Biographies:  Lyons Twp, Clinton County, Iowa

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

LYMAN P. ADAMS, Deputy Sheriff, Lyons; he was born in Pawtucket, R. I. ; at the age of 14, he went to Jones Co., Ga.; thence to Barbour Co, Ala.; then returned to Rhode Island, and in 1853 he attended the Providence Conference Seminary, having first attended the Lyon & Frieze University Grammar School; afterward attended Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College; in 1856-57, was employed by the Providence & Worcester Railroad; in 1858, returned to Barbour Co., Ala.; remained there till the spring of 1859, when he went North on a visit; he then went to Memphis, and again went North, traveling with W. H. Seward and party, electioneering for President Lincoln; in the winter of 1860, he returned to Memphis, and, in 1861, went to Holly Spring, Miss.; then returned home; remained theme till the capture of Island No. 10; on a permit issued by S. P. Chase, he was one of four who were permitted to return by the first steamer to take charge of the Chickasaw steam cotton press, owned by D. G. Dwight, of Boston; held this till taken for Quartermaster purposes by order of Gen. Sherman; afterward used as Fort Pickering; he then accepted a position with the Quartermaster's Department of the Fifteenth Army Corps, under J. Condit Smith; remained in this capacity till 1863, when he resigned on account of ill health,  and came to Lyons; in 1866, he went to Nebraska City; in 1867, he returned to Lyons; has been Alderman, Township Treasurer, and now Deputy Sheriff. He married, in 1866, Miss Eliza, daughter of Judge E. Hatton, formerly of Hillsdale, Michigan; they have three children-Myron Henry, Maude and Robert Hatton. In 1864, he purchased the Clinton House, disposing of it in 1871; soon after, it was destroyed by fire. 

FRED. BAER, grocer, Main street, Lyons; he was born Dec. 4, 1838, in Germany; in 1860, came to Lyons. Married Eliza Jansen March, 1863; she was born August, 1843, in Germany; had five children-Francisca, Emma, Ida, Mena and Anna. 

C. P. BAKER, farmer, Sec. 24; P. 0. Lyons; born Aug. 20, 1813, in Massachusetts; in 1838, came to Clinton Co., Iowa; owns 179 acres of land. Married Mrs. Brown in 1836; she was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 20, 1813; have four children-Clinton D., Louisa M., W. S. and Chester L.; she has one child by a former marriage-Samuel A. Brown, now in Nebraska. Clinton D. served in the late war. 

D. S. BALCH, boots and shoes, residence on Seventh Street, Lyons; he was born in Groveland, Massachusetts, in 1856; he came to Freeport, Ill., and taught school two winters; in 1858, he removed to Lyons, and commenced the boot and shoe business with his brother, John K. P.; this they controlled till 1874; since then he has been alone in business. He married Mary J. George in 1861; she was born in Haverhill, Mass.; they have three children-L. Anne, Clifton and Jennie F. 

D. J. BATCHELDER, firm of Welles, Gardiner & Co., lumber, Lyons; born June 6, 1825, in Peacham, Vt., in 1851 ; moved to Peoria, Ill.; thence to Mitchell Co., Iowa; in 1861, came to Clinton Co., Iowa. Married Miss M. McFarland in 1850; she was born in Lunenburg, Essex Co., Vt.; have four children -- Henrietta and Marietta (twins), Emma and D. J. 

T. B. BEERS, Postmaster, residence on Fifth street, Lyons; born Dec. 28, 1836, in Tompkins Co., N. Y.; in 1858, he came to Lyons; has been a resident here since; he was  appointed Postmaster in March, 1879; he has been engaged, in the publishing business since he came to Lyons. Married Sarah Roe in July, 1866; she was born in Elmira, N. Y.; they have five children-Anna, Maria, Charles E., Louise and Clara.

CAPT. W. M. BENTLEY, proprietor of the Lyons & Fulton Ferry, Lyons; was born in Warren Co., N. Y., March 3, 1831; when 14 years of age, his parents emigrated to Iowa, and located in Jackson Co., one mile south of Maquoketa, and engaged in farming; after reaching manhood, he started the first livery business carried on in Maquoketa; he continued there until 1862, when he came to Lyons,  and engaged in the same business for two years, then bought the ferry, and has managed that for a number of years; he also owns a good farm of 200 acres two and one-half miles south of Maquoketa, one of the first settled farms in that section of country.  Capt. Bentley was elected Mayor of Lyons in 1878, and has held other town offices.  He married Miss Alvira E. Goodenow, a native of Warren Co., N. Y.; her parents came to Maquoketa in 1847; they have three children -- Carlotta Florence, George and Leon.

