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had six children, only three now living -Charles Allen, Emma Bell and Wil- lie Grant; the last-named lives with an uncle, by whom he was adopted when an infant. Mr. Hazleton's present wife was Emma A. Beach; they have one child, Della Louise. Mr. and Mrs. Hazleton are members of the Christian Church.
Herron, Tim., teamster. Hervey, F. G., retired merchant.
HERVEY, JAS. K., retired mer- chant, Marion ; born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Mass., April 25, 1804; lived there until 1818, when he moved . to New Braintree, Worcester Co., Mass .; resided there until 1831, then removed to Oakham, in the same county ; lived. there until 1851, then went to Boston, where he remained three years; in 1854, came to Marion ; engaged in mercantile pursuits many years. Mar- ried Mary Woods June 30, 1831; she was born in New Braintree, Mass., Jan. 28, 1810 ; they have had six children ; two died in infancy; the living are Kate W., now the wife of Judge Hubbard, of Cedar Rapids ; James F. is at present a resident of Chicago; Frank G. and George W. Mr. and Mrs. Hervey are members of the Congregational Church. Hickey, John, laborer.
HINDMAN, D. R., Homoeopathic physician and surgeon, Marion ; born in Chester Co., Penn., June 4, 1832; the Doctor graduated from the Homœo- pathic Medical College of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, in 1857; he then en- gaged in practice in Chester Co., Penn., and continued there until 1864, when he came to Marion. He is a member of the American Institute of Homoeopathy, also of the Society of Homoeopathic Physicians of Iowa and of the Linn Co. Homoeopathic Medical Society ; he has been President of the last named society since its organization. The Doctor has been a member of the City Council. He married Maggie J. Jackson, Jan. 3, 1861 ; she was born in Chester Co., Penn., March 31, 1835 ; they have had six children, one died in infancy ; the living are Mary E., Clara E., Minnette J., Carlos J. and Samuel P. The Doc- tor, his wife and three oldest children are members of the Presbyterian Church.
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HOAGLAND, SIDNEY A.,
carpenter, contractor and builder, Mar- ion ; born in Bradford Co., Penn., July 23, 1834; came to Marion in May, 1867. Mr. H. enlisted in Co. L, 7th Penn. V. C. in February, 1864; mus- tered out Aug. 23, 1865. Married Augusta Gillett Jan. 20, 1860 ; she was born in Tioga Co., Penn .; she died April 1, 1874 ; two children by this marriage, both now living ; their nanies are Nettie Adelle, born Dec. 20, 1864, and Purly L., born Feb. 25, 1874. Mr. Hoagland's present wife was Ella J. Howland ; they were married Nov. 5,1877 ; she was born in Covington Tp., Tioga Co., Penn. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. H. was City Councilman in 1874 and 1875. He has worked at present business twenty years.
HOLLIS, CHARLES M., at- torney and counselor at law, real estate and loan broker and abstracter of land titles, Marion; born in Ran- dolph, Norfolk Co., Mass., Aug. 1, 1837 ; came to Cedar Rapids in April, 1861 ; resided there until 1866, being publisher and editor of the Cedar Rapids Times during that period ; Mr. H. has been engaged in present business since he came to Marion in 1866. Mrs. Hollis is a daughter of Rev. J. V. De Witt ; she was born in New York State. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. H. is a graduate of Middlebury College at Middlebury, Vt., class of 1860 ; he read law in Essex Co., N. Y., and at Cedar Rapids. He has held various township offices here. Holman, John, farmer.
HOWE, JOHN A., of the firm of Granger & Howe, proprietors of City Meat Market, Marion; born in Scioto Tp., Pickaway Co., Ohio, June 29, 1833; came to Marion in June, 1848 ; engaged in present business for twelve years. Mr. Howe has been member of the School Board twelve years. He married Nancy Elizabeth Potter, Jan. 23, 1856; she was born in Clarendon Tp., Orleans Co., N. Y., July 7, 1837 ; she came to Mar- ion Jan. 23, 1855. They were mar- ried in Monroe Tp., Linn Co., Iowa ; they have had five children; lost one son-Edward Earnest; he was born Dec. 31, 1858, and died June 4, 1859 ;
the living children are as follows- William Morris, born Nov. 18, 1856 ; Edward Irving, born May 13, 1860; Melvin Franklin, born Feb. 26, 1866; and John Stanley, born Oct. 9, 1877. Mrs. Howe is a member of the Baptist Church.
