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Adel Township Biographies Excerpt from The History of Dallas County, Iowa, published in 1879 by the Union Historical Company of Des Moines, Iowa Aigner, I., farmer, Sec.20; P.O. Adel. Barton, S. G., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Dallas Center. Bassart, A., retired, Dallas Center. Bearr, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Dallas Center. Becker, Phillip J., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Germany, October 31, 1837; emigrated to this country in May, 1849; came to Iowa and located in Dallas county, at Adel, in July, 1853; he was in the army, enlisted in April, 1861; he and William Benton and John Gross were the first soldiers that enlisted in Dallas County; he was in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh; and was discharged on account of disability; after the war he engaged in farming; married Miss Permelia Ellis, from Indiana, July 16, 1864; they have four children: George W., Allie, Caddie and Harry. Booher, J. S., farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Adel. Bomberger, Charles, merchant tailor, Dallas Center. Brannif, James, druggist, Dallas Center. Brannif, B., clerk, Dallas Center. Brenton, Wm. H., stock-dealer, buying and shipping stock, Dallas Center; born in Johnson county, Indiana, January 12, 1840; when thirteen years of ages he came with his parents to Iowa; they came by wagon and arrived in this county in October, 1853, and located about three miles south on Sec.16; upon the breaking out of the war he enlisted April 20, 1861, in the 2d Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. D; he was wounded in the battle of Fort Donnelson; after the war he engaged in farming and stock-raising, and feeding stock, and for the past few years has bought and shipped stock extensively; he owns 960 acres of excellent land in this county; he married Miss Mary E. Richmond, from Wayne county, New York, May 25, 1862; they have three children: Charles R., Clyde E. and Eva Ann. Brockway, F., jeweler, Dallas Center. Brown, John, laborer, Dallas Center. Brown, Geo., retired, Dallas Center. Brown, Martin, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Adel. Brown, Peter, laborer, Dallas Center. Buckley, C., retired, Dallas Center. Burns, Mrs. Mary A., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Pennsylvania; her maiden name was Diddy; when quite young she came to Indiana, and was brought up there; she married Samuel Burns in Indiana; he died in 1855; after his death Mrs. Burns came with her children to Iowa; she came by wagon with other friends and was four weeks on the way, and arrived in this county in 1855, and located near where she now lives; she got 40 acres of land and began farming and managed everything herself; aided by her two sons, Henry T. and Peter E.; by economy, industry and good management, they now own 300 acres of good land, beside town property in Adel and land in Kansas; Henry T. was in the army; enlisted in August, 1862, in the 39th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. B; he was in the battles of Parker's Cross Roads, Altoona, and in other fights and skirmishes; he was on duty at headquarters, being escort and orderly for Gen. Corse. Burns, P.E., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Dallas Center. Byers, Clar, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 22; P.O. Adel; born in Williams county, Ohio, in June 1854; he came with his parent sin infancy to Iowa; they located in this county and he was raised here; he is engaged in farming and raising fine horses, and has some of great value; he married Mrs. Maggie Orton, formerly Miss Maggie Brockway, from the State of New York, in February, 1873; they own a farm of 280 acres; have one son: Bert. Cadwell, S.C., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Dallas Center. Cadwell, J. W., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Dallas Center. Chance, William J., farmer, Sec. --; P.O. Adel; born in Clay county, Indiana, October 13, 1852; his parents came to Iowa and settled in this county in 1855; he was brought up here and is engaged in farming; he owns 72 acres of land; married Miss Louisa Ellen Ganoe, a native of this State, March 30, 1873; they have one daughter: Mary Elizabeth. Chance, J. A., Dallas Center. Chance, L., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Adel. Clark, Jesse J., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Adel. Clark, John J., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Adel. Clark, M. F., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 15; P.O. Adel; born in Kentucky, November 13, 1818; when ten years of age he came with his parents to Indiana, and lived in Johnson county for twenty-five years; then came to Iowa by wagon and arrived in this county October 12, 1853, and located on his present farm; he entered it from the government; he was one of the early settlers; he owns a farm of 160 acres; he has held school offices; he married Miss Mary R. Burke, from Kentucky, May 10, 1840; they have five children: Melinda M., Martha E., James W., George W. and Robert H.; they have lost seven children. Clary Brothers, meat-market, Dallas Center. Cler, Phillip, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Adel. Collins, Daniel, blacksmith, Dallas