CHAPTER IV.
SETTLEMENT OF AUDUBON COUNTY. (Cont'd)
From History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915)
by H. F. Andrews
SETTLERS WHO CAME BEFORE 1861.
The following is the list of settlers who came to Audubon county before 1861, with places of residence and dates of settlement: David L. Anderson and family, Exira, 1855; William S. Anderson, Exira, 1855; Lysanius M. Anderson, Exira, 1855; John A. Anderson, Exira, 1855; Samuel Anderson, Exira, 1855; Adelbert Anderson, Exira, 1855; Norman Archer and family, Oakfield, 1855; W. Herbert Archer, Oakfield, 1855; Thomas Archer, Oakfield, 1855; Alonzo N. Arnold and wife, Oakfield, 1855; Rev. Baker and family, Dayton, 1855; Dr. Samuel M. Ballard, Oakfield, 1851; Osceola R. Ballard, Oakfield, 1852; Byron Ballard, Oakfield, 1852; William F. Ballard and family, Oakfield, 1855; Darius Barlow and wife, Exira, 1857; Peter B. Barlow, Oakfield, ___; Washington Bartlett, Oakfield, 1856; Lee L. Bartlett, Oakfield, 1857; Hiram M. Beck and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1856; William P. Beck, Hamlin's Grove, 1856; Miles Beers and family, Oakfield, 1854; John W. Beers, Oakfield, 1854; David B. Beers, Oakfield, 1854; Bradley Beers and family, Oakfield, 1857; Avery Belcher, Hamlin's Grove, 1857; James W. Benedict and family, Dayton, 1855; Elijah Birge and family, Troublesome, 1856; James M. Blackmar and family, Exira, 1857; William H. H. Bowen and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1853; John Bowen, Hamlin's Grove, 1853; Hugh L. Bowen, Hamlin's Grove, 1853; Erasmus D. Bradley and family, Oakfield, 1855; Albert I. Brainard and family, Exira, 1860; J. C. Brown, Hamlin's Grove, 1860; James M. Brown and family, Oakfield, 1856; Franklin Burnham and family, Big Grove, 1856; Silas D. Burns, Oakfield, 1860; John D. Bush, Exira, 1856; Deacon Lyman Bush, Exira, 1857; Mrs. Mary Bush (wife), Exira, 1858; William S. Bush and family, Exira, 1858; Mrs. Maria D. Butler, Oakfield, 1860; John Calder, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; George Calder, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Stephen T. Campbell and family, Oakfield, about 1855-56; George W. Cannon, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; Reuben Carpenter and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1852; William Carpenter, Hamlin's Grove, 1852; Elijah Carpenter, Hamlin's Grove, 1852; George Carpenter, Hamlin's Grove, 1852; John Carpenter, Hamlin's Grove, 1852; Henry Carpenter, Hamlin's Grove, 1852; David A. Carpenter, Hamlin's Grove, 1852; W. S. Carter, Big Grove, 1855; Charles L. Chapin and family, Big Grove, 1856; John Countryman and family, Troublesome, 1852; Daniel Crane and family, Exira, 1855; John Crane, Exira, 1855; VanBeuren Crane, Exira, 1855; John W. Davis, Exira, 1860; Robert N. Day and family, Oakfield, 1857; Stephen Deborde, David's Creek, before 1856; Philip A. Decker and family. Big Grove, 1851; Boynton G. Dodge and family, Exira, 1856; John W. Dodge, Exira, 1856; James B. Donnel, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; James H. Donnel, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; John M. Donnel, Hamlin's Grove, 1851; Henry T. Eagan, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; James Eagan, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; Samuel Eagan, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; Leonard Earley and family, Exira, 1859; Joseph Eaton, Big Grove, 1856; Alfred Eddy, Big Grove, 1856; David Edgerton and family, Exira, 1852; Zel Edgerton, Exira, 1857; William B. Felch and family, Exira, after 1856; J. Lyman Frost, Hamlin's Grove, 1853; Carlos E. Frost and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1853; Mr. Gage, Exira, 1853; Richard Gault, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Dawson Glasgow and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1856; Edward Gingery, Oakfield, 1855; A. M. Graves, Oakfield, about 1856; Howard J. Green and family, Big Grove, 1855; Isaac P. Hallock, Sr., and family, Oakfield, 1856; Richard S. Hallock and family, Oakfield, 1856; John