Sylvester Underwood (b. 1821)

UNDERWOOD, SMITH, HASSLER, CUMING, KETCHUM

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 6/5/2005 at 23:51:20

Underwood, Sylvester, farmer, Section 5; PO Clermont; owns forty acres of land in Section 5 and 160 acres in Section 8; born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York, Nov. 3, 1821; his parents removed to Otsego Co., New York when he was about 5 years of age; resided there until he was 12; then removed to Chautauqua Co., New York; lived there until 22 years of age, when he went to Dane County, Wisconsin; came to this place in Sept., 1851; he has been engaged in farming and stock raising since he came here. Was Justice of the Peace about twenty years; he has held several other offices in the township; is Notary Public now. His first wife was Sally Ann Smith, she died Feb. 3, 1865; had six children by this marriage; lost one son -- John J.; the living are Hiram P., Leonard W., Adaline S. (now Mrs. H. B. Cuming), Corinne L., (now Mrs. Chas. Hassler) and Henry L. Mr. Underwood’s present wife was Mrs. Harriet D. Ketchum; they were married March 5, 1866; she was born at North Hero, Vermont, May 29, 1832; they have three children -- William Grant, Daniel Colfax and Sylvester S. Mrs. Underwood’s first husband William Ketchum, served in Co. H, 38th I. V. I.; he died in August 1864, while on way home; they had two children -- Charles Coathworth and Mary E., both now living.

Page 731, 1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa
Pleasant Valley township