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Muscatine County Iowa
1879
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1879 | |
Here is what the abbreviations in the bios stand for: far: farm; Co.: company or county; dir: dealer; IVA: Iowa Volunteer Artillery; IVC: Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; IVI: Iowa Volunteer Infantry; P.O.: Post Office; S. or Sec.: section; and st.: street.
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Biographical Section, 1879, page 685
WILLIAM G. HOLMES, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Atalissa; born Aug. 7, 1815, in Caledonia Co., Vt.; in the spring of 1837, emigrated to Iowa, locating in Muscatine Co.; his brother, Robert Holmes, came the fall before, and laid claim to a tract of land just south and adjoining where Mr. H. now lives, and, in company with several others, laid out a town which they called Cedarville, and established a ferry and post office, the stage-route from Muscatine to Iowa City passing there; a Mr. John Conklin was Postmaster; in 1841, the post office was changed to Poweshiek; in 1844, the post-route was taken to what was known as Overman's Ferry, a Mr. Elias Overman having located there in 1842; that proved the downfall of Cedarville; Mr. H. purchased his brother's interest and entered the land from the Government in 1838, adding thereto till he had about one thousand acres. Married Miss Hannah Pickering March 7, 1844; she was born Oct. 7, 1827, in Frederick Co., Va.; her parents moved to Highland Co., Ohio, when she was quite small, and to this county in 1842; they have eight children living--Sarah A., Margaret A., Mary B., William G., Almina L., John G., Frank B. and Lillian I.; lost two-Benjamin F. and Ida; Sarah A. married Edward Rock, now of Wapsinonoc Tp., and Mary B. married Winfield Elliott, now of Iowa Co. Mr. H. holds to the Reformed Presbyterian Church; has served as Justice of the Peace six years; also as Trustee of the township. Republican.
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