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Daugherty,
Christopher C., miller, P.O. Malvern; born October 10,
1844, in McDonough county, Illinois, where he remained until
twenty years of age. In 1864, he emigrated to Mills county, Iowa,
first locating at White Cloud, where he remained about ten years,
engaged in farming and milling. He then assisted in constructing
the Buffington Mills, where he is now engaged as chief miller. Mr.
Daugherty was married January 1, 1870, to Miss Eliza Hughes, a
native of Mills county, Iowa. They are the parents of two
children; Lillie L., and Verrill A.
p.649 White Cloud Township
Davis,
Coradon, farmer and stock raiser, section 31, P.O. Silver
City; born in Ohio in 1833. When eighteen years of age he went to
Quincy, Illinois, where he remained about seven years. He then
came to Mills county, and with the exception of three years spent
in Montana Territory, has since resided here. He was married
January 17, 1853, to Miss Martha McCoy, who was born in
Pennsylvania, June 23, 1838. They are the parents of three bright
and intelligent children: Margaret Jane, Thomas B. and Nellie M.
He is one of the most successful and enterprising farmers in the
township. He owns a beautiful farm of 155 acres, on which are many
modern improvements, all obtained by his own individual exertions.
p. 693 Ingraham Township
Davis,
M. T., farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Malvern; born March
5, 1847, in Jackson county, Ohio. When about eight years of age he
emigrated with his parents to Montgomery county, Iowa, locating
about six miles south of the present site of Red Oak, remaining
there but a short time and then came to Mills county and located
about three miles west of the town of Emerson. After residing in
various parts of the county, he finally located on section 30,
White Cloud township, where he now resides. His farm is peculiarly
adapted to stock raising, in which he is extensively engaged. Mr.
Davis is an active, energetic business man. He was a member of
Captain Tubbs' home cavalry company, which was organized for home
protection during the war. Mr. Davis has considerable stock in the
bank of Strahan, Davis & Bentley, known as the Page County
Bank, located at Blanchard, Page county, Iowa. Was married August
16, 1871, to Miss Mary J. Aistrope, a native of England. They are
the parents of three children: Minnie, Maggie, and Mary E.
p. 648 White Cloud Township
Davis,
Stephen D., farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Malvern; born
October 25, 1820, in Jackson county, Ohio, where he remained until
twenty-one years of age. He came to Iowa in 1855, and located
about six miles south of the present site of Red Oak, in
Montgomery county. He remained in Montgomery county a few months,
and then came to Mills county and located near where the town of
Emerson now stands. After residing in various parts of the county,
he finally located in Spring Valley, White Cloud township, in
March 1861. Here he purchased a farm of 400 acres and has since
made several purchases adjoining, until his farm now consists of
2,000 acres, 1,200 acres of which is tame pasture and meadow land.
He has on his farm a spring of water which has a flow of about
forty gallons per minute. He has constructed a fine fish pond.
which is supplied by water from this spring, and contains an
abundance of fish. Mr. Davis is one of the most extensive farmers
in Mills county. He pays particular attention to stock raising,
and has sold this season 194 head of fat cattle, and as many fat
hogs. He has an extensive interest with the banking house of
Strahan, Davis and Bentley, known as the Page County bank, located
at Blanchard, in Page county. Was married April 7, 1842, to Miss
Mary Parker, who was born in Virginia, September 17, 1821. They
have five children living: Granville T., Marion T., Tacy L.,
Minervia A. and Charles F.
p.648/649 White Cloud Township
Davis,
Sterling, farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Malvern; Mr. Davis
was born in Livingston county, New York, in 1822. In 1831 his
parents moved to Ohio, where he lived twelve years, receiving, in
the meantime, a common school education. In the spring of 1847 he
came to this county, and is one of its earliest settlers. Four
years previous to his coming to this county he had married Miss
Maria Shoemaker, of Quincy, Illinois. They are the parents of
seven children: Warren W., Amelia, William, Sarah, Catharine,
Lillie P. and Wallace. The farm of Mr. Davis contains one hundred
and sixty acres. A further account of those days and scenes which
Mr. Davis found on coming here is elsewhere given.
