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UNGST, WILLIAM G .- Farmer, section 27, P. O. Elkhart. Was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, April 5, 1828, and while he was yet a small boy his parents came to Indiana, where he was raised at farming as an occupation. In 1852 he came to Polk county and settled near Des Moines, and in the spring of 1857 he went to Greene county, this State, where he engaged in the mercantile business, and after two years began farming which he has followed since. In 1877 he returned to this county and settled on his present homestead. In August of 1861 he enlisted from Greene county in the late rebellion and served for two years. He enlisted as a private and was promoted to second lieutenant and shortly afterward to first lieutenant and was discharged as such. His marriage. was in Indiana in October of 1857, to Miss Mary W. Mills, of Ohio, but raised in Indiana. They have three children living: Webb M., Ella and Jessie. They have lost three: Annetta, Fred and Eddie.
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W FOODS, JAMES A .- Farmer, section 16, P. O. Tyner. Was born in Ross county, Ohio, February 2, 1806, and was raised there till he reached his majority, at farming as an occupation, which he has since followed as his principal vocation. In 1830 he emigrated to the then Territory of Michigan and remained for three years and then came on to Elkhart, Indiana, and from there came to this county in 1854, purchas- ing 160 acres, which now constitutes a part of his present homestead, from Daniel Underhill. He has now 193 acres in a well-improved farm. Since a resident of the township he has held the office of justice of the peace for several terms, township trustee and various other minor offices. He was married in Ohio, September 13, 1828, to Miss Annie Ritchart, of Ross county, Ohio. They have a family of three sons and three daughters liv- ing: Elizabeth, Rachel, James A., Lucy, Joseph H. and Thomas. His father was from Ireland and his mother was a native of Virginia, but of Welsh and English origin. He had two sons in the late war: J. L., who enlisted in company E, Third Iowa, in April, 1861, and was killed at the battle of Shiloh; Joseph H. enlisted in company K, Sixteenth Iowa, Feb- ruary 22, 1862, and served till the close of the war.
WOODS, J. A. S .- Farmer, section 8, P. O. Tyner. Was born in Elk- hart county, Indiana, October 7, 1835, and was raised there at farming, and from there he came to this county in 1854, and first stopped at Des Moines; shortly after he came to this township, where he has since resided. His home consists of 213 acres of nicely improved land. He is one of the trustees of his township and has held various district offices. His mar- riage was in this county, in 1856, to Miss Mary A. Elliott, a native of In- diana. They have a family of nine children living: Annie, Samuel, Eliza- beth, Eldridge, Grant, Jane, Lorenzo, Arthur and William. They have lost one daughter, Rachel.
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A LLEMAN, G .- Farmer, section 22, P. O. Palmer. Was born in Cranbender, Switzerland, January 30, 1835, and in 1846 immigrated to this country, settling in Sauk county, Wisconsin. He was engaged in farming there until 1864, and then came to this county, and owns a farm of 320 acres, all improved. He was married August 4, 1860, to Miss Clara Fausch, a native of Egis, Switzerland. They are the parents of eight children: John P., Clara, Mary, George, Wilhemenia, Eliza, Susan and Emma.
B ADER, THOMAS-Farmer, section 27, P. O. Palmer. Was born in Switzerland, December 21, 1820, and in 1856 moved to this country, settling in Wisconsin, and lived there until 1867. He then came to this county, and now owns a farm of 160 acres of land. He was married in May, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth W. Burkey, a native of the same place as himself. They have two children: Joseph L. and Mary Ann (wife of Am- brose Swidler, of this county).
BEALS, S. C .- Farmer, section 29, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Hampshire county, Massachusetts, February 14, 1838; and at the age of nineteen years came this county. His occupation through life has been farming, and he now owns a farm of eighty acres. During the war he was mustered into company B, Twenty-third Iowa volunteer infantry. Par- ticipated in the battles of Fort Esperanza, Champion's Hill, Black River
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Bridge, Siege of Vicksburg, and numerous skirmishes, and was mustered out in August, 1865. He was married in Polk City, November 14, 1865,. to Miss Anna Wilson, a native of Delaware county, Ohio, who was born October 16, 1843. They have six children: Lela May, Bertha G., Elsie E., Leroy J., Robert C. and Edith Rose.
