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Jerry Black was the first Justice, and Capt. Henry Miller the earliest Constable.
Subdistrict No. 2. Independent Village, built its first schoolhouse of logs in 1852. William Monroe was the pioneer teacher. In 1865, a new frame house was put up in place of the log.
There are three church societies at Independent, and two churches. Rev. John Walker was the pioneer minister. and after him, in 1869, the Rev. Mr. Condit was assigned here. and he organized the Methodist Episcopal Church society, which built the church. Rev. L. Carl is the present Pastor.
The Protestant Methodist Church society was organized in 1872. They have no church-building, using that of the Methodist Episcopal. The Pastor is Rev. Mr. Tolbert.
There was a small body of Presbyterians, who organized a society in 1873 and built a chnach. But the project was not very prosperous, and, in 1874, the church was leased by the Moravians, a few of whom came to the surface, and have continued until the present, by the aid of itinerant ministers.
ODD FELLOWS.
Van Buren Lodge. I. O. O. F., No. 350, was organized July 16, 1876, and chartered July 9, 1876. The original officers were G. B. Walker, N. G. ; Rankin Smith, V. G. : George Earheart, Sec. : William M. Walker, P. S. ; C. T. Gardner, Treas. The present officers are W. M. Walker, N. G. ; David Stump, V. G. ; W. M. Davidson, Sec. ; Isaac N. Davis, P. S. ; R. Ritz, Treas.
Sutton & Mix are owners of the steam saw-mill that was put up in 1867 by John M. Walker.
There is a steam grist-mill at Independent, that was built in 1868, by G. W. Elerick & Co. In 1872, the property changed hands, coming into the pos- session of S. H. Huckleberry, the present owner. The property is known as the Van Buren Mills.
The village of Independent has for its officers Jonathan Nelson, Justice of the Peace, and Perry Gilbert, Constable.
PORTLAND. .
Portland was another town for which great things were predicted, but noth- ing ever came of it. The place was laid out in 1834, by Samuel Holcomb, Robert Leggett, David Maggard and others, and, in 1847, the. plat was entered by John Alexander, Ira Claflin and O. S. Freeman, County Commissioners.
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James Pork was the first Postmaster of the town.
The first physician was David Truit.
James Adams was the first blacksmith. and Jesse Sutton kept the first store.
There is a schoolhouse here (Subdistrict No. 9). The original house was of logs, built prior to 1850. A new frame was built in 1850, and, in 1873, a third one was built. Caroline Lewis taught the first school here.
There was a saw and grist mill put up in 1854. It was blown up in 1875, the accident causing the death of a Mr. Yarnel and the serious injury of Robert Green, who was severely burned.
Portland has had one sensation. A man named Tom Way was unceremo- niously taken from that place in an early day, for the crime of horse-stealing, and sent to the Territory of Wisconsin, where the prison authorities dealt with him according to the law.
WINCHESTER.
John Reynolds and Jefferson Cox were the proprietors and laid out the town of Winchester, on February 29, 1840.
A man named Barnes kept the first store. There are now two stores here and a blacksmith-shop.
A graded school was built in 1373, prior to which the district had used the old log schoolhouse, put up about 1840, and which had served until about 1850, when a frame house was built and lasted until the new house was built.
The Methodist society, formed during the carly settlement of Winchester. did not build a church until 1860. The building still serves.
The Presbyterians organized a society in 1851, but disbanded in 1856. They had a church-building, but sold it to Steven Bextle, who tore it down and built a house with the brick.
The Lutherans had a church and society in 1854. but soon disbanded. A Mr. Belnap bought the church and moved it away for use.
A Masonic Lodge was established here in 1850, with Moses Bigford, W. M. A. Gregory, N. Davis, George Cupp and Jacob Archie were charter members.
The present officers are : Richard Workman, W. M .; William Whittaker. S. W .; John Arnold, J. W .; Will Hastings, Secretary, and Christopher Carr, Treasurer.
SUMMIT.
" Mt. Zion " is the more modern term for the station known as Summit. This place was laid out in March, 1860, by John and Alexander Taylor.
