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Simonds, J. L., pump mfr., Mt. Vernon. Smith, A. J., confectioner, Lisbon.
SMITH, JAMES, dealer in dry goods, notions, etc., Mt. Vernon ; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1826 ; came to this county in 1874. Holds the office of Mayor of the city. He mar- ried Miss Mary R. King in 1847 ; she was born in Morgan Co., Ohio ; has three children-William King, Caroline N. and Charles T.
Smith, James J., speculator, Mt. Vernon. Smith, H. H., carpenter, Mt. Vernon.
SMITH, ROBERT, far., Sec. 9 ; Mt. Vernon; born in Ohio in 1831; came to this county in 1858; owns 369
acres of land. Has held office of School Director eight years. Married Miss M. L. Hamilton in 1855 ; she was born in Indiana ; has five children-Alice C., Mary E., William H., Nellie M. and James R.
Smith, William M., merchant, Mt. Vernon. SMYTH, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 7 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon; born in Tyrone Co., Ireland, in 1812; came to this county in 1842 ; owns 288 acres of land. Has served as School Director. He married Elizabeth Gormly in 1849; she was born in Ireland; has five children- Samuel J., Jeremiah G., Mathew A. Maggie A. and Mattie.
SMYTH, R., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Tyrone Co., Ire- land, in 1814 ; he left Ireland April 24, 1834, and came to America, settling in Pennsylvania, where he remained until his removal to this county in 1840; owns 390 acres of land. Has held the offices of Postmaster, Town Clerk, Town Trustee, and was elected to the Terri- torial Legislature of 1843-4; he was also elected to the first General Assembly of the State of Iowa in 1846, and in 1867 was elected to the State Senate and served four years; he was appointed a Paymaster in the U. S. service in 1861, and remained in the service until July, 1866. He married Miss Marga- ret Moffit in 1846; she was born in Ireland; has four children-Lizzie, Anna, William and John ; lost four. Spadt, D. R., far., Sec. 1 ; P. O. Lisbon. Spadt, Israel, far., S. 11 ; P. O. Lisbon. Spadt, Peter, far., Sec. 1; P. O. Lisbon. Spangler, John, retired, Mt. Vernon.
SPARRIE, WARNER, retired, Lisbon ; born in Maryland in 1807 ; came to Johnson Co., Iowa, in 1839, and to this county in 1869 ; previous to his removal to Iowa, he lived twenty- eight years in Ohio. Holds the office of Mayor of the city, and has held the office of President of the School Board four years. He married Miss Mary Hoops in 1828; she was born in Ohio, and died May 28, 1832. He married Harriet Ballow March 27, 1838; has two children by first marriage-Ase- nath, born Aug. 28, 1828 ; Samuel, born March 28, 1831 ; five by second mar- riage-Mary, born Feb. 4, 1839; Ma-
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tilda R., Jan. 16, 1841; Henry E., Feb. 10, 1843 ; William M., April 2, 1847 ; Wilmot H., May 7, 1849. St. Clair, Wm. A., far .; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Strauffer, I. K., clerk, Lisbon.
Steinborger, G., far., Sec. 22 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Stahl, Daniel, plasterer, Lisbon.
Stevens, Charles A., far., S. 15; P.O. Mt. Vernon.
STEWART, ROBERT B.,
farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1832; came to this county in 1838 ; owns eighty acres of land. Has held the office of School Director, and served as Secretary of the Board. He enlisted in the 24th I. V. I., and served three years and four months ; was at the battles of Port Gib- son, Champion Hills, Fisher's Hill, Ce- dar Creek, and others, and was wounded twice. He married Miss Nellie Ellison in 1868 ; she was born in Connecticut ; has four children-William, John R., Catharine and Mattie.
