SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	OCC	SEC	P.O.	NOTES
Allison	John	farmer	28	Mediapolis
Antrobus	B.	physician & surgeon		Kossuth
Archer	E. G.	farmer	32	Mediapolis
Armour	R. R.	merchant		Linton
Babb	John	farmer	30	Kossuth
Bailey	J. R.	farmer	32	Kossuth
Baird	J. W.	farmer	10	Linton
Baird	John	farmer	4	Linton
Baird	S. C.	farmer	16	Mediapolis
Bandy	Elijah	farmer	31	Kossuth
Barr	Samuel	farmer	19	Kossuth
Bishop	Joseph	farmer	34	Kossuth
Black	J. H.	farmer	1	Northfield
Blair	E. R.	farmer	20	Kossuth
Blair	M. W.	farmer	29	Kossuth
Blair	Thomas & David Evans				Western pioneers and early settlers of Iowa; their father, William Blair, a native of Eastern Pennsylvania, entered the army of the Revolution at the age of 16; about the close of the war, he married and removed to what is now Bourbon Co., Ky., where most of his children were born; in the closing year of the last century, he brought his family to Ohio, settling near Chillicothe; there Thomas and David grew to manhood and began life for themselves, and there Thomas married Margaret Job, and David, her sister Sarah, emigrants from Virginia, and natives of Baltimore, Md.; in 1819, the two families removed to Rush Co., Ind.; thence, in 1821, to what is now Cass Co., Ill., and from there, three years later, to the west side of the Illinois River, near Rushville; in 1834, they made claims in the "New Purchase," and, in 1835, Thomas Blair moved his family over, followed by his brother in 1836; here they reared their families, cultivated their farms, and lived quiet and useful lives for forty years; to them is greatly due the character their neighborhood has always borne for attention to educational interests, good morals, and hearty support to religious institutions; in a new country, like gravitates toward like, and around them gathered men of like feelings, like character, and like purposes. Both were members and office bearers in the Presbyterian Churches here from the beginning, and active in all church work; both were, under the local regulations of early settlement, arbitrators of claims for Louisa County, of which this township was then a part. Thomas Blair was a Representative in the first Wisconsin Legislature and also in the first Iowa Territorial Legislature; David Blair was a member of the Iowa Territorial Legislature in 1842, and in the first State Legislature. But they now rest from their labors; their father died in 1840, aged 80, and is probably the only soldier of the Revolution buried in the county; David Blair died in 1874, at the age of 82, and Thomas Blair in 1875, at the age of 86; his wife, Margaret, two years later, aged 89; Mrs. Sarah Blair, now in her 88th year, still lives at her first Iowa home; their children have generally pushed farther west, only Mrs. Lydia Rankin, daughter of T. Blair, and M. W. Blair, son of D. E. Blair, now remaining; the latter was born near Rushville, Ill., but has spent his life in Iowa; under Lincoln's administration he was Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue for his county, but has ever been a farmer and knows no higher calling than the cultivation of his ancestral acres.
Brackley	F.	farmer	32	Mediapolis
Braden	J. C.	farmer	1	Northfield
Braden	J. R.	farmer	1	Northfield
Bridges	John	merchant		Kossuth
Bridges	Silas	farmer	26	Mediapolis
Bridges	Vincent	farmer	23	Mediapolis
Bridwell	E.	farmer	23	Mediapolis
Brown	A. C.	dealer...		Mediapolis	...in general merchandise. Born in Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1838; came to Iowa in 1869, and located in this county. Married Hannah Roberts in 1868; she was born in Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1848; have four children: Johanna, Bessie, Clifford and Maud. Mr. Brown enlisted in 1861; in 1863, was taken prisoner at the battle of Chicamauga and held until the close of the war; spent some time in nearly all the principal rebel prisons.
Bruce	D. G.	minister...			...United Presbyterian . Born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, in 1833; came to Iowa in 1873, and located in Mediapolis as Pastor of the U. P. Church. Married Millie Lotta in 1868; she was born in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1848; have four children: Wm. L., Mary M., Andrew R. and Evron James. Mr. B. Enlisted in the 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry in 1862; discharged in 1865, Second Lieutenant.
