The pioneer history of Pocahontas County, Iowa, from the time of its earliest settlement to the present time, Part 78

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

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He is a son of David Hauser who, in Dover township from 1872 until with wife and three other sons, David, her decease, May 29, 1890. She was a Nicholas and Matthew, in 1880 came native of Charlotte, Vermont, in 1833 to this country and located in South married F. A. Hubbell, Esq., and lo- Dakota. His family consists of four cated at Champlain, N. Y. Their children, Alice, Edmund and Edwin family consisted of six children, four A., twins, and Janet.

sons and two daughters. The early

Hogan Michael Augustus (b. 1855), death of her husband left her respon- ex-County Supervisor, is a native of sible for the care and training of this Delaware county, lowa, the son of family. In this respect she perform- Patrick and Catherine (McNamara) ed her duty so nobly- and well as to Hogan. In 1877 he located on a farm

give the fullest proof that she belong- of 80 acres on the NW} of Section 23, ed to that grand army of mothers Dover township, which he improved who, years before the civil war began, and occupied until 1896 when he were preparing for the nation's crisis moved to Fonda. He was a member by teaching the lessons of piety and of the board of County Supervisors six years, 1895-1900.

patriotism in the home. When the call was issued for volunteers she had

In 1886 he married Catherine, daugh- the patriotic pleasure of sending to ter of Michael and Catherine Cullen, the front ranks four loyal and brave of Dover township, and she died in sons with her most gracious benedic- 1894, leaving a family of three child- tion. Two of them died during the ren, Frank, Nellie and Edward.

war; Henry at Antietam, and James

His two sisters, Catherine and Mag- at the Military hospital at Albany, on gie, a teacher, have been residents of his way home; and Charles F. died a this county many years. Catherine few years later from the disease then married Hugh J. Murray, an insur- contracted.

Throughout the long ance agent, and Margaret married struggle of the war this patriotic Jacob Coyle, a merchant, and both mother gave her unceasing support to live at Pocahontas.

the cause of the Union, and never

Hubbell Alexander Fullerton (b. complained of her own costly sacrifice. March 28, 1844; d. Dec. 7, 1894), was She became a member of the Presby- the first settler in Dover township terian church in her 16th year and and a prominent resident of it from

the sweet influence of her piety and

ALEXANDER F. HUBBELL

MRS. LOIS A. WOOD HUBBELL

MRS. FRANCES McNEILL HUBBELL

MR. AND MRS. W. J. CURKEET

Fonda and Vicinity.

RESIDENCE OF A. S. WOOD, 1896.

RESIDENCE OF R. F. BESWICK.

Fonda.

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patriotism was felt throughout a cir- when several regiments under Gen. cle that was much wider than her Geary were nearly annihilated re- own home. sisting a night attack by the rebels

Alexander owed very much to the under Longstreet. On Nov. 24th he good influences of his mother and was in the storming column that led

united with the church at fourteen. .

the way in driving Gen. Bragg and

On Sept. 21, 1861, in his 18th year, his forces from the summit of Look- at Ogdensburg, he became a member out Mountain and in this "battle of Co. H, 60th N. Y. Volunteers. above the clouds" received his second wound-a severe injury in the left side. In December he re-enlisted for three years and was granted a brief When fully equipped for service he was sent with the regiment to Wash ington, D. C., and ten days later to Baltimore to guard the railways in furlough. that vicinity. In 1864 he belonged to the 20th

In the spring of 1862 he and six com- army corps under Gen. Sherman and panies of his regiment were sent to participated in his campaigns in Ten- Harper's Ferry and later into the nessee, Alabama and Georgia, follow- Shenandoah Valley under Gen. Mc- ing him as far as Atlanta. On ac- Dowell. During one terrible week Count of sickness he was there sent the two armies were in constant col- back to the hospital at Chattanooga lision and battles were fought at Oak and remained seven weeks. He was then sent under Gen. Steadman to the battle of Nashville, where, after a two days' fight, Dec. 15-16, 1864, Hood's army of 30,000 was completely annihilated by the Union forces un- der Gen. Thomas.

