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A. M. Order ; is Generalissimo in the commandery. Was married to Miss Anna Purviance Nov. 7, 1867 ; she was born in August, 1845, in Jefferson Co., Ohio; have four children-Margaret, James A., Mary B., and Ella C. Mem- ber of the Episcopal Church ; Repub- lican.
Johnston, Francis, Sheriff, Keosauqua.
Jones, Leander, far. ; P. O. Keosauqua. Jones, Wm., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Keosauqua. Jones, J., far., Sec. 30 ; P. O. Keosauqua.
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ELLER, A., farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Pittsburg.
Keller, J., far., Sec. 19; P. O. Pittsburg. Kerr, S., far., Sec. 10; P. O. Pittsburg. KITTLE, D. K., County Recorder and proprietor of the Shepherd House ; Keosauqua ; son of Phineas W. and
Margaret (Luke) Kettle; born Aug. 2. 1826, in Hamilton Co., Ohio ; his parents moved to Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1829; went to Knox Co., in 1839; in the spring of 1841, his father returned to Dearborn Co., and died there. In the summer of 1841, D. K. was attacked with a white swell- ing, with which he has been afflicted ever since. In the spring of 1842, he returned to Dearborn Co., on his uncle's invitation, to live with him and go to school, which he did some three years, supposing it was through his unele's generosity, but learned a few years ago that it was his brother Jobn who paid the expense; commenced teaching school in 1845; in the spring of 1854, he came to Iowaville, of this county, and followed teaching until 1872; filled several official posi- tions in his township-Justice of the Peace, Township Clerk, As- sessor, etc .; in the fall of 1872, was elected County Recorder, and for four successive terms. Married Lovina Mccullough, of this county, Nov. 26, 1854 ; she was born Oct. 30, 1837, in Indiana ; have four children living- Dora, Della, Roger and George ; lost three, Edgar, Ida and Carrie. Mem- ber of the M. E. Church ; Republican. Kettle, S., far .; P. O. Portland.
KINERSLY, J. J., proprietor of Orion Mills ; P. O. Keosauqua; born in Staffordshire, England, May 4, 1813 ; he learned the tailor's trade there, and
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emigrated to the United States in 1835 ; stopped at Manayunk, Pa., where he re- mained till the summer of 1837, then went to Martinsburg, in Belmont Co., Ohio, and remained about a year ; from there he went to Princeton, in Butler Co., Ohio, and in the spring of 1839, started for Iowa, and came to this a place on the Des Moines county, and stopped about a month at River, in Farmington Tp., called Sa- lubria, a paper town; he then came to Keosauqua; followed tailoring till 1845, when he commenced the bus- iness of selling dry goods and general merchandise, which he continued till 1862. He purchased the mills built by Maj. King and others, in 1849, which were destroyed by the ice in 1857 ; he commenced building his present mill in 1860, which was completed in 1861. He was married to Mrs. M. D. Pratt, of this place, whose maiden name was Ken- dall, on the 15th of June, 1843; she was born Dec. 11, 1812, in Boston, Mass .; she had two children by her first husband, and eight by Mr. Kinersly, four of whom are living-Charlotte A., Edwin R., Lucy A. and Orion; those dead are Volney, Robert, Ruthbin and Ainsworth. Mr. Kinersly can say what bnt few persons can, that he was never sick a day in his life, with the exception of a little ague in 1839, and his wife about the same. He was brought up a Catholic, but after coming to this coun- try, changed his views. He has made it a point to live uprightly in his dealings with all mankind, but has never been identified with any church. Democrat. KING, RUSSO, farmer, formerly millwright ; P. O. Keosauqua; owns a farm of 200 acres adjoining the town of Keosauqua ; born June 11, 1811, in Lu- zerne Co., Penn. ; in the spring of 1834, emigrated to Kalamazoo, Mich. ; and, in the spring of 1837, to Van Buren Co., and settled on his present farm ; Keosau- qua was then in its infancy, there being but few families here and plenty of na- tive Americans in the vicinity ; he fol- lowed his trade, that of millwright, for several years; he, in company with others, put up the first grist and saw mill here, just below where the present mill stands. He was married to Miss
Elizabeth MeGuire, of this place. in 1842; she died within one year there- after ; was again married to Margaret J. Nixon in August, 1845 ; she was born July 11, 1815, in Belmont Co., Ohio; have three children living-Stephen. Virginia and Adelia; lost two-Eliza- beth and Franklin. Democrat.
