The history of Washington County, Iowa, its cities, towns, and c., a biographical directory of its citizens, Part 78

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Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Des Moines : Union Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 720

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STRAIN, FRANKLIN, farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Crawfordsville; is a native of Mercer county, Pennsyl- vania; was born in 1839; when three years of age his parents came to this county and settled upon land, a part of which now comprises his present homestead; he was raised on a farm and has followed farming all his life; he now owns eiglity acres of im- proved land; he was married in this county in 1862, to Miss Margaret J. Sinylie, a native of Iowa; they have one daughter living: Nellie J .; have lost one; Mr. Strain's parents have died since they came to this county; his ancestry on his father's side is of Irish descent; his mother was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Mr. Strain is a man of genial disposition, kind and obliging in his nature, and always pleasant in conversation; his interests are closely identified with those of the county, as the principal part of his life has been spent here. "WINAM, ABRAM, farmer;

T Sec. 9; P. O. Crawfordsville; was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, in 1840, and came with his parents to this county and has followed farming as an occupation; was mar- ried in this county in February 1866, to Miss Mary C. Furguson, of Ten- nesee; by this union they have a family of five children: Matilda A., William D, David B., Margaret R. J., Lorenzo L .; Mr. Twinam is an excellent manager and one who thoroughly understands farming; he commands the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens.

TITUS, JNO. D. R., proprietor of the Iowa House, Crawfordsville; is a native of Marion county, Ohio; was born on the 16th day of Feb- ruary, 1851; and when four years of age emigrated with his parents to Iowa and settled in Washington township, and has been a permanent resident of the county ever since that time; he was raised on a farm and followed it as his principal oc- cupation until he engaged in his present business November 5, 1879; he married Miss Jennie Jackson. April 15, 1875; she is a native of Canada; they have by this union, one daughter: Edith; was born July 7. 1877.

W HITE, JAMES, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 10; P. O. Crawfordsville; the subject of this sketch is a native of Lawrence coun- ty, Pennsylvania; was born Jannary 24, 1818; he was raised on his fath- er's old homestead until he became of age when he purchased a farm adjoining, living there until his com- ing to this county, in December, 1865; he located on his present homestead which he had previously purchased, and now owns over 500 acres of good land; he was married in Pennsylvania in 1845, to Miss Margaret J. White, of the same county; they have no family; Mr. White traces his ancestry back on his father's side to Irish descent, and in that of his mother to the old English stock; he came to this coun- ty on a prospecting tour shortly after his marriage, but there not being enough attraction he did not then settle; in his business transaction he is clear and transparent and has the unlimited confidence of every one with whom he has any intercourse; his sociable qualities are admirable and his moral character irreproach- able.

WHITE, SAMUEL F., farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Crawfordsville; was born in Washington county, Penn-

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sylvania in 1833; when abont twelve years of age his parents emigrated to Jefferson county, Ohio, where he lived up to the time that he came to this county; this was in the spring of 1861, and he located on his pres- ent homestead which consists of 160 :acres; he was raised on a farm and has always followed farmning as an occupation; he married in Ohio, November 2, 1860, Miss Mary J. Frederick. of the same county; they have ten children living: Martha J., David R., Edwin S. John F., Stella N., Ramsey A., Maggie, Mary, Saide :and Jesse.

EAGER, H. B., farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Crawfordsville; is a mative of Vinton connty, Ohio; was born in 1844; when abont twelve years of age his parents moved to this State and settled in this county; when in Ohio he learned the harness

making trade, and after coming to, this county he followed varions oc- cupations until the breaking ont of the war; he then enlisted in com- pany I, Twenty-fifth Iowa infantry and served abont eighteen months; his enlistment was February 29, 1864; after his return from the army he again came to Crawfordsville and engaged in the harness business in which he continued until the spring of 1871, when he engaged in his present occupation which he has since followed; he owns an improved: farm of 160 acres; he was married. in this county in 1868, to Miss S. A. Moore, of Tennessee; they have by this nnion a family of four children: Alice May, Geo. Robt., Eva A., Charles; his characteristics as a farmer and business man may be in- ferred from the success which has attended his career.

