Biographical and historical record of Greene and Carroll counties, Iowa. Containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each; portraits and biographies of the governors of the state and a concise history of the two counties and their cities and villages, Part 43

Author: Lewis Publishing Company
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis publishing company
Number of Pages: 728

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22. 1868. Mr. Libis has recently added forty acres to his farm, and is principally devoting his attention to stock-raising. Politically he is identified with the Democratic party.

AUL C. MANTZ, farmer, section 34, Washington Township, was born in Perry County, Ohio, February 25, 1833. His father, Sebastian Mantz, deceased, was born in Austria, Germany, March 29, 1803, and came to America when quite young. His mother, Mary (Mohler) Mantz, was a daughter of Henry Mohler, a native of Mary- land, and of German ancestry. The parents had eleven children, only two of whom are living- Paul and William, of Angus, Boone County. The mother lives with her son Paul, is eighty-two years of age, and is hale and hearty. Paul C. was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools of Fair- field County, Ohio, where his parents re- moved when he was seven years of age. He came to Polk County, Iowa, in 1852, and en- tered some land in Dallas County, three miles east of Perry, then went back and re- moved to his new home in the fall of 1856. He lived one year in Boone County, then set- tled upon his own land, where he lived until February, 1865, then removed to a farm that joins his present farm, just across from Dallas County. He located upon his present farm in the spring of 1880, where he owns sixty acres of good farm land, all underlaid with a rich deposit of coal. He was married July 12, 1857, to Mrs. Margaret Hamilton, widow of Joseph Hamilton, and daughter of Jacob B. Rittgers, deceased. Two of their five children are living-Phillip S. and Mary W. Phillip married Ruth Simons, danghter of William Simons, of Washington Town- ship, and resides in that township. Mary M.

married Oliver B. Armstrong, of Surry, and has two children-Henry and Belva A. Mr. Mantz is secretary of the pioneer society of Dallas, Boone, Greene and Guthrie counties. He served as postmaster six years at Linden, Dallas County, and was justice of the peace there three years. He was township trustee one year, and school director for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Mantz are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church. By her first marriage Mrs. Mantz had three children- Reuben, deceased, Catherine and Jacob. Catherine married Clark Kester, of Nebraska, and has four children -- Daisy, Florence, Ed- win and Ceeil. Mr. Mantz has seen mueh of pioneer life, and has been a hard worker. When he first located here he had to do his milling at Des Moines, and his trading also. There were many elk, deer, wolves, beaver, otter, wild-cats and lynx. Fish were also numerons, so much so that the mill near him had to be stopped to clean them out of the wheel.

HEODORE LYONS, proprietor of the Ashley House at Grand Junction, was born in London, England, December 24, 1830, son of Thomas Lyons, a native of the same city, now deceased. He was reared and educated in his native country, and came to the United States in 1865, traveling over the country two or three years. He then went to New York City and remained about two years, and after that made five trips to Vera Cruz, New Mexico. He then engaged in the mercantile trade at Brooklyn, New York, for a short time, and in 1871 eame to Douglas County, Illinois, settling in Tuscola, where he elerked in the Beech House nearly a year. He then went to Champaign County, same State, and was engaged in farming for

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a few years. After being engaged in the hotel business at Urbana for a time, he eame to Angus, this State, in March, 1885, and to Grand Junction May 5, 1886, where he took charge of the Ashley House. This house has been re-fitted and re-furnished, and is strictly a first-class honse. He is having an extensive patronage, which is constantly in- creasing. Mr. Lyons is a thorough business man and understands how to please the traveling publie. He was married in Dalston, England, in August, 1852, to Miss Ellen Me- Donnell. Of their six children only two are living-Mary and Lillie. Mary married Henry Baldwiek, of Urbana, Illinois, and has two children-Timothy and Nellie. Lillie married Frank M. Parker, of Forrest, Illi- nois, and has one child-Robert. Mr. Lyons is a member of the Odd Fellows society.

W. KRUSE, farmer, seetion 34, Willow Township, postoffice Bayard, is among the early settlers of the township, and was born in Prussia, October 27, 1849, son of Carl and Wilhelmena Krause. When he was six years old his parents emi- grated to America, and located in Dane County, Wisconsin. His youth was spent in assisting on the farm, and attending school. IIe was married September 22, 1864, to Miss Jennie Wright, of Mount Vernon, Dane County, a daughter of Joseph Wright of that place. They remained in Dane County until 1874, when they removed to Guthrie County, Jowa, where they lived one year, and in 1876 eame to their present home, which was then wild land. It was one of the first farms improved in the township. Mr. Krause owns eighty acres of excellent land, with good buildings for stoek and grain, as well as a fine residence. It is situated one mile north

of the town of Bayard. Mr. and Mrs. Krause have three children-Arthur. Grace and Myrtle. Willie is deceased. Politically Mr. Kranse is a Republican. He has served as member of the school board, and takes an interest in all educational matters, and in all that tends to the advancement of his county.

