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Butler, Henry, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Butler, J. K., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Leighton.
Burton, William, laborer, Bellefon- taine; P. O. Tracy.
Butts, Daniel, laborer, P. O. Tracy. Butler, J. C., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Leighton.
Butler, Peter T., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Leighton.
C ARRELL, C. A., farmer,Sec. 3; P. O. Leighton; farm, 162 acres; was born in Adams county, Ohio, in 1843; he came to this county with his parents in 1849, and located near Oskaloosa; moved on his present farm eleven years ago; he married Miss Laura Walker, January 1, 1867, a native of Muskingum county, Ohio; have two sons and one daughter,
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Frederick, Charles and Nora Bell; served three years in the late war, in Company K., Thirty-third Iowa Volunteers Infantry.
Carrell, C. A., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Leighton.
Carrell, R. V., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Leighton.
Church, A. N., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Auburn.
Clark, Elmer, fariner, Sec. 6; P. O. Olivet.
Clark, R. V., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Leighton.
CORWIN, L. EVANS, physician and surgeon: P. O. Olivet; was born in Champaign county, Ohio, in 1850; he lived there until 1865; he commenced the study of med- icine with Dr. M. Bemshonr, of Trinidade, Colorado, in 1872; took one course of lectures at the St. Louis Medical College; com- menced practice in January at Olivet; practiced about three years in Ripley county, Missouri.
Collins, J. C., laborer, P. O. Auburn. Croft, Peter B., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Olivet.
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AVIS, JOHN D., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Leighton.
Davis, John, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Leighton.
Delong, George, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Auburn. .
BY, BENJ. F., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Olivet.
Eckroot, John, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Anburn.
Ellis, Eli, laborer, Bellfontaine; P. O. Tracy.
Evans, James, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Leighton.
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ANSHER, THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Leighton; was born in Sevier county, East Ten- nessee, October 1st, 1808; he lived there until the age of 21, and then moved to Rush county, In- diana; he came to this county in April, 1843, a few days before the Indians gave up possession. Mr.
Fansher was on the first jury ever empaneled in this connty. He staked out his claim a little south- west of Oskaloosa; he moved on his present farm in the spring of 1854; his farm contains 200 acres ; he married Miss Mahala White January 9th, 1833; she was born in the same county June 15th, 1815; she died June 13th, 1875, and left a family of three sons and four daughters, Jemima J., (now Mrs. A. P. Kitching,) An- drew J., John M., Oskaloosa, (now Mrs. A. T. Barnes,) George W., Harriett M., and Martha E.
FANSHER, DENNIS, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Leighton; was born in Sevier county, Tennessee, No- vember 18th, 1818; he lived there until about 13 years of age; his parents then moved to Rush county, Ind .; lived there until September, 1854, and then came to this county and located in Har- rison township; has been on his present farm since April, 1863; has a farm of 120 acres; he married Rebecca Stone, July 4th, 1850, a native of S, C .; they have four sons and six daughters, Geo. W., Louisa, Amanda, William R., Mary M., Betsey, Nancy J., Joseph, Samuel, and Viola.
Fansher, G. W., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Leighton.
Fansher, Geo., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Leighton.
Ferguson, William, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Leighton.
Fitzsimons, E., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Olivet.
FINNEY, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 22; P. Beacon; has a farm of 220 acres; was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, October 26th, 1822; he lived there until 1856, and then came to this county and located where he now lives; he married Miss Minerva Reeves in 1854, of the same connty; she died in 1856; he was married
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again to Eliza Church in 1858, a native of Ohio; they have one son and one daughter, Mary Ida, and Grant.
Foster, W. J., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Anburn.
Free James, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Olivet.
Frazier, Eli, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Olivet.
G ARDEN, LOUISA A., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Tracy; widow of Robert, who was born in Phila- delphia December 19th, 1809; he emigrated to Iowa, to what is now Van Buren county, in 1837, where he lived until 1844, and then re- moved to this county; he entered 160 acres. Mrs. Garden's maiden name was Harris; she was born in Philadelphia September 17th, 1810; they were married March 10, 1829; he died April 16th, 1861, and left a family of five sons and two daughters, Augustus J., Benjaminn H., Robert, Thos., J., Lonisa, Malinda and Clarence B.
