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Hains,
Joseph, farmer and stock raiser, section 28, P.O. Tabor;
born January 1, 1828, in Champaign county, Ohio. When twelve years
of age he moved with his parents to Henry county, Ohio. His youth
was passed in working on a farm and attending school. Was married
in June, 1851, to Miss Jane, daughter of James and Elizabeth
Lloyd. Mrs. Hains was born in North Carolina. They are the parents
of eleven children, seven of whom are now living: W. Alonzo,
Martha E., James W., Samantha J., Job J., Cynthia A. and Jerusha S.
They are members of the Protestant Methodist church. He arrived in
Mills county September 20, 1871, and located where he now resides.
He came to this county a poor man, but by industry and strict
integrity, has become possessed of a fine farm of 327 acres, which
is under a high state of cultivation, and well improved.
p. 609/610 Rawles Township
Hale,
Peter, farmer, section 6, P.O. Glenwood; born February 4,
1824 in Laurence county, Kentucky. When thirteen years of age he
moved with his parents to Des Moines county, Iowa, and there grew
to manhood, and received his education in the common schools. His
boyhood was passed in farming, in which occupation he has
continued to the present time. From Des Moines county, Iowa, he
went to Henry county, and afterward lived in Jefferson, Mahaska
and Lucas counties. Came to Mills county in 1877. Was married in
1845, to Miss Elizabeth Shoemaker, of Dearborne county, Indiana.
They are the parents of six children: Sarah, Mary, Caroline,
Harriet, John and Trevanian. Mr. Hale is a member in good standing
of the Dunkard church.
p. 609 Rawles Township
Hambsch,
Phillip, farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Clark; born April
13, 1839, in Baden, Germany. When he was fifteen years of age his
parents immigrated to America, first locating in Troy, New York,
and remained there about three years, when he went to Warren
county, Illinois, and soon after went to Knox county, Illinois.
Enlisted in company A, Eighty-third Illinois volunteer infantry,
in August, 1862, and participated in the battle of Fort Donelson
and numerous skirmishes. He was mustered out in June, at
Nashville, Tennessee, and went to Chicago, where he was discharged
July 5, 1865; he then returned to Knox county, Illinois, and
engaged in farming about five years, came to Mills county in
August, 1872, and located on section 25, White Cloud township,
where he now resides. Was married November 11, 1866, to Miss Mary
E. Oastracher, who was born in Baden, Germany, August 4, 1842.
They have six children: Charles A., Rosa K., Philip E., Bernard,
Michael L. and John F. Mr. H. owns a good farm of two hundred and
forty acres, well improved.
p. 650 White Cloud Township
Hammond,
Richard, nurseryman, P.O. Malvern; born December 13, 1842,
in Belmont county, Ohio, where he remained, engaged in farming
until 1872. In the last named year he came to this county and
located one mile south of Malvern, where he now resides, engaged
in the nursery business. Was married March 8, 1873, to Miss Sophia
Bonham, a native of Ohio. They are the parents of four children:
Bessie M., Flora M., Blanche J. and Charles T. Mr. Hammond
enlisted in September 1862, in company B, Fifty-third Ohio
volunteer infantry, and participated in the following battles;
Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Vicksburg, Jackson, Missionary Ridge,
Knoxville, Resaca, Altoona, Kenesaw, Chattahoochee River, and
Atlanta. He was wounded at Atlanta, and furloughed for sixty days,
when he rejoined his regiment in their march to Raleigh, and was
engaged in numerous skirmishes. Was mustered out at Little Rock,
Arkansas, August 11, 1865.
p. 651 White Cloud Township
Hammond,
Robert L., carpenter and contractor, P.O. Malvern; born
February 22, 1847, in Belmont county, Ohio. When eight years old
he moved with his parents to Monroe county, Ohio, where he
remained until about seventeen years of age. When only seventeen
years old he enlisted in company B, Fifty-third Ohio volunteer
infantry, and participated in the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Ft.
