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Armstrong, Russell, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

Arthur, Tom., farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Indianola.

Ashbaugh, Benton, farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Indianola.

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Bales, Caleb, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Ackworth.

Ball, A.R., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Summerset.

Barnett, Levi, farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Ackworth.

Benham, J.W., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Summerset.

BERRY, CAPT. B.C., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 18; P.O. Indianola; born in Orange county, Wa., in 1823, and was raised there till about 10 years old, when he emigrated with his parents to Morgan county, Ills., where he remained till he came to this county, in December 1867; he was raised on a farm and chose that as an occupation throughout life. He was married in Illinois, in 1848, to Miss Isabel Van Eaton, of Hamilton county, O.; they have five children: W.H., Joseph V., Mary E., Franklin C., and Martha B. He enlisted in the late war in Co. D, 114th Ills. Vols., Aug. 15, 1862, and served as Captain till February, 1865. He owns an improved farm of 400 acres; he was elected a member of the board of supervisors in 1871, and served three years.

Bickford, John J., P.O. Summerset.

BLACK, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Summerset; born in Scotland Oct. 8, 1824, and came to the United States and settled in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1854, where he lived until he came to this county, in April 1870. He was married in Scotland, to Miss Margaret Pilmer, of that country, April 22d, 1870; they have a family of five children living: Margaret, Jeanett, John, James L., and Selena, and one deceased: Ida May. His present homestead consists of 126 acres which he bought in 1859, but has only lived on it for past eight years; he was raised on a farm but followed railroading for 12 years previous to his coming to this country, and since he came to America he was in the employ of the Cleveland & Pittsburg R.R. Co. for 16 years, and since he came West has followed his present occupation.

BRAZELTON, R.C., justice of the peace, Summerset; was born in Jefferson county, East Tennessee, May 8, 1813, and was fourteen years of age when his parents moved to Vermillion county, Illinois; was all through the Black Hawk war, from the beginning to the end; in 1834 he went to Wilwaukee, Wisconsin, and was with a surveying party all over the state; in 1865, he came to this county, and located two miles east of Indianola, on a farm; he had all the advantages of the common schools of Illinois, and graduated at New Market College, in Tennessee; studied law, and was admitted to the bar; he began in his profession in 1844, and continued for about fifteen years, until coming to this county; he has been twice married; first to Miss Nancy Lemley, of Vermillion county, Illinois, who died near Indianola, in 1873, leaving a family of nine children; he again married to Margaret, widow of Samuel Snyder, February 13, 1875, a native of Pennsylvania, who has four children by former marriage; Mr. B. has been justice of the peace for four years, and school treasurer for seven years.

Brazelton, Achilles, P.O. Summerset.

BROWN, THOMAS W., general blacksmith, Summerset; was born in Warren county, Indiana, May 21, 1853; his parents came to this county in 1854; he learned his trade with J.A.Wilson, of Des Moines, and has been engaged in the business here for about two years; he married Miss Orpha Lanning, the adopted daughter of L.F.Wilson, October 3, 1876; born in this State; they have no family.

Brown, Rev., pastor M.E. Church, Summerset.

Brown, Robinson, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Indianola.

Brown, B.F., farmer, Sec. 30, range 23; P.O. Summerset.

