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         JOHN B. McCULLOUGH, dealer in lumber and building material at Wapello, Iowa, was born in Rush County, Ind., April 28, 1828, and is a son of Simeon and Mary (Snyder) McCullough, who were natives of Fleming County, Ky., and who removed to Indiana in early life. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received a common-school education. In his native county, on the 31st of January, 1851, he led to the marriage altar Miss Margaret Wright, who was born in Indiana, and is a daughter of Silas M. Wright. Four children were born of this union, and three lived to mourn the death of the mother, which occurred Nov. 13, 1870. The eldest child, Mary, is the wife of U. Z. Gilmer, of Miles, Iowa; William W. married Miss Cora Shaw, and resides at Monmouth, Ill.; Silas S. died in 1863, aged one year and three months; Thomas G. resides at Monmouth, Ill., and . . .

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. . . is engaged in the lumber business for his brother William W.

Mr. McCullough was engaged in farming and surveying in Indiana, and served as County Surveyor of Rush County for four years, beginning in 1852. In January, 1856, he settled in Grand County, Ind., on a new farm, and improved it, and resided there eight years. In the fall of 1864 he removed to Warren County, Ill., where he was engaged in farming until 1872, when he began merchandising at Monmouth. He was elected Surveyor of Warren County in 1872, and served four years. On the 23rd of October, 1872, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Davison, daughter of Mark Davison, a prominent farmer and banker of Wapello. Mrs. McCullough was born in Washington County, Ind., and came to Louisa County, Iowa, with her parents when a child, her parents being among the earliest settlers. Two children graced their union, a son and a daughter, Roy D., and Cora B., who died at the age of six years.

In August, 1878, Mr. McCullough removed with his family to York County, Neb., where he was engaged in farming until 1881, and then came to Wapello, embarking in the lumber business, which he has carried on continuously since. Mr. McCullough has been an earnest Republican since the war began, is in sympathy with the temperance cause, and has been a member of the Good Templars for many years. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and are highly respected.