A. Hallock, Oakfield, 1856; Isaac P. Hallock, Jr., Oakfield, 1856; Nathaniel Hamlin and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1851; William P. Hamlin and family, Exira, 1860; John Hammer, Exira, 1860; Andrew M. Hardy and family, Big Grove, 1859; George W. Hardy, Big Grove, 1859; Daniel M. Harris and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; William J. Harris, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Daniel W. Harris, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Asa Haskins, Exira, 1857; Amherst Heath and family, Oakfield, 1857; Hiram Heath and family, Oakfield, 1857; Mark Heath and family, Oakfield, 1852; Milton Heath and family, Oakfield, 1852; Hiram Heath 2d, Oakfield, 1852; Alvin Herrick and family, Big Grove, 1853; Urbane Herrick and family, Big Grove, 1853; Edson Herrick, Big Grove, 1854; Augustus C. Herrick, Big Grove, 1854; Coit Herrick, Big Grove, 1854; Curtis Herrick, Big Grove, 1854; Elisha D. Herrick, Big Grove, 1854; Emerson Herrick, Big Grove, 1854; Judson D. Herrick, Big Grove, 1854; Benjamin M. Hyatt and family, Oakfield, 1852; William H. Hyatt, Oakfield, 1852; Alexander High, Oakfield, about 1855; Franklin Hobbs, Exira, 1855; Mercy Hobbs (wife), Exira, 1856; Moses Hockman, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; Samuel Hockman, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; Mrs. Hoggard, Hamlin's Grove, 1851; Betsey A. Hoggard, Hamlin's Grove, 1851; John Hoggard, Hamlin's Grove, 1851; William Holcraft, Troublesome, 1855; Samuel B. Hopkins and family, Oakfield, 1853; A. B. Houston and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1856; Henry B. Houston, Hamlin's Grove, 1856; Oswold J. Houston, Hamlin's Grove, 1856; Samuel Howlett and family, Oakfield, 1860; James Howlett and family, Oakfield, 1860; Samuel Howlett, Jr.. Oakfield, 1860; Samuel Howlett, 3d, Oakfield, 1860; Lambert Howlett, Oakfield, 1860; Julius M. Hubbard and family, Oakfield, 1857; Ludwig Hummel and wife, Troublesome, before 1857; Walter J. Jardine and family. Big Grove, 1853; Lyman Jardine, Big Grove, 1853; John S. Jenkins and family. Oakfield, 1851; Benjamin F. Jenkins, Oakfield, 1851; John T. Jenkins, Oakfield, 1851; Isaac H. Jenkins, Oakfield, 1851; George Jenkins, Oakfield, 1851; Samuel Johnson, Exira, 1856; John S. Johnston and family, Big Grove, 1855; Giles N. Jones and family, Oakfield, 1856; James M. Jones and family, Oakfield, 1856; Orlin E. Jones, Oakfield, 1856; George L. Kellogg, Big Grove, 1856; Charles Kemp, Big Grove, 1856; Reuben C. Kenyon, Exira, 1855; Alexander Kincaid and family, Big Grove, 1855; James Kincaid and family, Big Grove, 1855; Henry K. Kincaid, Big Grove, 1855; Joseph S. Kirk and family, Big Grove, 1855; Andrew J. Leffingwell and family, Big Grove, 1860; Horace F. Leffingwell and family, Big Grove, 1856; William Leffingwell, Big Grove, 1856; Mrs. Sarah G. Lewis, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Richard M. Lewis and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Thomas S. Lewis and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Isaac V. D. Lewis and family, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Charles E. Marsh, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; Walter Marsh, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; John McConnell, Big Grove, 1856; Allen McDonnel, Troublesome, 1855; Rev. Richard C. Meek and wife, Big Grove, 1855; Bryant Milliman and wife, Exira, 1854; Levi B. Montgomery and family, Exira, 1856; William N. Montgomery, 1856; George S. Montgomery, Exira, 1856; John W. Montgomery, Exira, 1856; Joel B. Montgomery, Exira, 1856; Eli Montgomery, Exira, 1856; Levi J. Montgomery, Exira, 1856; James Mounts, Big Grove, 1855; Henry S. Myers, Big Grove, about 1859; William N. Nelson, Exira, 1856; Mrs. Margaret Nelson, Exira, 1857; William C. Norton and family, Oakfield, 1856; John C. Norton, Oakfield, 1856; Charles H. Norton, Oakfield, 1856; Robert A. Oliphant, Hamlin's Grove, 1854; Ozro Othout, Oakfield, 1856; William Pangburn, Exira, 1859; Dennis Parmeley and family, Troublesome, 1854; Richard F. Parmeley, Troublesome, 