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Dunn, W., far., S. 21; P. O. Springville. Durno, G. L., merchant, Springville.
Dutcher, W., far., S. 9 ; P. O. Springville. Dutton, H. R., ins. agent, Springville. Dutton, R. H., farmer, Springville.
ILDRED, A., farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. E Martelle.
ELLIS, MYRON M., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Viola ; owns 107} acres of land, worth about $5,000; born in Franklin Co., N. Y., Aug. 28, 1833; he lived with his parents, Salem and
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Eliza Ellis, until the age of 16, from which time he was engaged in railroad- ing in the various positions of fireman, engineer, conductor and master mechanic, until about two years since, when he purchased his property here and began farming, Oct. 9, 1871. Mr. Ellis mar- ried Jane L., daughter of G.W. Madei, of Viola ; she died May 19, 1877. In politics Mr. Ellis is a Democrat.
Ely, David, stone mason, Springville.
Embree, D., far. S. 23 ; P. O. Springville.
Embree, E., far., S. 26; P. O. Springville. Embree, J., far., S. 23 ; P. O. Springville. Engle, C. T., far., S. 36 ; P. O. Springville. ERION, JACOB, druggist and
book dealer, Springville; was born Aug. 29, 1842, in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio; his parents were Philip and Matilda Latham Erion, and came from Ohio to Linn Tp., in this county, in September, 1864, where they now reside. Jacob married Dec. 31, 1863, Mary Leonard ; who was born in Logan Co., Ohio, Nov. 23, 1845 ; she was a daughter of John and Lucinda Rush Leonard, now living in Knox Co., Ohio; Col. Job Rush. one of the first settlers in Knox Co., Ohio, was a brother of Mrs. Leonard. Jacob was engaged in farming until Sept. 1, 1875, then went to Bates Co., Mo., then to Appleton City, Mo .; engaged there in saddlery and harness business two years, then came here and entered into the drug and book trade, and also keeps a circulating library. They have six children-Jennie M., born Jan. 21, 1865; Louella M., born Feb. 16, 1869; Alice L., born March 31, 1871; Francis L., born June 21, 1874; Esther P., born Jan. 18, 1876; an infant (boy), born May 19, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. E. and daughter Jennie are Methodists. He is a Republican.
Evans, J. C. W., far., S. 21; P. O. Springville.
FIELDS, J. M., far. ; P. O. Springville.
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Freeman, J. W., merchant, Springville.
G ARRETSON, RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Springville. Gibson, J., far., Sec. 35 ; P. O. Springville. Gibson, Jesse, wagon maker, Springville.
Giffen, W. M., far., S. 22; P. O. Springville. Gifford, C. A., trav. salesman, Springville. Gordon, C. S., far., S. 35; P. O. Springville.
Gregg, A., far., S. 17; P. O. Springville.
Gregg, C., ret. far., Springville.
Gregg, E., farmer, Springville.
Gregg, E. L., wagon maker, Springville.
Gregg, H., far., Sec. 17; P. O. Springville. Green, P. M., far., S. 27 ; P. O. Springville. Gritman, D., far., S. 16; P. O. Springville. Gritman, J., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Springville. Gritman, J. T., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Springville. Gritman, J. F., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Springville.
Gritman, S. J., farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Springville.
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AMMON, SETH, teamster. Spring- ville. Hampton, J., far., Sec. 13; P. O. Viola. Hampton, Wm., far., S. 13; P. O. Viola. Hart, Geo. B., farmer, P. O. Viola.
Hassler, Willis, laborer, Springville.
Hayes, Thos., shoemaker, Springville.
Hazelrigg, R., far., Sec. 3; P. O. Viola. Hess, Jonathan, far., S. 15; P. O. Viola. Hess, Rolley, far., P. O. Springville.