BODA, ADAM-Farmer, section 17, P. O. Palmer. Was born in Holmes county, Ohio, February 11, 1837, and in 1857 he moved to Henry county, Illinois, living there until the fall of 1868. He then moved on the farm he now occupies, consisting of 165 acres of good land. August 11, 1862, he enlisted in company D, One Hundred and Twelfth Illinois infan- try. Participated in the battles of Knoxville, Resaca, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville, Wilmington, and in the raid through East Tennessee, in all ninety-five battles and skirmishes. October 14, 1867, he was married to Miss Louisa Ringgenberg, a native of Holmes county, Ohio. They have nine children: Mary C., Sarah A., Emily C., Hulda S., Isadore, Ida J., Peter C. and Clara, living, and one dead, Rachel Louise.
C ARTER, J. M .- Farmer, section 27, P. O. Palmer. Was born in Van Buren county, this State, September 4, 1843, and lived there until about the year 1867, and then moved to this county, settling in this town -. ship. He owns a farm of 160 acres, with good improvements. In the fall of 1861 he was mustered into company F, Fourteenth Iowa infantry. Par- ticpated in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Pleasant Hill, Yellow Bayou, Louisiana, and others, besides numerous skirmishes. May 18,. 1864, he was wounded, and now receives a pension from the government. He was mustered out of the service during the winter of 1864-5. March 29, 1868, he was married to Miss Mary A. Cross, a native of Ohio. They have had five children: Barbara A., Emma J., Clinton M. and Homer C.,. living, and one, Clarence C., deceased.
E RICKSON, H .- Farmer, section 20, P. O. Sheldahl. Was born in. Southern Norway, May 16, 1819, and at the age of thirty-one years. emigrated to this country, settling in Dane county, Wisconsin. He resided there until 1868, when he came to this county and settled upon his present homestead of seventy acres. October 10, 1860, he was married to Miss. Malinda Holverson, a native of Southwestern Norway. They are the- parents of ten children: Ida, Malinda, Edward, Holver, Illinois, Henry, Caroline, Lena, Mary and Andrew, all living.
LEMING, WILLIAM-Farmer and stock-raiser, section 26, P. O. Palmer. Was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1821, and in 1852 emigrated to this country, first settling in Philadelphia. He lived there five years and then came to Iowa, locating in Burlington, and in 1865 came to this county and settled on his present farm. Owns 400 acres, and has one of the best stock farms in the county. He was married in Phila- delphia in August, 1856, to Miss Nancy Nelson, a native of the same place as himself. They have two children: James W. and Mary E. On landing in Burlington Mr. F. had less than one dollar in money, and has made what he now owns by farming.
H OLVERSON, O .- Farmer, section 17, P. O. Sheldahl. Was born April 14, 1822, in the southern part of Norway, and in 1857 emi- grated to America, settling in Dane county, Wisconsin, and there followed farming. In 1867 he came to this county, and settled on this place, living in his wagon until he could build him a house. He landed here without, means, and has succeeded in obtaining a good farm of 160 acres. He was.
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married to Miss Anna Olsen, of the same place as himself. They have three children living: Ole O., Malinda and Emily. Lost one son, Halver. OHNSON, PETER-Farmer, section 18, P. O. Sheldahl. Was born in the southern part of Norway, October 13, 1836. He emigrated to this country, and settled in Dane county, Wisconsin, and in the spring of 1867 came to this county. He is the owner of 160 acres of land, improved, all of which he has made since coming here, as he was obliged to borrow $53 with which to reach this country. He was married November 9, 1856, to Miss Emily Nelson, a native of the same place as himself. They have six children: John, Nelson A., George H., Emma M. and Andrew, living, and one deceased, Anna S. December 19, 1861, he was mustered into the Fifteenth Wisconsin infantry, company E, and was wounded May 27, 1864, at New Hope Church, Georgia. Participated in eighteen battles and twenty-six skirmishes. Was mustered out December 19, 1864.
K ELSALL, THOMAS-Farmer, section 31, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Albany county, New York, May 29, 1830, and resided there until 1860, when he moved to Columbia county, same State, where he remained one year. He then came to this county, in 1861. He owns a farm of 240 acres, well improved. He was married to Mrs. Elizabeth W. Donaldson. She has two children by her former marriage: Robert A. and Anna M. (now Mrs. Frank Nash, of Adams county, this State; she was born February 5, 1832, and was married March 20, 1862). They have two children living with them: Grace Wilson (whose parents are dead) and Emery E. Barrick (whose father is deceased).
M cCONNEL, R. L .- Farmer, section 29, P. O. Polk City. Was born in New York on the 22d of May, 1831, and at the age of five years moved to Medina county, Ohio. In the spring of 1866 he came to this county, settling in Madison township. In 1869 he came to this town- ship. Owns 120 acres of land, improved. He was mustered into the United States service in April, 1861, in company K, - Ohio infantry. At the end of fourteen months he was commissioned second lieutenant and assigned to company G. Was mustered out in 1864. Participated in the battles of Winchester, Antietam, Fredericksburg, battle of the Wilderness, Gettysburg, and in numerous skirmishes, until the taking of Richmond. He was married February 22, 1866, to Miss Mary C. Williams, of Medina county, Ohio. They have two children: Schuyler and Clara Maud.
