John J. Hutchinson

HUTCHINSON, RANKIN, MENDENHALL, BEECH

Posted By: Marthann Kohl-Fuhs (email)
Date: 4/7/2009 at 15:47:11

JOHN J. HUTCHINSON, a farmer and stockraiser of Douglas Township, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, near the town of Harveysburg, October 3, 1836. He is a son of Benjamin and Frances (Rankin) Hutchinson, the father being a native of Ireland, and the mother of Virginia. Benjamin Hutchinson emigrated from the Emerald Isle at the early age of sixteen years, his father being a sailor. He married and settled in Clinton County, Ohio, where he died in 1862. His wife died in 1877; she was the mother of six children, of whom John J. was the fourth. He was reared to farm life in his native county, receiving the advantage of a common school education. He was married to Eliza A. Mendenhall, the fourth child of Nathan and Mary (Beech) Mendenhall. Mrs. Hutchinson's grandfather was also a Nathan Mendenhall, who was a native of North Carolina. Her grandfather on her mother's side was Benjamin Beech, a native of Connecticut; the Beeches were of Scotch ancestry, and early settlers of Connecticut. After his marriage, John J. Hutchinson settled on a farm in Clinton County, Ohio, and resided there until his removal to Randolph County, Indiana; there he spent three years, and then emigrated to Guthrie County, Iowa. He afterward removed to Dallas County, Iowa, and remained there eight years. At the expiration of that time, in 1877, he came to Audubon County, and settled on his present farm. He has 120 acres of choice land, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation; he has a good residence, attractively situated upon an elevated plain, affording a fine view of the surrounding country. Mr. Hutchinson has carried on general farming, his livestock being of especially good grades. He and his wife have no children. Politically he is an ardent Republican, often acting as a delegate to the county conventions. He took a part in the famous Morgan's raid in Ohio. He began life without means, but by industry and wise management he has accumulated a considerable property. Mr. Hutchinson enjoys the esteem of his neighbors, and is counted one of the reliable citizens of Douglas Township.

1889 BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF
SHELBY AND AUDUBON COUNTIES, IOWA
W. S. DUNBAR & CO., PUBLISHERS
113 ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO

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