The pioneer history of Pocahontas County, Iowa, from the time of its earliest settlement to the present time, Part 72

Author: Flickinger, Robert Elliott, b. 1846
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Fonda, Iowa, G. Sanborn
Number of Pages: 1058


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TRUSTEES: Wm. B. Harris 1872-73; Geo. Wallace, '72-75; R. C. Stewart, '84-95; J. H. Hogan, '96-1900.


SIMON P BOYD.


MR. & MRS. R.G.STEWART.


NIELS HANSON BELLVILLE.


STORY LAKE


MR.& MRS.A.G.MAXWELL


GEO. WALLACE.


MRS. GEO WALLACE


Winchell


POMERO +


MR.& MRS.GAD C.LOWREY.


- FONDA


OWA


JASON H.LOWREY.


S.W.MEKINNEY.


COLFAX TOWNSHIP AND VICINITY.


FRANK WHITE'S POLAND CHINA PIGS, 1903, GROVELAND STOCK FARM, COLFAX TOWNSHIP.


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TREASURERS: Theo. Dunn, 1872-73; new and good ones that are a credit Ray C. Brownell, '74-81; Niles L. to the township. Brownell, '82-90; Charles A. Bischoff, '91-1901.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


On April 8, 1871, Colfax being in- cluded in Cedar township, a public school was established in the home of Gad C. Lowrey on section 26, and it was taught by his daughter, Ida D. Lowrey. In the fall of that year G. C. Lowrey, as a member of the Cedar township school board, was authorized to establish two schools in his district (Colfax) and these were held one in his own home and the other in Lock- ey's house which was bought for $140 for that purpose.


The Colfax school district was or- and others.


ganized March 2, 1872, at the home of R. C. Stewart by the election of Wm .. Stewart as the first board of directors. creamery.


Teachers that taught school in this township in the early days in addition to those already named, were Mrs. Geo. Wallace, A. G. Perkins, Emma T. Lowrey, J. M. Fickle, Sadie Dar- ling, S. A. Fitield, Miss Westlake, Wm. J. Boyd, Ida Garlock, W. W. Frost, S. E. Reamer, Emma Jentz, James Darling, Mrs. J. and Romeo Wilbur, Alice Dorton, Mary Ward, Matie Turner, Lydia Gould, S. T. Clark, Charles E. Stewart, Fannie Fenton, Julia O'Kiefe, Lizzie


Kruchten, Mrs. Chas. Bleam, Carrie Parker, Maude Perry, Ella Wood, Alice, Florence and John Dal- ton, Maggie Eaton, Fred B. Chapman


BREIHOLZ CREAMERY.


The principal place of business in B. Harris, L. D. Turner and R. C. Colfax township is the Breiholz It was built by Theo. At this meeting Gad C. Lowrey pre- Dunn in the spring of 1889, on land sided and J. H. Lowrey served as sec- bought of Geo. Guy in the northeast retary. Charles G. Perkins was ap- pointed secretary of the board and corner of section 28. In the fall of that year he sold it to John Brieholz Thos. Dunn, treasurer. That sum- who continued to own it until his mer the first school house was built death in 1895. Since that date it has on the Stewart farm, NW} Sec. 34, by been owned by Mrs. Breiholz, his A. O. Garlock and his father, and the wife, who is a resident of Pomeroy, first teacher in this building was Gus- and Wm. Breiholz, her nephew, has tave Perkins, now Mrs. Alpheus been its manager. It has received a Fuller. The second school building liberal patronage from the farmers in was built that fall in the Lowrey dis- its vicinity and is operated all the trict and the first teacher in it was year, but milk is received only every Theo. Dunn, who taught several other day during the winter months. CHURCHES.


terms. The Center school house in the Boyd district was built in 1874, The first religious services in Colfax and the first teacher in it was Lizzie township were held in the homes of Wallace, now Mrs. A. G. Maxwell, the Swedish Lutherans by Rev. C. who also taught several successive Malmberg of Dayton, during the years terms. The fourth school house was of 1870 and 1871.


built in the Turner district on SE Cor. Sec. 6 that same year, and the first teacher in it was Eliza J. (L. D.) Tur- ner. School houses were erected in all the other districts of the township a few years later and at this date all the first buildings have been replaced by


The first public services in English were held by Rev. Charles S. Perkins, a resident of the township, in the Stewart-Brownell school house on sec- tion 34 in the fall of 1872.