A. B. BLAKELY, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Lyons; born Aug. 3, 1811, at Saratoga Springs N. Y.; when a boy, he went with his mother to Connecticut; in 1856, came to Lyons Township; owns 102 acres of land.  Has been Township Trustee and Secretary of the Township School Board for about ten years.  Married Lucy A. Baldwin in October, 1832; she was born May 1, 1813, in Derby, Conn.; have two children -- Fred L. and Georgiana.  His son, William H., enlisted in 1862, in Co. K, 26th I. V. I.; was wounded at the battle of Arkansas Post, and died at Memphis in February, 1863.

HON. NORMAN BOARDMAN, capitalist, Lyons; he is a native of Lamoille Co., Vt.; he was born April 30, 1813; he attended school and engaged in teaching till about the age of 25, when he completed his education at the Johnson Academy; he read law with H. P. Smith, of Hyde Park, Vt., now a resident of Chicago; was admitted to the bar in 1839; he practiced about fourteen years, and during that time was Deputy Collector of Customs and State's Attorney, holding the latter office from 1850 to 1852; in 1855, he settled in Lyons, having two years previous visited this State and located lands; real estate has been his principal business, although he has been engaged in the mercantile trade in Anamosa, Jones Co., about five years; in the fall of 1854, he bought eighty acres of land in Mitchell Co., and laid out the town of Osage, now one of the most thriving towns of the county; in 1856, he entered about three thousand acres of land at Council Bluffs and has speculated largely in lands in different pars of this State. He was nominated in 1861 by the Republicans for State Senator; was elected by a majority of 1,100; he held this position four years; in May, 1869, he was appointed, by President Grant, U. S. Collector for the Second District of Iowa; resigned this office in 1875, leaving a clear record.  He married Miss Lois B. Knight in 1846; she was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1825; died in February, 1857, leaving three sons -- Homer C. and William K., now in Nevada in the produce business, and Charles D., a physician, now practicing in Monticello, Iowa.  His present marriage, to Miss Sarah M. Knight in 1858; she was born in Jaffrey, N. H.

G. W. BRAYTON, forwarding and commission, and general steamboat agent, dealer in coal, wood, salt, lime, etc., foot of Main street; residence on north Seventh street, Lyons; he was born Jan. 15, 1814, in Trenton, Oneida Co., N. Y.; in May, 1858, moved to Illinois; in 1868, removed to Lyons, and engaged in the wholesales and retail grocery trade for about five years.  When in Franklin Grove, Ill., he was Postmaster six years, also School Director; has been Alderman here about three years. Married Lucy A. Loomis in 1841; she was born in Oneida Co., N. Y.; have had five children, four living -- Alice M., Charles J., Lucy A., and Frank C. Republican.

STEPHEN BRIGGS, residence on Sixth street, Lyons; he was born in 1829 in England; at about the age of 22 he engaged in the lace business, and carried on a very extensive business for about seventeen years.  In 1861, he came to Lyons and engaged as clerk for H. J. Wright, wholesale grocer; continued about two years, then commenced business under the firm of Allen & Briggs, and continued this successfully for several years; he is now in the wholesale liquor business, in Fulton, where he has been about five years; he owns 230 acres of land in Illinois, valued at $10,000, also one section each in Iowa and Nebraska.  He married Miss Sarah Holmes in 1855; she was born in 1832, in England; they have six children -- J. W. H. (now attending the Agricultural College, at Ames, Iowa), Hulbert, Albert W., Stephen H., Sarah H. and Arthur.

ELIJAH BUELL, retired, residence, corner Ninth and Pearl streets, Lyons; born April 1, 1801, in Utica, N. Y.; when a child, moved, with his mother, to Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y.; in 1813, to Cleveland, Ohio, then followed the lakes till about the age of 22; he was pilot of the schooner Aurora -- the first schooner that ever arrived at Chicago; he afterward shipped on the steamboat Powhattan, plying between New Orleans and St. Louis; followed this business about three years; in 1835, he came to Clinton Co. and made a claim of 320 acres; in 1840, he entered 600 acres, and has owned this land since.  Married Caroline Boyd about 1824; she was born in Pennsylvania; died about 1838; have two children -- Robert and Strong.  Second marriage to Mary L. Pearce, about 1841; she was born in Massachusetts; had eight children, six living -- George, Langworthy, William, Mary, Caroline and Louisa.  Strong enlisted in 1st I. V. C; served during the war. (For more, click here.)