GILMOUR, WM., farmer, See. 14; P. O. Leighton; was born in Ayr- shire, Scotland in 1810, he emi- grated to the United States in 1832 and located in New Haven, Connecticut. Mr. G. is a weaver by trade, he remained in Con- neetient five years, working the while at his trade; he then emi- grated to Union county, Indiana, where he lived 18 years; he came to this county in 1856, and locat- ed where he now lives; his farm contains 139 acres; he married Miss Susan Foster, a native of New Haven, Connecticut, Sep- tember 6, 1836; she died Febru- ary 3, 1845; left family of three sons and two danghters: Cather- ine, Emily, Andrew J., Wil- liam W., and Charles E ;. he married again to Jane McCul- longh, a native of Indiana, in August, 1848; they have one son
and two daughters, James B., Sarah G., and Lizzie A.
Godfrey, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Beacon.
H ATFIELD, S. S. farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Leigton.
Hatfield, F. E. farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Leighton.
Haunsteen, John, farmer, Sec. S; P. O. Olivet.
Hankens, E. farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Harris, Jas. farmer, P. O. Leighton. Henry, T. S. farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Henry, J. W. farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Henry, J. S. farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Olivet.
Hower, Dan., farmer, See. 5; P. O. Leighton.
Hoffman, Edward, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Leighton.
Hughes, W. E. farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Olivet.
Hull, Jasper, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Beacon.
Hull, A. farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Beacon.
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RVIN, ROBERT, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Oskaloosa; was born in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1822; he lived there until 11 years of age, his parents then moved to Muskingum Co., Ohio, where he lived until 1850, and then came to Iowa and locat- ed near Oskaloosa; has lived on his present farm 8 years; farm 60 aeres; married Eliza Adams, a native of Oneida county, New York, in 1848; they have one son and one daughter, James A., and Anna E. (now Mrs. John W. Jones).
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ONES, PHEBE A., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Traey.
Johnson, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 22; P. (). Beacon.
K ENTFIELD, C. Z., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Leighton. KENDIG, T. B., farmer, See. 12;
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P. O. Leighton; farm 80 acres; was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1815, he lived there until 1836, and then went to Stark county, Ohio; came to this county in 1855, and located where he now lives; he married Miss Mary Ferree, a na- tive of Dolphin county, Pennsyl- vania, April 11, 1838; they have three sons and four daughters: Oliver J., Perrin L., Andrew A., Ada M., Nancy R, Adell F., and Lucetta J.
Kraam, A. van der., farmer, Sec. 6: P. O. Pella.
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AUGHILIN, WM., farmer, Sec. 9: P. O. Leighton.
Lake, J. A., farmer, Sec. 30: P. O. Tracy.
Lash, Elizabeth, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Leighton.
LAUGHLIN. D. F., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Olivet; owns a farm of 120 acres; was born in Elizabeth, Alleghany county, Penn., Nov. 6, 1816; he lived there about sixteen years; his parents then moved to Carroll county, Ohio, where he lived until the spring of 1847, and then removed to this county and located where he now lives; he married Miss Margaret Robertson, March 14, 1844; she was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., March 26, 1814. They have no family.
LAUGHLIN, ADAM, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Olivet; was born in the town of Elizabeth, Alleghany Co., Penn., Jannary 5, 1822; his pa- rents moved to Carroll county, O., when the subject of this sketch was abont nine years of age, where he lived until the fall of 1851, when he came to this county; he married Miss Margaret Price, in March, 1850; she was born in Car- roll county, Ohio, in 1832; have six daughters and one son: Jose- phene, Rebecca, Stella, Viola M., Margaret, Carrie, and William B. Has a farm of 120 acres.
Lockart, Isaac, M., farmer, P. O. Leighton.
