Biographies:  Elk River Twp, Clinton County, Iowa

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF ELK RIVER TWP.
From the book "The History of Clinton County Iowa" by L. P. Allen (1879) 

H. B. ATWOOD, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Bryant; 160 acres; was born in 1828; in 
Upper Canada.  He married Miss Henrietta Whitewood, of New York, and came to the 
West in 1851, settling in Clinton Co.; their children are May, Carrie, Arthur 
W., Ernest, Patten Hendrick and Bertie.
W. C. CLIFTON, farmer, Sec. 13, P. O. Almont; he was born Sept. 15, 1816, in 
Yorkshire, England; in 1849 came to Clinton Co.; he has carried on the 
blacksmith trade, but has now disposed of it; he owns 235 acres of land.  He 
married Miss Emma H. Popple, in 1846; she was born in 1822, in England.  Mr. 
Clifton was Postmaster from 1861 to 1864; has also been Township Trustee.

W. C. DETERMANN, farmer; Sec. 34; sixty acres; P. O. Lyons; came to the West 
from Hanover in 1853, where he had previously marred Mary Ann Suier; their 
children are Henry, August, Louisa, Bernard, Frank, Herman, Lena, Mary and Ann.

C. G. FOREST, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Miles; he was born in Onandaga Co., N. Y.; 
at the age of 14 he came to Wisconsin; in 1856, he came to his present farm; 
when he reached here, he had but $16, and now owns 530 acres of land, and is one 
of the largest tax-payers in the township; this property he has acquired by 
strict attention to farming pursuits.  He married Carrie Joannan, in 1869; she 
was born in Canada; they have five children -- George, Elmer, Minnie, Effie and 
Lizzie.

THOS. GILSHANAN, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Almont; he was born in 1812, in Ireland; 
in 1839, he came to New Orleans; in 1840, he came to Elk River Township; he owns 
200 acres of land.  He married Ellen Gilford in November, 1847; she was born in 
1830, in Pennsylvania; died May, 1851; had two children -- Ellen, Mary and Nancy 
Ann; second marriage to Bridget Reynolds, in 1852; she was born in Ireland; have 
five children, Elizabeth, Catharine, Bernard, Mary and Henry.  {Note:  It does 
say "two" children but lists three for the first wife.  Nettie Mae}

GRIFFITH MILLER, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Almont; came to Clinton Co., Iowa from 
Clermont Co., Ohio in 1857; owns 120 acres, all in cultivation.  His first 
wife's name was Mary Lloyd; had nine children -- Elizabeth, George, Joseph, 
Walter, John, Alfarata, Anna, Maggie and Florence, the last-named four married; 
George and Joseph served in the late war, Co. I, 2d Iowa V. I.

G. A. GRISWOLD, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Almont; he is a native of New Haven, 
Conn.; born June 11, 1825; in 1839, he came to Clinton Co., and has since 
resided here.  He married Mary C. Cook in 1850; she was born Jan. 6, 1828 in 
Canada; they have two children-- Bertha M. and Stark W.  Mr. G. was the first 
Assessor of this township; has been Constable, Justice of the Peace, Township 
Supervisor; was Sheriff from 1861 to 1866, and has never been defeated in any 
office in which he was a candidate; his information regarding Clinton Co. is 
more extended than that of most other citizens of the county.

D. P. NAEVE, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Almont; he was born in Germany in 1853; he 
came with his parents to Clinton Co. Married Lydia Roch, December, 1878; she was 
born in Jackson Co. He has been Township Collector.  His father, John, was born 
in 1811, in Germany; he married Catharine Peters, in about 1838; she was born in 
1811 in Germany; there are three children--D. P., Catharine (now Mrs. Ahrens) 
and F. P.; they own 310 acres of land, which is managed exclusively by the 
eldest son, D. P.

I. L. SMALL, deceased; he was born in 1828, in Franklin Co., Penn.; he came to 
Illinois in 1849;  came to Clinton Co. 1854; died Nov. 25, 1875.  He married 
Miss Charlotte Small, in 1854; she was born in Washington Co., Md.; she owns 214 
acres of land; she has five children--Mary E., Clara, Lottie, Ida, May and Ada.

ROBT. E. WALKER, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Teed's Grove; he is a native of Columbia 
Co., N. Y.; in 1843, he came with his parents to Jackson Co.; in 1864, he 
removed to Clinton Co.; his farm is the first-settled one in the township, 
having been improved in 1838; he now owns 280 acres.  He married Miss Susan K. 
Green in 1862; her father is one of the oldest settlers of Jackson Co.; they 
have five children--Charles, Sybil, Clarence, Burt and Gertrude.  Is Secretary 
of the School Board; has been Township Trustee and Clerk, School Director, etc.