A. J. BURBANK, proprietor American House, Lyons; he was born in Oxford, Me.; at the breaking out of the rebellion, he was commissioned Captain of Co. G., 1st Me. V. C.; served in this capacity about two years; in the fall of 1862, he resigned and removed to Chicago; in 1865, he went to Minnesota; in 1870, to Fort Dodge, Iowa, thence to Illinois; in 1877, came to Lyons. He married Miss Mary E. Blye, Nov. 12, 1863; she was born in Bristol, R. I.

EDWARD COLTMAN, brick manufacturer, Lyons; he was born in England; at the age of 17, he came to Buffalo, N. Y.;  in 1849, he came to Lyons; he owns about eight acres of land with his brick-yard. He married Mary White, in 1852; she was born in England; have two children-Chancellor Hall and Mary M. Adams, whom they have taken to raise.  

CICERO COY, farmer, Sec. 24; P. 0. Lyons; born Feb. 10, 1821 in Indiana; in 1837, came to Lyons Township; is one of the oldest settlers of the county; he owns 160 acres land, which he and his father entered; his father was born in Connecticut in 1793; died here Aug. 3, 1870. Married Mary A. McCrary June 11, 1844; she was born in Erie Co., Penn.; have two children-George W. and Ellen J. 
 
PHILIP DEEDS, retired; residence on Ninth street, Lyons; Feb. 25, 1811, in Stark Co., KY.; in the fall of 1821, moved to Illinois; in 1834, to Dubuque; in 1837, came to Lyons; he now owns about one hundred acres land inside the city limits; he went to California in 1850, returned in 1853. Married Pauline Mills, in 1837; she was born in Batavia, N. Y., in 1817; died in 1862; had four children, three living-Amanda M. (now Mrs. Thompson), 0. E. and Angeline (now Mrs. Winget). Second marriage to Julia A. Allman, in 1865; she was born in Pennsylvania. His son 0. B., served in the late war.  

C. L. BUTCHER, farmer; P. 0. Lyons; he was born Jan. 22, 1808, in Dutchess Co., N. Y.; when a child he went with his parents to Canada, thence to Michigan; in 1841, removed to Clinton Co.; he owns eighty acres land in Hampshire Township, also property in town. Married Catherine Hess, in 1829; she was born in 1806, in New York; died in 1849; have six children-Ephraim, Daniel, Calvin, Fannie, Margaret and Caroline. Second marriage to Hannah Perrin; she was born in New York.  

H. FANGER, farmer, Sec. 20; P. 0. Lyons; born Dec. 2, 1843, in Lyons Township; he owns thirty-nine acres of land; carries on a dairy. Married Lottie Heeman in 1870; she was born in 1849, in Germany; died in 1873. Second marriage to Anna Gregasson, in 1874; she was born in 1848, in Germany; have three children-Mary, Anna and Henry. His father came to Clinton Co. in 1838, and died in 1845.  

CAPT. J. T. FOSTER, retired; residence Lyons; bore June 26, 1839, in Cleveland, Ohio; in 1842, came with his parents to Lyons. He enlisted April 1, 1861, in Co. B, 1st Iowa Cav.; was promoted to Captaincy in 1864; he was appointed July 28, 1866, First Lieutenant in the regular army; served till January 19, 1869. Married Alice Leeper Feb. 22, 1866; she was born in Fayetteville, Ark.;. have two children-Arthur J. and George Fairfax. His mother is one of the oldest settlers of Lyons; she was born in 1817, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., and lives in the immediate neighborhood of her son.   

JOHN GARTON, capitalist, residence on Ninth avenue, Lyons; born April 12, 1819, in England; in 1843, moved to Toronto, Can.; in 1846, to Chicago; in 1856, to Lyons. Has been Alderman, Collector, Justice of the Peace, member of the School Board, etc. Married Martha Thurman in 1842; she was born in England.

H. GATES, grain and flour; residence corner Fourth and Washington streets, Lyons; he was born March 12, 1820, in Rutland, Vt. In 1848, came to New York; in 1857, came to Lyons and engaged in his present business. Married Melissa Smith in 1844; she was born in Essex, Vt.; they have two children-Frank and Florence.  

F. GRUSENDORF, proprietor Union House, Third street, Lyons; born July 18, 1826, in Germany; in 1848, came to Chicago; in 1852, came to Lyons; has been in his present business since 1860. Married Elizabeth Bohler in 1855; she was born in Germany; have five children-John, Augusta, Bertha, Emma and Amanda.   

G. W. HAMMOND, Lyons; he was born in Windsor Co., Vt.; when about 3 years old, he came with his parents to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.; in 1854, he came to Clinton Co.; in 1857, to Lyons. He owns twenty-one acres of land adjoining the city, which he devotes to fruit-raising. Married Mary Adams July 4,1849; she was born in Vermont; they have one child-Emma L.   

