Dallas Township Biographies

Excerpt from The History of Dallas County, Iowa, published in 1879 by the Union Historical Company of Des Moines, Iowa

Adams, W., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Rippey; born in Ohio, in 1809; came to this county in 1856; owns 274 acres of land; has held the office of justice of the peace; he married Nancy Adkins, in 1830; she was born in Ohio; has seven children: William H., Charles, Evaline C., Nancy E., John W., Mary E. and George W.

Alexander, J. N., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Perry.

Anderson, John, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Perry.

Atkinson, J. F., miller, Sec. 3; P.O. Perry; born in Ohio, in 1842; came to this county first in 1857; holds the office of town clerk; his father, Isaac Atkinson, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1797, and after living in Ohio many years came to this county in 1857, and built the mills known as Atkinson’s Mills; he died in 1875, leaving a wife, who still survives, and eight children: Matthew, Hettie, Jane, Louisa, Thaddeus, Isaac, George and Mary.

Averson, H., farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Perry.

Barnes, George, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Perry.

Bennett, Thomas K., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Perry; born in Indiana, in 1845; came to this county in 1856; owns 80 acres of land; he married Miss Emma E. Beach, in 1876; she was born in Ohio; has two children: Ira M. and baby.

Black, Richard, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Perry.

Brown, O. P., farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Perry.

Brown, John G., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Perry.

Brown, W. B., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 17; P.O. Perry; born in New York, in 1838; came to this county in 1869; owns 525 acres of land; has held the offices of town clerk and justice of the peace; married Miss Mattie Setzer, in 1860; she was born in Pennsylvania; has two children: Harley B. and Lewis; he enlisted in Battery M, First Illinois Light Artillery, during the late war.

Brobst, Daniel Esq., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Perry.

Brock, J. W., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Perry.

Brown, William, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Perry; born in Virginia, in 1845; came to this county in 1875; owns 240 acres of land; has held the offices of town clerk and school director; he married Miss M. Stickel, in 1872; has two children: Jessie M. and Lina M.; he enlisted in the First Virginia Cavalry, and served until the close of the war.

Burington, S. M., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Perry.

Chapman, James, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Perry.

Coffee, A.D., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Perry; born in Scotland, in 1831; came to this county in 1870; owns 160 acres of land; has held the office of school director; he married Miss J. French, in 1857; she was born in Vermont; has three children: Agnes L., Ella V., Hattie B.

Collins, A., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Perry.

Cole, William, farmer, Sec 20; P.O. Perry.

Coleman, Wm., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Perry.

Correy, J.D., farmer, Sec. --; P.O. Perry; was born in 1833; came to this county June 18, 1856; owns 372 acres of land; was one of the first town trustees of this township and member of the board of county supervisors; he married Miss Mary A. Brownfield, April 18, 1855; she was born in Illinois; have lost four children by diphtheria.

Correy, Wm., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Perry.

Correy, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Perry.

Council, T. C., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Perry.

Cummings, P.S., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Perry.

Dalby, John, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Perry.

Dodge, W. E., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Perry; born in England in 1828; came to America in 1854, and to this county in 1870; owns 160 acres of land; has held office of school director; he married Miss B. Medland in 1854; she was born in England in 1832; have seven children: Wm. H., Rosetta M., Charles E., Albert M., Renford, Sidney B. and Lillie J.

Dunn, Patrick, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Perry.

Edwards, James, farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Perry.

Elifrits, W., farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Perry.

Fagen, M. E., farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Perry.

Finley, J. E., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Perry; born in Stark County, Illinois, in 1842; came to this county in 1871; owns 200 acres of land; has held office of town trustee; he enlisted in the 112th Illinois Infantry in the late war, and served three years; ;he married Miss Julia M. Scott, in 1867; she was born in New Jersey; have four children: Estella M., Jennie L., Anna C. and Josie F.

Flood, Peter, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Perry.

Fourgisson, G. R. W., farmer and carpenter, Sec. 17; P.O. Perry.

Francis, Hosea, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Perry.

Ganoe, John, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Perry.

Garfield, H. W., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Perry.

Gilliland, M. W., Farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Rippey.

Gilliland, A. P., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Rippey; born in Ohio in 1837; came to this county in 1857; owns 200 acres of land; has held offices of town trustee and school director; he enlisted in the 10th Iowa Infantry and served three years; he married Miss Julia Hutchinson in 1859; she was born in Illinois; have six children: Owen, Ella, Eddie, Harry, Florence and Lester.

Gilliland, S.W., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Rippey; born in 1809, and came to this county in 1858; owns 288 acres of land; has held offices of town clerk, town trustee, member of the board of county supervisors; he married Miss Rachel Pettijohn June 7, 1832; she was born in Ohio and died February 14, 1842; he afterward married Ruhama Harmon November 13, 1845; she was born in North Carolina; have two children living by his first marriage: Samantha and Amos P.; lost three: Lyman B., Wendell P. and Jane; have four living by his second marriage: Alvan S., Myron W., Elizabeth and Mary E.; lost one: Willis L.

Gorman, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Perry.

Haines, M. F., farmer and insurance agent, Sec. 10; P.O. Perry.

Halton, J. S., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Perry.

Harty, P., farmer, Sec 21; P.O. Perry.

