palo ; born in Rutland, Vt., Jan. 28, 1832; came to this county Dec., 1856; has 200 acres land valued at $8,000 ; held the office of Assessor eight years. Married Martha Richardson ; born in York State, March 31, 1839 ; mother of three children-Della, born Nov. 12, 1865 ; Libbie E., Dec. 26, 1867; Lucy A., June 28, 1872; emi- grated to the West when he was 24 years old ; brought a car load of horses through from Rutland, Vt .; came to Cedar Rapids; was in the livery busi- ness nearly three years, then came to Fayette Tp., rented the farm he now owns; has a fine house and barn, and has made himself and family a comfort- able home. Mr. M. took a trip to Cali- fornia.


McManus; A. A. McManus, F. M.


McMANNES, JOSEPH, farmer,


Sec. 28; P. O. Palo; born in West- moreland Co., Penn., May 17, 1822; came to this county Nov. 5, 1847; has 220 acres land, valued at $7,720; held the office of Town Treasurer and Con- stable for twelve years. Belongs to the Christian Church. Married Nancy Ross in 1846 ; born in Alleghany Co., Penn., Dec. 24, 1820 ; mother of three children -Francis M., born Feb. 4, 1847 ; Andrew J. A., Aug. 12, 1850 ; Lucinda,


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G., now Mrs. C. C. Douglas ; born Oct. 1, 1852 ; emigrated from Pennsylvania when he was 8 years old, to Stark Co., Ohio ; lived there until he was 25 years old, when he married, then came to Linn Co. When he came to this county he had but $30 in his pocket and a few things to keep house; used Jackson bedstead for three years ; when he first came there he split rails for 50 cents per hundred, and worked for 50 cents per day. Mr. M., through industry, has made a good home.


McVey, Cyrus, far., Sec. 19; P. O. Palo. McVey, G. W., far., Sec. 7; P. O. Palo. McVey, J. W., far .; P. O. Palo.


Mather, S. B., far .; P. O. Palo.


Metcalf, S. H., butcher ; P. O. Palo.


Mills, F. A., far., S. 20; P. O. Palo.


MURRAY, ALEX., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Palo; born in New York, March 7, 1837 ; came to this county in 1854 ; has 120 acres land valued at $3,600. Belongs to the M. E. Church. Married Eliza Morris, born in Madison Co., Ohio, May 18, 1841 ; mother of six children-Albert, born Feb. 6, 1859; William, b. April 1, 1861 ; Almeda, b. Jan. 10, 1863; Walter, b. March 18, 1865; Jennie, b. Sept. 8, 1871 ; Charlie, b. July 26, 1873. Emi- grated to Ohio when he was a child, lived there about seventeen years, then came to Linn Co .; when he came here there was plenty of game and Indians. Mobey, Franklin, far., Sec. 4; P. O. Palo. Myers, Geo., far .; P. O. Palo.


Myers. W., Constable; P. O. Shellsburg. ELSON, CALVIN, retired farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Palo.


N Nicholl, Geo.


Nicholl, John, far .; P. O. Palo. GAN, NATHAN, farmer : P. O. Palo.


Oyer, N. D., farmer ; P. O. Palo. P AGE, I. B., Rev., Sec. 30; P. O. Palo.


PENROSE, LEWIS, farmer, Sec. 7 ; P. O. Shellsburg, Benton Co .; born in Benton Co., Iowa, Nov. 22, 1844; has 130 acres of land, valued at $3,900. Married Sarah E. Clickner in 1871; born May 13, 1844, in Pike Co., Ohio ; mother of three children-Harry J., born June 17, 1872; Bessie M., April 9, 1874 ; Annie T., March 4, 1878.


His father and mother came to this county in 1840; they were among the earliest settlers that came into the county ; his mother was Mrs. Kenyon when she came here ; it was months at a time she did not see a white woman ; she kept house for her brother, Mr. Jos. Strawn ; had to grind buckwheat to live on one Winter. He had a brother that was in the 8th I. V. I., and was killed at the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862.


R ABE, CARL, farmer ; P. O. Palo.


Rabe, John, farmer; P. O. Palo.