p. 596 Center Township
Deacon,
E. T., farmer, section 22, P.O. Glenwood; born January 31,
1828, in Burlington county, New Jersey, and there grew to manhood,
receiving his education in the common schools. when fourteen years
of age he was apprenticed with Louis Leeds to learn the trade of a
blacksmith, with whom he remained seven years. He had by this time
accumulated means sufficient to go into business for himself, and
thus continued for twelve years, when, owing to ill health, he
engaged in farming. He came to Iowa in 1867, and located on the
farm where he now resides. Was married January 4, 1852, to Miss
Mary Jane Scott, a native of New Jersey. Was married a second
time, November 22, 1856, to Ruth Ann Glover, of New Jersey. Seven
children have been born to them, three of whom are now living:
William B., Isaac Ellsworth and Laura S. Mr. and Mrs. Deacon are
members of the M. E. church. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., and
of the Centennial Life Association. His life has been one of
trials and hardships. Death claimed for his own two promising
sons, recently, who were looked upon as a help and comfort to Mr.
and Mrs. D. in their declining years. He owns a neat little farm
of 120 acres, well improved.
p.676 Glenwood Township
Dean,
Seth, county surveyor, Glenwood; was born in Mills county,
Iowa, October 20, 1851. His life was passed on the farm until
1872, when he went to Ohio to engage in the study of civil
engineering. In 1874 he went to Kansas, where he remained but a
short time. He has enjoyed the respect and confidence of the
public, having been chosen at various times to fill public
offices, among which are those of county surveyor, to which he was
elected in 1877, and again re-elected in 1879; and sheriff, to
which office he has been elected several times; the evidence of
his popularily consisting in the fact that although the county is
largely republican, Mr. Dean has always been elected as a
democrat. In addition to the public positions held by him, he is
also a member of the western society of civil engineers of
Chicago, and the Park Benjamin expert association, of New York. He
was also an observer in the Iowa weather service for three years.
His education was received at the common school and Tabor college.
His present wife was Annie Baxter, of Glenwood, Iowa, to whom he
was married April 9, 1879, he having been previously married to
Mary L. McClanathan, of Washington county, Ohio, February 14,
1856. He has been the father of seven children, all boys, three of
whom, Collier, Harry and J____, are now living, the others having
joined his first wife on the other shore. He has been very
successful, financially being the owner of a well improved farm of
three hundred and seventy acres, the result of his exertions.
p. 677 Glenwood Township
Dean,
William E.,farmer and stock raiser, section 11, P.O.
Glenwood; born January 23, 1821, in Barnard, Vermont, where he
grew to manhood and obtained his education in the public schools.
When fourteen years of age he was apprenticed to Benjamin Jacquist
to learn the trade of a tanner. He served an apprenticeship of
four years, when his health failed him, and he embarked on a
whaling voyage on the "Henry Clay" December 17 1839. He sailed
around Cape Horn, through the southern seas, landing at the Cape
Verde Islands. He arrived home in February 1844, after a voyage of
more than four years. During this voyage he became an accomplished
seaman, and in May following, he shipped in a merchant vessel for
the West Indies. He made many voyages and returned to Boston in
the spring of 1849. He then went to Ohio and remained there until
September of that year, when he came to Iowa and located in Mills
county. He immediately entered a claim, which is a part of one of
the farms he now owns. At that time his store of worldly goods
amounted to about $100, but by industry and perseverance he has
succeeded in accumulating the fine lands now in his possession. He
owns 800 acres of land which is admirably adapted to the raising
of stock, in which enterprise he is largely interested. It is
adorned with an elegant dwelling house, three good barns, an
orchard and other improvements. He is now extensively engaged in
the lumber business. Mr. Dean is one of the first settlers of the
county, and when the county was organized he was elected coroner
and drainage commissioner, and has since been township assessor
several terms. Was married August 15, 1849, to Miss Susan,
daughter of Benjamin and Susanna Briggs. She was born April 11,
1822 in Barnard, Vermont. They have six children: Paul, born May
1, 1850; Seth, born October 20, 1851; Harry, born November 15,
1853; William H., born April 18, 1856; Benjamin B., born December
24, 1858; Alvia E., born January 8, 1861. Mrs. Dean died March 31,
1872. Mr. Dean was married a second time November 4, 1875, to
Eliza J. Briggs, who was born in Vermont, October 2, 1828. The
Deans are an old Vermont family and are related to the
distinguished historian of that name.