The first Sunday school was organ- ized in 1874 under John Reckman, as superintendent, and it was main-


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tained until his removal to Dakota costing $2,000, was dedicated Decem- about four years later. ber 3, 1884.


Two Swedish churches have been The services were first conducted by organized in this township and both Rev. C. Malmberg of Madrid and of them have good houses of worship, they were occasionally held by other cemeteries, parsonages and resident ministers from Dayton, and Madrid. pastors. Both of them are located The succession of pastors has been as near each other on the north side of follows: Rev. Mr. Peterson in 1873, section 13 and both have a good sup- Rev. J. Swanson 1874-80, Mr. Melin, a ply of sheds for teams. They are theological student, in 1881, when the called the Swedish Evangelical Luth- church remained vacant two years; eran and Swedish Mission of the Unit- Rev. A. M. Broleen 1884-90, Rev. C. J. ed Brethren.


Maxwell, 1890-93, Rev. C. E. Olsson,


SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH-The the present pastor, since Aug, 1, 1894. Swedish Lutheran (Elfsborg) church The cemetery belonging to this con- was organized March 13, 1873. The gregation is the only one in Colfax original members consisted of the township.


families of Nels Anderson, J. P. An- SWEDISH MISSION -- The Swedish Mis- derson, A. Burgeson, R. F. Cedarstrom, sion of the United Brethren of Colfax John Carlson, J. F. Gustason, H. township was organized in 1882 by Hanson, C. F. Hillstrom, John A. about fifteen families agreeing to Johnson, Hans Johnson, Johannes maintain public worship. They con- Johnson, Andrew O. Long, John Mil- sisted of the families of Alex. Peter- ler, S. P. Magnusson, (now Munson) son, John A. Holmes, Rudolf Cedar- Aaron Erikson, J. E. Moren, Aug. strom, Charles Ekstrom, John and Malmberg, Lars Olsson, Gust F. John W. Anderson, John Sanquist, Johnson, Gustaf Olson, Gustaf Pe- Alfred Nelson, A. O. Long and others. terson, Peter Peterson, John Peter- In 1882, during the pastorate of Rev. son, Lars Sandquist, John Soder, Peter L. Larson, they erected a building on Soder, Aaron Himan, Peter Eliasson, the northeast corner of section 13, at John Larson, Aug. Johnson, Carl Lun- a cost of $1,000 that was used for five gren, and Messrs. Claus Cedarstrom, years as a church and parsonage. In Chas. P., John and Frank Peterson, 1887 this building was removed and in J. G. Anderson, Mrs. Hedvig S. Holm- its place they built a house of worship berg, Aug Samuelson and Anton John- costing $1200 and a parsonage. costing son-64. The membership now is over 100. The board of trustees recent- ly consisted of Charles Peterson, J. F. for forty-four teams.


$800. The shedding provided is the largest in the county, being sufficient All the im- Johnson C. F. Hillstrom, Charles and provements are in fine condition. The Gust F. Johnson and Aug. Samuelson; cemetery belonging to this congrega- and the deacons, O. P. Samuelson, A. tion is located on the northwest cor- G. and S. L. Johnson, Alfred B.Olson, ner of section 18, Bellville township, J. E. Moren and C. J. Murner, who one-fourth mile east of the church. was also superintendent of the Sunday Frederick Johnson (see page 339) was school.


the first one buried in it.