LOCKART, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Olivet; was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, June 19, 1816; he lived there until four years of age; his parents then moved to Licking county, Ohio, where he lived until fifteen years of age, and then moved to Frank- lin county, Ohio; lived there until eighteen years of age, and then moved to Fountain county, Ind .; lived there until 1846, and then came to this county; been on his present farm nineteen years; has a farm of 220 acres. Ile married Miss Mary Funk, Feb. 19, 1837; she is a native of Pickaway Co., Ohio; they have three sons and four daughters: Isaac M., John F., Robert E .. Emma Nora (now Mrs. D. W. Hartman), Maggie, Mary E., (now Mrs. Cicero Wing- field). Alice E. (now Mrs. Henry Waldrip).
LUCAS, DR. T. H., farmer, Sec. 24; manager of the poor farm; P. O. Oskaloosa; was born in Han- cock county, Tenn., March 25th, 1839; he lived there but a short time, when his parents moved to Washington county, Indiana; he came to this county in 1866; has had charge of the poor farm three years; he married Miss L. A. Collins, March 27, 1864; she is a native of Indiana; they have one adopted son, Fredie. Mr. L. served nearly five years in the late rebel- lion; enlisted July 21, 1861, in Co E, 42d Illinois Vol. Inf .; was mustered out Dec. 25, 1865, at Port Lavaca, Texas.
M cCREA, HENRIETTA, far- mer, Sec. 5; P. O. Leighton. McCombs, James W., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Leighton.
Mc Bride, Charles, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Leighton. Mc Vey, J., laborer Bellefontaine; P. O. Tracy.
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McCombs, V. B., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Olivet.
Morgan. J. G., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Auburn.
N TEWMAN, G. L., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Leighton.
Newhouse, J. M., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Leighton.
Norwood, R. P., farmer, Sec. 16: P. O. Leighton.
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SWANDLE, GODFREY, far- mer, Sec. 14; P. O. Leighton. Oswandle, Fred .. farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Olivet.
P HILLIPS, MARGARET,
farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Olivet; farm 100 acres; widow of Albert Phillips, who was born in Virgin- ia in 1821; he came to this county in 1847; Mrs Phillips' maiden name was Cheezem; she was born in Ohio, February 20, 1821; they were married June 16, 1850; he died August 27, 1875, leaving a family of four sons and seven daughters: Minerva, Columbus, William, Julia, John, Nancy, Mary, Rachael, Albert, Polly and Katie.
Phillips, C. C., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Leighton.
Phillips, William, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Olivet.
Phillips, J. S., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Olivet.
PLASTER, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Beacon; farm of 96 acres; was born in Bristol, Som- mersetshire, England, January 17, 1824; he emigrated to the United States in 1854 and located in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and came from there in a short time thereafter; he married Miss Margaret Hoskins, a native of South Wales, in 1844; she died in 1868; he married again to Eliz- abeth Hartshorn, in 1869, a native of South Wales; they have one son and two daughters: Tom, Es- ther and Grace.
PRICE, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 8; P.
O. Olivet; was born in Starke county, Ohio, January 21, 1822; he lived there until 1850, and then came to this county and lo- cated where he now lives; has a farm of 203 acres; he married Miss Margaret Hamilton, October 14, 1843. a native of Fredericks- burg, Ohio; have no fami y; adopted one son: T. M.
Price, L. D., farmer, Sec. 5: P. O. Olivet.
R EDMAN, REUBEN, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Leighton; farm of 500 acres, 35 acres of timber; was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, May 15, 1837: came to this county in 1863, and has lived on his present farm since 1867; he married Miss Ma- ry F. Elson ,Feb. 27, 1866; she was born in Starke county, Ohio, March 11, 1838; family of three sons and one daughter: Richard, Joseph, Katie and Frank; Mr. Redman and his partner, Thomas Haines, brought 1200 head of sheep from Ohio, in 1863, and the year following brought 2300 more, making in all, with the in- crease, 4,400 head.
Reeves, Elizabeth, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Auburn.
Reeves, Moses, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Auburn.
Rice, Charles H., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Tracy.
Rice, Samuel J., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Tracy.
Roorda, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Pella.
Ross, D. D., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Leighton.
Rogers, C., laborer, P. O. Tracy.