p. 620/621 Lyons Township
Deaver,
G. W. F., is a native of Maryland, where he first became
a conscious mortal, January 26, 1823, in Harford county. There
upon his native heath he spent the first forty-seven years of his
life, where he acquired his education in the public school, and
where he learned the occupation which he has pursued for the past
thirty years, that of a carpenter and bridge-builder. In 1869, he
came "west," stopping in Henderson county, Illinois, for two
years. From thence he went to Burlington, Iowa, where he remained
about five years, after which he pushed westward to Malvern, Mills
county, where he has resided since about October 1875. He married
Mary J. Baxter, in Harford county, Maryland, October 13, 1853. The
result of this union is a prolific one - ten children living -
Annie L., George G., James T., John McK., Charles W., Edwin L.,
Mary V., Hannah M., Benjamin F. and Harvey W. He is a member of
both the Masonic and Odd Fellow orders, and of the M. E. Church.
He is also one of the present "city fathers" of Malvern.
p. 634/635 Malvern Township
Delavan,
Alfred, Jr., farmer and stock-raiser, section 11, P.O.
Malvern; born December 18, 1852, in Indiana. Moved with his
parents when very young to Cass county, Missouri, and came to
Mills county, Iowa, when eleven years of age. Here he grew to
manhood, and spent his youth attending the public schools and
working on his father's farm. He also took a course in Tabor
College. Was married December 25, 1873 to Miss Nancy Estes, a
native of this county. They are the parents of two children: Ada
and Desda. He owns a fine farm of 200 acres, well, improved, and
with superior facilities for stock-raising, in which enterprise he
is extensively engaged. Mr. Delavan is a young and enterprising
farmer, and his efforts have thus far been crowned with success.
p. 605/606 Rawles Township
Delavan,
Rev. Alfred M., farmer, section 18, P.O. Tabor; born near
Jersey City, New Jersey, July 27, 1808, where he attended school
until fifteen years of age. He then entered a store in New Jersey
as a clerk, and remained there for four years; after which he
served a two years' apprenticeship as a carpenter, which trade he
followed until 1839. In this year he went to Ohio and afterward to
Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1840 he bought a farm in Morgan county,
Indiana, where he resided for nineteen years. While there he was
elected to both branches of the State Legislature, serving one
term in the lower house and two in the State Senate. He was
afterward appointed by Governor Wright, commissioner of swamp lands
in Morgan county, and was otherwise identified with the interests
of his county and state. In 1850 he went to Cass county, Missouri,
and lived in different sections of that state until 1863, when he
came to Mills county, where he has since resided. Was married July
9, 1834, to Miss Olive Shaw, a native of Dayton, Ohio. They are
the parents of eight children, six of whom are now living: Lydia,
Edward C., Hiram A., Horatio N., Samantha E., and Alfred M., jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Delavan have been members of the Christian Church
since 1835. Mr. M. was ordained as a minister of that denomination
at Indianapolis in 1839, and continued preaching until 1875, when
his health failed. He owns a good farm of eighty acres.
p. 606/607 Rawles Township
Delavan,
H.A., farmer and stock raiser, section 20, P.O. Tabor;
born January 14, 1845 in Morgan county, Indiana, where he lived
until twelve years of age. He then moved with his parents to Cass
county, Missouri, where he remained until he reached his majority,
and then, in 1863, located in Mills county, Iowa. Was married
September 1, 1870, to Miss Margaret, daughter of Richard and
Elizabeth Estes, and a native of this county. They have by this
union two children: Richard C. and Edward C. They have been
members of the Christian church for the past twelve years. Mr.