Grove, Mechanicsville, Gaines Hill, Peach Orchard, Savage's Station, White Oak Swamps and Malvern Hill, in which the Union army lost 15,000 men. At the time of Pope's defeat at the second battle at Bull Run, Aug. 30th, he was guarding supplies at Bristoe Station, was cut off from the main army by its precipitate retreat and to avoid capture was compelled to make a detour of twenty miles.

In the battle of Antietam, Henry, his brother, fell and he was wounded in the limb. The next engagement was at Fredericksburg, Dec. 12-13th. Af- ter these engagements he remained with the army of the Potomac until the fall of 1863, participating in the battlesat Chancellorsville and Gettys- burg, serving at the latter under Gen. Slocum.

In the spring of 1865 he participated in Sherman's famous march from At- lanta to the Sea and arrived at Char- leston in time to see Major Ander- son's old flag re-hoisted over Fort, Sumpter, on the day that Henry Wa: d Beecher delivered a patriotic address at that place by request of President Lincoln. A few days later Gen. Joseph E. Johnson and his army of Confederates surrendered near Ral- eigh and then he started on one of the hardest and most forced marches of the war from that place to Wash- ington, where he participated in the grand review in May following. On July 31, 1865, he was honorably dis- charged, having rendered his country nearly four years of faithful service.

In the fall of 1863 he was sent with the 11th and 12th army corps under Generals Howard aud Slocum to Chat- tanooga, Tenn., to reinforce Gen. Rosecrans, whose line of communica- His experience as a soldier, com- mencing with the first year of the war and lasting until its close, took him over the whole scene of the con- flict. He made the circuit of the tion and supplies had been cut off. He was then in the army of Gen. Grant, and soon afterwards partici- pated in the battle at Wauhatchie, Confederacy and it often seemed to

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him that he was always in that por- it to secure so soon its fine church ed- tion of the army that was doing the itice and comfortable parsonage. . The fighting. encouraging growth of this church

After the war he attended the busi- was largely due to their continued

He ness college at Schenectady, N. Y., fidelity, energy and liberality. and served three years as a book keep- served as one of its trustees and as er for Sturges & MacAllister, whole- secretary of that board 1886-94; as sale dealers in Chicago.

superintendent of the Sunday school

In May, 1869, be visited Pocahontas Jan. 1, 1887-Mar. 1, 1894; and as an eld-r county, riding horseback from Fort of the church 1888-94. Its silver com- Dodge, and purchased all of section 26, munion set is a souvenir from his Dover township, later called the mother and sister; and the latter, who

"Large Pasture." In the spring of was one of the first teachers in Dover 1870 he and his brother Charles F., township, taught a class in the Sun- became residents of the township and day school 1886-93 Alexander's loy- each the next year secured a soldier's alty to the church embraced a'l its claim of 160 acres on the Wa of sec- interests, and his liberality was meas- tion 24, on which they located their ured only by the enlarging demands of home. In the spring of 1872 they the work, his last gift being a legacy were joined by their mother and sis- of $200.00 that covered a deficit on the ter, Frances M. A few years later Manse. His uniform kindness, ster- another quarter section was purchas- ling integrity, excellent judgment ed, making him. after the death of and firm adherence to the right his brother, Charles, in 1875, the won for him the confidence and re- owner of 1120 acres. His large man- spect of all who knew him. He be- sion was built in 1883.

lieved

In 1870 he took the lead in propos- ing the name and effecting the organ- ization of Dover township. The first election was held in his home on sec- tion 26, Oct. 11, 1870, when he served as one of the judges and Charles, his brother, as one of the clerks. The latter served as the first treasurer of the school funds in 1872. Alexander, at the first election, was chosen a trustee and served 1871 75; a justice, and served 1871-83: clerk, and served

"That right is right since God is God, And right the day must win; To doubt would be disloyalty,

To falter would be sin."