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A NDERSON, A .. of the firm of Anderson & White, dealers in general merchandise, and also of Anderson, White & Co .. stock ship- pers, Ainsworth; the subject of this sketch is a native of Jefferson connty, Ohio; was born Jannary 9, 1841; when only about two years of age his parents removed to Washing- ton county, Pennsylvania; here was where he was raised till about four- teen years of age, and also received his early education here; his father then moved to Sank county, Wisconsin, and from there came to this county in the spring of 1857; his boyhood was spent on a farmi and he was abont twenty-two years of age when he came to Ainsworth and established its first grain and stock trade in company with J. C. Luckey; this he followed for about three. years; then in 1866 he attended Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College at Chicago, then came

and took charge of the grain trade and entered into a co- partnership with J. S. McClelland in the mercantile business, which only lasted for about one year when the stock was divided and he began the mercantile as well as the grain business on his own responsibility; after abont eight months he began business with his present partner, Mr. S. A. White, in 1868; he continued the grain trade till 1874 and then sold ont, and in 1875 began the firm of Anderson, White & Co. in the stock trade which still continues; Mr. Anderson began business when the town was yet in its infancy and has always aided in advancing its interests; he is strongly in favor of educational matters, and was presi- dent of the board that built the late school building, and that the citizens should feel proud of; although his time is closely occupied with his own private business, he acted as a mem-

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ber of the late board of county supervisors by appointment, which position he filled with credit to him- self and acting in harmony with the board and the best interests of the citizens; he was married in Musca- tine county, this State, August 31, 1869, to Miss Mattie Stretch, a na- tive of Ohio; they have by this union one son living, Marion T., and one deceased, George Jay; Mr. An- derson is a public-spirited man, and at the same time possessing good business qualifications and a general disposition that makes him many friends; in a business point his life has been a grand success; a marked characteristic of Mr. Anderson during his entire career has been liis untir- ing energy and enterprise; a man of strong will and determined purpose, and is a good illustration of what an industrious man can accomplish, and commands the respect and con- fidence of his fellow citizens.

B ARBOUR, J. W., carpenter and builder, Ainsworth; was born in Morgan county, Ohio, De- cember 3, 1850, and when abont four years of age his parents came to this county, settling in this township; he was raised on a farm up to the time he began his trade in 1872; since that time has made it his entire occupation; November 5, 1875, he was married in this county to Miss Catharine C. Mason, of La Salle county, Illinois; they have two daughters: Ora May and Sarah J.

BARBOUR, GEO. H., of the firm of Barbonr Bros., lumber deal- ers, Ainsworth; was born in Mor- gan county, Ohio, on the 18th day ·of August, 1853; and came with his parents to this county in the fall of 1854; he has recently, with his brother, purchased the interest of B. Parkinson in the above business.

BEARD, T. J., farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Ve- mango county, Pennsylvania, in 1848, and was raised there and made it

his home until he came to this county in March, 1865; since that time he has been a resident of this county; October 30, 1872, he mar- ried in this county Miss Aggie M. Wright, a native of Ireland; her parents came to Ohio when she was but two years of age; they have two danghters: Eva L. and Nellie A .; owns 167 acres of well improved land; he has been township trustee.

BLACK, ISAAC, retired, Ains- worth; was born in Delaware county, Indiana, June 26, 1844, and was raised there on a farm until the out- break of the late war; Angust 9, 1862, lie enlisted in company B, Eighty-fourth Indiana, and served till July, 1865, and was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennesse; after the war he returned to Indiana and engaged in farming and in the spring of 1869 came to this county where he continued his occupation; February 6, 1879, he engaged in the drug business at Ainsworth, contin- uing the same till December of that year; was married in Indiana, March 8. 1866, to Miss Sarah C. Baird, of that State; they have a family of five children living: Susan A., Henry, Clarissa May, James, and John, and two deceased: Emma and Mary; Mr. Black has held the office of township supervisor; he is of the Scotch-Irish stock.

BODEN, N., farmer and stock- raiser; Sec. 10; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Ohio county, now Mar- shall county, West Virginia, in 1819; was there raised a farmer; made that place his home till he came to Ohio when about eighteen years of age; came to this State as early as 1842 and was employed by the American Fur Company, through the southeastern part of the State on the Des Moines river; he made his headquarters where the city of Des Moines now stands and after remaining for two years he returned to Ohio; in 1855 he again came to

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this State locating in this county, and in 1856 settled where he now resides and has since lived there; he owns 165 acres of land; has held the offices of justice of the peace and township trustee; was married in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1844, to Miss Eleanor McFarland, of that State; have no family; Mr. Boden's ancestry on his father's side was of English and on his mother's of English and German descent; a marked characteristic of Mr. Boden is his genial disposition, and good conversational powers and other fine social trusts greatly endear him to his neighbors and large circle of acquaintances, and his qualifications as a business man may be inferred from the success that has attended his career.