Seth Richards kept the first store here. The first hotel-keeper was A. J. Perviance.
All that now remains of the town is a few dwellings, a hotel, store, church and depot.
The original location of the railroad, after leaving the depot, ran from one- fourth to one-half mile south of the present location. It was laid over six lengths of trestle-work, from ninety to one hundred feet high, and seventy- five to two hundred yards long. This continued to Kilbourn. But one acci- dent ever happened here, and that was near Summit. A train of cattle-cars was passing along, when two were capsized, one falling the distance of ninety
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feet and killing all the stock excepting one steer, and he got out of the car and ran to Keosauqua. The other car was whirled across the track.
There is a Methodist Episcopal Church here. The society was organized in 1870, and the church built two years later.
The village chool children patronize the district school, one mile north of town.
There is a well at this place one hundred and seventeen feet deep, the dig- ging of which disclosed something of interest. At a depth of one hundred feet, solid timbers were struck, and the further investigation brought up grape- vines and leaves in a perfect state of preservation. Seventeen feet further down, a vein of water was struck, and the stream burst forth three feet above the surface.
Summit has had a blood-curdling sensation. It occurred January 23, 1860, when an Irishman named Mike Welch nearly chopped off the head of Malachy Curry, another man with whom he had been working on the railroad. The trouble arose over whisky-or, more properly, out of a drunken row. Welch was tried, and in September, 1860, Judge Townsend sentenced him to a term of imprisonment for twenty-five years. Welch served until about 1865, when he became insane. He was sent to the Asylum, where he died about 1870.
DOUD'S STATION.
David and Eliab Doud laid out what is now the village of Doud, in the year 1866. The settlers at that time we Samuel Holcomb, Nathan Tolman, David, Doud, Jr., Eliab Doud, Jack Walker, Dr. Peter Walker, John Walker, David Shelby, William Young, David Drake, William Schuyler, Moses Starr, John D. Baker, John Hill, William C. Adams, James Johnson, Eliott Baker and Dr. Boyer.
W. S. Parker kept the first store.
The first blacksmith was M. Martin.
Eliab Doud was the first Justice, and Archable Freshwater was the first Constable.
Mary A. Doud was the first Postmistress.
The first physician was James Crawford and Eliab Doud was the earliest lawyer.
Andrew Fink's child was the first one to die in the place : David Doud was the first person born, and the first marriage performed between Thomas Doud and Mary Sherer.
The village government of Doud is controled by a Justice of the Peace- Eliab Doud-and a Constable-William Crawford.
There is no form of manufactory at this place. There was a saw-mill and corn-cracker put up in 1863, by Fred Benning & Brother. The mills never did a prosperous business and were closed in 1866.
The village supports one church-building, put up in 1869, by the Baptist denomination. The church was opened in 1870, Rev. Mr. Wilson being the first Pastor. Subsequently, the Methodist denomination joined with the Bap- tists, and since that time the church has served both societies.
A log cabin, owned by Eliab Doud, was pressed into service as the first schoolhouse at Doud's Station. and Mary A. Doud was the first teacher. A new schoolhouse was put up in the fall of 1869 and during 1870. The build- ing still stands. The district is known as Subdistrict No. 10.
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A lodge of Odd Fellows was organized July 17, 1878, with A. Bott, N. x .; W. L. Reiter, V. G .; O. O. Stokes, R. S .; G. B. Walker, P. S .; C. T. Gardner, Treasurer; and, in addition to those gentlemen, were the following charter members : James Crawford, D. Wiesenberger, A. L. Rateliff, W. H. Morrison, W. H. Bott, J. C. Beale, A. Benning, E. Sawvel, John Pearson, F. M. Tannehill. The Lodge is named Custer Lodge, No. 381.
PLYMOUTII.
Had the expectations of an ambitious company been realized, Plymouth might to-day have been one of the most prominent places in the county. Ed- ward and John Colton laid the place off on April 26, 1842. Further on, an effort was made to build a dam across the river at this point, the State taking the improvement in hand. Thousands of dollars were expended on the enter- prise, but it fell through. The site was just north of Farmington.