In 1887 he married Lois A., daugh- ter of A. B. P. Wood, (see Wood) and at the time of his decease, at Cedar Falls, left a family consisting of four children: Frederic Augustus, Affa, Wolcot Wood and Helen.

His sister Julia died in 1859.

Lampman Clark R. (b. Dec. 16, 1871, '76-80. Ile served as the first 1823), resident of section 29 since 1883, president of the school board in 1872 is a native of Oswego Co., N. Y., the and as treasurer of it in 1873. On son of Stephen P. and Susan (Lowing) Jan. 2, 1877, he was app inted deputy Lampman. He was one of ten sons County Superintendent on the recom- in the same family, all but one of mendation of Supt. J. F. Clark, and received $9 60 for the services thus younger brother became a minister of rendered.

whom grew to manhood. Freeman, a the M. E. church and lives at Green-

In 1886, when the Presbyterian castle, Jasper county. Two others, church in Fouda was organized, Wilson and Durell live in Ohio. In though living eight mi es distant, he, 1850, while living at Seneca, O., Clark his sister and mother gave it their married Eunice Baker and two years hearty co-operation, thereby enabling later located in lowa, first in Decatur

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county and in 1883 in Pocahontas 1. Lilly Edward S., (b. O., May 17, Having acquired a knowledge of car- 1839) on Oct. 22, 1868, married Geneva pentry in his younger days, he has Beuter and located on a farm in John- frequently worked at this trade while son county, Iowa. In 1888 he settled living on the farm. He was a trustee on the NW} Sec. 15, Dover township of Dover township ten years, 1888-97 He is now the owner of three farms in and president of the school board in that vicinity containing 480 acres, 1886.

His family consisted of two children ren:

each supplied with good improve- ments that he has erected. He was a trustee of Dover township, 1892-97,

1-Stephen P (b. O. 1851) who in and has been a trustee of the Lilly Decatur county married Lydia K. Creamery Association since its organ- Wooley. He is the owner and occu- ization in 1897.

pant of a well improved farm of 118

His family consisted of six children: acres principally on section 29, Dover Joseph, who was assessor in 1901; township. He was president of the Thomas and Raymond, who in 1897 school board four years, 1889, '95-97. married Cynthia Vanhorn, occupies a His family consists of five children, farm on section 11, and has a family Mary, a teacher, Durell, Kate, Frank, of two children. He has arranged for Ella J., and Frederick, Edward having raising five poultry, especially Ply- died at nine.

mouth Rock chickens and Pekin

2-Etta C. in 1874 in Decatur coun- ducks. Arthur in 1901 married Ma- ty married Homer A. Davis, who, af- bel Murphy and occupies the NW} ter a brief residence in Pocahontas Sec. 27. Annie and Agnes are at county returned to Decatur county home. and later moved to Oregon, where he 2. Theresa (b. 1841) married John died in July, 1883, leaving two chil- D. White, a sawyer, lives in New dren, Alice and Abbie, both of whom Mexico, and has four children. are teachers. In 1893 Mrs. Davis be- 3. Belinda, (b. 1843) married Wm. came the wife of Echan J. Pinneo, a J. White, lives at Grand Junction. farmer, and now resides in Dover Iowa, and has a family of eight chil- township. dren.

Lilly Joseph (b. April 22, 1810, d. June 5, 1895,) resident of Dover town- in 1876 in Linn county married Mary ship, 1888-95, was a native of Mary- Eichler and located on a farm. I In land. While living in Fairfield coun- 1884 he settled on the SW} Sec. 15, ty, Ohio, he married Mary Fanning, a Dover township, which he was the native of Virginia, and located on a first to occupy and improve. He farm. In 1855, with a family of eight erected a large square house in 1898, children he moved to Linn county, and has a fine grove for the protection Iowa. Here his wife died in 1873, and of his buildings and stock. He has all of his children except John, mar- been president of the Lilly Creamery ried. In 1888 he came to Pocahontas Co. since its organization. county and spent the remainder of his His family consists of nine children: Frank E., Herman J., Cora, Gertrude, days with his sons in Dover township. He was a devout Catholic and all his Clement, Guy, Florence, Eulana and children became members of that Louise. church. His family consisted of ten children, five of whom-Edward, Rapids.