About forty-five families are now


The parsonage and other buildings belonging to it are located on the identified with this church. The north side of the road, the church board of deacons for the year 1901 con- and cemetery on the south side of it. sists of John Swalin, Solomon John- The parsonage was built in 1876, and son and John Welander; trustees, the church building, 30x40 feet and John Swenson, John Carlson and John


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Peterson. Peter Long is treasurer, he was a sailor in the Prussian navy Albert Kingstrom, secretary, and eighteen months, visited the east and John Swalin is superintendent of the west coasts of Africa, the East and Sunday school. Others that have West India Islands, Australia and served as superintendents of the Sun- Zanzibar. During a part of the time day school were John W. Anderson, he served as mate or second officer on 1895; Alfred Nelson, '96-97, and John the vessel, and two years, 1856-58, as Welander. Rev. L. Larson, the first foreman of the workmen employed by pastor, served fourteen years, from the Hamburg Ship and Trading Co., the spring of 1882 to February, 1896. on the island of Zanzibar, situated His successors have been Rev. John less than 100 miles east of the east P. Lindell from Nov. 1, 1896, to. Nov. coast of Africa. At this time there 15, 1899, and Rev. N. A. Blomstrand, were only 11 white people on this the present pastor, since March 13, island and they consisted of three 1900. '


Frenchmen, three Germans, three


The sacrament of the Lord's Supper Englishmen and an English doctor is administered four times each year and his wife, all of whom had been and those who receive it are first ap- sent there by trading companies, and proved or commended by the pastor their agreement required them to re- and committee on the sacrament, as main three years. The other inhab- persons who give evidence of a desire itants consisted of Arabians, who to live a christian life.


PIONEERS OF COLFAX TOWNSHIP.


In 1856 he left the fatherland and


Barrett John, (b. 1833,) who locat- located in Westchester county, N. Y., ed on section 11 in 1872, is a native of and in 1862 passed from the ocean to Ireland, came to Illinois in 1848 and the Great Lakes.


married there Hannah Mullen. She


On Jan. 15, 1866, he married Louisa died in 1871, leaving a family of three Brinker, (b. 1848; d. Dec., 1870,) a na- children-Jennie, Edward and Joseph. tive of Mechlinburg, Germany, and The next year he located in Colfax they began the voyage of life together township and has lived on the same on a farm near Columbus, Wis. In farm ever since. He was a trustec in 1869 they moved to Jackson county, 1874, clerk in '91 and assessor four Iowa, and soon afterward to Webster years, '81-84.


Jennie married John Sanquist, who died soon afterward leaving one child, Edward. Later she married Edward er, in Grant township, Pocahontas Hogan, a carpenter, and lives at Pom- county, and two months later died eroy.


Edward married Anna Samuelson, 1868,) who in November, 1893, became


and lives in Manson.


Joseph in 1899 married Mary O'Brien of Pocahontas, lives on the home farm nie Myrtle.


and has one child, John.


On Dec. 23, 1871, he married Sarah


Bischoff Charles August, (b. June M. Beekman, (b. Oct. 1, 1842,) a na- 23, 1839,) owner and occupant of NW} tive of the state of New York, and since 1873, is a native of Statten, during the next two years he lived Prussia. Sixteen years of his early life south of Manson, in Calhoun county. were spent as a sailor on the seas and In February, 1874, he bought and be- great lakes at the head of the St. ganto occupy his present farm con- Lawrence river. During this period sisting at first of 240 acres, but now of


were black, and a few Portuguese.


county, where he remained two years. After making this last change his wife visited her father, Joseph Brink-


there, leaving one child, Annie, (b. the wife of John Wart, lives in Buena Vista county and has one child, An-


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400 acres on sections 22 and 27, Colfax cupy it. Augusta, Ophelia, Frederick township. This farm has been the and Carl are at home.


scene of the longest period in his life, Boyd Simon Pratt, (b. Sept. 26, and the place where his family has 1826,) owner and occupant of a farm been raised. Here his rugged earn- of 80 acres on section 20, Colfax town- estness and sturdy pluck have had ship, from 1883 until 1896, is a native full opportunity both for manifesta- of Washington county, N. Y. On tion and development, in the effort to Feb. 16, 1859, he married there Jane found a home on the frontier. By in- N. Irvin and, after one year's residence dustry, frugality and good manage- in Illinois, located in Winneshiek ment, elements of character that in county, Iowa. After seven years he sure success in any pursuit, he has be- moved to Worth and four years later come the happy possessor of 640 acres to Butler county, where he remained of unincumbered, highly improved until the time of his location in this and well stocked land in Pocahontas county. Since 1896 he and his wife and Calhoun counties. His success il- have been living in comparative re- lustrates that which may be achieved tirement at Pomeroy. They possessed by raising stock on the farm. His many excellent traits of character large dwelling house was built in 1886. and are kindly remembered by all who


