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TAYLOR T. DWIGHT, Painter; Polo. T
THOMAS LEWIS F. of the firm of Smith & Thomas, dealers in Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Paper, and Fancy Goods ; Smith's Block, Mason st .; res.
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Mason st .; born in Rockvale, Ogle Co., Ill., Sept. 25, 1846 (his father, Joshua, Thomas, came from Washington Co., Md., to Rockvale in 1840, where he now resides) ; Mr. W. married Alca Smith, daughter of Edward G. Smith, Sept. 29, 1869; she was born in Ger- many, Feb. 5, 1847 ; she is a member of the Baptist Church ; they have two children-Lulu, born April 19, 1872, and Mabel, born April 6, 1874.
Thompson Andrew, teamster ; Polo.
Thompson John J. shoemaker and dealer in boots and shoes ; Polo.
Thompson Jobn R. plasterer ; Polo.
Tice Andrew, tailor ; Polo.
Tice Jacob, gardener ; Polo.
Tice Philip J. plasterer ; Polo.
Timmins Patrick, tenant farmer ; Sec. 10; P. O. Woosnng.
Titus Albert, tenant farmer; See. 26; P. O. Pole.
Treat Almond H. hardware dealer; Polo.
Treat Thomas, clerk ; Polo.
Trotter William, barber ; Polo.
Traverse Geo. laborer ; Woosung.
Trumbauer Isaac H. banker ; Polo.
Trumbauer Jacob, clergyman ; Polo.
Trumbauer M. M. banker; Polo.
Trumbower M. R. Justice of the Peace and veterinary surgeon ; Polo.
Trump Jerry W. farmer ; Scc. 14; P. O. Polo.
Typer William, farm .; Sec. 19; P. O. Polo. U T NDERKOVER ISAAC, P. O. Polo.
Unger Herman, harness maker; Polo.
V "ALENTINE ABRAHAM, farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Polo.
Valentine Albert J. farmer ; Sec. -; P. O. Polo.
Valentine Howard, P. O. Polo.
Valentine W. D. P. O. Polo.
Vansanford R. H. carpenter; Polo.
Vanston John, shoemaker; Woosung.
Vickers James, teamster, Polo.
W AGNER REUBEN, Pres't Ex- change National Bank; Polo.
WALKER & SMITH, Prop'rs of Livery and Feed Stable, cor. Franklin and Golden streets ; Polo.
WALKER JOHN A. residence on Division street ; born in Addison Co., Vt., Nov. 24, 1835 ; came to Rockford, Ill., in 1857; came to Buffalo Township in 1862 ; engaged in farming here until t
he came to Polo and engaged in present business in 1868; he married Anna McClafferty April 3, 1858; she was born in Nova Scotia ; she is a member of the M. E. Church ; they bave five children-John A., Jr., Chas. A., Liz- zie A., Frank A., and Eva A.
Walden Chas. H. druggist ; Polo. Wales Geo. farmer ; Polo.
WALES HORATIO, Polo; was born Jan. 22, 1810, in South Brimfield, now the town of Wales, Mass .; moved to Coventry, Conn., 1815; after livin there about fifteen years, returned to Wales; thence removed to Brimfield ; came to Buffalo Grove in the Autumn of 1836 ; brought a general stock of mer- chandise with him and opened the sec- ond store in the place ; continued the business for two years; then purchased a farın, obtaining title from the Govern- ment ; in the Fall of 1837 was elected Sheriff-second Sheriff of Ogle Co .; was re-elected a second time but did not qualify ; he is Republican in politics, and in religion is a Congre- gationalist ; married Miss Mary E.Will- iams, daughter of Ebenezer Williams in 1833; have had nine children, eigh. living, namely --- Charles E., R. Porter, Henry W., James L. (deceased), Geo. M., Sarah E., Mary E., Horatio, Jr., and Ida.
Wales Horatio, Jr., farmer ; Polo.
WAMSLEY CHARLES C.
