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Scott Co, Iowa - IAGenWeb Project All articles are from Rock Island Evening Argus Friday, 3 Jan Frank G. Wilson, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, is now in jail at Palmyra, Missouri, on a charge of bigamy. Monday, 6 Jan -Willard Barrows, the historian of Scott County, Iowa, died yesterday. Tuesday, 7 Jan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Longbottom, of LeClaire, Scott County, Iowa, were on the steamer Glencoe which exploded at St. Louis, Mo., on 3 April 1852, but escaped. The remains of that ship were recently found when workmen began building the bridge currently going across the river there. Wednesday, 8 Jan Samuel Resdolph and Mrs. Jane Landant ran away from Iowa City, Iowa, and were followed by the latter's husband to Davenport. Thursday, 9 Jan William Boll, a young German who worked for the brewers in Davenport, died there last Sunday, aged 27 years. Tuesday, 8 Jan. V.S. Carter, an old resident of Davenport, Iowa, was found dead at his home on Sunday, aged 58 years. Wednesday, 9 Jan John W. Fiedler, a native of Leipsic, Germany, and late of Davenport, Iowa, died in Chicago a few days ago. Monday, 13 Jan Francis Denney, of Des Moines, Iowa, married Priscilla C. Bell of Berlin, Henry County, Ill., on January 1st. at Berlin. Tuesday, 14 Jan W.D. Davis married Lenora A. Bates on January 10th at LeClaire, Scott County, Iowa. Thursday, 16 Jan. William Cleland married Miss Sarah McKeag, all of Coal Valley, Ill., on the 28th ult. They are now living in their new home in Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa. Friday, 17 Jan P.D. Miller, son of Dr. Miller of Keokuk County, Iowa, left Denver, Colorado, on the 2d and is stopping with his father since his return. Mr. Miller went to Colorado in 1860 and is now engaged in the stock growing business 80 miles south of Denver. Saturday, 18 Jan. Lt. H.B. Sudlow of Davenport, Iowa, married Miss Mary L., daughter of Hiram Cable of Davenport, Iowa, on January 15th. Wednesday, 22 Jan Frederick Millard married Sarah Allen, both of Davenport, Iowa, on January 21st in Rock Island, Ill. Thursday, 23 Jan John Flahan, an employee of J.S. Altman, the ice dealer of Davenport, Iowa, was badly injured yesterday when he fell off a derrick. He has a wife and three children. Wednesday, 29 Jan -James Belfelt, a laborer in Davenport, Iowa, was gored by a bull recently,
as was Robert Neal, living at Long Grove, back of Davenport. Saturday, 1 Feb -Robert M. Lytle of New Liberty, Scott County, Ia., was badly injured a few
days ago while going home with a load of coal. Saturday, 1 Feb Sarah J. Tolson of Lyons, Iowa, married Daniel M. Sidlinger of Port Byron, Ill., on January 28th at the National Hotel in Port Byron. Friday, 7 Feb S.N. Ills, principal of the commercial college in Davenport, Iowa, died Wednesday. Monday, 10 Feb. Lazarus Lowry died February 7th at his residence near LeClaire, Scott County, Ia., aged 74 years. Monday, 10 Feb Mrs. Kate Keimer was examined by the court as to the soundness of her mind and was ordered to the asylum. Tuesday, 11 Feb August Bunkey, a farmer who was returning home along the Dubuque Road, 10 miles from Davenport, was robbed last Friday. Friday, 14 Feb Owen McCormick, of Pre-emption, Mercer County, Ill, has purchased a tract of land in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, and will soon move there. Friday, 21 Feb E.B. Seller of Eldora, Iowa, married Virginia J. Bollman of Rock Island, Ill. on February 20th at the residence of the bride's father. Tuesday, 25 Feb The Rev. C.E.M. Burnham, formerly of Rock Island, Illinois, is now at the Baptist church in Lyons, Iowa. Monday, 2 Mar. Mrs. Mary M. McNamey died February 29th in Davenport, Iowa, at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, aged 26 years. The funeral will be Tuesday from the residence of her mother on 3rd street. Tuesday, 3 Mar Harrison H. FEnno, of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, has been charged with selling an ill horse to Samuel Heagy of Hampton, Ill. Tuesday, 10 Mar John T. Hawthorn died March 9th in Keokuk, Iowa, aged 23 years. The funeral will be Wednesday at the residence of Wm. Hawthorn on Highland street between Dock and Adams in Rock Island, Ill. Monday, 16 Mar A.W. Smith and his two sons with a group of men, including John Snyder, M. Culver and two men named Jacobs met on Friday at Dixon, Liberty township, Scott County, Iowa, and were involved in a shooting affray. Tuesday, 17 Mar -Dr. Herman Byers, of Davenport, Iowa, who had been missing since Christmas,