BUNDY, J.W.; P.O. Ackworth; the grandfather of John W. Bundy came from England in the year 1765, and settled in North Carolina, where his son, the father of the subject of this brief sketch, was born the following year; and at the age of sixteen enlisted and served with distinction in the two last years of the Revolutionary War; after out Independence was gained he settled in North Carolina, where John W. Bundy was born Feb. 29, 1816; thirteen years after his father removed to Wayne county, Ind., and to Quincy, Ill., in 1833; comprehending the future prospects of this promising land, young Bundy crossed the Mississippi in 1844, to be identified thereafter with this State, and located in Van Buren county, where he remained until 1852; when he went to Oskaloosa, living there until he came to this county in 1855; Mr. Bundy want into the milling business early in life, which he has followed with success; is now owner and operator of the "Ackworth Mills," which is a fine steam grist and saw-mill combined; in personal appearance Mr. Bundy recalls the memory of the pioneer; plain in dress, straightforward in speech, blunt and honest in manner, yet warm-hearted and sympathetic in nature; he is a fair specimen of the better class of men who have made Iowa what it now is--one of the best States in the Union; on the 6th of May, 1838, Miss Sarah Delamater, of Rensselaer county, New York, became his wife; although for many years an invalid she was one of the most amiable of her sex; she died June 19, 1873; she was the mother of eight children, six of whom are living: Cynthia is the wife of J.W. Barnes, now sheriff of this county, Emma, wife of E.R. McKee, a prominent citizen of Indianola, Jane, now Mrs. Joseph Thomas, of Missouri, Effa, wife of Wm. P. Lucas, of Indianola, Geo. A. and Martin L.; Mrs. MAry Peck died May 17, 1869, and William E. April 6, 1879; he married for his second wife, Sept. 13, 1874, Miss Sally Maloy, a most estimable lady, who has borne him one daughter: Iva.

Burgess, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Ackworth.

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Chapman, C.C.; P.O. Summerset.

Clark, Mary, farmer, Sec. 31, range 23; P.O. Summerset.

CLOUGH, MRS. SALLIE, farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Summerset; born in Meiggs county, Ohio, Sept. 20, 1829, and was married to Thomas Morris Clough July 3, 1853; he was born in the Newberry settlement, Washington county, Ohio; he came to Iowa in 1843; first bought a claim in Jefferson county; he helped put up the first houses in Oskaloosa; was at Des Moines when it was merely a fort and occupied by soldiers; in 1846 he came to the Three River country, then unsurveyed, took a claim and made a farm, upon which he lived till his death, which occurred Wednesday, April 10, 1878, at his residence on his farm two miles east of Summerset; he was a man of sterling moral worth; all who ever knew him are well assured that he never defrauded a person in his life; he was a warm and true friend; he took your hand with a grip, and never wounded the feelings of a friend by a sarcasm, even in the guise of a joke; no more worthy old settler has been nor shall be followed to his grave; to us he leaves a legacy of fond recollections, with nothing to mar; blessed shall he be in our remembrance of him; he left one daughter: Sallie S., now living with her mother.

Conant, L.B., P.O. Summerset.

Coppock, Aaron, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Ackworth.

Cox, Nathan T., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Indianola.

Craven, Nathan, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

Craven, Joshua, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

Cress, David E., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Indianola.

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Davison, W.H., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Indianola.

Devore, J.D., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Ackworth.

Dillon, Ann, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Ackworth.

Dunn, W., farmer, Sec. 28, range 23; P.O. Summerset.

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Eno, D.A., farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Indianola.

Epps, Matilda J., farmer, Sec. 32, range; P.O. Summerset.

Epps, Francis, farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Indianola.

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Foulke, Jesse., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Indianola.

Fowler, Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Indianola.

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Gillman, Henry, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Summerset.

Gilman, M.,farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Summerset.

Ginder, Alex., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Ackworth.

Ginder, James, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Ackworth.

Ginder, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Ackworth.

Ginder, Jas. A., farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Ackworth.

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Hadley, J.F., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Indianola.

Hanson, Abe, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Summerset.

Hanson, J.J., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Summerset.

Haworth, Geo. S., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Ackworth.

HAMILTON, W.T., general merchandise; P.O. Summerset; born in Guernsey county, Ohio, April 15, 1848, and lived there till ten years old, when his parents emigrated to this State, and located in Marion county, and came to this county in 1865, and located in Washington township, where he still owns a farm of eighty acres; he married Miss Emma McClintic, a native of Lee county, this State; they have a family of one son and two daughters: C.Pearl, Locie F. and Bernice M.; has been engaged in the mercantile business for about four years.