Farmer and Proprietor of Polo Nursery; Sec. 6 ; P. O. Polo ; he has a large va- riety of choice Fruit, Ornamental and Evergreen Trees; owns 310 acres of land, valued at $18,600; born in Andes, Delaware County, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1819; came to Buffalo Township, vicinity of present residence, with his parents Wm. and Mary (Bassett) Wamusley, in the Fall of 1836 ; married Rachel Hull June 15, 1842; she was born in Andes, Delaware Co., N. Y., Sept. 25, 1825; they have had four children ; one died in in- fancy; the living are-Wm. M., born Nov. 22, 1843; Chas. Henry, born Dec. 25, 1849 ; and Frank J., born May 22, 1855; Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the Baptist Church ; Mr. W.'s father was born in N. Y. State in Aug., 1794; he died Sept. 6, 1870; his mother was born in Massachusetts, and died Aug.
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27, 1874, aged 79 years ; Mrs. Wams- ley's parents, Stephen and Anner (San ford) Hull, came to Buffalo Township in 1835; Mr. Hull died Dec. 6, 1855, aged 65 years and 24 days ; his wife died Nov. 4, 1854.
Wamsley Frank J. farmer ; Sec. 6; P. O. Polo.
Wamsley Harry. C. farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Polo.
WAMSLEY WILLIAM, whose portrait appears in this volume, was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., Aug. 2, 1794. His parents moved from Scho- harie to Delaware Co., N. Y., when he was fourteen years of age. At the age of twenty-two he married Miss Mary Bassett. His parents were farmers, and he continued to occupy and work the same farm that they had taken up and improved, until the year 1837, when he with his family and several of his neighboring families moved to the State of Illinois, and settled at Buffalo Grove in this county. The boundaries of Ogle County had not at that time been established. Mr. Wamsley, before leav- ing New York, had become associated with the public affairs of his native State, and on arriving at his new home he was at once selected as one of the Commissioners to fix the boundaries and divide the county into precincts. He was then clected one of the County Commissioners, which office be held for several years; he also held the office of School Commissioner of the county. He assisted in the organization of the First Presbyterian Church at the town of Buffalo, and was elected one of its Deacons. He afterward assisted in es- tablishing the Independent Presbyterian Church at the city of Polo, and was elected one of its Elders, which position he held until near the time of his death. He held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of years in the Township of Buffalo, and in many other respects was one of the leading repre- sentative men of the county. His wife, Mary Bassett , was born in Martha's Vine- yard, Mass., Feb. 20, 1796. Mrs. Wamsley was very infirm in health when she came to the State, and remained so through life ; yet she was of that pecul- iar disposition, kind, motherly, forbear-
ing and yet commanding, especially amongst her immediate friends and re- lations, as to gain the love and respect of all who made her acquaintance. Mr. and Mrs. Wansley raised a family of seven children, all of whom are living at this time. The eldest, Charles C. Wamsley, is a nurseryman and farmer, three miles northwest from Polo ; Will- iam J. is a farmer two and one-half miles northwest from Polo, owns and occupies the farm formerly owned, im- proved and worked by his father ; Mary II., the eldest daughter, and wife of Gco. D. Read, Esq., resides in the city of Polo; Esther Ann, now the wife of Harrison H. Collar, a farmer, with James H and George V. Wamsley, also farmers, reside in the State of Iowa; Emma L., the wife of Martin F. Bas- sett, resides in the city of Polo. William Wamsley died on the 3d of September, 1872, and Mrs. Wamsley died on the 22d day of August, 1875.
WAMSLEY WM. JOHNSON,
Farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Polo; owns 280 acres of land in this county, and 240 acres in Adair Co., Iowa; he was born in Andes, Delaware Co., N. Y., March 21, 1822 ; came to Ogle County Oct. 27, 1836 ; moved to present location in the Spring of 1837 ; married Sarah T. Wilber June 22, 1848; she was born in Bovina, Delaware Co., N. Y., Oct. 25, 1828. They have five children -- Willis J., John W., Mary A., George Herbert, and Harry. Mr. W. was Road Commissioner several years ; has been School Director many years. Mr. and Mrs. Wamsley and their children, Mary A. and George Herbert, are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. W.'s parents, John B. and Angeline (Smith) Wilber eamc to Buffalo Grove in 1846 ; they are both living now. Mr. W.'s parents, Wm. and Mary Bassett Wams- ley, came to this place with their family in October, 1836; his father was born in New York State, in August, 1794; he died here Sept. 6, 1870. His mother was born at Martha's Vineyard, Mass., She died Aug. 27, 1874, aged 79 years. Wamsley Wm. M. farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Polo.