ROBERTSON, FRANK, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Olivet; was born in Carroll county, Ohio, October 7, 1841; came to this county in the fall of 1845; he married Miss M. V. Martin, a native of Clark county, Indiana, April 18, 1867; they have four sons and one
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daughter: Samuel C., John B., William E., Annie M. and Justin M.
ROBERTSON, G. M., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Olivet; was born in Carroll county, Ohio, May 29, 1833; came to this county in the fall of 1845; he married Miss Jennie Gilbert, a native of Mont- gomery county, Ohio, April 28, 1869; she was born May 27, 1848; they have one son and one dangh- ter: Sallie and Willie; lost two sons: Lewis and Frank; Mr. R. served three years in the late war in the fifth Tennessee cavalry; farms 80 acres and has 23 aeres of timber.
ROBERTSON, SAMUEL, farmer Sec. 4; P. O. Leighton; was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16, 1808; his parents moved to West Moreland county, Penn .. when he was very young, lived there twelve years, and then moved to Carroll county, Ohio; lived there until the fall of 1853, and then came to this county, and in the spring of 1854 moved on the place where he now lives; has a farm of 205 acres, and fifty acres of timber; he married Miss Mary Sample, Sept. 15, 1837, a native of Wilmington, Delaware; she was born October, 1814; they have three sons and two daughters, Samuel S., Jane, Johnson L., Rob- ert D. and Sarah E.
ROBERTSON, SARAH, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Olivet; widow of Win. Robertson, who was born in Ireland; he came to this county in the fall of 1845, and located on the farm they now occupy; Mrs. Robertson's maiden name was Smith; she was born in Brook county, Virginia, August 1, 1803; they were married February 3, 1830; he died April 5, 1854, leav- ing a family of five sons, only two of whom are now living, George,
and Frank; deceased, John, Wil- liam A. and Andrew.
Ryan, I., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Leighton.
Ryan, R. B. J., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Leighton.
S AMPLE, W. C., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Leighton.
Sandalin, W., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Tracy.
SCHEE, W. F., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Oskaloosa; was born in Harri- son county, Ohio, June 3, 1822, lived there until May, 1855, and then came to this county and lo- cated where he now lives; his farm contains 520 aeres, and 30 acres of timber; he married Miss Mary Myers December 24, 1844, a native of Tuscarawas county, Ohio; she died in 186S; married again to Rebecca Ross, April 28, 1870, a native of Tuscarawas county, Ohio; by the first union three sons and four daughters, Isabel (now Mrs. Henry Gray), Ellen (now Mrs. James Elliott), Walter, Lieu- rany, Ida, Win. F., Jr., James; one daughter by second marriage, Olive; was member of the board of supervisors one term.
Schee, Walter, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Seevers, B. F., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Auburn.
Schultz, John, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Leighton.
Smith, W. T., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Tracy.
Smith, W. A., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Leighton.
Stenis, Art van, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Pella.
TAYLOR, J. B., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Auburn.
Thompson, Israel, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Olivet.
THOMPSON, A. Y., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Anburn; was born in Orange county, New York, Jan. 28, 1824; he came to this county
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in April, 1856, lived one year in Oskaloosa township, and then re- mnoved to this township, where he has since resided; farm contains 120 acres; he married Miss Rachel A. Benson, March 6, 1851, a native of Patterson, New Jersey; they have two sons and four daughters, Richard B., Robert M.,
Anna, Jane, Mary and Stella; was justice of the peace about six years.
W ALKER, F. J., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Leighton.
Wood, Isaiah, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Olivet
Wray, Jabez, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Olivet.
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A IKIN, S. A., physician and sur- geon, Leighton; was born in the town of Somerset, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania, Feb. 24, 1830: he lived there two years; his pa- rents then moved to Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where he lived until he was 17 years of age. He commenced the study of medi- cine at the age of 17, with Dr. W. C. Riter, of Alleghany county, Pennsylvania; he graduated at the Jefferson Medical College of Pennsylvania; he came to Dela- ware county, Iowa, in 1851; in October of the same year he mar- ried Miss Diana Doreward, of Delaware county; Iowa; they have four sons and five daughters, John F., Ellen, Sarah, Cyrus, Charles, Annetta, Bell, Jesse and Lillie. Mr. A., came to the county in 1858, spent the year previous in Marion county. Iowa.
