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Shearer, J. V., farmer, Portland ; P. O. Doud's Station.
Shearer, M., far., S. 35; P. O. Doud's Station.
Shelby, D., far., S. 3; P. O. Hickory.
Spurbeck, W., far., S. 28; P. O. Doud's Station.
Snelling, G., far., S. 32; P. O. Doud's Station.
Stamm, J. W., far., S. 12; P. O. Doud's Station.
STOKES, JOSE N., far., S. 1; P. O. Doud's Station ; born July 23, 1822, in Logan Co., Ohio; in the fall of 1843, he moved to Village Tp., Van Buren Co., where he now resides; farm- ing has been his occupation through life. On July 25, 1844, he married Mary D. Walker; she was born May 6, 1822, in Fairfield Co., Ohio ; they have had six children, four living-Oliver O., born Aug. 27, 1845; John W., born June 5, 1847 ; Mary A., born June 14, 1849, and George N., born April 7, 1856. Mrs. Stokes is a member of the M. E. Church. He has 200 acres of land, valued at $6,000.
Stokes, J. W., far., S. 1; P. O. Doud's Station.
Stokes, O. O., far., S. 1; P. O. Doud's Station.
STOOPS, JESSE T., farmer; P. O. Hickory ; born March 6, 1820, in Hamilton Co., Ohio; in 1823, moved to Switzerland Co., Ind .; at the age of 17, he went to the village of Harrison ; re- mained about five years ; moved to Van Buren Co. in the fall of 1849; the fol- lowing spring, he went to California ; returned in the spring of 1853, and located in Village Tp., where he now resides. Married Elmira Mccullough in Switzerland Co., Ind., Feb. 10, 1846; she was born in that county May 17, 1821 ; had seven children, six living- Eugene T., Obid F., Ida A., Mary M., Albia I. and George M. Mrs. Stoops is a member of the M. E. Church. He has 197 acres of land, valued at $8,000. Strang, John, Sec. 26; P. O. Doud's Sta- tion.
T ANNAHILL, W., far., S. 21; P. O. Doud's Station.
TOOL, GEORGE W., CAPT.,
manager of stores for Mr. E. Manning, at Doud's Station, Portland and Inde-
pendent ; born in Posey Co., Ind., Sept. 6, 1838; moved to Keosauqua in 1851 ; in 1858-61, clerked in a grocery store. Nov. 27, 1861, enlisted as private, Co. C, 17th I. V. I., for three years ; was gradually promoted to Orderly Sergeant ; July 18, 1863, was discharged for pro- motion and transferred to the 50th U. S. C. I., with the rank of Captain of Co. C, which he organized ; while in the Iowa regiment, he was in the first and second battles of Corinth, and at Jacinto, Iuka, Jackson, Champion Hills and the seige of Vicksburg; afterward, in the battles at Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, Mobile and various smaller engagements ; mustered out of service Mareh 12, 1865. Came home and was in the grocery bus- iness about two years, and then sold his stock ; June 20, 1868, he entered the store of Manning & Parker at Doud's Station, as clerk ; in 1870, Mr. Manning became sole proprietor and appointed Capt. Tool manager; in 1875, another store was started at Portland, and in 1877, one at Independent, both of which Capt. Tool has the management. Mar- ried Fanny J. Scott Dec. 12, 1865 ; she was born in Indiana ; they have four children-Flora S., George S., Mary MI. and Hattie S. Members of the M. F. Church. He has forty acres of land, valued at $500.
Tatum, W. A., far. and chairmaker, S. 21 ; P. O. Doud's Station.
Taylor, I., lab., Doud's Station.
Trout, John, Sr., far., S. 1; P. O. Doud's Station.
U TTER, A., far., S. 4; P. O. Hick- ory. AN SEGGEN, T. W., blacksmith, Doud's Station. V
Van Antwerp, H., far., Sec. 27; P. O. Doud's Station.
W AINSCOTT, M., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Doud's Station.
Walker, G. B., far., S. 14; P. O. Doud's Station.