Railsback, John, far., Sec. 18 ; P. O. Palo. RAY, JOHN H., far., Sec. 9 ; P. O.


Palo ; born in Sweden Dec. 13, 1831 ; came to this county in 1855 ; has 213 acres of land, valued at $6,000. Married Eleanor Inks in 1855; born in Ohio Sept. 15, 1829 ; mother of two living children-Olof O., born Feb 13, 1861; Ulysses S., April 19, 1865 ; one adopted daughter, Mattie N., born June 15, 1869, and one son by first wife- John Henry, born Feb. 2, 1849. Mr. Ray has been married three times. He was on the water nineteen years ; was cast away four times; was three days and three nights without anything to eat or drink twice ; he came to this county in 1847 ; kept a boarding house in New York City ten years ; from there went to Indiana ; stopped there a short time, and then came to Linn County, where he has made a good home.


Rice, Charles, farmer ; P. O. Shellsburg. Rice, Joel H., far., Sec. 29; P. O. Palo.


RICHARDS, DAN., farmer and lumberman, Sec. 32 : P. O. Shellsburg, Benton Co .; born in Ohio, June 3, 1817 ; came to this county in the Spring of 1841; has 300 acres land, valued at $9,000. Belongs to the M. E. Church. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Constable and Town Trustee. Married Sarah A. Lewis in 1839, born in Mor- gan Co., Va., Feb. 1, 1822; mother of eleven children-John W., born Nov. 10, 1840; Elizabeth T., born May 8, 1842; Martha E., born Oct. 20, 1846; Adeline S., born March 28, 1848; Jacob H., born July 17, 1850; William L., born June 1, 1852; Sylvester D., born April 21, 1854 ; Mathew H., born Sept. 7, 1856; Melissa R., born Oct. 31,


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1858; L. W., born Aug. 5, 1863; Daniel W., born June 4, 1866. Left Ohio in 1833 ; came to Indiana, lived there seven years, then came to Linn Co .; came through with teams ; had but five dollars in his pocket; hewed out pun- cheons and made tables and doors ; used a bedstead made of poles for a number of years; lived one Winter without bread ; had to go to Illinois for his mill- ing-eighty miles ; Mr. R., through in- dustry, has made a good home.


Richards, J. H., far., S. 30; P. O. Shells- burg.


Richards, Nathan.


Richards, S., far., S. 30; P. O. Shellsburg.


Roider, Andrew, shoemaker, Palo.


Root, Norman, Justice of the Peace, Palo. YARCHET, CLARK, peddler, Palo.


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Schleman, John, far .; P. O. Palo.


Sheets, E. W., far., S. 33 ; P. O. Palo.


Sheets, George, far., S. 34 ; P. O. Palo. Shirtliff, Jerome, far., S. 8 ; P. O. Palo.


Spencer, Henry, laborer. Palo.


Stinson, T. C., far .; P. O. Palo.


Stratford, F., far .; P. O. Palo.


Stratford, John, shoemaker, Palo.


STRAWN, JOSEPH R., retired farmer, Sec. 18 ; P. O. Shellsburg, Ben- ton Co .; was born in Bucks Co., Penn., April 15, 1813; has 243 acres land, valued at $12,000. Belongs to the M. E. Church ; has been a member thirty- five years. Married Tabitha Lewis in 1845; she was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, April 15, 1812; mother of three living children-William L., born March 9, 1846 ; Thomas G., born July 7, 1848, and Nathan P., born Feb. 12, 1851. Left Pennsylvania in 1834; came to Morgan Co., Ill .; then came to Linn Co., March 28, 1839, where he has resided since ; Mr. Strawn is the first white man that came into this township; he kept bachelor's hall the first six years ; has been five miles below Davenport to mill. He planted a cottonwood tree in 1843, not thicker than his thumb, and now it measures fourteen feet in diam- eter.


Strawn, M., far., S. 18; P. O. Shellsburg. Strawn, Nathan. Strawn, William.


Stookey, N. H., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Shellsburg.


TAYLOR, JAMES S., farmer, P. O. Palo.


Tennant, George, farmer, P. O. Palo.