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Stewart, J. W., far., Sec. 17 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
STEWART, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Adams Co., Ohio, in 1807, and came to this State in September, 1838, and located where he now resides; he owns 320 acres of land. Has held the office of Justice of the Peace. He married Miss Catharine Boyd in 1829 ; she was born in Pennsylvania, and died in 1870. He afterward married Elizabeth Smith in 1872 ; she was born in Massachusetts ; has nine children by first marriage- Robert B., Sarah, Mary A., Margaret, Eliza, Agnes, Mirilah, William John and James; lost two-Mary A. and Catharine.
Stewart, R. B., far. ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Stuckslager, H., banker, Lisbon.
Sramek, W., far., S. 31 ; P.O. Mt. Vernon. Sullivan, P., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. THOMAS, E. J., Franklin Nursery, Sec. 14; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
I Thompson, G., far., S. 5 ; P.O. Mt. Vernon. Thomas, Ira B., Franklin Nursery, Sec. 14; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Thomas, Jerry, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Mt. Pleasant.
THOMAS, JOHN C., grain dealer, Lisbon ; born in Northampton Co.,
Penn., in 1844; came to this county in 1877. He married Miss Sarah E. Lockard, in 1863; she was born in Northampton Co., Penn .; has one child-Asher K .; lost two.
Torrance, Hugh, farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Torrance, James, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
Torrance, W. S., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
TURNER, JOS., stock dealer, Lis- bon ; born in Montgomery Co., Penn., in 1833; came to this State, in 1855 ; he enlisted in the 24th Iowa Infantry, in the late war, and served four years. Married Miss Emma Clark, in 1873; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has one child, named Emma.
U "LM, JOSIAH, retired, Lisbon.
V ANSANT, W. B., retired, Mt. Ver- non.
Vansant, Wm., carpenter ; Mt. Vernon. W ALN, A. T., painter, Mt. Vernon.
WALN, E. D., farmer, Mt. Vernon ; born in Virginia, Dec. 29, 1814, where he resided until 1830, when he emi- grated to Ohio, where he lived eleven years, coming to this county in 1841. He has held offices of Assessor, Justice of the Peace, and has represented the county in the State Legislature. He married Miss Mary J. Adams, in 1837 ; she was born in Highland Co., Ohio ; has living nine children-Alonzo T., Melissa J., Ann Eliza, Cinderella M., Josephine R., Sarah A., George E., Minnie S., Edith ; lost two-Mary and Charles.
Waln, S. J., far., S. 16 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Walters B. F., drayman; Lisbon.
Warner, David, laborer ; Lisbon.
Webber, B. R., stone mason ; Lisbon.
Wenger, A. L., stock buyer ; Lisbon.
West, Isaac N., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Mt. Vernon.
West, T. T., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. WEST, WESLEY, farmer, Sec. 10 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in Ken- tucky in 1808; at an early age, he emigrated, with his parents, to Ohio, where he remained until his removal to this county in 1859. He owns about 600 acres of land. He married Miss Mollie Mckay in 1839; she was born
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in Ohio; has ten children-Sarah, Margaret J., Isaac N., Thomas T., Har- riet E., Elijah A., Ely, David C., Flor- ence E. and Mary ; lost three.
WETTSTEIN, GEO. W., watch- maker,Lisbon ; born in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1850; came to this county in 1860 ; has worked at his present occupation sixteen years. He married Miss Laura S. Hollenback in 1871; she was born in Linn Co ; has one child-Charlie T. WETHERELL, JOHN R., con- tractor and builder, Lisbon ; born in Lis- bon, Conn., in 1823 ; came to this coun- ty in 1855. Has held offices of Town Clerk, Assessor and School Director. He married Miss Matilda Butler in 1848; she was born in Connecticut ; has two children-Eva, wife of Thomas McClelland, and Edward.
Wetzel, Jacob, grain dealer, Lisbon. White, John, far., Sec. 7, Mt. Vernon.
WHITMAN, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Dauphin Co., Penn., in 1823; came to this county in 1856 ; owns ninety-five acres. Married Miss Catharine Stocker in 1858; she was born in Pennsylvania ; has five children-Mary Ann, Catha- rine, Lucinda, Melinda, Henry I.