Delavan received his education principally in private schools. His
youth was passed working on a farm, which occupation he has since
been engaged in continuously, with the exception of fifteen
months, when he was employed as a school teacher. He has several
times been elected to the offices of his township, which he has
filled to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He owns
240 acres of land, well improved, with good facilities for stock
raising.
p. 606 Rawles Township
Devore,
J. W., farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Henderson; born
February 17, 1848, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, with his parents in
1850 he moved to Wabash county, Indiana, and in 1856, came to
Mills county. He was educated on a farm, and like most farmer boys
worked the farm in summer and attended school in winter. He was
married November 27, 1872, to Florence, daughter of William and
Harriet Van Vliet. That year he located in Indian Creek township,
but in 1877 came to his present residence, having purchased the
homestead of his father. He has four children, three living:
William E., Royal V. and Ata Maude.
p.702 Anderson Township
Dill,
Andrew, farmer and stock raiser, section 27, P.O.
Glenwood; born January 15, 1850 in Vinton County, Ohio, where he
remained until fourteen years of age, and then went to Whiteside
County, Illinois. Four years later he came with his father to
Mills County, Iowa, and the following year went to Nebraska, where
he remained a short time and then returned. His youth was passed
chiefly in mechanical pursuits, his father owning a foundry. He
remained with his father until 1872, and then commenced business
for himself. Was married December 31, 1872 to Miss Leathy,
daughter of Judge J. F. and Mary M. Williams, a native of Holt
County Missouri. This happy union has brought to them three
children: John, Mary M. and one yet unnamed. Mr. Dill is an active
member of the Christian church, and a respected member of society.
He owns a good farm of 160 acres, with an elegant dwelling house
and superior facilities for stock raising, in which enterprise he
is largely interested.
p. 675 Glenwood
Dill,
Benjamin, farmer and stock raiser, section 30, P.O.
Pacific Junction; was born in Vinton county, Ohio, March 11, 1820.
In 1847 he engaged in the tanning business, and followed this
until 1858. He then purchased a foundry, which proved a successful
venture until 1862, but continuing operations he was obliged to
suspend business in 1865. He then became a resident of Whiteside
county, Illinois, and for two years following was engaged in
farming. The succeeding two years he conducted a meat market, and
at the close of 1867 came to Mills county. He subsequently went to
Cass county, Nebraska, but remained a short time, when he again
returned to Mills county. In 1875 he came to his present home. He
owns a finely improved farm of some one hundred and fifty acres.
He was married March 12, 1840, to Miss A. Cathin, a native of
Vinton county, Ohio. They are the parents of eight children:
Clinton, Sanford, Ellsworth, Andrew, Esther J., Minnie, Benjamin
F. and Mitchell E. His father, Andrew Dill, was a native of Ohio;
his mother was the daughter of Benjamin and Eliza Yhetter, and was
born January 1, 1801, in Pennsylvania. They were married in May,
1819, and were the parents of eight children, the oldest of whom
is the subject of this sketch. Mr. Dill has held many local
offices of trust, and filled them all with complete satisfaction.
p. 659 Plattville Township
Dobney,
R., farmer and stock raiser, section 22, P.O. Tabor; born
September 15, 1824, in Lincolnshire, England, where he grew to
manhood. His youth was passed in working on a farm. He emigrated
to America in 1855, and located in Ohio. Soon after he went to
Adams county, Illinois. Came to this county in March 1864, and has
lived here ever since. Was married August 1, 1849, to Miss
Elizabeth, daughter of Abram and Susan Bell. She was a native of
Stanford, England. They are the parents of five children, four of
whom are now living: Frank, Mary E., Sarah and George Wm. Mr.
Dobney offered his services to his country during the rebellion,
but was rejected on account of disability. He came to this county
a very poor man, but by industry and patient toil, and by the help
of his good wife has amassed considerable property. He owns a farm
of 200 acres in Rawles township, with an excellent dwelling house
and other substantial improvements. This farm is especially
adapted to stock raising, in which he is largely engaged. He also
owns twenty acres of timber in Lyons township, and a farm of 160
acres in Cass county, Nebraska.
p. 606 Rawles Township
Dolbow,
John B., farmer, section 2, P.O. Hillsdale; born April 18,
1840 in Brighton, Illinois, and there grew to maturity.
