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PRESTON, ISAAC M., HON., attorney and counselor at law ; born in Cambridge Tp., Washington Co., N. Y., April 25, 1813; while he was an in- fant, his parents removed to Elbridge, Onondaga Co., N. Y., where he lived until he was 22 years of age; he then went to Seneca Falls to reside, where he married Mary Jane Facer April 3d, 1837 ; she was born in New York City Aug. 9, 1815 ; in 1838, they removed to Dayton, Ohio ; resided there until Sept., 1840 ; he then came to Iowa City, where he read law, and Oct. 26, 1842, he was admitted to the bar at Marion, Linn Co .; in November, 1842, he re- moved to Marion; the first bill in equity was filed in this county by him; he was elected Judge of Pro- bate for this county in October, 1843, and re-elected Aug. 3, 1846; he was appointed Prosecuting Attorney for the 18th Judicial District, compris-
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ing Linn, Benton and Tania counties, Dec. 19, 1845 ; served in that capacity two years. Feb. 17, 1846, he was commissioned Colonel of the Third Regiment, Second Brigade, Second Division of Militia of the Territory of Iowa; March 3, 1847, he was commissioned by President James K. Polk United States District At- torney ; this was the first appoint- ment to that position made in the State ; he continued in this position until the close of Polk's administration ; in 1848, he was elected to the Iowa State Legis- lature, and in 1850 he was elected member of the State Senate; the Colonel has taken an active part in pub- lic affairs of the State, and is one of the representative men of Iowa; in the practice of his profession he has been eminently successful, and he is regarded as one of the leading members of the bar of our country. He has two sons, both of them able attorneys-Joseph Hamilton, born July 9, 1838; he is engaged in practice at Waterloo, Iowa ; Edmund C. is associated with his father in business ; he was born June 5, 1841.
PUTNAM, CHARLES E., County Recorder, Marion; born in Nashua, N: H., July 10, 1839 ; came to Cedar Rapids in 1854 Enlisted in Co. G, 13th [owa I. V., in September, 1861 ; was commissioned Second Lieu- tenant immediately after the organiza- tion of the Company, April 19, 1862; soon after the battle of Shiloh he was promoted to Second Lieut., and in March, 1863, promoted to Captain ; after being commissioned Captain he was on detached ser vice most of the time, doing staff duty on staff of Gen. McPherson and Gen. Giles A. Smith ; he was mustered out as Captain in Nov., 1864; came to Mt. Vernon in, this county, and en- gaged in mercantile business there until 1872, when he was elected County Recorder ; re-elected in 1874 and 1876. He married Mary E. Fawcett ; she was born in Belmont Co., Ohio; they have two children-Frank H. and Carrie E. Mrs. Putnam is a member of the Con- gregational Church.
R AHN, B. G., livery stable.
Rathbun, N., retired clergyman.
RATHBUN, S. W., editor and pub-
lisher of the Marion Weekly Register ; also Pos.master, Marion.
Reichard, B. R., teacher.
Reichard, J. G., teacher.
Richmond, O. T., retired real estate dealer. Raiter, A., janitor pub. school building. Reynolds, Nathan, retired farmer.
ROBINSON, ALFRED C., pro- prietor of meat market, Marion ; born in Ft. Wayne, Ind., Oct. 8, 1833 ; removed with his parents to Jasper Co., Ind., in the Spring of 1838 ; lived there until he came to Marion, in 1868 ; he was en- gaged in farming and mercantile busi- ness in Indiana ; since he came here he has been engaged in grocery, produce and butchering business, principally. He married Lucinda Goldsberry May 7, 1855 ; she was born in Boone Co., Ind .; they have three children-Wesley P., George C. and Flora E. Mr. Robinson and family are members of the M. E. Church.
ROSS, JAMES G., boot and shoe maker ; born in Ireland, Jan. 23, 1823 ; came to Ohioin September, 1847 ; re- sided there until he came to Marion, in 1855 ; he has worked at his present business since he was 18 years of age. He married Ann Jane Moles March 7, 1846 ; she was born in Ireland Feb. 25, 1825 ; they have had ten children ; one son and one daughter died in infancy ; the living are Lizzie S., James G., John M., Margaret, Mary, Frank S., Ida B. and William L. Mr. and Mrs. Ross are members of the M. E. Church.