Center. Collins, Edgar, Dallas Center. Condron, M., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Dallas Center. Condron, John., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Dallas Center. Cook, Manervia, farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Dallas Center. Craig, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Adel. Criley, B. H., physician, Dallas Center. Crookshank, J., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dallas Center. Crouch, Charles, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Dallas Center. Curtis, Charles W., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 16; P.O. Adel; born in Ohio August 21, 1844; when only ten years of age he came to Iowa, to Monona county; he went in the army; enlisted in October, 1862, in the 2d Iowa Battery; he was in the siege of Vicksburg, Jackson and Mobile, and in many other battles; was in the service three years; after the war he came to this county, in 1866, and engaged in farming; owns 245 acres of land, and has held town and school offices; he married Miss Susan E. Kinnick, from Indiana, September 11, 1866; they have six children: Kittie A., Frank L., John, George, Enos and Willie. Daniels, W., farmer; P.O. Dallas Center. Decker, J.C., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Dallas Center. Diddy, Peter, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Adel. Dugan, James, farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Dallas Center, born in Ireland February 15, 1843; he came to Canada in 1848; in 1851 he came to the United States; lived in the State of New York; then went to Wisconsin, where he married Miss Margaret Markey, from Wisconsin, June 28, 1869; they came to Iowa and located in Dallas county in March, 1871, and engaged in farming and stock-raising; he owns a farm of 160 acres; they have four children: Katie, Thomas, James A. and John L., and have lost two children. Durkis, Adam, farmer; P.O. Dallas Center. Durkis, Henry, farmer; P.O. Dallas Center. Durkis, V., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Dallas Center. Easton, J. S., lumber-dealer, Dallas Center. Emert, C., tree agent, Dallas Center. Fairfield, Wm., drayman, Dallas Center. Farlow, I. J., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Adel; owns a farm of 420 acres; ;was born in Rush county, Indiana, April 11, 1827; his parents moved to Madison county, Indiana, when he was eight years old; he emigrated to Iowa and Dallas county in 1854, and located in Adel, where he worked at his trade two years (that of a carpenter); he moved on his present farm in 1863; he married Martha E. Bringham, November 25, 1855; she was born in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, in 1837; they have five sons and three daughters: Henry M., James N., Edward J., Walter R., Mary E., Albert A., Julia E. and Ida L. Ferguson, T. W., harness-shop, Dallas Center. Ferguson, W. W., Dallas Center. Finn, Michael, Dallas Center. Finn, P.O., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Adel. Fleischman, J. E., dealer in dry goods, groceries and clothing, Dallas Center; born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1829; he was raised in St. Louis, and came to Iowa in 1854; in 1856 he located in Des Moines, and came to this county in 1861; he has been engaged in business here since 1869 -- a longer time than any one here doing a general mercantile trade. (Since the above sketch was written, and as we were about to go to press, we have learned of the death of Mr. Fleischman, which took place on the 8th of March, 1879.) Fleming, Catherine, Dallas Center. Foster, T. R., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Adel. Fox, John, merchant, Dallas Center. Freund, J., saloon, Dallas Center. Freeman, Nathaniel, farmer and buying and shipping stock, Sec. 17; P.O. Adel; born in Johnson county, Indiana, November 6, 1835; was brought up and raised there until 20 years of age, when he came to Iowa by wagon, and was 18 days on the way, and arrived in this county October 2, 1855; he is engaged in farming and owns a farm of 200 acres; for the past 10 years has been engaged in buying and shipping stock; he has held town and school offices; he married Miss Elizabeth Sutton from Indiana, in July, 1862; they have six children: Amanda M., Alvaretta, Nathaniel F., Lovell, Forest and a little boy infant; have lost one daughter. Frush, E. F., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 26; P.O. Adel; born in Harrison county, Virginia, November 17, 1833; he was raised in Indiana, and came to Iowa with his buggy and team, and was 16 days on the way; arrived in Dallas county, at Adel, in August 1855; engaged in the livery business for 2 years; then engaged in farming and stock business; he owns 440 acres of land; he married Mary E. Gregg, from Indiana, June 29, 1859; they have two children: Mary and Elizabeth. Garman, W., wagon-maker, Dallas Center. Garner, Peter, farmer, Sec. 6; P.O., Dallas Center. Garman, Wm., wagon-maker, Dallas Center. Garoutte, C. P., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Adel; was born in Gloster county, New Jersey, October 12, 1810; he lived there until he was 19 years of age; his parents then moved to Highland county, Ohio, where he remained until 1834; he then emigrated to Hancock county, Illinois; while there he married