HAWORTH, JEREMIAH M., of the firm of Haworth Brothers, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Ackworth; born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1824; his parents emigrated to Edgar county, Illinois, when he was but a child, where he lived till he came to this county, in June, 1846; he was married, in this county, in August 1853, to Miss Elizabeth Ginder, who was born in Ohio; they have four children: Louisa J., Martha P., Alfred A. and Hannah N.; he, with his brother, John H., owns 684 acres of land; he has served two terms as justice of the peace, and was elected county recorder in an early day, and served one term; he was elected county recorded in an early day, and served one term; he was raised on a farm, but after he was married, run a saw mill for about sixteen years.

Haworth, George D., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Ackworth.

Haworth, Jonn M., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Ackworth.

Haworth, G.D., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Ackworth.

Haworth Bros., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Ackworth.

Haworth, Dillon, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Ackworth.

Haworth, Moorman, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Ackworth.

Haworth, Calvin, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Ackworth.

Hemphill, S.C., farmer, Sec. 31, range 23; P.O. Summerset.

Hiatt, Amos, farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Ackworth.

Hickman, Charles, farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Indianola.

HINSHAW, BENJ., farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Indianola; born in Stokes county, North Carolina, November 25, 1809, and when about eight years of age his parents moved to Randolph county, where he was raised up to the year 1830, when he emigrated with his parents, to Indiana, where he made his home till he came to this county in 1853; he was married in Morgan county, Indiana, in 1831, to Miss Nancy Carter, of that State; they have a family of six children living; John, Elizabeth [wife of Isaac Maxwell.] Joshua, William [now in the practice of medicine, in Des Moines], Ruth [teaching in Penn College, at Oskaloosa, this State,] and Anna. They have four deceased: James, Rebecca, Lydia and Sallie; Mr. Hinshaw was raised a farmer, and that has been his occupation through life; he has been township trustee for a number of years; owne an improved farm of 221 acres.

HINSHAW, JOSHUA C., farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Indianola; is a native of Indiana--born in Morgan county in 1841, and raised there till about thirteen years of age, when he came with his parents to this county, in December, 1853; he was married in Leavenworth City, Kansas, Oct. 6, 1864, to Miss Ella Morgan, of East Tennessee, whose acquaintance he formed while she was visiting relatives in this county; they have a family of two daughters, Allie J. and Vivie N, and one deceased, Lorain J.; Mr. H. was raised on a farm, and farming has been his principal avocation during his life; he now owns a finely improved homestead of 40 acres.

Hyde, James, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

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Johnson, L.W., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Ackworth.

Jones, D.K., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Summerset.

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Kearney, W.V., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Indianola.

Kenoyer, Henry, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Ackworth.

King, J.; P.O. Summerset.

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Labertew, Jos., T., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Indianola.

Labertew, John G., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Indianola.

Langstaff, John, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Summerset.

LAVERTY, J.W., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Summerset; son of James Laverty; born in this State, March 7,1848; was married in March, 1874, to Miss Jennie, daughter of David Pilmer; they have a family of two sons: Leo James and Franklin David; he was raised on a farm, and now owns a richly improved little homestead of 89 acres.

LAVERTY, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Summerset; was born in Park county, Indiana, March 17, 1822; he was educated at Asbury University, Indiana, and graduated from that institution in 1844; he came to this State in 1847, and settled on the farm he now occupies; this land was at one time a part of Polk county, and while it was thus attached he was elected county supervisor of Polk county; he served as a member of the board of supervisors of Warren county, and has been closely identified with the interests, growth and prosperity of the county; he married Miss Mary A. Peck, in 1845; she was born in Kentucky, and died March 29, 1879, leaving two children: Este Fidelia [now Mrs. Rogers], and John W.

Long, Wm., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Indianola.

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McClelland, Jos., farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Indianola.

McCLINTIC, J.W., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Summerset; born in Virginia in the year 1823; his parents came to Indiana when he was about ten years old, where he lived till he came to this State and settled in Lee county, and came from there to this county in the fall of 1850; he was married in Clarke county, this State, in 1855, to Sarah Bennum, a native of Illinois; they have a family of two sons and three daughters: Mary A., Sarah J., Ella M., Milo Curtis and James E.; he owns an improved farm of 134 acres; he was raised on a farm, but had the advantages of a good education, and his life has been somewhat varied as to occupations, but for a number of years past he has followed his present one.