- H. CAREY is one of the leading busi- ness men of Seranton, where he is ex- tensively engaged in dealing in grain, lumber, coal and general merchandise. He is a representative of one of the early fami- lies of Iowa, his father, James Carey, having settled near Bellevue, Jackson County, in 1855. In 1865 the family removed to Jones County, where the father still lives, making his home at Monticello. A. H. Carey, the subject of this sketeh, was born in Dearborn County, Indiana, in 1846, coming to Iowa with his parents in 1855. When about twenty years of age he began working at the earpenter's trade, which he followed about eight years. He was then engaged in the lumber business at Centre Junetion, Iowa, for five years, when, in 1880, he came to Seranton, Greene County. He then succeed- ed S. H. Templeton in his lumber trade, and in April, 1883, he added to his business gen- eral merchandising. The same year he began dealing in farm implements, and in the fall of 1884, engaged in the grain and coal busi- ness. In his farm implement and hardware business he is associated with Mr. Fuller. Mr. Carey was married in Jones County, Iowa, to Miss Fannie Corbett, a native of Pennsylvania, and to them have been born four children-Leon L., Charles J., Edith M. and Valentine. Mr. Carey has been iden- tified with the early history of Seranton, although he did not locate here permanently

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until 1880. He visited this place in 1871 and 1872, when the town was in its infancy, and in fact purchased the third lot sold on the plat, and assisted in the building of the second, third and fourth buildings on the plat, and no man has done more to promote the interests of Scranton than he. As a citi- zen he is highly esteemed, both for his social qualities, and for his enterprising and pro- gressive spirit as a business man.

OREN W. BOGGS, residing on section 9, Bristol Township, is one of the early settlers of his neighborhood, and has been one of its most active citizens. ITis home farm of 160 acres has been improved from the naked prairie, and his buildings are first-class, comfortable and commodious. lle commenced building and improving his prop- erty in the spring of 1869. In 1880 he bought 120 acres of land on section 10, Bris- tol Township. Besides his family residence, Mr. Boggs owns two other houses. He also owns a twelfth interest in 640 acres adjoin- ing the city plat of Sioux City. He was born in Franklin County, Ohio, January 12, 1830. His parents, Moses M. and Sarah (Skinner) Boggs, were natives of Virginia and New Jersey respectively. While he was yet an infant his parents removed to Vermill- ion County, Indiana, where a portion of his youth was spent. His father was a millwright and house carpenter by trade, and a general workman at any kind of wood-work. He owned a farm and reared his children to farm life. He died in Warren County, Indiana, in 1842, aged forty-one years. When sixteen years of age our subject lett his mother's home, and thus early in life encountered the world for himself. Ile has made his own way unaided, never having a dollar not

earned by himself. From 1850 to 1854 he was engaged in the pineries of Michigan. In April, 1854, he was united in marriage with Jane W. Morris, a native of the State of New York. From Michigan Mr. Boggs came to Cedar Rapids, this State, where he lived until 1869, excepting the time he served in the Union army. He enlisted August 13, 1862, in Company G, Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry. His regiment was first under fire at Fort Gibson, in the campaign against Vicksburg. In the battle of Champion Hills, May 16, 1863, the regiment and Company G met with very heavy loss. In the siege of Vicksburg, and the second battle of Jackson, after the surrender of Vicksburg, and in all that campaign and in all others in which his regiment participated, Mr. Boggs did a soldier's duty faithfully and well. He was never excused nor asked to be excused from any duty. After the Jackson campaign the regiment was transferred to the Gulf depart- ment, and embodied in the Nineteenth Corps, General Emory commanding. The Twenty- fourth Iowa was also engaged in the ill-starred Red River campaign. In July, 1864, the corps went east and defended Washington against General Early, thence to the valley of Virginia under General Sheridan, and was in the heroic battles of Winchester, Strasburg and Cedar Creek. At the last- named battle Mr. Boggs received five shots through his clothes. In January, 1865, the corps met Sherman at Savannah, Georgia. At Goldsboro the regiment was present at the surrender of General Johnston's rebel army. Angust 11 Mr. Boggs was commis- sioned by Governor Stone Second Lieutenant of his company, bearing date Jannary 1, 1865, but through the lack of mail facilities the commission never reached the proper authorities early enough to permit of his being mustered in. As Orderly Sergeant he