was found drowned last Saturday at Rockingham. Wednesday, 18 Mar The body of John Bernard Hamann, who died Monday off the railroad bridge, was recovered Tuesday and buried in Davenport. He leaves no family. Friday, 20 Mar H.P. Penniman and W.B. Sigley of Battle Creek, Michigan, are soon to open the LeClaire House in Davenport, Iowa, which has been closed for two years. Saturday, 21 Mar John Lane, aged 25 years and John Wagner, aged 35 years, arrived in Davenport, Iowa from Des Moines, Iowa, about six days ago and have now been arrested in Rock Island, Ill. It has since been determined that Waggoner's real name is John Straus. Tuesday, 24 Mar Wm Renwick has sold his sawmill just above the railroad bridge in Davenport, Iowa. Thursday, 2 April George Peaslee was found dead on his farm about five miles southwest of LeClaire, Scott County, Iowa, on Wednesday, aged 30-35 years. He leaves a wife and children. Monday, 13 April S.M. Baker., of Virginia, has bought the Ogilvie House in Muscatine, Iowa. Thursday, 16 April -A son of Nathan Greer, who lives about ten miles from Davenport, Iowa, was
in a hunting accident Tuesday. Monday, 20 April A little son of Dr. J.J. Tomson, aged 6 years, swallowed a glass bead and is in poor condition. Wednesday, 22 April Wednesday, 22 April Capt. Dick Morehouse, one of the pioneer steamboatmen on the upper Mississippi, died on the 20th at his farm in Buffalo Township, Scott county, Iowa, aged 66 years. Saturday, 25 April The Tomson boy died on the 24th, aged about 7 years. Thursday, 30 April George F. Carpenter, of Davenport, Iowa, died last night at Chicago, Ill., as learned by Jerry C. Conklin of Davenport. He leaves a wife, but no children. Friday, 1 May -George F. Carpenter, of Davenport, Iowa, died last night at Chicago, Ill., as learned by Jerry C. Conklin of Davenport. He leaves a wife, but no children. Mr. Davie of Montreal is the brother-in-law of the deceased. He was the son of a doctor living in Vermont and was about 30 years of age. His wife lives in Davenport and has no family. -George Fayette Carpenter was born in 1834 in Bangor, Franklin County, N.Y., and was aged about 34 years. He was the youngest son and child of Dr. Christopher Carpenter of Bangor, who died in 1863. George attended the Franklin Academy at Malone, N.Y., from 1851-1854; and the Northfield, Vt. school in 1856. He came to Davenport, Iowa, in July, 1856. In 1862, he was married in Davenport to Miss Belle Parry, sister of the wife of Charles H. Davie. Burial will be in Davenport. He is survived by his wife, an aged mother and a brother at Manchester, Iowa; and by a brother at Bangor, N.Y. He had relatives at Northfield, Vt. Herman Carpenter, his uncle, is a lawyer and at one time was a member of the legislature. - Paul M. Livington, of Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, was killed on April 10th in an accident. His wife, a young child and a son, aged 10-11 years, was injured. He was a brother of Hugh Livingston of Richland Grove, Mercer County, Ill. Monday, 4 May -The funeral of George F. Carpenter was last Wednesday at Chicago. He had
been found dead near the Illinois Central railroad depot that morning, aged
about 31 years. He is survived by his wife. He was the son of a physician in
Vermont and formerly lived in Davenport, Iowa. Burial was in Davenport after a