A company, with O. HI. P. Scott at the head, built a fine brick hotel and a half-dozen tenement houses, at a cost of $15,000; but no one came to inhabit them, and together with the few stones that were put in to start the dam, the improvements crumbled, until to-day the entire enterprise is a tottering wreck.
BLACK HAWK CITY.
Across the river from Iowaville, in the year 1848, H. A. Davis laid off the now wreck of a town known as Black Hawk City or New Market. He put up a merchant flouring-mill, carding-mill, a distillery, store, cooper-shop and black- smith-shop. The place remained above-board until 1861, when all the build- ings were torn down.
This village had its sensations, though. even to a greater extent than. did some of its larger sister-towns.
In the spring of 1851. during the high water, Job Carter was drowned while swimming from his house to the distillery.
In the winter of 1854. Mary Washington. the wife of George, cut her throat. No reason was assigned for the suicide.
COLUMBUS.
This was another attempt upon the part of capitalists to build up a mighty city, but the effort failed. John B. Thompson and John R. Sparks were the proprietors of the town.
ROCHESTER.
This village might have become notorious, had not a little incident occurred to render it otherwise. The place was laid off in 1837, by M. D. Strong, J. S. Wells and William W. Corrifl. On March 21, 1837, a competition began by the citizens of the place for the county seat. By the passage of an act by the Wisconsin Legislature and through the influence of certain men, Rochester was declared the county seat. Only one night was this state of affairs allowed to
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exist. Keosauqua put in an oar, and, through the influence of Gov. Henry Dodge, the right was wrested from Rochester.
The town is now defunct.
BUSINESS CORNERS.
Ami Adams laid out the nucleus of this business stand in 1846. There set- tled around the corners at that carly day Silas Gorbingham, Walter Whitten. Reuben Sperry, Wesley H. Van Osdel, Charles T. Gardner, Henry Drake, Julius Clark, Nero Herington, John Clark and William Boggs.
P. Allison was the pioneer store-keeper.
The first Postmaster was Charles T. Gardner.
The first physician was Dr. Crawford.
William Schuyler was the first Justice of the Peace.
Silas Garlinghouse was the first blacksmith.
The first death was that of a child-girl of David Drake; Peter Walker and Christy Schuyler were the first couple married, and a little girl of David Drake was the first child born.
There is but one church here-Union Church. This was built in 1874. Rev. Mr. Ridenhour was the pioneer minister, having taken charge of the church when put up.
The first schoolhouse erected was in 1869, but, prior to the building, a school was taught in Clark's wagon-shop. The district is known as Subdistrict No. 2.
OAKLAND.
This town was laid out September 9, 1857, and joined Bentonsport on the south. Samuel E. and Mercy C. Payne were the proprietors. The place never grew.
UPTON.
On April 14, 1852, John Upton laid out this place, on the line dividing Iowa and Missouri. The only sign of a town now is a store and blacksmith- shop. The place is a sort of trading corner.
UTICA.
John Whetsel laid ont Utica June 9, 1857. From that time until the pres- ent, one store and a blacksmith-shop are the only advance the place has made toward a town.
KILBOURNE.
A place formerly called Philadelphia, and afterward named Kilbourne, was laid off in July, 1839, by John Patchett. Nothing ever became of the place outside of a " paper " town-that is, a drawing of the shape and dimensions of the lots on paper.
PIERCEVILLE
was laid out August 25, 1855, by Roswell T. Dibble and Horace Dibble. Like others mentioned, the town is but a remembrance.
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WATERTOWN.
Watertown was the name of a locality laid off May 26, 1837, by John Crow, Surveyor. There is nothing left of the place.
WILLETS.
Willet's Station, on the Burlington & Southwestern Railroad, is the name of a stopping-place in the county. The spot was never platted.
OAK POINT.
in Van Buren County, is but a. post-office junction at a farm-house. It was never platted.
LEBANON.
This place, although containing a post office, two churches, a school, store and blacksmith-shop, was never platted. It is but " four corners," laid out on the farm of William Brooks and others.
SALUBRIA
has gained a history, owing to the " Kneeland Settlement " which occupied the plat. And although now in this county, it was not at the time the survey was made. All that remains of the once famous Salubria is a half-dozen farm- houses, browned by the blight of years.
