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Irwin, Alex., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. New Virginia.
Irwin, Theo., farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. New Virginia.
TONES, LYDIA, farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. New Virginia.
Jones, Elizabethi.
Joseph, J. T., farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. New Virginia.
K EFFER, SAMUEL, farmer,. Sec. 30; P. O. New Virginia. Keiser, Sarah, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. New Virginia.
Kirchner, J. N., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. St. Charles.
Kiser, Sarah, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. New Virginia.
Koffler, Gotlieb, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. New Virginia.
Knotts, E. W., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. New Virginia.
L A AVONDALE, HENRI, far- mer, Sec. 6; P. O. St. Charles. Ludington, H. C., farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. New Virginia.
Ludington, P. J.
Lyon, M. L., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Virginia.
COLINTIC, WM., farmer,
M Sec. 16; P. O. New Vir- ginia.
McCrea, Gilbert, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. St. Charles.
Main, L. J., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Virginia.
Miller, -- -, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. New Virginia.
Minard, R. D., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. New Virginia.
Moore, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. New Virginia.
Morgan, John A., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. New Virginia.
WEN, M. N., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. New Virginia.
P ALMER, G. W., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. New Virginia.
Poe, T. J., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. New Virginia.
Pulley, J. T.
R EED, JACOB A., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. New Virginia.
Reed, G. K., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. New Virginia.
REED, J. B., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. New Virginia; owns 620 acres of land; was born November 30, 1830, in Barber county, West Vir- ginia; married May 28, 1857, to Emily, daughter of Col. Thomas Cather, of Taylor county, West Virginia; emigrated to this county in April, 1859, and settled on his present home. They have five children, Guy, R. C., J. R., Boyd, F. T. (who died in infancy), and Cassius E .; has been a member of the M. E. Church for thirty-five years; wife is a Baptist; has of- ten been elected township trustee and school director, and has been town treasurer for the last fifteen years.
Reither, John, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. St. Charles.
Risden, Helen L., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. New Virginia.
Roy, Lee, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. New Virginia.
RUNDALL, C. C., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Now Virginia; was born May 6, 1847, in Delaware county, O .; emigrated to Clinton county, Iowa, in 1855; married April 27, 1869, to Miss Mollie. D., daughter of Jacob Kimes, of Clinton coun- ty, Iowa. He has no children. Came to this county and settled on his present farm, where he has 250 acres of well improved land,
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in the fall of 1874. Raises mixed crops; feeds cattle and hogs.
Randall, C., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. O. New Virginia.
S AYERS, E., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. New Virginia.
Shepherd, George, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. New Virginia.
Shew, S. J., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. New Virginia.
Shigley, E. C., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O St. Charles.
Shutt, Frank, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. St. Charles.
Snook, Isaiah, former, Sec. 15; P. O. New Virginia.
Southard, S. W., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. St. Charles.
Srepter, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. New Virginia.
Stone, Susan, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. New Virginia.
Strann John.
STROCK, W. C., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. New Virginia; was born May 6th, 1838, in Perry county, Pa .; emigrated with his parents to Cass county, Ind., in 1840, and to this county with his parents in 1856; was educated in common schools. Married Nov. 4, 1859, Matilda, danghter of John Felton, of New Virginia. Owns a farm of 136 acres, well improved, which he has made with his own hands. Has five children: Horton S., Jno. T., Stella J., Mary M., and Olive E., all living. Has been elected supervisor and school director.
Switzer, B. J., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. St. Charles.
T AYLOR, GEO. W., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Indianola.
Taylor, H. W., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. New Virginia.
Thomas, Daniel, farmer, Sec 30; P. O. New Virginia.
Thomas, M. I., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. New Virginia.
Thomas, J. J., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. New Virginia.
Thompson, A. L., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Virginia.
Turner, J. S., merchant; P. O. New Virginia.
