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The Fairfield Weekly Ledger |
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May 7, 1868
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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
Transcribed by: Joey Stark
Note: Typographical errors (followed by [sic]) and spelling variations in names in this document are intentional and reflect the actual newspaper articles. Transcriber’s notes are occasionally included and are indicated with [Ed. note:….]. Surnames shown here are in UPPER CASE for easy location; not rendered as such in the newspapers.
May 7, 1868
Delegates to Soldiers’
Convention
---The Soldiers of Jefferson County, on last Saturday, appointed
the following persons to represent Jefferson County in the Soldiers’ State
Convention which was held at Des Moines yesterday: Capt. J. T. McCULLOUGH,
Maj. A. R. PIERCE, D. B. MILLER, L. UNKRICH, Capt. B. F. CRAIL, Jos. ENNIS,
Capt. W. K. ALEXANDER, L. M. PRATT, R. N. HALL, Capt. M. W. FOREST.
Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town lots in Jefferson county, have been placed on record at the Recorder’s office for the week ending May 4, 1868.
Abraham HERMON from J. D. CRAIL and others, 120 acres in Fairfield
township. Deed dated April 4, 1868. $3,000 00
J. B. DUNLAP from D. R. DUNLAP, his interest in 20 acres in Lockridge
township. Deed dated April 6, 1868. 100 00
David ROBERTS from B. C. ARTBOIN and wife, 40 acres in Locust Grove
township. Deed dated May 14, 1856. 100 00
Charles GIFT from Catherine GIFT and others, their interest in 60
acres in Cedar township. Deed dated April 14, 1868. 337 50
William DOUGLAS from Nicholas JOHNSON and wife, 388 acres in Fairfield
township. Deed dated February 22, 1868. 11,000 00
Catherine SCHLIEF from Zachariah ZINKS and wife, 80 acres in Fairfield
township. Deed dated April 30, 1868. 2,560 00
Marriages
---April 30, 1868, by Archer GREEN, J. P., Mr. Lewis E. COURTNEY and Elizabeth E, ESCHELMAN, all of this county.
---April 16, 1868, by Rev. G. P. BERGEN, Mr. Daniel W. CARTER and Miss Jane POLLOCK, at the residence of the bride’s father.
---April 7, 1868, by Rev. G. P. BERGEN at the residence of the bride, Mr. James H. LOGAN and Miss Nancy J. McCOY.
---April 30, 1868, by Thomas MORGAN, County Judge, at the residence of the bride, Mr. Charles KYLE and Mrs. Zelina RISTINE, all of this county.
---April 23, 1868, at the residence of Wm. TEMPLETON, by Rev. J. A. WILSON, Mr. Loman BLACK and Miss Sarah J. HENRY, all of this county.