Bruce	D. R.	farmer		Mediapolis	Owns 110 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Frederick Co., Va.,; in 1814; came to Iowa in 1837, and located in Yellow Springs Tp. Married Mary H. Rankin in 1839; she was born in Franklin Co., Penn., in 1809; have four children: Martha, David R., Jennie and Maggie. Are members of M.E. Church. Mr. Bruce has been a member of the Legislature, and has been County Supervisor six years. Republican.
Bruce	James	farmer	24	Mediapolis
Burns	Robert	farmer	9	Linton
Caldwell	Samuel L.		15	Mediapolis	Owns 240 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; was born in Hardin Co., Ky., in 1837; came to Iowa in 1859, and located in this county. He married Margaret Wilson in 1855; she was born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, in 1836; they have seven children: Emma Elizabeth, Anna Alvira, John Cummings, Mary Jane, Sarah Lilian, Margaret Melletta and Cora Belle. They are members of the U. P. Church. Mr. C. enlisted in the 1st Ill. V. C. in 1861; was taken prisoner at Lexington, Mo., and paroled at St. Louis.
Carithers	A. F.	farmer	7	Linton
Carmean	D.	farmer		Northfield
Carmean	Foster	farmer	5	Northfield
Cartwright	W. H.	merchant		Mediapolis
Chambers	Thos.	farmer	7	Linton
Clark	B. W.	farmer	36	Mediapolis
Clark	W. G.	farmer	36	Mediapolis
Cline	John	farmer	32	Mediapolis
Cockayne	G. W.	farmer	18	Mediapolis
Cook	D.	farmer	28	Mediapolis
Cox	James Sr.	farmer	7	Northfield
Cox	Phillip	farmer	2	Mediapolis
Cramer	John	farmer	23	Mediapolis
Darlington	D. W.	farmer	7	Northfield
Davis	James	retired farmer		Kossuth
Deets	William	farmer	27	Mediapolis
Dennison	C. R.	farmer	20	Kossuth
Edmonds	S.	farmer	29	Mediapolis
Eland	Hope	farmer	24	Kossuth
Eland	John	farmer	12	Kossuth
Farris	J.	farmer	21	Linton
Farris	J.	farmer	8	Linton
Fullenwider	Samuel	physician		Kossuth	Born in Shelby Co., Ky., Sept. 6, 1804; came to Iowa in 1837 and located at what is known as Yellow Springs. Married Miss Hustin in 1828, a native of Mason Co., Ky.; they have six children: Hustin, Narcissa, Catherine A., Samuel E., Orson L. and Thomas B. Mr. F. has been a member of both the State and Territorial Senate. Republican.
Geldard	W.	miller		Kossuth
Haines	John	farmer	7	Linton
Halcherof	T. S.	miller		Kossuth
Hall	Gideon	farmer	33	Mediapolis
Hall	R. W.	physician & surgeon		Northfield	Born in Jefferson County Virginia in 1816; came to Iowa in 1840 and located in Huron Twp.; removed to Northfield in 1867. Married Anna M. Haws in 1876; she was born in 1849; have one child - Joanna May born Oct. 8, 1878. Are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Hall has one child by a former wife, Lucretia, now Mrs. Wycoff.
Hamilton	Jno.	cabinet-maker		Kossuth
Harper	H. C.	farmer	13	Mediapolis
Harper	John	farmer	5	Northfield	Born in Ross Co., Ohio, Sept. 7, 1821; came to Iowa in 1846 and located in Burlington; removed to Yellow Springs Twp. In 1848, and engaged in farming. Married in 1872 Amanda Torode, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio; have four children: Mary Amanda, Kate V., Edna L. and Charlie. Mr. H. has eight children by a former wife: Emily J., Laura L., Eliza J., Elizabeth H., Anna V., Jessie F., John H. and Harry H. Are members of the Presbyterian Church.
Harper	Wm.	notary public		Mediapolis	Born in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1819; came to Iowa in 1842, and located in Yellow Springs Twp. In 1843. He married Harriett Hizer, who is a native of Ross Co., Ohio; have one child: Louisa J., now Mrs. Wm. E. Fuller.
Haws	H.	farmer	17	Northfield	Born in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1820; came to Burlington in 1852; then moved where he now lives. Married Miss Rachel Peck in 1853; born in Pennsylvania, June 13, 1823; she came to Burlington in 1844; have one child: Mary. Mrs. H. is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. H. has held the office of School Director. Owns 121 acres of land valued at $40 per acre, and is a Republican.