Kirkendall, E. B., far., S. 6 ; P. O. Doud's Station.
Knapp, J. C., Hon., Judge District Court, Keosauqua.
EACH, MATTHEW, far., Sec. 11 ; P. O. Pittsburg.
LEA, RUTLEDGE, attorney, Keo- sauqua ; born Nov. 4, 1843, in Adams Co., Ohio ; parents moved to Fairfield, Jeffer- son Co., Iowa, in the spring of 1855, and to Keosauqua, of this county, in April, 1856; commenced the study of law in 1860, in the office of Judge Knapp & Wright, and was admitted to the bar Sept. 5, 1864. Was married to Victoria Henry, of Keosauqua, April 9, 1868; she was born July 2, 1851, in Johns- town, Penn. ; have three children-Iola, born Nov. 9, 1872; Henrietta, born May 11, 1875; Mamie, born Jan. 20, 1877. Mr. Lea was appointed as one of the United States Circuit Court Com- missioners in May, 1871, which office he resigned in 1876, and was elected as one of the Republican Presidential Electors for that year.
Leach, Wm., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Pittsburg. Lenager, R., far., S. 29 ; P. O. Pittsburg. Lewis, George W., far. ; P. O. Pittsburg. Long, George, carpenter, Keosauqua. Lowe, C., far., Sec. 30 ; P. O. Pittsburg. Lowe, J. E., far. ; P. O. Pittsburg.
cCARTY, JOHN, R. R. employe ; M P. O. Mt. Zion.
MCCRARY, A. H., retired farmer ; P. O. Keosauqua ; born July 23, 1814, in Vanderburgh Co., Ind. ; emigrated West in 1835 ; stopped in McDonough Co., Ill., till fall of 1836 ; then, in com- pany with his brother J. C. McCrary and A. W. Mangum came to Van Buren Co., and made their claims just below Keosauqua on the south side of Des Moines River ; returned and moved their families out in the spring of 1837. The following July. Iowa was organized as a Territory ; Mr. McCrary was elected Justice of the Peace of his township.
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(Vernon) in 1841, which office he filled till 1848, when he was elected to repre- sent his county in the House of Repre- sentatives of Iowa, and was re-elected in 1850, and, in 1852, was elected as State Senator, and again in 1860; at the expiration of this term he retired to private life upon his farm ; in 1876, left his farm and moved into Keosauqua on south side of the River, where he now lives. He was married to Miss Nercissa Mangum of Gibson Co., Ind., Feb. 6, 1834; she was born April 1, 1816, in Indiana ; have six children- William M., Marietta, James N., Alvin J., Curtis R. and Ira C. Members of Christian Church ; Republican.
McPherrin, A., far., Sec. 29; P. O. Keo- sauqua.
Maltbie, M. B., wagon-maker, Keosauqua. MANGUM, A. W., retired farmer ; P. O. Keosauqua ; born Feb. 5, 1813, in Gibson Co., Ind. ; came to MeDon- ough Co., Ill., in fall of 1836; stopped a short time there; came on to this county in company with A. H. and J. C. McCrary, and selected their claims on the south side of Des Moines River, below Keosauqua ; returned to MeDon- ough Co., and brought their families out in the spring of 1837; Mr. Man- gum followed teaching some before com- ing here, and continued for a time after coming to this county. He was mar- ried to Miss Minerva Mccrary, Dec. 19, 1836, in Illinois ; she was born in 1811, in Indiana, and died in this coun- ty March 25, 1849 ; was again married, to Jane Irvine, Dec. 29, 1850; she died March 2, 1862 ; was again married, to Mary E. Taylor Nov. 13, 1864 ; she was born Nov. 31, 1837, in Ohio; Mr. Mangum has had eighteen children- six by each wife, two by first wife are living-Ruth E. and Rebecca J .; lost four-Silas M., Leander F., Finis C., and an infant ; by second wife, three living- Samantha C., Mileta E. and Clara ; lost three-Lysander F., Alice J. and Mary O. ; by third wife, five living-Edwin C., Charles A., Alcephas F., Patience I. and Lena ; lost one-Willic. Members of Christian Church ; Republican.