B AKER, ELIZA A., farming, Sec. 31; P. O. Pella.
BARBER, S. W., merchant, of the firm of Barber & Young, Leigh- ton ; was born in Columbia county, Pennsylvania, in 1838; he lived there until 1866, and then re- moved to Cass county, Michigan; lived there about four years, and then came to this county, and to Leighton, May 12, 1871; not mar- ried.
Bennett, E., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Leighton.
BENNETT, N. F., farmer, Sec. 22;
P. O. Leighton; farm of 130 acres; was born in St. Jos. county, Indiana, May 9, 1837; he lived there until 1853, and then came to this county; he married Miss Eliza Burns, June 16, 1860-born in Lee county, lowa, in 1841; they have one son, John E.
BENNETT, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Pella; was born in Stark county, Ohio, where he lived until 1851, and then removed to this county, he now lives; has a farm of 160 acres and 9 acres of timber; Jannary 17, 1849, married Miss Margaret Haslett, a native of Bucks county, Penn .- born De- cember 1828; they have three sons and one daughter, William A., Robert N., Minnie B. and George E .; lost one daughter, Florinda, who died in Colorado, May 6, 1876.
Beagle, John H., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Leighton.
BETTS, FIELDING, retired, Sec. 17; P. O. Pella; was born in Scott county, Kentucky, Septem- ber 9, 1803; he lived there until 24 years of age; from there he went to Montgomery county, In- diana, where he remained until the fall of 1843; he came to Jef- ferson county, Iowa, in the winter of 1843-44, and the following summer moved to Henderson county, Illinois; remained there until April, 1847, and then re- moved to Black Oak township,
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this county, and located on Sec. 17; he married Hannah Wilson, in November, 1831, a native of Kentucky; has one son and six daughters, Joseph, Nancy A. (now Mrs. Josiah Rourk), Mary E., (now Mrs. L. Zering), Harriet J., (now Mrs. J. A. Ergembright), Sarah A., (now Mrs. F. Rector), Henrietta R. and Martha; was justice about six years. Mr. B. served in the Black Hawk war.
Blanch, J., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Leighton.
BOWMAN, DAVID L., black- smith, Leighton; was born in Franklin county, Virginia, April 3, 1845; he lived there until Oc- tober, 1864; in the fall of 1865, he came to Leighton, and has been a resident here ever since; he married Mrs. Eliza Fleck, widow of J. B., August 3, 1873, who was born in Stark county, Ohio, Au- gust 14, 1853; she died October 25, 1876; left one son, William A .; Mrs. B. left two sons by her former marriage, John A. C. and David F.
Brownell, Sands, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Leighton.
Bush, Sarah, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Leighton.
ANINE, P. V., farmer, See. 18; CA
P. O. Pella; born in Shelby county, Kentucky, September 10, 1810; lived there 21 years; then moved to Montgomery county, Indiana; he lived there until 1852, and then came to this county and located where he now lives; farms 181 acres; he married Miss Char- ity Smith, February 13, 1833, a native of Ohio, but raised in Montgomery county, Indiana; they have four sons and three daugh- ters, Cornelius, Enoch, Harvey, Sylvesrer, Margaret, Lucinda, and Gharity A .; was township trustee four years.
Clark, T. J., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Pella.
Clark, Nancy M., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Leighton.
DE KOK, STEPHEN, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Pella.
De Jong, M., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Pella.
De Bruin, C., farmer, P. (). Pella.
De Bruin, Justice, farmer, P. O. Pella.
De Jong, G., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Pella.
De Bruin, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Pella.
De Jong, P., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Pella.
De Kok, John, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Pella.
