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(Matilda) C. (Caroline) Danner in 1864; she was born in Ohio; has six children: William E., George F., Nellie M., Martha B., Leona L. and Ralph; lost one: Lillian E. Rawls, John Alonzo (Dr.), Grand River twp., physician and surgeon; P.O. Macksburg; born in Hancock county, Indiana, in 1848, and came to this county in 1859; he graduated at the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, in 1876; he married Mrs. M. (Margaret) A. Hamilton, whose maiden name was McDowell; she was born in Pennsylvania; has two children: Bonnie Blanche and Daisey Glen. Reager, Isaac, Walnut twp., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Peru; born in Marshall, Virginia, May 19, 1826; when five years of age his parents moved to Park county, Indiana; in 1847 came to Iowa and located near Burlington; while there he married Miss Mary Sutherland, October 2, 1852, a native of Putnam county, Indiana; they came to this county in 1853; has lived on his present farm since 1856; owns 205 acres of land; has a family of two sons and four daughters: Sarah C., Orpha A., now Mrs. H. W. Ward, William W., Mary O., Abraham L. and Emma E. Reed, John, Lincoln twp., fruit grower, Sec. 1; P.O. Winterset; born in England, in February, 1813; he learned the trade of carpentry, and served an apprenticeship of seven years; he came to this country in 1855; owns 300 acres of land; he also owns a saw-mill near what is known as the Backbone, in this township, and which he offers for sale at a low figure, and on reasonable terms; he married Miss Ann Sturman, in 1834; she was born in England, December 25, 1812; has seven children: Thomas, Ann, Louisa Z., Samuel, Alfred, Ezra and Eliza; four sons served their country in the late war; George enlisted in the First Iowa Cavalry; Thomas enlisted in the Fourth Cavalry; John in the Thirty-fourth Infantry (Iowa); George and John died from disease contracted in the army; when the latter died, Samuel took his place, enlisting in the same company; Mr. Reed is a minister of the Protestant Methodist persuasion, commenced as an exhorter and was afterward ordained; he has been very active in his chosen course, but age interferes with his disposition for the active duties of the ministry. Reed, William, Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Maple Grove; was born in Ireland in 1829; emigrated to America in 1845; located in Rhode Island until 1854; where in the year 1852, he was united in marriage to Susan J. (Jane) Niblo; in the year 1875 they removed to Jones county, Iowa, and from thence, the same year, to Madison; they own 160 acres of land; are the parents of six children. Rees, David Fulton, Winterset, blacksmith; born in Ohio in 1831; came to this State in 1853, and to this county in 1863; owns 45 acres of land; he married Elizabeth J. Null in 1858; she was born in Ohio; has two children: Albert T. and Maggie B. Regan, Patrick G., Madison twp., stone contractor and foreman of J.C. Regan's stone quarry, two miles east of Earlham; Mr. Regan was born in 1849; has been in the stone business for five years; Mr. Regan is proprietor of the store at the quarries, where he keeps a fine stock of groceries, dry goods, and boot and shoes; the quarry of which Mr. P. G. Regan is foreman is one of the best in the county, has a strata of twenty feet in layers of four to eighteen inches; they also burn lime; kiln has the capacity of 350 bushels per day' the quarries, which were formerly owned by M. Tuttle, are doing a splendid business under the efficient management of P.G. Regan as superintendent. Rehard, John, Douglas twp., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 32; P.O. Winterset; was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, in 1826; in 1827 his parents emigrated to Coshocton county, Ohio; came to this county in 1865; he owns 399 acres of land; has held office of school director; he married Miss Jennie Wallace in June, 1848; she was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, and died in 1853; he afterward married Mary Ann Rogers, in October, 1854; she was born in Jefferson county; has two children by first marriage: Leonard H. and John W., and two by second marriage: Ragan B. and Myrtie M.. Rehard, Leonard Hamilton, Webster twp., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Winterset; was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1849; came to this county in 1867; owns 165 acres of land; has held offices of town clerk and secretary of school board; he married Miss Margaret I. (Isabelle) Fenton in 1869; she was born in Wapello county, Iowa; has six children: William E. (Ernest), Alva W. (Warren), Wallace L., Jesse E. (Emerson), Frederick A. (Alexander) and Eddie (Edgar) F. (Fenton). Renshaw, Leonidas R., Jefferson twp., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. DeSoto; born in Virginia; he was raised a farmer, and came to this State in 1852, and settled in Clayton county; he lived there until 1867, when he came to this county; he owns a farm of 320 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation and finely improved; he has held various township offices; he married Miss Angeline Alger in 1866; she was a native of Massachusetts; their family consist of seven children: Byron (Beaumont), Effie (Evelyn), Oscar O., Martha, Eathel, Merten and Lillie. Rever, Alexander, Winterset, barber; born in Bordeaux, France, August 25, 1824; he emigrated to this country with his parents in 1827, and settled in Rochester, New York, and remained thee until his removal to Albany, New York, where he lived eight years and then went to Brooklyn, New York; in 1852 he emigrated to Chicago, and from this place to La Salle, Illinois, and then to Iowa City in 1853; he also lived for a time in Omaha, Council Bluffs and Des Moines; from the latter place he came to this county in 1872; he enlisted in the 22nd Iowa Inf., and served three years; in 1845 he married Miss Abbie Berry, a native of Ohio; she died in 1866; the fruits of this marriage were two children: Alexander and Abbie, both deceased; he married for his second wife, Sarah Garrison in 1866; she was born in Missouri. Rhodes, Peter M., Webster twp., farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Winterset; was born in McLean county, Illinois, in November, 1838; came to this county in 1855; owns 127 ½ acres of land; held office of justice of the peace; he enlisted in the 39th Iowa Infantry in the late war and served three years; he married Miss Mary Elizabeth Clark in 1861; she was born in Ohio; has six children: Carpenter E., Mary E., William E., Lillie M., Myrtle E. and James Nathaniel; lost two: Lenora and Lester C. Rhyno, James A. South twp., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. St. Charles; born in Wythe county, Virginia, March 26, 1828; lived there till about seventeen years of age; when quite young learned the printer's trade; after leaving his home he went to Ohio and traveled about as a jour printer for several years; he traveled over nearly all the Southern States in that capacity; he was in the Mexican war; he was in the first regiment of Indiana volunteers, Co. A, enlisted at Greencastle, Indiana; during the winter of 1850 and 1851, he came to this county; he entered from the government 160 acres of land that he still occupies; he now owns 450 acres; he married Miss Harriet E. Toncray in 1858, a native of Abingdon, Virginia; she died Jun 9, 1864, at Des Moines, and left a family of two sons and one daughter: Walter P., Jackson T. and Harriet L. (Louise); he married again to Lucy C. Toncray, in 1865, a native of Virginia; she died November 13, 1868; left one daughter: Lucy May; he again married to Nancy V. Jackson, August 4, 1874; she was born in Green county, Tennessee; they have one daughter: Eva Nellie; his mother was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia in 1802, she being now past seventy- seven years of age, and has traveled across her native State and Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and into Iowa, and never road on a train of cars or steam-boat. Rhyno, Thomas Jefferson, South twp., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. St. Charles; born in Wythe county, Virginia, February 20, 1822, and lived there until 1840; he then left his home and went to Highland county, Ohio; while there he married Miss Sarah Draper August 24, 1848; she was born in Fayette county, Ohio, June 1, 1831; they came to this county in 1850, and located where he now lives; he entered 500 acres of land from the government; he now owns 110 acres; when he left his old home in Virginia, he walked all the way to Louisville, Kentucky, a distance of 700 miles, and in 1850 he walked from Keokuk to his present home; he has two sons: James W. and Thomas J. Jr. Riegal (or Reigle), Jacob, Jefferson twp., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Winterset; born in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, January 1, 1798; his parents removed to Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1806, where he lived until 1854, when he came to Iowa, and located in Van Buren county; he came to this county, and located where he now lives in 1856; was married September 25, 1822, to Annie Angel, a native of Frederick county, Maryland; they have had thirteen children, ten of whom are still living: Margaret, Sarah, Lovina, Daniel, Rose Ann, Elias, Jacob, George, Nancy and Henry S.; owns 173 acres of land; he helped build the first school-house in the township. Riley, Patrick, Crawford twp., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Bevington; born in the west of Ireland in the year 1818, and lived there until about thirty-one years of age, when he emigrated to America, and remained about eight years, then went to Canada for about three years, and came from there to this county; he married Miss Ann Swift, a native of Ireland, in the year 1839; has a farm of 240 acres of land; has a family of three sons and two daughters: Mary A., Thomas, Patrick H., John and Margaret. Ritchey, John B. T., Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Earlham; owns 640 acres of land; born in 1829 in Schuyler county, Illinois; came to Knox county, Illinois, where he lived until 1877, when he came to Madison county; he was married in 1855 to Miss Jane Morey, of Butler county, Ohio; has six children living; previous to coming to this county, Mr. Ritchey was extensively engaged in raising broom-corn, employing from fifty to one hundred and fifty men during harvest time. Roberts, David M., Earlham, postmaster; born in Wyoming county, Pennsylvania, in 1823; lived there till 1855 when he moved to La Salle county, Illinois; remained there a short time, then came to Stuart, Iowa, and from there to Earlham in 1876; married in 1844 to Miss Lydia Adams; has six children living: Irwin, L. E., Albert, Chester, Harry and frank; lost one: Charles; in 1861 Mr. Roberts raised a company fro Paw Paw, Illinois (company K, Seventy-fifth Illinois infantry), of which he was chosen captain; Mr. R. served nearly three years, being engaged in many important battles, and was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee; Mr. R. has held the office of justice of the peace two terms in Earlham; has been postmaster for one year; is a member of the I.O.O.F. Roberts, George W., Lee