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was praetieally in command of his company the last nine and a half months of his ser- vice. He was honorably discharged July 17, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia, and returned to his home at Cedar Rapids. He still holds his commission as Lieutenant. Mrs. Boggs died December 25, 1883, aged sixty-nine years. Only one child survives-Henry M., born June 24, 1854. He has never married since the death of his wife. In 1886 he was improving a farm in Dakota. He has been a Republican in polities since 1860, though in local matters lie is independent.

HRISTOPIIER J. EDINBOROUGII, boot and shoe maker at Grand Junetion, was born in London, England, Septem- ber 22, 1839. Ilis father, Christopher Edin- borough, was born in Yorkshire, England, town of South Morton. He came to the United States in 1855, and settled in Allegany County, New York, on the Genesee River. Our subject was a soldier in the late war, being a member of Company C, First Long Island, afterward known as the Sixty-seventh New York Infantry, and was discharged as the Sixty-fifth New York Veteran Infantry. He participated in the battles of Williams- burg, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and several others. He came to Wilton Junction, Muscatine County, Iowa, OHN HEISEL, farmer and stoek-raiser, section 30, Junetion Township, was born in Tazewell County, Illinois, August 4, 1847, a son of John and Margaret Ileisel, natives of Ilesse-Darmstadt, Germany. His father came to the United States in 1841 and settled in Tazewell County, Illinois, where he still lives. John Heisel was reared on a farm, receiving a good education in the schools of his native eonnty. He has always followed in the fall of 1868, where he worked at his trade until January, 1882, then came to Des Moines, and later, to Grand Junction, where he has sinee resided. He was married April 4, 1866, to Carrie Lounsberry, and they have had four children, three of whom are living- Arthur W., Jessie M. and Grant S. Mr. Edinborough was clerk of the school board three years while in Wilton. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, the Ancient Order of | agricultural pursuits, and in 1883 came to

United Workmen. and Grand Army of the Republie. Mrs. Edinborough is a member of the Presbyterian church.

B. KENDALL, restaurant keeper on the east side of the square, was born in Chautauqua County, New York, in 1834. When a boy he removed with his parents to Pennsylvania, and in 1857, to Kane County, Illinois. His father, Elam Kendall, died in Pennsylvania, and his moth- er is still living in that State. There were nine children in the family, seven sons and two daughters. The two daughters married, had families, and died in Pennsylvania. The seven sons are all living, three in the West and four in their native State. Mr. Kendall came to Jefferson in 1870. During the late war he enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry, and served about two years, when he was dis- charged for disability and returned to Illi- nois. Ile was married in that State to Miss Annie Keenan, and to this union have been born three children-Lawrence B., Fred C. and Glenn W. Politieally, Mr. Kendall is a Democrat.

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Iowa, thinking this broad State offered superior advantages to the farmer. 1Ie located on the farm where he now lives, which contains 440 aeres of choice land. Mr. Heisel was married Mareh 10, 1870, to Cathe- rine Worner, daughter of Jacob and Mary Worner, her father a resident of Tazewell County, Illinois, and her mother deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Heisel have been born five children, of whom four are living-Louis L., Emma M., Mary A. and an infant son. A daughter, Clara E., died aged three and a half years. Mr. and Mrs. Heisel are members of the Lutheran church.

AMUEL ELLISON, farmer, seetion 12, Washington Township, was born in Sussex County, New Jersey, April 4, 1830. Ilis father, George Ellison, now de- eeased, was a native of Ireland, and came to America when young, was a soldier in the war of 1812. He removed with his family to Morgan County, Ohio, in 1832, thenee to Washington County in 1837, where he died in 1852. Our subjeet was reared a farmer, and always followed that oceupation. He obtained his education in the common schools. He came to Delaware County, Iowa, in 1856, settling on wild land. Ile came to Greene County in the spring of 1852, loeating upon his present farm, where he owns 160 acres of land. He was married February 12, 1865, to Sarah E. Holines, daughter of John M. Holmes, of Montgomery County, Iowa. They have five children -- Estella R., John M., Mary, Abigail B. and Elizabeth; she is usu- ally called Bessie. Mr. Ellison has held a few local offices, but never seeks official posi- tions. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as was also his wife, who died August 19, 1882. She was a consistent

Christian and a lover of the Sabbath. In her younger days she was a Sunday-school worker. Before her marriage she was a school teacher.