MANNING, EDWIN, banker and dealer in general merchandise and real estate, Keosauqua; has branch stores at
Vernon, Doud's Station, Portland and Indedendent, of this county ; also, half- owner of bank at Chariton and is Pres- ident of the same; Mr. Manning is one of the leading business men of Southern Iowa, and estimated to be worth over $1,000,000, which he has accumulated by his own industry and far-seeing bus- iness qualifications ; he is of English descent and son of Calvin and Desire (Gurley) Manning, and was born in South Coventry, Tolland Co., Conn., Feb. 8, 1810 ; was raised on a farm and educa- ted in the common schools until he was 16 years old; he then started out in the world for himself; went to New York and caught his first glimpse of the great metropolis, after which he went to Bethany, Penn., and entered his uncle James Manning's store as clerk, at a salary of $10 per month ; after four years, he was taken in as a partner, with a one-third interest in the business ; in the summer of 1831, he took his uncle's family horse and made a tour through the northern counties of Pennsylvania, and finally located at Canton Corners, in Bradford Co., where he commence mercantile business with a Mr. J. C. Rose under the firm name of Manning & Rose, which was carried on success- fully till the autumn of 1836; he sold out his interest and in accordance with a subsequent suggestion made by Horace Greeley, concluded to go West ; accordingly, he came to St. Louis, Mo .; and was advised by Col. Benton that; there was the place to make a start t but he concluded that his purse was not heavy enough for that place ; he wen, on West as far as Lexington, Mo. where he made some purchases of land ; but not liking the system of slavery, he, with others, came on up the Mississippi and Des Moines Rivers to St. Francis- ville, Lee Co., which was in December, 1836; made some invesments in half- breed tracts ; went on up to Fort Mad. ison and visited the wigwam of the noted chief Black Hawk, who appeared rather reticent, though friendly, seeming to fully realize his lost power ; in January, 1837, Mr. Manning, with James Hall and others made the claim of the land and laid out the town of Keosauqua, that being the Indian name of the river,
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after which he returned to Pennsylvania, and, in 1838, returned to Iowa and at- tended the first land sale at Burlington, and purchased several small traets for himself, with quite a large amount for others; in 1839, he purchased in New York the first stook of merchan-
dise ever brought to Keosauqua, and shipped them via ocean and Mississippi and Des Moines Rivers to Keosauqua ; they were seven weeks on the way ; he also built the first flatboat that ever passed out of the Des Moines River ; in 1851, he ran a loaded steamer from St. Louis to Des Moines ; he was also Commissioner of the Des Moines River Improvement from 1856 to 1859; dur- ing the late civil war, he was a firm sup- porter of the Government, having un- bounded faith in its perpetuity, taking $10,000 of the first 5-20 bonds and sub- sequently many thousands more ; he is at present owner of about 8,000 acres of land in this and adjoining counties ; also a fine farm and residence in his native State. He was married to Sarah J. Sample, of Lee Co., March 8, 1842 ; she was born in Pennsylvania July 21, 1816, and died June 1, 1857; was again married, to Nannie Bryant, an adopted daughter of the late Joseph A. Wright, Nov. 3, 1859; she was born Feb. 3, 1832, in Indiana ; has three children by first wife living-Hannah G., Calvin and William S .; lost two- Mary and Edwin; by second wife, five children-Edward B., Albert W., Kate W., Stanley W. and Craig I. Is a lib- eral supporter of the churches ; Repub- lican.
MARLOW, B. P., clerk in the dry goods store of Edwin Manning, Keo- sauqua ; born Aug. 2, 1819. in Ohio Co., Ky. ; came to Vermilion Co., Ind., in the fall of 1829, and to Burlington, Iowa, in the spring of 1836, and to Keosauqua in 1845 ; has been engaged in the dry goods business most of the time since; was in the wholesale house of M. Seaton & Sons, in Keokuk, from 1855 to 1857 ; was Deputy Sheriff of this county under Robert Rutledge, during 1858-59, after which he engaged in the mercantile business till 1867; spent one season since in a wholesale boot and shoe house of St. Louis ; he has
been in the employ of Edwin Manning sinee 1871. Was married to Miss Hannah W. Hinkle in Burlington Nov. 21, 1844; she was born in 1819, in Pennsylvania ; have two children living -Hinda W. and Isabell; lost three- Alice, Virginia and Milton H. Repub- lican.
Martin, Abner, far., Sec. 17; P. O. Mt. Zion.
Mathias, J. J., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Pittsburg. Mathias, T .. farmer ; P. O. Pittsburg.