P. HANNAHER, grain, residence on Main and Seventh streets, Lyons; born January, 1814, in Ireland; in 1848, moved to Pittsburgh, Penn.; in 1852, to Illinois; in 1856, to Lyons. Married Margaret O'Connor in 1843; she was born in Ireland; have seven children-John, Thomas, James, Delia, Margaret, Ann and Kate.   

B. H. A. HENNINGSEN, Treasurer of Clinton Co., Lyons; is a native of Schleswig, Germany; was born Nov. 26, 1826; he received his education there and studied law; he served in the army there, and held commission of Lieutenant; emigrated to America in 1852; came to Iowa and located in Clinton Co., in May of the same year; entered land and engaged in farming until 1865, when he removed to Lyons; was elected Justice of the Peace, and held that office for twelve years; he was elected County Treasurer in the fall of 1877; he has also held town and school offices. He married, in 1853, Miss Elwine Schroeder, a native of Germany; they have four children-Louise, Addie, Hattie, Emma.   

H. P. HOBEIN, firm of Hobein Brothers, furniture, on Fourth street Lyons; he was born Aug. 29,1816, in Germany; in 1854, he moved to Rock Island, Ill.; in 1855, removed to Lyons, and commenced their present business in 1856. Married Miss J. H. Flugge in 1842; she was born April 16, 1819, in Germany, and died Dec. 8, 1878; had six children, four living---William C., Charles A. (now in Brooklyn), Henry A., Mary (now Mrs. Buechner, now living in Chicago); Theo. died in Germany, aged two years; Herman was drowned by the upsetting of a boat at Lyons, in 1875.   

WILLIAM HODGKINS, retired, residence, corner Ninth street and Seventh avenue, Lyons, born in 1817, in England; in 1851, came to Lyons; returned to England in the fall, and, in 1856, came again to Lyons; was engaged at the mason business till 1877; he owns 100 acres of land in Deep Creek Township; is one of the Aldermen of Lyons. Married Mrs. Woodward in 1871 ; she was born in 1816 in Wayne Co., Penn.; he has one daughter by a former marriage-Harriet, now Mrs. Burrows, of Nebraska; Mrs. Hodgkins has one son by a former marriage-Ethel Woodward.   

WILLIAM HOLMES, Cashier First National Bank, residence on Ninth street, Lyons; born Jan. 26, 1834, in England; in 1859, came to Clinton Co., Iowa. Enlisted, in 1862, in Co. K, 26th Iowa Inf.; was appointed Sergeant on the organization of his company; discharged in December, 1865 on account of wounds received at the siege of Vicksburg May 21, 1863. In 1864, was appointed book-keeper of the First National Bank; in 1871, promoted to Cashier. Has been School Treasurer and Director for the past sixteen years; has also been City Treasurer. Married Miss Anna A. Scott in 1868; she was born in Massachusetts; she came to Lyons with her mother when about 2 years old; have five children-Arthur L., William P., John W., Earle I. and Alfred S. Republican; Episcopalian.  

JOHN C. HOPKINS, is a native of Lacon, Marshall Co., Ill., and was born in 1842; removed with his parents to Bureau Co., and in 1855, to Faribault, Minn., where they were pioneers in the settlement of that section of the State. In 1858, he went to Elmwood, Ill., where he entered Elmwood Academy and graduated. In 1867, he married Miss Mary F. Beckett, of Elmwood. In 1870, he removed to Clinton, and was employed in, editorial work on the Daily Herald. In 1873, he purchased the Lyons City Advocate, upon the remains of which he established the Clinton County Advertiser, which he is still successfully conducting. His children are three boys- Harry G., Fred W. and Robert; and one daughter, Daisy.   

HERMAN G. KLARE, proprietor of Transit House, on Main Street, Lyons, he was born in Germany, in 1867, came to Chicago; in 1870, came to Lyons. He commenced to learn the wagon business at the age of 14, and followed this after coming to Lyons. He married Catharine Shawbrener in 1869; she was born in  Germany ; they have eight children.  

JOHN B. KRAUS, farmer, Sec. 19; P. 0. Lyons ; born June 24, 1826, in Germany; in 1847, emigrated to New Jersey; in 1848, moved to Philadelphia; in 1851, to Cincinnati, the same year to Jackson Co., Iowa; in 1864, he removed to Clinton Co. He owns seventy-five acres of land, also property in Lyons.  Married Barbara Yans in 1851 ; she was born in 1827, in Germany; had nine children, six living-John A., Don Karlos, Otto F., William, Bertie and Josephine.   