LI L. LLOYD, a merchant at Surry, was born in La Salle County, Illinois, May 24, 1858. His father, Abraham Lloyd, of Rock Island County, Illinois, re- moved to Boonesboro, Iowa, when his son was ten or twelve years old. In 1874 they returned to Rapids City, Rock Island County. Our subjeet came to Kalo, Webster County, this State, in the fall of 1881, and to Greene County in March, 1884, where he has sinee lived. He engaged in the mercantile busi- ness in October, 1886, and has an extensive trade. He deals in groceries and provisions. He was formerly a miner, having always handled the pick and shovel. He was mar- ried April 4, 1881, to Sarah Williams, daughter of Thomas Williams, of Coal Val- ley, Rock Island County, Illinois. She was born in Wales, April 9, 1859. Mr. Lloyd's mother, Margaret Boyee, was a native of Ohio. Ilis father and his grandfather Lloyd were born in Wales. Mrs. Lloyd's mother, Margaret (Hall) Williams, was a daughter of Thomas Williams, a native of Wales. Her unele, John Hall, was a soldier in the Franco- Prussian war, and died in the service.

UGUST MARQUART, grocer at Grand Juuetion, was born in Prussia, Ger- many, May 17, 1846, son of John P. Marquart, of Dodge County, Wisconsin, who is a native of Germany. He brought his family to the United States in 1852, and set- tled in his present home. Angust was reared

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on a farm and educated in the common schools. Ile commenced learning the har- ness-maker's trade at the age of ten years, and followed that trade until January, 1886. In 186S he went to Foreston, Ogle County, Illinois, and was foreman of the harness and saddle shop of L. J. Bower one year, then came to Ridgeport, Boone County, Iowa, and in 1870 came to Grand Junction and estab- lished the first harness shop in the place. It is still the only one here. January 1, 1886, he sold to William H. Renner, having pur- chased a store-room and established a grocery and provision store in March, 1885. IIe now gives his whole attention to his grocery. He carries a capital stock of $800, and does an annual business of $5,000 to 86,000. His trade is constantly increasing. He was mar- ried August 17, 1868, to Christina Zellhoef- er, a daughter of George Zellhoefer, now deceased. They have six children-William, Lizzie, Jessie, George, John and Leola. Mr. Marquart served as school director one term, and as councilman two terms. He is a men- ber of the Odd Fellows society, and himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

EORGE W. FLECK, a worthy pioneer of Greene County, was born in Frank- lin County, Pennsylvania, December 1, 1820, son of Peter and Anna (Eberly) Fleck, natives of the same State, the former of Scotch descent, and the latter of German. He was reared to a farm life, and when ten years of age, removed with his parents to Richland County, Ohio, where a home was made in the wilderness. George W. being the oldest son, and the only one old enough to render assistance to his father, was early inured to hard labor in the work of clearing

a new farm in a dense forest. The country was traversed by bridle paths. A road had to be hewed out to enable the family to reaclı their future home. The parents passed the remainder of their days in that home. George remained there until the fall of 1854, when he came to Iowa, and visited Greene County. Here he entered 320 acres of land, mostly in Jackson Township, and a greater portion of that purchase he still owns. In 1856 he went back to Ohio, and then re- turned to this county and built a log cabin on his land on section 8, and commenced opening a farm by hiring help, residing in Ohio in the meantime until 1858. He then with his family made Greene County his permanent home, and still occupies the strong, well built, hewed-log house which constituted his first home. In 1866 Mr. Fleck bought twenty acres of land, including a fine water power on the North Coon River, and in 1867 built a saw-mill, which he re- placed by a fine flouring and grist-mill in 1876. The building is 33 x 44 feet, two stories and basement, fitted with two run of burrs. Mr. Fleck is himself operating the mill. He owns 320 acres of land, 110 of which is valuable timber. He has bought and sold a large amount of real estate, owning at one time 1,000 acres. In 1840 Mr. Fleck was married, in Richland County, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth Hedrick, who passed through all the trials and privations of pioneer life in this county, helping to build a home which she was not permitted to enjoy. She died June 24, 1860, at the age of forty years. Mr. Fleek's second wife, whom he married in 1863, was formerly Miss Lenora Eamy, a native of Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Fleck reared ten children, eight sons and two daughters, all of whom grew to maturity. Those living are widely separated. John resides in Oregon; William lives in Jackson Township; Cordo-

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via in Pottawatomie County, this State; Peter is in California; Frank in Council Bluffs; Charles in Colorado; George and Mary Ellen are at home; Samuel and An- netta are deceased. All except the last two named are married and well settled in life, and all are worthy citizens. George and Mary Ellen are children of the second mar- riage. Politically Mr. Fleck affiliates with the Republican party. He held the office of postmaster of Kendrick for about six years. That postoffiec is now abolished.