ROWE, JESSE D., carpenter, con- tractor and builder, Marion ; born in Elizabethtown, Essex Co., N.Y., Nov. 15, 1831 ; came to Marion in 1869 ; Mr. R. has been engaged in his present business thirty-one years. He married Mary Anna Storrs Dec. 27, 1854, in Elizabethtown ; she was born in Westport, Essex Co., N. Y., June 13, 1828; they have had three children-Ida May, born Sept. 27, 1855, died Nov. 5, 1870 ; the living are Fred A., born Dec. 16, 1859, and Frank E., born March 9, 1862.
Ryan, Thomas, laborer. S 1AMPLE, WM., retired.
SAMSON, EDWARD L., watch maker and manufacturing jeweler ; born
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in Leroy, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1832 ; came to . Peoria, Ill., in 1838 ; lived there one year, then removed to Michigan, where he lived until he was 13 years of age ; he then returned to Leroy, N. Y., where he remained four years and learned the jewelers' trade ; then returned to Michi- gan, where he resided four or five years ; came to Marion, Iowa, Oct. 4, 1854 ; has resided here ever since, excepting eighteen months that he spent in New York City, in 1860 and 1861. He has been City Treasurer, etc. Married Mrs. Catherine M. Carter, in Rock Island, Ill., May 26, 1859; her maiden name was Kate M. Briggs ; she was married to Charles C. Carter Nov. 6, 1854, and came to Marion that year. Mr. Sam- son's children are Bertha Alice, born July 16, 1866; Laura L., July 19, 1868, and Roy E., Feb. 3, 1873; they have lost two-Charles E., born March 26, 1861, died Dec. 22, 1866, and Jose- phine, born Sept. 11, 1864, and died Oct. 16, 1864. Mrs. Samson is a mem- ber of the Congregational Church.
Seaton, B. F., dealer in farm machinery.
SHEDD, CHAS. E., tinner, Mar- ion ; born in North Brookfield, Mass., Jan. 30, 1846 ; came to Marion, with his parents, in 1850. Enlisted in Co. K, 8th I. V. C., in September, 1863; mustered out, as Corporal, Aug. 5, 1865. Mr. Shedd married Kate Murphy May 1, 1870 ; she was born in Madora, Jack- son Co., Ind., April 20, 1847; they have one adopted child, Daisy L., born May 3, 1875.
Shedd, H., retired merchant.
Shireman, D. T., plasterer.
Shireman, H. B., plasterer.
Simkins, A. G., undertaker.
SIMKINS, JAMES T., Deputy County Auditor; born in Fairfield, Co- lumbiana Co., Ohio, March 24, 1854 ; came to Marion, Linn Co., Iowa, in Jan- uary, 1857; he was editor of the Le Grand Herald, of Le Grand, Marshall Co., Iowa, in 1872; from October, 1873, to August, 1874, he edited the Linn Co. Liberal, of Marion ; August, 1874, he sold the latter paper to T. G. Newman, who removed it to Cedar Rapids; the name of the paper was changed to The Standard, and is now conducted by Millar Bros., Cedar Rap-
ids. Mr. Simkins was clerk in the office of the Clerk of the Courts from August, 1874, to Jan. 1, 1878; since then he has held the position of Deputy Auditor.
Simmons, G. D., clergyman. Slater, G. W., laborer.
SMITH, ELIAS M., physician and surgeon, Marion ; born in Whiting, Ad- dison Co., Vt., June 27, 1827 ; he was educated at the Brandon Institute and at Middlebury College, in Vermont ; he is also a graduate of Rush Medical Col- lege, Chicago ; the doctor was a resident of Blackberry, Kane Co., Illinois, for a short time ; he came to Marion in 1860. He is Insane Commissioner for this coun- ty, honorary member of the Society of Natural History of Ames College ; member of Iowa State Medical Society, and of Iowa Union Medical Society. His first wife was Ruth L. Powers, of Brandon, Vt .; they were married in 1852; she died in 1855. Present wife is Alma M. Sanborn ; they were married April 26, 1858 ; she was born in Wash- ington, Orange Co., Vt. ; they have one child-Henry W., born March 22, 1859. The doctor and his wife are members of the Baptist Church.
