Jasper County, Iowa

ADKINS, Alvin; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Grinnell.

ADKINS, J. F.; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Grinnell.

ADKINS, L. B. ; Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Kellogg.

ARMSTRONG, T.; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Grinnell.

BAKER, P. W.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Kellogg.

BRALEY, A. H.
Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Kellogg; born in Northfield, Vt., May 4, 1846; came to this county in 1866, and owns ninety acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Is a Republican in politics. His wife, D. A. JACKSON, was born in Kenton, Ohio, Sept. 29, 1848; they were married in 1872; have one child-Ernest E., born April 14, 1876. Mr. BRALEY enlisted in the 9th Regt. Vermont V. I. Aug. 15, 1864, and served to the close of the war; was in the battles of Chapin Farm and Fair Oaks, and also before Richmond, and went into it April 3, 1865. He has his farm under a high state of cultivation, and is a smart, industrious man.

BRALEY, C.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Kellogg.

BURROUGHS, W> H.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Kellogg.

CARSON, S.; Farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Grinnell.

CHAPMAN, S.; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Kellogg.

CLAYWORTH, J. B.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Grinnell.

COOK, Alva P.
Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Grinnell; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Dec. 30, 1812; came to this county in 1856; owns seventy-five acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Married Fanny BROWN Dec. 31, 1831; had three children-Charles W., born in 1833; Mary Louisa, born Sept. 3, 1835; she married Mr. Owen ELLIS; Francis L., born Aug. 7, 1837; she married Mr. Samuel CHAPMAN. Emeline ALLEN, his second wife, was born in Madison Co., N. Y., Dec. 15, 1812; married March, 1842; had three children-Emma A., born Nov. 3, 1850; she married Mr. George UTLEY; Marian A., Sept. 16, 1853; married William C. WILLIAMS; John C. F.; born Oct. 29, 1857. Mr. COOK has a fine home, and a farm under high state of cultivation.

COOPER, James M.
Farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Kellogg; born in Owen Co., Ind., Sept. 19, 1832; cam to this county in 1845. Owns ninety acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Roxana LACKEY, his wife, born in Kentucky, Feb. 14, 1832. Married May 27, 1857. Children's names are James M., born Aug. 21, 1858; Nancy E., born Jan. 20, 1860; Joseph A., born May 25, '64; Sallie A., born May 17, 1867; Elizabeth, born Oct. 31, 1870; Amanda E., born Oct. 12, 1872.

COWEL, Norman
Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Kellogg; born in Oneida Co., New York State, Feb. 10, 1831; cam to this county March, 1875. His wife, Martha Jane, was born Aug. 24, 1833. They were married Dec. 11, 1853; their children are William A., born Oct. 12, 1854; George E., born June 19, 1857; Sarah L, born Sept. 28, 1860; Mary M., born March 1, 1863; Francis M., born Dec. 11, 1865; John S., born Feb. 7, 1871; Walter I., born Oct. 15, 1873. William A. COWEL rents 160 acres of land here, and has it under a fine state of cultivation.

COX, R. J.
Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Grinnell; born Aug. 31, 1840, in Morgan Co., Illinois; came to this county in 1848. Owns 263 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Democrat in politics. His wife, Milly ANTLE, born in the same county. They married Jan., 1865; their children are Mary E., born Dec. 31, 1866; William P., born Feb. 15, 1868. Mr. COX's farm in under a high state of cultivation.

DAVIS, Edward; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Grinnell.

DAY, H. H.; Farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Grinnell.

DECATEUR, Wm.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Grinnell.

DEVINING, John; Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Grinnell.

DICKSON, Calvin
Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Grinnell; born in Ohio, July 19, 1841, and came to this county Sept., 1856. Owns 270 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. He is a member of the Methodist Church; politics, Greenbacker. He married Mary Elizabeth in1860; their children's names are William M., Mary E. Married second wife, Sarah Ellen CARSON in 1870; names of children are Dora E., Della D. Mr. DICKSON has been Township Trustee and Road Supervisor.

DOWNS, E. W.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Grinnell.

DUNWOODY, J. B.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Kellogg.