Considering the educational facilities of his native place, he
succeeded in securing a very passable education. Was married in
October, 1862, to Miss Lydia, daughter of Warren and Sarah
Phillips. She was born near Belfast, Maine. They are the parents
of six children living: Amanda E., George W., Ida A., Erick
Bennett, Clara A., Lydia L., and Sarah F. (deceased). Mr. Dolbow
is a member of the Methodist Protestant church, and is closely
identified with the interests of that denomination. He owns a farm
of eighty acres, with a good orchard and vineyard. His parents
Erick and Rachel Dolbow, are of German descent and natives of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They are very aged, and now live in
Illinois.
p. 605 Rawles Township
Donner,
C. A., farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Hastings; born
December 25, 1834, in Prussia. He came to America and located in
Chicago in 1852, and engaged in a brickyard, remaining for some
four years. He was married April 6, 1858, to Miss Henrietta
Porter, born in Prussia, February 2, 1837. He located where he now
resides in 1874. He is the father of twelve children, eight now
living: Alice Y., Caroline H., Alvena H., Mary J., Agnes H.,
Walter C., Alberta M. and B.C.
Donner,
Richard J., is of foreign birth, a native of Germany,
where he entered life, December 13, 1850. When five years old he
came to America with his parents, and proceeded from New York to
Kalamazoo, Michigan, where they remained until the spring of 1856,
when they moved to Mills county, Iowa and lived upon a farm. Mr.
D. here procured a common school education, during the winter
season, and worked upon the farm until 1874, when he became one of
the first settlers of Malvern, where he purchased a half interest
in the grain elevator at that place; and with his brother carried
on the grain business for some four years, during which period
their elevator - the first built in the town - burned, but which
they promptly rebuilt. Subsequent to this, Mr. D. made a trip to
California, where he spent about a year looking at that golden
country.
p. 635 Malvern Township
Douglas,
W. S., farm and stock raiser, section 29, P.O. Hastings;
born September 4, 1845, in Pennsylvania, where he remained until
he reached the age of maturity, attending school and learning the
trade of a carpenter. In 1868 he went to Illinois, and two years
later came to this county, locating in Emerson. Was married
January 1, 1874, to Emerilla Cheney, who died August 23, 1876,
leaving one child. Mr. Douglas was married a second time December
20, 1877, to Mrs. Elizabeth Wienbar, widow of Edward Wienbar. He
then located on the farm where he now resides. His farm contains
two hundred and fifty-five acres, and is admirable cultivated with
a good house and barn. He is the father of one child by his second
wife, Nora. Has three step-children: James A., Francis T., and
Mary S.
p. 710 Indian Creek Township
Dyar,
C. H., merchant, P.O. Glenwood; was born in Washington
county, Ohio, February 24, 1846. He came to Mills county in 1869,
and engaged in farming. Soon after he began teaching, being
employed at Hintonville, where he taught one term. In April, of
1870, he began the mercantile business with a capital of one
hundred and sixty dollars. From this small beginning he has
realized large results; being now among the foremost merchants of
the county. His business has so increased that a branch house has
been established at East Plattsmouth, and since 1878 has been
doing a large business. To his mercantile pursuits he has added
that of a farmer, and owns two farms, one in Ingraham and the
other in Glenwood township; both are equal to the best in the
county. He was married in 1874; in Indiana, to Miss Alice Martin,
a native of that state. They have a family of three children:
Oscar, Delia and Edgar. They are members of the Congregational
church, and among its most ardent supporters. His business
qualifications are too well known to need comment, and it may only
be said they place him among the foremost merchants of the town.
p. 676/677 Glenwood Township
Dyson,
John, farmer, P.O. Malvern; born July 10, 1830, in
Yorkshire, England, where he remained until twenty-one years of
age. He then immigrated to America, first locating in McHenry
county, Illinois, where he remained one year, and then went to
Hancock county, Illinois, where he resided about eighteen months.
He next came to Iowa, first locating in Lee county, and remained
there engaged in farming about eighteen years. He then came to
this county and located one mile south of Malvern on section 5,
where he now resides. He has a good farm, upon which are many
modern improvements. Mr. Dyson is a live, energetic man, and is at
present a member of the board of supervisors, in which capacity he
is giving entire satisfaction to his constituents. He was married
May 8, 1852, to Miss Sarah Duckels, a native of England.
p.648 White Cloud Township
- Ehrenhardt,
Matthew, farmer, P.O. Clark; born September 14, 1856, in
Biern, Germany, immigrated to America when ten years of age and
located in Knox county, Illinois, near Knoxville, where he was
engaged in farming for twelve years. He then came to Mills county
and went to work for Mr. Hambsch, and has been with that gentleman
ever since. He is a hard working, industrious young man, and will
ere long be one of the substantial citizens of the township.