Sarah A. Sheppard, November 8, 1843; she was born in Vermont, November 6, 1821; they came to this county in 1852, and located where they now live; farm 124 acres; they have a family of five sons and four daughters: Anne S., born October 2, 1844; Michael, born August 24, 1846; George W., born August 29, 1848; Theodore O., born May 15, 1853; Charles S., born September 8, 1855; Hattie R., born October 7, 1857; Flora C., born October 29, 1859; Mary E., born October 3, 1862; William M., born September 6, 1864. Garoutte, George P., farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Gloucester county, New Jersey, May 1, 1809; where he lived until he was 21 years of age; he came to Ohio in the fall of 1830; lived in Cincinnati 7 years; he married Maria Eggman, April 31, 1833; she was a native of Port Elizabeth, New Jersey; they lived in Cincinnati until 1843, and then removed to Greene county, Missouri; they came to Iowa and this county October 15, 1847, and were among the first settlers; he entered the land from the government on which he now lives; his wife died March 21, 1870; they had eleven children, eight of whom are living: Sarah, Joseph H., Howard N., Michael L. and Maria J. -- all living in Oregon; Washington M., Adam and Lucy A. -- living at home; he married again to Catherine Gross, in August, 1870; she was born in Ohio; they have four children: Mark, Pomeroy, May J. and Royal F.� Mr. Garoutte owns 237 acres of land.� When Mr. Garoutte came to this county and settled, in 1847, he found an uncultivated wilderness about him -- no white neighbors nearer than Adel (then called Penoach), and none but Indians north of him; one pair of horses, a wagon, and $30 in money embraced all of his earthly possessions; he laid the foundation of his future home in the construction of a rude cabin; after thus providing a shelter for his family, with the characteristic energy of a frontier farmer, he set to work to clear a portion of his land for cultivation, and soon had 100 acres of heavy timber-land subdued; the first winter demanded some provision for his family, so he purchased a shoat of 80 pounds, and a small quantity of corn; this with venison, wild turkey, plenty of fish and coon, with coon lard to shorten their corn dodgers, constituted their supplies; Sammy Miller had a rude contrivance for grinding corn; Oskaloosa furnished the nearest mill; in the winter of 1848 Mr. Garoutte undertook this journey of 90 miles to mill, the snow being so deep that none of his neighbors would venture upon it; on his return his supply of meal was divided among his neighbors, but being insufficient for all, it was soon exhausted, and they lived, as did their neighbors during the rest of the winter, on boiled corn, or, if they wanted to make bread, they provided meal by pounding corn in a mortar; there were plenty of Indians in this locality then, and friendly disposed; often the women would visit Mrs. Garoutte, particularly if she was sick, but never allowed their men to come; a small amount of trading was done at Penoach, and also at Des Moines. Greene, Benj., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Adel. Grief, Conrad, blacksmith, Dallas Center. Gross, I. H., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Adel. Hall, Lorenzo, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dallas Center. Hartwig, A., carpenter, Dallas Center. Harris, James, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Adel. Hardison, P. S., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Adel. Harvey, Richard, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Adel. Harris. P. W., farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Adel. Harper, M. W., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Adel. Harris, Edward, farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Adel; born in England, May 4, 1827; he came with his parents in infancy to America and was raised in the State of New York; he came to Johnson county, Iowa, in 1855, and lived there until 1872; he came to this county in 1874, and engaged in farming; he owns 200 acres of land; he was in the army, enlisted in the 22nd Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. K, but was discharged on account of sickness; he married Sarah E. Ford, from the State of New York, March 29, 1858; they have five children: Nettie E., Emma B., Ella, Mary and Rhoda; they lost one daughter, Rhoda. Haworth, Columbus, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 18; P.O. Adel; born in Van Meter township, Dallas county, Iowa, Oct. 28, 1849; when 16 years of age he went with his parents to Oregon, and remained there three years, and returned to this county in 1868, and engaged in farming and stock-raising; he and his father own 336 acres of land; he married Miss Annie Slaughter, from this county, in Sept., 1871; they have three children: Alice, Morris W. and Minnie.� George Haworth, father of Columbus, was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, in 1821; he came to Iowa, and located in this county in 1845, and was one of the first settlers in the county; he married Mary Stump, from Indiana, in 1847; she was one of the earliest settlers of the county.� There are only a very few that have lived in this county as long as they.