CARLON, KINSEY

CARLON, RAMSEY, MALLORD, DODGE

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Date: 6/1/2005 at 11:55:37

Biography reproduced from page 368 of the History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa published in 1884:

Kinsey Carlon was born in Mercer Co., Penn., May 3, 1824. He moved to Jackson Co., Iowa, in 1854, with a drove of horses, crossing the river at Lyons, Clinton county, going through Clinton and Jackson, thence to Dubuque City, Dubuque county, thence to Jones county, thence to Marion, Lynn county, thence to Cedar Rapids and east again, by way of Keokuk, Iowa. He remained in Jackson county until Christmas, 1855, returned Jan. 1, 1856, to Pennsylvania, came west again in the fall of 1856, locating on Sept. 1, 1856, on section 20, Irvington township, Kossuth county. He sold this to J. K. Fill, and settled on the southwest quarter of section 29. He afterwards bought, of G. C. Callon, the northwest quarter of section 32, which he now makes his home. Mr. Carlon owns, in all, 1,140 acres, situated in Sherman, Irvington and Cresco townships. He was married, in 1850, to Lavina Ramsey, of Mercer Co., Penn. She died and he married, July 23, 1857, Henrietta Mallord, of Jackson Co., Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Carlon have four children—William V., attending school at Ames’ Agricultural College; Lavina, living in California; Josephine, at Normal School; Emily, wife of Harry Dodge, of Cresco township. Mr. Carlon is a democrat in politics, and has held the office of justice of the peace for six years.