"Farms bought by some of our early settlers are still owned and some are occupied by their descendents. The following is a partial list. Dates may not be accuratge, but are as near as could be determined."
YEAR | NAMES |
1869 | C. J., Will, and Willard, Ralph and Veta McLaughlin |
1870 | A. M. Scott, Mary Scott Dye, and Joe Dye |
1871 | John, Henry Sr., and Henry Carstens, Jr. |
1872 | M. V., C. W., and Charles Best |
1872 | William, Galen, and John Barrett |
1872 | Andrew Marshall, and Mary Marshall Bothwell |
1872 | J. C., H. C. Mansfield and Esther Mansfield Koch |
1872 | L. C., J. A. Jensen, Mrs. L. C. Pingel, and Delbert Pingel |
1873 | Jacob, Frank, and Les Linn |
1873 | Joe, Joe, and Ada Frum Clapp |
1873 | Franz, Gustav, and Sherman Haas |
1873 | Franz, George, and Mrs. Franz Haas |
1873 | Franz, George Haas and Lilly Haas Marshall, Gale Marshall |
1874 | Chris Bruene, Minnie Hoeppner, and Chris Hoeppner |
1878 | Hiram, George, and Ralph Watkins |
1879 | Florian, Ben, Herbert and Delmar Von Eschen |
1879 | Wilhelm, Chris Rohrs and Elma Rohrs Jensen |
1881 | Tom and Gertrude Leigh |
1881 | J. W. McEwen, Nellie Benedict, Mrs. Aura Briggs, Mrs. Margaret Kidd |
1883 | John, Frank, John, and Roger Paul |
1891 | Fritz Peterson, Frank Mattox and Merwin Mattox |
1899 | Fred, Will Rohrs and Emma Rohrs Boehler |
Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, October, 2021 from Shelby: 100 Years in Shelby, Iowa 1870 1970, pg. 205.
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