Theodore, Elias, John and Rebecca located in Pocahontas county.

4. Lilly Theodore (b. Nov. 5, 1845)

5. Joseph (b. 1848) lives at Cedar 6. Alexander F., (b. 1850) married Catherine Mackey, lives in Buena

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Vista county and has five children: ried Elizabeth Kelleher and their Joseph, Lawrence, Ellen, Martin and family consists of five children, John Charles, Alice E., Michael F., William Theresa.

7. Rebecca (b. 1853) married Legel- J. Bryan and Elizabeth.

Linnan Charles Françis (b. 1868),

ius Denman, an engineer, who died in 1884. She lives in Fonda and has two is a native of Warren county and lo- children; Lester, a clerk, and Earl.

cated with his brother in Dover town- 8. Lilly Elias (b. 1855), in Linn ship in 1882. In 1891 he went to county, married Margaret Mackey and Texas and remained two years. In in 1891 located on Sec. 10, Dover town- 1894 he became a partner in the gen- ship, where he owns a pretty home eral store of Crahan, Linnan & Co., and a good farm of 120 acres. He has and continued in the mercantile busi- a family of six children; Lewis, James, ness until 1899, when he embarked in the real estate business. He is now

Philip, Cora, Margaret and Ella.

9. Mary A., married J. W. Woods, the owner of a pretty home in Fonda a farmer, and died near Cedar Rapids and 550 acres of land in the vicinity. in 1885.

In 1894 he was nominated for the of-

10. Lilly John (b. Linn Co., Ia., fice of clerk of the court and received 1860) in 1897 married Mary McCartan the largest vote cast in this county and occupies a farm of 120 acres on for any democratic candidate that Sec. 2), Dover township, on which he year. has erected fine improvements. In 1897 he married Emma, daughter

Linnan Michael W. (b. 1859), is a of James A. Carroll, and his family native of Polk county, the son of John consists ol two children, James M. and Julia (Flynn) Linnan, whose fam- and Ruth Frances. ily consisted of ten children, three of

Mary Linnan, after a residence of whom-Michael, Mary and Charles- seven years in this county, married became residents of this county, the Thomas E. McCahill and lives In War- first two in 1881 and the last in 1882, ren county.

and all at first on the same farm.

James Linnan, an uncle of Michael, Michael, in childhood, moved with has been a resident of Fouda since his parents to Warren county and in 1895. the spring of 1881, accompanied by his

McCafferty John, a native of Ce- sister Mary, settled on the SW} Sec. dar county, Iowa, in 1886, bought a 1, Dover township. He is now the farm of 160 acres in Dover township owner of a finely improved farm of 440 and the next year married Johanna, acres on which he has erected good sister of Garrett Mackey. He now oc- buildings, the large square house in cupies a farm of 240 acres on sections 1896. He is one of the largest stock 9 and 10, Cedar township. His family feeders in Dover township, carrying consists of six children; William, usually about 400 head of cattle. He Mary, Thomas, James, Maggie and . was clerk of Dover township four the baby.

McCarty Ann, Mrs. (b. 1815; d.

years, 1885-88. He took an active part in effecting the organization of the 1890), accompanied by her two sons, democratic party in this county, and receiving the nomination for county

William and Michael, and her daugh- ter, Maggie, located in Dover town- recorder in 1888 and 1890, lacked only ship in 1876. Michael, her husband, 43 votes of being elected in 1888. .

died in Waterford county, Ireland, in

In 1888 he married Margaret A., 1870. She died in 1890. She was high- daughter of John Fitzgerald, and she ly esteemed for her many virtues and died the next year. In 1891 he mar- was well known throughout a large

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section of country as one of the old settlers.

