Acton, Matthew A., Farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Beacon.
Acton, William, Farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Beacon.
Avev, G. L., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Washington Co., Md., in 1830; when six years of age removed with his parents to Fairfield Co., O., and was brought up there. Married Mary E. Fox, from Prussia, in May, 1856; they came to this county in Oct., 1865, and located where they now live; owns farm of 70 acres, and has held office of school director. He was in the army; enlisted in the 114th Regiment Ohio Vol., and was commissioned Lieut. Co. H; was in battles Vicksburg, Arkansas Post, Port Gibson, Raymond, Champion Hills, and many others. They have eight children: Oliver H., Dora E., Mary A., John L., Emily I., Clara, Georgie, and Hettie M.
Bartlett, William, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Barline, Michael, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Barrow, William H., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Beacon.
Bartlett, William, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Oskaloosa; born in Harrison Co., Ohio, Nov. 29, 1839, and was brought up there and in West Va., and came to Iowa and located in Oskaloosa in 1861. He was in the army; enlisted in Feb., 1862, in the 4th Reg. Iowa Cav. Co. F; was in battle of Vicksburg and in a great many fights and skirmishes, and was in the service three years and three months; after the war returned here and engaged in farming; owns 120 acres of land, Married Miss Mary C. Prine, from Indiana, daughter of H. H. Prine, in 1867; they have four children: Fred, Edwin, Clyde, and Hoyt.
Beach, Thomas C., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Beardsley, William, druggist Beacon; born in England Oct. 15th, 1850, and was brought up and learned his business there; came to the United States in 1870; lived in Columbiana Co., Ohio, three months, and in Washington Co., Illinois, four months, and then spent ten months in Kansas, Missouri, and the western Territories, and came to Iowa Sept. 3d, 1871, and has been engaged in business at Beacon for the past two years. He has depended entirely upon himself since he was ten years of age. Married Miss Mary Ann Evans, from Wales, Jan. 5, 1872.
Beede, Cyrus, farmer Sec. 12; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Bowen, John W., P. M. at Beacon ; born in Wales in April, 1844, and came to this country in infancy, and was brought up in Pittsburg, Pa. He came to Iowa in 1855 and located in Van Buren Co.; lived there until the war, and enlisted in the 15th Reg. Iowa Inf., Co. E, in June, 1862; was in battles Black River, Vicksburg and siege of Atlanta; was wounded there July 21st; came home on furlough; again joined his regiment; was in siege of Savanna and went with Sherman to Washington, and was in the grand review; after the war was in Colorado two years, and then came here; held office of P. M. in 1873, and was again appointed in October, 1877. Married Eleanor Burdess, from England, 1870; they have four children: Albert, Harry, Willie and Cora.
Briggs, Amos, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Briggs, Job, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, January 17, 1803; he was brought up there and learned millwright and carpenter trade; studied surveying and followed that for several years. He married Ann Romans, from Chester Co., Pa., June 30, 1830; they came to Iowa by wagon, and were thirty-one days on the road, and arrived here October 14, 1854, and located where they now live, and engaged in farming; they were early settlers; own a farm of 70 acres. They have four children: Lydia, Maria, Amos, and Harriet; they have lost nine children.
Brown, James E., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Burdess, John, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Beacon.
Burdess, Joseph, P. O. Beacon.
Capper, Mrs. Lucinda, formerly Miss Lucinda Odell, Sec. 7; P. O. Oskaloosa; was born in Park county, Ind., and was brought up there; she married John Capper June 27, 1854; he was born in Ohio February 13, 1825; they came by wagon to Iowa and arrived in this county October 20, 1857, located where they now live, and made their farm there, were only a few here when they came; he died September 27, 1867, leaving an estate of 140 acres; they have six children living, Rose A., Oscar S., Flora E., Harvey M., John C., and Daniel W., and have lost two children. Howard M. Capper, brother of Mr. Capper, lived with them; he was in the army, enlisted in the thirty-third Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. E.
Coomes, David, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Cowan, James P., farmer, Sec., 35; P. O. Beacon.
Crispin, Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 1;P. O. Oskaloosa.
Crispin, David, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Oskaloosa.
Crosson, A. B., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Crosson, John, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Crosson, William, farmer, Sec. 25;P. O. Oskaloosa..
Cummings, William M., Sr., farmer,Sec. 18; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Curry, James M., farmer, Sec. 26;P. O. Beacon.
Dane, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Davis, David S., farmer, Sec. 20;P. O. Beacon.
Deaver, George W., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Beacon; born in Hampshire county, Va., December 5, 1812, and was raised there until fifteen years of age; then removed to Dayton, Ohio, and lived in that State seventeen years; then came to Iowa by wagon and arrived in this county in October, 1844, and settled on Sixmile prairie; he was one of the earliest settlers and there are only a few here now that were here when he came; he engaged in making brick, and furnished some of the first brick that were used in Oskaloosa; he engaged in farming and has lived on his present place twenty-seven years; his farm contains 100 acres; he married Mary Ann Wilson, from Hampshire county, Va., in 1848; they have eight children, five sons and three daughters, and have lost two children.