He and his noble wife are active knew them. He was chosen one of members of the German Lutheran the elders of the Presbyterian church church in Pomeroy. The latter is by in Fonda at the time of its organiza- descent a German Reformed and has a tion in 1886 and continued to serve in photo of the second church built in this capacity until his removal to the state of New York, the Dutch Re- Pomeroy, where he was soon after- formed, at Tarrytown, the first one ward called to the same office.


being Trinity Episcopal church in New York city. This church at Tar- children:


Their family consisted of four


rytown, which was on the old stage 1-Eliza on June 30, 1881, married route from New York to Albany, was Wesley A. Straight, for many years a built in 1669 of quarried rock, by farmer and resident of Calhoun coun- Catherine Van Courtland, (wife of ty, but since 1899 proprietor of a mill Philip Van Courtland) her greatgrand- at Winterset. Their family consists mother on her father's side, and pre- of three children-Grace, Harry and sented to the congregation. During Nellie. the Revolutionary war Gen. Washing- 2-Irwin married Lula Richardson, ton kept a number of prisoners in the lives in Montana and has a family of basement of this church. Gerard four children.


Beekman, her grandfather, donated 3-Edward S. married Emma Stott, 80 acres of land to it for a cemetery, lives in Nebraska and has two chil- reserving two acres in it for his own dren-Palmer and Opal.


family and descendants; and her mother is buried there.


4-Palmer in 1892 died in his 20th year.


Their family consists of seven chil- dren: Irwin; Theresa, who July 8, ter, in 1896 married Andrew T. Pom- 1891, married Anton Sohmer, lives in Des Moines and has two children, child, Walter.


5-Gertie (Stott) an adopted daugh-


Boyd Daniel N., a brother of S. P , and his family were among the early roy, a farmer, and they have one


Rosa and Elizabeth; Wilhelmina, in 1898 married Adolph Timan. In November, 1900, he purchased the old residents of Colfax township. He home of her father and they now oc- lived on section 15, and served as a


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justice 1875-77, as a trustee '77, '79-82, health began to fail and, sustaining and as secretary of the school board in serious injuries from the tornado of 1882. He left the county about this 1893, died on September 9th, following. date and is now living with his oldest During the period of his residence son, William, in the state of Wash- in it he was one of the most intelli- ington. His first wife died, leaving gent, upright and highly respected one child, William, who has been lo- citizens in Colfax township. When the Presbyterian church of Pomeroy was organized in 1876 he was chosen a member of its first board of eldership.


cated in Washington for many years. His second wife was Mrs. Margaret (Darling) Wallace, who by her first husband had one daughter, Elizabeth, His family consisted of four children, who became the wife of A. G. Max- of whom Morrell, the second son, died well. (See Maxwell). Their family at 22 during his residence in Illinois. consisted of two children-Thomas,


1-Ray C., (b. Vt., Jan. 18, 1845,)


who lives at Plano, Ill., and Nettie. in the spring of 1870 located on Sec. a dressmaker, Minneapolis, Minn. The 34, Colfax township, and remained first school in the Boyd or Center dis- there twelve years. In 1882 he mar- trict was taught in his home in the ried Ella Blackinton of Rockford, Ill., fall of 1873 by James S. Darling, who and after a brief residence in Manson, later became the superintendent of located in Pomeroy, where after en- Sac county. gaging in mercantile business one


Brownell Thomas J., (b. 1818) who year, he became a partner with J. A. improved ard occupied the SW≥ Sec. Gould in the Exchange Bank. In 34, from 1872 to 1890, was a native of 1890 he relinquished his interest in Bennington county, Vermont, where the bank and moved to the farm in 1843, he married Mary Ann Carpen- again. Two years later he sold the ter. In 1854 he moved to Winnebago farm and after one year's residence in county, Ill., and in 1872 to Colfax Pomeroy located at Ogden, Utah.