ELLIOTT, Elisha; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Grinnell.

ELLIOTT, Geo.; Farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Grinnell.

ELLIOTT, Jas.; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Grinnell.

ELMIRE, Fred; Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Grinnell.

FOREMAN, P. E.; Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Grinnell.

FOX, V. G.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Grinnell.

GAY, Henry; Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Grinnell.

GIBBS, Eleazer W.
Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Kellogg; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., on the 15th of May, 1827; came to this county in 1865; he owns eighty acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Republican in politics. His wife, Martha J. CLAWSON, was born in 1836, in Tippecanoe Co., Ind.; were married Dec. 13, 1858. She is a member of the Christian Church. Have four children-Charles W., born June 16, 1860; Anna Laura Lula Belle, born Feb. 20, 1869; Beulah Lillian, born Dec. 13, 1872; Ensyl T., born Dec. 20, 1876.

GILL, W. F.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Kellogg.

GILLISPIE, A. D.; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Grinnell.

GILLISPIE, V.; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Grinnell.

HAGGARD, H. F; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Kellogg.

HAMILTON, E.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Grinnell.

HAMMETT, A. L.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Kellogg.

HARDER, H.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Kellogg.

HAYNES, John; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Grinnell.

HOISINGTON, A.; Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Grinnell.

HATEH, Storekeeper; Sec. 24; P. O. Grinnell.

HEDGES, C. C.

HEDGES, J.

HEDGES, S. Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Grinnell.

HOTCHKIN, John
Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Grinnell; was born Aug. 6,1832, in Lincolnshire, England, and came to this country in 1850, and to this county in 1870; owns 180 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. His wife, Rose Ann was born Oct. 31, 1834; married March 31, 1855; children-Martha Ann, born April 4, 1856; John Henry, born Dec. 11, 1857; Charles A. and William W. (twins), born Aug. 31, 1861; Rose H., born Oct. 31, 1864; Elizabeth L., born Feb. 15, 1867; Philip E., born May 25, 1869; James Alfred, born May 11, 1871. Mr. HOTCHKIN is a good, industrious farmer and well educated.

HOWARD, B.

HOWELL, S. P.; Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Grinnell.

HOWEL, R.; Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Grinnell.

HURT, J. L.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Kellogg.

JOHNSON, J. R.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Grinnell.

JAPCKE, William
Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Kellogg; born in Mecklenburg Schwerin, Germany, Nov. 14, 1828; came to this country on 1857, and to this county in 1869; owns ninety-six acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. He is a member of the Lutheran Church. His wife, Louisa TIMM, was born in the same country in 1837; they were married April, 1864; have four children Henerette, born Dec. 26, 1865; Louisa, born Jan. 18, 1867; William, born Sept. 6, 1868, and Bettie, born March 26, 1871.

KEENAN, James; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Grinnell.

KEENAN, William
Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Grinnell; born in Ireland Oct. 1, 1835; came to this country in 1852, and located in this county in 1863; owns 180 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. His wife, Margaret MARCOOT, was born in Clintonville, Clinton Co., N. Y., Jan., 1846. Mr. KEENAN is a very industrious and enterprising man, and has traveled over considerable of this country.

KENNEDY, M.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Grinnell.

KOBLER, C.; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Kellogg.

KOGER, J.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Grinnell.

LACKEY, J.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Grinnell.

LAGRANG, Wm.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Grinnell.

LEE, George
Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Grinnell; born in Macon Co., Ill., Aug. 9, 1839; came to this State in 1859, and located in Jasper Co. in 1877. Mary P. FORD, his first wife, had three children-Saphrona, born Oct. 8, 1867; R. D., March 18, 1869; Conway B., March 31, 1863. Married for his second wife, Elizabeth SHAW Dec. 25, 1877; she owns 60 ¼ acres of land, valued at $1,200; her children by a former marriage-Mary Jane, born Nov. 24, 1855; Frank F., April 19, 1859; George L., Oct. 16, 1863; James V., Nov. 11, 1869; Harriet E., May 31, 1871; Andrew J., Nov. 24, 1873. George LEE enlisted in the 18th I. V. I. In July, 1862; served three years; was in the battles of Springfield, Mo., Sugar Grove, Mo., Poison Springs, etc.