SMITH, GEO. W., dealer in pianos and organs, Marion; born in Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Penn., Nov. 23, 1822; moved to Wayne Tp., Knox Co., Ohio, with his parents when he was an infant ; he learned the harness and sad- dler's trade at Owensville, Bath Co., Ky., where he lived four years ; came to Marion in 1856; carried on harness and saddlery business here until 1874 ; since then he has been engaged in the sale of Horace Waters & Sons' cele- brated pianos and organs. He was mar- ried by Rev. John W. Farris to Mary Jane Curtis Oct. 15, 1846; she was born in Charlotte, Chittenden Co., Vt., July 4, 1825 ; they have had four chil- dren, two living-Frank W. and Eva May; lost two sons. Mr. Smith en- listed in Co. K, 6th I. V. C .; he served six months, and was discharged on account of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Christian Church.
SMYTH, ROBERT, of the firm of Wallace & Smyth, dealers in hard-
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ware, stoves, etc., Marion; born in Marion Feb. 12, 1855. He married Anna Toms Feb. 12, 1878; she was born Dec. 30, 1858. Mr. Smyth is a son of William Smyth, deceased, who was Colonel of the 31st I. V. I. during the war of the rebellion, and afterward Member of Congress from this district ; he was one of the leading members of the bar of this State. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smyth are members of the Con- gregational Church.
SMYTH, WILLIAM, HON.
(deceased) ; the subject of this sketch was born Jan. 24, 1824, in County Ty- rone, Ireland ; when 14 years old, his parents emigrated to Bradford Co., Penn., and for the next six years they lived here and in Huntingdon Co .; in 1845, William settled in Franklin Tp., but soon after went to Iowa City, where he studied law under Judge James P. Carleton for two years ; June 1, 1847, William was admitted to the bar at the first term of court ever held in Benton Co., the committee and candidate sitting on a log near Thomas Ways' cabin, two miles from Vinton, while they examined him ; he began practice at Marion, where he resided till his death. Mr. Smyth was married to Mary Brier at La Fayette, Ind., Nov. 12, 1850, by whom he had six children-William, Jay J., Robert, David B., John, Stephen and Louisa, the latter deceased. In 1848, Mr. Smyth became Prosecuting Attorney of Linn Co., which he held till 1853, when he became Judge of the Fourth District ; he resigned in 1857, and resumed the practice of law ; in 1858, he was made one of the commission that prepared the code of 1860 ; in 1861, he was chosen as one of four to assist the Governor in the management and direction of the war and defense bonds of the State. He entered the army in the Fall of 1862, as Colonel of the 31st Infantry, and served with distinction and honor till Dec. 15, 1864, when he resigned and resumed his law practice till he was elected to Congress in the Fall of 1868. He died at his home in Marion, Sept. 30, 1870. Of his services in Congress, when the motion was made by Mr. Al- lison that the House adopt the usual badge of mourning, Mr. Julian, of In-
diana, said : "Mr. Speaker, I only de- sire to add a word to what has been so well said by the colleagues of the deceased. I know little personally of the facts which make up his biography, and which are so honorable to his ca- reer as a man and a public character, but it affords me a real pleasure to be able to bear witness to his uncommon per- sonal worth and integrity. From the beginning of the present Congress to the close of the last session, my relations with him were most intimate and friend- ly. He served with me on the same committee, and during his brief service here was called upon to face some of the chief temptations which make public life a constant moral danger. His in- tegrity was never found wanting, and he discharged all his duties with a fidelity and conscientiousness which did him the highest honor. He proved by acts, speaking louder than any words, how possible it is for an honest man to be a politician, and thus to rebuke the too prevalent popular skepticism in the virtue of public men. The example of Mr. Smyth is worthy of all honor, and does more than all else to reconcile his family and friends to his untimely death in the midst of a most honorable and useful career." The death of Mrs. Smyth occured Jan. 29, 1861. Souders, R., laborer.
Souder, S. B., laborer.
STARBUCK, JOSEPH A.,
house, sign and ornamental painter, Marion ; born in Logan Co., Ohio, Dec. 8, 1842; came to Marion in the Spring of 1866. Enlisted in Co. C, 2d Ind. V. C., Oct. 28, 1861; mustered out July 27, 1865. Mr. Starbuck has been engaged in his present business twenty years. He married Laura A. Cone Dec. 23, 1868; she was born in this county May 15, 1845 ; they have three children-Albert L., born March 21, 1869 ; Morris M., born Oct. 2, 1872, and Frank L., born Jan. 2, 1876. Mr. Starbuck resided three years at Duluth, Minn. Mrs. Starbuck is a member of the Baptist Church.