funeral at the residence of J.C. Conklin. Tuesday, 5 May Gottlieb Fahrer, Jr., owner of the Sigel House in Davenport, Iowa, was badly wounded in a stabbing affray there yesterday. Thursday, 14 May Friday, 15 May. Clara M. Martin, of Muscatine, Ia., married Simon A. Kerns of Moline, Ill., on May 14th at the Presbyterian Church in Muscatine. Tuesday, 19 May Henry Weiss was killed in an accident yesterday on Credit Island. He as one of the oldest members of the Liberty Fire Department. The funeral was today. Thursday, 21 May Spencer Tompkins, son-in-law of Buzzard Barnes, formerly of Rock Island, Ill., of Dubuque, Iowa, is now at Omaha, Nebraska. Friday, 22 May James McNamara, of Long Grove, Scott County, Iowa, and John Kehoe, we believe of the same locality, met yesterday at the 5-Mile House on the Dubuque Road and got in an argument. McNamara was stabbed fatally, it is believed. Monday, 25 May Josiah F. Hess, of Davenport, Iowa, is one of the claimants to the Laurence estate in England. Wednesday, 27 May F. Quickenstadt of Davenport, Iowa, recently shipped 17,000 peltries to Germany. Tuesday, 2 June Frank Smith, son of Dr. T.S. Smith of Pleasant Valley, near Davenport, Iowa, aged 10, was badly injured Saturday when he was crushed by a tree. Saturday, 6 June Mrs. Everts, of Daxon [Dixon], Iowa, 20 miles from Davenport, was operated on today at the residence of Mrs. Dow on the corner of 15th and Brady streets in Davenport. Friday, 12 June. A boarder with Mr. and Mrs. Swin in Davenport, Iowa, has recently eloped with Mrs. Swin to Des Moines, Iowa. Monday, 15 June Alexander Brownlie, Sr., of Long Grove, Scott County, Iowa, was badly injured the other day in his stable. Wednesday, 17 June Mrs. Harriet Everts of Dixon, Iowa, died last Monday in Davenport. Thursday, 18 June Fred Dalzell, son of Capt. James Dalzell of Davenport, Iowa, is missing. He is aged 10 years. Friday, 19 June John Daly, a poor Irishman who lives near Wheatland, Scott County, Iowa, sent to Ireland for his sister, who left Liverpool last March 9th, but who has not been heard from since. Friday, 19 June Patterson Rowe married Miss Eurana Hitchen, both of Clinton, Iowa, on June 18th in Rock Island, Ill. Saturday, 20 June. Capt. Wm. M. Morris is making plans to move to Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa. His brother, Thomas, has a stock farm there. Tuesday, 23 June Matheas Zabel, a member of the Turner Society and of the Liberty fire company, Davenport, Iowa, died Sunday. He was a former soldier. The funeral was yesterday with burial in the Catholic burying ground. Monday, 29 June Crummie Carroll, son of W.L. Carroll, an architect of Davenport, Iowa, drowned Saturday in the river near the Great Western Brewery. The body was recovered. Wednesday, 1 July -Thomas Herbert, killed in a wildcat Tuesday in the Farnham Street woods, back of Davenport, Iowa. Wednesday, 1 July Ben Langley, formerly of Rock Island but now of Davenport, Iowa, was arrested recently by the sheriff of Louisa County, Iowa, for robbery. Tuesday, 7 July Minnie Hall, little daughter of Peter Hall, a river pilot who lives in the lower end of West Davenport, Iowa, drowned Saturday in the River. Wednesday, 8 July Claus Rohwedder and Philip Nagel who jumped a train at Davenport, Iowa, last Monday to visit the latter's brother a few miles away, were injured when they jumped off at Mitchell's Bluff. Mr. Rohwedder was seriously injured and taken to the home of P. Nagel nearby. Mr. Rohwedder is a stonemason and is unmarried. Thursday, 9 July Smith Railsback, a stock express conductor, was badly injured in an accident at Iowa City, Iowa, on Wednesday. Friday, 10 July The Rev. A.E. Barnes, of Newton, Iowa, is the new pastor of the Congregational church in Moline, Illinois. Friday, 10 July David J. Starbuck was badly injured in a railway accident for miles west of Homestead yesterday. He is not expected to live. He has a wife and two children living in Davenport, Iowa. Monday, 13 July A son of Mrs. Louise Ichell, aged seven years, drowned Saturday near the French and Davies mill in Davenport, Iowa. The body was recovered Sunday. Tuesday, 14 July Peter Lorenven, a farmer who resided near the Lost Grove Road about four miles northeast of Davenport, Iowa, died Tuesday leaving a wife and a son, aged 18 years. Wednesday, 15 July Mr. Leibig, a German who came over to this country and went up on the bluffs beyond Davenport, Iowa, died while harvesting there only two weeks after his arrival. Friday, 17 July -Hans Chrisensen, working on a farm about 20 miles from Davenport, Iowa, died