Hawthorne	Jno.	farmer	17	Linton
Hawthorne	Samuel	farmer	33	Mediapolis
Hays	R. A.	farmer	15	Linton
Heizer	E.	farmer	24	Mediapolis
Heizer	Fredrick	retired miller		Kossuth	Born in Augusta Co., Va., in 1807; came to Iowa in 1842 and located in Yellow Springs Twp., and engaged in farming; in 1858, purchased one half interest in the Kossuth Flouring Mills, and was one of the active members of the firm until 1873, when he was succeeded by Wm. Gedard. Married Elizabeth Bartscher in 1860; she was born in Morgan Co., Ind., in 1825; have two children: Henry and Frank; Mrs. H. has one son by a former marriage, and Mr. Heizer has six children: J. C., J. W., Elizabeth (now Mrs. Leonard, of Iowa City)
Heizer	J. S.	farmer	30	Kossuth
Heizer	J. W.	farmer	8	Northfield
Heizer	Joshua	retired farmer		Mediapolis
Heizer	N.	farmer	29	Kossuth
Henderson	J.	farmer	8	Linton
Hensleigh	Wm.	farmer	15	Linton
Herman	J.	farmer	33	Mediapolis
Hidges	R. S.	merchant		Kossuth
Hines	Henry	farmer	33	Mediapolis
Houston	John	farmer	18	Linton
Husted	Wm.		13	Mediapolis	Owns 330 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Cumberland Co., N.J., in 1831; came to Iowa in 1842. Married Nancy Harper in 1857; she was born in Washington Co., Ohio in 1834; have four children: Wm. S., Ida May, Mary F. and Amanda C. Are member of M. E. Church; Republican.
Hustin	E.	retired farmer		Kossuth
Hustin	R.	farmer	5	Linton
Hutchcroft	Job	farmer	24	Mediapolis
Hutchcroft	John R.	farmer	13	Mediapolis
Hutchcroft	John Sr.	farmer	24	Mediapolis
Hutchcroft	Richard	farmer	11	Mediapolis
Hutchcroft	Thos.	farmer	25	Mediapolis
Ibbotson	Geo.		30	Roscoe	Owns 520 acres of land, valued at $40 per acres; born in England in 1806; came to America in 1838; settled in Iowa in 1841. Married Martha Riggs ;in 1844; she was born in Marion Co., Ky.; have six children: Martha, John, Stephen, Geo., Elizabeth and Robert; lost two: Isaac and Lincoln. Members of the Missionary Baptist Church; Republican
Ibbotson	Jno.	farmer	19	Roscoe
Jamison	W. O.	farmer	30	Kossuth	Born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, in 1823; came to Iowa in 1851 and located in Morning Sun; removed to present farm in 1861. Married Elizabeth Leonard in 1858; she was born in Ohio; have six children: Ada L., John L., Anna C., Elizabeth M., Mary E. and Katie. Members of Presbyterian Church; Republican.
Jay	Eli	farmer		Northfield
Johnson	D. H.	retired physician	12	Mediapolis	Owns 200 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre; born in Hartford Co., Md., in 1798; came to Iowa in 1846, and located in this township; settled on his present farm, known as Rock Spring Farm. Married Sarah Mercer in 1825; she was born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1798 and died in 1876; they have four children: Caleb, Sarah, Caroline and Frances. Members of M. E. Church. Mr. J. has been in practice about thirty-five years.
Jones	David	farmer	21	Mediapolis
Jones	John R.	farmer	30	Roscoe
Kellough	James	farmer	6	Linton
Kilpatrick	D.	farmer	12	Northfield
Kilpatrick	John	farmer	9	Linton
Kilpatrick	Neal	farmer	10	Linton
Kilpatrick	Wm.	farmer	10	Linton
Lauderback	E.	farmer	30	Kossuth
Leonard	Hiram	retired farmer	30	Kossuth	Owns 400 acres of land valued at $35 per acre; was born in Washington Co. Penn., in 1800; came to Iowa in 1844, and located on his present farm. Married Elizabeth Patterson in 1832; she was born in same county in 1806; have five children: Leonard, Nathan R., Elizabeth, William P., Abner C. Members of Presbyterian Church. Mr. L. went out as Captain of Co. K, 14th I.V.I. in 1860, and subsequently promoted to Major and resigned in 1862. Republican.