MAUCH, DAVID-Farmer, section 31, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, December 27, 1834, and emigrated to the United States in 1854, settling in Delaware county, Ohio. He remained there seven years, following farming, and in the spring of 1861 came to this county. He has followed farming since coming, and is the owner of 235 acres of land, finely improved. He married Miss Christina Likinger, a native of the same place as himself. They have ten children: George A., Hannah B., Charlie F., Mary, Lydia, John W., Minnie and Willie (twins), Eddie and Carrie. Have lost three: George A., Mary and Willie.
MOECKLY, JACOB-Farmer, section 32, P. O. Polk City. Is a son of J. U. Moeckly, who was born in Switzerland, January 24, 1835, and was one of the first settlers of this township. He was a son of Conrad Moeckly, who died on the 30th of March, 1876. J. U. Moeckly came to this country in 1852, and in 1854 moved upon this farm, where our subject still resides. He died upon this place, leaving a wife and five children: Jacob, John, Jefferson, George and Mary, all living. The subject of this
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sketch was married April 24, 1856, to Miss F. Heaglen, a native of Ger- many. The home farm consists of 240 acres, one of the finest and best improved farms in the township. He also owns 377 acres in Crocker township and 46 in Madison township.
N TELSON, THOMAS-Farmer, section 20, P. O. Sheldahl. Was born in the southeastern part of Norway September 14, 1821, and in 1842 came to this country, settling in Rousseau county, Wisconsin. He lived there about eighteen months and then moved to McHenry county, Illinois, living there for three years. He then went to Kendall county, remaining for three years and then returned to McHenry county. After residing there for two years he moved to Dane county, Wisconsin, then came to Iowa, and eighteen months later came to this county. Owns 120 acres of land, improved with a good young orchard. He was married December 29, 1854, to Miss Elizabeth Osmundson, a native of the southwestern part of Norway. They have seven children: George O., Anna C., William F., John F., Henry C., Mary E. and Walter, all living.
R APPLEYE, G. S .- Farmer, section 35, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Seneca county, New York, May 17, 1800, and when thirty years of age moved to Genesee county, same State, where he resided until 1839, then moved to Monroe county, and, after residing there for thirty years, returned to Seneca county. He lived there until he came to this county in 1869, and now owns eighty acres of improved land, in good condition. Was married May 1, 1833, to Miss Catharine C. Wolverton, who was born in New York, October 7, 1805. She died June 22, 1842, leaving four chil- dren: Mary D. (wife of Wilson Gorton, of Polk City), James G. C. (pres- ent township clerk), and Jeremiah, living, and one, Margaret A., deceased.
RINGGENBERG, PETER, SR .- Farmer, section 27, P. O. Palmer. Was born in Switzerland February 28, 1815, and in 1839 moved to this country, settling in Holmes county, Ohio. He lived there until he came to this county, in 1868. Owns 160 acres of land, well improved, also 160 acres on section 34, all of which he has made since coming to this country. He was married in Ohio March 7, 1841, to Miss Anna Duttler, who was born near the same place as himself. They are the parents of fourteen children: Louisa, Peter, David, Christian. Mary, John, Jacob F., Susan, Adolph H., Samuel R., Amelia E., Charles R. and Maggie, living, and one, Rosannah, deceased.
RINGGENBERG, PETER, JR .- Farmer, section 28, P. O. Palmer. Was born in Holmes county, Ohio, March 22, 1844, and in the fall of 1870 moved from there to this county. Owns 200 acres of improved land, all under good cultivation. Was married to Miss Anna Imboden August 17, 1864. She was born in Switzerland. They have ten children: Henry A., Robert A., William C., John A., Edward S., Charles O., Albert C., Frankie and an infant, living, and one, Martha A., deceased.
RINGGENBERG, JOHN-Farmer, section 17, P. O. Palmer. Was born in Holmes county, Ohio, October 22, 1851, and at the age of eigh- teen years came to this county. He is the owner of a farm of eighty acres, well improved. He was married March 28, 1874, to Miss Caroline Kurtz, a native of this county. They have two children: Dora (born December 25, 1875) and Louis (born April 13, 1878.)