there of sunstroke recently. Saturday, 18 July Charles Mevins, a boss carpenter in Davenport, Iowa, collapsed from sunstroke yesterday. Thursday, 23 July. Mrs. Harry C. Davenport, her funeral was held yesterday at St. Marguerite's church in Davenport, Iowa. Monday, 27 July Harry Compton was injured Saturday in an accident in Davenport, Iowa. Thursday, 30 July. Harriet Johnston, second daughter of James Johnston of Fair View Place, Scott County, Iowa, married B.C. Frysinger of Camden Mills, Rock Island County, Ill., on July 29 at the residence of the bride's father. Friday, 31 July Frederick Reitzell, a German aged about 30 years, died Wednesday in a hotel on Front street, in Davenport, Iowa. He had only recently arrived here. Saturday, 1 Aug Mr. Smith suffocated in a well at LeClaire, Scott County, Iowa, on July 31st. Friday, 7 Aug -Richard Bird died August 6th in Davenport, Iowa, after a surgical operation. Monday, 10 Aug. Dr. W.W. Parker, an old citizen of Davenport, Iowa, had his leg crushed in an accident on the train at Ames, Iowa, and died there recently. He was vice-president of the Davenport Savings Bank. He was a native of Onondaga County, NY, and leaves a wife and four children. He was the brother of George H. Parker, of Davenport. Wednesday, 12 Aug Chas. F. Dittel has opened a house-raising and moving business in Davenport, Iowa, two blocks below Washington square. Saturday, 15 Aug Mrs. General J.W. Singleton and her two children, a boy aged 6-8 year and a daughter, aged about 10 years, are visiting her uncle, Dr. Iles, of Davenport, Iowa. Friday, 21 Aug James Don, of Davenport, Iowa, married Miss Maggie McKee of this city on August 19th in Rock Island. Monday, 24 Aug Samuel Burnside, of Buffalo Township, Scott County, Iowa, was badly injured in an accident there recently. Tuesday, 25 Aug William Waggoner of Davenport, Iowa, married Miss Matilda Tyler of Moline, Ill., on August 23rd in Moline. Saturday, 29 Aug W.I. Birchard, of Davenport, Iowa, has received a letter from Kansas indicating that Fred Cheney of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, was recently killed by Indians. Saturday, 29 Aug Daniel B. Winder, a Civil War veteran serving with the 9th Iowa Cavalry, who married after the war and moved to Arkansas, is a subscriber to the Muscatine, Iowa Journal. Wednesday, 9 Sep -Martin Kelley, a laborer of Davenport, Iowa, was injured in a railroad
accident yesterday in Davenport. Thursday, 10 Sep. The Rev. R.L. Frisk of Cordova, is the new pastor of the Christian Church, LeClaire, Scott County, Iowa. He is a native of Sweden and has been preaching in America for 15 years. Monday, 14 Sep. -Chester F. Healey married Louisa Canfield, both of Iowa, on September 11th,
in Moline, Ill. Monday, 14 Sep H.C. Vore of West Liberty, Iowa, married E.E. Holt of Moline, Ill., on September 11th in Moline at the residence of John M. Holt. Wednesday, 16 Sep A son of Mr. Vetter in LeClaire, Scott county, Iowa, was accidentally killed by his older brother, who is aged 11 years, on Monday while cleaning a gun. The deceased boy was aged 6 years. Friday, 18 Sep Andrew J. Jackson, aged 12 years, of Davenport, Iowa, served in the army of the Potomic [sic] with his father during the late war. Friday, 18 Sep W.H. Webb and J.A. Lamphere, of Davenport, Iowa, were in a runaway accident in Rock Island on Wednesday. Thursday, 24 Sep John and Alfred Wright, sons of Dr. Thomas Wright, the veterinary surgeon of Davenport, Iowa, were injured in an accident last Tuesday while returning from Buffalo with a load of coal. Alfred is aged 15 years. Saturday, 10 Oct Lewis Jackson, of Harper's Ferry, Iowa, married Mrs. Susan M. Eimiston of Rock Island on October 8th at the Whitehead House in Camden Mills, Rock Island County, Illinois. Friday, 16 Oct Mrs. Samuel Clark, whose husband is a Davenport, Iowa mechanic, has run away with another mechanic, W.J. Goldsmith, and George Acton, a brakeman. Goldsmith