DeLong, Ed. F., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Beacon.
Dillon, T. W., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Oskaloosa.
Dixon, J. N., farmer and orchardist, Sec. 4; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Fayette county, Pa., February 20, 1821, and when quite young came with his parents to Ohio; having a taste for fruit culture when only twenty-two years of age, in 1844, he set out an orchard of 1,100 apple trees, having planted the seed, and when they were large enough grafted them; it was a large orchard in that early day; his father not sharing the confidence of his son in the result of the enterprise, he disposed of the orchard; that was thirty-four years ago, and the orchard is still in vigorous bearing; Mr. Dixon came to Iowa in 1855 and located in Mahaska county; he came, expecting to give his attention to orcharding, and set out some trees, but the winter killed them; he started his present orchard in 1868 and 1869; it consists of 115 acres and is one of the largest in the country; his mercantile orchard consists of eight varieties, but he has some forty or fifty different varieties; his fruit commands a good price and he has demand for it as far west as Virginia City, Nevada; Mr. Dixon has been prominently connected with the State Horticultural Society and is one of its most active members.
Doron, Gabriel D., Sec. 23; P. O. Beacon.
Downs, Daniel D., farmer, Sec. 33;P. O. Beacon.
Dusenberry, John R., farmer, Sec. 20, P. O. Oskaloosa.
Dusenberry, George W., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Dusenberry, Randolph H., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Eisenhart, Jacob S.,prop. Fishville coal mine; P. O. Leighton; born in Clark county, Pa., in 1834, and was brought up there; came to Iowa in 1856 and located in Cedar county; lived there until the war and enlisted October 3, 1862, in the 27th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. F; was aid-de-camp for James I. Gilbert for two years, and was in fourteen hard fought battles; was in the service three years to a day; mustered out October 3, 1865; after the war was in the coal business at Boonsboro and Des Moines; came here in 1870 and opened this mine; he ships 500 to 600 cars yearly; married Miss Ella C. Smith, from Pennsylvania, October 14, 1858; they have three children, Dessie R., George G., and Ernie W.
Elliott, Nathan, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Pasquotauk county, North Carolina, August 22, 1817; was brought up and lived there until 1854, and removed to Indiana, and came to Iowa in the fall of the same year, and located in this county; lived in Oskaloosa for twelve years, and came to his present location and engaged in farming; owns ninety-four acres of land; has held office of the president of the school board and road officer; married Mary Ann Pritchard, from Pasquotauk county, North Carolina, in April, 1837; they have seven children, Abbie, Lurania, Joseph J. G., William P., James W., Margaret S., and Emma F., and have lost four children.
Evans, David J., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Fickle, Washington, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Foster, Stephen E., Sec. 25; P. O. Beacon.
Frantz, Francis L., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Gay, Oran, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Beacon.
Gibbons, Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Griffee, Abraham, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Shenandoah county, Va., in April, 1815, and was left an orphan at an early age; he only went to school a few weeks. He learned the cabinet maker's trade, and removed to Ohio in 1833, and came to Washington county, Iowa, in 1841; after eighteen months returned to Ohio. He came to Iowa with his family in April, 1856, and located on the farm where he now lives; at that time timber land was thought to be the most valuable; and he bought one hundred and forty acres timber, and paid thirty dollars an acre; he sold part of it for fifteen dollars an acre, and would be glad to sell the balance of it at ten dollars, and he has never cut a stick of timber. He had nothing when he commenced in life, and though he lost by his partner in business, $6,000, he yet owns a good farm of one hundred and sixty acres with fine improvements. He has held office of school director; married Nancy Hickenbotham, from Ohio in 1855; they have six children, Catharine, Minerva, Nancy, Stephen A., Abraham D., and Charlie.
Hanson, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Harbour, R. R., farmer and mason, Sec. 27; P. O. Beacon.
Harris, Robert C., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Augusta county,Va., June 20, 1840, and when four years of age, removed with his parents to Park county, Indiana, and lived there seven years, when they came to Iowa by wagon, and were about four weeks on the way; arrived in this county near Oskaloosa, November 1, 1855, and he was brought up here, and engaged in farming and stock raising. He owns a farm of two hundred and twenty-five acres; married Miss Abbie Elliott, from Oskaloosa , December 29, 1864; they have five children, Francis L., Nola L., Lycurgus L., Licus, and Baby; they have lost two children.
Hatfield, Owen, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Hiatt, William, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Hivley, Paul, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Licking county, Ohio, Aug. 30, 1834; when three years of age he removed with his parents to Indiana, and came to this county in 1860; married Frances Perry, from Ohio, in September, 1858; they have five children, Mary Jane, Emma G., Willie, Cora, and Nellie B.