V ANSCOY, JOHN, farmer, Sec-
tion 14; P. O. Vew Virginia; was born Angust 11th, 1828, in in Barber county, West Va .; was married Aug. 13, 1846, to Mary J. Proudfoot, who died April 11. 1852. From this union they had three children: W. T., Virginia, and Mary J., of whom Mary J. died in this county. Again mar- ried, May 26th, 1853, to Julia A., danghter of William Proudfoot. They had six children: H. C., M. M., Charles, Sarah L., Simpson L., and Hettie, all living. Moved to White connty, Indiana, in the spring of 1854, and in the fall of 1855 to this county, and settled on his present farm, where he owns 320 acres, all well improved. He was several times elected to the board of supervisors under the old system. Has been a member of the M. E. Church for thirty-six years; his wife is also a member. Vanwy, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. New Virginia.
Vanscoy, Milford, M., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. New Virginia.
Vanscoy, Solomon, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. New Virginia.
W EAVER, M. T., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. New Virginia.
Weaver, John, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. New Virginia.
Weaver, George, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. New Virginia.
Wilson, J. C.
Wilson, R. D., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. New Virginia.
Wilson, James H., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. New Virginia.
Whitney, W. P. farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Madora.
Wilkinson, Isaac B., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Sharon.
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Williams, N. F., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Cool.
Williams, George W., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Cool.
Wooten, W., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Indianola.
Wright, S., fariner, Sec. 15; P. O. Madora.
WRIGHT, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Madora; born October 7,1829, in Randolph county, In- diana; parents moved to Vermil- ion county, Illinois, in 1833; came to this county in 1847 and settled at the old Watts' Mill; being of a roaming disposition, he went back to Illinois, and, after a lapse of time, again came to Iowa and tried Boone and Dallas counties, and finally settled near Hartford in this county, where he remained until 1869, when he came to his present home, where he has 95 acres of land; was married March 28, 1850, to Hannah, daughter of Samuel Stanfield, Vermilion coun- ty, Illinois; has had thirteen chil- dren: Hannah J., Thomas F., Sarah and George (twins), Samnel,
Cynthia O., James, John W. and Maria L. (twins), Phœbe O., Emi- ly, Charles W., William R .; of these, John, George and Sarah are dead; was one of the earliest set- tlers in Warren county, having come before Indianola was even laid out, and there was but one house in the now city of Des Moines.
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TOUNG, D., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Cool.
YOUNG, STEPHEN, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. New Virginia; owns 75 acres of land; was born January. 22, 1825, in Indiana; married June 14, 1844, to Zena, daughter of Moses Kerr, of Putnam county, Indiana; has had eight children: Hiram, James, William H., Moses K., John B., Malissa, Joseph P. and Stephen E .; of these Hiram and Stephen E. are dead; wife died April 1, 1864; married again Feb- ruary 6, 1865; no children by this union; has been elected town trustee two terms.
Young, James, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Cool.
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ALFRAY, TAYLOR, farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Madora.
Alumbaugh, Mrs. N., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Madora.
Alumbangh, P., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Madora.
Art, A. Y., fariner, Sec. 16; P. O. Hartford.
B ACON, W., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Indianola.
Ball, Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Madora.
Bales, E., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Sharon.
Barr, John, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Sharon.
Barr, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sharon.
Bolyard, Caleb, fariner, Sec. 19; P. O. Madora.
Bray, M., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sha- ron.
Braucht, C., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Indianola.
Braucht, A., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Indianola.
Braucht, T. C., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Indianola.
Brancht, Geo., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Indianola.
Bryan, J. W., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Cool.
Burmister, H., farmer. Sec. 8; P. O. Sharon.
BUTLER, WM. H. H., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Cool; born May 14, 1813, in Gallia county, Ohio; was educated in common schools; moved to Warren county, Illinois, in 1841, and came to this county
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in 1874 and settled on his present farm; owns 200 acres of land; married Aug. 17, 1835, Julia A., danghter of Benj. Burrage, of Gallia county, Ohio; has ten children: William W., Louisa, Henry, Thomas, Elizabeth, and five dead, that died in infancy.
