George W. Pate One of First White Children Born in
County
George W. Pate, son of Jessie and Loucretia Pate, was
one of the first white children born in Jackson county.
He was born on what is known as the old Shinkle farm,
north of Hurstville, July 18, 1837. He spent his
childhood days here, served in the Civil war, and in
1887 went to Rio Dell, Calif., where he died in 1907.
He never married, and was the brother of the late Mrs.
C. H. Patterson, Sr., who was born January 10, 1839 and
died May 18, 1907. -- Mrs. Bert Shattuck
W. H. Morse, Civil War Vet, Came to Maquoketa in '54
W. H. Morse of Wyoming, 97-year-old Civil war veteran,
came to Maquoketa 84 years ago, in 1854, and has lived
in Iowa continuously since that time. In speaking
of his early days in Maquoketa, Mr. Morse says, "I
landing in your city August 26, 1854, and got my first
dinner in John E. Goodenow's hotel. that was in
the days of ox teams and lumber wagons when if you
wanted to go anyplace and back the same day you had to
start the day before."
After living for two years a mile and a half southwest
of town, he moved to Wyoming, but he returned to
Maquoketa often to exhibit his fine Poland China hogs at
the county fairs. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. F of
the 31st Iowa Infantry, being the first man in that
company, and of the 350 soldiers who enlisted from
Maquoketa "Of the four veterans in Jones county, I am
the only one who is able to walk a mile and a half every
day, and I am the oldest man in Wyoming," he says.
Mr. Morse made a 10-day trip to Gettysburg, Pa., this
summer to attend the reunion of Yankee and Confederate
soldiers held there.
Mrs. Agnes Simpson
Perhaps the oldest woman in active business today in
Maquoketa is Mrs. Agnes Simpson, who still operates and
manages her rooming house on Niagara street although she
is nearly 84 years old. Mrs. Simpson, who was born
December 17, 1854, has done all her own housework for
many years.
"Nasby" Butterworth Early Sentinel Employee
Alfred S. Butterworth, better known as "Nasby," is an
authority on the early history of Jackson county, as he
is the grandson of Nathaniel Butterworth who settled
near Andrew community. Nasby came to Maquoketa
when a young man and worked for the Sentinel, becoming
foreman. In 1883 he entered business for himself,
opening a newsstand and tobacco shop and later handled a
complete line of sports goods and fishing tackle.
For some years his shop was also the post office.
Nasby retired from business a few years ago but is stil
down town each day.
Subscribers
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Scott of Baldwin, route 1, have been
readers of the Sentinel for 42 years, having subscribed
when they were married, on January 27, 1897. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Scott were acquainted with this paper prior
to their marriage, however, their families having
subscribed for about 20 years before that.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Livingston of Edna, Kan., have been
Sentinal subscribers for many years. Mrs.
Livingston is a native Maquoketan, having been born here
75 years ago, on July 17, 1863. Her maiden name
was Louise Ringlep. The Livingstons live on a farm
near Edna.
Reyner Family
Four generations of the Reyner family, all living in
Jackson county, will be togetherduring the Centennial
celebration when Samuel Reyner, 76-year-old Canton
storekeeper, comes to visit his son Frank, his grandson,
Franklin, and great-grandson, Franklin jr. The
eldest Mr. Reyner's grandfather was John Reyner, who
operated a woolen mill here in 1843.
SOURCE: Jackson Sentinal Centennial Edition - 1938
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