township. Ray, his oldest son, pre- He received a good education in his ceded him by locating in 1870 on a early youth and as soon as he became tract of 120 acres on Sec. 34, that his a resident of this county took an act- father had bought as early as 1858. ive part in the management of its Before the arrival of his father, Ray public affairs. He was a member of bought 120 acres on the same section the board of county supervisors three that had on it a house built by C. F. years, 1873-75. In Colfax he was treas- Dewey. This house was the home of urer of the school fund eight years, the family until 1882, when Ray sold 1874-81, and clerk in 1876. His family this tract of land to his father and consists of two children-Madge and moved to Manson. Mr. Brownell Meade. thien improved the home by the erec. 2-Sarah A : (b. Vt., July 20, 1852,) ti n of an addition that made it the in 1873 married R. A. Horton of Illi- largest dwelling house at that time in nois, and after a year's residence the town-hip. The beautiful grove there they bought and began to occu- planted around it was the largest in py the NE} Sec. 25, Colfax township. the vicinity and included a fine or- In 1878 they moved to Manson, where chard and vineyard. About this date he became a member of the board of he bought 400 acres more in that vi- supervisors of Calhoun county, and cinity, making a farm of 640 acres.


she die I in 1895. Her family consisted


In 1887 his wife died, and in 1890 he of four children, of whom three-Ar- sold the farm to Ray and moved to thur, Mary and Margie are living. Pomeroy. Three years later his 8-Niles L., (b. Ill., Dec. 1, 1854, )


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was a resident of Colfax township gaged in the drug business. James from 1872 until 1890, when he moved lives at Marshalltown, where he is en- to Pomeroy and engaged in the real gaged in railroad construction. John estate and insurance business. He W. in 1900 married Maggie Donahoe. was treasurer of Colfax school funds He owns and occupies a farm of 240 nine years, 1882-90, and has been post- acres on section 21, that he has im- master at Pomeroy since Dec. 18, 1899. proved with good buildings. He was In 1895 he married Mary Palmer of township clerk '92-98. Mary taught Davenport, and his family consists of school eleven years in Pocahontas and two sons-William and Donald.


Calhoun counties and is now engaged


Cedarstrom Rudolf Frederick, (b. in clerking. Maggie in 1897 married 1833,) owner and occupant of a farm John O'Brien, a prosperous farmer of of 240 acres on section 14, is a native Colfax township. Edward, Henry and of Sweden. In 1869 he came to Amer- Joseph are at home.


ica accompanied by his brother, Claus


Crookten (Kruchten) John, (b. 18- Anton, and, securing adjoining home- 37,) owner and occupant of a home- steads on section 36, Grant township, stead on section 28, is one of the hardy they lived together. In 1880 they and successful pioneers of Colfax sold their homesteads and located in township. He is a native of Germany Colfax township, where his brother and coming to this country lived a Claus (b. 1835) died later that year. few years in New York state, where In 1873 R. F. married Johanna F. in 1867 he married Helen Holtzmeyer. Burg, and she died in 1885. He is a In 1871 he located on his present farm tall, portly man and became a mem- and began the work of its improve-


ber of the Colfax Swedish Lutheran ment. He has done this finely and in- church at the time of its organization creased it to 240 acres. He is a mem- ocrat. He enjoys the reputation of in 1873, and of the Swedish mission in ber of the Catholic church and a dem- 1882. His father, Gustaf Adolph, was captain of a company of cavalry in being an honest and upright man, an the Swedish army and his brother, industrious and successful farmer. Carl F., captain of a company of in- During the civil war, as a member of fantry. the 27th.N. Y. infantry, he spent four


Clancy James, (b. 1832) is a native years in the military service of this of Ireland. In 1864 he came to Amer- country. ica, located in Illinois and lived there


His family consisted of nine chil- fifteen years. In 1879 he located in dren: Annie in 1884 married Henry Webster county, Iowa, and remained Kreul and lives at Pocahontas; Mary four years. In 1883 he located on a in 1894 married John Doyle and lives farm of 80 acres on section 15, Colfax at Pomeroy; Lucy in 1892 married township, and still resides upon it. Charles Drummer, a farmer, and lives He has since increased this farm to in Calhoun county; John W., in 1897 280 acres and improved it with good married Helen Tennies and is now liv- buildings. He was president of the ing on his own farm on section 22; school board of the township three Elizabeth married James Wood and years. He has raised a family of lives in Grant township; Sylvester, James, Edward and Louisa H. are at


eight children.


