LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA |
Transcribed by Lynn McCleary February 28, 2020
Explanation – The date following a name indicates the length of time the party has been a resident in the county. The abbreviations are as follows: S. for Section, T. for Township, R. for Range, P O, for Post-office address. Where no Section Number of Township is given, it will be understood that the party resides within the limits of the village or city named, and, in such cases, the post-office address is the same as the place of residence, unless otherwise stated.
Surname | Given Name | Occupation | Section | Twp. | Range | Post-office | Residence | Came Here |
Ackenborn | John | Farming & Stock | 21 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Newport | 1890 | |
Anderson | E. R. | Farming & Stock | 11 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1859 | |
Anderson | O. C. | Farming & Stock | 2 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1882 | |
Aringdale | Charles | Farming & Stock | 14 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1882 | |
Ballard | Martha J. | Farming & Stock | New Boston, Illinois | |||||
Beatty | James Q. | Farming , Market Gardening & Stock Raising | 9 | 75 | 2 | P. O. Fruitland | 1851 | |
Beck | William | President Exchange Bank | Morning Sun | 1848 | ||||
Beik | George | Farming & Stock, School Director | 34 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Grandview | ||
Beik | Lewis | Farming & Stock, School Director | 34 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Grandview | ||
Bemis | E. L. | Farming & Stock | 35 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Winfield | 1853 | |
Bennett | J. N. | Farming & Stock | 11 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Letts | 1870 | |
Billick | T. J. | Farming & Stock | 13 | 76 | 5 | P. O. Conesville | 1855 | |
Blanchard | H. E. | Drugs & Medicines | Wapello | |||||
Blankenhorn | D. | Farming & Stock | 14 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Letts | 1864 | |
Brown | Benjamin | Farming & Stock | 13 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Wapello | 1881 | |
Brownfield | J. E. | Livery, Sale & Feed Stables | Morning Sun | 1876 | ||||
Buffington | P. C. | Farming & Stock | 24 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1837 | |
Buffingham | S. A. | Farming & Stock | 25 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1848 | |
Campbell | Rev. D. J. | Clergyman | 25 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1861 | |
Cannon | J. R. | Farming & Stock | 29 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Wyman | 1854 | |
Carpenter | C. A. | Attorney at Law | Columbus Junctiion | 1864 | ||||
Carpenter | Cyril, Sr. | Farming & Stock | 36 | 76 | 5 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1840 | |
Carpenter | Cyril | Livery, Sale & Feed Stables | Columbus Junctiion | 1878 | ||||
Cavanaugh | G. W. | Farming & Stock | 4 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1883 | |
Christie & Walker | Real Estate | Wapello | ||||||
Churchman | Helen M. | Farming & Stock | 4 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Cairo | 1869 | |
Cocklin | Clint | Farming & Stock, School Director | 36 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Grandview | ||
Coleman | Clark F. | Farming & Stock | 8 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1873 | |
Coleman | D. F. | Farming & Stock | 8 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1847 | |
Collins | J. H. | Director District No. 2 | Letts | |||||
Commercial Bank | General Banking, J. Davison, Cashier | Wapello | ||||||
Conkling | E. B. | Farmiming & Stock | 28 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Elrick | 1898 | |
Cornelius | Miss Nora | Abstractor | 28 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | ||
Cotter | Richard | Farming & Stock | 36 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Cairo | 1863 | |
Cotton | W. H. | Cashier Wapello State Savings Bank | Wapello | 1890 | ||||
Courtney | Frank | Farming & Stock | 6 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Wapello | 1886 | |
Courtney | Michael | Farming & Stock | 5 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Wapello | 1836 | |