WALKER, JOHN M., far., S. 4; P. O. Hickory ; born Dec. 4, 1837, in Champaign Co., Ohio; in 1841, moved
· to Van Buren Co .; he was raised on a farm, and farming has been his princi- pal business ; from 1861 to 1868, he was engaged in operating a saw-mill in part- nership with his father, Zachariah Walk-
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er ; the mill was first a mile below Doud's Station ; afterward, moved to Independ- ent. Married Elizabeth W. Camblin Dec. 17, 1863 ; she was born Feb. 10, 1842, in Montgomery Co., Ohio; have had seven children ; five living-Anna L., John A., Mary V., Charles R. and George. Members of the M. E. Church. He owns 209 aeres of land, valued at $5,300.
WALKER, PETER, REV.,
M. D. (deceased) ; born April 21, 1814, in Ross Co., Ohio; moved to Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1823; about the year 1834, began the study of medicine in West Middlebury; in 1843, moved to Village Tp., Van Buren Co., and engaged in farming and practicing medicine ; also acted as local preacher ; in the fall of 1854, moved to Liberty- ville, Jefferson Co., where he continued practicing. In October, 1861, he was elected Representative for Jefferson Co. for two years; at an extra session in September, 1862, he was commissioned by Governor Kirkwood as First Assist- ant Surgeon in the 30th Iowa V. I. ; re- signed his seat in the Legislature, re- joined his regiment at Keokuk, and was mustered in Sept. 12; on account of sickness, he was obliged to resign his commission, which he did Dec. 26, 1862, and returned to his home in Libertyville, where he died Jan. 13, 1863. He married Sarah G. Stokes March 29, 1838; she was born Nov. 15, 1818, in Logan Co., Ohio, and died Jan. 3, 1850; they had six children, two living-Moses B. and John R. On May 23, 1850, he married Christiann Schuyler ; she was born Nov. 25, 1830, in Licking Co., Ohio, and died April 6, 1859 ; they had four children, three living - William M., Peter E. and Francis E. On Jan. 6, 1860, he mar- ried Mrs. Mary Drake (nee Brewer); she was born Jan. 18, 1818, in New York. Mr. Walker was a prominent member of the Masonic and Odd Fel- lows fraternities ; he was Master Mason, Royal Arch Master, and Knight Tem- plar.
WALKER, ZACHARIAH,
deceased ; born July 15, 1811, in Pick- away Co., Ohio, and died March 4. 1875 ; moved to Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1823. There married Lydia A. Thomas June 12, 1834. He came to Van Buren Co. in 1839 ; made three claims for himself and brothers; returned to Ohio and moved his family to Iowa in 1840 ; in 1850, he went to California ; returned in 1851; he was chosen Cap- tain of the company taking the trip; they suffered considerably from cholera during the trip, from which many of the party died ; were, also, attacked by In dians, on Humboldt River, but no lives lost ; a bullet tore a Jock of hair from Mr. Walker's head, but he was not otherwise injured ; farming was his oc- cupation through life. He served as Justice of the Peace about twelve suc- cessive years. Mrs. Walker was born Jan. 6, 1815, in Champaign Co., Ohio; they had ten children, eight living-Harriet E., John M., Mary E., Sarah J., Moses P., George A., Joseph E. and Franeis R. G. Mr. Walker was and his wife is a member of the M. E. Church. The farm contains 200 acres of land, valued at 85,500.
Wear, John T., far., Sec. 26 ; P. O. Doud's Station.
Whetsel, Emory, grain dealer, Independ- ent ; P, O. Hickory.
Wiley, Clark, far., See. 33; P. O. Doud's Station.
Williams, Henry, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Hickory.
Williams, Joshua, far., See. 1 ; P. O. Doud's Station.
Willis, John S., merchant; Doud's Station. Willis, John A., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Doud's Station.
Wirt, David B., farmer and molder, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Doud's Station.
Weissenburger, David, laborer ; P. O. Doud's Station.
