Jack, Henry B. (1834-1900)

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Henry B. Jack
Apr 14, 1834 - July 18, 1900

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.150, Lincoln Twp.)
Henry B. Jack, farmer, P. O. Walnut, born in Licking County, Ohio, April 14, 1834, son of John and Delilah (Dean) Jack; he, a farmer, born in Pennsylvania November 7, 1797, died April 28, 1880; she, born in Maryland March 31, 1788, was the mother of ten children, viz., Perry, Mary A., Cynthia, Emily, James, Delilah, Charles H.., Hugh, John W., and Henry B., our subject who received a common school education in Licking County, Ohio; commencing at the age of seven, he continued to attend school more or less until he was twenty; commenced life as a farmer, and married, in Moundsville, Mo., June 7, 1870, Ella E. Kellogg, born in Litchfield, N. Y., December 21, 1845, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah S. Kellogg; he, born in Paris, N. Y., August 23, 1797; she born in Westfield, Mass, November 22, 1804. Mr. and Mrs. Jacks have had seven children, viz., an infant son born December 5, 1871, died December 11, 1871; John N., born May 30, 1873, died April 3, 1878; Henry H., born May 26, 1875; Sadie D., born May 24, 1877; Lillie E. born January 22, 1879; Charles B., born September 17, 1880; Viola E., born April 25, 1882. Subject is a Republican; a farmer all his life; holds the office of District Township Secretary; enlisted in Company C, Twenty-second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, on August 2, 1862, for three years. When he was thirty-three years old, he left home, purchased 180 acres of land in Jasper County, this State, but previous to this, and when he was eighteen years old, he worked for his father for wages; worked his Jasper County farm in 1874, when he sold out and moved to this township (Lincoln), where he purchased eighty acres of wild prairie land, which he broke up and improved; sold out in 1866; purchased 160 acres in Section 16; sold out in 1877; has since lived on a leased farm, and is one of the first settlers in this township (Lincoln).

(From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.606)
H.B. JACK, a prominent farmer of Pottawattamie County, was born in Licking County, Ohio, and is of English descent. His great-grandfather came from England and settled in Virginia, and his grandfather, James JACK, was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a native of Pennsylvania and moved to Wheeling, Virginia, in 1802, and afterward went to Muskingum Co., Ohio, where he owned a good farm and where he lived until his death, which occurred in 1847 at the age of 80 years. Both himself and wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the former was an industrious and honorable man. His son, John JACK, the father of our subject, was born November 19, 1797, in Pennsylvania, and at the age of five years went with his father to Wheeling, Virginia. At the age of 19 years, he went to Muskingum Co., where he was married to a widow lady named McDOWELL, formerly Delilah DEAN, who had four children by her former marriage, viz.: Commodore P., Mary A., Emily and Cynthia.
Mr. and Mrs. JACK were the parents of six children: James, Charles, Hugh, John W., Henry B., and Delilah. After marriage, Mr. Jack removed to Perry Co., and in 1833 to Licking Co., where he was among the early settlers. He remained there until 1859 when he moved to Jasper Co., Iowa, settling on a new farm, which, with the assistance of his son Henry B., he converted into a fine farm. He died in Pottawattamie Co., in April 1880 at the age of 82 years. His wife died July 12, 1887, at the age of 100 years, 3 months, and 12 days. They were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in which Mr. Jack was a steward and class leader.
HENRY B. JACK, the subject of this sketch, was born April 14, 1834 in Licking Co., Ohio. In 1859 at the age of 25 years, he came to Jasper Co., Iowa, with his father. August 2, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, 22d Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served to the close of the war. He was in the battles of Port Gibson, May 1, 1863; champion Hill, May 16, 1863; Black River Bridge, May 17, 1863; the assault on Vicksburg, May 22, 1863, where he was taken prisoner but in 14 days was paroled and exchanged, and in October following returned to service; was also in the battle of Winchester, September 19, 1864. He was wounded at Port Gibson and at Winchester, and was in the hospital; was also injured by a fall in the hatchway of a vessel at St. Louis, and was in the hospital three months. He has since suffered from disability caused by his service in the Army, and should have a pension. After the war, like many of the soldiers who risked their lives for their country, he returned to his old home and engaged in farming. After his marriage he settled in Jasper Co., and in 1873 removed to Lincoln Township, Pottawattamie Co., and in 1889 came to Valley Township and settled on his present farm. He is a member of John A. Dix Post, G.A.R. of Walnut, Iowa, and is a stanch Republican. As a soldier, his record should be preserved and handed down to his children as one who did not hesitate to offer his life for her defense, and as one who never flinched when duty called. His children's children should tell the story of their grandfather's battles and sufferings as a soldier in the great war which saved the Union. The descendants of Mr. Jack on both sides have honorable ancestors, who helped to found the country in peace as well as to save it in war.
He was married in 1870 to Ella E. KELLOGG, who was born in Litchfield, Herkimer Co., NY, December 21, 1845, and received a good education at Madison, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (FELLOWS) KELLOGG. The father was born in Paris, Oneida Co., NY, and in 1847 settled in Wisconsin where he was among the early settlers. In 1869 he moved to Missouri. His father was a native of Hartford, Connecticut, and was in the War of 1812. He descended from three brothers who came over in the Mayflower; one settled in Connecticut, from whom Mr. Kellogg is descended; one in New Hampshire and one in Vermont. The name was originally spelled KELLOGUE. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel KELLOGG were the parents of 11 children, viz.: Mary A., Edwin M., Almira M., Augustus H., Lucy D., Charles H., Jennie A., George D., Ella E., Emma A., and Ruth E., all of whom lived to maturity. The father lived to the age of 87 years, dying at the home of one of his daughters in Fort Scott, Kansas; his wife is still living at the age of 85 years. Mr. and Mrs. JACK have had seven children: John, deceased at five years; Henry H., Sarah D., Lillie E., Charles B., Viola E., and one who died in infancy.