BOICE, J. C., physician and sur- geon, Ainsworth; was born in Car- roll county, Ohio, September 12, 1846; in his early boyhood he was raised a farmer and received his early education in his native county; during the late war he enlisted Au- gust 13, 1862, in company I, Ninety- eighth Ohio infantry, and after serving about six months was hon- orably discharged on account of dis- ability; in November of the same year he re-enlisted in company M, Sixth Ohio cavalry and served until the close; after the war he came to this county. but only remained one year, and in 1866 he returned to liis native place and began the study of medicine; returned to Iowa in the spring of 1869, still continuing his studies; he attended lectures and be- gan the practice of his profession in 1873, and in 1876 graduated as "M. D." at the college of physicians and surgeons at Keoknk; in 1874 he came to Ainsworth and began to practice; he was married December 30, 1869, to Miss Mary E. Crawford, of Washington county, this State; by this union they have two sons living: Clyde A. and Harold J .; one

is deceased: Willie C .; Dr. Boice is of Scotch-Irish descent.

BREED, WM. H., farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Con- necticut in 1824, and when quite young his parents moved to the State of New York; was raised there; followed farming as an occupation, and came to this connty in the spring of 1877; he located on liis. present homestead, which now con- sists of 60 acres; was married in New York in 1848 to Miss Caroline. Glidden, a native of New Hamp- shire, but raised in Pennsylvania; they have by this union two sons: Charles A. and George A .; Mr. Breed's ancestors are of the New England States.

CHAMBERS, S. A., grocery and restaurant, Ainsworth; was born in Ohio in 1851 and was raised in that State up to the time of his-com- ing to this county in March, 1875; he. was raised as a farmer, but engaged in his present business in Jannary, 1878; he was married in this county October 24, 1878, to Miss Laura Hunter, of Iowa.

CLINE, J. C., of the firm of An- derson, White & Co., stock shippers, Ainsworth; was born in Meigs county, Ohio, May 29, 1849, and was raised there until nineteen years of age; in 1868 he came to his present location and engaged in farming, and in 1875 began the stock busi- ness under the present firm name; in the spring of 1869 he went to Ari- zona and the Pacific coast, and in 1872 returned to this connty; he was. raised on a farm and followed it up. to the time of his engaging in his. present business; was married in this county July 3, 1879, to Miss. Clara Barnabee, of Vermont; Mr. Cline's ancestry on his father's side was of German descent, and on his mother's side of French origin.

CRAWFORD, J. A., general blacksmith, Ainsworth; was born in- Washington county, Pennsylvania,

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in the year 1851, and in 1857 his pa- rents emigrated to this State and set- tled in Keokuk connty; came from there to this county in 1874, and en- gaged in his present business; when abont fourteen years of age he learned his trade, and has made that his occupation since; was married in this county in September, 1874, to Miss Mattie Trasher, of Virginia; they have one daughter living: Mary E .; one son, Clarence, is deceased; Mr. Crawford has also connected with his blacksmithing a good wagon shop, and his work always bears a good reputation.

CRAWFORD SISTERS, R. & M. M., millinery, Ainsworth.

CRAWFORD, DAVID, deceas- ed; was born in Nova Scotia Octo- ber 12, 1790, and came to the United States in 1808; settled in Buffalo and engaged at his trade of mechan- ic, living there for eight years; then went to Washington county, Penn- sylvania, and one year later removed to Ohio; in 1844 he came to this county and settled on the old home- stead; was married first in New York, second in Xenia, Ohio, third

in Perry county, Ohio; he left seven sons and three daughters: Matilda

(wife of John Foot, of Perry county, Ohio), James (physician in Van Bu- reu connty), Iowa, William (of the same county), David, John W., O. C., Austin, Rebecca, F. M. and M. M .; one danghter (Eliza) died in 1851; three sons ( Austin, Marion and Will- iam), were in the army.

CRAWFORD, DAVID, JR., fariner; Sec. 34; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Perry county, Ohio, September 13, 1832, and came to this county with his parents in 1844; was raised on a farm and has always followed farming as an occupation; was married in this county May 27, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Porter, of Pennsylvania; they have eight sons and two daughters: Win. D. (mar- ried to Miss M. A. Wilcox), Emma,

(wife of T. J. Nicholson), John A .. Edward G., James O., Clara B., George, Fred and Frank (twins) and E. B .; the old homestead of 300 acres belongs to David and his brother, F. M. Crawford.