Hook, James K., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Hook, M. M., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Beacon.
Huber, John M., Sec. 23; P. O. Beacon.
Hull, Aholiab, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Hull, Obadiah, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Beacon; born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, December 11, 1799, and was brought up and lived there until 1857; came to this county in 1858, and settled where he now lives; owns a farm of 40 acres; married Mary Ann Morford from Ohio, August, 1825, who died---; he married Elizabeth Horner, from Ohio; he has 5 sons and 4 daughters.
Hunt, Harvey, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Hussey, Nathan W., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Jenkins, John, farmer, Sec. 33;P. O. Beacon.
Jones, John E., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Beacon.
Jones, Samuel W., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Beacon.
Jones, Thomas H., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Johnson, W. L., farmer, Sec 2; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Kent, Robert A., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Beacon.
Ketner, Eli, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Beacon.
Kissick, W. L., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Beacon; born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, January, 27, 1841, and was brought up there until 18 years of age, and came to Iowa, arriving here April 7th, 1859; was in the army, enlisted October 27, 1862, in 16th Iowa Infantry, Co. C, was in battles of Shiloh, Iuka, Corinth, siege of Vicksburg, and in battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864; was taken prisoner and taken to Andersonville and was confined 60 days, and exchanged; he re-enlisted in the same regiment, January 4, 1864, and served until the end of the war; he was promoted to 2d Lieutenant and then to 1st Lieutenant and was promoted and commissioned Captain Co. C, when mustered out; after his return engaged in grocery trade, then in farming; owns 110 acres of land; has held school offices, and is now president of school board; married Miss Mary E. Hook, from Ohio, August 9, 1865; they have 3 children, Cora M., Alice Lulu, and little baby son.
Lloyd, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 20;P. O. Oskaloosa.
Louge, Daniel, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Beacon.
Lytle, Andrew J., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Oskaloosa.
McCord, Robert, Sec. 23; P.O. Beacon.
McGlasson, Joseph F., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Oskaloosa.
McGlasson, Charles A., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Oskaloosa.
McMillen, Wooster, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Oskaloosa.
McWilliams, W. N., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Beacon; born in Highland county, Ohio, July 1, 1821; he was brought up and lived there until he came to Iowa and located in this county, in 1856; after one year he located where he now lives, and engaged in farming and stock raising; he owns a farm of one hundred acres; he has held school offices most of the time since he came; he married Miss E. J. Broadwell, from Clermont county, Ohio, in March, 1846; they are connected with the Presbyterian church of Oskaloosa, though they attend the Union church because of its convenience; they have eight children, E. John, Ellen J., Charles L., Tirzah S., Phillip A., Albertiss, Ada, and Reece H.
Madison, John, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Beacon.
Magin, James, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Beacon.
Marks, Benjamin F., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Marks, N. Wheeler, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Hardin county, Ohio, August 11, 1845; when seven years old came to Iowa by wagon with parents; located in Washington county, in 1853; lived there four or five years, and came to this county; he enlisted in the Eighth Regiment Iowa Infantry, Company H, in August, 1861; was in the battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg, both battles of Jackson, Spanish Fort, and many other fights and skirmishes; was slightly wounded in the head at Vicksburg; he was in the service four years and nine months, until May, 1866; after the war he returned and engaged in farming; married Miss Cynthia Ingales, from this county, in October, 1873; they have two children, Ada and Ernest, and have lost one daughter.
Marks, Nelson W., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Martin, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Beacon.
Mieir, Frank D., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Beacon.
Mieir, William A., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Minnick, John W., Sec. 22; P. O. Beacon.
Minnick, William H., Sec. 22; P. O. Beacon.
Mitchell, Sandy, Sec. 23; P. O. Beacon.
Moorehouse, Charles, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Morehouse, Charles, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Onondagua county, New York, October 1, 1825, and was brought up in that State, and came to Chicago, and from there came to Iowa by wagon, and arrived in this city October 26, 1854; located in Black Oak township, and engaged in farming and stock raising he moved on his present farm March 1, 1866; he owns a farm of 145 acres; has held the office of justice of the peace; married Miss Charlotte Adams, from Onondagua county, New York, September 9, 1847; they have five children, Charles W., Belle K., Bennett S. A., Cora F., Anna E.; they have lost two daughters and one son.
Morgan, Richard, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Morgan, Shadrick, farmer, Sec. 36;P. O. Oskaloosa.
Moore, John C., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Moorman, John O., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Morris, Zack, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Murray, Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Beacon.
Newhouse, John M., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Newton, Henry, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Nowles, Moses, farmer, Sec. 24 ;P. O. Beacon.
Ogden, Mariah, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Parcell, Richard, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Beacon.
