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- Campbell,
P. M., begun his mortal career the tenth day of April
1848, at Jackson, Michigan. When about a year old he emigrated
with his parents to Canada, returning to Michigan, however, at
about the age of twelve years, where he remained until 1865, when
he came to Iowa, stopping in Dallas county until 1870, in which
year he went to Missouri. In 1880 he return to Iowa, locating
this time at Malvern, Mills county. He attended the public
schools, and worked upon the farm; from which field of labor he
rose to more responsible positions. He has been in the employ of
the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad Company for the past
ten years, as an agent and telegraph operator, which position he
now occupies. In Salisbury, Missouri, October 24, 1871, he married
Miss Nora E. Ammerman. Two children make their household bright
and cheerful - Ray and Edwin Willie. He is a member of the Masonic
order.
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- Carter,
John, section 23, P.O. Glenwood; the grandson of a
revolutionary soldier, and a son of a soldier of the war of 1812;
he first saw the light of day, March 3, 1829, and Tennessee was
his birthplace. At a youthful age he moved with his parents to
Fayette county, Indiana. His time was spent until his eighteenth
year in agricultural pursuits, when he moved to Gentry county,
Missouri, remaining about nine years. After going to Monroe
county, this state, he came, in 1852, to Mills county. He
enlisted, in March 1862, in company B, Twenty-ninth Iowa infantry,
accompanied by his son, S.R., a lad of sixteen summers, and
participated in the fortunes of their regiment, a sketch of which
will be found elsewhere in this work. Mr. Carter was united in
marriage January 24, 1843, to Miss Amanda Thomson, of Gentry
county, Missouri, who died October 4, 1854. By this union they had
six children, three sons: S.R., E. B. and I. L.; three daughters:
Martha, Catharine and Sarah. He was again married September 13,
1855, to Mrs. McCoupin, of Indiana. This union has brought four
children: D.A., James, Ada M. and P. Mr. Carter is highly esteemed
by his neighbors, and is a member of the M. E. church. He owns a
fine farm, well stocked and nicely improved, on which is an
orchard of eight hundred trees.
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- Cary,
Abel, farmer, section 29, P.O. Hastings; born November 23,
1821, in Shelby county, Ohio. Moved with his parents to Delaware
county, Indiana, where he remained eleven years. In 1852 he came
to Mills County, Iowa, and located in the township where he now
resides. Was married March 31, 1844, to Elizabeth Stansberry, by
whom he was the father of eight children, five of whom are now
living: Melissa, Ezra, Emma, Viola and Effie. Mrs. Cary died April
25, 1873. Mr. C. was married a second time December 31, 1873, to
Mrs. Irena Hoyt, from whom he was divorced in September 1874. Was
married a third time November 23, 1874, to Mrs. Susanna Wheeler,
by whom he is the father of one child, Frank. Mr. Cary received
his education in the common schools. He has held the office of
county supervisor, and is discharging the duties of some of the
township officers the greater part of the time. He has been an
influential man in his neighborhood for many years.
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- Cattron,
James H., farmer, P.O. Glenwood; was born in Fulton
county, Illinois, in 1839, on the 5th day of September. While he
was yet a child his parents moved to Lafayette county, Missouri,
where he matured and was educated. In 1853 he came to this county,
thus becoming one of its early settlers. In 1868 he married Miss
Mary E. Buffington, by whom he is the father of two children:
Almira G. and Mary G. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cattron are members of the
M. E. Church. He owns a fine farm of one hundred and thirteen
acres.
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- Cheney,
Elihu, farmer and stock raiser, section 35, P.O. Emerson;
born March 20, 1852, in Stevenson county, Illinois, and in the
same year moved with his parents to Iowa, first locating in
Pottawattamie county. His parents then located near Glenwood,
Mills county. In 1862 he went with his parents to Utah Territory,
locating near Salt Lake City. In 1863 he returned to Mills county,
and his father again purchased the farm he had sold when he
emigrated to Utah. He remained with his parents working on the
farm in summer, attending school in the winter, until 1871. Was
married September 17, 1874, to Miss E. M. Giddings, a native of
Illinois. They are the parents of two children: Jessie, living and
Chas. deceased. In 1875 Mr. C. located on the farm where he now
lives. His farm consists of 160 acres, well improved.