CHAAL, W. D .- Farmer, section 30, P. O. Polk City. Was born in S Wurtemburg, Germany, March 23, 1835, and in 1860 came to this country, settling in this county. He now owns 500 acres of land. He had
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about $500 on landing here and with that as a beginning, has made him- self one of the wealthy men of the township. He was married to Anna B. Houser, a native of Baden, Germany, September 13, 1858. They have seven children living: John F., Charlie S., Sophia M., Rosa A., Willie F., Lydia C. and Stowe. Lost one, George A.
V AN GUNDY, E. W .- Farmer, section 22, P. O. Palmer. Was born March 7, 1829, and is a native of Pickaway county, Ohio. When five years of age he moved to Seneca county, same State, where he lived until 1849, and then returned to Pickaway county. In 1854 he moved to Knox county, Illinois, living there until 1865, when he came to this county. He owns 120 acres of land. He was married August 28, 1851, to Miss Mary A. Smith, a native of Pike county, Ohio, born October 13, 1831. They have fourteen children: John W., William S. and Byron S. (twins), Abraham L., Mary E., Henry A., Edwin G., Ella C. and Clara May, living, and five deceased: Susannah C., Flora A., Emma R., Anna L. and Thomas S.
VERTS, T. C .- Farmer, section 34, P. O. Polk City. Was born in In- diana county, Pennsylvania, December 3, 1837, and resided there until eighteen years of age, when he came to Iowa, locating in Des Moines county. He lived there for eighteen months and then moved to Henderson county, Illinois, residing there for seven years. He then came to this county in the spring of 1866. He owns a farm of 160 acres of improved land. March 6, 1863, he was mustered into the service in company H, Twenty-eighth Illinois infantry. He participated in the battles of Spanish Fort, Fort Blakely and Mobile Bay, besides numerous skirmishes, and was mustered out September 1, 1864. He was married October 19, 1859, to Miss Elizabeth Mack, a native of the same county as himself. She was born August 19, 1841. They have had five children, of whom one is now living, Perry W., who was born June 19, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Verts are raising two children: Effie and William H., children of John Mack, a brother of Mrs. Verts.
W TILLIAMS, JOHN-Farmer, section 19, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Calmer, Sweden, November 26, 1820, and when twenty-six years of age he came to this country. Prior to that time he had followed ship carpentering as an occupation. In 1856 he came to this county and has resided in and around Polk City since. Owns a farm of 290 acres. He was married July 13, 1854, in the city of New York, to Miss Caroline Fletcher, a native of the north of Ireland. They have eight children: John F. (married to Estella Vanhow, now living in Shelby county, this State), Isaac A., Edward A., Ella F., Anna M. and Rosa Belle, living, and two, Ida May and Carrie L., deceased.
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A DAMS, REV. J. F .- Farmer, section 15, P. (). Sheldahl. Was born in
Columbus, Ohio, July 3, 1823, and when about twelve years of age his parents died. He was raised a farmer. In 1840 he emigrated to Cum- berland county, Illinois, and in 1844 removed to Fayette county, Indiana, where he remained till he came to his present location in the spring of 1853. In the fall of 1851 he entered the ministry. Was ordained by Bishop James at Indianola. In 1866 he went to Indianola, where he remained for about five years, for the purpose of educating his children, and afterward returned to his home in this county. He was married September 15, 1845,
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to Miss Sarah Provolt, of Indiana. They have four children living: Emma C., John H., William W., Martha E., and two deceased.
ALLEN, B. F .- Farmer and stock-raiser, section 21, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Maine, February 13, 1831, and in 1852 removed to California, where he was engaged in mining one year. He then went to England, and was married March 5, 1853, to Mrs. Jane Murray. After this he took a trip to Australia, engaged in the dairy business until 1857, when he re- turned to Liverpool, England. After remaining there a short time he came to this county, and has since followed farming, in connection with which he deals quite extensively in stock. Owns 160 acres of land under cultiva- tion. Mr. and Mrs. Allen have had nine children, seven of whom are now living: Jennie, Mary E., Julia E., Charles M., Isaiah T., Ellen L. and William H. Lost two: James E. and Benjamin F.
B RISTOW, P. P .- Farmer, section 26, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Ohio, July 17, 1821, and when only an infant he accompanied his parents to Indianapolis, Indiana. He received his education there, having to learn his lesson outside of the house, the building not being large enough to accommodate the smaller scholars. After this he engaged in farming. In 1842 went to Greene county, Kentucky, where he was overseer of slaves. Not liking this business he returned to Indiana, and engaged in farming. In October, 1849, he came to this county, locating where he now resides. Owns 138 acres of improved land. He was married in Johnson county, Indiana, January 1, 1846, to Miss Catharine Messersmith.