Stepauek, W. J.
STEPHENS, REDMAN D.,
of Marion, is one of the most promi- nent men of that city ; the family from
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which he sprang is traced back in an unbroken chain to the year 1630, and a brief abstract of the genealogical record will be found interesting, introducing, as it does, so many historical characters. On the twelfth day of June, 1630, John Winthrop, first Governor of Massachusetts Bay, landed at Salem with a company of 900. Among the number was Capt. John Gallup, who settled in Boston, and there became the father of a family consisting of several children. John, Jr., married a relative of Governor Winthrop, afterward be- came a Captain and moved to Pequot, Conn., where he raised a family of four boys and five girls. Capt. Gallup was killed Dec. 25, 1675, in the swamp fight in northern Rhode Island with the Narragansett Indians, under King Phil- ip. His seventh child, Elizabeth, mar- ried Henry Stephens, who settled in Stovington, Conn; their children were Thomas, born Dec. 14, 1678, and bap- tized Feb. 18, 1693; Richard, Henry, Elizabeth and Lucy. It is a family tradition that Henry Stephens was the oldest son of Nicholas Stephens, an officer in Oliver Cromwell's army, who fled from England to escape the persecutions of the Royalists after the death of Cromwell; but that record rests only on a letter from one member to another in that generation ; this letter is still extant, and is in the possession of Mrs. Updyke, of New York City, a descendant. In 1668, a census was taken of Stonington, Conn., and of the forty-three inhabitants, Henry Stephens and wife were two. They became mem- bers of the Congregational Church, organized there June 3, 1674. Thomas, a son of Henry, married Mary Hall May 26, 1702; their children were Thomas, Phineas, Uriah, born Jan. 21, 1708; Andrew, Benjamin, Samuel and Zebulon ; by a second wife had Jessie, who died in infancy; these children were born at Plainfield, Conn. The father died at Canaan, aged 72 years, in 1750. Uriah married his cousin, Sarah Stephens, born May 4, 1708 (daughter of Richard) ; their children were Uriah, Jr., born Aug. 27, 1730; Mary, Sarah Lucy and Phineas, all born at Canaan, Conn., and admitted to the church there.
Uriah held a Captain's commission in the French war; was a member of the Susquehanna Company, and one of the Commissioners to purchase the Connect- icut claim from the Indians ; died in October, 1764, at Canaan. Uriah, Jr., married Martha Rathbun, and raised Sarah, Benjamin, who died in the Revo- lutionary army ; Polly, Uriah, also in the army; Martha, John, born April 10, 1766; Phineas, Elijah, Charles, William and a twin sister, and Benja- min, born after the death of the first of that name. At Canaan a colony of eighty-four persons, of whom nine were of the Stephens family, was formed and settled at Stillwater, N. Y .; Uriah was of this party ; was also a member of the Susquehanna Company, and moved to Wilkesbarre in 1773; was a town officer at the first election at that place, then called Westmoreland. The Con- necticut settlers were all driven from the valley along the Susquehanna. Uriah settled at Comestock, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1789, and there died in 1800. John Stephens married Olive, daughter of Russell Franklin, and niece of Capt. John Franklin, the hero of Wyoming, Nov. 24, 1785; their children were Cynthia, Franklin, Uriah F., Phineas, Elias, John H., Alexander H., born Sept. 8, 1801; Frederick, Daniel Mc- Henry and Pamelia. Alexander H. married Mary M. Davis ; their children were Redman D., born Nov. 2, 1829 ; Mary Charlotte, Merritt and Sabrey. Redman D. came to Marion March 31, 1855, after completing his education for the legal profession at Alfred College and the Albany Law School, and being admitted to the bar at Rochester, N. Y .; he practiced law in Marion, and was the first teacher of a graded school at that place, volunteering until a regular teacher came. Was married to Miss Louisa Brier, who came to Marion in 1851, Oct. 7, 1857 ; Mrs. Stephens was born in Fountain Co., Indiana, Jan. 24, 1834. Mr. Stephens obtained the third charter ever issued for a National bank in this State, and instituted the First National Bank of Marion in 1863; since that time, he has given up law practice, and devoted his entire time to banking. The children of this union
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are Mary, born April 7, 1868; Louisa, born March 31, 1871, and Redman D., Jr., born May 30, 1874. Mr. Ste- phens, like the members of his family for all generations, is a Congregational- ist in faith, and was largely instrumental in placing that society in its present elevated position in Marion; he has accumulated a large fortune, and is one of the respected and influential citizens of the city in which he resides. He has never held political office, except that of Supervisor, at which time his counsel in the Board was very valuable, and several of his suggestions are still heeded in public matters ; he is an active Republican in politics, and a typical Western man in his successful business enterprises. He is still in the prime of life, with every reasonable prospect of enjoying the fruits of a careful, judicious and honorable career. STINGER, F. B., proprietor of the Newhall House; transient rates only $1.00 per day ; house pleasantly situ- ated, well furnished, etc. Mr. Stinger was born in Fayette Co., Penn., in Nov., 1844 ; came to Marion in 1874. Mar- ried Harriet Rundall ; she was born in Ohio, March 17, 1847 ; they have two children-Frederick J., born June 2, 1868, and Effie E., Nov. 25, 1874.