CRAWFORD, JOHN W., far- mer; Sec. 27; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Perry connty, Ohio, in 1832, and was raised there on a farm up to the time of his coming to this connty with his parents in the fall of 1844; they located on section 34 of this township; he came to his present homestead, which consists of 122 acres, in 1859, and since that time has lived here; was married in this county in 1856 to Miss Mary Porter, a native of Pennsylvania; they have by this union a family of one son and one danghter: Wm. R. and Ida (wife of Loram Baird); his father was of Scotch and his mother of Irish ancestry.

H AMIL, ROBERT, farmer

and stock-raiser; Sec. 21; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Blount county, Tennessee, January 31, 1829, and was raised there until he came to this county October 17, 1853; spent the first winter in Louisa county and settled on his present homestead in February, 1854; he owns 120 acres of land; has always followed farming as an occupation; he was married in Tennessee in 1852 to Miss Nancy J. Tedford, of that State; they have eight children: W. A., Hugh A., Margaret J., Mary E., Isabella, Esther E., Laura A. and James H .; Mr. Hamill is of Irish decent, his ancestors having come to this coutry about the time of the revolutionary war; he is one of the first members of the U. P. Church.

HOFSTEATER, ELI, farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, Jan- uary 15, 1825, and when quite small his parents emigrated to Trumbull county; he lived there until eight years of age and then went to Port-

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age county, remaining there for three years and then to Putnam county, Ohio; in the fall of 1851 he started west; remained in Indiana over winter, and in April, of 1852, came to this county and township, and in 1853 located on his present homestead of 153} acres; he was raised as a farmer and has followed farming as an occupation; has been connected with various township of- fices; was elected justice of the peace and served five years; was married in Ohio November 3, 1847, to Miss Eliza Strain, of Mercer county, Pennsylvania; by this union they have two sons and four daugh- ters: Wm. O. (married to Albertine Sweet), Maggie S., Sarah E. (wife of F. M. Mathews, of Winfield), Hen- rietta I., Samantha A. and Howard M .; he is connected with the United Presbyterian Church at Ains- worth.

HOUGH, L. L., dealer in har- ness and saddlery, Ainsworth; was born in Westmoreland county, Penn- sylvania, February 17, 1850, and in 1856 his parents came to this coun- ty; in his early days he was raised on a farm, and began his present trade in 1868; engaged in business on his own responsibity in 1873; his first business was at this place; was elected constable in 1874, which of- fice he still holds; in 1870 he went overland to California; remained there one year and returned to this county, having met with good suc- eess; he returned overland; he was married in this county December 8, 1873, to Miss S. J. Campbell, of Tennessee ; they have a family of one son and two daughters: Charles C., Ida Irene and one infant.

HULL, J. H., physician and sur- geon, Ainsworth; was born in Knox county, Ohio, in 1850, and received his education in his native county; for one year he studied in Kenyon College, and in 1868 came with his parents to this county, settling at

Crawfordsville; here he began the study of his profession; attended the College of Physicians and Sur- geons at Keokuk, Iowa, two years, and at Bellevue Hospital at New York City, for one year, and gradu- ated in 1874; was also a student of Professor Flint, and in the spring of 1874 came to his present location and began the practice of his pro- fession; he was married in this county in 1870 to Miss Jennie E. Welch, a native of Ohio; her pa- rents came to this county when she was a child; they have one son: Henry Clay; he is a member of the Washington Medical Society, and was one of the founders of the East- ern District Mtdical Society of Iowa, and an official member, being secre- tary and treasurer; he is a man of acknowledged ability as a physician, 'and in his medical relations has built up his own reputation by skill and energy, and has acquired an ex- tensive practice for a young man; he is a genial gentleman, a quick observer, and as prompt in his busi- ness as he is generous in his social relations.

HULICK, J. M., meat market, Ainsworth; was born in Oregon township of this county, May 6, 1842, and was raised here on a farm; his parents came to this county from Indiana; August 15, 1862, he enlisted in the late war in company C, Nineteenth Iowa infantry, and served until August 1, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at Dav- enport; after the war he returned to this county, and since that time has been engaged in various occupations; he began in his present business March 24, 1879; was married in this county October 6, 1866, to Miss Mary E. Thompson, of Ohio; they have a family of one son and one daughter: Charles G. and Mary Edith.