McAllister, Savannah, Columbia, Bentonsville, and Raleigh, and
participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington,
April 28, 1865. Was mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas, August
11, 1865, and then returned to Morgan county, Ohio. He soon after
commenced learning the trade of a carpenter, remaining in Morgan
county about seven years. He then came to Mills county, locating
near Malvern, where he is now engaged in carpentering and
building. Was married April 28, 1876, to Miss Mary J. Hammond, a
native of Ohio. They are the parents of one child; Daisy Pearl.
p. 650/651 White Cloud Township
Hanna,
M. R., principal of schools, Silver City, a native of St.
Lawrence county, New York, where he was born August 28, 1842. His
youth was passed in the ordinary manner, in farming and obtaining
an education, the last being finished at St. Lawrence Academy. His
first school was taught when but fourteen years of age, and since
that time study and teaching have been his main occupations. He
married Miss Harriet Barlow, September 12, 1865, who was a native
of Franklin county, New York. They are the parents of two
children: Ina L. and Orrie W. In the fall of 1865 he moved to
Whiteside county, Illinois. In June of 1879, he came to Silver
City, where he has since been engaged in educational work. His
position of principal was tendered him in October, 1880, and he
fills it with complete satisfaction.
p. 694/695 Ingraham Township
Hanner,
Alfred John, section 24, P.O. Glenwood; born February 28,
1834, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood
and received his education in the common schools. During his youth
he worked in a woolen mill and mastered all the branches of that
business. He came to Mills county in 1858, and soon after went to
St. Joseph, Missouri, where he remained a short time, and then
returned to Pennsylvania. Six months later he again came to Mills
county, and bought a carding mill where he now lives, and enlarged
and improved it for the manufacture of cloth of various grades,
which he continued to operate successfully until 1875, when it was
destroyed by fire. He then converted the machinery that was not
destroyed, to such as could be used in a saw mill, which he now
owns. Was married in 1862 to Miss Sarah Wolf, a native of
Missouri. They were the parents of two children: Kate and William.
He was married a second time, June 18, 1877 to Miss Nan, daughter
of Charles and Elizabeth Calvert, of Fremont county, Iowa. they
are the parents of two children, one of whom is now living, Edgar
L. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
p. 624 Lyons Township
Harrison,
W. H., farmer and stock raiser, section 13, P.O. Council
Bluffs; born in Ohio, in 1843. At an early age he came with his
parents to Iowa, locating in Pottawattamie county. He received his
education in the common schools of his native state and in the
city schools at Council Bluffs. In 1857 he went to Douglass
county, Nebraska, where his father pre-empted a claim, remained
one season and then moved to Holt county, Missouri. In 1859 he
went to Jackson county, Missouri, in which county his father was
killed by "Bushwhackers." In company with his mother he then went
to Johnson county, Kansas, and the next spring to Richardson
county, Nebraska. He enlisted in 1862 in company C, Second
Nebraska cavalry and served one year in the campaign against the
Indians. He then enlisted in a regiment called the Black Horse
Cavalry, with which he served two years. The cavalry was then
consolidated with the First Nebraska. After leaving the army he
made a tour of the western states, returning in 1866 to Council
Bluffs, and soon after located on the farm where he now resides.
Was married December 25, 1869, to Miss Elvira Kratzer, a native of
Boone county, Iowa. They are the parents of five children, of whom
four are now living: Lillie, Millie, Frankie and Ella. He owns a
farm of 240 acres, well adapted to the raising of stock, in which
enterprise he is largely interested.
o, 644 St. Mary Township
Hawley,
C. D., section 7, P.O. Silver City; an enterprising farmer
and a native of Ontario county, New York, where he was born
February 2, 1826. At the age of ten years he moved with his
parents to Schoolcraft, Michigan, where he remained, engaged in
farming and attending school. In 1849 he located in Will county,
remaining until 1864, when he moved to Linn county, Iowa, where he
remained one year. After returning to Michigan, he came in 1873 to
Mills county. In 1852 he visited California, returning after two
years absence. In April 1855 he was united in marriage to Miss H.