Y OUNG, J. T., far., Sec. 3; P. O. Hickory. Young, William, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Hickory.
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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
B AKER, HIRAM, shoemaker, Ben- tonsport.
BAILEY, JAMES F., far., Sec. 26; P. O. Bentonsport; owns 252 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Born Aug. 23, 1825, in Belmont Co., Ohio ; parents moved to Morgan Co. in 1835 ; from there to this county in the spring of 1850; lived in Bonaparte till the fall of 1851, then went to Cali- fornia via New Orleans; from there to the Isthmus by steamer; from there to San Francisco in a sailing-ves- sel ; came near perishing for want of food and water, being out seventy-seven days; while there, was engaged in min- ing, and on the public works; returned in 1855, and married Celestine David- son July 25, 1855 ; she was born April 10, 1835, in Illinois ; came on to his present farm in January, 1855 ; have one daughter-Ella, married to H. T. Shepherd Nov. 12, 1872. Mr. Bailey served in the Mexican war in Co. H, 3d Ohio Inf. ; was in the service about one year. Member of the M. E. Church ; Republican.
Barber, Alonzo, painter, Bentonsport.
BARKER, JAMES C., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Mt. Zion; owns 157 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; son of John and Elizabeth Barker ; born in this county July 12, 1844; his father died the following October; his mother subsequently married a man of the name of Robinson, and died Jan. 29, 1874. Mr. Barker married Miss Jane Agnew May 7, 1873; she was born March 17, 1848, in county of Antrim, Ireland ; have three children- Elizabeth J., Robert J. and Mary A. Members of the Presbyterian Church ; Republican.
Barker, J., far., Scc. 4; P. O. Mt. Zion. Barr, Jas., railroad engineer, Bentonsport. Boenstler, Daniel, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Pierceville.
Bragg, W. N., paper-maker, Bentonsport. Brooks, L. A .. carpenter, Bentonsport.
BROWN, NOAH G., station agent on the K. & D. M. R. R .; P. O. Ben- tonsport ; son of James A. and Rachel Brown; was born Jan. 1, 1836, in
Westmoreland Co., Penn .; came with parents to this county in April, 1840 ; stopped on a farm two miles south of Vernon ; after two years, came to Ben- tonsport, where his father commenced building the Bentonsport Mills ; worked in the mills till 1859, then went to California via overland route with an ox- team ; followed the milling business at Ione City in Amador Co. till 1865, when he returned to this county; fol- lowed the milling business here and two years at Oskaloosa ; took charge of the railroad office in 1870. Married Lutitia Freeman Feb. 5, 1857 ; she was born June 7, 1832, in Ohio; have three children-Cora, Harriet and Elbert; lost one-James A. His father died Nov. 21, 1865. Members of the Pres- byterian Church ; Republican.
Burton, J. W., far., S. 34 ; P. O. Bentons- port.
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YARTER, C. A., butcher, Bentons- port.
Carter, Heziah, Bentonsport.
Carter, R. S., dealer in rags, Bentonsport.
Carter, R. F., coal-miner, Bentonsport.
Cochenour, H., farmer; P. O. Bentonsport. Colton, E., farmer and cloth-dresser, S. 36;
P. O. Bentonsport.
Corns, Ira M., millwright and farmer ; P. O. Bentonsport.
COWLES, C. W., M. D., retired physician, Bentonsport ; was born March 10, 1808, in Hampshire Co., Mass .; at the age of 17, he started out for himself; came to Lexington, Ky., where he taught school about one year; taught two years at Elizabethtown, then re- turned to Massachusetts and finished his studies at Amherst College; gradu- ated in August, 1831; he afterward entered Berkshire Medical College ; graduated in the winter of 1835 and 1836 ; the following spring, came to Crawfordsville, Ind .; practiced medi- cine there till he came to Bentonsport, in this county, in the spring of 1838, he being the first physician so far west. Dr. Cowles has followed his profession ever since till within the last three ycars ; also dealt some in real estate, and was a partner with a Mr. Seth
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Richards about six years; owned a store at Chariton, Lucas Co., several years. Married Miss Martha Howe in July, 1846; she was born Feb. 26, 1825, in Massachusetts; have three children living-George H., Hester W. and Sarah I .; lost one-Arad. George H. is engaged in the banking business at Osceola, Clark Co., Fowa. Members of the Congregational Church ; Repub- lican.