Hutchinson, Thomas, laborer.
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TRWIN, GEORGE A., carpen- ter and builder, Marion ; born near Mercer, Mercer Co., Penn., Sept. 5, 1853; came to Elwood, Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1867; came to Marion in 1873. Married Marguretta Cook, April 21, 1874; she was born in Perry Co., Penn., in 1849; they have two chil- dren-Charles P., born Jan. 24, 1876, and Harry G., born December, 1877. TAQUITH, L. S., wagon maker.
JACKSON, ROBERT M.,
Deputy County Treasurer, Marion ; born at Andrews Bridge, Lancaster Co., Penn., Dec. 6, 1828; from 1829 to 1864 he lived in Chester Co., Penn .; then came to Marion, Iowa. Served in Co. A, 30th Penn. V. I., three- months regiment. He was engaged in farming one year after he came here ; the balance of the time he has been in the County Treasurer's Office, two or three years as Clerk, since then as Deputy. He served several years as City Recorder, member of the School Board five years ; is President of the Board now. His first wife was Deborah A. McClellan; she died Nov. 11, 1862 ; had two children by this marriage-Ada E. and Samuel M .; present wife was Rebecca J. Cooper; they were married May 22, 1866 ; she was born in Mil- ledgeville, Mercer Co., Penn .; they have three children-William T., Charles R. and John E. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are members of the Presbyterian Church. JELLISON, NORRIS F., dray- man ; born in York Co., Me., May 1, 1837; came to Linn Co. in March, 1867 ; occupation since, shoemaker and drayman. His wife's maiden name was Julia M. C. Culver ; married Oct. 2, 1864 ; she was born in Warren, Warren Co., Penn; their Children are Clara S., born Oct. 15, 1865; Harry A., born Oct. 23, 1873; Florence N., born March 26, 18 -.
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JOHNSON, WARREN H., grain and stock buyer, Marion ; born in Fishersville, N. H., March 14, 1834 ; at the age of 16 years, he went with his parents to Lawrence, Mass., where he resided until he was 22 years of age; then came to Dubuque, Iowa, arriving there in the Spring of 1856 ; after eight months' residence in Dubuque, he went to St. Anthony's Falls, Minn., where he stayed only about three months, then went to Dixon, Ill .; in 1857 removed to Belleville, Mich .; came to Lisbon, Linn Co., Iowa, in 1864; came to Marion in the Spring of 1876. Mr. Johnson mar- ried Clarrissa Church Dec. 24, 1856, at Belleville, Mich ; she was born in Delta, Oneida Co., N. Y., August, 1837 ; they have had ten children, lost one son- George ; the living are Ida M., Ella M., Clara M., Warren C., Jennie S., Anna, Curtis J., Bertha and Essa. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Con- gregational Church.
K ENNEDY, S. P., painter.
KAISER, JOHN L., boot and shoe maker, Marion ; born in Germany March 24, 1824 ; came to Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1851 ; lived there until he came to Marion, in March, 1854; Mr. Kaiser built, in company with another party, the first brewery which was built in Linn Co .; sold out his interest in the brewery, and for several years engaged in other business-proprietor of brick yard, etc. He was Constable four years. He mar- ried Louisa Streit in September, 1853 ; they have eight children living; lost two; the living are Polly, Louisa, Albert, Minnie, Otto, Tillie, Rosina and George W. Mr. K. has one daughter by a former marriage; her name is Mar- garet.
KENDALL, W. J., dealer in hard- ware, stoves, tinware, etc., Marion ; born in Marion May 19, 1851; engaged in present business since 1869. Married Emma R. Braucht Dec. 25, 1873, at Oak Ridge, Ohio; they have one child -Sarah A., born July 25, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. K.'s father, Albert Kendall, was one of the early settlers of this place; he was born at West Granby, Conn., July 3, 1815 ;
came to Marion in 1844, and died here Jan. 19, 1877 ; his widow, Sarah C. Kendall. survives him, and resides with her son, W. J. ; she was born in West Granby, Conn .; one son-W. A .- was a resident of this county about twenty- four years ; he is now agent of the B., C. R. & N. R'y Co., at Burlington, Iowa.
