Johnson County, Iowa

People of Johnson County

Names of Early Settlers 

1837 - 1839

NAMES OF EARLY SETTLERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY

In the year 1837, the following persons were living in Johnson County:

Philip ClarkJohn A. & Elizabeth CainStephen Chase
Wheten Chase & wifeHenry EarhartJacob & Nancy Earhart
John EarhartHenry FelknerJonathan & Sybil Harris
Pleasant & Hannah HarrisWm. M. HarrisGeorge W. & Lucinda Hawkins
John KiteIsaac W. Leash & wifeWilliam & Betsy Massey
Samuel B. MoulhollandEli MyersDaniel Odell
Andrew D. StephenWm. SturgisEli Summy
Samuel C. TrowbridgeJohn TroutJoseph Walker
Samuel WalkerWilliam WilsonMrs. M. J. Kirkpatrick
Patrick &  Mary SmithDavid & Annie SwitzerEphraim & Elizabeth Welch
David & Lydia SweetSylvanus Johnson

In the year 1838, the following persons settled in the county:

Allen Baxter & wifeJames BuchananPeter Crum
John Egan & wifeJoseph EganNathaniel Fellows & wife
John Gailor & wifeJohn Garner & wifeI. P. Hamilton
Yale Hamilton & familyGreen Hill & wifeWm. Jones
Wm. Kelso & wifeHarmon KnightJesse McCart
Samuel H. McCroryJames McGruderBenj. Miller & wife
John Morford & wifeWm. MorfordAsby D. Packard
Mrs. Ralston & familyHenry RidoutBenjamin & Mary Ritter
John Royal & wifeElias Secor & wifeJames Smith & wife
Jacob Y. StoverJeremiah StoverJoseh Stover & wife
John A. Street and wifeSalem TaylorRobt. Walker & wife
Abner WolcottStrawder & Hannah DeVaultCharles & Hannah DeVault
William Fry & wifeJohn KelsoWm. Kelso
Allen C. & Nancy Sutiff

In the year 1839, the following persons settled in the county:

Alexander Abel & wifeJohn D. AbelE. M. Adams
Moses AdamAsaph AllenCharles Allen
William AltGeorge T & Rose AndrewsAbner Arrowsmith & wife
Asa BaileyJesse BerryCharles H. Berryhill
Isaac BowenC. C. BrownE. A. Brown
P. C. Brown & wifeStephen BrownThos. B. Brown
Wm. Brown & wifeChristopher H. Buck & wifeJohn J. Burge & wife
Walter & Elizabeth ButlerBenjamin CoeWm. D. Cannon & wife
James Cavanugh & wifeAddison ChapmanJoseph Coe & wife
Sylvester CoeCapt. John & Hannah CoeJohn G. Coleman & wife
Samuel Conlogue & wifeCharles Connelly & wifePresley Connelly
Sinnus ConnellyJosiah Crawford & wifeMordecai Cooper & mother
Allison DavisEwing DavidJosiah Davis & wife
McPherson Davis & wifeBryan DennisIsaac V. Dennis
Mrs. M. A. DennisAlonzo Dennison & wifeGeorge Dennison
Joseph DennisEben Douglass & wifeJames Douglass & wife
Luke DouglassJoel DowellCharles Drury
Elihu Duell & wifeWm. Dupont & wifeValentine Fackler & wife
Wm. B. FordCharles FosterEdward Foster & wife
Jacob Fry & wifeJames F. HanbyMartin Harliss & wife
Sanford Harned & wifeHenry Hart & wifeJonas Hartman
G. Hartsock & wifeJames M. & Martha HawkinsJohn & Martha Hawkins
John N. Headley & wifeHenry HerringWenzel Hummer & wife
Elijah HurleyRobt. HutchinsonFrederick M. Irish
Leonard Jewett & wifeCharles Jones & wifeHamilton E. Kerr
Josiah Lyman & wifeJohn MatthewsRobert Matthews & wife
Samuel McClure & wifeIsaac McCorkle & wifeA. T. McElwaine
Jesse B. McGrewRobt McKeeJohn Morris
D. Henry MurrayHenry NicholsonJehiel Parks & wife
John Parrott & wifeThomas B. Prague & wifeCotton T & Fanny Pratt
Cyrus SandersI. N. Sanders & wifeJames & Elizabeth Sehorn
John ShoupD. D. SmithJohn Smith
William SmithWm. B. & Mary Ann SnyderJohn Sprague & wife
Samuel Sprague & wifeWarren Spurrier & wifeWarren Stiles & wife
Jacob H Stover & wifeA. C. Sutliff & wifeChauncey & Dolly Swan
Benj. SwisherMathew & Salome TenEickFrancis Thompson & wife
Samuel E. Trotter & wifeHenry A. Usher & wifeWilliam & Sally Ward
James S. WilkinsonJohn WittisonDavid Wray & wife
J. G. BrownE. A. BrownJonas Hartman
Benj. HornerMorgan RenoJohn R. Van Fleet
John N. HeadleySam'l HustonHenry Springmeyer
Spicer JonesArchibald GillilandDavid Henry
John KempStephen B. & Margaret Gardner

Source: The Iowa Citizen, Iowa City, IA, 27 Sep 1903, Pg 3; Written by Gil. R. Irish, Article XLI



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