McClintic, L.D.,farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Summerset.

McDOLE, WM., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola; born in the State of Ohio, April 5, 1826, and when about twelve years of age his parents emigrated to Indiana, where he remained till the fall of 1850, when he came to Polk county, and remained there till he came to this county, in the spring of 1854; he was married in Indiana, in 1846, to Miss Caroline Fisher, of that State; they have a family of five children: Eliza J., Andrew, John H., Julia and Albert L.; he owns an improved farm of 185 acres; Mr. McDole was raised on a farm, and has followed farming as an occupation all his life.

McElroy, Robert, farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Summerset.

McELROY, M.B., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Indianola; is a native of the State of Ohio; born in the year of 1834, and was raised there till he came to Marion county, this State, where he lived for three years, and came to this county in October, 1857, and has lived here since, except one summer that he spent in California and Oregon, in 1873; he was married in Marion county, this State, in 1855, to Miss Mary J. Smith, a native of the State of Indiana; they have a family of two children living: Luetta and Frank R., and three deceased: Anson J., Charles L. and John W.; he owns an improved farm of 100 acres; he was raised on a farm, but when seventeen years of age he served an apprenticeship at carpentering, and followed it up to 1876, at the same time managing his farm.

McELROY, W.T., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Ackworth; was born in Ohio, in the year 1828, and was raised there till he came to this State in 1855, and located in Warren county, but has only lived on his present homestead for about eleven years. He has been twice married; first, in the State of Ohio, in 1851, to Miss Eliza J. McKee, of that state, who died in 1863, leaving a family of four children, John S., W.I., L.T. and G.L. His second marriage was in the year 1866, to Amanda J. Gill, of Ohio, They have six children, Samuel E., Minta E., Arthur, Cora A., Etta and Anna J. Mr. McElroy was raised on a farm, and now owns one of 135 acres. At nineteen years of age he learned the carpenter;s trade, which he has followed more or less since. When he first came to this county, he was connected with a sawmill.

McELROY, J.I., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Indianola; born in Holmes Co., Ohio, in 1839, and was raised there till about twelve years of age, when his parents emigrated to Marion county this State, where he remained till he came to this county in June, 1869. He was married in Marion county in 1866, to Miss Katie Diehl, a native of Germany, whose parents came to Ohio when she was but a child, where she was raised. They have no children living, but four deceased. He enlisted in the late war in Marion county, in Co. A, 33d Iowa, August 15, 1862, and served till the close of the war. He was mustered out at New Orleans, and discharged at Rock Island. He was raised on a farm till 1857, when he learned the plasterer's trade, which he followed for about twenty years, ;till he settled down to his present occupation. He owns an improved farm of 80 acres.

McEwen, James, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

MAXWELL, ISAAC, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Indianola: born in Illinois in 1832, and was raised there, and made it his home till he came to this county in June, 1854. He was raised on a farm, and when he became of age, he learned the carpenter's trade, and followed it for about twelve years. He was married in this county, December 13, 1860, to Miss Elizabeth Hinshaw, a native of Indiana. They have a family of seven children, Jno. E., Oscar W., Harvey J., Lois H., Sallie J. Benjamin B., and Orrin H. He owns a nicely improved farm of 130 acres.

Mendenhall, Allen, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Ackworth.

MILLER, D.M., farmer, Sec. 17, P. O. Indianola; was born in Chester district, South Carolina, in 1828; when about two years old, his parents emigrated to Indiana, where he lived till about twenty-two years of age, then came to Monroe county, this State, in the spring of 1855, and from there to this county, in the spring of 1857; he was twice married, first, in the State of Indiana, March 27, 1855, to Miss Lucinda Harbinson, of that State, who died October 9, 1866, and left a family of two children: Wm. H. and Julia P. who died July 22, 1870; he was married a second time to Miss Mary A. Hemphill, in 1868, a native of Indiana; Mr. Miller was raised on a farm, and has followed the occupation all his life; he now owns a nicely improved farm of 165 acres.

Miller, James H., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Indianola.

Miller, Zackeus, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Summerset.

