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1864. Francis and Anna were married on October 12, 1885. They established their home in our community.
Francis and Anna were the parents of six children. They were Lucy, Margaret, Elsie, Cecelia, Mamie, and Ena.
Francis died on April 3, 1936. Anna died on December 29, 1947.
TERWILLIGER :
We have very little information about the important Terwilliger family of our community. Wallace H. Terwilliger served on the first school board. He represented Lincoln township on the county board of supervisors when the county board was composed of one member from each township.
We found a letter written by Horatio C. Wickham which stated that the Terwilliger family was one of the first families to arrive in our community after 1860.
THATCHER :
The Thatcher family was one of the leading families in the early history of our community. The family had a prominent role in building our community.
Thomas Thatcher was born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1822. His parents were from Virginia. In 1844, Thomas married Elizabeth Simons of Richmond, Indiana. They moved to our community in 1869. At that time there was only one home between the Thatcher farm and Nevada, Iowa. It was a distance of approximately twenty-five miles.
Thomas and Elizabeth were the parents of seven children. They were Lucinda, Jesse W., Charles N., Viola, Eldora, William, and Ella.
Thomas died on May 27, 1905. Elizabeth died on February 22, 1907.
The following is the record of the children of Thomas and Elizabeth Simons Thatcher.
1. Lucinda Thatcher was born in 1845. She married William Buzzard. They moved to Utah.