twp., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Booneville, Dallas county; born in New Hampshire in 1827, and lived there until 1849, when he removed to Massachusetts, and lived there until his removal to Illinois in 1852; he came to this county in 1854; he owns 345 acres of land, and has held various township offices, including justice of the peace, supervisor, town trustee, assessor four years and treasurer of the district eight years; he married Miss Mary Alger in 1854; she was born in Massachusetts; their family consists of five children: Charles A., Sarah J., Mary E., Almira J. and Clara M.; they have lost two: Willie and Elvina. Roberts, Thomas, South twp., physician and surgeon; P.O. St. Charles; born in Muskingum county, Ohio, November 6, 1842; his parents moved to Davis county, Iowa, when he was five years of age, he was raised there; he attended the common schools of Davis county and the male and female seminary of Ottumwa; he commenced the study of Medicine at the age of nineteen; he taught school in Davis and Wapello counties; he graduated at the college of physicians and surgeons of Keokuk in 1873; he came to this county in 1874, and commenced the practice of medicine; has a pretty good field of labor and has been quite successful; he married Miss Mary Spangler, of Wapello county, Iowa in 1867; she died in January, 1876; left two sons: Charles and Edward; he married again to Miss Grace VanHosen, of this county, January, 1878: has one son: Frank R. Robinson, Mitchell, Scott twp., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Winterset; was born in Washington county, Virginia, July, 1811, he lived there until 1841; he married Priscilla Lester, of Washington county, Va., February 6, 1834; in 1841 they moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, where they lived until 1853; they then located where they now live; he entered from the government 160 acres and now owns 120 acres; Mrs. R. died October 8, 1859, left a family of three sons, only two of whom are living: William A., now living in Arkansas, James T., died of disease contracted in the army, and Josiah G.; he married again to Lizzie Cart, March 20, 1860, a native of Virginia. Roby, Jonathan, Ohio twp., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. St. Charles; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, April 23, 1831; was raised there, came to Wapello county, Iowa in January, 1854, remained there two years and then came to this county, located where he now lives; owns a farm of 212 acres of land; he married Miss Lucinda Creger March 21, 1854; she was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, October 26, 1835; they have four sons and one daughter: James F., Albert E., Walter E., Cora D. and Iver; lost two sons: Lemon A. and John; was in the late war; enlisted in August, 1862, in company F, Thirty-ninth Iowa; was mustered out with the regiment; was in all of the battles participated in by the regiment, except Parker's Cross Roads; has been township trustee for two years. Roe, T. S., Lincoln twp., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 26; P.O. Winterset; born in Ohio, in 1850, and came to this county in 1875; he married Miss S. Gibson in 1873; she was born in Pennsylvania; has three children: Lizzie, Joseph C. and Zell G. (Gibson) Rogan, James Sr., Douglas twp., farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Winterset; born in county Down, Ireland, in 1813; when very young he was taken to Scotland, and when he arrived at suitable age, he was employed at stone cutting and for twenty-two years he cut granite for the docks in Liverpool; he came to the United states in June, 1853, and located at Joliet, Will county, Illinois, and remained at that place until his removal to this county in August, 1859; owns 160 acres of land; he remarried Elizabeth Crumby November 5, 1839; she was born in Scotland; has five children: James, Elizabeth, Mary, Ellen and John; lost two: Ellen and John. Rogers, John A., Scott twp., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Winterset; one of the earliest settlers of this county; was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, December 28, 1810, and lived there until he was nineteen years old and then went with his father's family to Indiana; he lived in Bartholomew and Johnson counties 27 or 28 years; December 13, 1832, he was married to Mary Hamner; she was born in Mercer county, Kentucky; in the spring of 1850 he started for Iowa on horseback and arrived in this county a short time after; at the first land-sale he entered over 700 acres; he removed his family here the following year; they came by wagon and were eighteen days on the road; he now owns a well improved farm of 270 acres; they have raised a family of two sons and two daughters:. Roper, Frank H., Winterset, livery and sale stable: is a native of Massachusetts, and was born in April, 1825; he came to this county in 1877 and engaged in his present business; previous to coming to this county he has resided in Pennsylvania, New York and Wisconsin; it is not saying too much when we state that in the management of his business he is a model; he married Miss Clarissa Beers December 24, 1846; she was born in Tioga county, New York; has six children: William H., Mary L., Anna D., Carrie J., Hattie E. and Jessie A. Rose, David H., Jefferson twp., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. DeSoto; owns 200 acres of land; was born in 1817, in Frederick county, Virginia; came to Iowa in 1853; married in 1844, to Miss M. Payton, of Indiana; has eight children living; Mr. Rose has been closely identified with the interests of the county for many years; has been justice of the peace for six years, and president of the school board for several years; he is an intelligent, affable man. Rose, George, Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dexter; is a son of Willis and Charlotta Rose, and was born in Montgomery county, Illinois, the 11th day of July, 1838; his parents removed to Shelby county, Illinois, in 1840, and remained there until 1850, when they removed to McLean county, Illinois, and lived there until coming to this county in 1852; they settled on section 5, this township; the subject of this sketch was then about fourteen years of age, and he assisted his father in making the farm he now occupies; in 1861 his father died; of the 175 acres of land purchased by his father, 120 had, previous to his father's death, been sold under mortgage, leaving them only fifty-five acres; Mr. Rose by industry, close attention to his duties, combined with good management, was able, before the time for redemption had expired on the 120 acres, to redeem it, and owns 280 acres; on the 26th day of May, 1863, he married Miss Susan H. Street, daughter of James and Polly Street, of Shelby county, Illinois; her father, James Street, previous to this time has died, and her mother again married Moses Powell, and with whom Mrs. Rose was at this time living in Mercer county, Missouri; their family consists of six children: Clara May, born December 19, 1864; Jasper Newton, born December 24, 1866, Marion Monroe, born December 13, 1868, Ella Avice, born November 30, 1870; Edna Browning, born November 19, 1872, John Milton, born November, 1877. Rose, John, Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Dexter; born in Montgomery county, Illinois, in 1836; at the age of two years his parents moved to Shelby county, that State, remaining there nine years, removing to McClain county in 1847 and, early in 1852, settled on the banks of North River, in Madison county; he married in this county, Mary, 1856 to Mary Gilleran, a native of Ireland, who died in February, 1863; by this union there are three children living: John M., Frances J. and George T.; Martin E. died November 2, 1865, aged seven years; December 1, 1864, was married again to Lucinda A. Hoppers, a native of North Carolina; by this union have two children living: James L. and Charlotta J.; Charles H. dying while an infant; Mr. Rose's family were among the earliest settlers in this part of the county, and were the only inhabitants of what is now Jackson township for a short period, having their nearest neighbor six miles away, and having to haul logs to Winterset for their lumber; Indianola furnished the nearest grist-mill, and not being very reliable, they frequently had to grind corn to make their bread on a common tin grater, or starve; May, 1860, the township was organized, and in the following October, Mr. Rose was authorized to notify the voters to meet and hold the first election; the voters numbered between forty and fifty. Ross, William Albert, Penn twp., born in Austrim county, Ireland, October 4, 1842; at the early age of ten years, in company with is father and sister, he emigrated to America, landing at New Orleans on the 2nd of May, 1853; during the ravages of the yellow fever in 1854, the entire family were stricken down, and William was the only one left to tell of the sad fate of the others; early in March, 1855, he came to St. Louis, thence to Keokuk, Iowa; having chosen the farming as profession; he entered the employ of Mr. N. McCullough, of Franklin, Lee county, Iowa, in whose family he lived until May, 1864, a period of over nine years; he was a member of the Iowa State militia during the war; on the first day of January, 1865, he was married to Caroline A. McMillan, of Franklin, Lee county, Iowa; in the spring of 1867, he removed to Madison county, Iowa, arriving in Penn township, June 1, of that year; he was elected township clerk of Penn township, in October, 1867, which office he has had until the present time, with the exception of a single year, while visiting the West; the family consists of five children, four sons and on daughter, as follows: Albert Lee, born February 4, 1866; George Francis, born July 29, 1871; Edwin Conger, born March 6, 1875; Jesse A., born October 28, 1876, and Mary M., born December 3, 1878. Ross, Samuel A., Scott twp., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Winterset; his father was John Ross, who was born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, April 28m 1793; he died July 5, 1844, in Clermont county, Ohio; his mother is still living with him; her maiden name was Mary Craig; she was born in county Derry, Ireland, September 19, 1795; the subject of this sketch was born in Warren county, Ohio, February 9, 1827, and was raised there; January 3, 1849, he married Sarah A. Emery, a native of Clermont county, Ohio; in 1853, with his wife and two children, he emigrated to Knox county, Illinois; they traveled by wagon and were about twelve days on the road; they remained in Knox county about three years and then removed to this county and located where they now live; Mr. Ross owns a well improved farm of 190 acres, and has just deeded 90 acres to his daughter, Mary C.; has two daughters: Mary C., now Mrs. Elijah Jones, and Laura F., now Mrs. John Queen; have lost three daughters: Ruth M., Missouri J. and a baby not named; was a member of the board of supervisors five years, township clerk on term, and township trustee a number of terms. Rowe, David G., Grand River twp., farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 11; P.O. Macksburg; born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1840, and came to Davis county, Iowa, in 1855, and to this county November, 1874; owns 