Butler, W. W., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Indianola.
Butler, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0. --.
C ALLOWAY, W., farmer, Sec. 80; P. O. Madora.
CONDIT, JAPHIA, fariner, Sec. 13; P. O. Cool; was born Aug. 16, 1825, in Essex county, New York; moved with parents to Gallagher county, Ohio, in 1839; was edn- cated in common schools; married Sept. 15, 1855, Mary A., daughter of John Hawk, of Gallagher conn- ty, Ohio; has seven children: Phebe A., John S., Elvey O., Har- vey L., infant, Hattie, Mary H., of which Hattie and two infants are dead; came to this county in the spring of 1857, and settled on present farm, where he owns 397 acres of land; is a member of the M. E. Church, as are all his fami- ly, except one; has been elected Town Clerk, Trustee and Justice of the Peace; lias been School Treasurer for the last eleven years. Conrad, R., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Madora.
COOL, HENDRICKS, lives on Sec. 26, where he owns a nice farm of 80 acres of well-improved land; he was born Feb. 9, 1824, in Washington county, Pennsylvania; his parents moved to Morgan county, Pennsylvania, in 1840; he was educated in common schools; came to Rock Island county, Illi- nois, in 1856, and to Appanoose county, Iowa, in 1858; in 1860 he moved to Putnam county, Mis- souri, and to Ainsworth in 1867; not being satisfied there, he came to this county, and settled where
he now lives in 1871; he is a man of industry, energy, and more than average ability; he is now the nominee of the Republican party for County Supervisor, and should his nomination be ratified at the polls, will make the county a com- petent and faithful officer; he en- listed in October, 1861, in Co. I, Eighteenth Missonri Infantry, as a private, but was promoted to Sergeant; he served his three years and was discharged in No- vember, 1864; he was in all the battles in which the company was engaged; he is an honored Mason and Odd Fellow, and member of tle M. E. Church; he was married Ang. 10, 1845, to Mary, danghter of Benj. Wells, of Morgan county, Ohio; they have a family of five children: Saralı D., Michael, Cas- sins C., Temperance L. and Benj. S .; Michael and Temperance L. are deceased.
Curns, Abel, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Madora.
D OUGLAS, J. M., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Sharon.
E WING, WM., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Madora.
EVANS, C. S., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Indianola; was born in Knox county, Ohio, April 16, 1832, where he was principally raised; he came to Warren county, Ill., in 1855, and in 1865 to the state of Michigan; in 1869 he settled in this county; he was married to Miss Elizabeth Conway, a native. of Ohio; they have a family of six children: Emaranca, Sarah L., Mattie J., Robert P., Charles L., and Frank; two deceased, Ira W., and Win. I .; he owns an improved farm of 80 acres.
F ORMAN, MRS. M. J., whose maiden name was Finley, was born in Barber county, Virginia, Nov. 4, 1850; when quite young, her parents moved to Knox county, Mo., where her father died in
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1866; she removed to this town- ship, with her mother, where she was married March 2d, 1868; she has two children living, Sarah E., and Samuel C., and has lost three, Susannah, Lester and Milford; her husband died February 2d, 1878; she owns 113 acres of land in Sec. 30; P. O. Madora.
Foreman, J. M., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Madora.
Forman, W., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Madora.
Forman, H., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Madora.
Forman, Alexander, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Madora.
FRAME, JAMES B., lives on Sec.
24; P. O. Madora; where he owns a fine farm of 100 acres; he was born April 21, 1843, in Mahona county, Ohio; here he grew to manhood; he was educated in the common schools; he enlisted June 20, 1861, in Co. E, 23d Ohio In- fantry; served to April 1, 1863, when he was honorably discharged by reason of wounds received in left forearm, at the battle of An- tietam, on the 18th of September, 1862; he draws a pension of $18.00 per month; he came to this county in April, 1869, and settled where he now lives; he was married January 20, 1876, to Miss Eliza, daughter of Henry Ogle, of this township; they have no children.