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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY.
ABBREVIATIONS.
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mach machinist
сагр ... .. carpenter
clerk
mer merchant
Co .... .company or county
mfr. manufacturer
dlr. .dealer
mkr ... .maker
far.
.farmer P. O. Post Office
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I. V. A. grocer ргор ..
Iowa Volunteer Artillery
S. or Sec. Section
st .... .. street
I. V. I Iowa Volunteer Infantry
supt. superintendent
lab .....
.laborer
Treas. Treasurer
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP.
A NSON, FLORACE, far., S. 31 ; P. O. Keosauqua.
Anson, G., far., S. 31 ; P. O. Keosanqua. AIRD, NATHAN, far., S. 18; P. B O. Pittsburg.
BAKER, M. L., merchant tailor, Keosauqua; born Sept. 27, 1825, in Fleming Co., Ky .; parents moved to Monroe Co., Ind., in 1827, and he came from there to Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa, in 1855; followed his trade there till May, 1851, when he enlisted in his country's service in Co. A, of the 3d Iowa Cav. ; was elected as first Lieuten- ant of his Company and was promoted to Captain June 24, 1862; resigned Aug. 10, 1863; was a participant in the battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., and many skirmishes. Returned to Keosau- qua, having had his family removed to this place after he had entered the serv- ice ; has followed his present business principally ever since. He was married to Isabella Hardesty Oct. 22, 1852, in Indiana; she was born Sept. 3, 1834, in Indiana; have seven children- Charles A., Willie E., Frank, Mark M., George D., Samuel H. and Mary. Members of Christian Church ; Dem- ocratic.
Baker, S. T., saloon, Keosauqua.
Baldwin, Charles, attorney at law, Keo- sauqua.
BARKER, A. C., far., S. 17 ; P. O. Mt. Zion ; owns 207 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre; was born March 18, 1842, in this county, where hespent his boyhood days, and at his country's call enlisted in Co. H, 3d Iowa Cav. Sept. 8, 1861 ; participated in the battle of Moore's Mill, Mo., where he was wound- ed by a ball passing through the side of the jaw and under the jugular vein, and lodging in the back of the neck, from which he recovered and afterward par- ticipated in the battles of Little Rock, Ark., Tupelo and Guntown; Miss .; was also with Gen. Wilson, in his raid through Alabama and Georgia ; was discharged Aug. 25, 1865. Returned home and was married to Miss Martha M. Van Emmons, of this county ; she was born in Missouri in October, 1853; have 5 children-George V., John H., Maud, Nellie and William R. Moved on his farm in 1871. Is a member of the Presbyterian Church ; Republican. Barker, B. J. & Eli, fars., Sec. 35 ; P. O. Keosauqua.
BARKER, BENTON H., far., S. 35; P. O. Keosauqua ; born Sept. 13, 1837, in Decatur Co., Ind .; came with his father, B. J. Barker, to this county in June, 1840, and purchased his present farm of 320 acres, near Keosauqua, in this county, with his brother, Eli
proprietor
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Barker, an unmarried brother, who makes his home with him; their father, B. J. Barker, was born Oct. 20, 1803, in Monongalia Co., W. Va., and was married to Margaret McCoy in Indiana, June 12, 1834; she was born Nov. 25, 1817, in Ohio; they have eight children-Lovina L., Benton H., Mary L., Augustus D., Jennet, Dolly E., Julia and Eli. Benton H. went to Montana in 1869, and subsequently to Idaho, Oregon, California and Nevada ; returned home in 1876; is now stop- ping with his father; has no family.
BARKER, WILLIAM A., far., Sec. 1 ; P. O. Mt. Zion. Owns 685 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; born July 3, 1833, in Carroll Co., Ohio ; came with his parents to this county in the fall of 1839, since which time it has been his home, with the exception of being in California from 1854 till the fall of 1859, when he returned, and was married to Rebecca True, of this county, in September, 1860; she was born in 1844, in Carroll Co., Ohio; have seven children living-Zora E., Atna L., Della G., Lelia O., Bessie L., Wilda A., and an infant son; lost two- Frank and Geary. Mr. Barker is one of the leading farmers of his township. Members of the Presbyterian Church ; Republican.