TUTTLE, ROBERT, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P.O. Palo ; born in Canada, Sept. 4, 1817 ; came to this county in 1856 ; has 189 acres of land valued at $5,700. Be- longs to the M. E. Church ; has been a member forty-five years. Married for his first wife Sally A. Newton, Dec. 10, 1843, born in Saratoga Co., New York, Feb. 16. 1826; mother of five living children-Holly E., born Nov. 14, 1844; Wilber F., July 18, 1852; Orrel D., born June 16, 1855; Ellsworth V .; Eleanor L., Sept. 18, 1865. For his second wife he married Minerva Spurr, born in Madison Co., N. Y., Aug. 11, 1831 ; one living child -Alice E., born March 17, 1871. Emi- grated from Canada when he was 10 years old to Niagara Co., N. Y., lived there eighteen years; from thence to Wayne Co., Mich .; lived there ten years, then to Linn Co., where he has resided since. Mr. Tuttle, through industry, has made a good home.


Tuttle, W. F., far., Sec. 5; P. O. Palo.


SHER, H. H., farmer ; P. O. Palo. U


USHER, ALBERT, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 33; P. O. Palo ; born in Linn Co., Iowa, September 11, 1850; has an interest in 160 acres land valued at $5,000. Mar- ried L. Wilsey, born in Erie Co., Penn., July 30, 1856 ; mother of three children -Byron, born Oct. 5, 1872; James E., Jan. 16, 1876; Amy, March 24, 1876. Usher, J. B., farmer, P. O. Palo.


USHER, SEYMOUR, deceased, born in New York, April 25, 1811 ; came to this county July, 1839 ; in 1841, built what was known as McCloud's saw-mill, the first mill that was built in the county ; had 160 acres land valued at $5,000. Belongs to the United Breth- ren Church. Married Ann Maria Gardner, born in New York State March 5, 1820; mother of seven chil- dren-Emeline, born Oct. 9, 1835 ; Gil- bert S., b. Sept. 22, 1837; Helena, b. Aug. 15, 1839 ; Henry H., b. March 4, 1844 ; Maria, b. April 3, 1848 ; Albert H., b. Sept. 11, 1850; James B., b. July 5, 1853. Mr. U. was one of the


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first settlers that came to this township and built the second frame barn ; when he came here he had but ten cents, and Mrs. U. spent that for two window panes, the only lights they had in their shanty ; when they came here, there were a great many Indians who used to trade with them, and this was all the way they had for getting money. Had two sons in the Union Army- Albert and Gilbert.


Uplinger, C., mech., Sec. 20 ; P. O. Palo. V ANKIRK, GEO., farmer; P. O. Palo.


Vankirk, Jas., far., Sec. 7 ; P. O. Palo. Vaughn, Thomas, far., P. O. Palo.


ILLARD, J. S., school teacher ; P.


W O. Palo.


WALKER, C. N., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 30; P. O. Palo; born in New York March 9, 1829; came to this county in May, 1856; has 513 acres of land valued at $18,000. In politics he is a Republican, and belongs to the Baptist Church at Palo. Married Augusta Stoddard in 1851, born in Brattleboro, Vt., Oct. 6, 1833; mother of one child, Fred, born June 25, 1852. Came direct to this county in 1856, where he has resided since. Mr. W. deals principally in stock ; in 1877, he sold $1,200 worth of hogs, and about the same amount of cattle ; he has as fine farm for grazing and


raising grain as there is in the county ; has a good stone quarry on his place, where people come for their rock south and west for a long way; it nets him $200 a year.


Wells, Sam'l, hotel keeper, Palo.


Whiting, Henry, far. ; P. O. Palo.


Wright, L. F., far., Sec. 20; P. O. Palo.


ATES, BENJ. F., far., Sec. 29; P. Y O. Palo.


YATES, CHAS. W., of the firm of Yates Bros., Palo; was born in Linn Co., Iowa, April 21, 1849; the firm has 100 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Married Emma McArthur ; she was born in Linn Co., Iowa, March 6, 1849 ; mother of two children-Chas. L. and Clifford. P. A. Yates, of the firm, was born in Linn Co., Iowa, July 4, 1846. Married Julia L. Richardson ; she was born in Michigan in March, 1846 ; mother of two children-Flora and Warren. P. A. enlisted in the 46th I. V. I., Co. E, in 1864; was stationed below Memphis, doing garrison duty ; was chosen Captain of the company formed in Fayette Township. The Yates brothers were born and brought up in the county and are wide awake business men ; do a business of $17,000 per year, besides have a fine farm and turn off a good many cattle and hogs.