BROWN, LEONARD-Was born in Kosciusko county, Indiana, on the 4th of July, 1837, and is the son of Aaron Brown and Margaret nee Cory ; the former was born in Maine and the latter in Ohio. When eleven years of age he was deprived of a mother's care, by death. He being the eldest of the family and his father's means limited, he was cast on his own re- sources. He worked on a farm in summer and during the winter worked for his board, and attended the district school. At the age of fourteen he commenced to learn the blacksmith trade, and continued the same until 1853, when he came with his father to Des Moines, and worked at his cho- sen avocation, until he entered the Des Moines Academy, of which the Rev. J. A. Nash was principal. In the summer of 1854 he was appointed deputy Recorder and Treasurer of Polk county. In the winter of 1854-55, he taught his first term of school, it being the first school ever taught in Story county, west of the Skunk river. In 1855 he was elected tutor of mathematics in the Burlington University, and at the same time, pursued his studies. He returned to Des Moines in 1859, and in 1861 became associated with Rev. J. A. Nash, in the Forest Home school. In November, 1867-8, he held the position of County Superintendent of Schools. In 1871. he removed to Madison township, near Polk City. In 1875 he was elected to a professor- ship in Humbolt College, which position he resigned after serving for a short time. During the late war, he enlisted in the Forty-seventh Iowa volunteer infantry. He is the author of the " Poems of the Prairies," and is the pioneer in this line in Polk county. This work has passed through three editions, and has received very flattering criticisms and favorable commendation from persons both at home and abroad; it is also the first volume of poetry ever published in Iowa. In 1869 he published a war history of Polk county entitled " American Patriotism," a volume of 574 pages, giving brief biographical sketches of the lives of two hundred and eighty martyrs to human liberty, that Polk county gave toward suppress-
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ing the rebellion. He is also the author of several other works. Of late years he has delivered numerous lectures. Has been an active worker in the cause of political reform. His public lectures and speeches during the last seven years, number over four hundred. He was married to Miss Nan- nie Houston, November 7, 1861. Their family consists of ten children ..
BURT, C. M .- Farmer and stock-raiser, section 26, P. O. Polk City Among the pioneers of this township is the subject of this sketch. He was: born in St. Lawrence county, New York, June 23, 1818, and as his father was a farmer before him, he was naturally raised at that occupation. He came to this State in 1838, settling near Davenport, Scott county, and re- mained there till he came to this county, in May of 1846. Made a claim in what is now Crocker township and shortly after sold out and came to this township, took a claim and went back to Scott county after his family in the fall of the same year. In May of 1848 he settled on his present: home of 124 acres of well-improved land, where he has since resided. He enlisted in the war in company B, Twenty-third Iowa infantry volunteers, August 23, 1862, and served three years. Was mustered out at Galveston, Texas, and honorably discharged at Davenport, having participated with his regiment in many of the hard-fought battles of the war. His first mar- riage was in Scott county, this State, June 2, 1844, to Miss Elizabeth Gab- bert, of Illinois, who died June 26, 1847, and left one son, now living in Nebraska, George W. His second marriage was to Mary Crabtree, of Ohio, February 1, 1848, who died March 30, 1858, and left a family of three children, of whom two are now living: Martha and Henry. One deceased, Mary-another, named Oliver, having died before. His present wife was Mary E. Nelson, a native of Ohio, whom he married in this county Novem- ber 18, 1858. By this union they have five children living: Walter F., James W., Miranda E., Calvin E., Grace A. and three deceased: Eva F., Alice L. and Horace C.
BURLEY, E. W .-- Farmer, section 21, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Virginia, May 27, 1832, and at the age of three years accompanied his parents to Ohio, where he remained until the spring of 1844. He then went to Indiana and learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed until the fall of 1852 and then went to Chicago. There continued his trade and in July, 1854, he came to Iowa and located in Winterset, remaining there until 1856, when he came to this county. Owns a good farm consisting of 170 acres. October 8, 1854, he was married to Miss Martha Shideler. By this union they have five children: Charles L., Lillian, Silva, Nellie and Martha J. During the war Mr. B. enlisted, in 1861, in the Tenth Iowa in- fantry, served three years and was then honorably discharged.
CI RANK, F. M .- Proprietor of steam saw mill, section 35, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Missouri, March 3, 1857, and after leaving school he commenced the saw milling business, which he has followed to the pres- ent time. Was married in Des Moines, September 18, 1877, to Miss Esther Walrath, by whom he has two children: Owen and Julius.
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