HENRY KREBS, farmer and dairyman, Sec. 19; P. 0. Lyons; was born Dec. 11, 1830, in Germany; in 1852, moved to Buffalo, N. Y.; in 1855, to Davenport, Iowa; in 1864, to Lyons. He owns about two hundred acres of land. Married Margaret Phaffenberger in 1855; she was born in 1832, in Germany; died in 1869; have five children-Anna, John H., William, Dora and Mary. Married a second time to Johanna Boock, in 1872; she was born in 1849, in Germany; have three children -Louisa, Matilda and Henry B.   

THOMAS LEEDHAM, [Also see Thomas and son, Frank, Leedham]  meat market, Lyons; he was born in 1828, in England; at about the age of 20, he was apprenticed to this business, and has followed it ever since. In 1853, he came to Lyons, and since then has resided here.  Married Miss Ann Welch, in 1849; she was born in Buckingham, England; they have seven children, two sons and five daughters, his son George assists him in his present business.   

WILLIAM LEEDHAM, meat market, Main street, Lyons; residence, corner Pearl and Sixth streets; born Jan. 8, 1825, in England; in 1851, came to Lyons. Married Mary Waters in 1849; she was born in England in 1829; died here in 1874; have six children-Mary A., Thomas G., Elizabeth, William W., John C. and Charles H. 

JOHN LONG, farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Lyons; born in December in 1809, in Germany; in 1838, went to Chicago, and worked on the Illinois & Michigan Canal about three years, then removed to Galena, Ill.; in 1844, came to Clinton, Iowa; in 1850, went to California, in 1853, returned to Lyons, and has since made this his home; owns 150 acres of land.  Married Clarissa Hough Oct. 20, 1854; she was born in December, 1823, in Lewis Co., N. Y.; have three children -- Mary, Ida and Julia; she had three children by a former marriage -- Estella, Josephine and Willis. 

DR. WILLIAM MacQUIGG, physician and surgeon; residence on Sixth street, Lyons; born Oct. 14, 1826, in Philadelphia, Penn.; in 1842, moved to Zanesville, Ohio; in 1847, commenced the study of medicine with Dr. J. N. McMillan; in 1850, attended his first course of lectures at Cleveland, Ohio, and again in 1860, and graduated at the Cleveland Medical College; he then removed to De Witt, Iowa, and three months later to Camanche; in 1866, to Lyons; he was appointed, in 1862, Assistant Surgeon of the 26th I. V. I.; resigned in about three months, on account of sickness. Married Miss Mary J. Scripture March 16, 1854; she was born in New York. Republican.

OLIVER McMAHAN, Vice President of the First National Bank, and general manager, residence on Ninth street, Lyons. He is a native of Adams Co., Ill., where he was born Aug. 14,1819. In 1837, he came West and settled in Albany, Ill., and engaged with his brother in steamboating on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, which proved quite remunerative. In 1860, he came to Lyons; soon after, he united with other capitalists and organized the First National Bank of Clinton Co., of which he is general manager. He married Miss M. A. Cashow, Dec. 20, 1877; she was born in Indiana; he has three children by a former marriage-Alice, Charles and Genie. Members of M. E. Church. 

M. D. MADDEN, wholesale liquors, Fourth street, Lyons; he is a native of Ireland; in 1846, came to Wisconsin; in 1859, to Lyons; most of his time has been spent here, in the grocery business; he has been Township Treasurer; is now a member of the Council; he enlisted in 1861, in Co. A, 16th I. V. I., and served about one year; was in the battle of Shiloh and others. Married Elizabeth Kelly in 1859; she was born in Canada; had ten children, nine living-Elma, Frankie, Josie, CIara, Louis, Fred, Charles, William and James; lost George in 1877, aged 5 years. 

WASHINGTON MANN, gardener; residence on Tenth street, Lyons; he was born Jan. 15, 1835, in Georgia; in 1865, he came to Lyons; he owns his residence, with twenty lots, which he devotes to gardening. He married Anna Walls March 1,1859; she was born in Mobile, Ala.; they had one child-Jessie.  

DR. J. J. MATHEWS, physician and surgeon; residence on Seventh street, Lyons; born Jan. 8, 1826, in Perry Co., Ohio; in 1835, went to Indiana; in 1839, to Iowa City; in 1852, removed to Lyons; commenced the study of medicine in 1848, and graduated in 1852, at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Keokuk, Iowa; has been Postmaster here, from 1867 to 1879; was elected, in 1854, a member of the State Senate, and served four years; has been Alderman, and a member of the Board of Education. Married Miss P. L. Sanders in November, 1856, in Iowa City; she was born in Indianapolis; have six children-Harry S., Nellie J., Jay J., John N. and Nannie S., twins, and Fred. 

