Biographical Index
The History of Iowa County, Iowa, 1881
(An index was not included with the orginal 1881 book. Biography index provided by Stephen D. Williams)
CHAPTER I.
Marengo City.
- Name Page
- Adams, Noel M. (N.M.) 518
- Alverson, E.E. 518
- Baltz, George P. 518
- Beem, J.T. 518
- Berstler, Joseph G. 519
- Branch, J.H. 519
- Brockman, D.C. 520
- Butterfield, James 520
- Butterfield, W.E. 520
- Crenshaw, H.R. 520
- Deffinbough, H. 521
- Dillin, C.R. 521
- Downard, William 521
- Downard, A.L. 522
- Eshleman, A.B. 522
- Feenan, James 523
- Flanagan, John M. 523
- Flaugher, J.R. 523
- Frederickson, P. 524
- Goldthwaite, H.E. 524
- Groff, Richard B. 524
- Hale, John 524
- Hedges, Hon. C. 525
- Hogan, E. 525
- Holm, G. 525
- Holbrook, N.B. 526
- Hughes, John, Jr. 526
- Hughes, David 527
- Jennis, A.C. 527
- Keene, F.A. 527
- Ketcham, W.P. 527
- Kirk, Ralph H. 527
- Lake, C.S. 528
- Lewis, S.W. 528
- Libby, N. 528
- Lyon, J.B. 531
- McKenna, Peter 531
- Mabie, F.J. 531
- Merrit, M. 531
- Miller, John 532
- Morrison, A.J. 532
- Norton, H. 533
- Parkhurst, H.H. 533
- Patterson, H.E. 533
- Peterson, John 533
- Quackenbush, C.R. 533
- Reno, L.Q. 534
- Reno, Frank 534
- Rowland, D.M. 535
- Rumple, Hon. J.N.W. 535
- Sehorn, J.G. 536
- Shaw, J.S. 536
- Sheuerman, Abraham 537
- Sheuerman, Leopold 537
- Simpson, A.H. 537
- Smith, Capt. Milo P. 538
- Spering, F.E. 538
- Stover, M.W. 539
- Talbott, T.J. 539
- Van Boskirk, 540
- Wagner, J.S. 540
- Wilson, Capt. Joseph B. 540
- Wilson, Lewis F. 540
CHAPTER II.
Marengo Township.
- Name Page
- Bailey, E.H. 544
- Bell, Henry 544
- Bladen, W.L. 544
- Bradford, James 545
- Bryan, Isaac 545
- Clark, William 545
- Clements, J.J. 545
- Clements, Mrs. Anna 545
- Cronk, Henry 546
- Danskin, Alexander 546
- Denslow, H. 546
- Hass, Mrs. Caroline 546
- Harrington, F. 546
- Hollowell, J.W. 547
- Hunter, James A. 547
- Jones, John 548
- Kortz, John M. 548
- Leader, Thomas 548
- Liddle, W.R. 548
- McCauley, William 548
- Marble, L.O. 549
- Murphy, S.J. 549
- Owen, T.W. 549
- Powers, A.F. 549
- Reed, John, Jr. 550
- Shriver, M. 550
- Schonborn, C.A. 550
- Scott, John 551
- Sparrow, Regent 551
- Swaney, J.S. 551
- Teeter, A.R. 551
- Thompson, A.L. 551
- Tompkins, B.F. 552
- Warner, J.P. 552
CHAPTER III.
Hartford Township.
- Name Page
- Bohstedt, C.H.F. 566
- Bowman, W.H. 567
- Broughton, R.C. 567
- Bricker, John, M.D. 567
- Bricker, Isaac 568
- Buchanan, Brothers (T.H & J.M) 569
- Cary, James B. 570
- Card, C.J. 570
- Clark, A.J. 571
- Clark, Lewis 571
- Clements, William J. 571
- Clyde, John 572
- Clyde, William 572
- Coon, S.H. 572
- Craven, John B. 573
- Cramer, David E. 573
- Crisman, Isaac 573
- Curfman, William 574
- Darr, David B. 575
- Drummond, A.N. 575
- Dunlap, J.M. 575
- Foster, WM S. 575
- Garretson, H.F. 577
- Genzley, Brothers (Jacob & John) 577
- Gridley, James C. 578
- Hall, F.O. 579
- Hall, E.P. 579
- Harper, J.T. 579
- Hibbs, S.A. 580
- Hollopeter, Daniel 581
- Howard, Harry 581
- Hunt, J.P. 582
- Huston, Isaac M. 582
- Keil, John, Jr. 583
- Kime, N.F. 583
- King, Mrs. Laura A. 584
- Krouskop, Dennis 584
- Lanphere, W.H. 585
- Lowery, Philo 585
- McAdam, A.J. 586
- McConnell, E.B. 586
- McDaniel, James 587
- Mason, B., Jr. 587
- Miles, J.T. 588
- Nixon, C.F. 588
- Orin, John T. 589
- Orris, W.W. 589
- Peters, George W. 590
- Phelps, M.E. 591
- Pike, Francis 591
- Richards, Ira S. 592
- Rosenberger, N. 593
- Ross, Ayres 593
- Rosenberger, A. 594
- Shanks, J.A. 595
- Sherman, Mrs. Emma C. 595
- Shedenhelm, John N. 596
- Simpson, James 597
- Sleight, Thomas C. 597
- Smith, J.D. 598
- Smith, J.P. 598
- Snavely, M.D. 599
- Swayze, W.F. 599
- Starrett, James 599
- Starrett, Horace H.D. 600
- Starrett, Freeman 600
- Stoner, John E. 601
- Tracy, C.B. 602
- Wallick, John 603
- Whitworth, H. 603
- Wigton, Lewis 603
- Williams, O.F. 604
- Wilkins, Capt. J.E. 604
- Wilson, John 605
- Wilson, A.C. 606
- Wilson, Geo. W. 606
CHAPTER IV.