Yates, P. A., merchant, S. 28 ; P. O. Palo.


WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.


A LLENSWORTH, JOHN, far., Sec. 6 ; P. O. Center Point.


Allbones, T., far., S. 8 ; P. O. Center Point. Andrews, A. B., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Center Point.


Ashlock, G., far. ; P. O. Center Point.


Ashlock, J., far., S. 26 ; P.O. Center Point. B ARNES, EUGENE, farmer ; P. O. Center Point.


Bartleson, Amanda, Center Point.


Bartleson, J. M., Center Point.


Belding, E. S., Center Point.


Black, M., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Center Point. Blanhenship, M., Center Point.


Bliss, Geo. C., merchant, Center Point.


BLISS, WILSON S., furniture,


Main street, Center Point ; born in Springfield, Mass., Jan. 1, 1813 ; located in Tioga Co., Penn., 1826, and in this county 1855. Married Miss Julia Whit- man 1840 ; she was born in Almira, N. Y., 1822; they have three children- George C., born Jan. 9, 1841 ; Jane E., Dec. 7, 1843; Edgar F., Oct. 7, 1846. They are Congregationalists. He is a Republican. He has successfully car- ried on the furniture and cabinet making business for the last ten years ; he owns his store building and lot, and other im- proved property in the city. He has


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been School Director three years, and Treasurer one year. A genealogy of the Bliss family is being prepared, tracing it back to the Mayflower arrivals at Plym- outh Rock.


Bower, G. W., far., Sec. 36 ; P. O. Center Point.


Boyd, J., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Center Point. Boyd, O., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Center Point.


Brammer, Joseph, Center Point.


BROWN, ANDREW, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Center Point; born in Car- roll Co., Ind., in 1841; moved to this county in 1855. He married Miss Sarah A. Hoaglan in 1866; she was born in this county in 1852; have three children-Ermina, born Aug. 31, 1869; Burris, born Sept. 7, 1871, and Lula L., born in May, 1876. He is a Democrat. He enlisted in Co. A, 31st I. V. I .; mustered out July 3, 1865 ; was wounded Oct. 1, 1862. He owns thirty acres of land.


Bumgardner, C., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Center Point.


Bumgardner, Jacob, laborer, Center Point.


Bumgardner, John, mason, Center Point.


Bumgardner, Peter, far., Sec. 14; P. O. Center Point.


Burns, J. W., laborer, Center Point.


Burnside, John, laborer, Center Point.


Butler, O., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Center Point.


CAIN, W. G., far., S. 21; P. O. Center Point.


Caldwell, N., far., S. 17; P. O. Center Point.


Caldwell, Rob't, far., S. 17; P. O. Center Point.


Cheselro, H., far., S. 2; P. O. Center Point.


Chesley, Frank, agent, Center Point.


Clark, D., far., S. 12 ; P. O. Center Point.


Cochran, John, Constable, Center Point.


Condon, W. G., far., S. 3 .; P. O. Center Point.


Cramer, D. F.,bridge builder, Center Point. Crispen, John, mason, Center Point.


D AUGHERTY, WM., house builder, Center Point.


Davis, L. S., physician, Center Point.


Deahl, Jacob, Saloon, Center Point.


Dennison, J., livery, Center Point.


Dingman, C. C., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Center Point.


Dunbar, David, druggist, Center Point.


Dunbar, G. B., druggist, Center Point.


DUNLAP, S. N., editor and proprie- tor of the Center Point Mirror ; born in Mount Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio, 1851 ; came to Black Hawk Co., Iowa, 1857, and to this county 1868. He married Miss Emma V. Rogers in 1875 ; she was born in Marion, this county, 1855 ; they have one child-Eletha, born 1876. He is Republican in politics. He estab- lished the Center Point Mirror, a weekly independent journal, 1876; he had a Mr. Metcalf associated with him for a short time, who retired in 1877 ; since that time, Mr. Dunlap has conducted the paper himself with energy and ability ; he is quite a young man, unassuming in his profession, yet fully up to its require- ments ; he is deserving of encouragement and his paper of substantial patronage. Dunison, E. A., liv. stable, Center Point.