Wamsley Willis J. farm., S. 6; P. O. Polo. Wasser Geo. farmer; P. O. Polo.
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Waterbury Abram D. grain store; Polo. Waterbury Calvin, harness maker ; Polo. Waterbury Daniel II. sewing machine agent, Sec. 10; P. O. Polo.
Waterbury Edwin G. supt. Grange store ; Polo.
WATERBURY EZRA, Son of Daniel and Mary (Stevens) Waterbury, of Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., N. Y .; he was born at Ballston, Saratoga Co., N. Y., March 14, 1798 ; when four years of age moved with parents to Charlton, Saratoga Co .; at the age of ten years they moved to Delaware Co., N. Y., where he resided until 24 years of age ; Jan. 24, 1822, he married Eliza- beth Reynolds, at Andes, Delaware Co., N. Y .; she was born in Amenia, Dutch- ess Co., N. Y., in April, 1797 ; after marriage he located at Middletown, Delaware Co., N. Y., and for seven years carried on the business of clothier ; then removed to Andes and there re- mained until 1848, when he came to Brookville (afterward Lincoln Town- ship) ; engaged in farming until 1864, when he removed to Polo; they have three children living-Elias B., Calvin and Edwin S .; the two first named are residents of Polo, the latter is a lawyer at Emporia, Kan .; two children, dec'd -Caroline, born March 25, 1829, died Nov. 5, 1854, and William Reynolds, born Oct. 31, 1834. died in Belle Isle, Va., prison hospital, Jan. 18, 1864 ; he enlisted in the 7th I. V. Cavalry in 1862, and was taken prisoner; Mr. Water- bury's father was born July 25, 1764; he served in the Revolutionary war, en- tering the service when quite young ; Daniel Waterbury's wife, Mary Stevens, was born in Stamford, Conn., May 20, 1765 ; they had ten sons and one daugh- ter; three now living - Ezra, Samuel and Mary Ann, now Mrs. James B. Gardner, all residents of this Township ; Mr. Waterbury's grandfather was Dan- iel ; he was Captain in the Revolution- ary war ; his wife was Ann Bouton; David Stevens' father of Mrs. W.'s mother, was killed at the age of fifty years during the Revolutionary war, at the battle of Fairfield, Conn. ; his wife's name was Mary Talmage.
Waterbary Elias B. laborer ; Polo.
Waterbury George, farm. ; S. 2 ; P.O. Polo.
WATERBURY FRED M. Far-
mer ; Sec. 7; P. O. Polo; owns 119 acres of land, valued at $7,140; born in this township Dec. 31, 1850; mar- ried Ellen E. Healey Oct. 8, 1874 ; she was born in this township March 16, 1849 ; they have one child-Iva H., born Sept. 19, 1877 ; Mr. Waterbury is a member of the Independent Presby- terian Church of Polo ; his father, John Waterbury, Jr., was born in N. Y. State, Dec. 12, 1820 ; came to Ogle Co. with his father, John, Sr., in an early day ; John, Jr., died Sept. 19, 1871; his widow (mother of Fred. M.) now resides in Polo ; she was born in Delhi, Delaware Co., N. Y., in Oct., 1830.
Waterbury H. M. well-driller; Polo.
WATERBURY HOMER S.