BEAMAN, DAVID CRICH-
TON; born in Burlington, Lawrence Co., Ohio, Nov. 22, 1838; his parents were Rev. Gamaliel C. and Emelia C. Beaman ; is a lineal descendant of Ad- mirable Crichton, through his mother, whose family name is Crichton; re- moved to Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa, in 1846, and resided there during the Mormon troubles there, and the destruc- tion of the Mormon temple at Nauvoo, just across the river; moved to Croton, on the Des Moines River in the same county, in 1852; was educated at Denmark, Iowa, and Oberlin, Ohio ; went to work at Croton as a railroad station agent in 1859. Was married Dec. 31, 1860, at Athens, Mo., to Miss Luella A. Smith, daughter of Dabzell and Mary Smith, of St. Louis; his wife was born in Augusta, Ky., Feb. 13, 1839. As a member of Col. Moore's command, which was composed in part of Iowa
companies, participated in the battle of Athens, Mo., on the 5th of August, 1861, being one of the first battles of the rebellion. Removed to Independ- ent, Van Buren Co., in January, 1862, still being in the employ of the railroad company ; continued in railroad em- ployment at that place until 1866; went into general merchandising at the same place in 1867, and continued about two years; began the study of law in 1866, at home and in connection with other business, but under the tutorship of Hon. Robert Sloan ; ad- mitted to the bar at Keosauqua, in Sep- tember, 1869, and at once commenced practice in Independent, going into the courts of Van Buren, Davis, Jefferson and Wapello Counties ; has been prac- ticing ever since ; removed to Keosau- qua in October, 1874, and formed a law partnership with Rutledge Lea, un- der the firm name of Lea & Beaman, in the office formerly occupied by J. C. Knapp, who was that year elected to the District Judgeship. Was Repub- lican candidate for the Legislature in 1875, but was defeated by a small ma- jority. They have four children- James L., born March 23, 1862; George C., born July 5, 1863 ; Alice M., born May 5, 1865 ; Arthur D., born May 11, 1871. Father, Rev. G. C. Beaman, was one of the pioneer Pres- byterian ministers of Iowa, having been a minister over forty years.
Beer, James Madison, far., Sec. 30; P. O Keosauqua.
Beer, Jas. Monroe, teamster, Keosauqua. BELL, ELI D., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Mt. Zion; he is a son of James and Barbara Bell ; his father being a native of Virginia, and his mother of Kentucky; was born June 11, 1835, in Campbell Co., Ky .; parents moved to Hancock Co., Ill., in 1836, and to this county in the spring of 1837, and settled in this township, where he spent his boyhood days. Was married to Miss S. A. Matthews Feb. 12, 1857; she was born Nov. 10, 1832, in Ohio. In 1858, moved to Oregon Tp., Washington Co., Iowa ; and in the spring of 1860, went to Kansas and returned the follow- ing fall and stopped in Dutch Creek Tp., and, in the spring of 1865, came on his
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present farm ; have two children living -James W. and Edna L .; lost two- Catherine C. and Elizabeth D. His father died in this county April 16, 1872, and his mother died Oct. 8, 1862. Member Presbyterian Church ; Demo- crat.
BELL, JOHN R., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Mt. Zion ; is a son of James and Barbara Bell; owns 1154 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre, it being the old homestead of his parents ; born Nov. 14, 1836, in Hancock Co., Ill., and, in the spring of 1837, his parents moved to this county, which has been his home ever since. He was married to Sarah A. Bridell March 17, 1859; she was born March 17, 1840, in Indiana, and died July 11, 1871 ; was again married to Almira Bell, maiden name Kimmel, January 24, 1872; she was born Sept. 28, 1847, in Iowa, and died Sept. 16, 1876; was again married to Mary C. Miller Oet. 3, 1877 ; she was born Aug. 24, 1842, in Indiana ; have three children by first wife-Marietta, Har- riet F. and Addie B., and one by second wife-Don S. Member of M. E. Church ; Democratic.