Lockhart	Robert R.	livery & feed stable			Born in Lawrence Co., Penn., in 1842; came to Iowa in 1854, and located in this township. Married Nannie V. Paul in 1870; she was born in Indiana in 1849; have two children: William T. and Bertha M. Mr. L. enlisted in Co. C, 30th I.V.I. in 1862, and discharged in June 1865.
Mahaffey	John	farmer	18	Linton
Mahaffey	Wm.	farmer	17	Linton
Mahaffey	Wm. M.	farmer	22	Mediapolis
Marshall	Thos.	farmer	18	Linton
Matson	Daniel	farmer	29	Kossuth
McBride	James	farmer	17	Northfield
McClements		farmer	31	Mediapolis
McClements	Thomas	farmer	20	Mediapolis
McClure	I. N.	dealer...		Mediapolis	... in general merchandise. Born in Des Moines Co., in 1844. Married Susan E. Parrett; she was born in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1844; have three children: Marcus P., Ionie M. and Franklin E. Are members of Presbyterian Church.
McCray	James B.	farmer	10	Mediapolis	Owns 326 acres of land valued at $40 per acre; was born in Fayette Co., Ind., in 1838; came to Iowa in 1852, and located with his parents on his present firm. Married Mary F. Sheppard in 1862; she was born in Ohio; have four children: Mary P., William S., Marcus A. and Minor E. Mrs. M. is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. McCray enlisted in Co. C, 30th I.V.I., Aug. 11, 1862, and was discharged June 18, 1865. His father, James McCray, was born near Dayton, Ohio, in 1809; came to Iowa in 1852, and located on the farm now owned by his son, James B. Married Mary Harland, a native of Indiana; they had thirteen children, ten now living five sons and five daughters.
McDonald	J. W.	farmer	32	Kossuth
McElhinney	G.	farmer	5	Linton
McElhinney	J. M.	farmer	4	Linton
McElhinney	John	farmer	9	Linton
McIntyre	J. A.	farmer	18	Linton
McKee	A.A.	farmer	33	Mediapolis
McKeown	Henry	farmer	29	Mediapolis
McKeown	John	farmer	23	Mediapolis
McKeown	M. H.	farmer	20	Mediapolis
McMeen	J. R.	farmer	29	Kossuth	Owns eighty acres of land, valued at $50 per acre; born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1812; came to Iowa in 1854, and located in this county. Married Ann McKell in 1857; she was born in Baltimore, Md.; have two children: Edwin R. and Sarah N. Are members of the Presbyterian Church; Republican.
McMillan	Wm.	farmer	35	Mediapolis
Merrill	J. W.	editor...			...Mediapolis Enterprise established in 1874; born in Clermont Co. Ohio, in 1833; located in Iowa in 1864. Married Jessie Telfer in 1863; she was born in Scotland in 1839; have four children: Minerva, Anna, Stephen and Thomas.
Messenger	Hiram	farmer	31	Kossuth
Miller	M. M.	farmer	13	Mediapolis	Owns 280 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in this county in 1841; located on his present farm in 1872. Married Jennie S. Sheppard in 1866; she was born in this township; have seven children: Allen E., Eva, Frank, John S., Mattie and Hattie, twins, and an infant. Mr. Miller enlisted in Co. C, 30th I.V.I. in 1862; was discharged in 1865; was in all the battles that regiment participated in. Republican.
Milligan	Wm.	farmer	16	Linton
Montgomery	J. F.	retired farmer		Linton
Moorhead	W. H.	farmer	29	Kossuth
Myers	Henry	farmer	35	Mediapolis
Nelson	J. A.	boot & shoe maker...		Mediapolis	...& photographer. Born in Sweden in 1838; came to Iowa in 1868, and located in Chicago (sic); settled in Mediapolis in 1876.
Nichols	John	farmer	17	Northfield
Nordstrom	O. & G.	farmers and black smiths		Northfield
Ogle	Joseph	farmer	23	Mediapolis	Owns 200 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in St. Clair Co., Ill., in 1810; came to Iowa in 1832, and in 1837 located in Des Moines Co.; settled on present farm in 1858. Mr. Ogle served in the Black Hawk war two or three months, until the treaty at Rock Island. Married Margaret Garrison in 1839; she was born in Indiana; have five children: Nancy, James, Catharine, Elizabeth and Huldah. Mr. Ogle was one of five who made a trip from Rock Island to St. Louis in a canoe in 1832.