G I IER, J. W., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Indianola.
Gill, E. F., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Madora.
Gilchrist, R. N., farmer, Sec. 25; P. (). Madora.
Gleckler, J., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Madora.
Goodrich, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Cool.
Grant, G. W., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Madora.
GRAHAM, T. J., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Cool; was born January 25,
1833, in Monroe county, Indiana; parents moved to this county in 1849, in Otter township; married June 11, 1858, Adaline, daughter of Mark Williams, of this county; las cight children: Carrie M., Cora F., James L., Emma J., Burt R., Albert A., Hattie A., John G .; Carrie M., died in infancy; in the spring of 1858, he settled at his present home, where he owns 120 acres of land, and has made a nice home; he also keeps a farmer's store on liis farm; was one of the first settlers, and endured all the hardships of a pioneer's life.
Graham, T. J., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sharon.
Gregg, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Cool.
GUY, L., farmer and merchant, Sec. 23; P. O. Madora; was born Oc- tober 6, 1820, in Lawrence county, Indiana, and moved with his pa- rents to Brown connty, Indiana, where he grew to manhood, was educated in the log school-houses, with Poplar logs split for seats; was married February 19, 1844, to Dulcena, daughter of Dudley Rich- ardson, of - - county, Indiana ; has ten children: James M., Eliza- beth, Maranda J., Peachy, Hamil- ton D., Franklin M., Dulcena, Newton P., Lee Eldus, Lyman; all alive except Peachy, who died in Indiana; came to this county in the fall of 1854, and settled on Sec. 11, and afterward on 23, where he now lives; was one of the first settlers, and helped to organize the first township; voted at the first election held in the township; at one time he owned 480 acres of land, a part of which he has given to his children; he built the only brick residence in the township, where he now lives; he also keeps a general stock of goods in the village of Madora; was one of the original movers in laying out the" village.
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Guy, J. M., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Madora.
H ARSH, H., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sharon. Hastings, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Madora.
HASSOCK, JOHN, farmer, Sec.
20; P. O. Madora; born May 26, 1841, in Ross Shire, Scotland; parents moved to Oxford county, Canada West, in 1842, and to Stark county, Ill., in 1865; edu- cated in common schools; married Nov. 19, 1867, Margaret, daugh- ter of Alex. Murchinson, of Stark county, Ill .; has six children: Alex. H., Anna J., Donald, Cath- arine M., John C., Margaret L .; Donald died in infancy; moved to this county in 1868, and settled on present farm, where he bas 200 acres of well-improved land.
Hemstreet, L. M., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Madora.
Hemstreet, A. J., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Madora.
Hntt, M., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. In- dianola.
JUDKINS, J. V., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sharon.
Judkins, James, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Sharon.
K ELLER, FRANKLIN, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Ma- dora; owns a farm of 270 acres; born March 31, 1831, in Barber county, West Virginia; educated in common schools; married Jan. 16, 1851, E. J., daughter of Elijah McIntosh, of Taylor county, West Virginia; has twelve children: Lucinda, Ai, John, Rebecca, Val- loria, Harriet, McCleland, Rosa, Charles, Lee, Syrena and Ida; of these, Lucinda, Ai, McCleland and Harriet are dead; emigrated to this county and settled on pres- ent farm Oct. 20, 1854; was one of the first settlers; helped to or- ganize the township, and voted at the first election; has been elected town assessor, clerk and county
supervisor; was one of the com- pany who layed out the village of Madora.
Keller, E. C., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Madora.
Kennedy, Morgan, farmer, Sec. 14, P. O. Cool.
King, W. W., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sharon.
King, Wm., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Madora.
