Knowlton IA, 1980 & 1895

MCGINTY, BEEN, BONEBRAKE, DENNEY, DUNLAP, EMMERSON, FAIRLY, FRUCHT, HITCHCOCK, JONES, JORDAN, NESMITH, KELLER, VORHIES, LONG, MCGAUGHEY, MERRIAN, PARR, FINGLER, SHERRILL, WYNES

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/12/2010 at 17:59:20

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
1980

Knowlton Lives On

Knowlton didn't make the census count this year, other than just part of rural Jefferson Township. There are several families living in the Knowlton area. Knowlton was quite a town for several years. Passing through Knowlton, one can hardly believe there was a town in the location.

The census of 1895 shown a population of 254, 1900 at 267, and 1905 at 273. Below is a list of business of Knowlton in 1895, when Knowton was at it's peak:

Postmaster J. F. McGINTY; J. W. BEEN, Jr., Constable: Greeley H. BONEBRAKE, drayman; Joseph A. DENNEY, wagonmaker; I. W. DUNLAP, general store; H. R. EMMERSON, telegraph agent; J. R. FAIRLY, restaurant; F. T. FRUCHT, general store; Jay HITCHCOCK, general store; G. H. JONES, Livery; I. D. JORDAN, railroad, exp. Y tel. agent; JORDAN, NESMITH & Co. general store; Benjamin KELLER, blacksmith; KNOWLTON EXPRESS, H. M. VORHIES, publisher; A. LONG, hardware; John McGAUHEY, mayor; T. D. McGAUGHEY, marshal; J. F. McGINTY, confectionary & notions; H. MERRIAN, furniture; M. M. PARR, lumber; Rev. G. N. RINGLER, Baptist minister; Wm. SHERRILL, hotel & livestock; F. C. WYNES & Co., agricultural implements & boots.