MATHIAS MICHELSEN, firm of Roeh & Michelsen, wholesale and retail grocers, corner Main and Sixth streets, Lyons; he was born in Denmark; came to Clinton Co., at the age of 22; in 1867, removed to Lyons. He married, in 1872, Mary, daughter of John Sanford, who came to Lyons in 1849; she was born in Lyons;  they have three children-George, Emma and Leigh.

CHRIS MOESZINGER, retired; residence corner Fourth and Pearl streets, Lyons; born Aug. 8,1823, in Germany; in 1843, moved to Buffalo, N. Y.; in 1845, to Philadelphia; in the fall of 1846, to Cincinnati; in 1854, to Rock Island; the following year, he came to Lyons, and engaged in the foundry business till 1874; when he retired from business. Has been Mayor, member of the Council and School Board. Married Mrs. Anne Christine Wilch in 1854; she was born in Germany May 1, 1823, died Sept. 2, 1878; have two children-Louis C. and Phillip Peter; she had one son by a former marriage-John, who is now carrying on the foundry business. 

JOHN MONTAGUE, boots and shoes, Third street, Lyons; he was born in 1845, in Germany; he commenced to learn this business at the age of 14, and has followed it since; in 1867, he came to Lyons. He married Anna Hess Oct. 13, 1873; she was born in Germany.

JOHN PATRICK, farmer, Sec. 36; P. 0. Lyons; he was born in 1822, in New Hampshire; came to Lyons about 1865; he owns 100 acres of land.  He married Harriet White in 1844; she was born in New Hampshire; died in 1874; they had five children-Mary, who has been the past eight years a missionary in Turkey; Ellen, now Mrs. Smith; George, a graduate of the Iowa State University, Iowa City; Bessie,  now attending the High School at Lyons, and John B.  Mr. P. is one of the Deacons of the Congregational Church.

SAMUEL RESSLER, farmer, Sec. 26; P. 0. Lyons;. born Sept. 28, 1817, in Cumberland Co., Penn.; in 1849, went to Illinois; in 1851, came to Clinton Co.; owns 175 acres of land. Has been District School Treasurer of Lyons Township also Trustee and Assessor. Married Catharine A. Lehman March 14, 1842; she was born in Cumberland Co., Penn.; have two children-Mary J., now Mrs. Nelson, and Andrew W. Congregational Church.

J. C. ROOT, commercial broker; residence on Seventh street, Lyons; Born Dec. 3,  1844, in Chester Factories, Mass.; attended Cornell College, Mount Vernon; in 1854, removed to Lyons, and engaged in the boot and shoe business for about four or five years; afterward had charge of the mills of Hill, Thomas & Co. Has been United States Deputy Collector in Second District of Iowa; was the founder of the Young Men's Library Association; was nominated by the Odd Fellows for Deputy Grand Master of the State of Iowa for 1879. Married Miss Louise M. Inslee, at Lyons, in September, 1868; she was born at Davenport; have two sons-Harrie and Alanson. Republican. 

MICHAEL RUDMAN,  blacksmith, Pearl street, Lyons; he was born April 26, 1839, in England; in 1869, came to Lyons. Married Martha CoIlett Aug. 9, 1860; she was born in England; had ten children, five living-Elizabeth, Albert, Mary, Henry and George.  

EDWARD B. SAYLES, firm of Cotton & Sayles, attorneys; office in Gage's Block, Lyons; is a native of Crawford Co., Penn.; in 1857, he came with his parents to Lyons, where he has since resided; he commenced reading law, in 1875, with Judge Cotton ; was admitted to the bar in 1876 ; in 1877, he formed a partnership with Judge Cotton, and has since been a member of the firm. He was appointed Mayor by the City Council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mayor C. Moeszinger. His father died in 1871, aged 46 years; his mother is now a resident of Davenport. 

L. T. SLOAN, Secretary of Clinton & Lyons Horse R. R. Co.; residence corner Seventh and Washington streets, Lyons; born June 18, 1842, in Lyons, Iowa; on the organization of this Company, he was appointed Secretary. Enlisted, in 1862,  in Co. I, 2d Iowa Inf., and served to the end of the war. Married Sarah M. White May 6, 1869; she was born in New Hampshire; have four children---Alice M.,  Arthur J., Mattie W. and Charles L. Republican.   