121 acres of land; has held the office of township trustee; he married Miss Sarah Riley in February, 1867; she was born in Indiana; has two children: Smith and Charlie; lost one daughter: Minnie. Ruby, John, Union twp., dairyman, Sec. 32; P.O. Winterset; born in Holmes county, Ohio, in 1834; came to this county in 1852; he enlisted in the Fourth Iowa cavalry in the late war, and after serving three years, re-enlisted as a veteran; has been engaged in his present business seven years; he married Miss E. (Elizabeth) E. Hyskell in 1860; she is a native of Pennsylvania; has six children: Emma R., Ernest, Cora M., Bertram, Clyde and Jessie. Ruby, Matilda, Lincoln twp., whose maiden name was Harper, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio; in 1859 she married W. J. Ruby, who was born in the same county in 1835; they came to this county in 1859; Mr. Ruby held various township offices, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him; he died in 1878; he resided on section four and owned ninety-tow acres of land; he left six children: Emma, Isaac C., Charles W., Mattie, Lucy and J. Harper. Ruby, Samuel Guiberson, Winterset, attorney, of the firm of Ruby & Wilkin; born in Holmes county, Ohio, September 22, 1839; he came with his parents to this county in 1852; his youth was spent on a farm; he received the benefit of the common schools supplemented with two years of study in a private school in Winterset; in 1859 he entered the office of Messrs. McPherson & Elliott as a student at law; the call of April, 1861, for troops, aroused the young student from his dream over Greenleaf and Vattel; in the very front of those who sprang to answer the treasonable roar of the guns upon Sumpter, Samuel G. Ruby, M. R. Tidrick, W. C. Newlon and B. G. Murray went to Indianola, Warren county, and enlisted in Co. G, Third Iowa infantry, and they were the first from Madison county to tender their services for the suppression of the rebellion; he enlisted as a private May 1, 1861, in which capacity he served two years; he was in the battle of Shiloh and a number of skirmishes and light engagements in the earlier part of the war; on his return to Winterset he returned to the law-books in the office of McPherson & Elliot, and was admitted to the bar in 1863, before Judge Gray; about this time Messrs. McPherson and Elliott enlisted in the cause of their country, leaving Mr. Ruby their successor in business, and by close application to study and untiring energy and perseverance he has attained a deservedly high position in his profession; Mr. Ruby entered on his career in life without funds or favors by which to help him to position or pave his pathway to success; he has held the office of county attorney five years, and was mayor of the city two terms, and has been the attorney of the C., R. I. & P. R. R. since its completion to Winterset; he has in his possession between 400 and 500 acres of farming lands, and owns the finest residence in the county, it was completed in 1878, and contains all the modern improvements; in his own home Mr. Ruby has been abundantly blessed; the partner of his joys and the sharer of life's ills he found in the person of Miss Sophia Ogden, of Covington, Kentucky, whom he married December 26, 1863; three children, Claude, Ralph and Blanche, are the complement of his family circle. Runkle, James M., South twp., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Patterson; born in Bartholomew county, Indiana; came to this county in 1851; was in the late war; enlisted in Co. F, Fourth Iowa infantry; he enlisted from 1861 to 1863; he enlisted in the one hundred day service in 1864; was wounded at Chickasaw Bayou; he married Verrella, daughter of Joseph Breeding, September 4, 1870; a native of Kentucky; they have no family. Runkle, Thomas, South twp., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Patterson; born in Culpepper county, Virginia, May 29, 1815; when seven years of age his parents moved to Bartholomew county, Indiana; he was raised there; he married Miss Tabitha Breeding January 21, 1840, in Bartholomew county, Indiana; she was a native of Kentucky; she died December 26, 1852; left one son and two daughters: Mary J., Sarah C., John M.; they emigrated to Iowa and this county and located where he now lives, in the fall of 1851; came by wagon and were seventeen days on the road; in 1855. he married Catherine Guilliams, a native of Putnam county, Indiana; she died September 23, 1859; left one son: William L. (Lewis); he married again in 1864 to Mary A., widow of John Johnson; she is a native of Marion county, Ind.; has one son: Frederick C.; Mrs. Runkle has two daughters by her former marriage: Sarah J. and Martha V. Rusk, Anderson, Grand River twp., Sec. 25; P. O. Macksburg; born in Indiana and came to this county in 1868; owns 160 acres of land; has held the offices of township trustee, school director and justice of the peace; he married Elizabeth Forbes February 19, 1849; she was born in 1825; has eight children: Charles T., John A., Rhoda M., Mary A., Harriet J., James W., George T. and Linda L. Sanford, James A., Winterset, deputy auditor; was born in Ohio in 1853; came to this State in 1864, and to this county in 1874; has held offices of deputy clerk and city clerk; he married Miss Ida E. Ewing October 10, 1878; she was born in Winterset. Sawhill, James (Rev.), Jackson twp., Sec. 24; P.O. Winterset; is a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and was born in 1829; he was educated at Franklin College, in Harrison county, Ohio, and graduated in September, 1851; he pursued his theological course at the Associate Presbyterian Seminary, then located in Commonsburg, Washington county, Pennsylvania, and graduated in September, 1854. (This seminary has since removed to Xenia, Ohio and the name changed to the United Presbyterian Seminary of Xenia, Ohio.) In 1862 he removed to Dubuque county, Iowa; in 1866 he married Miss Martha E. Wallace, a native of Brook county, Virginia, who was born in 1843; in 1876 he came to this county; he is pastor of the Union Church, Jackson township, and of the United Presbyterian Church in Dexter, Dallas county; he owns 80 acres of land, with fine improvements; his family consists of four children: James Wallace, William Ralston, John Clark, Zelzah and an adopted daughter (a niece) Anna. Schmidt, William, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Dexter; owns 80 acres of land; born in Holmes county, Ohio, in 1832; married in 1859 to Lydia Bean, of Ohio; has eleven children living: Joseph, Maud, George, Henry, Edward, Ferdinand, Fraud, Harvey, William, Mary and Ida; Mr. S. has a nice farm, whose improvements he has made himself. Schnellbacher, John, Webster twp., farmer and preacher; born in Germany July 28, 1821; his parents emigrated to this country in 1841, and settled in Ross county, Ohio; he married Miss Fredericka Meyer April 13, 1845; she was born in Germany; he was licensed as a local preacher by the Evangelical Association of Ohio, and in 1850 was taken up in conference, and assigned to the traveling ministry and mission work, and continued this work successfully and acceptably six and one-half years; he came to this county in 1855, and has lived on the same farm and made all the improvements; owns 240 acres; he held various township offices; he has nine children living: Caroline, Elizabeth, Christina, Mary, John, Theodore, Fredericka, George and Rosa Mary: lost one son, Louis; since he came to the country he has seen corn sold for three dollars a bushel, and food so scarce that at one time he took his time-peace, a pair of buggy springs and a Bible to mill to put up as collateral for flour, and was unable to get any, and it was only out of sympathy on the part of the miller when he saw despair depicted on his countenance, that he concluded to let him have some rejected flour on time, and which he was soon able to pay, much to the surprise of the miller. Schoen, F. William L., Jefferson twp., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Winterset; born in Germany September 1, 1826; came to the United States in March, 1851; came the following June to Iowa, and located in Marion county in April, 1852, he married Dora Lorenzen, a native of Germany; they have one son living: Ferdinand Paul; Mr. S. was in the army both in the old county and in the rebellion; he enlisted in Co. G, 16th Iowa Infantry, and served one year, and was discharged for disability; he owns 222 acres of land. Schoenenberger, Nicholas, Walnut twp., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Winterset; born in Germany, May 5, 1818; emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was ten years old; they came to this county in May, 1855; he married Miss (Mary) Louisa Tinnis in April, 1850; she is a native of Prussia; she came to America when about eight years of age; they have five sons and five daughters: John, Anthony, Mary (Matilda), Lanie (Magalena), Louisa (Angeline), (Joseph) Frank, Henry (Damascus), Christina, Theresa and Edward (David); owns 360 acres of land. Schwaner, Charles C., Winterset, harness-maker; was born in Prussia, September 24, 1848; he came to America in 1853, and settled in Keokuk in 1856; he afterward went to St. Louis and learned his trade, and came to this county in 1869; he married Miss Kate Schowalter in 1871; she was born in Franklin Centre, Lee county, Iowa; has three children, John E., William and Rolla. Shannon, Samuel Enoch, Crawford twp., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Bevington; born in Hendricks county, Indiana, September 20, 1840; came to this county with his parents November, 185; he married Miss Mary E. Hughart November 30, 1865, a native of Kentucky; they have three sons and four daughters: Mary E (Etna), Elizabeth E. (Eldora), Edgar T. (Turk), Henry U. (Ulysses), George T. (Thomas), Eliza G., and (Margaret) Maggie J. (Jane); farm of 116 acres; he was in company D, First Iowa Cavalry, enlisted May, 1861, and mustered out September 10, 1864. Sharp, Townsend, Grand River twp., of the firm of Love, Sharp & Co., Macksburg; born in Ohio in 1834, and removed to this State in 1862, and to this county in 1869, and engaged in farming, in which business he continued until one year since, when he associated himself with J. D. Love & Son, as a dealer in general merchandise; he married M. (Martha) Queen in 1859; she was born in Ohio; has two children: Ora L. and Alice. Shaver, Nicholas, South twp., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Patterson; was born in Roanoke county, Virginia, December 25, 1810; was raised there; June 18, 1835, he was married to Elizabeth Hartman; in 1841 they went to Preble county, Ohio; she was born in Roanoke county, September 12, 1801; they lived there until the fall of 1843, and then removed to Putnam county, Indiana; where they lived until their coming to this county; in 1851; they came by wagon and were about one month on the road; he has lived on his present farm since 1853; owns 178 acres of land; he deals quite extensively in short-horn and graded cattle; they have three children: George, Daniel and Barbara, now Mrs. Frank Clanton. Shaw, Albert, Webster twp., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Winterset; born in Brown county, Ohio, in 1829, and came to this county in 1872; owns 175 acres of land; he married Miss Mary Schnyder