Packerood	M. L.	farmer	3	Linton
Parrott	C. H.	dealer...		Mediapolis	... in hardware & farming implements. Born in Fayette Co., Ohio, in 1854; came to Iowa in 1875, and engaged in his present business.
Paul	O. A.	carpenter		Mediapolis
Pierce	L. B.	farmer...	31		...and manufacturer of tile
Pierce	L. F.	nursery-man		Kossuth
Ping	Elijah	farmer	25	Mediapolis
Ping	Wm.	farmer	20	Kossuth
Porta	Geo.	farmer	20	Kossuth
Power	L. B.	physician & surgeon		Mediapolis	Born in Knox o., Ohio, in 1838; came to Iowa in 1856, and settled in Mr. Pleasant; located in Mediapolis in 1872, and engaged in the practice of medicine. He married Mary E. Rice in 1866; she was born in Burlington, Iowa; they have three children: David L., Alma M., and an infant.
Purcell	John	farmer	8	Northfield
Purcell	R. H.	farmer	8	Northfield
Rankin	D. C.	farmer	29	Kossuth
Reed	Mathew	farmer	9	Linton
Rhodes	T. H.	merchant		Kossuth
Robb	Robt G.	farmer	7	Linton
Robb	T. P.	pastor		Mediapolis	Reformed Presbyterian clergyman, and Pastor of Sharon Church. Born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1843; came to Iowa in 1874, and located in Linton. He married Catherine Marshall in 1872; she was born in Armstrong Co., Penn.; they have one child: Robert Werth, born Jan. 10, 1876.
Robinson	R. T.	woolen-mills		Northfield.
Robinson	Samuel	farmer	20	Linton
Robinson	W. F.	farmer		Northfield
Rodgers	John	farmer	19	Kossuth
Schencks	D. H.	farmer	31	Kossuth
Schrader	Phil.	farmer	35	Mediapolis
Scott	Alex	clergy		Kossuth	Presbyterian clergyman. Born in Jefferson Co. Ohio, in 1822; came to Iowa in 1870, and located in Kossuth as Pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Married Amanda Chidester in 1855; she was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1829; have four children: Virginia L., Mary Emma, Clara Belle and Alice Amanda. Republican.
Scott	Thomas	merchant		Northfield
Seeds	D. B.	farmer	32	Kossuth
Seeds	Harvey	farmer	30	Kossuth
Seeds	M. J.	farmer	24	Kossuth
Smith	Fry	farmer	36	Mediapolis
Statham	S. S.	farmer	19	Kossuth
Stewart	Joseph	farmer	32	Kossuth
Stewart	R. H.	farmer	5	Linton
Storks	J. W.	faarmer	17	Kossuth
Talbott	Geo.	farmer	33	Mediapolis
Talbott	John W.	farmer	27	Mediapolis
Thomas	A.	farmer	31	Mediapolis
Thornton	N.	farmer	24	Mediapolis
Thornton	William	farmer	24	Mediapolis
Ulrick	Fred C.	farmer	11	Mediapolis
Vanice	James	farmer	32	Kossuth
Waddle	S. M.	farmer	20	Kossuth
Walkenshaw	John	farmer	8	Linton
Ware	Isaac	farmer	31	Kossuth
Ware	J. P.	proprietor			Proprietor Mediapolis House. Born in this county in 1844. Married Anna M. Black in 1870; she was born in Greene Co., Penn., in 1845; they have one child: Cora E.
Ware	William	farmer	35	Mediapolis
Watson	Alex.	farmer	2	Mediapolis
Watson	James	farmer	12	Northfield
Wilson	David	farmer	16	Mediapolis
Wilson	John	farmer	10	Linton
Wilson	Robert M.	farmer	29	Mediapolis
Wolf	Charles	farmer	35	Mediapolis
Wolf	John	farmer	35	Mediapolis
Woodside	J. H.	farmer	19	Kossuth
Woolsey	J. H.	farmer	20	Kossuth
Wright	Milton	farmer	14	Mediapolis
Wycoff	A. C.	retired farmer		Kossuth
Wycoff	A. N.	merchant		Northfield

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