HICKMAN, WILLIAM H.,
dairyman and farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Springville; owns a fine farm of 200 acres ; he was born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, near Zanesville, Oct. 1, 1834; son of Joseph and Mary Bunting Hick- man, natives of Culpepper and Fau- quier counties, Va .; they went to Ohio about 1820, and to Jones Co., Iowa, in 1852, where they now reside. William married Miss Abigail Ross Nov. 17, 1857; she was born Jan. 22, 1838, in Litchfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y ; her parents were J. B. and Elizabeth Ann Kinney Ross, natives of Herkimer Co .; they were married March 18, 1837; mother died in Jones Co., Iowa, July 25, 1864; father still lives there ; they came to Iowa June 15, 1854. William and Abigail have seven children-Min- nie, born Sept. 1, 1858; Eva Hortense, born April 9, 1862; Joseph H., born July 22, 1865 ; Mary A., born Aug. 3, 1867; Ella, born Feb. 25, 1869; Eugene B., born March 1, 1871; Ab- bie, born Oct. 8, 1873. Mr. Hickman settled on this farm in October, 1869, and has followed general farming, but has built a cheese factory on his farm, and' will make more of a specialty of dairy farming. His father was born in 1812 ; his mother, in 1813; of English - origin. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman are
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liberal in religious thought and belief; he is a Democrat.
Higgins, M. F., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Springville.
Hill, Adelbert, cheese factory, Springville.
Hill, Wm., cheese factory, Springville.
Hodgin, Eli, Sr., S. 7 ; P. O. Springville. Hodgin, Elias, music dealer, Viola.
Hodgin, H. L.
Hodgin, J. E., far., S. 18; P. O. Spring- ville.
Hodgin, S., far., S. 18; P. O. Springville. HODGIN, ROBERT, retired, Springville; was born Nov. 11, 1824, in Warren, Belmont Co., Ohio; son of William and Harriet Moore Hodgin; when 11 years old, family moved to Morgan Co., Ohio, and in the Fall of 1839, to Washington Co. Robert mar- ried, Jan. 2, 1848, Miss Martha Rhodes, daughter of Harmon and Elizabeth Brown Rhodes ; she was born July 29, 1828, in Harrisville, Harrison Co., Ohio ; family moved to Washington Co. about 1836. Robert moved to Morgan Co., in 1859, coming here in April, 1867 ; he carried on the tanning busi- ness about twelve years, and kept a hotel five years, before coming here ; was engaged in farming nearly ten years here. Is a Justice of the Peace, and has held the office four or five years. Have three children-Harmon L., born Oct. 28, 1848; Hattie E., born March 17, 1856 (both born in Washington Co., Ohio), and Mary Emma, born March 12, 1865, in Morgan Co .; Har- mon is married and living in Maine Tp .; Hattie married O. K. Crew, who resides in this township. Mr. Hodgin gave aid to the cause of his country in the late rebellion, both by sympathy and assistance to those who went to the war. He and Mrs. Hodgin were brought up in the Society of Friends, but are inde- pendent in religious belief. He is a Republican.
Hodgin, Wm. C., miller, Viola.
Hoffman, J. L., stone cutter, Viola.
Holloway, Wm., preacher, Springville. Hossler, M. V., carpenter, Springville. Hopper, B. M., druggist, Springville.
Hoyle, J. L., farmer, S. 16; P. O. Spring- ville.
Hoyle, T., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Springville. Hunt, D., far., S. 24 ; P. O. Viola.
TNGRAM, J. L., merchant, Viola ;
he was born in Fleming Co., Ky., Oct. 26, 1829 ; his parents, Joseph and Ellender Ingram, moved from Kentucky to Jones Co., Iowa, 1844 ; he lived with them until 1851, helping on the farm and going to school. In 1851, he mar- ried Susan Romine, of Jones Co., and worked a farm he had previously bought ; his wife died in 1855, when he aban- doned farming and engaged as a clerk in a store at Marion, remaining there one year ; then returned to Jones Co. and went into business with his father; at the end of the year, a third party bought his father's interest, and the new firm went to Fairview, Iowa, and continued in trade one year ; he then sold out and engaged in farming until 1863, when he moved to Viola and engaged in trade, and in the grain and stock business. In 1859, he married a daughter of Joseplı Leonard ; she died Feb. 12, 1869. July, 1870, he married Mrs. Romelia Pierce ; he has had seven children, four only living-Emogene, aged 25; Fanny, aged 14; John L., 8, and Vinnie, 5. Has been School Director several years. Is a member of the Christian Church, and a Republican.