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INGS, C., far .; P. O. Bentonsport.
Drumm, C., painter, Bentonsport.
Dunn, A., far. and minister, Bentonsport.
E ATON, W., laborer, Bentonsport.
Edmondson, H. B., far., Sec. 26; P. O. Bentonsport.
ULTON, A., teamster, Bentonsport. F
Fulton, H., railroad engineer, Bentonsport. Fulton, W. S., railroad section-hand, Ben- tonsport.
GLADDIS, W., far., Sec. 12; P. O. Pierceville.
Gast, J. D., retir'd far. ; P. O. Pierceville. Greyson, W., carpenter, Bentonsport.
Greef, C. E., ferryman, Bentonsport.
Greef, J., merchant, Bentonsport.
H ART, W., blacksmith, Bentonsport.
HANCOCK, FREDERICK,
P. O. Bentonsport ; Justice of the Peace and Notary Public; born Dec. 13, 1815, in Luzerne Co., Penn .; at the age of 12, he went to Philadelphia ; came to Van Buren County in the fall of 1838 ; took his claim about four miles north of Bentonsport ; commenced the mercantile business in Bentonsport, in 1848, and continued till the spring of 1864. Was appointed Captain and Quartermaster in the Military Depart- ment of the Southwest; received his discharge in 1866; returned home and engaged in the lumber business until 1875. Was married to Ann P. Collins, of Delaware, in September, 1837; she died in January, 1864; was again mar- ried to Martha Brown, May 1, 1873 ; she was born Sept. 23, 1840, in Penn- sylvania ; have four children living- Fanny, married to Andrew Alexander ; lives at Watsonville, Cal .; Sally, mar- ried to E. A. Robinson. is living in
Boston, Mass .; Mary, married to J. S. Keck, of this county, and Frederick, who is in Kansas; lost two ; his son, Paul, enlisted in Co. H, of the 7th Missouri Cavalry ; was discharged in October, 1864, and died on the cars, at Keokuk, while on his way home; and Mattie died Oct. 4, 1878, at her sister's, in California. Mr. Hancock represented his county in the Legislature, in 1844-45. Member of the Congregational Church ; Republican.
Harwood, T., far., Sec. 3; P. O. Utica. Heinz, C., tailor, Bentonsport.
Hooper, Chas., far., S. 12; P. O. Pierce- ville.
Hooper, S., far., Sec. 12; P. O. Pierce- ville.
"OHNSTON, S. B., far., Sec. 1; P. O. J Utica.
JACK, GEORGE W., dealer in general merchandise, drugs, etc., Ben- tonsport ; born Nov. 2, 1834, in Morgan Co., Ohio ; came to this county in 1856, and settled in Vernon, where he engaged in stone-cutting and selling paper for the mills; came to Bentonsport in the spring of 1861 ; in 1867, he opened his present business. Married Elizabeth Hart Feb. 24, 1859 ; she was born July 31, 1838, near Dayton, Ohio; have seven children-Delbert A., John W., Edward, George L., Clara, Chester C. and Albert ; lost one-Ella L. Has held the offices of Mayor and City Treas- urer, and member of the School Board. Member of the M. E. Church ; Repub- lican.
K ECK, P. R., far., Sec. 34; P. O. Bentonsport.
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Kisling, S., far., S. 3 ; P. O. Mt. Zion. cCRACKEN, I., stone-mason and farmer, Bentonsport.