Courts & Curran | Attorneys at Law | Morning Sun | ||||||
Courts | Frank | Attorney at Law | Morning Sun | 1879 | ||||
Coder | N. G. & Sons | Farm Implements & Insurance | Letts | 1866 | ||||
Creighton | Hugh L. | Notary Public & Real Estate | Oakville | 1837 | ||||
Crow | J. R. | Farming & Stock | 19 | 74 | 2 | P. O. Wapello | 1847 | |
Cummings | James | Farming & Stock | 6 | 73 | 4 | P. O. March | 1841 | |
Curran | Herbert F. | Attorney at Law | Morning Sun | 1870 | ||||
Curtis | E. S. | Farming & Stock | 22 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Fredonia | 1854 | |
Davidson | T. L. | Farming & Stock | 2 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Bard | 1895 | |
Davis | Edward E. | Faring & Stock | 16 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Wyman | 1852 | |
Davis | Evan H. | Farming & Stock | 19 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Wyman | 1867 | |
Davis | George W. | Farming & Stock | 24 | 76 | 5 | P. O. Conesville | 1864 | |
Davison | J. | Cashier Commercial Bank | Wapello | |||||
Dickerson | L. | Farming & Stock | 2 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Letts | 1859 | |
Donaldson | C. M. | County Superintendent | Wapello | |||||
Dotson | G. W. | Farming & Stock | 34 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Newport | 1860 | |
Dowson | Robson | Farming & Stock | 15 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Fredonia | 1858 | |
Duncan | John K. | Insurance | Oakville | 1898 | ||||
Duncan | Samuel | Farming & Stock | 7 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Cotter | 1842 | |
Dunham | E. I. | Drugs & Medicine | Oakville | 1898 | ||||
Dunham | William W. | Farming & Stock | 21 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Wyman | 1867 | |
Dunkin | W. E. | Farming & Stock | 11 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1892 | |
Dunn | T. G. | Retired | Wyman | 1854 | ||||
Dutton | Fred D. | Stock Feeding & Dealings | 15 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Oakville | 1898 | |
Dutton | J. N. | Stock Feeding & Dealings | Mt. Pleasant | |||||
Edmondson | R. F. | Farming & Stock | 9 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1892 | |
Eliason | Charles | (Reaney & Eliason) Lumber Dealer | Columbus Junctiion | 1894 | ||||
Erwin | A. D. | Farming & Stock | 8 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1878 | |
Erwin | James T. | Toolsboro | 1873 | |||||
Erwin | S. T. | Farming & Stock | 4 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1847 | |
Estle | Charles | Farming & Stock | 3 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Letts | 1888 | |
Eversmeyer | E. H. | Farming & Stock | 19 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Letts | 1888 | |
Exchange Bank | (Beck & McClurkin) General Banking | Morning Sun | ||||||
Fields | H. M. | Blacksmithing & General Repairing | Wyman | 1896 | ||||
Finley | S. S. | Farming & Stock | 23 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1869 | |
Foster | Owen L. | Farming & Stock | 1 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Letts | 1861 | |
Frerichs | H. | Blacksmithing & General Repairing | Cairo | 1884 | ||||
Furnas | S. B. | Farming & Stock | 5 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Letts | 1885 | |
Garrett | H. W. | Farming & Stock | 18 | 74 | 2 | P. O. Wapello | 1862 | |
Garrett | Robert M. | Farming & Stock | 28 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1859 | |
Graham | Hugh L. | Real Estate Loans, Ranches a Specialty | Grandview | |||||
Gray | Wm. H. | (Gray & Tucker) Attorney at Law | Columbus Junctiion | 1854 | ||||
Gregory | Mrs. H. E. | Farming & Stock | 23 | 72 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1895 | |
Grimes | W. S. | President of School Board | Wapello | |||||
Grosjean | X. | Farming & Dairy | 12 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Fruitland | 1876 | |
Haas | Peter | Farming & Stock | 25 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Grandview | 1853 | |
Haight | Jas. H. | Farming & Stock | 25 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Oakville | 1892 | |
Hale & Hale | Attorneys at Law | Wapello | ||||||
Hall | G. R. | Postmaster & General Merchant | Oakville | 1863 | ||||
Hamilton | D. D. | Farming & Stock | 11 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1850 | |