1854; Lemuel Parmeley, Troublesome, 1854; John Patterson and family, Big Grove, 1856; James Patterson, Big Grove, 1856; Elam W. Pearl, Oakfield, 1857; Joshua A. Pearl, Oakfield, 1857; Hiram Perkins, Exira, 1855; Stillman H. Perry and family, Exira, 1859; Zelotes A. Phelpes, Troublesome, about 1856; James B. Pixler, Audubon township, 1859; James Poor, Hamlin's Grove, 1857; Joseph Porter and family, Oakfield, after 1856; William Powell and family, Exira, 1851; W. Scott Rice, Oakfield, 1860; Robert Robinson and family, Exira, 1859; William Robinson, Exira, 1859; James Robinson, Exira, 1859; John Robinson, Exira, 1859; Hamilton Robinson, Exira, 1859; Lewis Robinson, Exira, 1859; Palmer Rogers and family, Exira, 1856; Thomas T. Rogers and family, Oakfield, 1857; Meridith Rowland, Big Grove, 1857; Thomas A. Rowland, Oakfield, 1856; Michael Scharff, Hamlin's Grove, 1855; John Seiford and family, Big Grove, 1853; Harry D. Shelley, Oakfield, 1860; William Shirley, Big Grove, 1854; Reverend Spooner, Big Grove, 1860; Brad. Spurling, Exira, 1853; George W. Sharp and family, Exira, 1856; Samuel Smith and family, Oakfield, 1854; William F. Smith, Oakfield, 1854; James S. Smith, Oakfield, 1854; John E. Smith, Oakfield, 1854; Samuel Smith, Jr., Oakfield, 1854; Samuel Smith, David's Creek, 1856; Hendrick R. Smith, David's Creek, 1856; William F. E. Smith, David's Creek, 1856; Andrew Smith, David's Creek, 1856; Oliver Smith, Troublesome, 1858-9; Robert Stansberry and family, Big Grove, 1854; William B. Stone, Big Grove, 1853; Colbert Strahl and family, Oakfield, 1855; Barzilla Sylvester, Exira, 1856; George W. Taylor and family. Big Grove, 1855; John R. Thacker and family, Big Grove, 1856; Isaac Thomas, Hamlin's Grove, 1860; William Thompson and family, Exira, 1856; Thomas Truman, Exira, 1858-9; Charles Van Gorder, Exira, 1860; John J. Van Houghton, Hamlin's Grove, 1860; Asahel Wakeman, 1860; William Walker, Troublesome, 1855; Chauncey E. Ward, Big Grove, 1856; C. Dwight West, Big Grove, 1854; Peoria I. Whitted, Hamlin's Grove, 1853; William Wiggins and family, Big Grove, 1855; Nathaniel Wiggins and family, Big Grove, 1855; Charles Wiggins, Big Grove, about 1860; Whitman Wilcox and family, Hamlin's Grove, after 1856; John Wilcox, Hamlin's Grove, after 1856; Mr. Wilkins, ___, ___; Mr. Wilkinson, ___, 1853; Joseph J. Williams and family, Brushy, 1859; George Wire, ___, 1855; George Wise and family, Oakfield, 1855.
In some instances in the foregoing list, the dates of settlement are given as before the respective towns were actually laid out and platted. In such instances, the intention is to say that the parties settled at or near where these towns were afterward located, respectively.
The following is a list of old settlers who came before 1861 and now reside here, with places of residence and dates of settlement: Lysanius M. Anderson, Audubon, 1855; Mrs. Nettie Bartlett, Hamlin township, 1855; David B. Beers, Brayton, 1854; Frank Beers, Greely township, 1857; Mrs. Mary I. Crane, Exira, 1854; Arthur Dodge, Hamlin township, 1855; Mrs. Catherine L. Gearheart, Brayton, 1857; Mrs. Hannah M. Hawk, Exira, 1851; Hiram Heath, Exira, 1852; Lewis C. Heath, Brayton, 1857; Judson D. Herrick, Exira, 1854; Mrs. Mary B. Hicks, Exira, 1856; John T. Jenkins, Brayton, 1851; Mrs. Darthula Jenkins, Brayton, 1857; Irving Jones, Exira township, 1856; George Leffingwell, West Exira, 1860; Elbert M. Lewis, Exira township, 185_; Isaac V. D. Lewis, Exira township, 1854; Mrs. Jane Milliman, Exira, 1854; William H. Milliman, Exira, 1855; Mrs. Malinda C. Radcliff, Exira township, 1851; Horatio W. Rogers, Exira township, 1857; Hendrick R. Smith, Exira, 1856; Mrs. Ella M. Temple, Exira township, 185_; Charles Van Gorder, Audubon, 1860; C. Dwight West, Hamlin township, 1854; Mrs. Louisa C. Whitted, Exira, 1856.
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Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, March, 2022, from History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915), by H. F. Andrews, pages 72-76.
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