School Teacher; son of James S. and Esther Waterbury, of Schoharie Court House, N. Y., was born Aug. 8, 1838; was educated at Union College, N. Y., and graduated in 1863 ; was two years in the army of the James, Co. D, 3d N. Y. C., Gen. Butler commanding ; partici- pated in most of the battles of the cam- paigns of 1864, in the neighborhood of Petersburg and Richmond; came West in 1866 ; was six months in Kansas ; taught school two years in the city of Polo ; married, January 1, 1869, Miss Annistine Waterbury, daughter of Sam'I and Elizabeth W., who was educated at Delaware Literary Institute, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y., under Rev. Geo. Kerr, LL. D .; taught two years in Rockford Female Seminary, having charge of the Department of Lan- guages; taught in various places in Wisconsin, Illinois, and five years in Honesdale, Pa .; have two children- Esther E., born 1870, and Samuel, born 1873.
Watson John T. laborer; Polo.
Watson Joseph, cancer doctor ; Polo.
Waterbury Lewis D. teacher ; Polo.
Waterbury Willard, pump and wind mill agent ; Polo.
Waterbury Samuel, retired farmer ; P. O. Polo.
Weaver Charles, carpenter ; Polo.
Weast Hiram W. hardware dealer; Polo. Weaver Hugh A. laborer ; Polo.
Weaver Jacob, stone quarry ; Polo.
Weaver James F. carpenter ; Polo.
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Weaver John B. farm; S. 7; P. O. Polo. Webster Geo. R. retired farm .; P. O. Polo. Webster, H. W. farmer : P. O. Polo.
WEBSTER VIRGIL B. Retired Farmer; P. O. Polo ; son of Jared and Isabella Webster; was born in 1824, in Stamford, Delaware Co., N. Y .; his sis- ter, Mrs. Rufus Perkins, came to Buf- falo Grove in 1840, and in 1858, re- moved to Kansas ; his family, consisting of father and mother, his brother Alfred and wife, now of New York City, and himself, came in 1844, and settled on a farm where the city of Polo now stands. In 1848, he married Miss Algira Cutts, daughter of Hiram B. and Eunice Cutts, born in 1825, in Goldsboro, Me .; came with parents to the West in 1846 ; they have five children, namely-E. Herbert, Anna F, Eugene C., Mary E. and Albert V. During their long resi- dence they have been identified with the growth and prosperity of the city of Polo.
Weiser D. S. restaurant; Polo. Weisner William ; Polo.
Welch Edgar, merchant ; Polo.
Welden John, carpenter ; Polo.
Weldon Nicholas, carpenter ; Polo. Wells James, florist ; Polo.
Wendle W. S. teamster ; Woosung.
Werdell Washington, laborer ; Woosung. Wertz Joseph, engineer at flouring mill ; Polo.
Wetterstetter Frederick, tenant farmer ; Sec. 33 ; P. O. Polo.
Whiting Dr. C. M. physician and surgeon ; Polo.
Whiting David, retired ; Polo.
Widney Charles, painter ; Polo.
Wilber Anthony, farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Polo,
Wilber John B. farm .; S. 23; P. O. Polo. Wilber Justus P. farmer ; P. O. Polo.
WILBER TILLINGHAST,
Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Polo; son of John T. and Polly, of Newport, R. I .; was born Aug. 22, 1808, in Bovina, Delaware Co., N. Y .; came West in 1848; settled in Buffalo Tp .; moved to his present farm in 1850; owns 80 acres ; value, $60 per acre ;"is a Carpen- ter by trade ; he married, May 25, 1831, Miss Almira Underwood, daughter of Jonas and Sarah Pine Underwood ; born March 11, 1813, in Broom Co., N. Y .;
Mr. Jonas Underwood served through the war of the Revolution and was at the battle of Bunker Hill; they have three children-Emily, born June 10, 1832, now Mrs. John J. Wood, of Lan- ark, Ill .; William R., born March 23, 1834, resident of Sarpy Co., Nebraska ; and Ellen, born Aug, 22, 1836, now Mrs. David Anderson, of Buffalo Tp .; Republican ; members of the United Brethren Church.
Wilde George, iron moulder ; Polo. Wilder Chester P. thresher ; Polo.
Wilder Reuben C. teamster ; Polo.