MCCUNE, ALEXANDER S.,
farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Pierce- ville ; owns about 1,000 acres, valued at $50 per acre; born Oct. 6, 1817, in Cumberland Co., Penn. ; came to Van Buren Co., in April, 1857, and settled in Harrisburg Tp. ; engaged in mercan- tile business in Pierceville in 1866, but did not move his family till 1869 ; con- tinued in the business till 1873; is, at present, Justice of the Peace, an office which he has held ten or twelve years. Married Mary A. Walker, daughter of
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Benjamin Walker, Nov. 25, 1857; she was born Oct. 25, 1829, in Cincinnati, Ohio ; have three children-Eleanor S., Hester F. and Minnie B. Demo-Green- back.
Mccutcheon, Robert, far., Sec. 15 ; P. O. Bentonsport.
McSurley, James H., far., Sec. 9; P. O. Mt. Zion.
McSURELY, MILES, far., Sec. 9; P. O. Mt. Zion ; owns 180 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born Feb. 1, 1809, in Mason Co., Ky. His father, James McSurely, moved to Adams Co., Ohio, fall of 1809, where he died in 1840 ; his mother, Maria, died in 1833 ; he went to Scioto Co. in 1830; was married there to Catharine McCan Jan. 24, 1833; she was born in same county, Nov. 28, 1816 ; moved to Fulton Co., Ill., fall of 1836; the following spring to Van Buren Co .; made his claim about three miles west of his present farm; moved his family out in the spring of 1838 ; he is among the early settlers of this county, and, by his own industry and economy, has acquired a handsome property. Has seven children living-Mary J., William, Anderson, Hannah, James, Kate and John M .; lost two-Benjamin and Margaret. Anderson and Benjamin were in Co. G, of 3d Iowa Cavalry ; while there, Ben- jamin died Aug. 26, 1862; his son James yet single, remains at home ; and owns 120 acres of land ; his other three sons are in California. Republican.
Mc Vity, John, shoemaker, Bentonsport. McVity, Thomas, shoemaker, Bentons- port.
MASON, GEORGE H., Bentons- port, proprietor of Ashland House ; son of Lewis J. and Nancy Mason (nee Winslow) of Chenango Co., N. Y .; he was born in Cattaraugus Co. Feb. 18, 1842; came with his friends to this county in 1857; his father bought an hotel, and the following year traded for the one now occupied by George H .; his father died in September, 1868, and mother in May, 1875. Married Re- becca Williamson May 1, 1861 ; she was born July 18. 1842, in Oxford Co., Maine. Went to Keosanqua Co. and run the Russell House during the years 1865 and 1866 ; he then returned to Bentons-
port, and, in 1876, moved to Des Moines, where he was foreman in Mason & Co.'s wholesale tinware manufactory ; returned and took charge of the Ash- land House. Have four children-Har- ry C., Mary F., Nellie and Wm. E .; has five brothers and two sisters living, six dead-Frank and Edward R., at- torneys, are of the firm of Mason Bros., Des Moines, Edward being Clerk of the U. S. Court, and Wm. E. is practicing law in Chicago; Linn W. is in Penn- sylvania ; and James L. is in Memphis, Tenn.
MOORE, GEORGE L .; P. O.
Bentonsport ; dealer in dry goods and general merchandise ; son of Robert and Elizabeth Moore; born April 4, 1826, in Dearborn Co., Ind. ; came with his parents to this county in the spring of 1837, and settled in Harrisburg Tp .; went to California in the spring of 1850, followed mining and dealing in stock ; returned in the spring of 1854; the same year, engaged in the mercantile business at Leon, Decatur Co., which he continued till 1857, when he returned to Bentonsport and engaged in his pres- ent business. He owns a farm of 107 acres adjoining the town ; is one of the leading business men of Bentonsport. Married Hannah A. Brown, Ang. 29, 1854, of Bentonsport ; has seven chil- dren living-Georgia A., Seth R., Mary L., Rachel E., Sarah C., Robert P. and James B. ; lost three-Johnson, Benja- min and James A. Georgia A. was mar- ried to O. S. Hurd, Sept. 13, 1877 ; is living at Atchison, Kan. Father died in 1861, and mother in 1859. Mem- ber of Presbyterian Church.