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- Cheney,
Gilbert, farmer and stock-raiser, section 36, P.O. Emerson;
born March 8, 1854, in Mills county Iowa. In 1862 he went with his
parents to Utah Territory, and located near Salt Lake City. He
returned to Mills county, in 1863, and located near Glenwood,
where he grew to manhood. His youth was passed in working on the
farm during the summer season, and attending the common schools
during the winter months. He came to Indian Creek township in
1871. Was married in May 1878, to Sarah E. Snodgrass, a native of
Pennsylvania, born May 26, 1853. They have one child; Ira Nelson.
He owns a good farm of 200 acres, well improved.
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- Cheney,
Horace B., farmer and stock raiser, section 35, P.O.
Emerson; born April 24, 1850, in Stevenson county, Illinois. In
1852 he moved with his parents to Iowa, locating in Pottawattamie
county, and one year later they came to this county and located
near Glenwood. In 1862 he went to Utah locating near Salt Lake
City. In 1863 returned to Mills county, his father purchasing the
farm he sold previous to going to Utah. In 1865 he moved to
section 22 in Glenwood township, remaining there until 1871,
working on the farm in the summer season and attending the common
schools during the winter months. Was married January 8, __, to
Julia A. Giddings, a native of Illinois. On January 10, of the
same year, he located on the farm where he now resides, which then
consisted of eighty acres. He has since added three hundred and
twenty acres, which is well improved with a fine orchard and a
beautiful grove of cultivated timber.
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- Cilley,
Horatio G., lumber merchant, P.O. Glenwood. Mr. Cilley is a
native of South Deerfield, New Hampshire, where he was born
November 1, 1841. He received but a common school education, and
passed his early youth in farming. In 1863 he moved to Cleveland,
Ohio and engaged in the lumber business until 1871, when he became
a resident of Glenwood and engaged in his former business of
lumber merchant which he followed until 1879. Adding to this
business that of farming and stock raising. Mr. Cilley has proven
his energy and business capability. He is now the manager of the
Glenwood opera house, a fine structure of its kind, and with the
erection of which Mr. Cilley was closely identified. He was
married in 1868 to Miss Julia A. Harrington of Cleveland, Ohio. By
this marriage he has three children, one only, Horatio G., now
living. He is a man of influence and worth, a lover of nature, a
genial companion and thorough business man.
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- Clarkson,
A. B., P.O. Hillsdale; born in Franklin county, Indiana in
July 1835. When seven years of age he moved with his parents to
Henry county, Iowa where he received his education in the common
schools. In the spring of 1859 he went to Mahaska county, Iowa;
remained there about eight years, and returned to Henry county. He
came to Mills county in the fall of 1876. Was married in November,
1856 to Miss Barbara Hains, of Henry county, Iowa. They are the
parents of eight children: Mary E., Aaron F., John C., George L.,
Rosa J., Cora E., and Eva S. He is a kind father and a respected
member of society.
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- Clites,
Solomon, farmer, P.O. Imogene, Fremont county; is a native
of Bedford county, Pennsylvania, where he was born June 18, 1846.
When eight years of age he moved with his father's family to Blair
county, same state, remaining some twelve years. He then enlisted
in company F, 77th Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, and served for
ten months, or to the close of the war. His farm of ninety acres
is in section 36. He was married October 7, 1869, to Miss C.
Berger, a native of Pennsylvania; born June 22, 1848. They have
five children living: Sarah E., Isaac L., Anna B., Cora M. and
Florence O.
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- Coats,
W. M., grain dealer, P.O. Hillsdale; born in 1851, in
LaSalle county, Illinois. When one year old he went with his
parents to California, remaining there about ten years, when he
returned to Illinois, locating in Jackson county. He resided in
that county until he was 20 years of age. He received his
education in the schools of St. Louis, and the State Normal school
at Bloomington, Illinois. He came to this county in 1872. He was
for three years in the employ of J. F. Evans & Co.
grain dealers of Council Bluffs. In the fall of 1875 he formed a
partnership with his father-in-law, Hon. James Mickelwait, in the
grain business. They have built an elevator at Hillsdale, at a
cost of $5,000, which has a capacity of 15,000 bushels. He was
married in December 1874 to Miss Lizzie Mickelwait. They have one
child, Alma.