WILLIAMS CHESTER K. Re- tired Farmer; P. O. Polo; was born Jan. 13, 1818, and was the son of Ebenezer Williams and Eliza White- well, of Brimfield, Hampden Co., Mass .; at the age of 20 he came to Buffalo Grove, this county, and engaged in farming ; some ten years since, he re- tired from the farm and moved to Polo ; was Supervisor and Postmaster for scv- eral years; Jan. 12, 1865, he married Miss Maria P. Anthony, of Avoca, N. Y .; they have three children living- Kate A., born Nov. 23, 1867; Lucy and Annie, born Oct. 26, 1869; Re- publican, and in 1859, was very active in securing the nomination of Hon. E. B. Washburne for Congressman. Wilson James D.
Wilsou Jesse, fence builder ; Polo.
Winders Wm. R. tenant farmer; Sec. 36 ; P. O. Woosung.
Wolf Benjamin, farmer; Sec 36; P. O. Polo.
Wolf David, P. O. Polo.
Wolf George W. farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Polo.
Wolf Henry, shoemaker ; Polo.
WOLF JACOB H. Farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Polo; son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Lehman) Wolf; born Sept. 18, 1837, in Huntingdon Co., Pa. ; came to Pine Creek Township, with his parents, in 1850 ; owns 1172 acres, valued at $60 per acre; married, in 1860, to Miss Sarah A. Sterner, daughter of John and Susan Sterner, of Pa .; born in 1838; have six children-Fannie, born 1861 : Deborah, 1863; Emma, 1865 ; Daniel, 1867; Louis, 1869; Albert, Dec. 20, 1877.
Wolf Samuel, teacher ; Polo.
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Wood Alvin W. P. O. Polo.
Wood Esie, retired ; Polo.
Wood Gaylord, livery ; Polo.
Woodruff Reuben, teamster ; Polo.
Woolhizer Joseph, capitalist ; Polo.
Woolsey R. D. hardware merchant ; Polo. Worley W. T. capitalist ; Polo.
Wragg, Daniel S. tenant farmer ; See. 10; P. O. Woosung.
Y ATES RICHARD F. wagon maker ; Woosung.
Yeakel Jefferson, farm. ; S. 7 ; P. O. Polo. YEAKEL JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Polo; owns 380 aeres; born in Lower Milford, Lehigh Co., Pa., Nov. 21, 1823; married Lydia Kriebel, Oct. 9, 1849 ; she was born in Montgomery Co., Pa., March 8, 1829 ; they have had nine children-Sarah Jane, died Oct. 5, 1860, aged five months ; the living are-Samuel, born Oet. 27, 1850 ; Jefferson, born Sept. 1, 1852; Susanna, now Mrs. William Stoner, born March 14, 1855 ; Edwin, born Sept. 2, 1857 ; Emma, born May 30, 1862; William, born Jan. 27, 1865; Ella, born Jan. 7, 1869; John, Jr., born Feb. 28, 1872; all the chil-
dreu, except John, were born in Here- ford, Berks Co., Pa., where they lived twenty-one years before coming to Polo, April 13, 1871 ; they lived in Polo five years ; two years ago, moved on the farm where they now reside; they are mem- bers of the German Evangelical Associ- ation.
YEAKEL & SNYDER, Dealers in Lumber, Coal, Sash, Doors, Blinds, ete., yard west of railroad ; Polo; Sam- uel Yeakel; born in Berks Co., Pa., Feb. 27, 1850 ; came to Polo in 1870 ;- engaged in lumber business for the last six years ; married Savilla Harper Feb. 8, 1873; she was born in Pa .; they have two children-Warren H. and Eva L. Milton Snyder, res. on Con- gress street ; born in Lehigh Co., Pa., May 11, 1845 ; came to Polo in the Spring of 1867; married Lucinda Trumbauer Nov. 21, 1871 ; they have two children-Minnie T. and Charles M. York Frank, tinner ; Polo.
Young Richard N. stone mason ; Polo.
EIGENFUS WILLIAM, laborer ; Z Polo.