Campbell, a lady of culture and a native of Quebec, Ontario, who
was born July 22, 1836. They have two children: Alice Belle and
George W. The father and mother are both members of the Baptist
church, and enjoy a comfortable home on a good farm of 120 acres.
p. 694 Ingraham Township
Hayes,
Bahman L., farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Malvern; born in
Clinton county, Ohio, where he resided until twenty-one years of
age. He then came to Iowa and located near Libertyville, Jefferson
county, Iowa. Enlisted in February, 1862, in company M, Fourth
Iowa cavalry, serving nearly two years when he was discharged on
account of disease of the lungs. After being discharged he
returned home, and remained about one year. He then came to Mills
county and purchased a farm in White Cloud township; was married
September 5, 1854, to Mahala Byers, who was born September 5,
1834, in Morgan county, Ohio; they are the parents of eight
children: F. I., Clarence L., Charles P., Warren L., William E.,
A. Kate, Louise Anna and Mary Bethel. The aged parents of Mr. H.
reside in a comfortable little home in the yard adjoining that of
Mr. Hayes. They are aged seventy-five and seventy-eight years
respectively.
p. 651 White Cloud Township
Haynie,
John, farmer and grain dealer, section 8, P.O. Pacific
Junction; born July 12, 1814, in Cook county, Tennessee. When six
years of age he moved with his parents to Cooper county, Missouri.
At the age of twenty-one years he went to St. Clair county,
Missouri, and in 1851 came to Mills county, and located on the
"Waubonsie Hills", where he entered 280 acres of land. He
purchased the place where he now lives in 1865. Was married in
1839 to Miss Elizabeth Ward, of Cook county, Tennessee. Nine
children were born to them, six of whom are now living: Sarah J.,
Mary E., Paul, John W., Columbus H. and George W. Mr. Haynie came
to Mills county with very limited means, but by his untiring
energy has amassed considerable wealth. He owns about one thousand
acres of land, six hundred of which is under cultivation. At
convenient places on the farm are seven good houses. He was for a
number of years extensively engaged in the live stock business.
Three years since he formed a partnership in the grain business
with Mr. R. H. Brent, of Glenwood, and they are now buying
extensively at several stations in the county. He was elected
sheriff in 1853, and served four years and was afterward elected
county commissioner. He is one of the pioneers of the county and
has always been foremost in advocacy of all public improvements.
p. 622/623 Lyons Township
Haynie,
Paul, farmer, section 8, P.O. Pacific Junction; born June
3, 1849, in Osceola, St. Clair county, Missouri. Came with his
parents to Mills county, when in infancy, and has resided here
continually ever since. His childhood was passed in farm labor,
and attending the district schools of this county. He was married
February 21, 1875, to Miss Alvira, daughter of John F. and Nancy
M. Williams, of Holt county, Missouri. They are the parents of two
interesting children: Leroy and Charles. Mr. Haynie was at one
time largely interested in the stock business. His life has been a
quiet and uneventful one, and by his industry he has been very
successful as a farmer.
p. 622 Lyons Township
Haynie,
Sarah, farmer, section 22, P.O. Glenwood; born August 25,
1821 in Dark county, Ohio. At the age of eighteen she moved with
her parents to St. Clair county, Missouri, and remained there
until 1852, when she came to Mills county. She was married in
December, 1842, to Richard Haynie. He was a native of Tennessee,
but grew to manhood in Cooper county, Missouri. They were the
parents of twelve children: John T., Mary A., Martha J., William
B., Samuel, Rufus L., Elizabeth, Isabella, Alvis J., George W.,
Jesse and Edna O. Mr. Haynie died in this township December 21,
1873. He was a worthy man, respected and honored by all who knew
him. He left the family a fine farm of 440 acres. John T., the
oldest son, remains at home and assumes the care and control of
the farm, which he conducts in a credible manner. He shared
hardships with his father during the latters' life and since then
has spared no pains to secure the happiness and comfort of the
family. He is a member of the I.O.O.F.