LEWIS, E. L.; Farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Grinnell.

LOVITT, John; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Kellogg.

LUDWICK, Jacob; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Grinnell.

McKITTRICK, James; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Grinnell.

McKITTRICK, John, Sr.; Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Grinnell.

MAHON, G. A.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Kellogg.

MASON, Louis F.
Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Grinnell; born in Centre Co., Penn., March 8, 1841; came to Jaser[sic] Co. in Aug., 1847; owns 506 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a Republican in politics. His wife, Jennie R. RHONE, was born in the same county Aug. 28, 1843. Married in 1865; their children are Verbena G., born Aug. 8, 1866; Robert S., June 24, 1870; Mary B., Nov. 21, 1874; Charles R., Sept. 23, 1877. Mr. MASON enlisted in the Union army Dec. 19, 1861, and served with the Army of the Potomac till the termination of the war, and was mustered out July 4, 1865. Mr. MASON does farming on an extensive scale, and is a very good business man, understanding farming in all its details.

MATTISON, P.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Grinnell.

MILLGATE, George
Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Grinnell; born in England in 1850; came to this country in 1871, and to this county in 1875; he owns eighty acres of land, valued at $10 per acre. He is a bachelor, and appears to be a very industrious young man.

MORGAN, C. H.; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Kellogg.

MORGAN, Jasper; Sec. 32; P. O. Grinnell.

MORGAN, John; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Grinnell.

MORGAN, W. J.; Farmer; Sec. 178 P. O. Kellogg.

MURRAY, Thomas
Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Grinnell; born in Scotland Nov. 13, 1845; came to this country in 1853, and to this county in 1876; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $40. He is a Republican in politics. Isabella Jane TURNBULL, his wife, was born in Stark Co., Ill., Dec. 10, 1849; were married Feb. 10, 1869; have three children-George A., born Feb. 18, 1870; Bertie, Oct. 20, 1874; William J., Dec. 8, 1876. Mr. MURRAY enlisted in Co. F, 124th Ill. V. I., Feb. 13, 1864; was at the siege of Spanish Fort thirteen days and nights, and in several battles. He has a fine farm, well-cultivated, and a pleasant home.

Note: Transcriber's note: Almost all other entries in this book give the value of land on a per acre basis, ranging from $20-45 per acre. It appears that the words "per acre" should have appeared after the $40 value listed for the land, but were accidentally left out in the original book.

NEWHALL, Joseph; Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Grinnell.

NORRIS, M. L.; Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Grinnell.

PARMLEY, A. T.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Grinnell.

PARMLEY, Braxton; Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Kellogg.

PARK, Albert V.
Farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Grinnell; born in Eastport, Me., Jan. 9, 1847; came o this county in 1862; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $45. He is a Congregationalist and Republican. His wife, Mary J. LUMLEY, was born in Iona, Canada, in 1855. Mr. PARK is an intelligent farmer and a good business man.

Note: Transcriber's note: Almost all other entries in this book give the value of land on a per acre basis, ranging from $20-45 per acre. It appears that the words "per acre" should have appeared after the $45 value listed for the land, but were accidentally left out in the original book.

PATTRICK, Andrew; Farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Grinnell.

PERKINS, W.; Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Kellogg.

PHIPPS, Eli; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Grinnell.

PIERCE, Joseph
Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Kellogg; born in Indiana Co., Penn., Dec. 17, 1825; owns 227 acres of land, valued at $30; came to this county in 1867. His first wife, Barbara Etta ANDERSON; they were married Feb. 10,1848; had three children-Garrett, born Feb. 10, 1849; William A., July 15, 1851; Hannah J., Feb. 8, 1854. Married second wife, Ruth MILLER; she was born June 26, 1833; married Nov. 13, 1855; children-James Miller, Oct. 23, 1863; Sherman, July 5, 1867; Jacob, Oct. 14, 1868; Henrietta, Sept. 13, 1871; Jemima, Nov. 7, 1872; Robert, April 29, 1878.

