MUSCATINE COUNTY HISTORY - 1889
 The entire 1889 history book for Muscatine is now online. Click on any name in blue and it will take you to the link. The entire history book of 1889 includes: Biographical, Portraits, Presidents of the United States, Governors of Iowa and Historical Sections, which are listed below in separate tables. A few people helped in getting this book online, but Norma Rogers did the majority of the typing, probably about 99 percent of the typing, so a BIG BIG THANK-YOU goes out to Norma Rogers for helping me get this entire book online. Her typing fingers have to be sore, are they not, Norma!! Thanks, Norma!! To everybody out there looking at this webpage, good luck in finding what you are looking for!!

Biographical for Muscatine County

Preface . .
Introductory . 159
Surname First Name Page
Adams Calvin 261
Adams Elias 344
Addleman John 234
Ady Albert, M.D. 352
Allen Alexander 445
Allen Mark D. 420
Altekruse R. J. 199
Altekruse Rudolph 361
Alteneder Charles 338
Anderson Capt. John W. 227
Appel Martin 529
Ashton W. E. 330
Askam George 467
Aumiller Gottfried 279
Bachelor Francis M. 358
Bacon Francis 400
Bailey Joseph 459
Ball N.W. 469
Bancroft Charles A. 518
Barnes Charles 462
Barnes Franklin 435
Batty William C., MD 230
Beil Bernhard 368
Bergen Martin 253
Betts E. H. 505
Betts W. C. 510
Bierman H. R. 209
Biles D. S. 302
Bitzer Galbraith 274
Blackstone Jasper W. 491
Bloomer F. H. 248
Bloomer Fred W. 348
Bodman Henry F. 308
Bodmann H. V. 441
Boland Patrick 280
Boot Thomas 545
Boyle R. 448
Brandt Conrad 217
Brannan William F. 563
Braunwarth Jacob 349
Brent Edward J. 324
Brent Rev. R. W. H. 502
Brogan Jesse 192
Brookhart John 314
Broomhall Allen 378
Brown Hugh P. 220
Brown T. M. 242
Brownnawell William 269
Buckman Charles E. 530
Buckman Phineas 430
Burnside Jacob B. 344
Burrell Bryson 268
Canon J. H. 461
Carskaddan Hon. Jerome 369
Carter Henry 382
Chambliss Benjamin 357
Chase George 436
Chase Hon. William S. 421
Chesebro Hon. Samuel T. 377
Chowan (CHOWN) William 572
Clark William A. 455
Cloud Hon. D. C. 268
Cobb S. M., M.D. 172
Cockshoot Andrew 353
Coe J. E. 273
Cole John H. 170
Cone Aristarchus 319
Cope John 548
Couch Moses 368
Covell J. A. 270
Cowell Truman 362
Coyner Martin L. 250
Craig Mrs. Mary 269
Creitz Lewis F. 399
Crossman & Huff 488
Crossman L. C. 348
Curtis Charles A. 372
Dallas Peter 191
Davis Charles B. 490
Davis Isaiah 521
Day E. P. 304
Day Hon. Elmus 498
Day Josiah 267
Dean Dr. H. M. 182
Deming George 387
Denison George B. 393
Denton Edward W. 573
Derby Charlels W. 428
Desbro S. S. 567
Dickerson J. C. 447
Dillaway Hon. George W. 390
Dodge John 457
Dolsen William W 204
Doran John M 279
Downer Capt. J. B. 180
Downer R. M. 342
Drake T. J. 360
Drumm Adam 232
Drury Dr. Charles 339
Duffee William 426
Duggan Rev. Nicholas 442
Eade Dr. John 341
Eichhoff W. F. 287
Evans John A. 520
Evans P. R. 549
Evans W. C. 546
Fetherston James 327
Fisher Abraham H. 320
Fisher James M. 528
Fitzgerald Hon. Thomas R. 461
Fletcher Gen. Jonathan E 574
Foster Suel 210
Fox Charles R. 353
Freeman Joseph P. 340
Fry Franklin 333
Fry Henry 361
Fryberger William B. 485
Fulliam Edward B. 465
Fulliam George W., M.D. 299
Fultz W. S. 168
Funck George A. 499
Funck George F. 198
Funck Henry 502
Funk Abraham 322
Furnas William 193
Gatton Isaac 555
Giesenhaus Frederick 289
Giesler J. L. 500
Gilbert Hiram 334
Gilbert Samuel 411
Gladstone Thomas 459
Gobble Hon. John M. 187
Gordon William 437
Gray Thomas P. 170
Gregg Asa 537
Grete George 328
Groeschel Emil 495
Grosheim Bros. 506
Gurley Jonathan F. 539
Hahn Paulus 510
Halling William 307
Hallock Samuel E. 446
Hanna Thomas 412
Hardman Dr. J. 218
Hardman Mrs. Mary C. 374
Hare Col. A. M. 167
Harris W. C. 517
Hawley Cyrus 571
Hawley James B. 260
Heabner John S. 500
Healy Chester F. 418
Healy M. 458
Heberling Andrew 546
Henderson Robert 223
Henderson William 501
Hendrix H. D. 252
Hendrix Ira 321
Hershey Hon. Benjamin 177
Hetzel Charles L. 200
Hill Gen. S. G. 391
Hill William S. 350
Hines Alex 452
Hoag Edward H. 373
Holmes W. G. 417
Holtz John 264
Hoopes Joseph E. 403
Hoopes Joseph Linn 422
Hoopes Lindley 543
Hoopes William H. 317
Hopkins Thomas J. 426
Horton Col. Charles C. 248
Horton Dr. J. S. 329
Horton Mrs. Matilda 284
Houvenaghel Benedict 349
Howe Prof. M. Y. 553
Hudson John B. 472
Hudson Rev. John 482
Hudson William C. 512