Wilcox, Isaac, retired, Mt. Vernon. Williams, A. C., far .; P. O. Lisbon.
WILLIAMS, E. F., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Mt. Vernon ; born in New York 1818; came to this county 1840 ; owns 135 acres. Has held offices of Constable, Assessor, School Director and Justice of the Peace. He married Miss Julia Clark 1841 ; she was born in Ohio ; has four children-Cynthia, Albert, Mary and Oscar ; lost seven.
Williamson, Levi, far., S. 12 ; P. O. Lisbon. Wilson, W. W., printer, Lisbon. Wink, G. F., merchant, Lisbon. Wink, Samuel, merchant, Lisbon. Witter, F. E., far., S. 4; P. O. Mt. Vernon. WOLFE, D. D. & S., farmers, Sec. 31; P. O. Mt. Vernon. The former
was born in Ohio in 1838, and came to this State in 1840. He married Miss E. E. Dill in 1861; she was born in Knox Co., Ill .; has four children- John D., Isie I., Thomas L. and Gracie. The latter was born in Iowa in 1850. They own 465 acres of land.
Woodcox, A., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Mt. Vernon. Woods, Lewis, mason, Lisbon.
Worley, B. L., far., Sec. 6; P. O. Mt. Ver- non.
Worley, J. B., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Mt. Ver- non.
Wyamt, G. R., wagon maker, Lisbon.
Y EISLEY, H. S., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Lisbon ; born in Mon- roe Co., Penn., 1846; came to this county in 1870 ; owns 180 acres. He married Miss Josephine Shaler in 1872 ; she was born in Pennsylvania; has three children-Willard E., Edgar S. and Hattie L.
YOUNG, S. K., retired, Mt. Vernon ; born in Pennsylvania in 1812, and came to this county in 1851. He married Miss Amelia Warner in 1842 ; she was born in Dayton, Ohio ; has two chil- dren-Regina, wife of J. N. Brown, of Des Moines, and George W., of the firm of Rood & Young, this city.
IEGENFUS, D. G., blacksmith, Z Lisbon ; born in Pennsylvania in 1811; came to this county in 1850; has worked at his trade over forty-eight years. He married Miss Rebecca Wis- sor in 1837 ; she was born in Pennsyl- vania and died in 1858. He afterward married Mrs. Nancy E. Easterly, in 1860; she was born in Pennsylvania and died in 1870. Has one child by first marriage-Lewis E .; lost four- Susan, David H., Mary, J. Wesley. J. Wesley enlisted in the army during the rebellion, and served nearly four years. Lewis E. enlisted first in the three months service and afterward in the 13th Iowa and served three years.
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A NDERSON, L. V., wagon maker, Viola. Askew, B., far., S. 8; P. O. Springville.
B ACHTEL, D. L., tinsmith, Spring- ville.
Baggs, Perry, foreman cheese factory, Springville.
Bailey, A., harness maker, Springville.
Bailey, J., far., Sec. 26 ; P. O. Springville.
Bailey, L., far., Sec. 24; P. O. Viola. Bailey, R., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Springville. Bailey, S. C., far., S. 14; P. O. Viola. Balderston, A. K., far., S. 26 ; P. O. Viola. Balderston, Jos., far., S. 15 ; P. O. Spring- ville.
Barnard, Asher, far .; P. O. Springville. Barnard, C., railroad man, Springville. Bardue, Jno., book agent, Springville. Battey, Jos., far., S. 24; P. O. Viola. Battey, T. C., far., Sec. 13; P. O. Viola. Bedell, S., far., S. 7; P. O. Springville. Bever, F. N., laborer, Viola.
Bingham, M., blacksmith, Viola.