Moffitt, W., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Ackworth.

MOORE, S.H., farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Indianola; was born in the State of Ohio, in the year of 1828, and was raised there, and made it his home till he came to this State, he first settled in Madison county, in 1858, and came from there to this county in the spring of 1862; he was married in Ohio, to Miss Sarah A. Lantz, of that State, in 1852; he owns an improved farm of sixty-five acres.

Moore, T.C., farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Indianola.

Moon, G.H., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

MOORMAN, WM. J., farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Ackworth; was born in Highland county, Ohio, in 1817, and was raised there, and came to this county, in March, 1851, and bought out a party by the name of Thomas Fagan, who owned 160 acres;; he now owns 311 acres; was raised on a farm, and followed the occupation till about twenty-one years old, when he learned the carpenter's trade; in 1851 he took the contract to build the county jail, from P.P. Henderson, who was county judge at the time; he hewed all the logs himself, and completed the edifice in 1852, and the same building is still used for jail purposes; he was married to his present wife in 1865, a native of Indiana; they have three children living: Elmira J., Joseph E. and Iona.

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Nelson, M.E., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Indianola.

Noble, W.A., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Indianola.

Nutt, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Indianola.

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Oakes, W.N., farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Indianola.

Ober, W., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Indianola.

OWEN, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Indianola; was born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1806, and emigrated with his parents to Hendricks county, Indiana, in 1826, and came to this county in the spring to 1850, and settled on his present homestead, which he purchased of Harrison Jordan, who had served in the Mexican War; he has been twice married; first in Indiana, in 1833, to Miss Ruth Vestal, of North Carolina, who is now deceased; they had a family of sixteen children, of whom only nine are living: Oliver G., James H, Mary E., Margery L., Ludah A., Ellen M., Malisna H., Edwin J., and Sarah E.; he was married a second time to Betsey A. Haworth, in 1871, who died in 1872; Mr. Owen was raised on a farm, but when grown he learned the carpenters trade, which he followed till twenty-seven years of age, and since has followed his present occupation; he has been a pioneer all his life, having lived in Ohio and Indiana, when they were new and came to this county when it was in its infancy.

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PARK, L., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Indianola; was born in Virginia, in 1821, and in 1835 removed to Clinton county, Indiana, and lived there until his removal to this county, in 1851, and is one of the early settlers of the county; he owns eighty-five acres of land; he married Miss Mary Ally, in 1842; she was born in Virginia; has three children: Mil. W., Sarah A., and Wm. M.; lost one daughter, Melinda J.

Peck, Geo. E., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Indianola.

Peck, John, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Indianola.

PECK, ISAAC, farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Indianola; was born in the state of Indiana, in the year of 1835, and came to this county in October, 1853, and since that time has been identified with its interests and development; he was married in 1862, to Miss Lydia Fitzgerald, of Indianola; they have a family of four children: Eddie, Willie, Dora and Charles; he now owns an improved farm of 200 acres.

Peck, W., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Summerset.

Pennington, Martha, farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Ackworth.

Pennington, John, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Indianola.

Pennington, Anna, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Ackworth.

PERRY, JOHN N., farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Ackworth; born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1824, and came to this county with his parents in 1853. He was married in 1869 to Miss Maggie Armstrong, of Penn.; they have one son and one daughter: Ollie May and Charles Leander; he owns a nicely improved farm on 160 acres.

Perry, A., farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Ackworth.

Perry, John B., farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Indianola.

Perry, N.H., farmer and wagon maker, Sec. 23; P.O. Ackworth.

Pitman, W.C., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Indianola.

Pritchell, B., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Summerset.

Pritchley & Sauley, merchants; P.O. Ackworth.

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Ritchie, Clement, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

RODGERS, A.J., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Indianola; born in Fayette Co., Ind., March 24, 1842; when six years of age his father came to this county and located near Hartford, where he grew to manhood. He enlisted Dec. 24th, 1863, in Co. C, 34th Iowa Infantry, and served to the close of the war and was discharged Aug. 15, 1865, at Houston, Texas. He was in the battles of Fort Blakely and Graham's Plantation, and numerous skirmishes in which the regiment was engaged. He owns a fine farm in White Breast township that is well improved, and shows the hands of experience in its management. He was married Sept. 29th, 1867, to Miss Mary Isabelle Pennington, who died July 1st, 1879, leaving a family of four children: Martha T., Benjamin F., George and Waitie M., all living, and Harrie, who died Feb. 18, 1878.