p. 624 Lyons Township
Head,
Thomas H., agent Hawkeye Insurance, Co; is a native of
Kentucky, and was born September 18, 1825. At the age of seven
years his parents moved to the state of Ohio, where he was raised
to manhood, and educated in the common schools. In 1844 he came to
Illinois, where he remained until 1857, when he came to Mills
county, locating at Glenwood, where he has lived to see the barren
spot grow to the flourishing town now his home. He has devoted
most of his time as a millwright, in which trade he is very
proficient. Of late years he has been following lighter
employment, and now represents one of the staunchest insurance
companies doing business in the state. He was married in 1850 to
Miss Sophronia Crosswait, a native of Tennessee. By this union
they have four children: Wm. P., Lula M., Carl and Vesta, living,
and one deceased. He enlisted July 1, 1861, in company A, Fourth
Iowa infantry, where he served about eleven months, and then was
given a recruiting commission in which he continued to the close
of the war.
p. 686 Glenwood Township
Heinsheimer,
D. L., merchant, P.O. Glenwood; was born in Baden,
Germany, March 19, 1847. When six years of age he came to America,
and went to Cincinnati, where his youth was passed until the age
of thirteen. He then came to Iowa, and settled in Mills county. He
soon after entered the store of P. D. Foster as clerk, where he
remained until 1872. He was then taken as a partner by his
employer and continued thus until 1875, when he engaged in
business himself and in his own name. He was married September 20,
1870, to Miss Sarah Pettinger of Glenwood. They are the parents of
three children: Carrie, Eddie, and Leo D. Mr. Heinsheimer is
active and energetic as a business man, thoroughly reliable and
remarkably successful.
p. 679 Glenwood Township
Hendrie,
James S., sheriff, Glenwood; was born in Greenwich,
Connecticut, November 30, 1828. When ten years of age he removed
with his parents to Washington county, Ohio, the early years of
his life being passed on the farm. In 1852, with no capital but an
indomitable will and six dollars in money, he started for
California by the overland route, driving an ox team of five yoke
of cattle from Burlington, Iowa to Sacramento, California, where
four years of his life were passed in the occupation of mining.
Returning in 1856 to Ohio, he entered the mercantile profession as
a clerk, which occupation he followed for about four years. While
in the army he was captain of a militia company, and participated
in the campaign having for its object the capture of the
confederate General Morgan, who was raiding in that state. In 1866
Mr. Hendrie returned to Iowa, going to Montgomery county, and from
there in 1868 to Mills county. He was married March, 18__, to Miss
M. Burkett of Council Bluffs. As a business man he has been a
success, he being now possessed of a fair share of this worlds
goods, which have been acquired by a persistent devotion to his
business.
p. 678/679 Glenwood Township
Hershey,
Albert, a Pennsylvanian by birth, entered life September
8, 1847, in York county, where he obtained a common school
education, closing with a course in the Normal school in Lancaster
county. In 1866 he came west to Muscatine county, Iowa, where he
made but a short stay, pushing on to Boone county, in this state,
where he was engaged in the grain business. In February, 1871, he
sought Malvern as his future home, where for a time he continued
the grain trade, until now he is engaged in farming. October 15,
1879, he observed the scriptural injunction by taking unto himself
a help-meet, in the person of Miss M. Jennie Place, of Malvern,
Mills county. But the "replenishing" part of the scriptural
injunction does not appear to have been observed thus far in their
marital co-partnership. Mr. and Mrs. H. are both members of the
Presbyterian church.
p. 637 Malvern Township
Hiatt,
O.T., section 29, P.O. Silver City; one of Ingraham's
successful farmers, and was born in Holt county, Missouri,
September 16, 1849. At the age of two years he came with his
parents to Mills county, locating in Silver Creek township, where
he remained until 1873, when he moved to his present location. In
October of the same year he was married to Miss M. E. Rowmer, a
native of Mills county; the fruits of this union are four
children; Nellie M., Bertha L., Eva and Addie. Mr. Hiatt owns a
beautiful farm of two hundred and eighty acres, and is largely
engaged in stock raising. He commands the respect and esteem of
his neighbors.
p. 695/696 Ingraham Township
Hilton,
George, farmer, P.O. Clark; born October 20, 1839, in Rock
Island county, Illinois, and there grew to manhood. In 1870 he
came to Mills county, and located in White Cloud township, near
where the town of Clark now stands. Mr. Hilton, in company with
his father-in-law, Mr. Miller, and Mr. J. C. Miller, is engaged in
improving a large tract of valuable land. A magnificent dwelling
house and a fine young orchard adorn the premises, and under the
skillful management of these parties, this farm is destined to
become one of the best in the county. Mr. Hilton was married
October 29, 1867, to Miss Mary M. Miller, who was born in
Pennsylvania, October 6, 1846. They are the parents of six
children: C. E., Robert I., Harry, Ann R., Frank and Walter.