BISHOP, JACOB V., blacksmith, Springville ; born Nov. 20, 1837, in Wayne Co., Ind. ; son of Samuel and Eunice Votaw-Bishop ; father died Jan. 3. 1838; mother living in Nebraska ; she brought the family to Lee Co., Iowa, in 1842; Jacob came here Feb. 28, 1863. He married, Sept. 15, 1857, Eliza Jane Cook, born Sept. 12, 1841, in Henry Co., Iowa, daughter of Jona- than and Susan B. Cook ; she died May 18, 1873; had seven children-Jona- than C., Alvah R., Lena M., Corwin S., Mattie (deceased), Frank O., Norris G. Mr. B. was remarried May 21, 1876, to Miss Eolin Stone, who was born Feb. 11, 1852, near Springville ; she has one child-Orville R., born March 10, 1877. Jacob enlisted from Lee Co., Iowa, in Co. D, 14th I. V. I., and served about ten months ; was then discharged for disabilities contracted in serving his country. They are members of the M. E. Church. He is a Republican.
BOLTON, ABRAM, stock feeder, farmer, &c., Sec. 33; P. O. Paralta ; owns 625 acres of land, worth $22,000 ; he was born in Rockingham Co., Va., June 11, 1814 ; son of Abram and Ro- 1
sanna Miller-Bolton; father of English origin ; mother's father came from Ger- many. His father was in the war of 1812 ; discharged Dec 16, 1814 ; about two years after, went to Harrison Co., Va., and died there in the Summer of 1847, aged 63; mother died there in 1869, in her 85th year. He married Feb. 20, 1837, to Nancy Campbell, born in Geneva, Fayette Co., Penn., in 1817 ; she died Feb. 9, 1857, having had eight children-Sarah Ann, b. April 21, 1838; Noah, b. Oct. 22, 1839, died Feb. 13, 1857, in Iowa ; Maria Jane, b. Oct. 22, 1841, died April 5, 1875, in Kansas ; William Thomas, b. March 16, 1844, died February, 1873, in Missouri ; John Blackburn, b. Dec. 23, 1845; Andrewville Elbert, b. Oct. 13, 1847 ; Mary Margaret, b. May 20, 1851, in Louisiana ; Henry Allen, b. April 23, 1855, in Louisiana. Abram married again March 20, 1857, to Nancy Lind- ville, born in Harrison Co., Va., Dec. 19, 1829; she died April 19, 1863; left three children-Rosanna, b. Feb. 20, 1860; Noah (2d), b. May 27,1861; George McClellan, b. Oct. 20, 1862. Abram married his third wife, Mrs. Su- sanna Kearns-Stewart, Dec. 3, 1870 ; she was born Jan. 17, 1831, in Wayne Co., Ohio ; she has had one child-Ida May, b. May 22, 1872. Mr. Bolton went to Indiana in the Spring of 1837 ; followed farming and teaching singing schools there nearly thirteen years ; in the Fall of 1849, came to this county ; entered 200 acres where he now lives, at a cost of ninety-five cents per acre ; in 1871, he built a very commodious house -one of the best in this part of Linn Co. He is a Baptist and a Republican. Mrs. B. is a Methodist.
Branch, Edwin, carpenter, Springville.
Brockman, J. A., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Springville.
Brockman. J. L., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Springville.