Zugsehwert John L. tailor ; Polo.
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BAKER ELIAS, Groeer ; King st., East Ward; store, Mason st .; born in Boonsboro, Washington Co., Md., June 17, 1817 ; received his edueation in the common schools of the county ; removed to Illinois May 1, 1838; settled in the vicinity of the Maryland Colony, near Mount Morris, and worked at his trade, that of Carpenter; in 1843 commenced the manufacture of Traveling Threshing Machines at Mount Morris; these ma- chines were wagons, in which the thresh- ing cylinder, or " beater," was driven by cog-work attached to the hind wheels, and threshing was done as the machine was driven about in the fields from staek to stack ; it was a great improvement at this time, and was very popular in all this part of the State; with this machine, a boy to drive the team of four horses, and two men would thresh and elean about 100 bushels of grain per day ; in
1848, Mr. Baker commenced the manu- facture of McCormick's Reaper, and eon- tinued in that business until 1851, when he opened a store at Mount Morris; in 1852, was elected Sheriff of Ogle Co. and served two years ; in 1854, '55 and '56, was Supervisor of Mount Morris township ; elosed mercantile business at Mount Morris in 1857 ; went to Pike's Peak in the Spring of 1860; spent the summer in the mountains and returned home in the Fall ; in 1861 engaged in farming near Mount Morris until 1868, when he removed to Polo and engaged in the grain trade for a year; was then engaged two years in the lumber trade, and in 1871 engaged in general mer- chandise ; is now member of the firm of Finfrock & Baker ; Mr. Baker married, Sept. 12, 1848, Mary M. Swingley ; has two children-Vernie and Frank.
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A CKISON J. WESLEY, P. O. Ade- line. Adams Wm. A. P. O. Adeline.
Ainsworth Thomas, P. O. Adeline.
Ansherman C. P. O. Adeline.
B AKER DAVID J. P. O. Adeline.
Baker John W. P. O. Adeline. Baker Wm. C. P. O. Adeline.
BEEBE CHARLES E. Sec. 27; P. O. Forreston ; born in this county, January, 1856; married Miss Hillery Brooks, 1877 ; she was born iu Mount Morris, this county, 1858; Mrs. Beebe is a member of the M. E. Church ; Mr. Beebe owns 135 acres of land in this county, adjoining Forreston, estimated at $13,500 ; also an undivided one-sixth interest in 680 acres of land in Iowa, worth $14,000; his father was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., 1818, and located in this county in 1837; in 1841, he married Miss Jane C. Blair ; they had nine children, six of whom are living, and attended their father's funeral, he having died Jan. 26, 1877.
Beebe E. A. P. O. Adeline.
Beebe J. W. P. O. Adeline.
Beebe R. W. farmer ; Sec. 23; P. O. For- reston.
Black, Albert, P. O. Adeline.
BLAIR JOHN F. Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Adeline; born in Crawford Co., Pa., Nov. 6, 1835 ; located in this county in 1837 ; he married Miss Ame- lia Robins in 1862; she was born in New York City, Oct. 25, 1844; they have six children-Clarence E., born Dec. 12, 1864; Arthur L., born Nov. 22, 1866; Henry G., born Aug. 7, 1867; Elmer, born Sept. 12, 1870 ; Louis H., born Feb. 1, 1873 ; Nelly V., born Dec. 2, 1876; Mr. Blair owns 338 acres of land, worth $50 per acre, or $17,000; his improvements are of a very substantial and comfortable charac- ter.
