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History of Delaware County, 1878

 

History of Delaware County, Iowa,, Page iii -iv

Published by Western Historical Co., Chicago, Illinois. 1878

 

 

Table of Contents

History of Delaware County

History of Delaware County

Page 331

First Election

Page 337

First Marriages

Page 341

Organization of County

Page 342

First County Election

Page 346

First Court House

Page 351

First Tax

Page 353

First Civil Case

Page 367

First Criminal Case

Page 368

First Divorce Case

Page 368

Jail and Court House

Page 379-380; 386-387

New Townships

Page 380

County Judge System

Page 381

Great Flood

Page 382

Township Boundaries

Page 387

Land Case

Page 389

Incorporation of Delhi

Page 390

Railroad Strangled

Page 391

Broom Corn

Page 392

Murder in Delhi

Page 392

Poor Farm

Page 403

Poor House

Page 407

County Seat Contests

Page 408

Harvest Home

Page 410

Miscellaneous

Page 411

Property Settlement

Page 414

Tax Statement

Page 414

Vote 1876

Page 415

County Officers, 1841 to 1878

Page 416

Township Officers

Page 418

Old Settler's Society

Page 422

Agricultural Society

Page 424

Farmer's Institute

Page 426

Patrons of Husbandry

Page 427

Sabbath School Association

Page 428

Post Offices and Postmasters

Page 428

Fire and Lightening Insurance Company

Page 431

Dairy System

Page 432

Nurseries

Page 434

War Record

Page 435

Educational

Page 459

Bowen Collegiate Institute

Page 462

Railroads

Page 468

Press

Page 471

Medical Society

Page 475

Musical Society

Page 476

Bible Society

Page 417
History of Towns:  

Manchester

Page 477

Delhi

Page 514

Earlville

Page 520

Delaware

Page 525

Greeley

Page 530

Colesburg and Colony

Page 533

Hopkinton

Page 537

Sand Spring

Page 543

Forestville

Page 547

Almoral

Page 549

Rockville

Page 551

Hartwick

Page 552

Delaware Township

Page 553

Masonville

Page 554

Coffin's Grove Township

Page 555

Yankee Settlement

Page 556

Hazel Green

Page 557

Delaware Center

Page 558

Petersburg

Page 559

Millheim

Page 560

York

Page 560

Elk Township

Page 561

Bremen Township

Page 561
Too Lates: Page 561
 

ILLUSTRATIONS.

 
Centennial Medals 562        
           
 

LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS

 
Bailey, Joel 329

Drybread, J. S.

455

Martin, H. H..

527
Belknap, J. S. 563

Emerson, F.

491

Martindale, John

227
Bronson, Chas. E. 509

Flint, C. L.

401

Peters, J. H.

599
Baker, Henry 35

Griffin, R. B.

163

Swinburne, J. B.

473
Cowles, E. S. 419

Gilmore, Silas

193

Stone, Andrew

383
Carr, E. M. 211

Hobbs, Chas. W.

365

Stewart, John

581
Coffin, Clement 99

Jackson, Leroy

617

Sullivan, A.

347
Denton, M. 67

Klaus, H. H.

653

Van Anda, S. G.

437
Doolittle, F. B. 51

Le Roy, M. F.

295

Wood, H. D.

131
Drybread, H. C. 545

McNamee, L.

635

Wellman, O.

245
 

DELAWARE COUNTY WAR RECORD.

 
Infantry:  

Infantry:

 

Cavalry:

 

First

441

Forty-fourth

448

Fourth

450

Third

441

Forty-sixth

448

Sixth

452

Fifth

441

Miscellaneous Infantry

449

Seventh

453

Ninth

442

Cavalry:

 

Eighth

453

Twelfth

442

First

449

Miscellaneous Cavalry

453

Twenty-first

444

Second

450

Artillery, etc.

 

Twenty-seventh

447    

Third Battery

453

 

BIOGRAPHICAL TOWNSHIP DIRECTORY.

Every surname Index organized by Township

Township Pages Township Pages Township Pages
Adams

 

Elk

 

Oneida

 

Adams A - W

684-689

Elk  A-F

625-629

Oneida   A-F

637-639
Bremen  

Elk  G-N

629-632

Oneida   G-N

639-644

Bremen  A-L

703-704

Elk  O-Z

632-639

Oneida   O-Z

644-649

Bremen  M-Z

704-705        
Colony  

Hazel Green

 

Prairie

 

Colony   A-G

608-610

Hazel Green A-Y

693-700

 Prairie   A-Z

700-703

Colony   H-R

610-613

       

Colony   S-Y

613-615

Honey Creek

 

Richland

 
Coffin's Grove  

Honey Creek   A-G

649-656

Richland   A-M

677-680

Coffins Grove  A-L

660-663

Honey Creek   H-M

656-658

Richland   N-Z

681-684

Coffins Grove  M-R

663-665

Honey Creek   N-W

658-660

Coffins Grove  S-W

667-669    

South Fork

 
Delaware

 

Milo

 

South Fork   A-H

669-672

Delaware   A-G

565-577

Milo   A-H

615-621

South Fork   J-M

672-674

Delaware   H-R

577-589

Milo   J-Y

621-625

South Fork   N-Z

674-677

Delaware   S-Y

589-595

   
Delhi  

North Fork

 

Union

 Delhi   A-G

595-602

North Fork   A-W

689-692

Union  A-W

705-707

 Delhi   H-R

602-606    

 Delhi   S-Z

606-608    
           

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~ The History of Delaware County, Iowa,  Published by Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1878.

~ Contributed by Debbie Clough Gerischer

~ transcribed by Constance Diamond for Delaware County IAGenWeb