BROWN, HORACE N., farmer, stock dealer and feeder, Sec. 32; P. O. Springville ; was born in Fairview, Erie Co., Penn., April 6, 1821; his father
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was Nathan Brown, born in Salem, in what is now Westchester Co., N. Y., and within the present limits of New York city, July 22, 1761 ; his mother was Miss Tamer Lyon, his father's second wife; Nathan took an active part in the Revolutionary war, after which he settled in South Hollow, On- ondaga Co., N. Y., where he lost his first wife, and married his second ; by the first union there was one child-John C. Brown, who married a daughter of Dr. Baldwin, of Baldwinsville, and had four children-two boys and two girls ; John C. died in South Hollow, where he spent all his life, about 1863, leaving an estate worth $200,000; a few years after his second marriage, Nathan moved to Buf- falo, N. Y., lived there a short time, then settled three miles from Erie, Penn., then at Fairview, Erie Co., Penn. ; Horace was youngest of five children ; had four sisters ; family left Fairview, April 1, 1838, went to Geneva, Kane Co., Ill., where two married sisters had previously settled; from there came here May 17, 1839, settling on Sec. 32, near where Robert Wright now lives ; at that date, two families, those of John Crow and Samuel Kelley, and five single men, were all that were living in what is now Brown Tp .; the young men were Solomon Peckham, Charles Pinckney, James Gillilan, Garrison and Edward Crow; these came in 1838, and were living on claims; Nathan Brown died where he first settled, Nov. 25, 1842; Mrs. Brown died at Horace's present residence, March 11, 1868; she was born in Aug., 1877; she was a Meth- odist; Mr. B. was a Presbyterian. Horace entered, improved and sold several tracts of land near here; he started for California, April 29, 1850, and returned June 18, 1852. He married Julia A. Chapman, Dec. 27, 1853; she was born June 15, 1826, in Wayne Co., now Ashland Co., Ohio; daughter of Lemuel and Ruth Chapman ; Mr. C. died there about 1840, aged 46 years ; Mrs. C. died in Indiana, Nov., 1872 ; was born in 1804. Horace owns about 600 acres of land, keeps about eighty cows, sells eighty head or more of fat cattle, and 300 to 400 hogs of his own raising, each year; he was the
third County Treasurer of Linn Co., Justice of the Peace when 21 years, and for several years after ; his real estate is worth $25,000. He is a member of the M. E. Church, and a Democrat.
Brown, J. A., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Springville.
BROWN, SAMUEL (deceased) ; was born in Rockingham Co., Va., March 10, 1811 ; he went to Ross Co., Ohio, about 1831, and married Margaret Clark on Oct. 17, 1832; she was born May 9, 1811, in Ross Co., Ohio; her parents were from Pennsylvania ; Samuel bought timbered land, cleared it and made a farm, living there until Sept., 1852, when he came to Marion, Ia., re- mained there until Spring, 1853, then bought and moved on a farm six miles northwest of Marion; sold out Nov., 1853, and bought 320 acres-160 in Sec. 20, and 160 in Sec. 29; on the last named tract he made his home and lived there until his death, which occurred Sept. 20, 1875 ; Mrs. B. had died April 14, 1856. They had seven children- Mary Frances, born Oct. 10, 1834, died July 2, 1858; Thomas Clark, b. July 12, 1837 ; John Benjamin, b. Sept. 24, 1839 ; William Hugh, b. July 12, 1842; James Allen, b. Sept. 28, 1845 ; Samuel Milton, b. Aug. 5, 1848, died June 8, 1862; Susanna Catherine, b. June 15, 1851; Thomas C. is a farmer, lives in Marion Tp., John in Marion, William H. in O'Brien Co., Ia., and James and Catherine on the old homestead. Mr. B. joined the M. E. Church when about 13, and was a member most of the time until, about three years before his death, he united with the Presbyterian Church, of which his wife, Margaret, was long a member. Mary was a Methodist, as are Thomas C., J. B. and Catharine. Mr.