BIESEMEIER REV. WIL-
HELM. Preacher in Evangelical Church, Nut Grove; P. O. Forreston ; born in Scopoldsthal, Lippe-Detmold, Germany, Feb. 23, 1833; he came to
this country in 1854; located in Stephenson Co. the same year ; he en- tered the Seminary in Warren Co., Mis- souri, in 1858, where he pursued his studies four years ; he entered the min- istry in 1862, and preached in Acker- ville, Washington Co., Wisconsin, five years ; he located in this county in 1867, and has ministered to his present congregation for the past 11 years; he married Miss IIermine Gassmann, in 1863; she was born in Stephenson Co., Ill., in 1845 ; had six children-Johan- nes, Dec. 23, 1864; he died in 1870 ; Josephine, born Aug. 15, 1866; Jona- than, born Aug. 10, 1868; died in 1870; Samuel, born July 30, 1870; Johanne, born Aug. 22, 1873 ; Jonette, born Sept. 28, 1875; Mr. Biesemeier is an energetic and devoted minister, educating the children during the week and preaching the Gospel to their pa- rents on the Sabbath.
Borland George, P. O. Adeline.
Borland James, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Adeline.
Borland John, P. O. Adeline.
Borland Samuel, P. O. Adeline.
Bovey Lewis, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Forreston.
BOVEY SAMUEL. Farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Forreston ; was born in this county in 1840 ; married Miss Mary C. Petrie, Dec. 24, 1863; she was born in same county, 1844; they have three children-Franklin McClellan, born Sept. 24, 1864 ; William C., March 18, 1868; Emma A., Jan. 18, 1871. He and family are members of the U. B. Church; he and wife have been mem- bers of this church for thirteen years ; he is now Trustee ; has been Steward two years, and School Director nine years ; his father located in this county in 1836, and owns the farm now cultivated by Mr. Samuel Bovey ; it contains 160 acres, and is worth $12,000.
Bowans Henry, P. O. Forreston.
Breaw Jacob, - Sec. 33; P. O. Adeline. Brenner Henry, P. O. Adeline.
Brightwieser Leonard, P. O. Adeline. Butts Enos, P. O. Adeline.
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BROCKMEIER CHRIS- COFFMAN SAMUEL W. Far-
TIAN. Farmer, Sec. 10 ; P. O. Baileyville ; born in Lippe, Germany, 1827 ; came to this country and located in this county with his father in 1848; he married Miss Fina Sutges in 1857 ; she was born in Germany in 1835. They had eight children-Trine, born Feb. 8, 1859 ; Lizzie, Feb. 15, 1861 ; Fina, Dec. 11, 1862; Maria, Sept. 20, 1864; Christian H., Oct. 12, 1867; Johanna, Jan. 4, 1869 ; Wilhelmine, Feb. 1, 1871; Ella, March 9, 1873. Mr. Brockmeier and family are members of the Evangelical Church, of which he has been Elder for thirteen years ; he owns 335 acres of land, worth $18,000. MAIN ALVANAS, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Adeline.
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Chrooshager Christ, P. O. Adeline.
Clemen Ippe, P. O. Adeline.
Coffman Abraham, Sec. 25; P. O. Adeline.
Coffmau Addison, P. O. Adeline.
COFFMAN JOHN D. Farmer ; Sec. 3; P. O. Baileyville; born Wash- ington Co., Md., 1837; he located in this Co., in 1839; he married Elizabeth Downey, June 25, 1863 ; she was born in Washington Co., Md., March 6, 1838; they have three children-Katie, born June 4, 1865 ; Louis D., May 14, 1874; Samuel W., Dec. 2, 1876; Mr. and Mrs. Coffman are members of Christ Adelphine Church ; he owns 260 acres of land worth $15,000; he is a son of Samuel W. Coffman, formerly County Commissioner, and one of the most en- terprising citizens of the county.
COFFMAN NATHANIEL. Farmer ; Sec. 29; P. O. Adeline ; born in Washington Co., Md., 1824; mar- ried Mary M. Etnyre 1848; she was born in Washington Co., Md., 1831; they have six children-Susan M., born Sept. 10, 1849 ; Isaac, born June 17, 1851 ; Samuel A .. born May 29, 1858 ; Sarah L., born June 2, 1863; Har- rison D., born Sept. 19, 1867 ; he owns 360 acres of land in this county worth $18,000, and 160 acres in Iowa, worth $3,000; he located in this county in 1848; his farm is well improved and his residence pleasantly located, com- manding a view of Adeline and the sur- rounding country.
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