STORRS, NORMAN E., dealer in flour and feed, Marion ; born in Westport, Essex Co., N. Y., March 11,1834 ; moved to Clinton Co., N. Y., in 1859; came to Marion in 1868. Married Jane M. Finney, Jan. 10, 1855 ; she was born in Clinton Co., N. Y., May 6, 1831; they have had three children ; one daughter -Hattie L., died Aug. 19, 1868, aged 12 years and one month ; the living are Clara H., born in Clinton Co., N. Y,. Nov. 10, 1864, and Libbie Jane, born in Marion, July 19, 1868. Mr. and Mrs. Storrs are members of the Baptist Church.
Stowe, Leonard, peddler.
SUTHERLAND, HENRY A.,
attorney at law ; born in Toronto, Can- ada, Nov. 19, 1848 ; removed with his parents to Adams Tp., Delaware Co., Iowa, Dec. 15, 1857 ; in the Spring of 1869, he commenced attending school at Cornell College, at Mt. Vernon, Linn Co., Iowa ; in June, 1874, he graduated
from that institution ; he has taught in the Marion High School since Sept., 1875 ; read law with Thompson & Davis and Alexander Campbell, and was ad- mitted to the bar in March, 1876.
Sutzen, H., retired.
TAYLOR, F. L., sewing machine agent. T
Taylor, J. J., farmer.
THOMPSON, GEO. W., Marion, dealer in choice hardy fruit trees and gen- eral nursery stock, from Whitewater, Wis., grown by a reliable nurseryman in the North. Mr. Thompson was born in Hampton, Orange Co., N. Y., Feb. 15, 1824 ; in the Spring of 1850, he removed to Waukesha Co., Wis .; lived in Wis- consin six years, and came to Marion in the Spring of 1856 ; engaged in manu- facturing and dealing in fanning mills until 1862; he has been engaged in present business for eleven years ; he has been Township Constable, etc. Mar- ried Augusta A. Russell, Feb. 9, 1854 ; she was born in Geauga Co., Ohio, Oct. 13, 1833; they have two children- Chester R., born Sept. 7, 1855, and Arthur M., July 24, 1861 ; Chester re- sides in Racine Co., Wis., and Arthur in Marion. Mrs. Thompson is a Seventh Day Adventist.
THOMPSON, WM. G., attorney and counselor at law, Marion ; born in Butler Co.,Penn., Jan. 17,1831; came to Marion in Dec. 1853; he was prosecuting at- torney for Linn Co. from 1854 to 1856 ; was State Senator from this district from 1856 to 1859. Mr. Thompson enlisted in the 20th Iowa V. I., Aug. 25, 1862 ; was commissioned Major at the time of the organization of the regiment ; had command of the regiment two years ; was wounded at the battle of Prairie Grove, disabled for about thirty days ; was in all engagements his regiment par- ticipated in, except the battle of Blakely ; was mustered out as Major in Aug., 1864 ; he was Presidential Elector in 1864, and served as District Attorney for the 8th Judicial District from 1867 to 1874.