in 1854; she was born in Cincinnati, in 1833; has seven children: S. Lizzie, Barbary, Margaret L. (Lillie), Michael A., Eliza, Emma D. (Dora) and George Lee. Shaw, Anderson, Webster twp., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 26; P.O. Winterset; born in Brown county, Ohio, in 1826; came to this county March 7, 1872; owns 320 acres of land; he married Miss Rachel Pindell in 1849; she was born in Ohio; has three children: Amos E., Sarah J. (Jane) and Mahlon. Shaw, Michael Cash/Cass, Webster twp., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Winterset; born in Brown county, Ohio, in 1850, and came to this county in 1872; owns 90 acres of land; has held office of town clerk; he married Miss A. (America) Watters, December 28, 1871; she was born in Brown county, Ohio; has one child: Cordelia M. (May); lost one daughter: Lillie F. Sheldon, Marson R., Monroe twp., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Clanton; born in Vermont in 1838; he emigrated to Illinois, and lived there six years; he enlisted in the Second Illinois cavalry during the late war and served three years, and during this time was in ten battles, besides various skirmishes; after the war he settled in New York near Albany, and married Miss C. (Christina Catherine) Van Hosen in 1866; she was born in New York; he came to this county in 1868, and has made all the improvements on the place where he now resides; his success is an evidence of what all may do that have his energy; he owns ninety acres of land; has held various township offices; has three children: Myron (A.), Delia (Frances) and Charles (Elliott). Shriver, William R. (Capt.), Winterset, county clerk; born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1830 and came to this State in 1848 and settled in Jefferson county; he learned the trade of carriage maker; he came to this county in 1854 and worked at his trade until the outbreak of the rebellion, when he enlisted in the First Iowa Cavalry June 1, 1861, and served three years; after his return he resumed his trade and carried on the business until elected to the office he now holds; he married Miss Martha J. Foster in 1858; she was born in Indiana; their family consists of five children: William F., Henry W., Kate, Alvin B. and Frank. Shultz, Anderson, Grand River twp., farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Macksburg; born in Switzerland in 1830; came to America in 1856, and settled in Ohio; he emigrated to Iowa in 1858, and located in Iowa City, and came to this county in 1866; owns 300 acres of land; he married Ellen Badley in 1866; she was born in Indiana; has four children: Elmer, Curty, Curtis and Alice; lost three. Sipple, Frank, Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 27; Winterset; born in Germany in 1824; emigrated to America in 1852; he located in New York; from thence, in 1856, he went to Illinois; from there he went to Missouri, then back to Aurora, Illinois, in 1858; in the year 1864 he was married to Johanna E. Arbuckle; three years after he removed to Madison county, Iowa, where he became a permanent settler; to them have been born six children: Eunice, John, Joseph, Francis, Elnora and Maggie. Smith, Alden B., Winterset, deceased; born in Litchfield Corners, Maine, December 25, 1832; learned the trade of ship carpenter and followed the business until 1856, when he was induced to join a New England colony and came to Iowa; he located with the colony at Nevin, Adair county, and after remaining at that place two months, removed to Fontanelle, the county seat; he worked at the carpenter's trade more or less until 1860; he served an unexpired term of county clerk by appointment and at leisure times clerked in the store of Calvin Ballard, who was his partner at the time of his death; in April, 1860, he came to Winterset and formed a partnership with Mr. Ballard, the firm name being Ballard and Smith; in 1862 he purchased Mr. Ballard's interest and continued the business until 1872, when Mr. Ballard again became his partner, the firm name being Smith & Ballard; he married Miss Sylvia J. Shadeley; she was born in Havre, France; he died March 31, 1879, and left a widow and six children, two sons and four daughters: Harry A., Sylvia G., Casie L., Jennie M., David W. and Julia E. Smith, Henry, Winterset, of the firm of H. Smith & Son, marble dealers; was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and came to this state in 1864; previous to his removal to this county he lived in Illinois six years; he married Miss Jane Sheppard in 1842; she was born in Ohio and died in 1845; he afterward married Rachel Cunningham in 1854; she was born in Guernsey county, Ohio; has one daughter by first marriage: Alice Jane; three sons by second marriage: William Thomas Charles and Henry H. Smith, Ira S., Lee twp., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Booneville: born in New Hampshire in 1855; he came with his parents to this county in 1857; he owns a farm of 200 acres; he married Miss Lucinda Spencer in December, 1874; she was born in New York; they have one child: Minnie D. Smith, J. J., Jefferson twp., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Van Meter; born in Ackron, Ohio, August 15, 1846; when four years old his father died, and one year afterward his mother removed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, living there ten years; in the spring of 1861 they again removed, locating in Muscatine county, this State; August 10, 1861, in his fifteenth year, he enlisted in the 11th Iowa State Militia, October 10, following, was enrolled into the United States service, remaining with that regiment until the last rebel surrendered; mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 22, 1865, having participated in the following battles: Shiloh, Corinth, Medan Station, Tennessee, Iuka, second Corinth, Vicksburg, Jackson, Meridan, Mississippi, Keneshaw Mountain and seven other severe engagements; returning home at the close of the war engaged in farming; was married in January 1866 to Mrs. Mary A. Derby, formerly McLaughlin, a native of Ireland; by this union they have two daughters living: Cora Minnie and Estella Maud; Mr. Smith is a purely self-made man, cast upon his own resources at an early age; he did eminent service fighting the battles of his country, and later in life developed into a fine legislator of whom his country may well be proud. Smith, John Watson, Walnut twp., dealer in general merchandise; P.O. Ohio (twp.); born in Morgan county, Illinois, in 1843; came to this county with his parents in 1853; he married Miss Isabel C., daughter of Samuel M. Walker, November 14, 1870; she is a native of Park county, Indiana; they have two sons and one daughter: Samuel C., Fred (Frederick) and Gertie (Mary Gertrude). Smith, L. F., Winterset, cashier of the Citizen's National Bank; born in Warren county, Indiana, in 1837, and when young removed with his parents to Iowa; he received an academical education and was for a time engaged in teaching, and afterward engaged in the mercantile business; in 1866 he entered the employ of the National State Bank, of Burlington, and remained there over five years; in 1873 he came to Winterset and connected himself with the Citizen's National Bank, and has charge of its affairs the greater portion of the time; his financial ability and integrity have never been questioned; careful and accurate, he has the fullest confidence of the people; as a man, upright, reliable and honorable, and justly rating his own self-respect and the deserved esteem of his fellow- citizens as more valuable than wealth or fame; he married Miss A. C. Farrand in 1860; she was a native of Ohio; they have six children: Helen G., Lester F., Charles H., Ada E., Mabel G. and Agnes. Smith, L. N., Lee twp., farmer and wool-grower, Sec. 18; P.O. Booneville; born in New Hampshire in 1827, and was raised there, and came to this county in 1857; he owns a farm of 640 acres of land, and devotes a large portion of his attention to sheep, in which he has been very successful; he has held the office of township clerk eleven years, and served as township trustee; he married Miss Melvina A. Howe in 1851; she was also a native of New Hampshire; they have three children: Mary Etta, Ira and Emma J. Smith, Milton A., Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Earlham; born in Columbia county, New York, in 1851; Mr. Smith came first to Chicago, where he worked for six months in the Union Stock Yards; he then came to Madison county; married in 1874 to Miss Elizabeth Tanner, of Columbia county, New York; has three children living: William T., Fred and Asa. Smith, Nathaniel M. (Dr.), Walnut twp., physician and surgeon; P.O. Peru; born in Morgan county, Illinois, December 20, 1850; came to this county and located in this township in 1853, and was raised here; he studied medicine under Dr. John Green, of Peru; he attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk; has been in practice about six years; he married Miss Laura e. Young, October 8, 1875; she is a native of Wisconsin; has no family. Snyder, Andrew Jackson, Union twp., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Winterset; born in Richland county, Ohio, August 12, 1836; when young, his parents removed to Missouri where they remained eight years, and came to Warren county, Iowa, in 1847, and to this county in 1871; owns 120 acres of land; he enlisted in the Thirty-fourth Iowa infantry in August, 1862, and was afterward transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps: he married Rachel Blair, who was born in Indiana; has four children, Emma, Effie, Minnie and John A. Snyder, Eli, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Dexter; owns 160 acres of land; born in Holmes county, Ohio; married in 1852 to Miss (Caroline Hochstetler) Hochstoler, then a resident of Pennsylvania; has eight children living: J. A., G. B., A. (Adam) H., W. L., and H. (Henry) D.; girls are: Sarah, Mary (Ruth) and Lovilia; Mr. S. came to Madison county in 1869, settling where he now lives; has two sons teaching school in the township; member of M. E. Church. Snyder, Samuel, Winterset, grocer; born in Richland county, Ohio, in 1826, and emigrated to Missouri in 1833, and remained there until his removal to Polk county in 1847, and was for a time was engaged in carrying the fail from Des Moines to what was known at the time as Montepelier P.O., four miles east of the present city of Winterset; he is the oldest merchant in the city, having been in business since 1856; he married Miss J. (Julia) Blair in February, 1857; she was born in Indiana; has five children: Mary, Jennie, Sula, Clara and Jessie; lost one son: Austin. Snyder, Thornton, Union twp., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Winterset; is the son of Andrew Snyder, deceased and Elizabeth Snyder; they came to Iowa at an early day and located in Warren county, and a few years ago, came to this county where his father died; he now manages the homestead. Spence, John, Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Winterset; a native of Scotland; when a youth of sixteen he came alone from Scotland to Henderson county, Illinois; lived there until 1870, when he removed to Madison county, Iowa, where he now resides; Mr. Spence enlisted in the 84th Illinois infantry in 1862; was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, in