IRA STOCKWELL, retired; residence corner of Exchange and Seventh streets, Lyons; a native of Trumbull Co., Ohio; at the age of 15, he came with his parents to Joliet, Ill.; in 1840, he came to what was then New York Landing, now Clinton; has been a resident of the county since; he engaged in farming pursuits till 1856; he then sold his farm of 196 acres, and turned his attention to the building-up of Clinton, also buying and improving and selling farms; in about 1859, he purchased the mill known as the Aldcox, Johnson & Co. Saw-mill, and, about four years later, he bought the Stambaugh Mill; after running this about three years, he transferred the machinery to his other mill, which increased the capacity to about 100,000 feet per day; he operated this till it was destroyed by fire, several years later; he now owns 216 acres of land, which is principally devoted to fruit and raising thorough-bred horses. Married Miss Sarah Peck March 30, 1842; she was born in New York; had three children, one living-Manetta J. 

E. W. THOMAS, (retired), Lyons; he was born Aug. 26, 1812, in Chester Co., Penn., in 1832, he went to St. Louis, and engaged principally in building railroads and public works; in 1837, he first built the railroad, under contract, known as the Belleville & St. Louis Railroad; he then was for four years Superintendent of Public Works for the U. S. Government; he then took a contract to build a saw-mill on the St. Croix River, Wisconsin, settled then by Indians only; this he completed in 1843; he was also largely engaged in the milling-business in St. Louis; in 1845, he went to Chicago and bought 640 acres of land, near where now is Oak Park, paying $5 per acre, and taking it in part for claims due from the Railroad Companies; he remained here till 1851, then returned to St. Louis, and took a contract on the first division on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, running from St. Louis to Jefferson City; this he finish in 1854; in 1855, he bought a plantation near New Madrid, Mo.; sold this about two years later, and returned to Chicago; in 1858, came to Lyons and engaged in milling and shipping produce, which he carried on quite extensively; he now owns about four hundred and fifty acres of land in Clinton Co., with two grist-mills, also, lands in Illinois. He married Mary Guthrie in 1834; she was born in Chester Co., Penn., in 1813 (died Feb. 10, 1876); they have three children-John R., Benton and Julia (now Mrs. McGuire). Second marriage, to Mrs. Gutlob, Sept. 26, 1878; she was born in Germany.  

JAMES TALLETT, brick-yard, Lyons; he was born March 3, 1821, in England; in 1851, went to Buffalo, N. Y.; the following year, he moved to Lyons. Married Isabella Ellis in 1846; she was born in 1828, in England; have eight children-Sarah, Mary, Thomas H., William G.. James F., John, Isabella and Martha J. 

JOHN TIESSE, of the firm of Tritschler & Tiesse, proprietors of the Western Union Brewery, Lyons; born May 29, 1837, in Germany; in 1852, came to Philadelphia, thence to Cincinnati, St. Louis and California; in 1862, removed to Pekin, Ill.,, thence to Lyons, where he has since resided. Married Carolina Schmer in 1860; she was born in Germany; they have six children-Emma, Fred, John, August, Emile and Lena.  

P. TRITSCHLER of the firm of Tritschler & Tiesse, brewers; residence on Main street, Lyons; born May 1, 1828, in Germany; in 1848, he came to Pennsylvania; in 1855, to Clinton Co.; the following year, removed to Fulton, and built a brewery; carried on this business till 1865, when he came to Lyons and built his present brewery, and residence. Married Caroline Littig in 1858; she was born at Rock Island; they have one child-Julia.

L. B. WADLEIGH, manufacturing of lumber, also manufacturer of lumbermen's patent tape-line board measure; residence, Clinton ; he was born Aug. 20, 1833, in Meredith, Belknap Co., N. H.; in 1855, moved to Dixon, Ill. ; in 1856, to Minnesota; in 1859, he went to California; 1863, returned to Clinton, thence to Council Bluffs; in 1874, came to Lyons; has been engaged in the lumber trade since 1868. Married Miss Mary C. Pollock Nov. 13, 1856; she was born in 1837, in Sangamon Co., Ill.; have five children-William M., Minnie H., L. P., Pauline V. and Maud C.

CHARLES WALKER, saloon, foot of Main street, Lyons; is a native of England; when about the age of 32 years, he came to Cleveland; in 1857, he came to Clinton Co.; first engaged in brick-making, which he continued for two years; then with Carpenter & Son in the milling business about twelve years. He married Louisa Burton in 1846; she was born in England; they have three children-Walter, Frank and Lottie.   