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- Cole,
Major George Emmet, justice of the peace and proprietor of
Eclipse hotel; was born in Dublin, Ireland, February 5, 1839, His
earlier education was received in the ordinary city schools, but
finished in the famous Trinity college. At an early age he entered
Woolwich military academy, and received the training of a soldier.
At twenty-one he entered the British army, to engage in the
Russian war, being enrolled as a lieutenant. He participated in
the battle of Sevastopol, and other important engagements. He was
sent, finally, on special duty to Greece, to remain five years. He
came to the United States in 1862, and June 2, of that year,
enlisted in the Second Massachusetts volunteer corps, and the rank
of adjutant was soon afterwards conferred on him. He was in the
battles of Kingston, Pittsburg, Richmond, Fort Fisher, Wilmington,
where for gallant conduct he was made a major, Fort Caswell,
Newberg, and many others. He was discharged September 3, 1865. In
1871 he located in Nebraska, and in 1874 became the warden of the
Nebraska state penitentiary, serving for two years; he then came
to Pacific Junction and has since resided here. His military
record is doubtless the brightest in the county, since he is the
hero of two wars. He is a gentleman of culture and ability, a
member of the M. E. church, and an active, enterprising man.
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- Colwell,
J. P., P. O. Glenwood; is a native Iowan, and was born in
July, 1844, in Wapello county, where he remained twelve years,
when he came to this county, settling in Glenwood, his father
having died twelve years previous. Here he engaged in teaming and
in the harness business, and for six seasons was engaged in
hauling goods from the Missouri river to the mountains. He was
united in marriage to his wife, Jane, in November, 1874. He is
located on a snug farm with a comfortable house and a good orchard
of three hundred trees. He is a kind husband and a good neighbor.
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- Conger,
Joseph, lumber merchant, P.O. Glenwood; was born in Knox
county, Ohio, December 10, 1821, where his boyhood and early
manhood days were passed on the farm until 1850, when he engaged
in mercantile pursuits and followed them until 1855. In 1856 he
came to Silver Creek, Mills county, and built the first saw mill
in that section of the county. In 1858 he removed to Ingraham
township and resumed farming, which occupation he followed until
1872, when he removed to Glenwood and took the position of clerk
in a store, where he remained until 1875, when he entered the firm
of Hoch & Conger, lumber dealers. August 22, 1848, he was
married to Harriet Wilkinson, of Cuyahoga county, Ohio. They have
been the parents of one child, who died in 1875.
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- Coolidge,
Joseph W., was one of the earliest settlers in this
county, and for many years identified with its material interests
and prosperity. He was born in Bangor, Maine, May 31, 1814. Two
years thereafter he accompanied his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio,
where he grew to man's estate, and was educated. At the age of
fifteen years he began to learn the trade of a carpenter, working
with his father, who was master of the carpenter's art. When
twenty-one years of age he moved to Illinois, and located in
Tazewell county, near the town of Mackinaw, where he plied his
trade until 1840. In that year he moved his family to Caldwell
county, Missouri, where they remained about eighteen months, and
having become identified with the Mormon church, were driven from
that state into Illinois, and located at Nauvoo, and here they
remained until the spring of 1846. Mr. Coolidge, during his
residence in Nauvoo, was a prominent member of the church whose
faith he had espoused, and was an elder in the same. At the death
of Joseph Smith he was administrator of the estate of that noted
leader. In 1846, as has been said, he left Illinois for the west
with the remainder of the Mormon population of Nauvoo, and located
on the present site of Omaha, in Nebraska. After a residence of
some eighteen months at this point he crossed the Missouri to
Council Bluffs, and resided at that point nearly a year. He then
came in 1849, to Mills county and built what is now Gordon's mill,
the first in the county. In 1851 he sold his mill and entered the
mercantile business in the embryo city of Glenwood, as has been
elsewhere narrated. Mr. Coolidge was long identified with the
milling interests of western Iowa, and built several mills, all of
them, however, not resulting in financial success. In 1860 he was
appointed postmaster at Glenwood, which position he retained until
his death, January 13, 1871. Mr. Coolidge was married to Miss
Elizabeth Buchanan, December 17, 1835. Mrs. Coolidge is a native
of Fayette county, Kentucky, where she was born July 1, 1815. In
1830 she moved with her parents, to Tazewell county in Illinois,
and there met and married her husband. They were the parents of
eleven children, six of whom are now living. Henry P., Sarah, now
Mrs. Tinkle; Timothy, William, George and Mary. Mr. Coolidge
entered the land on which Glenwood is situated, and surveyed the
town plat.