May, M., far., See. 34 ; P. O. Pittsburg. McGrath, H. M., farmer ; P. O. Pittsburg. MERIDETH, LEE ROY, farm- er; P. O. Keosauqua; owns 260 acres of land, valued at $25 per aere ; born Dec. 31, 1833, in Washington Co., Ind .; came with his parents to Mercer Co., Ill., in 1836, and, in the fall of 1837, came to Van Buren Co. and settled in Bentonsport ; came from there to Keo- sauqua in 1840, and has lived in this vicinity ever since. Married Miss Su- sannah Mullen, of St. Clair Co., Ill .. March 21, 1858; she was born Aug. 21, 1828, in West Virginia ; have four children living-Harvey E., Abbie L., Anna B. and Lizze V. ; lost two-Henry A. and David W. Members of the M. E. Church ; Republiean.
Miller, Daniel, farmer ; P. O. Pittsburg. Miller, Geo. W., Postmaster, Mt. Zion. MILLER, HENRY, far., See. 18; P. O. Mt. Zion; owns 194 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre ; born Oet. 30, 1831, in Columbiana Co., Ohio ; his parents moved to Perry Co. when he was a small boy, and came from there to this county in 1839, and settled on the farm he now owns; in 1850, he went to California by overland route in 1853, and returned home in 1856. Married Lucinda Hunter May 21, 1857 ; she was born Feb. 14, 1841, in Pennsylvania ; have four children liv- ing-Isadora, Curtis M., Mary E. and Craig ; lost three-William F., John S. and Ella T. Members of the M. E. Church ; Republican.
Miller, Jacob, farmer ; P. O. Pittsburg.
MILLER, JOHN A., Deputy Au- ditor, Keosauqua ; born Dec. 12, 1831, in Perry Co., Ohio; eame to this county in the spring of 1847, and settled in Keosauqua ; in 1853, engaged in the
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drug business with Dr. Craig, which he continued till 1859, when he was ap- pointed Deputy County Clerk, which he held for two years; in 1869, he was again appointed County Clerk, and was elected to the office for three successive terms, since which time he has acted as Deputy Auditor. He was married to Amanda J. Hartzell, of Keosanqua, Oct. 23, 1856 ; she was born Oct. 23, 1837, in Indiana ; have six children- Mary, George, Craig, Maud, Paul and Ed. Republican.
MILLER. J. J .. far., See. 17 ; P. O. Doud's Station ; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; is a son of Dan- iel and Margaret (Jackson ) Miller; was born Oct. 15, 1833, in Perry Co., Ohio ; came with parents to this county in the fall of 1841. and settled on the farm where he yet lives. He enlisted in the service of his country in February, 1863, in Co. G. of the 3d Iowa V. C .; partie- ipated in the battle of Guntown, Miss .; was also with Gen. Wilson in his raid through Alabama and Georgia, at the capture of Selma and Columbus; was discharged at Atlanta in August 1865. He was married to Sarah E. Tolman, of this county, May 1, 1856 ; she was born in Ohio April 1, 1835 ; have seven chil- dren-Clifton T .. Edwin, Charles, Al- pha, Mary I., Nettie and Frederick ; lost one-Fannie T. Member M. E. Church ; Republican.
Miller, T., retired farmer, Keosanqua. Minnich, S., carpenter, Keosanqua.
Moore, H .. far., S. 30; P. O. Pittsburg. MOORE, HENRY H., Postmaster. Keosanqua; born March 22. 1835, in Bedford Co., Penn .; came with parents to Perry Co., Ohio, in 1838, and to this county in the spring of 1846, and set- tled in Keosauqua ; he served as Deputy Postmaster during President Polk's ad- ministration ; was appointed Postmaster in October 1862, which office he has filled since, with the exception of ten months in 1870 and 1871. He was married to Adeline MI. Walker Dec. 23, 1858, in Keosauqua; she was born in June, 1837, in York Co., Penn .; have four children-Frank, Effie. Lida and Edna. Mr. Moore owns a farm of 124 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Repub- lican.
Moon, Samuel, teamster, Keosanqua.
Mort, C., far., S. 15; P. O. Pittsburg. Mort, J., far., Sec. 28 ; P. O. Pittsburg. Morton, John N., merchant, Keosauqua. Moore. Wm., attorney and mayor, Keosau- qua.
Mullen, Amandus, painter, Keosauqua.
Murphy, Daniel, merchant, Keosanqua. Murry, J., far., S. 32 ; P. O. Pittsburg. Myers, M. M., farmer, Keosauqua.
IXON, JONATHAN, lime burner ;
N P. O. Keosauqua.
Norris, Samuel, far. ; P. O. Keosauqua.