FAIRBANKS, JAMES, photogra- F pher, Center Point.


Filling, C., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Center Point. Filling, G., far., S. 35 P. O. Center Point. FILLING, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Center Point ; born in Hampshire Co. (now Mineral Co.), Va., 1814; moved to Pickaway Co., Ohio, 1833; thence to Tippecanoe Co., Ind., 1834 ; thence to Montgomery Co., Ind., - 1837, and finally, after brief visits to several other counties in that State, he located in this county 1845. He mar- ried Miss Sarah Smock in 1850 ; she was born in Parke Co., Ind., 1822; their children are Clay, born Jan. 23, 1851 ; Rachel, Feb. 28, 1855 ; George, June 16, 1853; Louisa, March 14, 1857; Elze, Feb. 27, 1859 ; John, Sept. 10, 1861. They are Presbyterians. He owns 200 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre.


Fitzgerald, F. W., attorney, Center Point. Fitzgerald, Geo., far., S. 16 ; P. O. Center Point.


Fitzgerald, J. H., blksmith, Center Point. Floyd, Isaiah, Jr., clerk, Center Point.


FLOYD, JACOB L., farmer, Sec. 21, P. O. Center Point ; was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, 1826 , located in this county 1852. Married Miss Mary S. Blackburn 1847; she was born in the State of Delaware 1826; they have ten children-Barbara, born July 7, 1848 ; Sarah, May 2, 1851 ; John, May 11, 1853; William, May 2, 1855; Esther


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April 15, 1858; Mary, March 29, 1861; Caroline, Jan. 17, 1863; Jacob L., March 8, 1865 ; Charles G., Aug. 10, 1867; Joseph E., Aug. 19, 1870. He is a Republican. He owns 298 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. He enlisted in Co. E, 16th I. V. I., Oct. 30, 1864; was discharged June 16, 1865. He has a beautiful and romantic residence site on the left bank of the Cedar River.


Floyd, John, farmer ; P. O. Center Point. Folkins, P. P., mechanic, Center Point.


Folkins, P. P., far., S. 15; P. O. Center Point.


G ATES, LEWIS, preacher, Center Point.


Gibbs, Israel, wood-sawyer, Center Point.


Gilchell, G. B., far., S. 16; P. O. Center Point.


Glimpse, J., far., S. 8 ; P. O. C'enter Point. Glynn, H. W., Central House, Center Point.


Graham, A., hardware, Center Point.


Grambling, John, far , S. 2; P. O. Center Point.


Grandy, C. S., far., Sec. 11 ; P. O. Center Point.


Graves, J., far., S. 10 ; P. O. Center Point. . Grubbs, S. R., farmer, Center Point.


H ALL, P., farmer, Sec. 4 ; P. O. Cen- ter Point.


Heffling, W., far., Sec. 36 ; P. O. Center Point.


Heine, Melihue, far., Sec. 3 ; P. O. Center Point.


Hemphill, V., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Lafayette. HENDRICKSON, J. M., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Center Point ; born in Shelby Co., Ind., in 1843; located in this county in 1874. He married Miss Harriet Faurote in 1866 ; she was born in Marion Co., Ohio, in 1847 ; their chil- dren are Benjamin O., born May 6, 1868 ; Morgan and Morton (twins), Dec. 25, 1870 ; James, Sept. 9, 1872; Major, March 18, 1874; Lula May, Dec. 5, 1876. They are members of the M. E. Church. He enlisted in the 33d Ind. V. I., Co. D, in April, 1861 ; served three years ; was mustered out and re- enlisted as veteran ; served to close of war; he was wounded and captured at Thompson Station, Tenn., March 6, 1863, and held in Libby Prison five months ; was exchanged, after which he


joined his command and took a soldier's part in Sherman's celebrated march to the sea; he was mustered out in Sep- tember, 1865, having served four years and five months.




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