Toms, G. W., druggist.
Trott, David.
Twogood, J. C., clerk.
TWOGOOD, WM. S., of the firm of Twogood & Downie, merchants, Marion ;
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born in Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill., April 23, 1847; came to Marion in 1864 ; engaged in mercantile business since he came here. He married Har- mie Carskaddon Aug. 9, 1876 ; she was born in Marion, Jan. 12, 1855. They are members of the Congregational Church.
Tyler, Oliver, retired. W ATKINS, JOSEPH.
WALLACE, DAVID, hardware merchant; born in Buckskin Tp., Ross Co., Ohio, in 1833; came to Marion in Oct. 1848 ; engaged in farming pursuits until 1853, when he engaged in present business ; he was Town Councilman several years. Married Elsie Hayzlett in November, 1877; she was born in Mt. Vernon, this county. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Ward, Edward, laborer.
Weichman, A., saloon.
Whipple, C. A., retired.
WHITE, CRAWFORD, of the firm of Gibson & White, manufacturers and dealers in boots and shoes, Marion ; born in Beaver Co., Penn., March 31, 1831; went to Trumbull Co., Ohio, in his youth, with his parents ; when 18 years of age moved to Mercer Co., Penn. ; came to Marion, Iowa, in 1857; en- gaged in farming two or three years, balance of the time working at his trade of shoemaker. He married Susan Glover; she was born in Ohio; they have had four children ; one daughter, Hattie, died at the age of eight years; the living are Mary Ellen, Addie and John.
WHITE, LLOYD E., carpenter, contractor and builder, Marion; born in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Mass., Dec. 21, 1841; came to Olive Tp., Clinton Co., Iowa, with his parents, in the Spring of 1855 ; engaged in farming six years, then returned to Massachusetts, and learned carpenter and joiner's trade at Taunton; was there four years ; re- turned to Iowa in 1865; came to Marion in 1866, and has resided here since that time. He married Editha E. Harkness Oct. 18, 1866; they were married at the residence of her father, Alex Harkness, in Linn Tp., this Co .; she was born in Findlay, Hancock Co.,
Ohio, Sept. 27, 1847; they have six children-Cynthia M., born April 11, 1868; Evelyn May, born Sept. 19, 1869 ; Serena E., born Sept. 13, 1871; Winnifred J., born Jan. 3, 1874 ; Cheney L., born April 16, 1877, and Edith Emerson, born June 1, 1878. They are members of the M. E. Church. White, W. G., Justice of the Peace and insurance agent.
Whitcomb, J. S., retired.
Willits, G. F., editor Linn Co. Pilot. Wilson, John M., boarding house.
Wilson, Geo. W., attorney.
Wing, C. M., City Marshal.
WINSOR, FRANCIS E., wagon manufacturer, Marion; born in Devon- shire Co., England, April 7, 1832 ; came with his parents to Toronto, Canada, when he was 22 years of age ; lived there until 1848, when they came to Kane Co., near Elgin, in Illinois ; in 1852, he went to Texas; in 1853, went to California, near San Francisco ; lived there until he came to Marion, in 1855; Mr. W. has worked at the trade of wagon and carriage maker since he was 16 years of age; was for four years member of the School Board here. Married Almira Hewitt Nov. 4, 1856 ; she was born in New York State; they have had six children ; lost one daughter, Hattie, who died Aug. 14, 1864, aged 22 years ; the living are Ella A., now Mrs. John Dawson, born Nov. 20, 1857 ; Edward C., born May 26, 1861 ; Frank V., born Dec. 25, 1869, and Bertie V., born Feb. 14, 1875; Maggie M., born June 8, 1878. They are members of the M. E. Church.
Withers, Geo. B., blacksmith.
Woods, G. F., retired lumber dealer. Wood, L. S., stone mason.
Y "OUNG, R. M., clerk.
YOUNG, HON. JOSEPH B.,
attorney and counselor at law, Marion ; born in Venango Tp., Erie Co., Penn., Feb. 18, 1832; read law with Judge Carlton, of Iowa City; came to Marion in 1853; admitted to the bar at about the time he came here ; was Prosecuting Attorney for this county one term, member of the Iowa House of Represent- atives in 1861, 9th General Assembly ; member of the State Senate, 10th Gen-
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