KEYES, AMORY, retired mer- chant, Marion ; born in Worthington, Mass., May 17, 1801 ; moved, with his parents, to Maine, when about 6 years of age; in 1821, went to Marietta, Ohio ; built a flat-boat and went to New Orleans with freight ; returned to Ohio and was engaged in farming, which he continued until 1825 or 1826, when he engaged in tannery business, which he continued until 1843, when he came to Marion, Iowa ; engaged in mercantile business here for many years. Married Louisa Cheadle Aug. 5, 1823 ; she was born in Windsor, Ohio, May 12, 1806 ; they have had nine children ; the living are Eliza (now Mrs. Robert Holmes), born Feb. 16, 1829 ; Mary Ann (now Mrs. Preston Daniels), born Aug. 14, 1831; Harriet Josephine (now Mrs. Lemuel K. Parkhurst), born Sept. 20, 1841; Helen F. (now Mrs. J. D. Giffen), born June 20, 1844, and Arthur J., born Jan. 20, 1847 ; four children de- ceased-Laura, born June 16, 1836, and died April 15, 1837; Sarah, born Feb. 28, 1838, died May 29, 1839 ; Caroline, born Feb. 22, 1826, died March 4, 1846 ; and Everett R., born March 12, 1833; he died Sept. 20, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Keyes are mem bers of the Congregational Church.
KEYES, A. J., of the firm of Keyes & Parkhurst, grocers, Marion ; born in Marion Jan. 20, 1847 ; he has always resided in this place ; engaged in mer- cantile business ever since he was 16 years of age. Married Stella L. Chapin, of Rockford, Ill., Sept. 5, 1876; they have one child-Sarah Louisa, born Nov. 4, 1877. Mrs. Keyes is a mem- ber of the Congregational Church. Mr. K. is a member of the Town Council. Kerle, Jos., retired.
Koslosky, Jos., prop. Farmers' Home.
Kramer, A., carpenter and cabinet maker. Kuhne, John, saloon.
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L AKE, E. W., physician.
LA GRANGE, JOHN W., physi-
cian and surgeon, Marion; born in Franklin, Johnson Co., Ind., April 29, 1849; came to Vinton, Iowa, in 1866; the doctor received his classical education at the Hanover Presbyterian Collegiate Institute ; in 1876, he graduated from Rush Medical College, at Chicago, Ill. ; engaged in practice since then at Vin- ton, Iowa; came to Marion May 1, 1878. He married Carrie V. Alexan- der Sept. 14, 1876; she was born in Franklin, Johnson Co., Ind., May 30, 1849. The doctor and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. Lamson, S. C., retired harness maker.
LAMSON, WM. H., harness maker, Marion ; born in Clintonville, Clinton Co., N. Y., Jan. 5, 1850 ; came to Ce- dar Rapids in 1855; engaged in present business about twelve years. He mar- ried Eva May Davis June 5, 1873 ; she was born in Marion Nov. 28, 1853 ; they have had two children-Samuel Henry, died April 30, 1878, aged 5 months ; one son now living; his name is Ernest Klaud, born April 5, 1874.
LAMSON, SAMUEL, retired har- ness maker ; born in Plainfield, Vt., Oct. 25, 1826 ; came to Cedar Rapids in 1855. Married Hannah Clark Nov. 25, 1848; she was born in Augusta, Me., Dec. 9, 1827 ; they have six chil- dren-William H., Alice A . Charles W., Lillie A., Lucy M. and Dyer M .; lost two sons-Albert H. and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. L. are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. L. was one of the first horse collar manufacturers in this State' he being the manufacturer of the cele- brated " Lamson Collar."
Lanning, Ed., laborer.
LARY, I. A., carriage maker (car- riage trimming a specialty), Marion ; born in Lower Sandusky, (now Fre- mont), Ohio, July 16, 1840 ; came to Marion, in July, 1873; he has been engaged in present business about fifteen years. Mr. Lary was Commissary in Quartermaster's Department of the Army of the Tenn ssee, Department of the Cumberland, four years, at Nashville three years four months with General Buell, and balance of time at Pulaski,
Tenn. He married Harriet Cooper March 7, 1867; she was born in Oswego, N. Y., April 18, 1849; they have four children-John H., born Nov. 27, 1868; Albert J., born July 27, 1871; Robert C., born Sept. 26, 1874; Lulu Josephine, born Dec. 22, 1877. Are members of the M. E. Church.
Latham, E., attorney at law. Leach, A. P., plasterer.
Lillie, C. D., grocer.
Lillie, George A., grocer. ·
Lillis, W. B., physician.