p. 650 White Cloud Township
Hoch,
William, lumber merchant, P.O. Glenwood; was born in
Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, February 11, 1826, where he resided
until 1840, when in company with his parents he removed to Cedar
county, Iowa, and remained until 1848. During his stay in this
county he learned the blacksmith trade. Upon leaving Cedar county
he engaged in steamboating until 1850, when he took the overland
route to California, and devoted three years to mining
occupations, when he returned to Iowa, going to Council Bluffs in
1854, and engaged in farming for about two years, after which he
came to Mills county, engaging in the same occupation as at the
Bluffs. In 1873 he was elected treasurer of Mills county. In 1875
he formed a co-partnership with Mr. Conger for the purpose of
carrying on the lumber business, under the firm name of Hoch &
Conger, who are doing a first class business.
p. 679 Glenwood Township
Holmes,
Mrs. Rebecca J, farmer, P.O. Henderson; was born January
19, 1840 in the state of Indiana. She was the daughter of Peter
and Isabella Byerson. While quite young she moved to the state of
Missouri, near St. Joseph. In 1846 she came to Iowa - her father
dying on the journey - and located in Lee county. In 1853 she came
to this county and four years later moved to Nodaway county,
Missouri. October 28, 1858, she was married to William R. Holmes,
who was a native of Brown county, Ohio, born July 8, 1837. In 1860
they came to Mills county, to remove to Missouri again in 1864,
and in 1867, returned to this state and county where their home
has since been. Mr. Holmes died November 9, 1878, leaving nine
children, all living: Simeon A., Sarah S., Albert H., Adaline E.,
John J., Orra P., Walker Co. and Tennie A.
p. 702/703 Anderson Township
Honeyman,
John, farmer and stock raiser, section 22, P.O. Emerson;
born in 1842 in Scotland. He was educated in the High schools of
his native country, and entered the service of the Commercial Bank
of Scotland in 1857, and remained with that institution until
1872, in which year he sailed for America. He landed in New York
and from there went to Detroit; and from thence to Chicago, making
a short stay in each city. In June, 1873, he came to Mills county,
and located on the farm where he now lives. Was married in June
1873, to Eliza Gregg Myles, a native of Scotland, who died June 8,
1874. He then returned to Scotland, where he remained a short
time, and then came again to this county. In September, 1874, he
took charge of bank, implement house and grain elevator in
Emerson, where he remained for one year. He then went to Ashkunn,
Illinois, and took chrge of a hardware house for one year, and
then returned to Mills county. In 1876 he occupied an elevator in
Emerson, and at one time, in the period of eight days, received
26,916 bushels of shelled corn, and at the same time there were
two other firms in Emerson engaged in buying corn. Was married a
second time in March, 1876, to Ella Viola, daughter of Milton
Cheney, of this county. They are the parents of two children: John
and Milton. After leaving Emerson he came to the farm where he now
lives, which consists of 213 acres, well improved.
p. 713 Indian Creek Township
Hornby,
George H., farmer, P.O. Glenwood; was born in Taunton,
Massachusetts, in 1838. In 1844 he removed to Providence, Rhode
Island. In 1863 he enlisted in the United States navy for the term
of three years. Returning to his home at the expiration of his
term of service he engaged in the manufacturing business, being
thus occupied two years. He then disposed of this interest and
moved to Pawtucket and engaged in the upholstering and
manufacturing business. In March of 1879 he came to this county.