Note: Transcriber's note: Almost all other entries in this book give the value of land on a per acre basis, ranging from $20-45 per acre. It appears that the words "per acre" should have appeared after the $30 value listed for the land, but were accidentally left out in the original book.

POFFIM, W. H.; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Grinnell.

POWERS, S. John; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Kellogg.

POWERS, S. B.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Kellogg.

RICE, Edward; Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Grinnell.

RALF, William
Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Grinnell; born in Kent, England, Jan. 8, 1832; came to this country at 18 years of age, and came to this county in 1868. His wife Mary GAUGHRAN, born in the county of Meath, Ireland, in 1829. She owns 160 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. They were married in1855; their children are John W., born January 8, 1856; William N., born July 31, 1858; Henry, born Sept. 7, 1861.

RICE, Austin; Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Kellogg; born in Worcester, Mass., Sept. 21,1825; came to this county in 1868. Owns eighty acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. His wife, Clarissa CLARK, was born in the same place, April, 1832. Married in 1849; they have nine children, Ellen, Emma, John, Frank, Lucy, Carrie, George, Charles, William.

ROWLAND, Wm.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Kellogg.

RUSH, J. L. S.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Kellogg.

SHILL, D. V.; Farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Kellogg.

SHILL, Jacob F.
Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Kellogg; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Dec. 25, 1836; came to this county in 1855. Owns 280 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Emila Jane TREASE, his wife, born in Tennessee, May 19, 1866; have eight children-Roxana, Joseph L., Iola, Marinda A., Mary E., William S., John Wesley, Edith L.

SHILL, W. R.; Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Kellogg.

SHOEMAKER, C. T.; Storekeeper; Sec. 29; P. O. Kellogg.

SHOWNEY, Daniel; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Grinnell.

STUART, J. N.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Kellogg.

STULL, Alonzo; Farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Grinnell.

SULLENS, F. M.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Kellogg.

TOMLINSON, G. W.; Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Kellogg.

TURNER, O. J.
Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Grinnell; born in Wayne Co., Ky., April 23, 1840, and came to this county in 1868; owns 122 acres of land, valued at $25. Elizabeth RICE, his wife, was born in the same county Nov. 2, 1846;were married in 1870; have two children-Eben C., born July 31, 1872; George W., Nov. 15, 1875. Mr. TURNER is a very industrious man and is well educated.

TUPPER, M. H.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Kellogg.

TURNBULL, William M.
Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Grinnell; born in Scotland April 20, 1848; came to this country in 1849, and to this county in 1876; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. His wife, Margaret G. TURNBULL, was born Aug. 30, 1853; married Feb. 14, 1876; Bertha L., born Dec. 30,1877. Mr. TURNBULL is Justice of the Peace.

VANMETER, J.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Grinnell.

VANMETER, M.C.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Grinnell.

VOSS, P. R. M.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Grinnell.

WHEELER, B. J.; Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Grinnell.

WILLIAMS, W. C.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Grinnell.

WILTAMUTH, George E.
Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Grinnell; born Sept. 10, 1851, in Hampton Tp., Rock Island Co., Ill.; came to this county in March, 1876, and rents 140 acres of land. His wife, Mary Jane VANDERVEER, was born March 14, 1858, in Poweshiek Co., Iowa; they have two children-David, born Nov. 20, 1876, and Clara, Jan. 24, 1878.

WELCH, J. M.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Kellogg.

WOLF, Eli; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Kellogg.

WOLF, H. E.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Kellogg.

YOUNG, A. B.; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Kellogg.

YOUNG, E.; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Kellogg.

YOUNG, M. J.; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Kellogg.

YOUNG, N.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Grinnell.

YOUNG, Nicholas
Farmer; P. O. Grinnell; born Sept. 24, 1825, and located in this Co. in 1868; owns 330 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. His wife, Margaret Ann PETTY, was born Feb. 27, 1828; they were married in 1850; have four children-Josephine, born Aug. 18, 1852; William, born Feb. 17, 1855; Mary, born April 29, 1858; Charles, born Feb. 21, 1860.