NOURSE. SOLON, professor of musie, Keosauqua ; owns a farm of 85 acres valued at $25 per acre: was born June 8, 1817. in Sullivan Co .. N. H. ; came to Cincinnati in 1844, where he followed his profession till 1859 ; then came to Van Buren Co .. and settled in Keosauqua, where he still follows his profession. He was married to Amanda A. Hodgman, of Stillwater, N. Y., in July. 1852; she was born in 1817, and died at Fort Edward, N. Y., May 19, 1854; was again married, to Mrs. Car- dine E. MeBride, whose maiden name was Abbott, Dec. 14, 1859; she was born June 20, 1827, in Athens Co .. Ohio ; have had one daughter, by second wife-Carrie B., who is dead ; his wife has one son by first husband-Wm. E. Me Bride. Member of Presbyterian Church : Independent.
RTH, WM. H., butcher, Keosauqua.
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Overman, James, Keosauqua.
PACE. THOMAS, farmer ; P. O. Keosauqua.
Parker, Alfred, far. ; P. O. Pittsburg.
Parker, Calvin S., far. ; P. O. Pittsburg. Parks, John. far., S. 15 ; P. O. Pittsburg. Payne, Jordan, laborer, Keosauqua.
Peacock, James, far., Sec. 30; P. O. Pittsburg.
Pearson, F. A., Keosauqua.
Pfoutz, Reuben, blacksmith, Keosauqua. Phillips, J. W., wagon-maker, Keosanqua. ICKETTS, JOSHUA, farmer ; P.
R O. Doud's Station.
RANKIN, THOMAS, retired mer- chant, Keosauqua ; born January 16, 1821, in Licking Co., Ohio; came to this county in 1842; commenced the mercantile business in Kéosauqua in 1850, which he continued till 1853,
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when he was elected County Treasurer, which office he filled for two terins ; in 1857, he was elected County Judge, and, in 1859, commenced the mercantile business, which he continued till 1875 ; since that time has been interested in the business at Davis City, Decatur Co., with his sons, J. C. and A. T. He was married to Amanda Bonner, of this county, Oct. 8, 1845 ; she was born in July, 1821, in Greene Co., Ohio ; they have four children living -James C., Mary E., Archie T. and George A .; lost two-Martha and Samuel. Members of the M. E. Church ; Democrat.
Ream, B., far., Sec. 20, P. O. Pittsburg. REHKOPF, B. F., County Auditor, Keosauqua ; born July 26, 1846, in Galveston, Texas ; came with his parents to St. Louis, Mo., in 1849 ; and, in the spring of 1852, came to Bentonsport, of this county ; he succeeded his father in the harness business there in 1867, which he followed till 1877 ; he was elected to the office of County Auditor in 1865, and re-elected in 1877. He married Aralda J. Cheney, of this county, Feb. 12, 1874 ; she was born Feb. 8, 1950, in this county ; have two children- Laura R. and Ned B. Member of the Congregational Church ; Republican. Ricketts, James, far., P. O. Pittsburg. Roberts, A. W. far. ; P. O. Keosauqua. ROBERTS, WYATT, far., Sec. 6; P. O. Keosauqua; son of Isaiah Roberts; born July 16, 1849, in High- land Co., Ohio; came with his parents to this county in 1859, and settled on the farm upon which he now lives, his father having died Jan. 6, 1870 ; was born Feb. 16, 1805, in Ohio ; his mother is still living with him on the home- stead; she was born March 20, 1809, in Ohio. Mr. Roberts was married to Car- rie Gustin Oct. 15, 1874; she was born in 1851, in Ohio ; have two chil- dren-Albert and Roy. Member of the Christian Church. Republican.
ROBERTSON, D. W. M., physi- cian and surgeon, Keosauqua; born Feb. 23, 1844, in Muskingum Co., Ohio ; his parents moved into Holmes Co., in 1852, and from there to this county in 1858, and settled in the western part of the township; he com-
menced the study of medicine under Dr. Whitton, of Doud's Station, in 1867, and subsequently attended lect- ures at the medical college of Keokuk, where he graduated Feb. 2, 1870 ; com- menced practicing at Newbern, Marion Co., Iowa, in the spring of 1870 ; re- turned to Cantril in 1872, and went to El Paso, Colo., in 1874, where he remained till June, 1877, and then came to Keosauqua. Mr. Robertson. at his country's call, enlisted in Co. H, of the 3d Iowa V. C .; was at the bat- tles of Mooresville and Kirksville, Mo., Little Rock, Ark., Guntown and Tupelo, Miss., Pea Ridge, Ark., Selma, Ala .; was discharged in the fall of 1865. Was married to Mary A. Park, of this coun- ty. Oct. 11, 1870 ; she was born Feb. 26, 1846, in Guernsey Co., Ohio ; have two children living-Hugh L. and an infant ; lost one, Clarence 1. Member of the United Presbyterian Church ; Re- publican.