� They have four children: Sarah, Columbus, Perry and John T; and have lost two children. Haworth, Geo., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Adel. Hoopes, John M., attorney at law, Dallas Center; born in Montgomery county, Ohio, August 15, 1839; when 18 years of age he came with his parents to Iowa, and located in Dubuque county in 1857; he was in the army, enlisted in the 1st Regiment Iowa Cavalry, Co. M; was in the battles of Prairie Grove, Little Rock, and many other fights and skirmishes; was in the service three years; he came to Dallas county in 1869; he read law and was admitted to the bar in 1877; he married Effie Gibbs, from Lyons, Iowa, in Dec., 1867; she died Oct. 26, 1876, leaving two children: William A. and John W.� He married Carrie Wickersham, from Lee county, Iowa, Sept. 12, 1878. Holmes, N., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Adel. Hubbard, F., dealer in agricultural implements, Dallas Center; born in Sangerfield, New York, December 13, 1824, and was raised in Orleans county; he married Miss Eunice Potter, of Pennsylvania, in 1850; she died in 1860, leaving two children: Mrs. Amelia S. Pollard, and Mrs. Hattie E. Johnson, now living in Rock Island.� He came to Illinois in 1860, and located in Morrison, Whiteside county, and engaged in business there; he married Charlotte Otis, in Chicago, in 1864; he came to Dallas county in 1871, and located in Dallas Center, and engaged in dealing in farm machinery, and is doing g a large and extensive business -- during last year he sold over 100 Moline wagons; he has five children: Olive, Fortunatis, Otis A., Alexis and Asahel. Humphrey, J. W., station agent, Dallas Center. Hutchinson, Mrs. Lucy, proprietor of Grant House, Dallas Center. Hutchins, J.D., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Adel. Husband, M., miller, Dallas Center. Ineson, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Dallas Center. Jamison, W. S., livery stable, Dallas Center. Jennings, J. R., laborer, Dallas Center. Jones, B.F., miller, Dallas Center. Keifl, F. X., soap-maker, P.O. Adel. Kenworth Bros., grain and stock-dealers, Dallas Center. King, J. H., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dallas Center. King, Mrs. Esther, farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Chatham county, North Carolina; her maiden name was Esther Washburn; when 13 years of age she came to Indiana, and was raised there, and married Coleman M. King, from Pennsylvania county, Virginia, January 13, 1842; they came to Iowa in a wagon, and was 23 days no the way, and arrived in this county Oct. 10, 1853, and located where they now live, and were among the early settlers; Mr. King died February 18, 1878, leaving nine children: Martha J., Amanda E., Emily A., Sarah M., Marian J., Obed T., Millie, Nancy and W. Lavisa; lost one daughter; Mrs. King owns a farm of 80 acres. King, Isaac F., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Highland county, Ohio, October 1, 1818; he was brought up in that and in Clinton counties; he married Kate Hiltebrand, from Highland county, Ohio, in October, 1840; they came to Iowa, and arrived in this county, on the farm where they now live, November 4, 1852; there are very few except his neighbors, George Garroutte and Judge Burns, that were here when he came; he owns a farm of 160 acres; has held school offices for many years; they have eight children: Sarah C, Mary A., David, Jasper, Nancy, Ella, Louie and Jackson; have lost two children.� David was in the army four years, in the Fifteenth Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. B. Kinnick, William B., farmer and stock dealer, Sec. 8; P.O. Adel; born in Johnson county, Indiana, March 20, 1849; when only five years of age he came with his parents by wagon to Iowa; they were about one month on the way, and arrived in Dallas county in October, 1855; he and his brother have been engaged in feeding, and buying and shipping stock; he married Miss Mary J. Stump, from Indiana, March 3, 1875; they have one son: Frank B.� Mr. Kinnick's mother, Mrs. Sarah Kinnick, lives with him; her husband died in 1861, leaving three sons and three daughters; two of their sons were in the army; John T. was in the Second Iowa Battery three years; Richard R. was in the Thirty-ninth Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. C, one and one-half years. Kinnick, John T., farmer and stock-dealer, Sec 16; P.O. Adel; born in Johnson county, Indiana, March 16, 1842; when twelve years of age he came with his parents to Iowa; they came by wagon, and were about one month on the way; arrived in Dallas county in October, 1855; on the breaking out of the war he enlisted, in 1861, in the Second Iowa Battery; he was in every battle that the battery was engaged in; was in the service three years; after he returned from the army he engaged in farming and stock raising, and owns 170 acres of land; he married Miss Annie Graham, from Illinois, September 29, 1868; she died May 28, 1878, leaving two children: Willie G. and Nellie; they lost two children. Kramer, J. W., clerk; Dallas Center. Kramer, J. I., drayman; Dallas Center. Leaverton, Mrs. Mary A., farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Adel; owns a farm of 40 acres; widow of John Leaverton, who was born near Indianapolis, Indiana, March 22, 1819; he came to this county in 1854, and located in this township; Mrs. L's maiden name was Brobst; she was born in North Hampton county, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1829; they were married March 1, 1857; he died March 9, 1864, leaving a family of three sons and one daughter: Lucetta, Solomon A., John W., Aaron A.