B. was a Republican, as are all his sons. Brown, W. R., farmer and trader, Viola. Bruce, G. H., liveryman ; Springville. Bruce, Harvey, hotel keeper ; Springville. Bundy, T. E., far., Sec. 24; P. O. Viola. BUTLER, JOSEPH S., capitalist, note and loan broker, grain dealer, etc., Springville ; was born Sept. 29. 1821, in Gallipolis, O., son of Isaac and Clarissa Sargent Butler ; mother is still living in Gentry Co., Mo. ; father moved to Cass Co., Mich., in 1830, and to Racine, Wis.,
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in 1835 ; in 1840, he came here, and died in Tama Co., Ia., Feb. 20, 1870. Joseph was married here July 4, 1854, to Maria Reneau, who was born Feb. 8, 1832, at Bloomington, Ind., daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Reneau ; her father is still living here; have three children-Alvah J., b. Sept. 28, 1856, died Jan. 1, 1876; Charles F., b. Feb. 8, 1858, and Lorum, b. April 20, 1863, died July 22, 1863 ; was engaged in farming until 1848, then was in the employ of C. W. Troy & Co., fanning mill manufacturers, of Albany, Ill., until 1850, when he engaged in the manu- facture of fanning mills and cultivators at Anamosa, Ia .; in 1854, Mr. Butler settled on the farm where he now resides, just south of the village, and made fa ming a specialty until 1862, when he went into the grain, stock and dressed hog trade, continuing in that business until 1875; since then has been in the note, mortgage and loan brokerage business, and also in the grain trade; on the 29th of August, 1877, at Cleveland, O., while attending the Triennial Encampment of Sir Knights, he met with a serious accident by having a foot and leg crushed between two cars, which necessitated the amputation of the limb just below the knee, on the 12th of September following. He is a Pres- byterian, and in politics a Democrat ; owns 453 acres of land, valued at $25,- 000.
C HALVERT, A., far., Sec. 8; P. O. Springville.
Calvert, J., far., S. 8 ; P. O. Springville. Campbell, J. R., harness-makr., Springville. CARBEE, JOHN P., HON., farmer, resides at the southeast cor. Sec. 5; P. O. Springville ; owns 340 acres of land, worth $14,000; he was born in Bath, Grafton Co., N. H., May 3, 1823 ; son of John H. and Anna Powers Car- bee ; his mother is still living in New Hampshire; father died there June 25, 1877, aged 86 years and 25 days ; mother is 83; came on this farm in 1850, from New Hampshire. Married Miss Sarah Hampton, June 12, 1853; she was born May 18, 1832, in Morgan Co., Ohio ; daughter of Zachariah and Sarah Griffith Hampton ; her father died here April 18, 1861, aged 64 years ;
mother was born Feb. 8, 1803, and is now living here; have had six children -Eva, born May 18, 1855 ; died same day ; Anna, born Dec. 8, 1856; Ida, born Aug. 8, 1859; Hattie, born July 7, 1865 ; John W., born June 12, 1868, and Henry C., born Oct. 5, 1873 ; Anna was married Dec. 23, 1875, to Robert H. Bailey, and they are now living on Sec. 5. Mr. Carbee was Representa- tive from this county for four years, from 1864 to 1867, being two terms ; his first colleague was Hon. Charles Weare ; the second; Hon. A. Sydney Belt ; he was Justice of the Peace and Town Trustee for several years. He was brought up a Congregationalist, but is liberal in re- ligious views, not being a member of any church at the present time. Mrs. Carbee was raised among the Friends ; was a member of the Society when mar - ried, but has not been since. In politics Mr. C. is Republican.
Carlile, Wm., laborer, Springville.
Carter, A., retired, Springville.
Casey, M., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Martelle.
Catano, A., saloon keeper, Springville.
Chaffee, A. W., merchant, Viola.