Lothian, D., attorney and real estate dealer. ADDOCK, THOS., sexton Cong. M Church.
MCAFEE, D. T., general merchant, Marion ; born in Perry Co., Penn., Dec. 12, 1833; came to Marion, May 14, 1853; engaged in mercantile business and dealer in stock and grain ever since he came here; he has two grain elevators here and is doing an extensive business. He has been Mayor, Councilman, and has held other public offices. He mar- ried Florence Harris; she was born in Marion.
McCLAIN, JAMES V., City Weighmaster, Marion ; born in Rush- ville, Rush Co., Ind., Feb. 14, 1836 ; moved to Knox Co., Ill. with his parents when only 4 years of age; lived there twelve years; then moved to Rock Island Co., near Milan, where he lived until 1862, when he came to this town- ship; engaged in farming until 1871; he was then appointed Deputy Sheriff and served in that capacity about five years and a half; then engaged in farming again for one year ; serving second year as City Weighmaster. He married Mary C. Halley May 10, 1860 ; she was born in Crawfordsville, Ind., Oct. 27, 1838; they have two children -Allie A., born Feb. 27, 1861, and George H., born Nov. 24, 1862.
MCCLELLAN, J. W., PROF., Superintendent of the City Schools, Marion ; born at Coatesville, Chester Co., Penn., Dec. 27, 1841 ; his prepar- atory education was received at Coch- ranville and Coatesville, in Chester Co .; he then entered the Tuscarora Collegiate Institute, from which he graduated in 1866 ; during the time that he was at the Institute he was Tutor of Languages, .
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and was Principal of the Preparatory Department one year; afterward, Prin- cipal of the Pennington Academy, in Chester County, for three years ; he then sold out and came to Marion, in 1869, and took charge of the Marion schools ; the Professor spent a portion of five years teaching in the Public Schools of Chester Co., Penn., in his early life ; he taught during that period Spring and Fall terms, and attended school Sum- mer and Winter. He married H. Lizzie Johnson December, 1869 ; she was born at Cochranville, Chester Co., Penn .; she was educated in the Public Schools of Cochranville and at Cochranville Seminary ; she taught in the Public Schools of Chester Co. six years, and has been Principal of the Marion High School since 1870. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. There is but one Superintendent in the State who has served in one place longer than Prof. McClellan.
McDANELD, A. T., saddlery ; born in Ohio Dec. 8, 1811; came to Linn Co. in 1840; occupation since, saddlery. His wife's maiden name was Sarah Swan; married in Indiana ; she was born in Baltimore, Md., Jan. 1, 1810; their children are John, born May 8, 1832 ; Asa, born April 4, 1835 ; Elizabeth, born Nov. 9, 1836; Sarah, born April 26, 1839 ; Daniel, born Doc. 8, 1840; Eliza, born July 5, 1842; Mary; Alfred, born Jan. 2, 1846; Thomas, born Nov. 4, 1848; Isaac, born June.7, 1852. He is a member of the Christian Church. Held office of Supervisor and School Director.
McDANELD, THOMAS J.,
harness maker and dealer in harness, saddlery, etc, Marion; born near Jef- fersonville, Clark Co., Ind., Nov. 4, 1848; came to Marion with his parents in the Spring of 1849. Married Han- nah O. Peck, Oct. 22, 1872. He en- listed in Co. E, 46th I. V. I. (three -· months regiment), May 14, 1864; served until Sept. 27, 1864; he owns a farm in Sec. 19, T. 84, R. 6 west. McElhenny, J. W .; farmer.
MCKEAN, ANDREW J., book- seller and stationer, Marion ; born in Burlington Tp., Bradford Co., Penn., Oct. 3, 1816 ; came to what is now
Franklin Tp., Linn Co., Iowa, in Sept. 1838; engaged in farming there until 1854, when he was elected Clerk of the Courts ; re-elected and served eighteen years continuously in that position, nine terms in all ; he served as City Treasurer from 1877 to 1878. His first wife was Abiah Day, of Ohio; they were married in 1842; she died in 1861; they had nine children; only four now living- Electa, (now Mrs. Augustus Burke), Allen B., George and Lillie B. Mr. Mc- Kean's present wife is Phœbe L. Hickok ; they were married Dec. 25, 1863; she was born in Granville, Bradford Co., Penn. Mrs. McKean is a member of the Christian Church.
MCKEAN, THOS. J., BRIG.