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- Coppock,
Jacob, hotel keeper and coal merchant, P.O. Henderson;
born January 13, 1843, in Miami county, Ohio, where he remained,
working on a farm and attending common school, until 1862, when he
enlisted in the 8th Ohio cavalry. He served under Generals Hunter
and Sheridan, and was in the battles of Harper's Ferry,
Winchester, Cedar Creek and Lynchburg. He is a cousin to the
Copposks that were with the notorious John Brown at Harper's
Ferry. He was married December 29, 1864, to Margaret Tucker, a
native of Ohio. In 1867, he moved to Vermillion county, Illinois,
where he engaged in farming. In 1869, he came to this state and
county, locating on the farm he now owns. In 1880, he came to
Henderson, and entered upon his present business. He is the father
of six children, all living: Francis S., Rollingo, Clara, Anna
May, Ida and Albert Alden.
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- Cox, J.
H., farmer and mechanic, section 1, P.O. Council Bluffs;
born March 22, 1829, in Highland county, Ohio, and there grew to
manhood and received his education in the common schools. He came
to Iowa in 1857, locating for a short time on the farm where he
now resides, and then went to Cass county and pre-empted a claim.
In 1860 he made a tour of the western states and territories,
mining and prospecting. He returned in 1868 and began operating a
saw mill, which he still conducts in connection with his farm. Mr.
Cox has served with credit in the capacity of drainage
commissioner and justice of the peace. He now owns a neat farm of
sixty acres, well improved, with a cozy little house and a thrifty
young orchard. He also owns considerable city property at
Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He was married in 1874, to Miss Adelia A.
Clark, a native of St. Mary's township. They are the happy parents
of one son: George Ray.
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- Croney,
Charles A., editor "Glenwood Opinion"; was born in London,
Madison county, Ohio, the twenty-second day of February 1840. In
1855 he came to Iowa with his parents; they located in Oskaloosa;
there he spent his days in acquiring an education and a knowledge
of the printing business. At the breaking out of the rebellion he
responded to his country's call and enlisted May 23, 1861, in
company H, Third Iowa infantry. He was with his company in all
engagements in which they participated. Was mustered out June 14,
1864. In the autumn of 1869 he went to Seward, Nebraska; there he
established the "Seward Reporter" In the spring of '71 he moved to
Des Moines of this state, and in 1877 came to Glenwood, where he
has since made his home. He was married May 3, 1866, at Oskaloosa,
Iowa, to Miss Amanda J. Salisbury. She is a native of Indiana.
They have one child, Jessie G. Mr. Croney is a man of decided
opinions, of a retiring nature, and prefers the peace and quiet of
his legitimate pursuits to the turmoil of public life. Politically
he is of the republican faith and an able advocate of its
principles.
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- Crosby,
A. W., postmaster, Silver City; was born in Medina county,
Ohio, February 28, 1837. In 1840 he moved with his parents to
Fulton county, Indiana, where he passed the earlier years of his
life. In the spring of 1854 he came to Iowa located in Marion
county and engaged in farming and mercantile pursuits until the
breaking out of the late war. In the autumn of 1861 he enlisted in
company G, Fifteenth Iowa infantry. At the battle of Shiloh he was
taken prisoner, and taken to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, thence to
Montgomery, and held a prisoner of war until May, 1862, when he
was paroled and sent to Benton Barracks. He was honorably
discharged in January 1864. Returning to his home in Marion
county, he remained until 1879, when he came to Silver City. His
was the first store erected in Silver City, the object of his
coming having been to engage in business pursuits. On August 5,
1879, he received the appointment of postmaster, and retains the
office still. In 1860 he married Miss Mary L. Auten, a native of
New Jersey. They are the parents of four children, now living: Ida
E., born in 1864; Alva, born in 1868; Alice, born in 1872; and
Clyde, born in 1878. Mr. Crosby has built for himself not only a
fine trade, but good reputation as a business man and an exemplary
citizen.