Chapman, D., far., S. 32; P. O. Springville. CHRISTMAN, JOHN, general dealer in merchandise, lumber, stock and grain, near the depot, Springville ; was born near the town of Chinon, Province of the Loire, France, Jan. 23, 1826 ; his parents were Peter and Margaret Detz Christman; his father was a native of Germany; his mother of Chinon ; the family came to the United States in 1831, stopping at New Jersey at first, then for five years in Pennsylvania, and in 1837 settled on a farm near Dubuque, Iowa, where the father died about 1860; his mother is still living in Dubuque. he helped to carry on the farm until about 21; then went into a store in Du- buque as clerk, finally had an interest in an extensive wholesale business in which he was very successful for a time. but his fine business prospects were entirely ruined by the great financial crisis of 1857-58, which carried so many down ; but such a man is not allowed to be idle, and Mr. Christman had a plenty of offers to go into business ; he accepted a position as clerk for a while, and in 1863 came to Springville, and took an
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interest in the business he now follows, with his brothers, Peter and Augustus, and they were together about five years, when Augustus retired, and in about five years more, Peter retired, since when John has carried on the business alone; he has a large and increasing trade, and has amassed a handsome for- tune by fair dealing and close attention to business. He married Aug. 8, 1852, Elizabeth Burg. a native of Germany ; her parents came to America when she was young, settling in Pennsylvania, and are now both deceased; John and Elizabeth have nine children- Augustus John, born May 5, 1853, died July 21, 1856 ; Leonard Burg, born Feb. 16, 1856; Henry Augustus, born June 19, 1858, died Feb. 11, 1861 ; Mary Margaret, born Dec. 2, 1860; Elizabeth Cecelia, Nov. 6, 1862 ; Frank Mangold. born Aug. 12, 1865 ; Fannie Louisa, born Oct. 28, 1869; Jacob, born Oct. 20, 1873; Annie, born March 10, 1877. Mr. Christman and wife visited Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876, and were there on July 4th of that year. His religious creed is the Golden Rule ; in politics is a Repub- lican.
Christman, L. B., merchant, Springville. Church, C. J., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Spring- ville.
Church, S. J., far., S. 28 ; P. O. Springville.
Clendennan, C. H., far., S. 13 ; P. O.Viola. Collar, H. H., far., S. 36; P. O. Springville. Copeland, L. P., far., S. 26 ; P. O. Spring- ville.
Cornell, J. D., carpenter, Springville.
Crew, A., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Springville. Crew, O. K., far., S. 5 ; P. O. Viola.
Croughan, P., railroad man, Springville.
DAN ANKER, H., farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Springville.
Davis, Fred. C., carpenter, Springville.
Deweese, W. P., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Spring- ville.
Dickinson, J., far., S. 23 ; P.O. Springville. Doan, D., farmer and stock dealer, P. O. Springville.
Doudna, J., far., S. 24; P. O. Viola.
Dove, Rev. W. F., Methodist clergyman, Springville.
Dunbar, J. R., far. S. 28; P. O. Springville. Dunlap, A. T., far., S. 34; P. O. Spring- ville.
DUNLAP, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 34 ; P. O. Springville ; born May 12, 1817, in Eutrim Co., Ireland; his father and mother, John and Mary Ann Bell Dun- lap, were natives of the north of Ireland ; his grandfather, John Dunlap, emigrated from Scotland; his father died in Ire- land ; his mother died in Allegheny Co., Penn., Feb. 9, 1876, at the age of 93 ; he came to America in 1832, settling first in New Jersey ; in 1835, he went to Pittsburgh, Penn .; in 1841, he went to Harrison Co., Ohio; in Oct., 1843, he went to Athens Co., Ohio ; cleared up a farm there in the Spring of 1851; came here and entered the land he now lives on with a Mexican war land war- rant ; he now owns 315 acres of land well improved. He married in Phila- delphia in 1837, to Ann Eliza Johnson ; born in the town of Eutrim, Eutrim Co., Ireland, Sept. 29, 1817, a daughter of John and E-ther Maggie Lees Johnson, whose parents were natives of Scotland ; her parents came to Philadelphia in 1833, and died there ; they have nine children now living-John, born March 16, 1839 ; Elizabeth, born March 19, 1841 ; Eleanor, born April 26, 1843 ; Mary Ann, born Feb. 5, 1845 ; Rebecca, born June 8, 1847 ; Alexander Thomas, born March 1, 1849; Margaret, born March 28, 1851; William, born March 3, 1853; Hugh, born March 4, 1856 ; James Fullerton, born March 2, 1859 ; died June 28, 1862 ; those living are all married ; four living near here, and four in Nebraska ; one, Eleanor, in Montour Co., Penn. ; John and Alexander Thomas served in Co. I, 16th I. V. I., and were with Sherman in his march to the sea. Parents are members of Linn Grove Presbyterian Church. Mr. Dunlap is a Democrat.
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