Robinson, J., blacksmith, Keosauqua.
Robinson, S., Sr., far., Sec. 5; P. O. Pitts- burg.
Root, A. R., gunsmith, Keosauqua. Roush, A., far., Sec. 8; P. O. Pittsburg. RUSSELL, ALLEN, farmer, car- penter and joiner, Sec. 32; P. (). Lebanon; owns 95 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre; born June 2, 1829, in Venango Co., Penn .; moved from there to Erie Co., in 1848, and to Living- ston Co., Mo., in 1855, and to Davis Co., Iowa, in 1861, and to this county in 1862, and, in 1864, returned to Erie Co., Penn., and from there to Venango Co., in 1865, and, in the fall of 1866, returned to Van Buren Co. He was married to Louisa Perry, in Pennsylvania, July 4, 1853; she was bora in New York Dec. 15, 1834, and died April 2, 1859 ; was again married to Nancy E. Brent, June 26, 1859 ; she was born Dec. 5, 1834, in Kentucky ; has two children by his first wife-Perry and Wilson A .; by his second wife, five -Elizabeth, Sarah L., Aaron, Simon G. and Allen. Member of the M. E. Church.
SANDERSON, H., far., Sec. 7; P. O. Mt. Zion.
Sanderson, J. F., far., Sec. 7 ; P. O. Mt. Zion.
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Schreckengast, J., far., Sec. 25; P. O. Keosauqua.
Schreckengast, W., far., Sec. 25 ; P. O. Keosauqua.
Scott, Wm., laborer, Keosauqua.
Seaman, R., far .; P. O. Keosauqua.
Seawright, D. J., harness-maker, Keo- sauqua.
SHEPHERD, JAMES, Justice of the Peace, Keosauqua ; born March 15, 1800, in Alleghany Co., Md .; his parents moved to Fayette Co., Penn., in 1801, and to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1804. He subsequently lived in Warren and Clinton Counties, till 1827 ; he then moved to Sangamon Co., Ill., and in the spring of 1843, came to Ke- osauqua and issued the first newspaper, called the lowa Democrat, July 1, 1843 ; in 1844, he brought his family ; he continued the publication of said paper in the county, with his son, J. M. Shepherd, till 1850 ; he also commenced running the Keosauqua House, in 1847, which herun for several years. In 1860, he bought the Iowa Democrat, and run it till 1865; he then engaged in the hotel business up to 1874, since which time he has rented his hotel. Mr. Shep- herd was elected Colonel of the 31st Ill. Regt., in 1830 ; he was also the first Master of Keosauqua Lodge, No. 10, A., F. & A. M., which was organized in 1845, and for several years there- after ; he is one of the honored and re- spected members of the Order; he is also a member of the M. E. Church, and has been a licensed minister for five years. Mr. Shepherd was married to Jane Sherman, of Clinton Co., Ohio, March 7, 1821 ; she was born Feb. 20, 1806, in North Carolina, and died Sept. 20, 1870; have six children living- Jesse M., Elizabeth, James S., Charles W., Lewis C. and Stephen H .; lost five- Mary, Rebecca, Jane, Elvira and Helen C. His sons, Jesse M. and Stephen H., are publishing a paper in Baker Co., Oregon, and Charles W., a Methodist minister, is now at Bentonsport, of this county.
SHEPHERD, J. S., fire and life insurance agent; Kcosauqua; born Dec. 4, 1834, in Sangamon Co., Ill .; came with his father, James Shepherd, to this county in 1844; commenced work in
the office of the Iowa Democrat, pub- lished by his father and brother, which office he continued to work in till 1855 ; was Postmaster in Keosauqua office from 1856 to 1861 ; then commenced to work on the Des Moines News, pub- lished by himself and father, till 1865, when he sold out, and worked in the Republican office a short time, and then worked in the office of the Des Moines Register, a short time ; since 1868, has been engaged in the insurance business. He was married to Mary Moore Jan. 9, 1862 ; she was born Aug. 25, 1838, in Ohio; have four children-Minnie E., Littie J., Alva C. and George S. Member of A., F. & A. M., and of the M. E. Church ; Democrat.
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