Jackson, D. R., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Perry.

Kelsey, L., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Perry.

Kempf, John, farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Perry; born in Germany in 1839; came to the United States in 1855, and to Iowa in 1874; owns 160 acres of land; he enlisted in Battery M, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, in the late war; he married Susan M. Barr in 1868; has three children: Charles, Burt and Stella.

Lacy, Pat, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Perry.

Lanahan, M., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Perry.

Lee, E. F., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Perry.

Leonard, G. W., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec.32 ; P.O. Perry; born in Delaware County, Ohio, in March, 1836; came to this State in 1855, and to this county in June, 1868; has held office of school director; owns 440 acres of land; he married Miss Martha Husted in 1857; she was born in Illinois; has eight children: Lewis, Albert, Carrie, Allie, Lucy, Orie and Scottie.

Lewis, N. G., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Perry; born in Otsego County, New York, in 1818; came to this county in 1872; owns 200 acres of land; he married Miss Clarissa A. Whitney in 1840; she was born in Erie County, Pennsylvania; has five children: Sarah, Mary A., Wm. H., John N. and Charles W.; lost three sons: Augustus M., died in February, 1873; Benjamin L., died December 25, 1874; James, died November 20, 1875. Augustus M. enlisted in the 1st Board of Trade Regiment of Chicago.

Liste, John, farmer Sec. 19; P.O. Perry.

Liste, Wm., farmer Sec. 31; P.O. Perry.

Lisle, J.D., farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Perry.

McElrath, John, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Perry; born in Ireland in 1836; came to the United States in 1838, and to this State in 1873; owns 240 acres of land; has held the office of school director; he married Miss Sarah C. Hubbs, in 1866; she was born in N.Y.; has lost two children.

McElrath, T., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Perry.

McElree, B. B., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Perry.

McElree, Wm., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Perry.

Maxwell, James, farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Perry.

Mogle, B. B., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Perry.

Morton, J., farmer, Sec.29; P.O. Perry.

Moraine, R. B., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Perry.

Moraine, J. M., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Perry.

Peddicord, D., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 32; P.O. Perry; born in Virginia in 1826; removed to Ohio when young, and remained there 23 years, and then emigrated to Illinois, where he remained 22 years, coming to this county in 1876; he owns 480 acres of land; he has brought with him the spirit of enterprise, and his improvements are the best in the township; he also takes great interest in the improvement of the stock of horses of this section, and his Clydesdales are unsurpassed. He married Miss Susan Kyle in 1848; she was born in Ohio, and was the first white child born in the township; has seven children: James P., David E., Margaret E., Douglas, Gaylord, Elias and Arthur.

Porter, A. F., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Perry.

Quinn, John, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Perry.

Ross, J.C., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Perry.

Sebring, W., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Perry.

Strickland, Eli, farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Perry.

Summerson, J. R., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Perry.

Sutton, A.M., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Perry.

Taylor, W. B., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Perry; born in Butler County, Ohio, in 1821; came to this State in June, 1857; owns 80 acres of land; previous to his removal to his farm he was engaged in the hotel business in Adel; has held offices of school director and township trustee; he married Miss Cornelia Ashmore in 1851; she was born in Clark County, Illinois; have five children: Charles E., Cassandra, Robert C., William H. and Harry S.

Tolle, W. E., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Perry; born in Indiana in 1833; came to Iowa in 1854, and to this county in March, 1855; owns 274 acres of land; has held offices of justice of the peace, township trustee, school director, etc; he married Miss Catharine Ganoe in 1858; she was born in Champaign County, Illinois; has five children: Eliza J., Jones L., Ulysses G., Isaac W. and John L.

Towne, A. L., farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Rippey, Greene County; born in Ohio in 1827; came to this county in 1857; owns 235 acres of land; has held offices of township trustee and school director; he married Miss Maria Wells in 1855; she was born in Ohio; has nine children living: Harlow, Charles, Ralph, Cora, Grace, Ernest, Maud, Guy and George. Lost six.

Warren, M., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Perry.

Warren, F. L., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Perry.

Wells, J., farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Perry; born in Ohio in 1838; came to this State in 1865, and to this county in 1875; owns 160 acres of land; he married Miss Cynthia A. Wallace in 1862; she was born in the same place; has three children: Fred. J., Hattie I. and William M. He enlisted in the 128th Ohio Infantry in the late war, and served three years.

White, S. H., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Perry.

Witter, B. O., farmer, Sec 30; P.O. Perry; born in Ohio in 1848; came to this county in 1872; owns 80 acres of land; has held office of assessor; he married Miss Amanda Dwire in 1868; she died September 5, 1875; he afterward married Miss Flora M. Dwire in February, 1877; has two children: Rollin S. and Minnie A. He enlisted in the 139th Illinois Infantry and 7th Illinois, and served until the close of the war.

York, N.D., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Perry.

Young, S., farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Perry; born in Indiana November 27, 1842; came to this county March 15, 1865; owns 180 acres of land; has held offices of assessor, township trustee and school director; he married Miss Mary McElroy in 1867; she was born in Illinois, and died December 26, 1875; he afterward married Caroline Lee, who was born in Ohio; has two children by first marriage: Rosa M. and George M.; and one son, Albert A., by second marriage.