Humphreys Seth 515
Hunter Joseph R 519
Hunter William A 479
Huttig Bros. M'fg Co. 281
Huttig William 533
Irwin J. B. 219
Jamison Capt. James M. 363
Jamison James 174
Jayne Henry 354
Jean Joseph E. 392
Johnson Wilmer H. 171
Johnston William 481
Keckler John 300
Kelley George W. 323
Kelley Samuel G. 480
Kemper B. 244
Kennedy Alexander 290
Kincaid Col. G. W. 449
King Leonard C. 292
Klein Lorentz 499
Kline Harvey B. 530
Koll Claus 550
Lafrentz John 435
Lane William S. 497
Lang Henry Sr. 410
LaTourrette John 293
Lauder Herman J 199
Laurent Father 407
Lawrence W. D. 397
Lea Samuel S. 270
Lee Harry E. 180
Leimkuehler Frank 566
Leith Alexander R., MD 447
Lewis John 564
Lewis John P. 253
Lezotte Dr. George D. 169
Liebbe Ernest H. 202
Lillibridge Chester 273
Little Frederick H, M.D. 373
Little J. G. H. 339
Long Jacob 515
Lowry William E. 221
Lukens Jacob H. 570
Lundy Charles E. 507
Mackemer John 172
Magoon George D. 412
Mahanna Dennis 423
Mahin Hon. John 207
Marsh D. S. 450
Martin Henry 263
Mathewson John A. 569
Maxson Jonathan 522
Maylone John W. 516
McCampbell R. H. 208
McColm L. F. 342
McElravy Capt. J. W. 496
McGown Samuel 460
McGrew A. L. 303
McIntire R. A. 398
McIntire Thomas 536
McKibben Samuel M. 311
McNutt Hon. Samuel 212
Meeker John W. 190
Meeker Thomas 350
Melick Henry B. 425
Meyer John H. 574
Miller Barney 301
Miller Frederick 492
Miller Raynolds 294
Mische George A. 240
Molis Hon. Henry Sr. 390
Monford Thomas 281
Moore Henry W. 380
Morgan Joseph V. 511
Moylan Edward 429
Moylan Patrick 567
Moynahan Jeremiah T. 456
Mull Charles L. 283
Munroe John H. 432
Murphy Philip J. 556
Musser Hon. Richard 304
Musser Peter 384
Musser Peter M. 312
Negus Isaac 298
Negus John 257
Nichols Benjamin F. 247
Nichols Hon. Pliny 526
Nichols Ira 545
Nichols Phineas 519
Nitz George 262
Nolte Herman H. 489
Norton Charles W. 402
Oeping Frederick 487
Ogilvie Adam 309
Osburn H. B. 466
Otto Christain 298
Pace M. P. 239
Pardoe H. W. 338
Park Aaron 431
Parry J. A. 442
Parry L. 427
Parvin Hon. John A. 271
Parvin Rev. Samuel H. 576
Patrick Charles C. 188
Patrick Jacob C. 311
Patterson R. H. 237
Peasley William S. 568
Persons A. M. 401
Phelps Fred S. 364
Phelps Joseph P. 404
Phillips William J. 465
Pilgrim John 505
Piper August 192
Porter Mrs. Sarah A. 258
Price Jasper O. 214
Prien Charles F. 224
Purcell I. N. 358
Raynor Thomas 419
Resley Michael G. 486
Rice Milton 382
Rice J. W. 575
Richman Abraham 379
Richman Hon. Dewitt C. 476
Richman Hon. J. Scott 165
Robbins Alden Burrill 337
Roberts Daniel W. 384
Robertson Charles M. 320
Robertson William S. M.D. 332
Rogers Thomas W. 468
Roy W. H. 409
Rowe Dr. David L. 475
Russell Hon. J. J. 451
Ruth Dr. Charles E. 351
Satterthwaite George 181
Schall Prof. Elias Fremont 573
Schmidt George 327
Schmidt Gustav 308
Schmidt Herman 364
Schmitt Peter 259
Schoemaker John 222
Scott George M. 189
See William F. 535
Shafnit George F. 440
Sharp Thomas 197
Shepherd Thomas 291
Sherfey Maj. John 233
Sherwood Thomas, M.D. 423
Shipman Hon. George C. 525
Smalley Abraham 370
Smalley Andrew J. 179
Smalley Henry 283
Smalley Shepherd 260
Smith Crawford 488
Smith Henry G. 509
Smith John 521
Smith M. H. & Son 244
Smith M. R., M.D. 221
Smith Nathan 466
Snider John 181
Snyder William H. 557
Spring Charles C. 363
Stein Simon G. 312
Sterneman Casper H. 194
Stiles George H. 414
St. John James H. 278
Storm Samuel 257
Swope George W. 310
Tallant Thomas B. 290
Taylor Enoch 565
Terry Eb. 404
Thompson Robert T. 282
Thornton J. J. 359
Tice B. F. 367
Titus George M. 383
Townsley Albert G. 288
Tunison Alfred 347
Tyler E. K. 302
Tyler William K. 389
Vanatta D. H. 343
Vanatta James 324
Vanatta J. B. 288
Vanatta Samuel 321
Vanatta William 262
Van Dorn Jacob 394
Van Horne George W. 331
Wabnitz Charles F. 201
Wagner Benjamin F. 508
Wagner H. C. 200
Walker John Dougan 471
Wallace Hon RT 287
Walter John F. 207
Walton Josiah Proctor 277
Walts John G. 251
Warfield Charles L. 570
Warfield David R. 558
Warfield Maj. A. O. 297
Watters Rev. Dennis A. 491
Webster G. W. 203
Weise Charles 566
Whicher Stephen 371
Whicher Stephen E. 506
Wiese William 537
Wilcox Rev. Sheldon E. 524
Wildasin Samuel 439
Will John A. 238
Will Nicholas 558
Williams Hon. Joseph 341
Williams J. D. 203
Williams John F. 575
Wise Samuel H. 424
Wood Hon. G. H. 329
Woods Mrs. Rebecca 394
Wright J. H. 468
Young James 560
Zeigler John 184
Zeisig C. A. 401