Hanft | M. D. | Farming & Stock | 5 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1884 | |
Harris | C. S. | Farming & Stock | 8 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1897 | |
Hawkins | P. G. | Editor & Publisher | Wapello | |||||
Hayes | E. O. | Carpenter and Farmer | Toolsboro | 1866 | ||||
Hayes | Hiram F. | Farming & Stock | Toolsboro | 1872 | ||||
Hayes | J. M. | Farming & Stock | Toolsboro | 1864 | ||||
Hayes | John O. | Farming & Stock | 14 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1856 | |
Hayes | Jon | Retired | Toolsboro | 1849 | ||||
Hayes | Margaret M. | Toolsboro | 1835 (April 3) | |||||
Heins | J. F. | Farming & Stock | 7 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1851 | |
Hendrix | N. T. | Druggist (Pharmacy Commissioner) | Columbus Junctiion | 1890 | ||||
Helmick | Mrs. M. E. | Farming & Stock | 14 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1874 | |
Helt | John | Farming & Stock | 32 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1889 | |
Hewitt | C. F. | Farming & Stock | 31 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1859 | |
Hicklin | Ed. | County Clerk | Wapello | |||||
Higbee | James | Farming & Stock | 19 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Marsh | 1836 | |
Higley | Dr. D. J. | Physician & Druggist | Grandview | 1887 | ||||
Hill | Geo. W. | Farming & Stock | 19 | 74 | 4 | P. O. ColumbusCity | 1857 | |
Hiller | M. W. | Farming & Teaching | 9 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1881 | |
Hoffman | W. | Attorney at Law | Muscatine | 1872 | ||||
Holiday | Hon. J. F.. | General Merchant (Representative 23d & 24th G.n. Assembly) | Morning Sun | 1876 | ||||
Howard | E. L. | Farming & Stock | 15 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1891 | |
Hughes | David R. | Farming & Stock | 29 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Cotter | 1874 | |
Hunter | M. | Mutuall Fire & Life Insurance | Grandview | 1859 | ||||
Hutchison | Mrs. Nancy H. | Farming & Stock | 22 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Wyman | 1843 | |
Ives | C. J. | County Auditor | Wapello | |||||
Jacobs | T. M. | Farming & Stock | 2 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Bard | 1892 | |
Jamieson | W. D. | Editior, "Gazette" | 16 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1894 | |
Jamison | I. M. | Farming & Stock | 16 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Newport | 1865 | |
Jamison | O. B. | Farming & Stock | 27 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Newport | 1861 | |
Jamison | T. G. | Farming & Stock | 25 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Newport | 1835 | |
Jennings | Alvin W. | Farming & Stock | 24 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1858 | |
Johnston | N. M. | Farming & Stock | 5 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Columbus City | 1868 | |
Johnston | R. S. | Secretary Columbus Junction Dist. Fair Association | Columbus City | 1847 | ||||
Keck Bros. | Furniture & Undertaking, Groceries & Queenware | Wapello | ||||||
Keiser | J. F. | Farming & Stock | 14 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Bard | 1894 | |
Keiter | G. R. | Capitalist | Wapello | |||||
Kemper | Chas. | Farming & Stock | 20 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | ||
Kemper | G. | Farming & Stock | 8 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Wapello | 1894 | |
Klotz | T. J. | Farming & Stock | 16 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1866 | |
Knight | Stephen | Farming & Stock | 7 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1850 | |
Kremer | W. S. | County Surveyor | Wapello | |||||
Lacey | E. R. | Cashier Louisa County National Bank | Columbus Junctiion | 1858 | ||||
Latta | J. K. | Editor & Publisher | Morning Sun | 1875 | ||||
Letts | H. M. | Farming & Stock | Columbus Junctiion | 1857 | ||||
Letts | Jas. H. | Farming & Stock | 13 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Letts | 1855 | |
Letts | Noah R. | Farming & Stock (Saddle Horses a Specialty) | 20 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Letts | 1861 | |
Letts | W. H. | Postmaster | Columbus Junctiion | 1854 | ||||