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OHNSON, JOS., far., Sec. 6; P. O. Springville.
JACKSON, WILLIAM J.,
blacksmith, Springville ; born in Keene, N. H., Sept. 22, 1832 ; son of Daniel and Laura A. Balch-Jackson ; mother is dead ; father now living in Massachu- setts ; came to Central City, this county, in 1854 ; to Springville in June, 1866. Married Feb. 12, 1859, to Harriet Has- kell, who was born Nov. 11, 1833, in Marlboro, N. H .; daughter of Joseph and Ruth White-Haskell ; latter now living in Troy, N. Y .; have five chil- dren-Warren, b. Oct. 20, 1860 ; Julia Ann, b. April 7, 1864 ; Walter, b. Sept. 4, 1866; Mary Jane, b. Sept. 28, 1871 ; Ella, b. Oct. 7, 1873. Independent in religion ; in politics a Democrat.
Jones, C. B., laborer, Springville.
Jones, E. D., J. P., Springville.
Jones, Luther, laborer, Springville.
Jones, P. M., teamster, Springville.
K ILAN, PAT., laborer, Sec. 32 ; P. O. Springville. Kimball, H., far., S. 5; P. O. Springville.
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L EAPER, FREDERIC, far., Sec. 25 ; P. O. Martelle.
LEONARD, JOSEPH, Justice of the Peace and farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Viola ; owns fourteen acres, two lots im- proved, nineteen unimproved. total val- ued at $3,885 ; born in Rockingham Co., Va., April 4, 1813; his father died in 1820; mother moved to Ohio about 1827; there two years, then went to Wayne Co., Ind., where she died July 9, 1839 ; in 1835, Mr. L. went to New Boston, Ill. ; worked there at the car- penter trade about three years. Jan. 4, 1838, married Miss Sarah, daughter of Michael and Lavina Donahoo, formerly of Virginia ; bought a farm and im- proved it; in 1851, came here ; Mrs. L. was born in Lawrence, Ind., Oct. 6, 1820; they have had eight children, five now living-Marcellus, b. Jan. 5, 1839 ; Benton, b. Sept. 7, 1842 ; Jen- nie, b. Jan. 5, 1845 ; Walter, b. Oct. 2, 1847, Viola, July 29, 1854 ; those de- ceased were Josephine, b. Nov. 13, 1840, d. Feb. 12, 1869; Sarah E., b. April 27, 1852, d. May 7, 1852 ; Fred- die, b. Sept. 15, 1865, d. July 5, 1866. Mr. L. has been Justice of the Peace about twenty-three years. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard's religious preferences are for the Disciples of Christ. He is a Repub- lican.
Long, J. M., harness maker, Springville. Loomis, H., far., S. 34 ; Springville.
Loomis, L., far., Sec. 28; P. O. Spring- ville.
LOVE, JOHN S., A. M., M. D.,
physician and surgeon, Springville ; was born May 19, 1831, in Huntingdon Co., Penn. ; son of John and Priscilla Smith Love; he took his preparatory educa- tionl course at Tuscarora Academy in Juniata Co., Penn., and full collegiate course at Jefferson College, Cannons- burg, Penn., where he received the de- gree of A. B. in 1850, and that of A. M. in 1853 ; in 1856, he received the de- gree of M. D. from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and in Dec., 1858, settled in Springville, and has success- fully practised his profession here ever since. In Sept., 1865, he married Alice C., daughter of J. D. Stone, Esq., of Linn Co .; she died June 22, 1872. The Doctor is a member of several medical
societies, including the American Medi- cal Association ; he is also an esteemed member of the Masonic order, being a Knight Templar. He owns a farm of 160 acres, three miles out, and fifty-one acres of timber land, also a pleasant prop- erty in town ; in all valued at $15,000. Lupton, J., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Springville.