Portraits
Surname First Name Page #
Adams John 22
Adams John Q. 38
Allen Alex 444
Allen Mrs. 444
Anderson Capt. J. W. 226
Anderson Irena C. 226
Arthur Chester A. 98
Betts E. H. 504
Brandt C. 216
Brandt Ernestine 216
Brannan W. F. 562
Briggs Answl 110
Buchanan James 74
Carpenter Cyrus Clay 138
Chambliss B. 356
Chambliss Julia 356
Chesebro Amy A. 376
Chesebro S. T. 376
Clark Louisa 454
Clark William A. 454
Cleveland S. Grover 102
Day Josiah 266
Day Phebe T. 266
Deming C. R. 386
Deming George 386
Fillmore Millard 66
Fryberger W. B. 484
Fulliam E. B. 464
Garfield James A. 94
Gear John H. 146
Gobble J. M. 186
Grant Ulysse S. 86
Grimes James W. 118
Groeschel E. 494
Halling Mrs. 306
Halling William 306
Harrison Benjamin 106
Harrison William H. 50
Hayes Rutherford B. 90
Hempstead Stephen 114
Hershey B. 176
Holmes Hannah 416
Holmes William G. 416
Hoopes Lindley 542
Hoopes Mary 542
Hoopes William 316
Howe M. Y. 552
Humphreys Mary E. 514
Humphreys Seth 514
Huttig William 532
Jackson Andrew 42
Jamison James 363
Jefferson Thomas 26
Johnson Andrew 82
Kirkwood Samuel 126
Lafrentz Mrs. A. 434
Lafrentz John 434
Larrabee William 154
Laurent P. 406
Lawrence W. D. 396
Lincoln Abrahm 78
Lowe P. Ralph 122
Madison James 30
McNutt Anna E. 212
McNutt Samuel 212
Merrill Samuel 136
Monroe James 34
Newbold Joshua G. 142
Nichols B. F. 246
Nichols Mrs. B. F. 246
Patterson L. L. 236
Patterson R. H. 236
Pierce Franklin 70
Polk James K. 58
Resley Michael G. 484
Richman J. Scott 164
Robbins Alden B. 336
Rowe A. E. 474
Rowe Dr. D. L. 474
Schmidt George 326
Schmidt Mrs. 326
Sharp Thomas 196
Sherman Buren R. 150
Stone William M. 130
Storm Samuel 256
Taylor Zachary 62
Tice B. F. 366
Tice Nancy 366
Titus G. M. 383
Tunison A. 346
Tunison Mary 346
Tyler John 54
Van Buren Martin 46
Van Horne George W. 331
Wallace R. T. 286
Walter Schallote 206
Walter J. F. 206
Walton J. P. 276
Warfield A. O. 296
Washington George 18