� Mr. L. had four children by a former marriage: Sarah J., James F., Thomas J. and Martin A.� Mrs. L. has two Children by a former marriage: Martin B. Yoxthermer and Edward. Leaming, William J., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Adel; born in Jefferson county, Iowa, May 18, 1841; when eight years of age he came with his parents to Dallas county; they located at Leaming's Point, and he was raised here; he enlisted in the Second Iowa Battery; was in the battle of Nashville, siege of Spanish fort, and in many fights and skirmishes; after he returned from the army he engaged in farming; he head nothing and by industry and good management now owns 200 acres of land; he held the office of constable three years; he married Miss Martha E. Clark July 3, 1861; she was born in Indiana, and is a daughter of M. F. Clark, an old settler of this county; they have three children: Mattie, Mary and Rosa; have lost two children. Leaming, Ed, farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Adel. Lanning, Henry, farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Dallas Center. Long, Robert, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Adel. Long, W. K., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Adel. Loring, James L., Dallas Center; born in Boston, Massachusetts, September 20, 1833; he was raised and received his education there, graduating at the Boston Latin school; when sixteen years of age he went to South America; he also went to California and remained three years; then came to Ohio, and was civil engineer on the Atlantic and Great Western R.R.; in 1856 he came to Iowa; at that time there was only forty miles of railroad in the State; he was one of the first engineers in constructing the Des Moines Valley R.R., and had charge of the division from Croton to Bentonsport, and run the first lines on the Burlington & Southwester R.R. from Farmington to Upton; he lived in Keosauqua, and was engaged as deputy in the office of the county treasurer & recorder, and other county offices for eight years; came to Dallas county in 1870; was engaged in the hardware business; holds the office of justice of the peace; he married Miss Emma Gebhardt, from Ohio, in November, 1871;they have four children: Joseph, Harry, Frank and John. Lunn, Julia A., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Dallas Center. McCall, John, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Dallas Center. McGrath, P., saloon; Dallas Center. McGraph, J. F., blacksmith; Dallas Center. McLane, P.C., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Dallas Center. Mann, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Adel. Martin & Woodward, hardware & agricultural implements; Dallas Center. Martin, D. P., firm of Martin & Woodward, dealers in hardware and farm machinery, Dallas Center; born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, April 20, 1838; he was raised in Ohio; then removed to Indiana, and lived there eight years; he married Miss Mary A. Woodward, from Indiana, in April, 1864; they came to this county in 1868, and he has been engaged in his present business since 1871; they have four children: Willard R., Homer E., Herbert O. and Edith W.�They have lost one son and one daughter. Melick & Fox, general merchandise, Dallas Center. Merical, Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Adel; born in Ulster county, New York, May 22, 1812; he was raised there and removed to Ross county, Ohio, where he married Miss Magdalen Smith, from Montgomery county, Virginia, March 12, 1838; they removed to Indiana, and came to Iowa by wagon and were five weeks on the way; arrived in this county in October, 1852, and settled on the place where he now lives; entered their land from the government and engaged in farming; he owns 275 acres of land and has held office of school director; have seven children: Levi, Henry, Mary B., Townsend, Paulina, Annie and Sarah.� Have lost five; they had two sons in the army: Abraham and John, who enlisted in the 39th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Company C; they died of disease. Merical, L., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Dallas Center. Mellick, S. P., merchant, Dallas Center. Michener, J.C., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Adel. Miller, D. W., runs ditching machine, Dallas Center. Miller, J. K., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Adel. Mills, I. J., farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 18; owns a farm of 85 acres; was born in Madison county, Indiana, December 2, 1842; he came to this county with his parents in 1856; he married Miss Mary J. Clark, December 22, 1864; she was born in Putnam county, Indiana, May 12, 1848; have four sons and three daughters: Willard E., James N., Ellen B., Baxter, Rosa L., Minnie M. and Jennie C. Mr. M. was the greenback candidate for county clerk in 1878; was a member of the board of supervisors one term; was secretary of the Dallas County Agricultural Association two years; he taught school for thirteen years, commencing when nineteen