Isaac Peter Hallock, Sr.

HALLOCK, SMITH, BRADLEY, DISSMORE, BURR, CRANE, BASHAM, NORTON

Posted By: Steve Harrison (email)
Date: 7/4/2004 at 16:10:43

"HISTORY OF AUDUBON COUNTY, IOWA", H. F. ANDREWS, 1915.
pages 128-130 has Hallock family biographical sketches.

THE HALLOCKS.
Isaac Peter Hallock, Sr., was a lineal descendant of Peter Hallock, who came from Hingham, Norfolk, England, to New Haven, Connecticut, in 1640, and who settled in Southold, Long Island, New York. He was born in Clinton, New York, January 6, 1802, and married Abigail Howland Smith, a native of Massachusetts. He moved from New York state to Chicago in 1830, and soon settled in Kendall county, Illinois, where he lived many years. He then went to Earlville, Illinois, where he we engaged in the lumber business a short time. In 1854-5 he and his son-in-law, Erasmus D. Bradley, bought, from Samuel B. Hopkins, the John S. Jenkins claim in section 20, now Exira township, and upon which Mr. Bradley and his partner, Alva B. Brown, afterwards laid out the town of Oakfield upon Mr. Bradley's portion. The balance of the purchase remains in possession of the Hallocks to the present time. Mr. Hallock and his son, Isaac, and perhaps other members of the family went to Omaha, Nebraska, about the time of making this purchase, but returned to Oakfield in 1856, and permanently settled there on the site of the present Hallock homestead. They resided with their son, Isaac, who succeeded to his father's estate, which is now possessed by a grandson, Isaac Percy Hallock. [See his biographical sketch on pages 667-669.] They were Quakers. He and his sons were stanch Republicans. Her served as county judge in 1863-4, and afterwards was postmaster and justice of the peace. Both died at Oakfield years ago. Their children were as follow: Elizabeth, who married Thomas Dissmore; Richard S., married Julia Burr; Julia Ann, married Erasmus D. Bradley; John Addison, married Catherine Crane; Sarah Melissa, married Joel H. Basham, and Isaac Peter; married Malinda Ann Norton.