Lyon, H. N., far., S. 32; P. O. Spring- ville.
M cDONALD, D., far., S. 25; P. O. Martelle.
McDonald, J., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Martelle. McIntyre, attorney, Springville.
McShane, A., far., S. 19 ; P. O. Springville.
McShane, B., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Springville. McShane, F., far., S. 19; P. O. Springville. McShane, G., far., S. 19 ; P. O. Springville. McSHANE, JOHN, farmer, S. 19 ; P. O. Springville ; he was born in Spring Hill, Fayette Co., Penn., April 13, 1811 ; son of Daniel and Jane McDonnel McShane; natives of New Jersey ; father's father was from the north of Ireland ; mother's from Scotland. John married May 4, 1843, to Frances, daughter of George and Margaret Mc- Laughlin ; born April 8, 1824, in Fayette Co., Penn. John and family shipped at Brownville, Penn., April 6, 1846, via Pittsburgh and Ohio and Mississippi Riv- ers, to Muscatine, Iowa; by teams from there to Linn Grove ; stayed until the Spring of 1847, in a cabin, just east of where Springville now is, then to south- east of Linn Grove; lived there four years, and then went to where Paralta now is; lived there three years ; in the Spring of 1855, he went to the mouth of the Big Blue River, Kansas, with teams; got there the last of May; re- turned here in Sept., 1856, and rented a farm ; bought and improved the place where he now lives, and settled on the place in the Spring of 1857. Have ten children-Frances, born May 11, 1844 ; Margaret Lovina, born Nov. 16, 1845, died May 11, 1868; Lewis C., born Aug. 24, 1848 ; Isaiah H., born April 27, 1850, died March 20, 1862 ; George W., born March 18, 1852 ; Charles E., born Nov. 4, 1853; Alonzo, born Nov. 6, 1855 ; Everett T., born April 25, 1858, Cora Jane, born Feb. 18, 1861 ; Otho L., born Nov. 16, 1864. Mrs. McShane died June 28, 1874, aged 50
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years, two months and twenty days ; she was a Methodist nearly four years before her death ; from her 17th year to that time, she was a Baptist. Mr. McShane is a Presbyterian in faith, and a Union Democrat.
McSHANE, FRANCIS, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Springville; owns 160 acres of land ; born March 11, 1844; son of John McShane. He was married Dec. 8, 1870, to Mary Carnahan, who was born Jan. 29, 1846, in Muskingum Co., Ohio; daughter of Jacob W. and Mary Phillips Carnahan ; both are now living in Colorado ; they came from Ohio to Jones Co. in 1848, and to Colorado in the Spring of 1874; Francis and Mary have three children-Freddie, born June 23, 1873; Maggie Oleter, born April 27, 1875, and an infant girl not named, born May 11, 1878. Francis is independent in religion ; in politics is a Democrat ; Mary is a Baptist. McShane, L. C., Springville.
Marshall, Carmi, retired, Viola.
Marshall, L. B., carpenter, Springville.
Marshall, M., far., S. 23 ; P. O. Springville. Marshall, Orange, retired, Viola.
MARSHALL, SIDNEY H.,
merchant, grain dealer and Postmaster, Viola ; son of Eli and Elizabeth Mar- shall ; he was born in Cold Brook, Conn., Aug. 8, 1820; in 1854, he settled on a farm near where Viola now is ; he sold his farm in 1868, and engaged in the grain trade with J. L. Ingram, and in 1870 the firm started a general store, and still continue in the grain and merchan- dise business. Mr. Marshall has been Postmaster for sixteen years, having re- ceived his commission in 1862, from Montgomery Blair, then Postmaster General.
Mentzer, Wm., butcher, Springville. Milner, Wm.