June, 1865; he participated in the following battles: Perry Hill, Stone River, Chicamauga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge; he was with Sherman from Chattanooga until Atlanta was taken; then with General Thomas at Franklin and Nashville; going through the war without furlough or even having been in the hospital, he returned to farming, and now owns 240 acres of land; has served two terms as assessor, and two as trustee. Spencer, Truman, Lee twp., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Booneville; born in Oswego county, New York, in 1822; came to Illinois in 1865, and settled in Knox county, and remained there until his removal to this county in 1871; he owns a farm of 125 acres well improved; he has held the offices of township trustee and school director; he married Miss Elizabeth Haynor in 1854; she was born in Oswego county, New York, and died February 10, 1874; he afterward married Elizabeth Harrison. Springer, Stephen H., Winterset, born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1842, and came to Iowa in 1847, and to this county in 1874; was for some years connected with the Madisonian as one of the editors and proprietors; he enlisted in the late war in the 4th Iowa Infantry and was discharged on account of disability; he married Miss Sarah J. Porter in 1862; she was born in Ohio; has seven children: Clifton, Elba, Etta, William, Leroy, Herman and Lizzie. Spurgeon, Margaret, Walnut twp., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Peru; widow of Phillip Spurgeon, who was born in Sullivan county, East Tennessee, May 30, 1811; Mrs. Spurgeon's maiden name was Wright; they were married May 5, 1836; she was born in the same county June 20, 1818; They came to Iowa and located in Warren county in the spring of 1847; removed into this county in the spring of 1859; Mr. Spurgeon died June 1, 1873, and left five sons and six daughters: Mary (Elizabeth), Sarah (Ann), John (Jackson), William (S.), Ellen (Nancy Eleanor), David (Jesse), (Elkanah) Joseph, Hattie (Harriet Ladora) , Sinclair (Leon), Mattie (Martha Lenore) and Isabel (Jane); owns 274 acres of land. Stanton, David, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Earlham; born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1831, where he resided with his parents; his father being own cousin to Secretary Stanton of Lincoln's cabinet; was married May, 1852, to Martha Wilson, a native of Harrison county, Ohio, who died the following November; April 26, 1854, wedded Hannah J. Smith, of Guernsey county, Ohio; by this union has one son and three daughters: Barclay, Mary D., Sina L. and Anna J.; June 3, 1856, Mr. S. and family arrived in this county and settled in Pilot Grove, improving said farm. Steele, James Putnam, Winterset, attorney; born in Adams county, Ohio, in 1848 and when young removed to Sparta, Illinois, and was educated at Monmouth College, Illinois, and graduated in 1873; he came to this county in same year and commenced reading law, and was admitted to the bar before Judge Leonard, in 1875; he is associated with Hon. Frederick Mott in the practice of his profession; he married Miss Clara Wetmore in 1878; she was born in Chicago. Stevens, Thomas, Scott twp., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Winterset; was born in Harrison county, Indiana, August 4m 1813; was raised there and lived in that place until he was 22 years of age; he married Miss Amelia Grant August 22, 1832; a native of Bourbon county, Kentucky; she was born March 27, 1814; in 1836 he moved with his family to McDonough county, Illinois; came to Henry county, Iowa, in the fall of 1840, and to this county in 1855; they located where Noah King now lives; has lived on his present farm for ten years; his farm contains 194 acres; his wife died October 1, 1872; has a family of three sons and two daughters: Wilford, Anna, Fannie, Eli and Madison Stevenson, Seth W., Winterset, conductor on the Winterset branch of the C., R.I. & P.R.R.; born in Oswego county, New York, in 1847, and came to this county in August, 1877; has been engaged in railroading nine years; he married Miss Julia E. Wiley in 1877; she was born in Muscatine county, Iowa; has one daughter. Stevenson, W. S., Winterset, meat market; born in Kewanee, Illinois in 1856; came to this county August 8, 1873. Stewart, John M., Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Winterset; born in Trumbull county, Ohio, November 23, 1819, and came to this county in July, 1874; owns 200 acres of land; has held school offices; he married Miss Lucy F. Andrews in 1841; she was born in the same county; has five children: Elizabeth H., Frank M., Charles C., Curtis B. and Joel H. Stewart, Thomas, Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Earlham; born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1808; engaged in blacksmithing at sixteen, which occupation he followed until 1849; he then removed to Fulton county, Illinois, and there engaged in farming; removed from thence to Madison county, Iowa, locating on a quarter section in Madison township; improved this farm with but few other settlers within a score of miles; he had to go to Panora to mill and to Des Moines for lumber; in 1860 he located in Jackson township, on section two; Jackson township at this time consisted of wild prairie, with but ten or fifteen inhabitants in the entire township; here he became a permanent settler; he was married to Jane Gilmore in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1827; his partner still survives, and is the mother of fourteen children, eleven of whom are still living: James, Samuel, ?William, Isaac, Martin, Thomas, Catharine, Mary, Elizabeth, Jane and Sarah Frances; Robert died February 6, 1850; Charles died June 1, 1859, John died November 11, 1863; he owns 130 acres of land; Mr. S. has been justice of the peace eight years; five of his sons were in the late war, one dying and four remaining until the close. Stiles, Thomas Williamson, South twp., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Patterson; was born in Fayette county, Indiana, March 20, 1832; was raised there; he married Miss Mary A. Stockdale of Henry county, Indiana, November 21, 1852; the same year he moved to Madison county, Indiana, where they lived six years; came to Iowa in 1858, and located in Warren county; came to this county in 1860, and located where he now lives; owns a farm of 124 acres; in the late war he enlisted August 4, 1862, in company F, 39th Iowa Infantry; mustered in as second lieutenant, on the resignation of Capt. Brown, he was promoted to captain; he was wounded by his horse falling in a well at Cornith, Mississippi, while making the grand round of the day; the wound was so serious that he had to resign his commission in June, 1864; has a family of six sons and one daughter: Albert M. (Marshall), Cassius C., Wm. M. (Marion), Lauren W., Joseph H. (Henry), Lizzie (Elizabeth) and Charley (Charles) D. St. John, Bartholomew Royal, Monroe twp., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. McPherson; born in New York in 1808, and moved from there to Ohio in 1834, and then emigrated to Iowa in 1845 and settled in Lee county, and lived there until he came to this county in 1870; he owns a farm of 160 acres; he married Miss Polly Spears in 1849; she was born in Indiana; they have eleven children: Samuel, Irwin, Harmon D., Winfield S. (Scott), Charles F., Ida, Abraham L (Lincoln), Anna B., Royal, Perlette and Gertie (Emily Gertrude). Stream, Craven, Grand River twp., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Macksburg; born in Licking county, Ohio, in 1844; came to this county in 1871; owns 80 acres of land; has held office of town trustee; he married Miss (Harriet) J. (Jane) Brown in 1870; she was born in Johnson county; has three children: Amaretta (Jane), Ellen, Mahlon (Brown). Sturman, John B., Winterset, cancer doctor; born in Virginia, November 17, 1813; in 1817 moved with his parents to Ohio and remained there until 1827, and then returned to Virginia and resided with his grandfather, Edward Bailey; after residing with him some years he removed to Coshocton county, Ohio, and in 1842 married Miss Margaret Wamsly, who was born in Ohio; he moved from Ohio to Missouri, and came to this county in 1847; since residing in this county he has held various township offices; his wife died in May, 1871; afterward he married Martha M. Van Vechten, in 1874; she was a native of Massachusetts; has eight children by first marriage: Eliza, Cecelia, James, Sabina, Newton, Miriam, Thomas, Lincoln and Lester. Sturman, William, Union twp., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Winterset; is a native of Hampshire county, Virginia, and was born in 1811; he lived there until 1821, and then moved to Coshocton county, Ohio, and was raised a farmer; came to this county in 1849 and settled where he now lives and improved the farm he now owns, containing 400 acres; he is one of Madison county's oldest settlers; has held office of justice of the peace and other township offices; he has quite an extensive apiary and takes great interest in bees; he married Miss Jane Elson in 1830; she was a native of Pennsylvania; has eight children: John, Missouri, Dorindo, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Gordon, Anna M., and Joel D.; have lost two: James and Eliza; the former enlisted in the Fourth Iowa and was killed at the battle of Pea Ridge. Swearingen, Thomas B., Ohio twp., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. St. Charles; born in Brook county, Virginia, August 23, 1831; he lived there until he was about ten years of age; his parents then moved to Jefferson county, Ohio; he lived there about twelve years; came to this State, and Wapello county in 1852 or 3; came to this county in the fall of 1860; enlisted in the Thirty-ninth Iowa, Co. F, August 2, 1861; in the late civil war he was in all of the battles excepting two, which were participated in by their regiment; he was mustered out June 5, 1865; he married Miss Sarah J. Arnold, June 22, 1854; a native of Ohio; his five sons and three daughters: Daniel, Eli, Mertie E., Thomas B., David W., Nicholas D., Nellie J., Mary A (Alice).; he owns 180 acres of land. Swift, Patrick, Crawford twp., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Bevington; born in the west of Ireland, and emigrated to Boston in the year 1848, and lived there about six months, and came to New York, where he lived about six years, and then removed to Canada, and remained there till 1856, when he came to this county; he was married to Miss Bridget Gill, in the state of New York, in the year 1852, a native of Ireland; he owns a farm of 320 acres of land; has a family of four sons and one daughter: John J., James L., Michael, Margaret and Edward. Taylor, Israel S., South twp., farmer, Sec. 7' P.O. Patterson; was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1876 (s/b 1816); when about eight years of age, his parents moved to Genesee and Erie counties, New York; they lived there about four yeas and then returned to Pennsylvania; in 1836 he went to Lake county, Indiana, where he lived until 1858, with the exception of three years; in 1852 he went to California by wagon; started March 23, and reached there in September, where re remained three years; he married Hanna McCarty, in 