Charles F. in 1899 enlisted as a mem- home.


Ekstrom Charles John, (b. Sept. 9,


ber of the 1st S. D. infantry and spent one year in the Philippines as a hos- 1840,) is a native of Sweden, the son of pital steward. In 1900 he returned to Eric and Catherine Ericson. When Sioux Falls, married and is now en- his father entered the army of Sweden


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his name was changed from Erickson regular attendants of the Swedi h to Ekstrom, according to the usage of Mission church of Colfax township. the country. Charles, his son, retains Guy George, (b. 1827) was a native this name and was so baptized. In of Ontario, where in 1861 he married 1864 he married Augusta Carolina, Ann Patilla McCulloch (b. Scotland, daughter of Gustave and Hadah So- 1828,) and five years later located in phia Holmberg. In 1869 he came to Wisconsin. Seven years later,


America and remained that year at . or in 1873, they located on Charles City, Iowa. The next year the NE} of section 28, Colfax town- was spent in Blackhawk and Webster ship, thiscounty. They improved and counties and he was joined by his occupied this farm until 1893, a peri- wife, who came with two children and od of twenty years, when they moved her parents to Webster county, where to Pomeroy. During the cyclone of her father died soon after their ar- that year their residence was de- rival. In 1871 he located on a home- stroyed and they were both severely stead of 80 acres on the SE} Sec. 36, injured. As soon as they had suffi- Grant township, for which he received ciently recovered they were taken to the patent in 1878. During the first the home of their daughter, Dinah summer he and his family lived on Riley, near Jolley, He died there this homestead, they occupied a frame August 23, 1897 in his 70th year. He shanty 12x12 feet. In the fall of the was an industrious and successful year a layer of sod was built around it farmer, an honorable and upright man and during the next six years this and was highly respected by all who unpretentious structure constituted knew him. 'The farm, increased to 240 the family residence. He thinks it acres and divided into three 80s, is was the warmest house he ever built, still held by his three daughters, of but he could not keep the rain from whom Maggie, the eldest, married coming through the roof. In 1878 he Elmer Anstine, a farmer, and lives moved to Bellville township and three near LeMars; Dinah married Clayton years later to section 20, Colfax town- Riley, who is now serving his second ship, where he again began the work term as auditor of Calhoun county; of improvement. He has now a valu- and Addie married Wilford Riley, a able farm of 240 acres that has two farmer, and lives near Lytton. Mrs. sets of good farm buildings, all built Guy, a woman of devout and reverent by him. The buildings are nicely spirit, died at the home of her daugh- painted and look beautiful amid the ter Addie, August 9, 1901.


shady groves planted around them. They are also provided with pretty Hogan James Henry, (b. Feb. 9, 1855,) resident of Colfax township gardens and fruit-bearing orchards. since 1880, is a son of Peter and


His family consisted of two daugh- Bridget (Murray) Hogan, who were ters, the eldest of whom died in 1889. natives of Ireland, came to Cook Selma Augusta (b. Sweden, Dec. 5, county, Ill , and in 1875 to Webster 1868,) in 1888 married John Peter county, Iowa, where they still reside. Swanson, who now farms her father's James is a native of Cook county, Ill , farm. Her family consists of seven and came to Pocahontas county in children: Alice O., Arthur W., Oscar 1880. Two years later he bought 160 R., Carl E , John Elmer, Clarence E acres on Sec. 24, Colfax township. He and Roy, The mother of Mrs. Ek- was the first to occupy this land and strom died at her home Sept. 5, 1897, improved it by the erection of a good in her 82d year. Mr. Ekstrom aud house and barn. After two years he Mr. Swanson and their families are sold this farm and bought the SE}




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