KIRK, JAS. Y., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Madora, born in Mercer connty, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1813, where he was raised and married to Miss Martha Donald- son, February 7, 1839, a native of Pennsylvania, born August 20, 1816; they have a family of twelve children; they have but nine living: Joseph, Isaac D., Eliza- beth, wife of David Summerfield, of Jones county, James W., Rob- ert H., David W., John, Hattie M., wife of B. Glickler, and Min- tie; they moved to Washington county, this State, in 1865, and the following spring to this coun- ty; owns eighty-five acres of land; has a very fine orchard and an ex- tensive vineyard; they have lost three children : Samuel, died Feb- rnary 25, 1841, Sarah, deceased wife of L. W. Coruthers, died January 21, 1875, Rebecca, died October 21, 1864.
Kirk, M. S., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Madora.
L EABARTUE, F., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Sharon.
Love, W. H., farmer, Sec. 27; P.' O. Sharon.
M CINTOSH, A. B., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Madora.
McPherson, James, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Madora.
Martin, H. J., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Madora.
Marshall, John, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Sharon.
Mathews, John B., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Madora.
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Matson, Margaret, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Madora.
Merrell, James, farmer, Sec. 9, P. O. Sharon.
Messenger, E., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Madora.
Mills, Levi, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Madora.
MERCER, MORRIS, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Cool; born June 27, 1819, in Breckinridge county, Kentucky; father moved to Shelby county, Indiana, in 1823; married December 19, 1843, to Elizabeth, daughter of John Taylor, of Owens county, Ind .; came to this county in the fall of 1854, and set- tled on present farm of 160 acres, having entered it of the Govern- ment; has eleven children: John T., William E., Nancy O., Joseph, Mary E., Eliza J., Isabella, James I., (Amanda and Elizabeth) twins, Sarah and Anna M., all of them alive; voted at the first election held in the township.
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M ICHAEL MORRISON, far- mer, Sec. 2; born on the 16th of February, 1812, in York coun- ty, Pa .; moved with his parents in 1831 to Noble Co., Ohio; mar- ried, March 18, 1834, to Jane B., daughter of Jas. Kyle, of Noble county, and moved from there to this county on to his present farm of 350 acres, September, 1856, having entered the land of the government; was educated in the old log school-houses of Pennsyl- vania; have no children; wife died Oct. 17, 1878; was one of the first settlers of the township; has been justice of the peace and town trus- tee several times, and now is post- master, with the office in his house.
Morris, J. T., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Madora.
Myers, Nancy, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Cool.
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TEW, JOHN W., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Sharon; born March
29, 1853, in Boon county, Indiana; moved with his parents to this county in 1857; married, Feb. 16, 1873, Lettie J., daughter of Isaac Jones, of Clark county, Iowa; has four children: James F., Jesse C., Ida M., Minnie Bell; Jesse died in infancy; was one of the earli- est settlers of the township.
New, W. E., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Cool.
NEW, MRS. RACHEL, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Sharon; born Nov. 26, 1826, in Union county, Ind .; her parents moved to Boon county, Ind., in 1836; married, Dec. 3d, 1847, Stephen F. New, of Boon county, Ind .; they moved to this county and settled on the present farm, where her husband secured 180 acres of land; they had five children: Mary F., Wm. E., John W., Jas. R., and G. W .; Jas. R. died at 15 years of age; her hus- band died May 3d, 1875; he was a member of the M. E. Church, as also is she.
Nicholson, Zachariah, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Madora.
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GLE, M., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Sharon.
OGLE, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 9, P. O. Sharon; born in Washing- ton county, O., March 16th, 1813, and when three years old his pa- rents moved to Meigs county, where he was principally raised; he was married in Gallia county, August 18th, 1836, to Miss Eliza- beth Hawk, of that county; they have a family of seven children living: Wm. S., H. H., Lucy J. (wife of Henry Burmister), Eliza, (wife of James Frame), Francis M., Elizabeth (wife of Wm. A. Holmes), and Evalina; he came to this county in 1864; he owns a farm of 232 acres. He is a man of unblemished character, general courteousness and hospitality ; has held various township offices; they have two children deceased: Har-
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riet, Dec. 8th, 1841, Caroline died Dec. 19th, 1864.