1840; she was born in Wayne county, Indiana, February 21, 1819; he came to this county in 1858; they came by wagon, and was eighteen days on the road; owns a farm of 147 acres; also owns a farm in Pottawattamie county, Kansas; has a family of one son and one daughter: Fayette and Catherine, now Mrs. G. B. Davis. Thomas, John, Grand River twp., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Macksburg; born in Preble county, Ohio, in 1823, and in 1837 emigrated to Indiana, and came to this county in 1854; owns 124 acres of land; he married Miss Polly Abrahams in March, 1854; has seven children: Anna C., William A. (Alexander), Sarah E. (Elizabeth), Amanda J., May E., Stephen and James. Thompson, Charles W., South twp., justice of the peace; P.O. St. Charles; was born in Delaware county, Ohio, September 22, 1852; came to this county with his parents when five years of age, and came to this place where he has since resided; he married Miss Abby E. Wood, July 17, 1872; she was a native of Massachusetts; they have no family. Thompson, Henry, Jefferson twp., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Winterset; born in Mercer (what is now Lawrence) county, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1805; was raised there and lived there until 1845; he married Miss Sarah Moore November 29, 1827; she is a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania; they came to Madison county in 1867 and located where they now live; he owns 360 acres of land; they have a family of three sons and two daughters: Elizabeth, Mary J., Robert L., Henry and John C. Thompson, Robert L., Jefferson twp., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Winterset; born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1843; his parents moved to Iowa when he was two years of age and located in Jackson county; he came to this county in the spring of 1867; Mr. T. was in the army in company A, Ninth Iowa infantry; enlisted September 22, 1862, and served two years and ten months, and was mustered out July 18, 1865; he was in the following battles: Arkansas Post, the siege of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Tennessee, Dallas, Georgia, and several others; he married Miss Henrietta Clark, a native of Guernsey county, Ohio; they have four children living: George C., Sarah, Elizabeth and Georgiana L.; Mr. T. owns a farm of 120 acres Thomson, Mark L., Madison twp., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Earlham; born in Scotland in 1835; emigrated to America with his parents, landing in Davenport in 1844, and was raised there; he enlisted as a private, April 15, 1861, in Co. B., 2nd Iowa Infantry; was engaged at the capture of Ft. Donaldson, and was the second man inside the fort; was wounded at Shiloh and sent to Mound City hospital; was detailed after recovery on recruiting duty in Scott county; August 25 was commissioned captain of Co. C, 20th Iowa Infantry, and was with that regiment as captain until March 13, 1865, when he was brevetted major; was discharged at Clinton, August 23, 1865; returned to Davenport; from thence to Madison in May, 1866, and improved the farm where he now lives; married in Madison county January 22, 1868, to Dema Nichols, who was born in Indiana, October 28, 1843; they have five children: Jane A., Hugh M., Florence M., Agnes P., and Maggie E.; owns 111 acres of land; that Mr. Thomson was a brave, fearless soldier, both his record and the word of his comrades in arms fully testify. Thornbrugh, Elizabeth, Scott twp., farming, Sec. 7; P.O. Winterset; widow of James, who was born in Ohio, October 1, 1812, but was raised in Putnam county, Indiana; Mrs. Thornbrug's maiden names was Fiddler; she was born in Nelson county, Kentucky, October 22, 1813, but was also raised in Putnam county, Indiana, where she was married to Mr. Thornbrugh on September 13, 1835; in September, 1846, they came to this county and were among the first settlers; the year following, they settled on the farm they now occupy, and have lived there ever since; Mr. Thornbrugh died December 12, 1851; there are three sons now living: Lemuel, James C. (Cass) and Charles; the home farm contains 120 acres. Tidrick, Levi Morton, Winterset, Physician; born in Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1829; he studied medicine, commencing at an early age, and in 1850 came to Des Moines, and in 1851 to this county, and commenced the practice of his profession, and at the present time is the oldest medical practitioner in Madison county; he graduated a the St. Louis college of Medicine; he is a member of the Madison County Medical Association, and was one of its chief organizers, and is also a member of the State Medical Society; Dr. Tidrick is a man of acknowledged ability as a physician, and his services as such are recognized by a host of appreciating friends, and his kind and sympathetic nature makes him a welcome visitor in the sick room; his calls have been numerous and remote; he is well known in every township in the county, and the respect shown him is as wide as his acquaintance; he is very kind to the poor, and has ridden hundreds of miles to administer to their necessities without expectation o any compensation; at all seasons of the year, day and night, he has answered the calls, regardless of the pecuniary circumstances of the summoner; genial, open-hearted and generous, he is at the same time positive in his character, but kind and obliging; he was elected county treasurer in 1855 without solicitation or effort on his part; he married Miss Martha Bell in 1854; she was a native of Holmes county, Ohio; they have seven children: Mary F., wife of T. J. Hudson, Addie, Lee B., Charles (D.), Grace (M.), Hoyt Hugh and Joseph (E.). Tidrick, Miller Richard, Winterset, retired merchant; born in Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1833, and came to this State in 1852; in 1853 went to California and spent five years, and returned to this State in 1858, and settled in this county in 1860; owns 160 acres of land; he held the office of county clerk six years; he enlisted in the 3rd Iowa Infantry in the late war and was the first man to enlist from this county; he married Miss Mary A. Fisher in 1863; she was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania; has seven children: Charles A. (Allen), Jessie (T.), Elsie, Fred M.(Miller), Harry G. (Grant), Jennie and George F. Titcomb, Fanny D. (Mrs.), Lincoln twp., farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Winterset; born in Maine; her maiden name was Morse; she married Benjamin Titcomb August 8, 1844; he was a native of Maine, and previous to his removal to this county, in October, 1854, lived in Illinois ten years; he held various township offices, and died October 4, 1876, leaving on son, two children having died previous to their father: Otis enlisted in the First Iowa Battery, and died May 15, 1864, from disease contracted in the army, aged 18; Keturah D. died August 16, 1865, aged four years and ten months; Joseph Titcomb was born December 5, 1847, and died December 8, 1877. Travis, Lovina C. (Catherine) (Mrs.), Walnut twp., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Peru; widow of Martin B. (Beatty) Travis, who was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, November 1, 1816; they were married January 26, 1847; her maiden name was Beyer; she was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania; they came to this county in 1855; he died April 1, 1879, and left a family of five sons and three daughters: Sylvester N. (Newton), Mary E. (Esther), William M. (Martin), Lovina C. (Catherine), Thomas H. (Hamblin), (Samuel) Clark C. and Eva M. (May); owns 160 acres of land. Trego, Curtis D., Penn twp., nurseryman, Sec. 6; P.O. Dexter; born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in 1809; married in Philadelphia, in 1835, to Mary Gilbert; to them have been born nine children, of whom six are living: Henry, Jacob Rush, Lettie Ann, Fred, Helen R. and Vinnie; Elizabeth, Emma and Frank Weston are dead; Mr. Trego spent his boyhood and early manhood on a farm and at thirty-eight engaged in the mercantile business in Pennsylvania; afterward came to Mercer county, Illinois, and engaged in farming for some seventeen years; in 1857, however, he again changed his locality, this time going to Galesburg, Illinois, that his children might have the advantage of collegiate education; was in the mercantile business in that city until 1865, when he removed to Rock Island; from thence he went to Avon, Illinois, and again in 1874, he removed to his present locality in Madison county; his is one of the finest homes in the State; the grounds are beautifully laid out, and could be kept no better, while the stately rows of evergreens, in which he deals largely, give it a most enchanting look; Mr. Trego is a man of sterling worth, and much executive ability. Trester, Anna (Mrs.), Madison twp., Sec. 36; P.O. Winterset; owns 220 acres of land; was born in 1823; married in 1844 to James Trester, who died in 1867, a man who was much esteemed by all who knew him; have seven children living: Mary J., Martin J., Wm. P., Rebecca E., Jacob E., Jasper N. & Chas. H. Trobe, John, Union twp., stone-mason and farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Winterset; born in Germany in 1822, and came to America in 1852; came to this county in 1868; owns 160 acres of land; he was one of the workmen engaged on the courthouse; he married Miss O. Fedro in 1852; she was born in Germany; has four children; Anna, Louis A., George and Henry; Mr. Trobe was a soldier in Germany nine years. Trobridge, C. S., Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Maple Grove; born in Franklin county, Vermont, in 1823; moved to Ohio in 1843, to Illinois in 1847, and to Madison county, Iowa in 1869; he was married in Ohio, to Fannie Osborn, in 1851; she was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1819; two children have blessed this union: Martha and Lydia; he served as a soldier in the late war, enlisting August 6, 1860, and was discharged at Springfield, Illinois, September 5, 1865, having done good service with the gallant Ninety-fifth Illinois; he now owns a home and 80 acres of land. Turner, John J., Lincoln twp., miller, and one of the proprietors of the Backbone Mills; P.O. Winterset; was born in Logan county, Illinois, in 1849; the same year, his parents removed to Jasper county, Iowa, and remained there eight years, and in 1857 went to Marshall county and resided there four years; and after a residence of one year in Poweshiek county emigrated to Arkansas and lived there one year, and then went to Southern Kansas for two years; from there he returned to Poweshiek county, and remained for four years, and came to this county in 1878; he has recently bought the above mills, and it is his object and aim to raise the quality of his manufactures to a high standard; he married Miss Provey Buckles, in 1869; she was born in Illinois; they have three children: Mary Etta, Benjamin F. and Mina C. Vermillion, Richard D., Scott twp., Buffalo Mills; P.O. Winterset; born in Champaign county, Ohio, August 16, 1834; his parents moved from there when he was four years of age, to Hancock county, Ohio, where he lived until he was eighteen years old; he then with his father moved to Dallas county, Iowa, where he commenced his