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    The HON. E. W. TATLOCK, prominent as an attorney, and now residing in Wapello, was born on the 25th day of March, 1843, in Davis County, Iowa. He was the second of four children, whose parents were Miles Tatlock and Catharine Cameron. His father was an early settler of Davis County; was remarkable for piety and intelligence, and latterly in life was a judge of the Probate Curt of Davis County. He died in the year 1855.

    The education of the subject of this sketch was very liberal, and the latter portion of his literary reading was obtained at Troy Academy. It is highly probable that his literary culture would have been continued at the higher institutions of our country, but the events of the civil war engaged his attention, and in July 1861 he enlisted in the 3rd Iowa Cavalry, and with this regiment served till August, 1865, returning home as 2d Lieutenant. In the year 1865, he began the reading of law under the supervision of Gen. J. B. Weaver, of Bloomfield, in this state, one of the prominent jurists of this state, and was admitted to the bar in 1867. In 1866, he was elected Clerk of the District Court of Davis County, and in 1869 moved to this county and began the practice of law in Wapello. He has resided in Wapello ever since, and has attained the rank of one of the first lawyers of the county. The firm of Bird & Tatlock, attorneys at Wapello, have perhaps the largest practice as successful and enterprising lawyers of any firm in the county. Their practice extends into the higher courts, and embraces all litigation, both civil and criminal. In 1867.

    Mr. Tatlock was united in marriage to Susan Elliott, a native of Pennsylvania, and a lady whose family has furnished to the cause of religion the renowned Dr. Elliott, so well-known in America and the British Isles by his writings on religious subjects. In 1869, he lost his first wife. In 1870, he was united in marriage to Alzina Kremer, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Ziba Kremer, a prominent settler of this county, and now residing near Columbus City. Politically, Mr. Tatlock is a strong republican; cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. Religiously, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially, he is very modest, and is evidently devoid of all sinister motives. His social style is cool and collected, and indicates to the keen observer a mind of shrewdness and penetration.