Rogers, Estie F., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Indianola.

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Sexton, T.M., farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Summerset.

Shaw, James G., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Indianola.

Sherman, James, farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Indianola.

SILCOTT, R.F., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Indianola; born in Indiana in 1838; he came with parents to this county in the spring of 1853, and since that time has made it his home, except three years that he was in the late war of the rebellion; he enlisted in Co. G, 3d Iowa Inf., in May, 1861, and was mustered out at Davenport, Iowa, in June, 1864. While in the service, among other battles he participated in, was Pittsburg Landing, Siege of Corinth, Vicksburg, at Jackson, Miss., and with Gen. Banks up Red River. After his return from the war he married in this county, to Miss Mary P. Stover, in 1867, a native of this State; they have five children: George, Eddie, Robert, Homer, and Clarence. He owns a farm of 205 acres.

Silcott, E., L., farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Indianola.

Simpson, R.R., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Summerset.

Simons, Martha, farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Summerset.

Simons, D.N., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Summerset.

Smith, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Summerset.

STARBUCK, ISAAC, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Ackworth, was born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1830, and emigrated, in the spring of 1852, to Hamilton county, Indiana, and from there to this county in October, 1856; he was married in his native county, in 1850, to Miss Rachel Hodson; they have a family of eleven children living: Gayer, CHarles, Laura [wife of James Owen], Florence [wife of John Travis], John Alfred, Asa, Loenard, Luella, Harvey, and Isaac F.; one deceased, Oscar, who was killed by the falling of a tree; he owns a farm of 326 acres; has held the office of township trustee.

Stanley, W.G., merchant; P.O. Ackworth.

Stanley, Levi A., P.O. Ackworth.

Snyder, James; P.O. Summerset.

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Thomas, T.F., farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Indianola.

Thompson, T.P., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Summerset.

Thompson, M., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Summerset.

Thurston, A.; P.O. Summerset.

Trimble, John, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

Trimble, A.M., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Indianola.

TRUEBLOOD, C.L., farmer and fruit-grower, Sec. 29; P.O. Indianola; born in October 4, 1844, in Indiana; when about ten years of age he emigrated to Ohio with his mother, his father being dead, and came from there to this county in March, 1856; he was married to Miss Annie E. Lipsey, of Ohio, in 1856; they have a family of four children: Estella C., Elmer, Minerva, Clarence O.; he owns an improved farm of seventy-five acres, which he is adapting to fruit growing.

Turnipseed, Chris, farmer, Summerset.

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Welsh, Charles M., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Summerset.

WELCH, J.E., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Summerset; born in Columbiana Co., O., Oct. 16, 1814, where he made his home till twenty-one years of age, when he learned the blacksmith trade, and went to Pittsburgh, where he worked for three years; then went to Jefferson county, Ohio, where he lived for one year, and then went back to his native county, and married Miss Catherine McLees, April 22, 1841, a native of that same county; they came to Iowa in 1852, and located where they now live, and own a farm of 192 acres; they have one son, Charles M.; have lost two, James and Russell.

Wheeler, Clement, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Indianola.

Wheeler, Mrs. B., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Indianola.

White, John, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

Wright, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Indianola.

WRIGHT, S.A., of Wright and Davis, proprietors of Summerset Flouring Mills; was born in East Tennessee, August 18, 1834, and was raised there till seventeen years of age, when he, with his parents, came to this county and located two and one-half miles east of Indianola. He marries in this county, December 30, 1858, to Miss Rachel Stitt, a native of Ohio; they have three sons and four daughters; James F., Mary I., Charles A., Lemon, Luretta, Nellie and Maggie; he was raised a farmer, and has been in the above business since February, 1879.