Lieberknecht | Benj. | Farming & Stock | 16 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Grandview | 1859 | |
Lieberknecht | Henry | Farming & Stock | 4 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Letts | 1852 | |
Lieberknecht | Jacob | Farming & Stock | 25 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Letts | 1850 | |
Lieberknecht | Lewis | Farming & Stock | 14 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Grandview | 1856 | |
Lieberknecht | William | Farming & Stock | 8 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Letts | 1856 | |
Littrel | S. W. | Livery, Sale & Feed Stables | Grandview | 1889 | ||||
Loan | L. W. | Livery, Sale & Feed Stables | Wapello | |||||
Loan | W. L. | Livery, Sale & Feed Stables | Wapello | 1896 | ||||
Lowe | Geo. B. | Farming & Stock | 4 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Letts | 1861 | |
Lowe | W. B. | Farming & Stock | 4 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Fredonia | ||
Luckey | Joshua | Farming & Stock | 18 | 76 | 5 | P. O. Bethel | 1853 | |
Maffitt | J. Lloyd | Real Estate | Wapello | 1886 | ||||
Marshall | Wm. H. | Farming & Stock | 15 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1842 | |
Mathews | H. N. | Farming & Stock | 22 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1842 | |
McConnell | R. F. | County Treasurer | Wapello | |||||
McDill | C. R. | Farming & Stock | 13 & 14 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1861 | |
McDill | Geo. R. | Farming & Stock | 11 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Wapello | 1867 | |
McDill | Will. | Farming & Stock | 11 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1858 | |
McKay | N. W. | Abstracts | Wapello | |||||
McKinley & Vertrees | Hardware, Tinware, Stoves, Implements, Carriages, Bicycles, Paints & Oils, Pumps & Windmills | Morning Sun | 1870 | |||||
McVay | P. T. | Attorney at Law | Letts | |||||
Metzger | Isbon | Farming & Stock | 27 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Winfield | 1857 | |
Metzger | Nathan | Farming & Stock | 34 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Winfield | 1868 | |
Molsberry | F. M. | Attorney at Law | Columbus Junctiion | 1892 | ||||
Morse | J. G. | Farming & Stock | 11 | 76 | 5 | P. O. Conesville | 1853 | |
Mosier | C. L. | Farming & Stock | 10 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1852 | |
Mosier | Geo. H. | Retired Merchant | Toolsboro | 1852 | ||||
Munshower | Dan. C. | Farming & Stock | 20 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Marsh | 1877 | |
Newell | R. W. | Farming & Stock | 24 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1850 | |
Newell | Thos. | Farming & Stock | 22 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Fredonia | 1847 | |
Oats | John W. | Farming & Stock | 8 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1850 | |
Ochiltree | T. J. | Coal Dealer & Grain Buyer for Beck & McClurkin | Morning Sun | 1843 | ||||
Orr | Francis N. | Farming & Stock | 10 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1864 | |
Parsons | Abe | Farming & Stock | 11 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Oakville | 1861 | |
Parsons | A. H. | Farming & Stock | 11 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1867 | |
Parsons | Mary E. | 11 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1852 | ||
Parsons | Mary A. | School teaching | 9 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Oakville | 1836 | |
Parsons | Thompson M. | Ex-Supervisor | 23 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Oakville | 1836 | |
Peters | W. P. | Livery, Sale & Feed Stables | Wapello | |||||
Porter | I. T. | Farming & Stock | 22 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Wyman | 1855 | |
Price | Clint L. | Editor & Publisher | Wapello | |||||
Pritchard | Robert | Farming & Stock | 28 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Cotter | 1890 | |
Puffenberger | Elias | Blacksmithing & Farming | New Boston, Ill. | 1894 | ||||
Reaney | Robert J. | (Reaney & Eliason) Lumber, Lime & Coal | Columbus Junctiion | 1872 | ||||
Rees | John A. | Farming & Stock | 8 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1843 | |
Rees | J. M. | Farming & Stock | 17 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Wyman | 1849 | |