MORRIS, SAMUEL M., farmer, Scc. 24; P. O. Bentonsport ; owns 352 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre ; son of Henry and Jane Morris ; born Jan. 14, 1827, in Harlan Co., Ky .; came with parents to this county in June, 1838 ; settled in Cedar Tp., where his father died Feb. 18, 1871, and mother the 24th of same month. Mr. Morris was married to Charlotte A. Robbins May 21, 1854; she was born April 7, 1834, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Have four children living-Edmund, John Q., Livingston and William W. ; lost one-Henry. Republican.
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MONTGOMERY, JOS., propri- etor of Bentonsport Mills, Bentonsport ; boru Nov. 14, 1826, in Washington, Co., Penn .; came with parents to this county in 1842; settled in Washington Tp. ; commenced to learn the trade of miller in Pennsylvania; worked in the mill at Bentonsport several years prior to 1852 ; then went to Calfornia; was there several years engaged in farming, brickmaking, house-building and team- ing ; returned in 1859, and went to work in the mill again, of which he is · now half-owner with Joseph Scott, hav- ing recently purchased it. Married Mary A. Miles Jan. 4, 1849 ; she was born in Kentucky in 1832; have one son- John C., born Feb. 19, 1851. Members of Presbyterian Church ; Republican. Montgomery & Scott, millers, Bentonsport. Morrill, B. F., retired far., Bentonsport.
TEWLON, C. E., carp., Bentonsport. N
NELSON, JOHN W., far., S. +; P. O. Mt. Zion ; owns 500 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; son of William and Elizabeth Nelson ; born Sept. 25, 1832, in Wayne Co., Ohio; parents moved into Richland Co., in 1836; to this county in the fall of 1845; his mother died Oct. 17, 1857, and father Sept. 24, 1860 ; Mr. Nelson has two brothers and one sister living ; five have died. He was married to Eliza Boner, of this county, Jan. 12, 1860 ; she was born Nov. 27, 1838, in Sangamon Co., Ill. ; have six children living-Minnie, Marietta, Ethel N., Nellie MI., Edna M. and John E. Republican.
Nichols, Seba ; P. O. Pierceville.
P ARKER, MARLOW, coal-digger, Bentonsport.
Patten, B. M., far. ; P. O. Bentonsport.
Payne, B., far., S. 10 ; P. O. MIt. Zion. Pender, Henry, far., P. O. Mt. Zion.
Perkins, A., far., S. 1; P. O. Mt. Zion. UAINTANCE, WM., plasterer, Ben- tonsport.
R ALSTON, J. H., physician, Bentons- port.
Rehkopf, A. C., cabinet-maker, Bentons- port.
Row, O., far., S. 13; P. O. Pierceville. YANFORD, JOHN D, retired, Ben- S tonsport.
Schriever, L., blacksmith, Bentonsport.
SCOTT, JOS. W., proprietor, with Joseph Montgomery, of Bentonsport Mills, Bentonsport ; born Oct. 1, 1840, in Columbiana Co., Ohio; came with his parents to Lee Co., Iowa, in 1846 ; in 1847, to this county ; settled in Ver- non, and commenced learning the trade of miller, in 1850, in the Vernon Mills. Enlisted, Ang. 7, 1861, in Co. A, of the Black Hawk Cavalry ; was trans- ferred to 7th Mo. Cav .; was in the battles of Lone Jack, Prairie Grove, Van Buren, Duvall's Bluffs, Little Rock, Pine Bluffs and Saline; dis- charged in October, 1864. Returned, and again engaged in the milling busi- ness ; in 1869, went to Knoxville, Marion Co., Iowa; in 1877, to Creston, Union Co., returning to Vernon in 1878; and, in September, purchased, with his partner, the Bentonsport Mills. Married Amelia G. Barnett Feb. 28, 1865; she was born Sept. 14, 1846, in Ohio; have four children living-Cyn- thie C., Grant C., Cora and Roy; lost one-Amos S. II. Republican.
Shepherd, F. O., far .. Sec. 22; P. O. Bentonsport.