Millhouse, W., far., S. 24 ; P. O. Viola. MOORE, CALVIN RAY, farm- er, Sec. 3; P. O. Viola ; born in Greene Co., Penn., Nov. 6, 1853 ; father, Will- iam A. Moore, lives in Marion Tp. ; mother, Keziah Bain Moore, died in Marion Tp., about 1866; family came to Linn Co., when Calvin was quite young ; settled first in Maine Tp. for a short time ; then went to Marion Tp .; they went back to Maine; then
they went to the northeast part of Marion Tp., where they now reside. Calvin had had his time since he was 17 .. He married Emily Jane Rhoten June 29, 1870, a daughter of Alexander and Nancy Hazelrigg Rhoten. Calvin is independent in religion ; in politics a Republican. Mrs. Moore is a member of the M. E. Church.
Moore, F. W., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Martelle. Morris, A., far., S. 24 ; P. O. Viola.
Morris, J. H., far. S. 24 ; P. O. Viola. Morton, S., station agent, etc., Springville.
EWLIN, GEO.W., farmer, Sec. 11 ;
N P. O. Viola.
NEWLIN, GEORGE, millwright and farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Viola ; owns about 300 acres of land, worth $10,500; he was born in Delaware Co., Penn., June 15, 1813; son of Nicholas and Sarah Worrilow Newlin, both natives of Pennsylvania ; mothar died in Delaware Co. ; father died in Chester Co; George worked for his father on the farm until he was 18 years of age, then learned his trade of his brother Jesse; his father was also a millwright; George followed his trade until he was 39 years of age, then he came here in the Fall of 1852. He married Anu Eliza Elliot in Dec., 1841; she was born in Chester Co., Penn., June 26, 1822 ; parents were John and Mary Brogan Elliott, and na- tives of Pennsylvania ; mother's mother was a Baker ; George and Mary have had seven children-Sarah E., born Nov. 5, 1842, died Dec 2, 1854 ; Wilson E., born Oct. 5, 1844, died July 12, 1862 ; John A., born May 26, 1848 ; Howard N. and George W., twins, born Nov. 7, 1856; Levis Pancoast, born Aug. 30, 1860, died April 17, 1863; Lettie May, born March 8, 1864. The three boys are married and living near their parents. Mr. Newlin was raised a Quaker; both are members of the M. E. Church ; he is a Republican.
Newlin, H. N., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Viola.
Newlin, J. A., far., S. 11; P. O. Viola. NEWMAN, CALVIN, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Springville ; owns 530 acres, worth $21,200 ; he was born in Tennes- see May 7, 1826 ; parents were John and Susan Browning Newman ; father was born in Tennessee, mother in North Carolina; the family went to Indiana
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about 1827 ; father died soon after ; mother married Isaac Butler, and they went to Beardsley's Prairie, Cass Co., Mich., in 1830 ; stayed there five years, then went to Racine, Wis., and in 1840 came here. Isaac Butler first settled on what is now the Winans farm, which he entered in 1840 ; in August he removed to Tama Co., Iowa, and died there Feb. 20, 1870, aged 77 years ; mother is liv. ing in Tama Co., aged 74 years. Calvin married July 8, 1849, Mary A. Howard, who was born Oct. 2, 1829, in Rush Co., Ind .; daughter of Cornelius and Jane Morris Howard ; father was born in Greene Co., Penn., mother in White- ley Co .; they were both born in 1799, and are now living in Muscatine Co., Iowa; Calvin and Mary have had five children-Evaline, b. July 15, 1850 ; William R., b. Jan. 6, 1853, died Oct. 14, 1857; John C., b. Oct. 14, 1855 ; Albert C., b. April 6, 1858, died Sept. 22, 1864 ; Alfred D., b. June 2, 1867 ; Evaline married March 18, 1869, Wm. M. Wilbur, and they reside in Chicago. Mr. Newman entered the land where he now resides in 1848. Mrs. Newman's parents came to Linn Co. in Sept., 1846 ; lived on a farm in Linn Grove about six years, then lived in Cedar Co. about six years, then removed to Muscatine Co., where they now reside. Mrs. N. was fourth of a family of eight children ; Mr. N. was the only child by mother's first marriage. They are members of the M. E. Church.
Nicholson, J. S., far., S. 23 ; P.O. Spring- ville.