Troy Township.
- Name Page
- Anderson, M.S. 614
- Brigham, J. 614
- Davies, John 614
- Evans, W.E. 614
- Evans, W.R. 615
- Evans, Thomas J. 615
- Fletcher, George 615
- Gale Family, The 615
- Hanson, Thomas 616
- Hasting, W.W. 616
- Hughes, John, Sr. 617
- Jones, John J. 617
- Jones, John W. 617
- Jones, Thomas J. 617
- Jones, Rev. James V. 618
- Jones, W.R. 618
- Jones, J.E. 618
- Long, William R. 619
- Lyon, Israel 619
- Ogden, H.T. 619
- Ogden, A.B. 620
- Thrash, D.B. 620
CHAPTER V.
English Township.
- Name Page
- Akers, A.H. 628
- Bates, H.O. 628
- Berstler, O.H. 629
- Buckley, Thomas 629
- Butler, Alonzo 629
- Campbell, J. 630
- Campbell, James 630
- Campbell, Samuel 630
- Debolt, Leroy 630
- Doll, A.T. 630
- Donaker, W.E. 631
- Elder, A.A. 631
- Erue, Henry 631
- Foss, Adam 631
- Fox, J.B. 632
- Geiger, Joseph 632
- Goodman, Frederick 632
- Griffith, A.P. 632
- Gribbin, Francis 633
- Gruey, J.H. 633
- Hatter, John V. 633
- Hatter, H.W. 633
- Hickman, J.J. 634
- Hill, W.F. 634
- Kennedy, J.C. 634
- Knipfer, Franz 634
- Loilier, Charles 635
- McCracken, E.B. 635
- Mullin, Thomas 635
- O'Brien, J.W. 635
- Owen, Abraham 636
- Parks, J.S. 636
- Penn, Levi 637
- Reed, R.B. 637
- Reimenschneiter, Mrs. Catharine 637
- Scott, Jesse 638
- Shaw, George 638
- Shanks, M.G. 638
- Shotts, J.F. 639
- Sivard, J.P. 639
- Stanard, C.C. 640
- Sweet, Eli 640
- Turner, J.B. 640
- Turner, James 640
- Thomas, D.M. 641
- Tinkler, Jacob 641
- Wade, J.H. 641
- Williams, Hon. J.L. 641
- Wilson, John W. 642
- Wilcox, J.P. 642
- Wilkins, Henry 643
- Wilkinson, Henry S. 643
- Young, A.W. 643
CHAPTER VI.
Sumner Township.
- Name Page
- Aiken, John 648
- Archer, M.D. 648
- Beardsley, Jared 649
- Blain, Thomas 649
- Brooks, Adan 649
- Critchett, O.H. 650
- Danskin, Gilmour 650
- Eddy, O. 650
- Harther, C.B. 651
- Hostetter, A.K. 651
- Kohl, J.D. 651
- Lillie, R.L. 652
- Merchant, I.W. 652
- Morse, Henry A. 652
- Mouser, John 653
- Olsen, H.O. 653
- Risdon, H.B. 653
- Rosenberger, Martin 654
- Rosenberger, R.W. 654
- Rosenberger, M.B. 654
- Selby, Rev. Josiah 655
- Shaul, Geo. W. 655
- Shaul, M. 655
- Smith, F.C. 655
- Stoner, Dennis L. 656
- Wiese, H. 656
- Young, A. 656
CHAPTER VII.
Washington Township.
CHAPTER VIII.
Honey Creek Township.
- Name Page
- Beem, John C. 667
- Beem, William D. 667
- Bradford, James B. 667
- Chandler, James 668
- Crayne, Daniel 668
- Croft, John 668
- Dodd, Cranston H. 668
- Gates, Arad 669
- Gates, James D. 669
- Gates, Alonzo E. 669
- Gates, Charles A. 670
- Gray, J.R. 670
- Groff, John M. 670
- Guthrie, I. 671
- Hakeman, Isaac 671
- Hench, William 672
- Hovey, Fred 672
- Huston, Samuel 672
- Ingraham, Mason 673
- Ingraham, F.A. 673
- Ingraham, B.M. 674
- Johnson, J.W. 674
- La Grange, John F. 674
- Lanning, Isaac N. 675
- Leathers, Isaac 675
- McKusker, James 675
- Marcellus, Eldest G. 676
- Meenach, Mrs. Mary 676
- Montgomery, Brothers 676
- Mumby, Charles 677
- Nicholson, B. 677
- Nicholson, Samuel 678
- Norton, Mrs. Olive D. 678
- Nutting, George D. 678
- Ridenour, Cyrus 679
- Slater, Joseph 679
- Steffy, John 679
- Steffy, Samuel 680
- Strachan, George 680
- Sullenberger, D.L. 680
- Wheeler, H.H. 681
- White, Alexander 681
CHAPTER IX.