He was married in March, 1866, to Miss A. F. Crockett, born in
February 1838. They have six children: Edward T., Florence T.,
Mary S., George H., William S. and Viola. He is a new man to the
county, but comes recommended by those best of traits, integrity,
industry and honor.
p. 596 Center Township
Howard,
Joel L., farmer and stock dealer, section 33, P.O. Tabor;
born March 9, 1842, in Dover, Windham county, Vermont, where he
lived until fifteen years of age. His youth was passed in working
on a farm and attending school. He arrived in Iowa May 9, 1857,
and located in Fremont county. Was married December 12, 1878, to
Miss Electa, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Miller. She was born in
Green county, Ohio. They are members of the Congregational church
of Tabor. He is well esteemed by his neighbors as a Christian man,
a good school teacher and a quiet unpretentious citizen. He owns a
good farm of 154 acres, and a separate ten acres of timber land.
His farm is well adapted to feeding and raising stock, in which
business he is largely engaged.
p. 610 Rawles Township
Howard,
Samson, section 24, P.O. Malvern; a worthy citizen of
Mills county; who was born in Lincolnshire, England, January 1,
1835. His youth was spent on a farm and attaining an education in
the common schools. In 1853 he came to America locating in Ohio.
After residing in Loraine, Ontario and Woods counties he moved to
St. Joe county, Michigan. In May 1871, he came to Mills county.
July 20, 1861, he was married to Miss Letty Hallam of Michigan,
who was born in England, January 4, 1842. By this union they have
nine children: Marietta, Elmer E., Ella J., Francis E., Letty E.,
George H., Charles W., Herbert P. and Walter O. Mr. Howard owns a
good farm of 80 acres.
p. 695 Ingraham Township
Howarth,
Dennis, farmer section 12, P.O. Glenwood; born April 17,
1832, in England, and there grew to manhood, receiving his
education in the Wesleyan private schools. At the age of fourteen
he learned the art of engineering which he following until coming
to Mills county. Immigrated to Canada in 1851, where he remained
one year and then went to Massachusetts, then to Chicago, then to
Wisconsin and from there to St. Louis, remaining in the latter
city until 1868. In that year he came to Mills county. He is now a
successful farmer and owns a fine farm of two hundred and twelve
acres, with an attractive residence, substantial barn and
productive orchard. Was married January 2, 1865, to Miss Sarah
Anderson of Shawneetown, Illinois. They are the parents of four
children: Mary, Harry M., Isabella and Sarah. Mr. Howarth has
served the township officially with marked ability.
p. 622 Lyons Township
Hoyt,
Hiram, farmer and stock raiser, section 20, P.O. Hastings;
born June 8, 1812, in New York, where he grew to manhood, working
at farm labor and attending the common schools. In 1837 he moved
to Caldwell county, Missouri, associated himself with the Latter
day Saints, and was ordained an elder in that denomination. In
1839, he with the society, were driven from Missouri, and located
at Nauvoo, Illinois. Was married in 1843 to Sarah Rude. Was
married in Indiana. In 1845 he returned to Nauvoo, but was
compelled to emigrate from there the following year. In 1852 he
came to Pottawattamie county, Iowa and soon after located in this
county, on the farm where he now resides. On coming here he
purchased a squatters' claim to which he has since added 280
acres. His farm is well improved. Mrs. Hoyt died March 8, 1879.
p.714 Indian Creek Township
Hoyt,
Homer C., farmer, section 20, P.O. Hastings; born July 31,
1820, in New York, where he grew to manhood, receiving his
education in the common schools. In 1840 he moved to Knox county,
Illinois. Was married May 23, 1841, to Sarah E. Fuller. In 1842 he
went to Nauvoo, at which place his wife died February 7, 1843. He
was married again, June 2, 1845, to Julia A. Burr. In 1844, while
on a preaching tour in the state of New York, he was ordained to
the office of the 70. He returned to Nauvoo in 1846. Mr. Hoyt is
by his second wife the father of seven children, four of whom are
living: Homer E., Cynthia M., Rachael R. and George H. Mr. H. has
resided in many parts of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, and while in
southern Missouri was mobbed by Kansas jay-hawkers. He located on
the place where he now lives in 1880.