leaves a wife, to whom he has been married about two years. Monday, 19 Oct Mrs. Josiah Harvey of Davenport, Iowa, has eloped with Mr. Scroggs. Wednesday, 28 Oct The Rev. Mr. Rutledge, formerly a Baptist minister here, died recently in LeClaire, Scott county, Iowa. He was a native of England. Thursday, 29 Oct George H. Simmon, of Rock Island, Ill., married Miss Ingy Robley of Davenport, Iowa, on October 28th at the residence of the bride's sister in Davenport. Wednesday, 4 Nov. Deacon Gilbert who is upwards of 100 years old and who voted for Washington in 1788, cast his vote yesterday in Davenport, Iowa, Township. Tuesday, 17 Nov. Thomas Waddell, an insurance solicitor, was engaged to marry Miss Lizzie Lawrence of Davenport, Iowa, but has since left for parts unknown. Wednesday, 18 Nov. James Holden was stabbed in Joe Cope's saloon in Davenport, Iowa, yesterday. Thursday, 19 Nov. The residence of Jere. F. Conklin, in Davenport, Iowa, burned today. It was on the corner of 11th and Perry streets. Saturday, 21 Nov Miss Lide J. Shields of Vinton, Iowa, married William H. Gest of Rock Island, Ill., on November 19th at Vinton. Tuesday, 24 Nov Robert L Melville of Davenport, Iowa, married Mrs. India Jefferson of Moline on November 19th in Moline, Ill. Wednesday, 25 Nov. Charles S. Johnson was found dead in his bed at the Burtis House in Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday, where he had been staying since November 19th. Fifteen years ago, he was a prominent businessman in Ohio, and at one time was a bank cashier at Covington, Kentucky. He then had a bank of his own at Goshen, Indiana, and later at Tiffin, Ohio. He came to Davenport, Iowa, in 1855. He came to Iowa City, Iowa, from Kentucky about four weeks ago, and visited his father. He has recently fallen on bad times, however. He has a brother in Iowa City and the body was taken there for burial. He was a bachelor. Friday, 27 Nov. John Oakley was killed recently in a gun accident in Buchanan County, Iowa. He had been married but a short time and leaves a young wife and child. Monday, 30 Nov. Henry Hale, a young man, was injured last Sunday in a hunting accident on an island in the river. His family lives in Davenport, Iowa. Wednesday, 2 Dec Charley Brayton, formerly of Rock Island, Illinois, has been accused of burglary in Des Moines, Iowa. Wednesday, 2 Dec Mrs. Fry, of Ottumwa, Iowa, gave birth to three boys and one girl last Thursday. Two of the boys and the girl are still living. She is the mother of eight children from three births, a single birth, triplets and now quads. Friday, 4 Dec Archibald Cook, of Davenport, Iowa, married Miss Fannie M. Moore of Rock Island at the M.E. parsonage on December 2nd. Tuesday, 8 Dec Arthur Baker, aged 18-20 years, formerly of Davenport, IA, but recently of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who left for a trip to Port Byron, IL and Clinton, IA, has not been heard of since. Wednesday, 9 Dec Samuel R. Vansant married Miss Ruth Hall on December 7th at LeClaire, Scott County, Iowa, at the residence of the bride's father. Friday, 11 Dec Charles Posten, of Posten's Grove, Liberty Township, Scott County, Iowa, shot a lynx on December 8th. Saturday, 19 Dec Claus Croy, a railroad brakeman, was killed yesterday at Atalissa, nine miles west of Wilton Junction, Iowa. He had lived in Davenport for several years, on rock Island street, with his widowed mother. Tuesday, 22 Dec -Mr. Fridley, of Buffalo township, Scott County, Iowa, shot a lynx recently. Tuesday, 29 Dec Gotthold Thiele, a Davenport, Iowa butcher, died there Monday, aged 39 years. He was a native of Saxony. Thursday, 30 Dec. Wm. Condron, his residence, five miles from LeClaire, Scott County, Iowa, burned last Tuesday. There were seven people at home at the time, but all escaped. Mr. Condron's daughter threw herself from a second-story window. Mrs. Condron and her nephew, Harvey Bennett, were slightly injured. Friday, 31 Dec Miss Emma Smith, of Davenport, Iowa, married F.A. Balch of Rock Island, Ill. on December 30th at the residence of the bride's father, H.H. Smith, in Davenport. |