present business; two years after he came to this county and built what is now known as the Backbone Mill, on Middle river, which he continued to run until 1873, when he sold out; he and his partner bought the Buffalo Mills in 1875, which they have run ever since; he married Miss Amanda C. Cummings May 29, 1869; she was born in Sangamon county, Illinois; he enlisted in the late war in company F, twelfth Iowa, in May 4, and was mustered out in September, 1865. Walker, Frank E., Douglas twp., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Winterset; born in Kentucky in 1842, and emigrated to Iowa with his parents in 1843 and settled in Washington county; came to this county in 1867; he married Mrs. Mary F. Ruby, who maiden name was Myers, in 1867; she was born in Indiana, and came to this county in 1850; has three children: Lizzie W., Minnie B. and Charles Everett; Mrs. Walker has two children by her former marriage: William O. and Elmer Ruby. Walker, Frederick M., Webster twp., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Winterset; born in Indiana in 1828, and learned the trade of gunsmith; he came to this county in 1855; owns 120 acres of land; has held offices of town trustee and school director, and was postmaster at Pleasant View until the office was abandoned; he married Miss Elizabeth Miller in 1849; she was born in Indiana; has three children: Alta, Rollin and Charles; when he settled here there was not a fence in sight, and he has county thirty-four deer in one herd. Wallace, Henry (Rev.), Winterset, preacher, farmer and stock-raiser; born in Pennsylvania in 1836; he was raised on a farm until his nineteenth year; he received his education at Jefferson College and graduated from that institution in 1859; he pursued his theological studied in Allegheny city and graduated in 1861; he was licensed to preach in April, 1861, by the Presbytery of Monmouth, Illinois, and ordained in April, 1862; he came to this State in 1862, and became pastor of the U. P. church in Davenport and Rock Island; This pastoral relation was continued nine years; he then removed to Morning Sun, Louisa county, Iowa, and resided there six years; and in 1877 came to Madison county and took charge of the United Presbyterian church of this city; he is a man of the people, and one true to the higher principles of honor and morality, quite and unostentatious, cordially indorsing and supporting any measure of real public benefit; he is a man of independent thought, and in the pulpit earnest, plain and concise; his language is peculiarly forcible, and his manner attractive; he owns several farms in Adair county, and his successful management of them will convince any one that he combines with the earnest and successful preacher, a thorough farmer and stock-raiser; he married Miss Nellie Cantwell in 1863, she was a native of Mansfield, Ohio; their family consists of five children: Henry C., Martha J., Hattie E., John and Daniel; they have buried two. Ward, George A., Winterset, photo artist; born in Washington county, Iowa, in 1852, and came to this county in October 1876; he married Miss Josephine Wood January 1, 1878; she was born in Jefferson county, Iowa. Weeks, A. W. C., Winterset, attorney; born in Indiana June 15, 1847, and came to this State March 10, 1857; in early live he worked on a farm, and afterward clerked in a store for one year; he enlisted in the Forty-seventh Iowa infantry during the late war; he has been engaged in the abstract business seven years; came to this county and located in Winterset, in 1872; he read law and was admitted to the bar before Judge Leonard, in 1875; he married Miss Emily J. Hatch in 1868; she was born in Illinois; they have two children: Sadie M. and Albert W.; lost one son and one daughter. Weiler, John, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Earlham; owns forty acres of land; born in Wayne county, Ohio; came to Iowa in 1879; married in 1867 to Miss Mary Yarnell, of Ohio; has three children: Letta L., Lewis e. and Tanzy O.; Mr. W. was in the war of the rebellion three years, in company C, Sixteenth Ohio infantry; mustered out at Columbus, Ohio; was in many important battles, Vicksburg and others. Werts, Elias, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Earlham; owns eighty acres of land; was born in 1843, in Dolphin county, Pennsylvania; came to Iowa in 1870; married in 1867 to Miss C. E. Rough, of Pennsylvania; has five children; Mr. W. served in the army for four years, in company C, Ninth Indiana infantry; mustered out in Texas; Mr. W. has a most honorable war record, being in active service four years; was in the battles of Greenbriar, Stone River, Mission Ridge and many others. West, William H., Monroe twp., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Winterset; born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1820; came to this county in 1866; owns a farm of 164 acres; has held offices of town trustee and postmaster; he married Miss Cynthia Clark in 1846; she was born in Highland county, Ohio; there family consists of seven children: Joanna, Asbury M., Mary E., Nannie C., John B., George W. and Edward N.; they have lost three: Martha E., Alice A. and Carrie M. Wheat, Jefferson, South twp., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. St. Charles; born in Madison county, Alabama, November 7, 1835; was raised there until he was eleven years of age; his parents then moved to Edinburgh, Indiana; he came to this county in _____ and has lived here ever since with the exception of three years, which time was spent in Benton county, Missouri; his father bought the claim and entered the farm on which he now lives; owns 280 acres of land; in 1857 he married Miss Sarah J. Smith, of Clarke county, Iowa; she died and left one son: Albert Warren; Mr. Wheat was in the late war, enlisted in Co. F, Thirty-ninth Iowa Infantry; he was in all the battles participated in by the regiment, except Allatoona; he was married again to Miss Ruth B. Vernon in December, 1866; she is a native of Marion county, Iowa; they have no family. Whedon, Winfield Scott, Winterset, deputy clerk; born in Ohio in 1848; came to this county in 1868; has held offices of city and town clerk; he married Miss Jennie Lothrop in 1873; she was born in Vermont; has three children: Maud, Eugene R. (Raymond) and Nellie (Jane). Wheelock, Solomon B., Winterset, merchant, dealer in groceries, provisions and queensware; was born in Conn. In 1847, and came to this county in 1862; he enlisted in the 47th Iowa Infantry in the late war; he is school treasurer of this district, also agent of the U. S. Express Co., and a director in the National Bank of Winterset; he married Miss M. Ogden in 1867; she was born in Covington, Kentucky; has one son: Mortimer B. White, John, Ohio twp., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Prairie Grove; born in Randolph county, North Carolina, December 19, 1819; he was raised there until 1862, when he, with his family left North Carolina and removed to Indiana, where they lived four years; they drove their team from North Carolina to Indiana, a distance of over twelve hundred miles; they were detained on account of the war for over eleven months, between Taylorville and Elizabethton, county seats of John and Carter counties; they came to this county in October, 1867, and located where he now lives; he owns in this county 180 acres of prairie land, and thirty-three acres of timber in Clarke county; has three sons and two daughters: John E., Mary F., now Mrs. William Taylor, Junis R., David A. and Cynthia E.; the children were all born in North Carolina, except Cynthia E., who was born in Indiana. White, John D., Ohio twp., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. St. Charles; born in Preble county, Ohio, June 1, 1822; his parents migrated to Warren county, Indiana, when he was eight years of age; he was raised there; he married Miss Frances Garretson June 9, 1850, a native of Ohio; she died April 20, 1873; he came to Iowa in 1855, and lived one winter in Davis county; the following spring came to this county, and located in Jackson township, on section 3; he sold out and bought where he now lives in 1865; owns ninety-five acres; family, three sons and five daughters: Louisa M., now Mrs. C. Scribner, Sarah A., now Mrs. William Thornbrugh, John C., Lovina, Elizabeth, Joel, Nancy and William. White, Michael E. Sr., Madison twp., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. DeSoto; owns 155 acres of land; born in the State of Maryland, in 1805; came to Madison county in 1865, and bought his present place; married Miss Mary Winrod; have eight children living and one deceased: John W., Minerva, Michael, Samuel, William, Rachel, Kathrina, Mary and Isaha, who was killed in the war of the rebellion, in 1861; was sergeant at the time of his death; he was buried in Fredericktown, Maryland. Mr. White is a member of the M. E. church. Whitworth, Robert, Grand River twp., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Macksburg; born in England in 1835; came to the United States May 21, 1852, and settled in Brunswick, Medina co., Ohio; he enlisted in the Ninety-third Ill. infantry in the late war, and served three years; he was in the battle at Champion Hills May 16, 1863; he came to this county July 3, 1867; owns 172 acres of land; he married Miss P. Meritt in 1866; she was born in N.Y.; has five children: Joseph G., Benjamin F., Byron, Abina and Reuben. Wilkin, Eli, Winterset; born in Licking county, Ohio, and raised there upon a farm, having common school advantages during the winter months while growing up; after arriving at the age of twenty-one years he borrowed money and by means of which obtained an academical education at Haynesville, Ohio; he left the academy just after the battle of Bull Run, in 1861, and enlisted as a private in Co. H, Thirty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which company, through different grades in promotion, became captain, and at the close of the war, returned from the field in command of the regiment, and was complimented for his services as such commander by the rank of brevet-major. On his return from the army he entered the law department of the University of Michigan as a student, and in 1867 graduated therein, having in the meantime between sessions read law in the office of Buckingham & Kibler, of Newark, Ohio; in 1867 he came to Iowa and stopped a few months at Des Moines, where he was admitted to practice in the different courts, and during which time he was acquainting himself with the State statutes and practice; in June 1868, he located in Winterset, an entire stranger, and commenced the practice of his profession; at that time the Winterset bar had a number of its brightest lights and most distinguished members in full practice, among whom were M. L. McPherson, John Leonard, Col. Cummings, V. Wainwright, B. F. Murray, S. G. Ruby, Judge Gilpin and Judge Lewis, then temporarily out of practice, were at the bar in 1869, with others not here names; after a starving process had been gone through with, and mad longer and severer by the fine talent and extensive acquaintance of his competitors at the bar, he became established in a few years in a fairly good practice, and in 1876 he and S. G. Ruby became associated as partners in the practice, and have so continued to the present time; he may well be termed a self-made man; impelled by worthy ambition he has made his way in the world, and achieved an enviable reputation among his associates at the bar. Wilkinson, Austin W., Winterset, Attorney; born in Madison county in 1848; his parents came to this county and settled in Scott township, in 1847; Mr. Wilkinson was raised on a farm until his seventeenth year, he then came to Winterset and attended school, and was afterward elected county surveyor; he read law in the office of J. S. McCaughan, and was admitted to the bar before Judge Maxwell in 1873; he then went to California and remained eighteen months, and returned to Madison county in the fall of 1874, and January 1, 1875, opened an office and commenced the practice of his profession; he married Miss Helen Davis, in 1871, she was born in Hamilton county, Ohio; their family consists of four children: Lena, Maud, Ralph and Phil.