North, John, undertaker, Springville.
North, G , dentist, Springville.
Noyes, L. R., far., S. 19 ; P. O. Springville.
XLEY, JAMES MILTON,
farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Springville ; owns 170 acres of land, worth $7,000 ; his birth occurred April 21, 1821, in In- diana ; son of Everett and Celia Scott Oxley, natives of Kentucky ; when a few months old, his father's family moved back to Kentucky, where his father died soon after ; when about 3 years of age, the family again moved to Indiana, to Montgomery Co., and here in 1846. He married Mary J. Reneau Jan. 24, 1850 ; born Aug. 6, 1830, in Monroe Co., Ind., a daughter of Jesse and Mary
Browning Reneau ; the latter died here Oct. 12, 1853; the father is still living here ; have had seven children, and all now living-Josephine, born Jan. 7, 1851; Everett T., born Dec. 22, 1852 ; Mattie J., born March 5, 1855 ; Edgar Milton, born Sept. 21, 1857; Cora Belle, born Jan. 16, 1860 ; Alberta, born March 28, 1861; Althea, born July 11, 1866. Mrs. Celia Oxley, died here Aug. 28, 1856 ; was born Oct. 1, 1781 ; Everett Oxley was born Sept. 29, 1781 ; died at the age of 43. Jas. and wife are members of the M. E. Church. He is a Republican.
ARKER, ANDREW, farmer, Sec.
P 20; P. O. Springville. Pate, Henry, retired, Springville.
Patterson, T. L., farmer ; P. O. Springville. Patton, R., far., Sec. 7 ; P. O. Springville. Paul, Geo., far., Sec. 30 ; P. O. Springville. Pearson, Geo., far., S. 9 ; P. O. Springville. Pearson, J., retired, S. 9 ; P. O. Springville. Pearson, John, far., S. 4 ; P. O. Springville. Pearson, L. H., far., S. 4; P. O. Springville. Pearson, T., far., S. 9 ; P. O. Springville. Pearson, Wm., far., S. 4 ; P. O. Springville. Peck, Chas., Springville.
Peck, Geo., Springville.
PEET, RUDOLPHUS, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Viola ; son of John Peet ; was born in Solon, Cortland Co., N. Y., July 2,.1837 ; resided here since Oct. 1844 ; from 1855, attended school three and a half years at Mt. Vernon, this county, at what is now Cornell Col- lege. Married Dec. 25, 1862, Mary A. Chubbuck, of Mt. Vernon, one of the first graduating class at the school there; she graduated July 14, 1859, as Mistress of English Literature; she was born about 1838; daughter of D. O. and Polly Oakley Chubbuck; Mary died Aug. 14, 1865. Rudolphus married again Oct. 23. 1865, Martha E. Hewett, born Feb. 22, 1845, in Wyoming Co., Penn .; have had six children, viz .: Lulah, b. Sept. 8, 1867 ; Myrtle, b. Jan. 14, 1869 ; Everett, b. Aug. 23, 1871; Earle, b. March 31, 1673, died June 26, 1874 ; Amy, b. April 6, 1875; Gerald, b. April 26, 18.7. Both Methodists ; he is a Republican.