HULL, T., farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Knox

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county, Ohio, June 10, 1832, and was raised there on a farm; he made it his home up to the time of his coming to this county in October, 1852; located on his present home- stead, which now consists of 160 acres; farming has been his princi- pal occupation, but during the time he has been a resident of the county has followed bridge building on the Rock Island R. R. for seven years; was married in Ohio in 1852 to Miss Malinda L. McGugin of that State; they have two sons and two daughters: Agnes R., John F. Henry and Blanche; one deceased: Alice; his ancestors were of German descent. TONES, LEWIS, farmer; Sec. C 34; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Wales, May 11, 1824, and was raised there; his father was connected with a mill, but when the subject of this sketch was fourteen years of age he learned the black- smith trade, and followed it up to the time he came to America in 1851; they settled in the State of New York and there he lived for six years, following his trade; he came to Louisa county, this State, in 1857 and came to this county in 1875, lo- cating on his present homestead of 190 acres; was married in Wales in 1847 to Miss Mary Davis, of Wales; they have a family of three sons and three daughters: Mary (wife of D. H. Griffith), R. D., Elizabeth J. (wife of Joseph Davis), J. L., Mag- gie A. and E. E.

JONES, R. D., of the firm of R. D. Jones & Co., dealers in general merchandise, Ainsworth; was born in Wales in 1850, and in 1851 his parents emigrated to the United States; they located in New York State, remained there for seven years and then came to Lonisa coun- ty, this State; came to this county in 1870; he was raised on a farm and attended the Iowa City Commercial College, graduating therefrom in 1869, then engaging in the mercan-

tile business for Anderson & White, for two and a half years; then went to Conncil Bluffs and clerked in the dry goods store of George Smith, then came back to Ainsworth and for a time was with J. S. McClel- land; then entered into partnership with Geo. Hayes, under the firm name of Hayes & Jones; they sold ont and the firm then began as Row- an, Jones & Livingston; in July 1875; it was changed to its present name; was married in this county April 28, 1874, to Miss Josephine Parrow, born in Indiana; have one daughter: E. Winfred; Mr. Jones is of Welsh origin.

L' EONARD, J. F. R., farmer and

stock-raiser; Sec. 11; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1832, and was raised there as a farm- er until twenty-one years of age; then moved to Bureau county, Illi- nois, and in 1856 to Kansas; enlisted in the war and was with Jim Lane during the Kansas border ruffian troubles; lie made Chase county, Kansas, his home until the spring of 1862; August 13, 1862, he enlisted in company C, Ninety-third Illi- nois volunteers, and served till the close of the war; was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky; was mar- ried in this State, March 20, 1870, to Miss Margaret A. Sands, of Tennes- see, but raised in this county; they have a family of one son and three daughters: Hannah R., Lillie May, Hattie J. and John B .; Mr. Leon- ard owns 243 acres of the best land in the township.

M cCONNELL, J. C., druggist, Ainsworth; was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1832, and was raised and lived there until he came to this county in 1856; was raised a farmer and here engaged in farming, following it as an occupation; enlisted in 1862 in 'company I, Twenty-fifth Iowa, and served until the close of the war;

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after his return he followed the trade of carpenter, and in December, 1879, engaged in his present business; was married first in Pennsylvania in 1855, to Agnes McElhern, who died in 1860; was married again in 1875 to Mrs. M. E. Andrews; she has two daughters by former marriage: Fan- nie and Blanche Andrews; she died at Ainsworth, February 5, 1880, and we copy the following from the Washington "Democrat:" "Mrs. McConnell came to Ainsworth abont five years ago and taught music here and at Columbus Junction; she was an accomplished musician, a leader of all musical associations, and chor- ister of the Baptist Church, of which she was formerly a member; her mother died at Ognawka, Ill., a short time since of cancer; Mrs. McCon- nell was with her during her sick- ness, and seemed impressed with the idea weeks before she died that she would be a victim to the same dis- ease and frequently remarked so to her family; her severe sufferings were borne with fortitude and pa- tience, and she made every prepara- tion for her death; she leaves a hus- band, two daughters, two brothers, three sisters, and a host of friends, who deeply mourn her loss."

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The history of Washington County, Iowa, its cities, towns, and c., a biographical directory of its citizens, Part 78

Author: Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Des Moines : Union Historical Co. Number of Pages: 720

Author:
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Des Moines : Union Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 720