(Philip Read). Wilcox, Almanza, South twp., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Patterson; born in Madison county, New York, June 13, 1815; when he was quite young his parents moved to Lake county, Ohio; he was married in Ohio to Mariette Avaitt September 17, 1835; she was born December 10, 1816; she died August 5, 1863; has a family of four sons and one daughter: Milo, Levi, John, Andrew and Harriet; he again married, to Catherine Shellabarger February 18, 1864; she was born in Allen county, Ohio, June 8, 1854; have two sons: Grand and Frank; came to this county in 1865; owns 160 acres of land. Williams, Leonard, Madison twp., farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. DeSoto; owns 200 acres of land; born in Scott county, Illinois, in 1832; in 1853 he was married to Miss Elva Earl, of Brown county, Illinois; has six children living: Andrew W., Edward M., Alvin, John T., James and Luella; Mr. W. has been quite an extensive traveler before settling down to farming; since then he has held various offices of trust; is an intelligent, affable man. Willoughby, George W., Madison twp., farmer and manager of Earlham Stone and Lime Works, Sec. 4; P.O. Earlham; born in Columbus county, Ohio in 1836; in 1855 he came to Keokuk, where he remained until 1871; while there he was engaged in getting out stone for the capitol building in Des Moines; since locating in Earlham, in 1873, he has carried on an extensive business in connection with Mr. Robertson, amounting to from 900 to 1200 cars of stone and lime per year; owns forty acres of land adjoining the town. Wilson, Abihu, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Earlham; is a son of John Wilson, and was born in Marion county, Indiana, in 1830; his youth was spent on a farm with his parents; in 1853, following the star of empire westward, he came to Iowa and located in Madison county, in what is now Penn township, and settled on land he now occupies; he entered the first land in Penn township in the summer of 1853, and made the first permanent improvement in the township; he grew the first crop and run the firs harvester and threshing machine in the township; he married Miss Eliza J. Ellis August 19, 1855; she was born in Bureau county, Illinois, in 1839; their family consists of three sons and two daughters: William Urania O., Edwin J., Maria Ella and Gilbert E.; their son William was the first child born in Penn township; his farm comprises 240 acres, in a high state of cultivation and finely improved, and his hospitable and pleasant home draws many a visit from those who enjoy social privileges; he is held in high esteem by those with whom he is acquainted, and has held various township offices, and as a man is strictly moral and temperate in his habits, jus and true in his dealings, public spirited and benevolent, a credit to his race and an honor to his township. Wilson, Christopher, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Earlham; born in Marion county, Indiana, in 1827; here he lived until 1853, when he moved with his parents to Penn township, Madison county; he improved his present farm of 400 acres in a home farm, and 200 acres in the vicinity; Mr. Wilson brought timber from Des Moines to make his first buildings; was married in Penn township in 1864, to Rachel Smith, who died November 2, 1867; by this union he has one living child: Mary Ida; he married again in 1871 to Martha Newby, of Washington county, Indiana; they have two children: Clarence Eugene and Lillian; his home and grounds are magnificent, his orchard first-class, and in fact everything bespeaks thrift, industry and perseverance. Wilson, John C., Douglas twp., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Winterset; born in Ohio, July 16, 1819; he emigrated to Iowa in 1845 and settled in Des Moines county, and remained there until his removal to this county in 1866; owns 578 acres of land; has held office of town trustee, etc.; he married Miss Ann Mahan in 1845; she was born in Ohio; has six children: Cyrus Lawson, Chester S., Eva P., Margie (E.), William O. (Oscar), Mary O. Wilson, Leonard J., Lincoln twp., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Winterset; born in Canada in 1830, and removed to Illinois in 1850, and came to this State in 1858, and located in Adair county, where he was engaged in framing; he came to this county in February, 1878; owns 103 acres of land; he married Miss Jennie Hoselton in 1855; she was born in Jefferson county, New York; has six children: William H., Flora B., Ernest E., Stella M., Bertie and Clarence L. Wilson, Milton, Earlham, farmer, whose portrait appears elsewhere, was born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1825; he was raised on a farm and resided there until 1856, when he removed to his county and located in Madison township; he improved his farm, and now owns about 500 acres in a high state of cultivation, and fine improvements, and continued to live on it until 1875, when he moved into the town of Earlham, still taking charge of his farming operations; he has held various township offices; he is a man of the people, independent in thought, and one true to the highest principles of honor and morality, and as a citizen, quiet and unostentatious, cordially indorsing any measure of real public benefit; he married Miss Sarah J. Murphy, daughter of Robert Murphy, October 18, 1852; she was a native of Wayne county, Indiana; their family consists of four children living: Flora M., Mahala E., Robert S. and Isaac K. Wintrode, John Henry, Winterset, physician and druggist; born in St. Clairsville, Blair county, Pennsylvania, in 1849; was educated at Baltimore; he came to this county in May, 1876, and engaged in his present business; he married Miss Flora B. Hutchings in 1879; she was born in Madison county. Wolf, Levi, Grand River twp., merchant; P.O. Macksburg; born in Ohio in 1841, came to this State in 1856, and to this county in 1872; owns eighty acres of land; he married Miss Sarah M. Marquis in 1869; she was born in Ohio. Woods, I. L., Jackson Twp., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Dexter; born in Henderson county, Illinois, in 1851, and lived there until twenty-two years old, when he was married to C. E. Brown of Warren county, Illinois, June, 1873, and came to Madison county, where he now resides, that same year; by this union they have two promising children: Pearl and Delos; Mr. Woods has a well-cultivated farm on 180 acres, with fine improvements; also control 480 acres more; his attention principally to raising fine stock, ore especially horses, of which he has a choice lot. Woolery, Eli, Madison twp., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Earlham; owns 295 acres of land; born in 1822, in St. Lawrence count, New York; came to Iowa in 1852, entering the land he now lives on; married in 1843 to Miss Mary Mathias, who died in 1869; married a second time, in 1870 to Emily Pierson, of Tennessee; has five children living: Sarah J. (Jane), Irene D., Isaac N. (Newton), Gilbert B. and William F.; Mr. Woolery has made all his own improvements. Woosley, Burel T., Madison twp., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Earlham; born in Christian county, Kentucky, in 1832; came to Madison county in 1861; married in 1854, to Miss M. Butler, of Knox county, Illinois; has six children, all living; Mr. Woosley served one year in Co. I, Fifteenth Iowa Infantry, under Gen Belknap; Mr. W. has, by hard work and good management, bought and paid for one of Madison's best farms; has a fine house, which cost him about $2,500. Wright, H. C. *, Grand River twp., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Macksburg; born in North Carolina in 1838; his father emigrated to Indiana in 1840, and came to this county in 1854, and has lived on the same farm since that time; owns forty-nine acres of land; he enlisted in the Fourth Iowa infantry and re-enlisted as a veteran; married Miss Clairssa A. Hasty in August, 1873; she was born in Iowa; has three children: Morris E., Cynthia C. and Verlin C. - * (according to marriage records this is William C., not H. C.) Wright, Hiram C., Walnut twp., merchant, dealer in general merchandise; P.O. Peru; born in Brockville, Canada, in 1828; lived there until he was about ten or twelve years old, then went to Fulton, Oswego county, New York; while there he learned the machinist trade; lived there about twelve years and then removed to Burlington where he worked for twelve years; while there he married Miss Nancy J. McClelland April 2, 1861; they came to this county and located here in 1866, and he has followed his present business here ever since; has been postmaster eleven years; has been justice of the peace two terms; they have a family of one son and three daughters: Mary E., Charles W., (Elizabeth) Lizzie G. and Annie (Anna) F. (Florence) Wright, W. W., Ohio twp., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Prairie Grove; born in Leads county, Upper Canada, February 26, 1827; his father died when he was two years of age; at the age of fourteen he went with his mother to Oswego county, New York, where he lived eight years, and then returned to Canada, and remained two years, and then came to this State and located in Des Moines county; he enlisted in Co. D, First Iowa cavalry, in December, 1863, and was mustered out in February, 1866; he married Miss Sarah McMaken in September, 1860, and came to this county in 1867; owns eighty-three acres of land. Young, James, South twp., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. St. Charles; born in Mercer, now Lawrence, county, Pennsylvania, November 2, 1831; he lived there until coming to this county in the spring of 1856 and located where he now lives; he married Miss Nancy J. (Jane) Sankey July 6, 1854; she was a native of the same county; they have two sons and four daughters: Cynthia, Frank (Franklin), King, (Elizabeth) Bettie, Martha and (Daisy) Blanche; owns 112 acres of land; he enlisted in Co. F, Thirty-ninth Iowa Infantry during the late war, and for the last year and one-half was bass- drummer. Zimmerman, Philip, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Dexter; owns eighty acres of land; born in Sullivan county, Indiana, 1832; came to Madison county in 1866; married in 1864 to Miss Darby; has five children: John H., Fred E., Albert T., Jerry W. and Laura E.; has held various offices of trust in the township; is a member of the M. E. church.