- p. 649 White Cloud Township
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- Elrod,
James M., farmer, P.O. Clark; born December 18, 1840, in
Butler county, Pennsylvania. While yet young he immigrated with
his mother and family to La Salle county, Illinois, and remained
there about twelve years. He enlisted from this county in the
Eighty-eighth Illinois volunteer infantry, and participated in the
battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge,
Rocky Face, Resaca, Calhoun, Adairville, Dallas, Lost Mountain,
Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Altoona, Jamesborough and Love
Joy. Was mustered into the service August 12, 1862, and mustered
our June 9, 1865, at Nashville, Tennessee. In the fall of 1871 he
immigrated to Lancaster county Nebraska, where he remained about
four years, and then came to Mills county, and finally located in
White Cloud township. Was married December 21, 1868, to Miss Annie
M. Willey, who was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, September
23, 1846. They are the parents of three children: Mary E., Celia
C. and Myrtie. Mr. E. was wounded at the battle of Mission Ridge,
in the thigh, and was also slightly wounded in the cheek at
Resaca, Georgia.
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- Emerick,
David, farmer and stock raiser, section 31, P.O. Malvern;
born in 1810, in Ohio. In 1824 he moved with his parents to Morgan
county, Illinois. In the autumn of 1840, he came to Iowa, locating
in Henry County, remaining there until the spring of 1852 when he
came to this county and located on the farm where he now resides.
His farm consists of 570 acres, over 400 of which are in
cultivation. He is extensively engaged in stock raising, and is
enumerated among the leading farmers of the county. He was married
in 1835 to Miss Ann Eliza Robertson, a native of Ireland. They are
the parents of eleven children, seven of whom are living: George,
Columbus C., David, Annie, Martha, William, Frances A. and Ada.
Mr. Emerick began life without means and without an education and
never attended school a day. He received a fair education by his
own exertions, sufficient to manage his large and increasing
estates.
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- Epperson,
Charles L., section 5, P.O. Pacific Junction; born July
30, 1835, in Montgomery county, Indiana. At an early age he moved
with his parents to Cedar county, Iowa. He resided in Cedar county
until fifteen years old, and then went with his parents to Council
Bluffs, in which city his father died. He then came with his
mother to Mills county and located in Oak township. In 1855 he
moved to Lyons township. In 1864 he made a trip to Salt Lake City,
and returned the following year. He purchased the farm where he
now lives in 1868. Was married August 16, 1860, to Miss Ophelia
Harrington of Oswego county, New York. Five children have been
born to them, four of whom are now living: David E., Charles G.,
Annie E. and Jonathan R. Mr. Epperson has served the township
officially with great credit. He is now acting as secretary of the
school board, and in this, as in all other positions of trust, he
has given the best of satisfaction. He owns a neat little farm of
forty acres, in a high state of cultivation and well improved.
- p. 621 Lyons Township
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- Evans,
Henry, P.O. Pacific Junction; was born March 12, 1847, in
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. When nineteen years of age he
found employment in the smelting works at Boiler Springs. After
following this occupation four years he moved to Buchanan county,
Missouri, and for two years was engaged in farming. Since that
date to April, 1871, he has been connected with various railroads.
At that date he returned to Pennsylvania. In September, 1875, he
went to St. Joseph, Missouri and has been in the employ of the K.
C. C. B. & St. Jo. R.R. ever since. He came to Pacific
Junction in April 1880. He was married February 18, 1865, to Miss
Matilda Brewer. They are the parents of two children: Lydia A.,
and John E. Mr. Evans is a member of the A. F. and A. M. and I. O.
