The entire 1889 history book for Muscatine is now online. There are chapters on: Biographical, Portraits, Presidents of the United States, Governors of Iowa and Historical Sections, all of which are listed below in separate tables. Click on the underlined name in blue and it will take you to the link.A few people helped in getting this book online, but Norma Rogers did the majority of the typing. She probably did about 99 percent of the typing, so a BIG BIG THANK-YOU goes out to Norma Rogers for helping me, Dave Dunston, to 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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