GEORGE H. STEVENS
George H. Stevens, son of Jacob Stevens was born in Canada, November 6, 1835. When he was twelve years old his parents settled in Dodge county, Wisconsin, where he remained till 1858, then went to Nebraska and engaged in farming till the war broke out. August 20, 1861, he enlisted in company A, of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry. The first engagement in which he participated was at Bruce Springs, Missouri. He was in the battle of Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, and the battle of Holly Springs and Iuka. Up to the date of his enlistment as a veteran, he had taken part in forty-seven battles and skirmishes. After that time, he was in all of the engagements of his regiment, the last being the battle of Tupelo. He was a gallant soldier and always at the post of duty. He was honorably discharged September 29, 1865, and returned to Richardson county, Nebraska, where he remained till 1874. He then came to Cass township, Cass county, Iowa, his father having previously settled here. About two years afterwards, he, in partnership with his brothers, Jacob B. and Daniel Stevens, purchased the Iranistan mill, which they now operate. Jacob Stevens, of the firm of Stevens Bros, was born in Canada, in 1847, and came with his father's family to this county. He now lives at Iranistan, with his brothers, George H., Daniel and John, all of whom are unmarried. Daniel Stevens was born in Dodge county, Wisconsin, in 1849, and came to Cass county with the family. After attaining his majority he went to Richardson county, Nebraska, thence to Table Rock, Pawnee county, of the same State, where he learned the trade of millwright. He returned to Cass county and was employed as a builder, in Lewis, working upon the construction of some of the best buildings in that town. He is now one of the firm of Stevens Bros. John Stevens was born in Canada, January 28, 1842. He came to Cass county with his father, with whom he lived until twenty-one years of age. He is now engaged in farming in Cass township, owning a farm of eighty acres in section 25. He is also unmarried, and makes his home with his brothers at Iranistan. Another brother, William Stevens, was born in Canada, in 1837. He left home while his parents were living in Wisconsin, and went to Richardson county, Nebraska. He enlisted at the same time, with his brother, George H., and in the same company. He died at Kansas City in the fall of 1862. James, another brother, born in Canada, enlisted in Dodge county, Wisconsin, and died while in the service. Peter Stevens was born in Canada, in 1840. He left his home in Dodge county, Wisconsin, and went to Richardson county, Nebraska, and later to Pawnee county of the same State, where he still resides. He has a large family. He served one year as a member of the Second Nebraska Cavalry doing duty upon the frontier.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pages 516, 521. [Biography is one continuous section. Pages 517 and 520 are blank, and pages 518-519 contain full-page portraits of A. M. and Ida Wakefield.]