William, in 1881, married Elizabeth Coleman and became owner of a farm of 160 acres on sections 27 and 34. In died at 17 in 1884. 1900 he moved to Elmore, Minn. His

6. Sophia married M. B. Keifer, an attorney, who lived a few years at Fonda and then moved to Sioux City. Edward went westward and Emma

Morrison Moses (b. Can. 1816), family consisted of six children, Mary, came to Pocahontas county in 1883 Stella, Martha, Bessie, Theresa and with Peter, his son, and has since Vada. Maggie, in 1876, married lived with him. His wife, Lucinda Michael J. Kearns (see Kearns).

Michael (b. Ireland, 1859), came to Ill. Three of his sons, William, Jos- Dover township in 1877 and located on Sec. 34. In 1899 he moved to Mur- county.

dock, Minn. He married Katie (Kel- ley) Hefuer and his family consisted married Jane Webster.

Morrison William (b. Can. 1843), After living six children; Annie, Alice, Mary, John, three years on a farm at Cherokee he William and the baby. His wife had moved to the farm of Charles A. Sayre two children, Margaret and Elizabeth, in Marshall towoship. Later he lived by her first husband, John Hefner, four years in Cedar township, and in 1900 located in Varina, where he is

Merchant Peter (b. 1818), was a engaged in the livery business.

native of Pennsylvania, where he mar- His family consists of seven chil- ried Susan Weaver, and later located dren: Orrin in 1900 married Iva Fur- on a homestead in Green county, Wis. nas and lives at Cherokee; Ray, Lu- In 1871, with a family of seven chil- ella and Bertha, teachers, Blanche, dren, he located on a homestead of 80 Erne and Dewey.

acres on Sec. 30, Dover township,

Morrison Joseph (b. 1853), in 1886 which he improved and occupied un- married Lucretia, daughter of George til 1890, when he moved to Fonda, Watts, and occupies the SE} Sec. 28, where his wife died Jan. 21, 1892, in Dover township. He has been presi- her 66th year. Since that date he has dent of the school board during the made his home with his daughter, last four years. Bis family consists Mary Frazee. His family consisted of five children: Ora, Leah, Neva, of eight children: Nellie and Mildred.

1. Mary, in Green county, Wis ,

Morrison Peter (b. 1869), is a na- married George Frazee, and a few tive of Canada and at the age of four years afterward located in Palo Alto years came with his parents to Peca- county, where he died later, leaving tonica, Ill., where in 1881 he married two children, Nettie and George.

Euretta N. Benson, who died the next In 1883 he located on Sec. 28

2. Elizabeth married - - Zane, year. of Lake City, and died soon afterward, Dover township. In 1891 he moved to leaving one son, Burr.

Fonda and two years later to his pres-

3 .. Albert married Nellie Spear and ent farm on Sec. 18, Cedar township. after a brief residence in this county In 1885 he married Henrietta C. Sayre moved to Dakota with a family of and they have one daughter, Lorena three children .. Bell.

4. Sarah married Columbus Logan and after a few years located in is a native of Massachusetts, the son Sioux City.

·5. William married Ella Westlake the age of ten he came with his par- Manson and went west.

Needham Horace Moulton (b. 1849 of. Allen and Eunice Needham. At ents to Winnebago county, Ill., where

Beauregard, died in 1870, Pecatonica, eph and Peter located in Pocahontas

who died in Oct., 1881.

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in 1872 he married Emma C. Atwood Dakota. His family consisted of ten and two years later located on his children. Anna married Wm. Hogan present farm on Sec. 21, Dover town- and lives in Des Moines, where Gertie ship. He has improved this farm of and Sadie, two of her sisters also live. 240 acres with good buildings and The others are Frank, Ambrose. Ray, groves. He was president of the Edith, Vincent, Lagora, Valley and school board in 1888.

the baby.