PEET, JOHN, deceased ; he was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., Oct. 7, 1804; was son of Gideon and Abigail
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Wildman Peet, natives of Connecticut ; Gideon was born July 29, 1776; Abi- gail July 20, 1783 ; they came to Fair- view, Jones Co., about 1841 ; opened a farm there ; Gideon died about 1843 ; Abigail in 1846; they were married Feb. 22, 1801. John married Nov. 13, 1828, in Solon, Cortland Co., by Rev. B. W. Capron, Baptist, to Julia A. Wil- cox, born Nov. 23, 1806, in Cortland- ville, N. Y., daughter of Eben and Rachel Merrill Wilcox, natives of Con- necticut. They came to Iowa about 1846 with team, making three times they had come from New York with a team ; father died Jan. 25, 1864, born Jan. 29, 1780 ; mother died March 8, 1870, born Nov. 9, 1785 ; both died in this vicinity. John and Abigail have had six children -Romelia, b. Sept. 19, 1829; Phe- dorah, b. July 8, 1831 ; Theresa, b. Sept. 8, 1833, died March 8, 1834 ; Rudolphus, b. July 2, 1837 ; Irwin and Irvin, twins, b. Aug. 28, 1844. Family left New York in June, 1838, went to Warren Co., Ill .; there until Spring of 1839 ; then to Hendersonville, Knox Co., Ill .; there until July, 1844; then to Fairview, Jones Co., Iowa; in Octo- ber to Sec. 11, Brown Tp .; Mr. Peet worked at Fisher's Mills, on Buffalo Creek, until 1852, when he moved to Pioneer Tp., Cedar Co., and built Peet's Mills, on Clear Creek; he died there Jan. 10, 1867, and was buried in Wil- cox cemetery, in Fairview Tp. He lived and died strong in the faith of the final well being of the universal family of man. His widow is now living on Sec. 11; P. O. Viola.
Peet, W. R., P. O. Viola.
Penn, R., retired far., S. 10 ; P. O. Viola. Penn, R. R., far., S. 10; P. O. Viola.
Petty, C., far., S. 4 ; P. O. Springville.
Pherrin, J. C., Sr., retired, Springville.
Pherrin, J. C., Jr., far., S. 21; P. O. Springville.
Pherrin, M. C., far., S. 22; P. O. Spring- ville.
Pherrin, W., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Springville. Pierpoint, O., far., S. 8; P. O. Springville. Pierpoint, W., far., S. 8 ; P. O. Springville. Pitkin, W. N., far., S. 13; P. O. Viola. Plummer, A., Sr., ret. ; P. O. Springville. Plummer, A., Jr., far., S. 17; P. O. Springville.
Plummer, C., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Springville. Plummer, C. T., S. 31 ; P. O. Springville. Plummer, L., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Springville. Plummer, M., station agent, S. 32; P. O.
Paral.
Plummer, T., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Springville.
Porte, John, far., S. 36 ; P. O. Martelle. Post, Daniel, farmer, Viola.
Post, Geo., far., S. 14 ; P. O. Viola.
Pudney, Henry, cheese factory, Springville.
EED, JOHN, far., S. 36; P. O.
R Springville.
Reneau, Jesse, retired far., Springville.
Reneau, W. T., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Spring- ville.
Rhoten, C., far., S. 3; P. O. Viola.
Rhoten, J. H., far., S. 6; P. O. Waubeck. ROBERTSON, FRANKLIN
B., teacher, Sec. 10; P. O. Viola ; born in Benton, Ontario Co., N. Y., May 13, 1829; son of Robert S. and Caroline Bradner Robertson ; father, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, came to America with his parents when 14, set- tling near Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y .; his grandfather was Robert Robertson, grandmother was Isabell Scott ; they died in Orange Co .; parents went to Tomp- kins Co. about 1815 ; to Ontario Co. in 1818 ; in February, 1830, to N. Y. City, where mother died same month ; father remarried in 1832; in 1833, went to Albany ; in August, 1836, came back to Benton; died there March 19, 1852. F. B. worked on his father's farm in the Summer and attended district school in the Winter ; after father's death, went to New York City ; Aug. 4, 1853, went to Watertown, Wis .; taught near there that Winter ; the following Summer, went to Michigan, then to Belvidere, Ill .; was a while in Bristed's Nursery, then to Wisconsin ; Winter of 1854-5 and 1855-6, taught near Watertown ; in Spring of 1856, made a tour through Iowa, in the Fall at Central City, Linn Co .; back to Wisconsin in February, 1857 ; went to Peet's Mills, Cedar Co., Iowa, and on March 17, 1857, married Phedorah Peet, born July 8, 1831, in Solon, Cortland Co., N. Y., daughter of John and Julia, Wilcox Peet. Mr. R. has not taught since Spring of 1874 ; lived on their farm since. They have no children. Both believe in a Supreme Being, and that He is supreme, and will
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