E. M. WESTBROOK, M.D., residence corner Sixth street and Sixth avenue, Lyons; born Feb. 3,1819, in Niagara Co., N. Y.; in 1827, moved to Kentucky; at the age of 16, he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Reynolds, in Covington, Ky.; graduated at Kemper College, State University of Missouri, at St. Louis; has been in practice since 1840; he attended the first course of lectures at Cincinnati in 1838-39; also at Louisville in 1839-40; in 1843, came to Burlington; in 1847, came to Sabula, Jackson Co.; was twelve years Postmaster in Sabula; Magistrate twelve years; he represented Jackson Co. in the Legislature one session. He married Eliza M. Duckworth; she was born in Washington, D. C., May 3, 1826; died in November, 1864; had three sons and three daughters; lost Eliza M., aged 10 1/2 years; the second marriage was to Mrs. H. P. Armstrong, June 5, 1867; she was born in Fairfax, Vt.; she has one son-Ira, by a former marriage, aged 16 years.  

M. H. WESTBROOK, druggist, and dealer in queensware, Main street; residence on Third street, Lyons; born July 10, 1842, in Corydon, Ind.; when an infant, came with his parents to St. Louis; in 1847, came to Jackson Co.; in 1869, removed to Lyons. He enlisted, in 1864, in Co. E, 134th III. V. I.; served in the one hundred days' service; afterward transferred to the commissary department. Married Mary J. Lloyd, in 1868; she was born in Racine, Wis.; they have three children--Henrietta L., Thomas L. and Amy M.   

MELVIN J. WILCOX, County Superintendent of Schools, Lyons; born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1849; his father, Jairus Wilcox, came to Deep Creek Township, Clinton Co., in April, 1864, where he still resides; Mr. Wilcox was a teacher in Clinton Co. for eight years; was for some time Principal of the South Ward School in Lyons; was elected County Superintendent in the fall of 1879. His wife was Miss Delia J. Wise, a native of Fredonia, N. Y.

CORP. ALBERT EDWARD WINCHELL, the first of Clinton County's brave soldiers to fall in the great war of the rebellion, was born at Lockport, N. Y. Aug. 22, 1840; he was the son of Reuben Hurlburt and Priscilla Alden Winchell ; of his ancestry, we have been able to glean but little information; they were New England people, and settled in America at an early date ; his father was an active business man, but died when Albert was quite young; his grandfather, Reuben Winchell, was at an early day a home missionary of considerable note in Niagara Co., N. Y., and in Canada; James Manning Winchell, the eminent Baptist divine, was a relative of his grandfather; the name of' Winchell has long been associated with literature and theology; the love of music has also been a characteristic trait of the family.  The mother of Corp. Winchell was a Warren, and lays valid claim to illustrious lineage; [There are about 3 pages of info on Albert, including some letters he had written home. He died 29 Jun 1861 and was brought home and buried at Oakwood Cemetery at Lyons.]

PRISCILLA A. WINCHELL, nee Warren, was born in Buckfield, Oxford Co., Me., in 1815. Her parents, Andrew and Polly Warren, were prosperous and ambitious, and, in 1822, they removed to Massachusetts. After remaining in that State about seven years, they permanently located in New York. In May, 1836, Miss Warren married Reuben Hurlbut Winchell, in Stockbridge, Madison Co., N. Y. Through the energy and business capacity of both partners, substantial additions were made to their competency during the nearly ten years of wedded life. They had four children, two died in infancy. The husband and father died in autumn of 1845, leaving two children, one of whom, Albert Edward, born in 1840, was the first from Clinton Co. to be sacrificed in the war of the rebellion; his biography appears elsewhere in this volume.  The other child, Maria Louisa, born in 1845, is the wife of Dr. John E. Ennis, the passenger and immigration agent of the International & Great Northern Railroad, of Texas. The year after her husband's death, Mrs. Winchell came West and resided in Wisconsin several years, but in 1857, she located in Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa, which is still her home, where she has valuable real estate, and is a useful and honorable member of society.  She has large landed property in Illinois and Wisconsin as well as in Iowa. She is a lady of practical judgment and excellent executive ability. Mrs. Winchell makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. John E. Ennis, M. D., at the nursery farm in Lyons, and is surrounded with marked evidence of wealth and culture. She is still a strong, capable woman, though in the shadow of sixty-four summers, and is enjoying the serene sunset of life, with the happy companionship of kindred and friends.

H. J. WRIGHT, soap manufacturer, Lyons ; he is a native of England; at the age of 22, he came to New Jersey; in 1847, he came to Chicago; in 1856, he removed to Lyons; has been engaged in pork-packing, wholesale and retail grocery business and oil trade; in 1876, he commenced his present business; he owns his residence, with about eleven acres adjoining the city, all well improved; he has been Alderman, Secretary of the Citizens' Association, etc. Married Miss Anna Beckington, in Boone Co., Ill.; they have eight children-Jennie, now Mrs. Patton; Annie, Fannie, Emily, Harry, Samuel, Fred and Silas.