O. F.
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- Evans,
Mevrel L., farmer, Section 8, P.O. Pacific City; born
October 9, 1815, in Berkley county, Virginia. He removed with his
parents, at an early age, to Belmont county, Ohio, where he
remained until he was eleven years old. He then went to Wayne
County, Indiana, where he grew to manhood. His father died when he
was small, and he was then apprenticed to Jeremiah Crampton to
learn the trade of a tanner. He then went to the western part of
Indiana and engaged in farming for three years, and later, worked
several years on the Erie canal. In 1842 he went to Holt county,
Missouri, where he resided until 1863, when he came to this
county. Was married January 7, 1845, to Miss Eliza Jane Templeton,
of Hancock county, Indiana. They have had ten children, of whom
seven are living: Anna A., Elizabeth E., Laura L., Mollie L.,
Jennie H., Charles W. and Nannie M. He owns a farm of 200 acres,
well improved; excellent dwelling house and barn, and a fruitful
orchard. Mr. Evans is a good citizen, a kind husband, and with the
aid of his good wife has raised an intelligent and moral family.
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- Fansher,
David, farmer and stock raiser, section 14, P.O. Emerson;
born May 4, 1845, in Canada, where he remained until twenty-two
years of age, working on the farm in the summer time and attending
the common schools during the winter months. He then went to
Poweshiek county, Iowa, remaining there one year and then moved to
Henry county, Illinois. From there he returned to Canada, and was
married September 21, 1871, to Elizabeth McCabe, a native of
Canada. They have three children: Ethelena Maud, William David and
Maggie Myrta. Came to Mills county in 1879, and located on the
farm where he now resides. His farm consists of 160 acres, all
under good cultivation.
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- Flood,
James H., farmer, section 15, P.O. Glenwood; born March
15, 1833 in Green county, Ohio. When twelve years of age he moved
with his parents to Randolph county, Indiana, and grew to maturity
in that state. His youth was passed in farming and attending the
common schools. In the fall of 1859 he came to Iowa, locating in
Montgomery county, where he remained until October, 1880, and then
located on the farm where he now lives. Enlisted February 20,
1863, in company K, Fourth Iowa infantry, and participated in the
battles of Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Big Shanty, Kenesaw
Mountain, Nickajack Creek, Chattahoochee River, Atlanta,
Jonesboro, Lovejoy Station, Little River, Oquakee River, Savannah,
Griswoldville, Columbia and Bentonsville. Was wounded in both
hands at Ezra Chapel. Was discharged July 24, 1865. He was married
November 5, 1857, to Miss Martha Chenoweth, of Dark county, Ohio.
They are the parents of ten children: Jonathan, Nathaniel S.,
Joann, William P., Mary Jane, Oliver M., Tabitha, Sarah Emeline,
Amelia and Adelia, the two last named being twins. Mr. and Mrs.
Flood are members of the Methodist Protestant church. He owns the
pleasant home where he now lives and a fine farm of 200 acres in
Montgomery county.
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- Folden,
George S., farmer, section 13, P.O. Glenwood; born February
22, 1823, in Greenbriar county, Virginia. When very young he moved
with his parents to Indiana, but only remained there a short time,
and then went to Hancock county, Missouri, where he grew to
manhood, working on the farm and attending school. In 1850 he came
to Iowa, locating in Fremont county, near Sidney, and one year
later came to Mills county. Was married September 10, 1848, to
Miss Leah, daughter of Charles and Sarah Calvert of Highland
county, Ohio. There have been twelve children born to them by this
union, only two of whom are now living; Sarah and James. The names
of the deceased are: Lealdes F., Margaret M., Charles W., Isena
F., Andrew T., Elizabeth J., Nancy C., Adam, Laura M, and Minnie
A. He has been a member of the Congregational Church for thirty
years, and has been identified with that denomination, as steward
and class leader, and has held several township offices. He came
to this county with no means whatever, but now owns a farm of 155
acres with a good dwelling-house, and other improvements. Mr.
Folden is a man of high moral character and is honored and
respected by his neighbors.