GEN. (deceased). This distinguished officer of the old army, was born Aug. 3, 1810, in Bradford Co., Penn., after his father's death; at the age of 17, through the influence of his uncle, Gov. Samuel Mckean, he was appointed a cadet at West Point, and entered the Military Academy July 4, 1827, gradu- ating June 3, 1831; he entered the army immediately after, but resigned March 31, 1834; he became a civil engineer, and followed that profession until 1837, when he became First Lieu- tenant and Adjutant of the 1st Penn- sylvania Volunteers, and served through the Florida war; he was elected Major, but the regiment was disbanded before he received his commission, in May, 1838 ; he then became chief engineer of the New Orleans Railway and Canal Co .; he removed to Marion in 1840, and engaged in Government surveying ; in 1844, was a member of the Convention to form the first Constitution of Iowa. Early in the Winter of 1846-7, com- menced raising and drilling volunteers, with expectation of being one of the field officers of the regiment ; but the ten United States regiments being substitu- ted for State volunteers, these volunteer organizations were discontinued, and the appointment of officers thrown nomi- nally into the hands of the President, but really into the hands of the Congres- sional delegations (instead of being left to an election by the men) ; being of the wrong politics to expect a commis- sion under such circumstances in the
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state of party feeling then existing in Iowa, but determined to serve in the war then being waged against a foreign na- tion, in April, 1849, he entered the ranks as a private soldier in Co. K, 15th In- fantry, one of the during war regiments -Geo. W. Morgan, Colonel ; May 15, 1848-appointed Sergeant Major of the regiment, and was in the battles, Aug. 19 and 20, 1847, of Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec, and re- mained in service until after peace was con- cluded and the regiment disbanded, Aug. 7, 1848-having in the mean time re- ceived an appointment as Lieutenant in the 2d regiment U. S. Dragoons, for meritorious conduct in the battles around the City of Mexico, which appointment was promptly declined. Returned to Marion in 1847, and was united in mar- riage to Miss Sarah P. Gray. From 1848, Chief Engineer of Dubuque & Keokuk R. R., to 1851; from 1851 to 1853, U. S. Deputy Surveyor General and Assistant Surveyor General of Iowa and Wisconsin ; in 1855, Commissioner to locate the seat of Government of Iowa ; in 1859, Sheriff Linn Co .; Civil Engineer until 1861 (June 1st), when he entered upon duty at Washington as Additional Paymaster, and Nov. 21, was appointed Brigadier General. His first command was at Jefferson City, Mo .; reported to General Grant at Pittsburg Landing, April 8, 1862, and was given command of General Pren- tiss' division ; July 16, took command at Benton Barracks, Mo .; Sept. 11, transferred to the Army of the Tennes- see, and resumed command of the 6th Division, Sept. 27, which he directed during the battle of Corinth ; Nov. 17, took command of the 4th Division, and took part in the Grenada Expedition ; commanded the districts of Nebraska and South Kansas; in 1864, reported to General Banks at New Orleans, and Sept. 18, became Chief of Cavalry of the Department of the Gulf; served as President of Court Martial, and given command of District of West Florida, and subsequently of Southwest Missouri; honorably discharged Aug. 24, 1865, as Brevet Major General. In June, 1868, he was stricken with paralysis ; a second in July, 1869; and April 18, 1870, a
third, from the effects of which he died on the following day.
Magee, John, laborer.
Magee, Robert, laborer.
Marshall, A. S., Pastor Presbyterian Church. Mathias, Nicholas, teamster.
Mentzer, B. F., grocer.
MENTZER, THEODORE F.,
attorney and counselor at law, Marion ; born in Marion, Oct. 13, 1849 ; graduated from Cornell College, at Mt. Vernon, Ill., in 1874; read law with Hon. J. B. Young, of Marion, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1877 ; has been Alderman of the Fourth Ward; is now Mayor of the city ; elected in 1878.
Miller, Ottmar.
Mitchell, J. S., commercial traveler.
MURRAY, GEO. S., carpenter, con- tractor and builder, Marion; born in Meigs- ville, Morgan Co., Ohio, Sept. 11, 1834 ; came to Iowaville, Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1862; lived there two years ; came to Marion in 1864. He married Lorina C. Vaughn, April 19, 1855 ; she was born in Washington Co., Penn., Oct. 17, 1835; they have two children-Fer- nando S., born March 11, 1857, and Margaret Belle (now Mrs. Jason N. North), born Dec. 15, 1858.