Ogle, H. H., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sharon.
P ARKER, MARY, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sharon.
Patterson, 'W. T., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Indianola.
Pettit, J. H., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Sharon.
Porter, Laura A., Sec. 34, P. O. Ma- dora.
R AHN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 21, P. O. Madora.
Ramay, John, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Sharon.
Roach, A. J., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sharon.
Roberts, B., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Sharon.
Robertson, Margaret, Sec. 23; P. O. Madora.
S HORT, T. W., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Madora.
Simmerman, J. H., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sharon.
Simmerman, W. H., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Sharon.
Smith, Sarah J., farmer Sec. 32; P. O. Madora.
Smith, Able, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Cool.
STACY, E. P., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Madora; born April 19, 1844, in Wyandotte connty, Ohio; came to this county with parents in 1857; enlisted in Co. B, 18th Iowa Infantry, July, 1862; served as a private during the war and was honorably discharged July 20, 1865, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Stacy, D. M., Sec. 33; P. O. Mado- ra.
STACY, SELDEN H., farmer, Sec. 22, P. O. Madora; was born De- cember 17, 1845, in Washington county, Ohio; came to this county with parents in fall of 1857; en- listed in Co. B, 18th Iowa Infant- ry; served as private till close of the war, when he was honorably
discharged, and he returned to his home, where he has since resided. Stacy, Aseneth, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Madora.
STACY, J. W., farmer, Sec. 34; P.
O. Madora, born June 20, 1815, in Washington county, Ohio; mar- ried September 20, 1846, to Ade- line, daughter of Owen Hays, of Washington county Ohio; has had seven children: Martha, E., David M., Joseph, Chas. O., Fan- nie M., Eva A., Joseph, and So- phia A., died in infancy; moved family to Wyandott county, Ohio, in 1847, and from there to this county in 1857, and settled on his. present farm of one hundred and twenty acres.
STACY, GIDEON, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Madora, born December 17, 1816, was a decendant of Col. Stacy, of revolutionary fame, and lived on the farm drawn by his grandfather, from the govern- ment, until he was thirty years of age; he married, September 30, 1837, Asenath, daughter of Owen Hays, of Washington county, Ohio; had six children: Ed. P., Sheldon H., Lucy A., Wesley H., Eugene S., and Sarah M .; of these Saralı M. and Lucy A. are dead; moved with family to Wyandott county, Ohio, in 1846, and to this- county in 1857, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of land, upon which the family now reside; he died, surrounded by friends, February 14, .1877; he was one of the pioneers of the township, and took great interest in the politics of the county; was. a member of the Presbyterian church.
Stickles, N. E., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Madora.
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TAYLOR, MATHEW, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Indianola.
Thorn C., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Ma- dora.
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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
V IRTS, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. W 23; P. O. Madora. ARTHEN, WILLIAM F., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Cool; born November 3, 1842, in Preston county, West Virginia; came to this county in April 1869; settled on his present farm in De- cember, 1874; owns a farm of for- ty-three acres; enlisted Septem- ber 10. 1862, as private in Co. E, 15th Virginia Infantry; was pro- moted to Second Lientenant Octo- ber 3, 1864; had command of the company most of the time to tlie close of the war, his superior offi- cers being on detached service; served to June 14, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at Rich-
mond, Virginia; was in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged; has been justice of the peace nearly ever since he has been in the township, and also school director, and is now the Re- publican candidate for auditor of the county; is a capable and ener- getic man, and one well qualified to fill the office should he be elect- ed; is now postmaster of the Cool post-office, established in April, 1879; was married Jannary 28, 1866, to Melissa A., daughter of William Fortney, of Preston coun- ty, West Virginia; they have a family of four children: Alonzo Flora, William R., and Pearl, all living.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
A NDERSON, FRANCIS L., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Liberty Center.
Anderson, Sarah C., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Liberty Center.
Anderson, J. B., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Liberty Center.
BA ARTLETT, J. B., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Liberty Center.
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