p. 714 Indian Creek Township
Hubbard,
Rev. James, farmer, section 12, P.O. Glenwood; born
September 20, 1835, in Ashtabula, Ohio. When thirteen years of age
he moved with his parents to Cedar county, Missouri, and there
grew to maturity, working at farm labor and attending the common
schools. He came to Mills county in 1854, and located where he now
lives, in 1869. Was married to Miss Nancy Williams, of Chester
county, Kentucky. They are the parents of ten children, seven of
whom are now living: Sheldon, Harriet, William Amos, Henry, Thomas
and Anise. Mr. Hubband united with the M. E. church when quite
young, and remained with that denomination until 1870, when he
joined the United Brethren, and was appointed a local preacher and
a member of the conference. He was ordained September 26, 1875,
and the universal verdict of his people is that he has been a
faithful minister. He was a justice of the peace in the early
settlement of the county, and was re-elected to that office for
the present year. He owns a good farm of seventy-eight acres.
p. 623/624 Lyons Township
Hubbell,
Garrett V., farmer, section 14, P.O. Glenwood; born March
9, 1826, in Shelby county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood,
receiving his education in the public schools. When eighteen years
of age he learned the trade of a potter at Pickaway, Ohio, with
John Marietta. This occupation he followed until 1855, and then
came to Iowa and located in Poweshiek county, where he engaged in
farming. He moved from this county to Jasper county, Iowa, and
from there to Davis county, Missouri. He remained there three
years and then came to Iowa and located in Dallas county. Enlisted
in company C, 39th Iowa infantry, but was discharged by reason of
disability. He then returned to Ohio, and immediately enlisted in
company K, 14th Ohio infantry. He was engaged in the battles of
Tunnel Hill, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Burnt Hickory
and all others in which his regiment participated. He sustained
injuries while in the service from which he has never recovered.
Was discharged in July 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky, and was
dismissed at Clinton, Iowa. Was married September 8, 1850 to Miss
Elizabeth Bogart, of Miami county, Ohio. this union brought to
them twelve children, six of whom are now living: Jacob R.,
Missouri, John J., Emma M., Sarah F. and Charles T. Mr. H. owns a
farm of 108 acres, with an excellent orchard and convenient
building. He is a member of the United Brethren church, and has
been a zealous worker in the church for many years.
p. 623 Lyons Township
Huffaker,
H. H., P.O. Silver City; was born in Bureau county,
Illinois, January 24, 1844. His youth was passed as other youths
usually employ their time, in farming and in gaining an education,
which latter was begun in the common school and finished in Dover
Academy. He came to Mills county in the spring of 1870, and
located at his present place of residence. His farm originally
consisted of 380 acres, to which he has added until it now
comprises one thousand acres of land. In 1879 he laid the
foundation of Silver City, by securing from the Wabash, St. Louis
& Pacific R. R., a depot or station, and from this beginning
an embryo town has grown to its present size. During his residence
in the county his merit has been recognized by his fellow citizens
in frequent elections to places of trust, he having been
successively school director, treasurer and secretary of the
school board. He has been a member of the various agricultural
societies of the county, and contributed largely to the county's
interests in that direction. Schools and churches have both
received his attention and a share of his ample means. He was
married December 11, 1872 in Marion county, Iowa, to Miss Mary J.
Post, a native of Pennsylvania. The interests of Mr. Huffaker are
largely agricultural and those of an allied nature, he being
engaged in stock raising on an extensive scale. Silver City owes
its existence to him, and its thrift to his enterprise and aid.
p. 695 Ingraham Township
Huffaker,
L.W., P.O. Silver City; was born in Ripley county,
Indiana, August 11, 1842. When twelve years of age he moved to
Bureau county, Illinois, remaining until 1868. He then came to
Mills county, and locating in Ingraham township, engaged in
farming. During his residence in this county he has filled many
places of trust and public importance, discharging his duties to
the entire satisfaction of his constituents. In the autumn of 1873
he was elected justice of the peace, and has filled the office
with fidelity and credit until the present time. He has also been
township clerk for one term, was assessor for three or four terms,
and has filled all the positions on the school board, and is now
secretary of that body. He has often been a delegate to the
various political conventions held in the county, and labored for
the advantage of his county and township. He enlisted in company
A, Ninety-third Illinois infantry, and after a service of thirteen
months was discharged on account of physical disability. Soon
afterward he enlisted in the 148th Illinois infantry, and served
until the close of the war. He was married January 1, 1867, to
Miss Sarah Henderson, a native of Pennsylvania. They are the
parents of five children living: Charles, Miles V., Lewis D., Ida
May and Viva Grace. He is now successfully conducting a good
mercantile business while engaged also in general law.