'Niel James and his brother,

His family consisted of seven chil- dren. Nellie, in 1900, married Wm. John B. and wife, were among the C. H. Peters, a merchant, and lives at first settlers in Dover township, locat- Varina. Eunice is a seamstress; Cas- ing there in 1870. In 1873 John and par, Frank, Guy, Fay and Mabel are his family moved to Nebraska, and in 1874 James died at the home of John

at home.

Conner James (b. 1842), a native Garvey. of Ireland, in 1862 came to America Peterson Nels (b. 1839), a native and located in Illinois. In 1870 he of Sweden, came to this country and came to Warren county, Iowa, where in 1877 in Alameda county, Cal., mar- in 1872 he married Margaret Jane ried Mary Samuelson (b. Sweden 1845). Durigan and located on a farm. Here After a short settlement there they he was joined by his brother, Patrick returned to Sweden and in 1881 locat- (b. Ireland, 1850), who in 1874 married ed at Des Moines, where he found Ellen Durigan. In 1878 these two employment on the railroads. In 1885 brothers and their families came to he located on a farm on Sec. 3, Dover Pocahontas county and located, Pat- township, which he has finely improv- rick on Sec. 25, Dover township, and ed and increased to 320 acres. In 1900 James on Sec. 19, Grant township. he bought another half section near Patrick, their father, at the age of Albert City, making him the owner sixty-five, and their mother at sixty, of 640 acres. He is a careful, hard in 1880, also came to this country and working farmer and succeeds well both lived with these two sons until they in raising good crops and fat stock died, their mother in 1881, and their for the market. His family consists father in 1888. Barney, their brother, of four sons, Charles, William, Oscar resident of Fonda, came to this coun- E. and August Emil, who were born, ty in 1883.

one each at their successive places of Moines and Pocahontas county.

James is now the owner of 240 acres residence, in California, Sweden, Des

that he has laid out to good advant- age and has finely improved with good buildings, groves and orchard. His orchard is one of the best in Grant township. Of his family of eleven

Picking Franklin (b. 1862), owner and occupant of Sec. 9, 640 acres, is a son of Patrick B. and Charlotte (Green- walt) Picking, and a native of Frank- children ten are living: Agnes in 1899 lin Co., Pa , where he lived until he married Peter Callinan, an electrician,

and began the work of its improve- was twenty-eight. During the next. lives in Sioux City and has one child, eight years he was engaged in the Joseph. Catherine in 1901 married meat business at Milledgeville, 111. Marion Argenbright, a painter and In 1898 he located on his present farm carpenter, and lives at Pocahontas. The others are William, Celia, Pat- ment by the erection of a good stock rick, John, Clara, Emma, Arthur and barn and a large square house that is Alice,

remembered by the traveler for its

Patrick O'Connor in 1892, moved to prominence, and the fact it marks the Buena Vista county and later to South half way place between Fonda and

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Laurens. Hunter's Rock may still be seen in the field a short distance north- west of it, but surrounded by waving corn instead of a pond of water.

Mr. Picking lives with the family, Center, Clinton, Washington and (J. F. Shaw) he employs to assist him in working the farm. He keeps 25 head of horses and is endeavoring to

improve the farm, raise hogs and fat- and served until the close of the war. ten cattle. Although he is a recent He was a man of strict integrity settler he is rapidly gaining recogni- and was highly respected for his ex- tion as one of the most enterprising emplary christian character. He serv- and successful men in the township. ed as a trustee of the township five

Pinneo George Oliver (b. 1838; d. years, and as president of the school 1891), was a native of Yates Co., N. board in 1874. He died in 1891. Mrs. Y., the son of James R. and Eunice Sarah T. Pinneo, his wife, taught the (Bingham) Pinneo. At seventeen, his school in their district in the fall of mother having died seven years be- 1874, and after his decease, served sev- fore, he came to Cedar Co., Iowa, eral years as superintendent of their where in 1862 he married Sarah Towne Sunday school.

(b. Seneca Co., O., 1838), daughter of Ethan and Elizabeth (Baker) Smith dren.

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The pioneer history of Pocahontas County, Iowa, from the time of its earliest settlement to the present time, Part 78

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

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