Rees | Rowland | Farming & Stock | 8 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1863 | |
Reiley | L. A. | Attorney at Law | Wapello | |||||
Rhoades | C. T. | Barber | Wapello | 1873 | ||||
Richards | Humphrey | Farming & Insurance | 29 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Cotter | 1871 | |
Richey | Jos. | Farming & Stock | 30 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Wyman | 1894 | |
Roberts | C. D. | General Merchandise | Marsh | 1872 | ||||
Rogers | Thos. | Farming & Stock | 12 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1897 | |
Schofield | G. W. | Farming & Stock, Assessor | 24 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1852 | |
Shipman | Peter O. | Farming & Stock | 30 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1858 | |
Shipman | Mrs. P. O. | 30 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1843 | ||
Silverthorn | W. A. | Furniture, Carpets, Curtains, Pictures, Etc. | Wapello | |||||
Siverly | I. S. | Farming & Stock | 12 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1839 | |
Skinner | J. G. | Retired | Columbus City | 1855 | ||||
Smith | Jacob | Farming & Stock, Auctioneer | 25 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1856 | |
Spitsnogle | John H. | Farming & Stock | 16 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Toolsboro | 1864 | |
Sprague | D. N. | Attorney at Law | Wapello | |||||
Stapp | J. J. | Farming & Stock | 16 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1856 | |
Stark | Thos. | Farming & Stock | 9 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Columbus City | 1894 | |
State Bank of Morning Sun | Banking. (Thos. McClement, President, J. F. Holiday, Vice President) | Morning Sun | ||||||
Stephens | John F. | Farming & Stock | 13 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1851 | |
Stone | Chas. E. | Secretary Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. and Farmer | 29 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1875 | |
Storkes Bros. & Co. | General Merchandise | Oakville | 1896 | |||||
Strawhacker | D. E. | Farming & Stock | 18 | 73 | 1 | P. O. Oakville | 1893 | |
Swan | W. A. | Farming & Stock | 4 | 73 | 3 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1898 | |
Taylor | Geo. W. | Farming & Stock | 12 | 73 | 4 | P. O. Morning Sun | 1868 | |
Taylor | G. W. | Photographer | Oakville | 1897 | ||||
Taylor | Mrs. C. A. | Millinery | Oakville | 1897 | ||||
Thompson | A. O. | Durgs & Medicines | Wapello | 1893 | ||||
Todd | O. S. | Editor "Safeguard" | Columbus Junctiion | 1864 | ||||
Tucker | Ezra B. | Attorney at Law | Columbus Junctiion | 1876 | ||||
Utter | Celestus | Farming & Stock | 23 | 75 | 4 | P. O. Letts | 1856 | |
Van Dyke | B. F. | Attorney at Law | Columbus Junctiion | 1884 | ||||
Van Horn | David P. | Farming & Stock | 19 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Cotter | 1868 | |
Van Kleek | Dr. Wyatt | Farmer & Physician | 2 | 75 | 5 | P. O. Columbus Junction | 1870 | |
Vertrees | J. L. | (McKinley & Vertrees) Hardware Merchant | Morning Sun | 1860 | ||||
Vibber | R. C. | General Merchandise | Grandview | 1857 | ||||
Wagner | C. P. | Undertaking & Farming | 21 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Grandview | 1866 | |
Walsinger | W. | Farming & Stock | 10 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Bard | 1888 | |
Waterhouse | Alice M. | 23 | 73 | 2 | P. O. Oakville | 1868 | ||
Weaver | H. O. | Attorney at Law | Wapello | |||||
Weber | H. A. | Clothing & Gents' Furnishing Goods | Wapello | 1863 | ||||
Weber | J. H. | Farming & Stock | 12 | 74 | 4 | P. O. Bard | 1857 | |
Werner | Christ | Farming & Stock | 21 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Grandview | 1880 | |
Westbrook | D. H. | Farming & Stock | 4 | 75 | 3 | P. O. Letts | 1866 | |
Whistler | E. J. | Editor "Review" | Letts | 1895 | ||||
Wiederrecht | Fred | Farming & Stock | 29 | 74 | 2 | P. O. Wapello | 1863 | |
Williamson | W. C. | Farming & Stock | 25 | 74 | 3 | P. O. Wapello | 1845 | |
Wilson Bros. | Livery, Sale & Feed Stables | Morning Sun | ||||||
Wright | Thos. E. | Farming & Stock | 13 | 74 | 5 | P. O. Columbus City | 1891 | |
Younkin | Dr. G. W. | Physician & Surgeon, County Coroner | Wapello | 1893 |