p. 694 Ingraham Township
Hughes,
James, farmer, P.O. White Cloud; born November 9, 1809, in
Guernsey county, Ohio, where he remained with his parents until of
age, and then commenced farming for himself. He remained in his
native county until 1837, and then went to Henry county, Indiana,
where he again engaged in farming. In 1844 he emigrated to Van
Buren county, Iowa, and remained until 1851, and then went with a
colony to Clarke county, Iowa. He remained in Clarke county one
year, when the colony broke up, and Mr. Hughes came directly to
this county and located on section 12, in White Cloud township,
where he now lives. Was married February 9, 1837, to Miss Carolina
Judge, who was born January 31, 1819, in Licking county, Ohio.
They are the parents of thirteen children, all of whom grew to
manhood and womanhood. Eleven of them are now living: Matilda A.,
John W., Levi P., Mary E., James E., Hannah L., Eliza J., Benjamin
B., Stephen A., Adella J. and Minnie V. Commodore P. and Sarah V.
died after becoming of age.
p. 651/652 White Cloud Township
Hutchens,
John, farmer, P.O. Glenwood; Mr. Hutchens was born in
Sarah county, North Carolina, December 20, 1816. When three years
of age went with his parents to Wayne county, Indiana, and here he
was educated; the schools of his immediate neighborhood being
conducted on the subscription plan. In 1841 he went to Andrew
county, Missouri and improved a farm, on which he remained until
1854, when he came to this county. The farm on which he located
comprises some 170 acres of land, all under excellent cultivation.
He has been twice married. On October 5, 1838, he was joined in
marriage to Miss Nancy Brown, a native of North Carolina, who died
November 16, 1855. his wife he is the father of seven children,
three of whom are now living: Isaac, Daniel and David. February
18, 1857, Mr. Hutchens married Mrs. Eliza A. Brower, a native of
Thompkins county, New York, born October 20, 1823. From this union
there resulted the birth of six children, three of whom are
living: Joel, Omar and John. Mrs. Hutchens was the mother of seven
children by her first husband, William Brower, of whom three,
Alma, Byron and George are living.
p. 668 Oak Township
Hutchings,
William, farmer, section 28, P.O. Emerson; born January
18, 1823. Moved with his parents in 1825 to Fayette county,
Indiana, where he remained until 1835, when they went to Delevan
county, same state and there grew to manhood, obtaining his
education in the common schools. Came to Mills county in 1855,
then went to Page county. In 1864 he returned to Mills county, and
in 1875 located on the farm where he now resides. He is a member
of the United Brethren Church in Christ. He has been a class
leader for twenty-five years, and a licensed exhorter for the past
ten years. He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity. He is
the father of eight children, seven of whom are now living: Phoebe
Jane, Samuel B., Esther, Lois, Barbara E., Nancy R. and John J. He
has held the office of the justice of the peace three terms, and
has the confidence and esteem of all who know him.
p. 712/713 Indian Creek Township
Hyde,
Richard W., farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Hastings; was
born November 22, 1847 in Hannibal, Missouri. He is a son of
Jordan W. and Melinda Hyde. At the age of four years his mother
died and he was taken by an aunt to Genessee and kept there until
about twelve years of age, when he returned to Missouri. He
received his education in common and high schools, leaving the
latter in 1862, at which time he went to Virginia City, and in
company with his father engaged in mining operation and cattle
raising, after quitting this business they drove cattle to Iowa
for about six years. His father was one of those persons who are
spoken of elsewhere as having been killed by the falling of a
bridge at St. Charles. After the death of his father he located in
Mills county February 10, 1880, he married Colonio J. Wearin, who
was born January 31, 1855, in Porter county, Indiana. He has a
farm containing 640 acres of land. His principal occupation being
the raising, feeding, and shipping of cattle. He is the parent of
one child, Olive M.
p. 713 Indian Creek Township
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