Bennett, Benjamin, far., See. 35 ; P. O. Keosauqua.
Bennett, W. S., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Keo- sauqua.
Black, John, laborer, Keosauqua.
Bleakmore, J. B., druggist. Keosauqua. BLEAKMORE, WYLIE H.,
publisher of the Keosauqua Republican, Keosauqua, with J. S. Sloan ; born July 17, 1847, in Marshall Co., W. Va ; came from there to Jefferson Co. in the spring of 1857 ; in 1860, went into the office of the Fairfield Ledger, to learn the printer's trade; and, in 1862, went into the office of the Burlington Ga- cette ; in 1863, went to Denver, Col., and worked in the Denver News office till the latter part of 1864; he returned to Jefferson Co., and went into the Fair- field Democrat office, where he remained till he came to Keosauqua in February, 1877, and went into his present office. He was married to Mary E. Goddard of Jefferson Co., Iowa, in September, 1868; she was born in 1847, in St. Louis, Mo. ; have two children-Willard M. and John B. Republican.
Bonner, A., far., Sec. 28 ; P. O. Pittsburg. Bonner, G., far., Sec. 28; P. O. Pittsburg. Bonney, A. L., retired, Keosauqua.
BONNEY, J. H., retired merchant and farmer, Keosauqua ; born Feb. 14, 1817, in Steuben Co., N. Y. ; his father died the following summer ; soon after, his mother moved to Tioga Co., N. Y. ; at the age of 14, he went to Elmira where he clerked in the dry goods business about four years ; in the fall of 1838, he emigrated West; stopped in Cass Co., Ill., till the spring of 1839, when he came into this county and settled about three miles below Keosauqua at a place called Rochester ; engaged in the mer- cantile business. In August, 1840, he was elected Sheriff of the county, being the first elected by the people ; he then came to Keosauqua; after his term of office expired, he clerked in a general store about a year. At the August elec- tion in 1843, he was elected a member of the Legislature ; was again elected Sheriff of the county in 1844; and, in 1846, was elected County Clerk, which was the first elected by the people. In fall of 1848, was elected Secretary of State. In 1851, he again commenced the mercantile business, which he con- tinued about five years. In 1853, he was elected as one of the Commissioners for the improvement of the Des Moines River ; was also one of the contractors for the improvement in Kcosauqua. He opened an exchange business in 1855, which he continued till 1860; since that time he followed elerking, farming, etc., till February, 1871; he was appointed Steward of the Poor- Farm of this county, which he held till February, 1878. He was married to Orpha F. Stannard, in this county, May 20, 1841 ; she was born Sept. 16, 1822, in Newport, N. H .; have six children living-Mary J., Anna A., Arma F., Orpha, Estella R., C. Hinman ; lost two -Sarah J., Laura C. Democrat.
Brill, D. O., far. ; P. O. Pittsburg. Brooks, W., far., See. 8; P. O. Pittsburg. BROWN, ALEXANDER, attor- ney, Keosauqua ; son of Hugh and Mary Brown; born May 3, 1837, in Luzerne Co., Penn. ; parents came to this county in fall of 1842 ; commenced the study of law under Judge Wright
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in 1858, and was admitted to the bar in September, 1859 ; he then went to Mag. nolia, Harrison Co., Iowa, and practiced law till in the year 1861. He returned to this county and enlisted in Co. E, of the 15th I. V. I., Oct. 20, 1861; was promoted as Sergeant Major of the regiment, March 1, 1862 ; participated in battle of Pittsburg Landing, where he was wounded, and afterward, at the battle of Corinth, from the effects of which wound he was discharged Feb. 12, 1863. Returned home, and was clerk in Provost Marshal's office at Bur- lington till fall of 1865 ; then, returned to Keosauqua, and was elected County Judge the fall of 1865, which office was changed to Auditor after first year, and he was elected Auditor three successive terins ; after which, he commenced the practice of law with his present partner -W. A. Work. He was married to Mary Rankin, of Keosauqua, June 9, 1870 ; she was born June 16, 1848, in this county ; have one son-Ord, born Feb. 22, 1876. Republican.
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