years of age. Miller, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Adel; born in Clay county, Illinois, July 27, 1824; at an early age he went with his parents to Indiana, and from there he went to Illinois; he saw the corner stone laid of the Mormon temple in Hancock county; he came to Iowa and lived in Jefferson county; then came to Polk county where Des Moines now is; located in 1843, the year the soldiers came; he was in the government employ, splitting rails to fence the government farm; he came to Dallas county in the fall of 1845, and was one of the earliest settlers; he made the claim where John Clark now lives, and three others; he married Rachel Dailey, from Ohio, in Wapello county, September 11, 1846; his marriage license was the first one ever issued in Wapello county; his wife died September 19, 1846, leaving one daughter, who died [Transcriber's note: The dates of Mr. Miller's first marriage and of Mrs. Miller's death do not seem correct, but they are typed here just as they are shown in the book.]; he again married Annis Bellotte, from Tennessee, December 4, 1848; she was born August 30, 1824; there are only a few as old settlers as Mr. Miller in this county; in 1866 he, with his family, went to Oregon Territory, and after remaining there three years he was satisfied to come back to Dallas county, where he now lives engaged in farming; he owns a farm of 90 acres; have nine children: seven daughters and two sons.� Lost three sons. Morgan, I. G., druggist and fancy goods, Dallas Center; born in Addison, Addison county, Vermont, February 8, 1831; when quite young his father bought the old garrison grounds, across Lake Champlain at Crown Point, and he went there with his parents; the garrison was built by the French and rebuilt by the English; his first recollection was of the old barracks: the garden was called the King's Garden surrounded by a lime-stone wall; when twelve years of age he went to Brandon, Vermont, and was raised there until nineteen years old; then went to the city of New York and lived there five years; while living there he married Miss Ann Eliza Martin, daughter of Henry S. Martin, of Poughkeepsie, New York, July 18, 1854; they removed to Wisconsin; after living there five years, and in Missouri one year, the returned to Ithaca, New York; during the war he went out with the 137th Regiment New York Infantry; he was in the engineer corps, and afterward run a commissary train for two years with General Sherman, and was one of the very few in the commissary department who, upon settling their accounts with the government a the close of the war, accounted for and delivered more than he was charged with; after the war, in 1868, he came to Des Moines, and was there six years; came to Dallas Center in 1874, and engaged in business, and has the finest drug store in Dallas county; have three children: Franklin, Roola and Burdette W. Morgan, Wm., Dallas Center. Moran, D., farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Waukee. Morain, J. J., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Adel. Mosher, O., banker, Dallas Center. Narey, J., boot and shoe shop, Dallas Center. Nazarene & Ringer, bakery and restaurant, Dallas Center. Nazarene, E. L., bakery and restaurant, Dallas Center. Neff, D. F., carpenter, Dallas Center. Orton, R. Z., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Adel. Oswalt, J., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Adel. Payne, J. M., farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Adel. Perkins, Mrs. A. A., proprietor of Dallas Center hotel. Prime, F., wagon-maker, Dallas Center. Piercey, J. T., farmer, Dallas Center. Purinton, J. K., dealer in hardware, stoves and tinware, Dallas Center; born in Canada, January 31, 1842; he was mostly raised there and came to the United States to live when nineteen years of age; he came to Iowa and located in this county in 1861; he came to Dallas Center in 1870 and engaged in his present business; he has recently invented and patented a useful furnace for cooking purposes, on a large or small scale, with a wash-boiler connected; it promises to become very useful; he married Miss Mary J. Robbins, from Indiana, in 1866; they have four children: Flora Belle, Cora Alice, Sophia May and an infant son. Rathbun, H. G., planing mill, Dallas Center. Rathbun, C. B., superintendent Dallas county Poor Farm, Sec. 7; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Franklin county, New York, October 24, 1839, and was brought up and lived there until the breaking out of the war; he enlisted August 6, 1862, in the 106th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, Co. E; was in the service three years; was discharged in August, 1865; he came to Iowa in 1871 and located in Dallas Center; married Miss Eliza J. Owen, from Franklin county, New York, in 1865; they have two children: Frank C. and Willie E. Rawson, A. E., dentist, Dallas Center. Richmond, Rufus R., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Columbia county, New York, January 17, 1815; he was raised there and in Wayne county, and came to Iowa and settled in this county in June, 1855; located near where he now lives and engaged in farming; after the war broke out he enlisted in the 23d Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. G., and was in all the battles of the Regiment except two; he was in the service three years; he has held office of assessor and was elected justice of the peace at the recent election; he owns 330 acres of land; he married Ann Rossman, from the State of New York, in 1840; she died in January, 1866, leaving six children: Mary E., Allen R., Cassius M., James A., Richard M. and Edward A.; Allen R. was in the 17th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. G, and was killed at the battle of Iuka; Cassius M. was in the 23d Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. G, and died in the hospital.