Presidents of the United States

No. of President First Name Surname Page
First George Washington 19
Second John Adams 23
Third Thomas Jefferson 27
Fourth James Madison 31
Fifth James Monroe 35
Sixth John Quincy Adams 39
Seventh Andrew Jackson 43
Eighth Martin Van Buren 47
Ninth William Henry Harrison 51
Tenth John Tyler 55
Eleventh James K. Polk 59
Twelfth Zachary Taylor 63
Thirteenth Millard Fillmore 67
Fourteenth Franklin Pierce 71
Fifteenth James Buchanan 75
Sixteenth Abraham Lincoln 79
Seventeenth Andrew Johnson 83
Eighteenth Ulysses S. Grant 87
Nineteenth Rutherford B. Hayes 91
Twentieth James A. Garfield 95
Twenty-First Chester A. Arthur 99
Twenty-Second S. Grover Cleveland 103
Twenty-Third Benjamin Harrison 107

Governors of Iowa

No. of Governor First Name Surname Page
First Ansel Briggs 111
Second Stephen Hempstead 115
Third James W. Grimes 119
Fourth Ralph P. Lowe 123
Fifth Samuel J. Kirkwood 127
Sixth William M. Stone 131
Seventh Samuel Merrill 135
Eighth Cyrus Clay Carpenter 139
Ninth Joshua G. Newbold 143
Tenth John H. Gear 147
Eleventh Buren R. Sherman 151
Twelfth William Larrabee 155

Historical

Introductory . 583
Geographical and Topographical . 584
Indian Occupancy . 586
Settlement by Whites . 589
County Government . 596
Bench and Bar . 600
War for the Union . 602
The Press . 608
Muscatine Journal . 608
Muscatine Tribune . 609
Muscatine Daily News . 609
The Wilton Review . 610
The West Liberty Enterprise . 611
The Wapsie Index . 611
Meteorological . 612
Old Settler's Association . 620
Muscatine Island . 626
Miscellaneous . 631
Railroads . 632
Townships . 654
Bloomington . 666
Cedar . 666
Fulton . 663
Goshen . 664
Lake . 666
Moscow . 662
Muscatine . 666
Orono . 664
Pike . 665
Seventy-Six . 666
Sweetland . 665
Wapsinonoc . 654
Wilton . 660
Cities and Villages . .
Adams . 665
Atalissa . 664
Coneville . 664
Fairport . 665
Fruitland . 666
Moscow . 662
Muscatine . 634
Nichols . 665
Port Allen . 664
Stockton . 663
West Liberty . 657
Wilton . 660

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