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- Follet,
Warren, Silver Creek; was born January 22, 1838, in
Caldwell county, Missouri. He left that state with the Mormon
exodus and went with his parents to Nauvoo, Illinois, where his
father died in 1844. Driven with the Mormons from that state he
came to Iowa and located in Silver Creek township, on what is now
the farm of David Emrick. He moved to the farm he now occupies in
1853. In 1862 he enlisted at Glenwood for a term of three years
during the war. September 6, of the same year, he was married. His
farm comprises some 220 acres, all in splendid condition and well
improved, with buildings and fruit. Mr. Follett is one of the
oldest settlers in the county, and has always been closely
identified with its improvements and advances.
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- Foster,
George W., proprietor of Foster House, P.O. Hastings; was
born April 17, 1832, in Oneida county, New York. His parents soon
moved to Green county, same state and there Mr. Foster was
educated in the common and high schools of Lexington. When fifteen
years of age he began the chair-makers trade, at Bushnellville,
New York, where he remained three and a half years. He then moved
to Delaware county, New York, where he learned the carriage and
wagon-maker's trade, but soon abandoned that business to learn the
carpenter's and millright's trades. He came to Iowa in 1859, and
settled at Glenwood, opening a meat market. In 1862 he enlisted in
company B, 29th Iowa, but was soon after transferred to company K.
He served until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged
at Davenport in September 1865. From the spring of 1866 to January
1867, he was in the mountains, but the last named year he came to
Iowa and located at Council Bluffs, working at the carpenter's
trade. In the summer of 1869, he again went to the mountains, but
returned in 1871, and located on his farm in Anderson township,
Mills county. This he exchanged for his hotel property in 1877. He
was married December 25, 1866 to Miss Sarah A. Smith, a native of
Ohio, by whom he has two children, Omer G. and Oral C.
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- Fowler,
H. P., P.O. Glenwood; among those who came to Mills county
at an early day, and contributed to make it what it is. None are
more worthy a place in this volume than Mr. Fowler. He was born in
Tennessee, in the year 1825, and when a child removed to Lafayette
county, Missouri. In the spring of 1855 he came to this county,
and located some six miles north of his present home, and to the
farm he now occupies in the year 1862. He was married in 1857 to
Matilda Cotton, a native of Missouri. They are the parents of six
children: Emma F. Martha, John W., Etta E., Verna E., and Robert
A. Mr. Fowler is a member of the M. E. Church, in high standing,
and consecrated to its service. His farm comprises one hundred and
ten acres.
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- Foxworthy,
Joseph, farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Malvern; born June
10, 1823, in Kentucky, and remained there until nineteen years of
age, when he immigrated to Johnson county, Indiana, and engaged in
farming. In 1854 he came to this county and located on section 5,
White Cloud township. He owns a fine farm of 220 acres, on the
Silver Creek bottom, plenty of timber and a good orchard. Was
married June 25, 1844, to Miss Mary M. Hargan, who was born in
Kentucky, March 26, 1826. They are the parents of ten children:
Anarpy, Rachel, Mary E., George, Ellen, Rufus, Melissa, William,
Almedia and Florence. Mr. Foxworthy is one of the oldest citizens
in the township. He came here in 1854, and endured all the
hardships to which the pioneers of that day were subject.
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- French,
A. D., county treasurer, Glenwood; was born in Berkshire
county, Massachusetts, January 13, 1842, remaining in that state
until 1858, when he went to Illinois, where he remained, following
the occupation of farmer, until August 14, 1862, when he enlisted
in the Eighty-ninth Illinois infantry, company A, and served until
May 24, 1865, when he received his discharge. While in the service
he participated in the battles of Stone River, Liberty Gap and
Chickamauga, where he was wounded while in the act of charging a
battery, having his left arm broken by a gun shot which also
entered into his side, coming out of his back. After receiving
this wound he was taken to Jefferson Hospital, from which place he
was discharged, as above stated. After leaving the army he went to
Hobart, Indiana, where he learned telegraphy, and in 1872 removed
to Mills county, Iowa. While in Indiana he held the positions of
depot agent, telegraph operator, express agent and postmaster.
After coming to Mills county he held the positions of railroad
agent and telegraph operator for five years. In 1877 he was
elected county treasurer, and in 1879 was re-elected. He was
married October 24, 1867, to Annie P. Rundel, of Lake county,
Illinois, by whom he has had three children: Katie M., Herbert A.
and Raymond.
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