1882 Biographies, beginning with C, Allamakee County, Iowa Transcribed by Phyllis Peterson and Roxanne Barth for the USGenWeb Archives. Submitted August 1999 by Roxanne Barth , IAGenWeb Allamakee County Coordinator. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ History of Winneshiek and Allamaee Counties Iowa 1882 By W. E. Alexander Sioux City, Iowa: Western Publishing Company 1882 Reprinted by Winneshiek County Genealogical Society Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Company Reprinted by Winneshiek County Genealogical Society Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Company C W. H. Carithers, P. O. Myron, farmer, sec. 10, owns a farm of 600 acres. He was born in Washington, W. Va., in 1824, where he remained till 1851, when he came to Iowa and purchased a part of his present farm, and the same year was married to Miss Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Reuben Smith, deceased, and located on his farm. Mr. Smith was one of the early pioneers, having come to this county in 1849, and located about one mile east from Mr. C.'s place. He died in August, 1881, leaving a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. Mr. C. has, by strict economy and industry, become the owner of one of the best farms in his township. They have three children, Jennie, Mary and Carrie. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 480. T. L. Carrolls, one of the proprietors of the Village Creek woolen mills, was born in Pennsylvania in 1851, was reared in the mercantile business, and came west in 1870; engaged in his present business in 1871, his father at that time being one of the firm of Howard, Carrolls & Ratcliffe. Mr. Carrolls has the management of the mills, which manufacture fine grades of woolen, such as blankets, yarns, flannels and cassimeres, and employs fifteen operatives. Mr. C. was appointed postmaster in 1879. He married Miss Nellie E. Howard in 1873; they have three children, Door, Ray and Rex. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 482. Henry Carter, merchant, firm of Dougherty & Carter, dealers in boots and shoes and gents' furnishing goods. The subject of this sketch emigrated from Germany, where he was born in 1849, to the U. S. in 1870. He came direct to Allamakee Co., and worked at farming until 1878, at which time in partnership with M. W. Eaton, he engaged in the boot and shoe business, which they continued until June, 1881, under the firm name of Carter & Eaton. During this time the firm also owned a one-half interest in an elevator. In June, 1881, Mr. Carter exchanged his interest in the elevator for his partner's interest in the boot and shoe business, associated J. F. Dougherty as partner, and has since continued as Dougherty & Carter. He was married May 5, 1881, to Miss Louisa Luedeking. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 480. Andrew Christianson, sec. 15, P. O. Village Creek, farmer, was born in Norway, Dec. 30, 1826; received a thorough education in his native language preparing him for teaching, in which he engaged some years before coming to the U. S., in 1857. He located in Dane Co., Wisc., where he taught school one year, after which he came to Allamakee county, Ia.; taught school the first two years, then turned his attention to farming; located on his present farm in 1870, which contains 160 acres, valued at $3,500. He married Miss Maggie Olson in Dec., 1859; they have ten children; Betsy M., Olof C., Thea. B., Louisa J., Albert L., Tilda A., Caroline O., Wm. T., Carl A. and Ida E.; and have lost two: Adolph and Albert. Mr. C. has served his township as trustee and collector, and is a member of the Lutheran Church. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 480. E. N. Clark, Postville, farmer, sec. 21; owns 420 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; son of M. D. and Delilah Clark; was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., in 1838, his parents emigrating to Saginaaw, Mich., in 1841, engaging in the lumbering business till in 1848, when they moved to Linn Co., Io. At the breaking out of the rebellion, in June, 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 6th Ia. Inf., serving till the close of the war. He participated in the battles at Pittsburg Landing, Black River and the siege and capture of Vicksburg; returned home in 1865, soon after moving to Delaware Co., Io., having secured a government contract for a mail and state route between Postville and Dyersville, which he run four years; after which he moved to this county. Mr. C. was first married to Miss Martha Reed, in 1860, by whom he and four children: Mary D., Elmer C., Ulysses G and Minnie C. His wife died in 1869, and he was again married to Mrs. Lucy Clark, widow of J. W. Clark, and daughter of Calvin Dresser, in 1871. His wife has three children by her first marriage: Franklin, Charles and Clavin D. Mr. C. is a member of the A. O. U. W. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 481. John T. Clark, Attorney, Postville, is a native of Madison Co., N. Y., being born in 1811; received his early education in the common schools; followed agricultural pursuits till 1843, commenced reading law under the preceptorship of Timothy Jenkins, of Oneida Co., N. Y., and subsequently with Thos. Flandreau of that same county, where he was admitted to the bar in 1851. In the fall of 1853 he emigrated to Iowa, locating in Waukon, there being but two frame dwellings, he building the third. He remained there following his profession until Dec., 1859, when he removed to Decorah and established a law office in company with his son, Orlando J. Clark. While there he was extensively interested in real estate at Fort Atkinson, owning 160 acres of land upon which most of the town was platted. In 1874 he returned to Waukon where he remained till in June, 1880, he came to Postville and opened a law office. Mr. Clark was married to Miss Elizabeth Balkeslee, of N.Y., in 1833. His children are Orlando J., now a practicing attorney of Decorah, Frederick M., Charles B., Sarah E., Emma, Adelbert J., Alvin and Florence. All his sons served their country during the war of the rebellion. Mr. Clark served as one of the delegates in the Constituional Convention of 1857 at Iowa City, also as Prosecuting Attorney for Allamakee Co. for several years. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 481-482. H. Clauson, P. O. Dorchester, farmer, sec. 17; owns 180 acres valued at $25 per acre; was born Dec 6, 1843, in Norway, came to the U. S. with his parents in 1854, and in 1862 enlisted in Co. B. 16th U. S. I.; particpated in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and other engagements. He married Christy Mathiason, Dec. 22, 1865; they have five children, Mary, John E., Clara, Oscar and Martin, and have lost by death seven children. Mr. Clauson is a member of the Lutheran Church, and has acceptably filled various postitions of public trust. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 482-483. A. E. Colegrove, miller and farmer, Fairview township; born in Tompkins County, New York, in 1830, reared in the milling business, and in 1860 moved to Iowa, and engaged in his present business at Bunker Hill, now called Ion. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, 27th Iowa Volunteers; at the close of the war he returned to his present location. Unfortunately, he is nearly blind, having left the service in that condition. His home is pleasantly situated on the Yellow River, 10 miles northwest of McGregor, Iowa. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 482. J. R. Conway, P. O. Rossville, farmer, sec. 29; born July 17, 1820 in County Roscommon, Ireland. In 1843 he was married to Miss Rose Gordon, and the same year emigrated to the United States locating in Baltimore, Md., where he remained till 1847; then removed to Cincinnati, O., and engaged on board a Lower Mississippi steamer as deck-hand; afterwards filling different stations up to second mate; which position he occupied during the terrible cholera scourge in 1849. He was then running up Red River, often going on shore between stations to bury the dead, which were mostly negroes, sometimes eight or ten in one grave. In 1850 he moved his family to Dubuque, and came to Allamakee Co.; and located the S. E. 1/4 of Sec. 29, of his present farm. In December of the same year he moved his family on to it, and commenced improving. For the first four years thereafter he was engaged on the Upper Mississippi river, running up as far as Fort Snelling, during the summers, and spending the winters at home. Served as first mate part of the time. Mr. C. has, by energy, industry and economy, added to his first tract of land, till he now has 500 acres well improved, and one of the best farms in the township. His children are: Dornnick, John, James, William, Owen, Mary A., Ellen and Rose. They have lost one son, Matthew M. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 480-481. H. S. Cooper, P. O. Waukon, farmer, sec. 21, was born in Franklin Co., Vermont, in 1824. His father, Martin Cooper, moved into Addison Co. in 1826, where the subject of this sketch was raised. In 1849 he emigrated to this county, purchasing from the Goverment 360 acres of land in this tp., there then being but three or four families in the tp. all of whom had come in the same year. There were at that time but very few settlers in any of the adjoining tps., the peole having to endure many hardships and privations always incident to the settling of a new countyr. He was married to Miss Eliza Gilvert in 1852, by whom he had eight children, Franklin, Martin, Mary, Orpha, Winfield, Augusta, Edwin and George. He was again married to Mrs. Hannah M. Pratt, whose maiden name was Geesey. Her first husband serving his country during the rebellion in Co. A, 27th Iowa inf., till the close of the war, returning home, but soon after dyin gin 1865. Mr. Cooper owns a farm of 440 acres, well imporved and one of the best farms in the tp. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882, p. 482.