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- Cross,
George, farmer and stock raiser, section 21, P.O. Emerson;
born December 13, 1842, in Canada West, where he remained until
1868. He received his education in the common schools of his
native country. After leaving Canada he came to Mills county, Iowa
and located on the farm where he now resides. Was married in 1873
to Martha Deubin, a native of Ohio. They are the parents of three
children: Tennie E., Mary Lulu and Willie (deceased). He owns a
good farm of 415 acres which is well improved.
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- Cunningham,
Patrick, Jr., farmer, section 12, P.O. Malvern, born in
County Roscommon, Ireland, March 17, 1851, and there grew to
manhood, working on a farm. He immigrated to America in 1868. Soon
after landing here he went to Rock county, Wisconsin, where he
remained three years, and then came to Mills County. He came to
this county with nothing, but by industrious habits and hard work
has succeeded in securing a good farm of eighty acres, on which
are good buildings and a fine orchard. His parents, Martin and
Catherine Cunningham, were natives of Ireland. They had a family
of seven: Andrew, John, Ann and Maggie are deceased. The three
younger ones: Patrick, Peter and James are living here. Their
mother was the daughter of Patrick and Ann Martin and was married
to Mr. Cunningham about 1837. They came to America one year after
the arrival of their son Patrick, and now live with him.
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- Cunningham,
Patrick, Sr., farmer, section 12, P.O. Malvern; born in
March 1803, in the village of Nut Castle, County Roscommon,
Ireland, where his youthful days were passed in attending the
private schools and working on a farm. Was married in 1838, to
Miss Mary, daughter of Thomas and Bridget Kane, of Nut Castle,
Ireland. They are the parents of five children, living: Michael,
Retta, Margaret, Kate and Maria, and Thomas, deceased. Soon after
the great Irish famine they emigrated to America and located in
Albany county, New York, about 1852, where they remained for two
years, and then went to Rhode Island. In the following year he
went to Rock county, Wisconsin. He came to Iowa in 1868, locating
in Delaware county, and one year later came to the place where he
now resides. Mrs. Cunningham died in 1878. He owns a farm of
eighty acres, well improved, with a good orchard and an abundance
of small fruits.
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- Cunningham,
Peter, farmer, section 24, P.O. Malvern; born June
10,1848, in County Roscommon, Ireland, where his youth was passed
working on a farm and attending school. He immigrated to America
when seventeen years of age, and worked in a foundry in New York
City one year, and then went to Rock county, Wisconsin. Came to
Mills county in 1871, and located on the farm where he now lives
in 1875. Was married March 10,1875 to Mary Dobney, a native of
England. They have two children: Amy and Martin. He owns a farm of
eighty acres, with excellent buildings and a fine orchard. He came
to this country a poor man, but by industry and hard labor has
succeeded in securing for himself a good home and all the comforts
of life.
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- Curtis,
M. J., came to Malvern at the age of twenty-three years.
At the age of five years he removed from his native place -
Bucksport, Maine, where he was born, September 6, 1847 - with his
parents to Roscoe, Illinois, where he remained until he came to
Mills county in 1870. Since Mr. Curtis' residence in Malvern, he
has been engaged in the grain business. In this connection he has
also conducted a farm of 282 acres, on which he has fed about a
hundred head of cattle each season for the market. Mr. C. was
educated where the great majority of the American people were, in
the common school. He is a member of Masonic order - Silver Urn
Lodge 234, of Malvern. Is also a member of the Presbyterian
Church. Mr. C. being one of the early settlers of the town, has
been identified with all of its material interests. He has held
the office of mayor, school director and treasurer of the school
board, thus affording evidence of the esteem in which he is held
by his fellow citizens. At his native town of Bucksport, Maine, he
married, November 3, 1869, Miss Helen L. Sweetser, the choice of
his youth. An adopted child makes their household cheerful.
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