� Mr. Richmond again married in 1868 to Elizabeth Barton, from Columbia county, New York. Richmond, R. M., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Dallas Center. Richmond, J. A., stock-dealer, Dallas Center. Ridge, F., farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Waukee. Ross, Robert H., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Adel; born in the State of Kentucky, April 29, 1823; when six years of age he removed with his parents to Johnson county, Indiana, and was brought up there; he came to Iowa and located in this county, where he now lives, in 1854, and engaged in farming; he owns 195 acres of land; he was in the army; enlisted in the 39th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. C; was in the battles of Altoona Pass, Parker's Cross Roads, and in many fights and skirmishes; he has held school offices; ;married Tabitha J. Hubbel, from Indiana, in 1836; they have seven children: Mary Ann, Isaac L., Sarah, Belle, Henry, Cummings and Walter; they have lost five children; one of his sons was in the army, in the 5th Regiment Indiana Cavalry, and was taken prisoner and died in a Southern prison. Robinson, C.A., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Dallas Center. Roberts, R., miller, Dallas Center. Roland, G. W., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Adel. Rudrow, W. S., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Adel. Saunders, Henry, saloon, Dallas Center. Schleyer, Frank S., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Germany, January 16, 1827, and was raised there and learned the trade of white-smith; he emigrated to America in 1848, and lived in Pennsylvania and Ohio until 1855; he then went to California and was there eight years; engaged in mining, blacksmithing and engineering; he returned in 1869, and located in Dallas county, and engaged in farming and stock-raising; he owns a farm of 160 acres; he married Miss Kittie Markey, from Wisconsin, August 20, 1875; they have one daughter: Mary. Schlosser, John, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Germany in December, 1818; he immigrated to America in 1843; settled in Pennsylvania, and lived there four years; married Nancy Eshelman, from Pennsylvania, in 1847; they went to Ohio and lived there six years; they came to Iowa and settled in Dallas county in the fall of 1854, and located where they now live; he entered120 acres of land from the government and began farming; he now owns 300 acres of land; they have six children: Willie H., Kathrina, Mary, Sarah, Emma and Rebecca. Schlosser, W., farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Dallas Center. Schamel & Loughran, grain-dealers, Dallas Center. Shaffer, Adam, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Dallas Center. Sheller, John, Dallas Center. Simpson, S. N., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dallas Center. Slaughter, Martin L., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Adel; born in Wayne county, Indiana, May 9, 1844; when nine years of age he came with his parents to Iowa by wagon, and was about a month on the way, and arrived in this county in May, 1853; he was in the army; enlisted in the 39th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. C, and was discharged in February, 1863; re-enlisted in the same regiment; Co. C, February 24, 1864, and was mustered out July 12, 1865; after the war he returned and engaged in farming; owns a farm of eighty acres in Sugar Grove township; married Miss Sarah A. Mullen, from Indiana, January 27, 1866; they have two children: Oscar J. and Eulilla; lost one daughter: Octavia. Slocum, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Dallas Center. Sloane, Sam. G., publisher of the Dallas Center Globe, Dallas Center; born in Clinton county, Ohio, September 7, 1851; when only two years of age his parents came to Iowa and located in Dallas county; they removed to Chariton, Lucas county, and lived there two years, and went to Sioux City, where they lived until the death of his father, Dr. Sloane; in the fall of 1860 his mother returned to this county and located in Adel, and he was raised here; served apprenticeship in the printing business; he established the Dallas Center Globe, and got out his first issue December 31, 1875; he married Miss Emma Louise Brockway, from Clyde, Wayne county, New York, July 26, 1876; they have one daughter, Verva Mary, born October 1, 1877. Smart, David, land-agent, Dallas Center. Smith, A. B., merchant, Dallas Center. Squires, Christian, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Adel; born in Canada June 7, 1837; when sixteen years of age he came to Warren county, Illinois; he married Arminda McGahey, from Warren County Illinois, January 23, 1863; they