Myers, C. C., ice dealer.
N EAL, H. C., harness maker.
Newell, Geo. S., retired farmer. Nicodemus, Jos., blacksmith.
Northrop, Frank, restaurant.
NOTT, BENJAMIN H., druggist and dealer in paints, oils, glass, etc .; born in McConnelsville, Ohio, May 5, 1837 ; came to Marion in 1852; engaged in the drug business in 1860 ; sold out in 1862, and went to Cedar Rapids, where he remained from 1862 until 1864; from 1864 to 1868, he was traveling for a Chicago wholesale drug house; in 1868, he returned to Marion and en- gaged in the drug business again. Mr. Nott has been City Councilman. He married Julia E. Furguson, June 13, 1864 ; she was born in Dryden, Tomp- kins Co., N. Y .; they have one son -- Isaac H., born May 26, 1866. Mrs. Nott is a member of the Congregational Church of Marion.
Nott, R. N., retired carpenter.
AKLEY, D. G., ex-butcher.
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OAKLEY, M. M., manufacturer and dealer in cigars, tobacco, smokers' arti- cles, etc., Marion ; born in Schroon, Essex Co., N. Y., March 30, 1827; moved to Tioga Co., Penn., in the Spring of 1848 ; lived there until he came to Marion, May 16, 1855; engaged in the lumber business here until he enlisted in Co. K, 6th Iowa V. C., in Sept., 1862 ; was with the regiment until it was mustered out in 1865. He married Susan Morgan ; she was born in Bradford Co., Penn .; they have two children-Mary Alice (now Mrs. J. C. Bixby), and George N. Mr. and Mrs. Oakley are members of the M. E. Church.
OAKLEY, GEO. N., cigar manu- facturer, dealer in domestic and Havana cigars, etc., Marion; born in Tioga, Tioga Co., Penn., July 22, 1854; came to Marion with his parents May 16, 1855. Ottmar, Meiller, miller.
Ovington, T. C., merchant.
Ovington, T. S., merchant.
Owen, N. W., physician and druggist.
OXLEY, J. TAYLOR, Deputy Sheriff and Township Assessor. Mr. Oxley was born in Marion Tp., Linn Co., Iowa, Oct. 20, 1850 ; he has been en- gaged in farming and stock dealing pre- vious to January, 1878. He owns a farm of 170 acres in Sec. 30, Brown Tp., in this county.
P ARMENTER, M., teamster. Parsons, Chester, retired.
PATTERSON, GEORGE A., retired farmer ; born in Fayette Co., Penn., Feb. 4, 1814 ; moved with par- ents to Knox Co., Ohio, in 1825; re- sided there until he came to Moscow, Muscatine Co., Iowa, May 10, 1837 ; engaged in farming there until the Spring of 1840, when he came to Marion ; was Deputy Sheriff here in 1841 and 1842; worked at carpenter's trade about five years, then engaged in farming, near Marion (Secs. 31, 32 and 33), about thirty years ; came to the city of Marion to reside about four years ago. He has held various district offices, etc.
Pence, E. W., Constable.
Pfeiffer, Chris, retired farmer.
Phillips, Albert. retired.
PRESTON, HARRISON C.,
Deputy County Recorder, Marion ; born in Genesee Co., N. Y., March 24, 1852;
removed to Marshall, Mich., in 1869; lived there three years, then came to Rockford, Floyd Co., Iowa; resided there until he came to Marion in 1875 ; read law with Col. I. M. Preston, and was admitted to the bar in 1875. He has held the position of Deputy Re- corder since the Fall of 1875. Mr. Preston married Eva E. Burroughs, Nov. 18, 1875; she was born in Marion, Iowa, May 13, 1834; they have one child-Mary E., born in August, 1876. Mrs. Preston is a member of the Pres- byterian Church.
PRESTON & SON, I. M., attorneys and counselors at law, Mar- ion ; Edmund C. Preston was born in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, June 5, 1841; when one year and a half old, he came with his parents to Iowa City ; they soon after came to Marion ; grad- uated from Western Union Law College at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1861; was for a short time in mercantile business after he was admitted to the bar; he has been a member of the lawfirm of I. M. Preston & Son about ten years ; he was the first City Solicitor for the city of Marion. Married Deborah E. Two- good, March 31, 1863; she was born in Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y .; they have one child-Isaac M., born June 8. 1873.
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