J. LINN resides on section 28, Kendrick Township, and is a member of the firm of Linn Brothers. Ile was born in Perry County, Pennsylvania, Angust 6, 1845, son of John and Jane Linn. His youth was passed in attending the common schools, and in assisting at farm work. He completed his edneation at Mount Morris Seminary, Illinois. During the late war he enlisted August 6, 1862, in Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-third Pennsylvania Infantry, serving eleven months. He also served in the Inde- pendent State Cavalry for three months, and afterward re-enlisted in Company C, Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry, General Kilpatrick commanding. He participated in all the battles of that famous commander, and was honorably discharged at Newbern, North Carolina, and in June, 1865, returned to Perry County, Pennsylvania. In 1866, in company with his brother, W. S., he removed to Ogle County, Illinois, residing there one year, and in 1867 removed to Jones County, Iowa, erossing the Mississippi River on the ice. In 1868 he came to Greene County, Iowa, and located upon his present farm. He was married in February, 1869, to Miss Margery Diekey, a native of Jackson County, 31

lowa, and a daughter of David and Nancy Dickey, and to this union have been born eight children-Lura, Jane, Charles, Clarence, Eva, Mary, Etta and Anna. Politically Mr. Linu is a zealous Republican, and has served as township trustee eleven years. He is a member of the N. II. Powers Post, No. 111, G. A. R., at Seranton. Linn Brothers own 250 acres of as good land as can be found in Greene County, and it is well improved and cultivated. They have a good residence, and their farm buildings are commodious and comfortable. They also have good feed lots and stoek scales, and are extensively engaged in stock-raising and feeding, and have some fine grades of horses and swine. The broth- ers have, by their cordial manner and honor- able dealing, secured the confidence of all who know them.

EORGE Y. FRENCH, one of the lead- ing agrieulturists of Greene County, engaged in farming and stoek-raising on section 17, Willow Township, was born in Livingston County, New York, April 23, 1833, a son of Harley and Mary (Hall) French, who were natives of Connecticut. When a young man he served an apprentiee- ship at the carpenter's trade, which he fol- lowed about eight years. He was married in May, 1864, to Miss Christina Sjoberg, a native of Sweden, born October 24, 1841, a daughter of Andes and Auna Sjoberg. They are the parents of five children-Fred, Mamie, Ella, Jessie and Etta. In 1867 Mr. French settled in Chicago, Illinois, where he followed his trade some six years. He then opened a meat market, which he carried on for three years in partnership with Patrick MeDonald, when the partnership was dissolved by mu- tual consent. Mr. French then engaged in

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the dairy business, which he carried on for fifteen years. In 1877 he immigrated with his family to Greene County, Iowa, settling where he now resides, which at that time was raw prairie land. His farm now contains 280 aeres of well improved and highly culti- vated land, which has been acquired by years of toil and industry. His residence is com- fortable and commodious, and his barns and other farm buildings are among the best in the county. His farm is well watered and is admirably adapted to stock-raising, to which he devotes some attention. Politieally Mr. French is a staunch Republican. He has held the office of township trustee for three years, and has also served acceptably as school director. His postoffice is Bayard. Iowa.

TEPHEN C. MAYNARD, editor, is also postmaster of Grand Junction. He was born in Bradford County, Pennsyl- vania, February 20, 1846, a son of William E Maynard, a native of Washington County, New York, and now deceased. He was reared on a farm, and received a common English education in the schools of his native county. Most of his knowledge, however, is of the practical order, and has been acquired through stern experience. Losing his father when but thirteen years old, he went, an en- tire stranger, to Binghamton, New York, to learn the printer's trade. After four years he was made foreman of the office in which he was employed. Some months later he was made local editor. In 1868 he came West and worked a year in the office of the Des Moines Bulletin. Next he spent a year at home, after which he was with the State Register. He came to Grand Junction in August. 1871, and took charge of the Head-

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Author: Lewis Publishing Company Publication date: 1887 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis publishing company Number of Pages: 728

Author: Lewis Publishing Company
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis publishing company
Number of Pages: 728