came to Iowa in 1868, and he engaged in farming; owns 120 acres of land; they have four children: S. Edwin, Abbie May, Sciota J. and Nellie F. Starrs, W. H., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Waukee. Stevens, E. J. M., boot and shoemaker, Dallas Center. Steele, O. N., firm of Smart & Steele, Dallas Center; born in Loraine county, Ohio, August 25, 1843; he was raised there until thirteen years of age, and came to Iowa in 1856; he returned to Ohio and completed his education, and came to Lee county, Iowa, in 1861, and was engaged in mercantile business there for seven years; came to Dallas county in 1869 and brought the first goods to this town, and engaged in the mercantile business; he has held the office of postmaster for the past five years, and also holds the office of justice of the peace; he married Ella Russell, from La Port County, Indiana, April 28, 1877. Stitzel, H., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Dallas Center. Sweezey, E. P., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Waukee. Sylvester, John, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Adel; born in Boston, Massachusetts, Aug. 11, 1802, and was brought up there, and served an apprenticeship to the cooper's trade; he followed a seafaring life for three years, then went to North Carolina and married Cassandra Slaughter, from that State; they came to Indiana in 1833; lived there twenty-one years, and came, with their own wagon, to Iowa, and located where they now live, in the fall of 1854, and engaged in farming; and has lived here over twenty-four years; he owns a farm of seventy acres; they have three children: John A., Elizabeth and Maria L. Thomas, W. H., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Dallas Center. Townsend & Cartright, hardware, queens ware, and furniture dealers, Dallas Center. Turner, P.C., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Adel. Ustick, N. M. Y., farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Marion county, Ohio, May 8, 1824; and was raised there until fifteen years of age, then removed to Morrison, Whiteside county, Illinois, where he remained until coming to Dallas county in April, 1871; he located in Dallas Center and engaged in the agricultural implement business with Mr. Hubbard; has been engaged in farming for the past two years; he owns a farm of 136 acres, besides town and business property in Dallas Center; has held office of assessor; married Amelia C. Barnum, from Olean, New York, Feb. 12, 1867; they have four children: May E., Myrtie A., Carl M. and Julia B. Van Dusen, M.S., carpenter, Dallas Center. Van Fossen, W., farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Adel. Van Fossen, Dr. Ezra, physician and farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Adel; born in Alleghany county, Pennsylvania, May 17, 1817; when only three years of age his parents removed to Columbiana county, Ohio; and he was raised there; he studied medicine in Ohio, and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, about 1850, and began the practice of medicine in Indiana; he married Miss Elizabeth Kinnear, from Indiana, in January 1846; on account of his health not being good, and having a taste for farming, and fruit culture, he and his family emigrated to Iowa; they came in a large prairie schooner, he and his wife and three children, and was twenty-eight days on the way, and arrived in Adel October 7, 1852, and were among the earliest settlers in Adel; he entered most of the land where he now lives from the government; he engaged in the practice of medicine about six years, the gave his whole attention to farming and fruit-growing; he owns a very fine farm of 350 acres, in one of the finest locations in the county; they have five children: Walter, Sarah, Horace, Ralph and Frank; and have lost two children: John and Mary. Vogus, Francis, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Venango county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25, 1820, and was raised there; he married Miss Sarah Whitman, from Venango county, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1848; they emigrated to Illinois, and located in Henry county, in 1855, and lived there until 1870, when they came to Iowa, and located in this county; and since then have resided here; he owns a farm of 160 acres; he was in the army, enlisted in 1861 in the 9th Illinois Cavalry, Co. C; was in the service four years, and was in many battles and skirmishes; they have three children: James M., Charles N. and Abbie A.; he has one son: William J. by a former wife. White, John, farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Dallas Center. White, D. W., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Adel. Witham, Emily, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Adel. Woodward, Orville R., firm of Martin & Woodward, dealers in hardware and agricultural implements, Dallas Center; born in Marshall county, Indiana, July 26, 1850; and was raised there until fifteen years of age; then came to Iowa and located in Dallas county, March 18, 1865; he has been engaged with Mr. Martin in business since 1873; he married Miss Sarah Read, from Toledo, Ohio, December 30, 1875. Zeigler, J., Dallas Center. Zook, G. W., dry goods, Dallas Center. |
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