Shepherd, Henry T., far., Sec. 27; P. O Bentonsport.
Shepherd, N., far., Sec. 27 ; P. O. Ben- tonsport.
SMART, JAMES, far., Sec. 2; P. O. Utica ; owns 174 acres of land, val- ued at $30 per acre; born Dec. 7, 1803, at Barren Co., Ky .; parents moved into Robinson Co., Tenn., in 1805 ; to Mor- gan Co., Ill., in 1823. He was married there to Tabitha Carter March 17, 1825 ; she was born March 13, 1807, in Nel- son Co., Ky. Came to this county in October, 1835 ; made his claim at the mouth of Copperas Creek ; cleared off nine acres the following spring, put it in corn, the next fall sold his claim and moved on his present farm ; Mr. Smart is one of the oldest pioneers of Van Buren Co., having been here forty-five years, and will soon pass to that "undis- covered country from whose bourn no traveler returns." He has seven chil- dren living-Jackson, Greenberry, Will- iam, Jahanon, Mary, Martha and Me- linda ; lost three-Silas, Eliza and James. Member Protestant Methedist Church ; Democrat.
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Stevens, A. N., retired far., Bentonsport. Stewart, J. F., farmer, Bentonsport.
Stewart, R., miller, Bentonsport.
Strunk, H. C., farmer, Bentonsport. Syfert, Benjamin, far., Sec. 16; P. O. Mt. Zion.
DUSSEY, M. L., Bentonsport.
T V ANCE. A., far., S. 1 ; P. O. Utica.
W ALSH, L., lab., Bentonsport.
WALKER, BENJAMIN. far., Sec. 24; P. O. Bentonsport ; owns 320 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; born Nov. 4, 1802, in Butler Co., Ohio ; served an apprenticeship at bricklaying and followed the business at Cincinnati, Ohio, about thirteen years ; returned
to Butler Co., in 1833; engaged in farming till the fall of 1850, when he came to this county and settled on his present farm. Married Hester A. Reese Jan. 1, 1829; she was born April 9, 1808, in Virginia; died March 7, 1834; has two children-Mary A., married to Alexander S. McClune Nov. 25, 1857 ; and Frances E., married to Allen W. Stevens Oct. 20, 1858; the latter resides with Mr. Walker. Democrat.
Ward, W. W., far., Sec. 36 ; P. O. Ben- tonsport.
Warner, H., far., S. 13; P. O. Pierceville. Warner, S., far., S. 13 ; P. O. Pierceville. Weaver, Geo., far., S. 36; P. O. Bentons- port.
Wood, C., mail-carrier, Bentonsport. Work. J .. far., S. 4 ; P. O. Mt. Zion.
VERNON TOWNSHIP.
A LCORN, JAMES A .. merchant, Mt. Sterling.
Aldred, Stephen, far. ; P. O. Vernon.
Aldridge, S, G., far. ; P. O. Vernon.
Algire, G. W., far. ; P. O. Willits.
Anderson, A., far., Sec. 12 ; P. O. Willits. Anderson, L., far. ; P. O. Willits.
B ELL, ELIAS, far., Sec. 7 ; P. O. Mt. Sterling.
Blackledge, F., far .; P. O. Mt. Sterling.
Blackledge, S., far., See. 10; P. O. Mt. Sterling.
Bradford, H. E., merchant and Postmaster, Mt. Sterling.
Bradford, L., far .; P. O. Vernon.
Brewster, H., far., Sec. 20 ; P. O. Keosau- qua.
Brown, Daniel, far. ; P. O. Keosauqua.
Burns, J. W., far., Sec. 24; P. O. Vernon. Butler, N., far., Sec. 5 ; P. O. Vernon.
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ACKLEY, W. C. C., far., Sec. 23 ; P. O. Vernon.
Calahan, H. J., merchant, Mt. Sterling.
Carlston, A. S., far. ; P. O. Mt. Sterling. Cavitt, J. H., far., Sec. 9; P. O. Mt. Sterling.
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