DUNSMORE, A. E., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Leighton; was born in Morgan county, Ill., October 5, 1823, where he lived until 1848; he then came to this county, and . located where he now lives; he entered 200 acres of land, and his present farm contains 160 aeres; he married Miss Aria A. Hoover, May 1, 1851; she was born in Mifflin county, Pa., February 9, 1838; they have five sons and four daughters, Mary, Evaline, Frederick, George, Marion, Ela- nor, Irene, Josephus and Abra- ham; he was justice of the peace six years, and held the office of township clerk and other offices of trust.
Dykstra, C., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Leighton.
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ADINGTON, JOHN, farmer, P. O. Leighton.
ERGEMBRIGHT, J. A., farmer, See. 15; P. O. Pella; was born in Bartholomew county, Indiana, August 9, 1837; he lived there twenty-five years and then came to this county; owns a farm of 80 acres; he married Miss Harriett J., daughter of Fielding Betts, Esq., October 15, 1863, a native of Montgomery county, Indiana; born January, 1843; they have two sons and one daughter, Ed-
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ward, William and Cora. Is
township assessor.
Else, Henry, lives in Oskaloosa. F LECK, CASSA A., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Leighton.
Freeman, S. E., farmer, P. O. Leigh- ton.
FUNSTON, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Leighton; was born in Columbia county, Pa., in 1819, and lived there until twenty-one years of age; he then removed to St. Joseph county, Indiana; he went to California in 1852 and re- inained there eight years, and came to this county in March, 1859; owns a farm of 355 acres; he married Miss Louvisa Lowery, March 3, 1859, a native of Dela- ware, but raised in St. Joseph county, Indiana; no family; have lost one daughter, Mary A.
Funston, Mellissa, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Leighton.
G IBBS, CHAS. T., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Leighton; owns a farm of 160 acres; was born in Bur- lington Co, N. J., April 30, 1830; he lived there but six months, when his parents moved to Cin- cinnati, where they lived two years, then removed near Leba- non, Ohio, where he lived until 1834, and then went to St. Joseph county, Indiana; he came to this county in the spring of 1862; married Miss Margarey MeNay, January 1, 1855, a native of Elk- hart county, Indiana; they have three sons and one daughter, Robert E., Albert N., Frank A. and Effie A.
Goldsmith, S., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Pella.
Graham, John, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Leighton.
GRAHAM, THOS., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Leighton; owns a farm of 120 acres; was born in Tippe- canoe county, Indiana, October 15, 1840, and lived there until
1851, and then came to this coun- ty; he married Miss Amanda Gibbs, November 11, 1874, a na- tive of Indiana; she died July 5, 1876; has one daughter, Martha F.
GRAHAM, SANFORD, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Leighton; owns a farm of 140 acres; was born in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, in 1838; came to this county in 1851 and located where he now lives; not married; he enlisted in the late war in Co. C, 33d Iowa Vol- unteers Infantry, August 10,1862; was wounded at Helena, Arkan- sas, July 4, 1863, and discharged November S, 1863.
Grandia, Mary, farmer, Sec. 29; P .. O. Pella.
Groves,. Peter B., farmer, See. 14; P. O. Leighton.
F TOWARD, C. M., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Pella; was born in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, in 1840, and lived there eight years, when his parents moved to this county and located in this town- ship in 1848; he married Miss Judith Ferguson, September 21, 1862, a native of Boone county, Indiana; she came to this county in 1848; they have one son and seven daughters, Ida I., Malinda E., Minnie V., Emma A., Martha L., Nellie E., Judith I., and Chas. W .; he served three years in the late war, in Co. A, 40th Iowa Volunteers Infantry.
Howard, Chas., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Pella.
Howard, Geo. W., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Pella.
Howard, Jackson, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Pella.
Hoover, Joseph H., lives in Oska- loosa.
Hoover, E. S., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Leighton.
Hulstein, C., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Pella.
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ARAD, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Leighton.
Jackson, Joseph; lives in Oskaloosa.
Jones, D. C., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Peoria.
Jones, Alonzo, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Peoria.
Johnson, James P., carpenter; P. O. Leighton.
K ALLEMYN, K., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Pella. Kline, H. H., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Leighton.
Krous, Ed. C., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Leighton.
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