Pilot Township.
- Name Page
- Brown, H.A. 687
- Lewis, Levi 687
- McCallister, G.W. 688
- McEuchran, Robert 688
- Morse, Salem L. 688
- Morse, William E. 688
- Myers, I.B. 689
- Myers, A.J. 689
- Septer, Paul 689
- Springer, Jonathan 689
- Springer, John C. 690
- Van Valtenburg, O.W. 690
CHAPTER X.
York Township.
- Name Page
- Barnard, J. 695
- Daniels, Jacob 695
- Harringtgn [Harrington], Orson 696
- Hastings, John 696
- Hastings, A.S. 697
- Hughes, Thomas E. 697
- Nevan, George W. 697
- Rees, Howell 698
- Salsbury, William L. 698
- Sheetz, M.A. 698
- Talbot, James F. 699
- Thompson, Charles W. 699
- Wallace, Thomas 700
CHAPTER XI.
Cono Township.
CHAPTER XII.
Greene Township.
- Name Page
- Archbold, Bartholomew 712
- Bair, David 713
- Boyle, Thomas 713
- Butler, Edmond 714
- Johnson, A.G. 714
- McCune, Carwick 714
- Maule, Josiah 715
- Moffit, John 715
- Murphy, John R. 716
- Sheridan, Bernard 716
- Spratt, Jacob 716
CHAPTER XIII.
Fillmore Township.
- Name Page
- Berry, F.M. 720
- Brandon, J.G. 720
- Burns, W.H. 721
- Chapman, Henry 721
- Cronin, Cornelius 721
- Dougall, George 722
- Dower, John 722
- Doyle, Patrick 722
- Farlow, F.C. 722
- Garver, Peter 722
- Giblin, Thomas 723
- Grimes, Robert 723
- Humphreys, L.N. 723
- Jaynes, Joseph W. 724
- Johnson, Alexander 724
- Kelly, M.J. 724
- King, George W. 725
- Knipfer, G.W. 725
- Layport, John 725
- Leahy, William 726
- McKinstry, Alexander 726
- Masterson, Henry 727
- Moore, G.W. 727
- Organ, Frank 727
- Popham, William 727
- Rock, Patrick 728
- Rock, A.D. 728
- Rowe, Marion 728
- Ryan, Patrick 729
- Sears, Rufus B. 729
- Simmons, C.R. 729
- Tiernen, James 730
- Warner, Josiah 730
- West, Abraham 730
- Wiggins, Reuben 731
CHAPTER XIV.
Iowa Township.
CHAPTER XV.
Dayton Township.
- Name Page
- Baird, A. 743
- Doty, Samuel S. 743
- Furney, Eli 743
- Griffith, Jacob B. 743
- Hall, John 744
- Harper, S.E. 744
- Hilfker, B. 744
- Hurd, William D. 744
- Jordan, S.G. 745
- Morrison, John 745
- Parks, Philip 745
- Roberson, R. 745
- Santer, F. 746
- Shaul, M.P. 746
- Stuller, J.S. 746
- Summers, John 746
- Thirgi, Bart 746
- Tilton, Hon. Elvin 746
- Walter, M.M. 747
- Wagner, Theodore 747
- Wilson, W.M. 747
- Wilson, W.W. 748
- Wilson, Albert 748
- Wilson, James 748
- Zimmerman, John 748
CHAPTER XVI.
Hilton Township.
- Name Page
- Brown, S.G. 751
- Carmichael, J.W. 752
- Conroy, James 752
- Engebret, C. 752
- Engebret, Ole 753
- Frawley, M. 753
- Hakes, Ellis 753
- Hakes, B.H. 754
- Hammell, George 754
- Harris, Benjamin 754
- Jones, L.D. 754
- King, I.W. 755
- McLennan, M.F. 755
- Merritt, J.M. 755
- Nicholas, James 755
- Powers, P.C. 755
- Powell, R. 756
- Price, C.G. 756
- Royner, George 756
- Shipton, John 756
- Snyder, Henry 756
CHAPTER XVII.
Lincoln Township.
- Name Page
- Allin, S.E. 760
- Best, A.C. 760
- Dillin, Capt. T. 760
- Griswold, O.T. 760
- Huskins, Lemuel S. 761
- Hillman, John 761
- McKinnie, Capt. T. 761
- McKinnie, N. 761
- Maudlin, Thomas 762
- Rinehart, L.H. 762
- Simpson, George I. 762
- Smith, H.S. 762
- Walling, J. 763
- Watkinson, William 763
- Wolfe, C.C. 763
CHAPTER XVIII.
Amana Township.
CHAPTER XIX.
Lenox Township.