Parker, Richard, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Petitt, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Petitt, Sam R., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1812, and was brought up there: removed to Crawford county, Ohio, in 1838. and lived there until 1864, when he came to Iowa, and located where he now lives, in April, 1865; owns a farm of one hundred and fifty-two acres, and has given much attention to raising fine hogs. He married Martha E. Caldwell, from Adams county, Pennsylvania, in 1838; they have seven children, Mary A., Samuel, Sarah, Clara E., David R., Willis and Minnie M.; they have lost three sons and one daughter.
Perry, Thomas F., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Beacon.
Phillips, J. J., firm of Phillips &; Foster, general merchants, Beacon; born in Wales, June 26, 1841, and emigrated to America, in 1854, and went to Galia county, Ohio, and was brought up in that state. When the war broke out he enlisted in 1861 in the three-month service, and afterward enlisted in the 71st Regiment Ohio Infantry, Co. D. He was quarter-master sergeant, and was detailed as chief clerk in the Quarter-master's department. He was in the battles of Columbus, Shiloh, Franklin, Nashville, and others, and was in the service four years. After the war he returned to Ohio and lived there until 1875, when he came to Beacon and engaged in business. His father died when he was young, and he began life without anything. He has held office of justice of the peace in Ohio, for seven years; also, town clerk and notary public, and was elected justice of the peace here in 1878. He married Miss Mary E. Murlin, from Ohio, March 5, 1865; they have six children, Laura, John D., Josephine, Mahala, Mary C., Harriet.
Pickrell, William, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Pilgrim, John R., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Beacon.
Pilgrim, W. H., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Beacon.
Pittman, Harry A., manager of the store and business of the Iowa Coal Co., at Beacon; born in Keokuk, Iowa, in 1855, and is a son of George W. Pittman, one of the early settlers. He was brought up and received his education there, and graduated at the high School. He was engaged in keeping books for three years, and came here the present year and assumed charge of the business of the Iowa Coal Co.
Pomeroy, Stephen L., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Price, Joshua, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Beacon.
Price, Watkin R, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Beacon.
Prine, Daniel S., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Prine, Henry H., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Prine, M. Ellis, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Prine, Miles K., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Pugh, William, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Reilly, Edward O., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Remington, Ezekiel S., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Beacon.
Remington, Thompson, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Beacon.
Robertson, Robert, farmer, Sec 6;P. O. Oskaloosa.
Rogers, A. M., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Ohio county, Virginia, November 17, 1819; when only two years of age removed with his parents to Wayne county, Ohio, and was brought up in that State; he married Miss Martha Flanegan, from Ohio, in April, 1841; they came to Iowa by wagon, and were four weeks on the way, and arrived in Oskaloosa in May, 1855; engaged in butchering business three years, and then in grocery business six years, and came on his farm in 1865; he owns ninety acres of land; has held town and school offices; they have five children, Amanda, William F., John D., Charlie and Louie E., and have lost two children.
Rouse, George A., Sec. 23; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Rouse, Mannasess, Sec 23; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Ruby, Mourton C., agent of the Keokuk &; Des Moines R. R. at Beacon, P. O. Beacon; born in Rock county, Wisconsin., March 4, 1844; when five years of age removed with his parents to Iowa, and came to this county in 1849, and he was brought up here; was in the army, enlisted in the 33d Regiment Iowa Infantry Co. E; was in battles of Helena, Jenkin's Ferry, Siege of Mobile, and in many others; was in service over three years; after the war was in Chicago two years, then came here; was appointed to his present position in January, 1868; he holds office of mayor of town, and is serving his fourth term; married Miss Ella Downs, from Ohio, in November, 1866; they have three children, Luella May, Clara Belle and Guy Raymond.
Ruby, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Beacon; born in Virginia, March 26, 1816; he removed to Indiana at a very early age, and was raised in Ripley county; he married Miss Sarah Levi, in Jan., 1837; she was born in Ohio, and raised in Indiana; they emigrated to Wisconsin in 1842, and lived there until coming to this county in May, 1849; he engaged in farming and stock raising; they are among the early settlers, have lived here over thirty years; he has held office of justice of the peace, and other town and school offices; he owns a farm of 160 acres; they have six children, Mourton, Medora, Allene, Frank, Estella E., Banks, and have one adopted son, Charlie Ruby; they have lost three children.
Sales, John, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Beacon.
Schultz, John, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Beacon.
Scott, Laughlin, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Seevers, Robert, farmer, Sec. 24, P. O. Oskaloosa; born in St. Clairsville, Belmont county, Ohio, December 9, 1807; he was brought up in Ohio, living in Jefferson and Coshocton counties until coming to Iowa; he came by wagon, and was three weeks on the way, and arrived here June 1, 1853, and located on the place where he now lives, and has lived here over a quarter of a century; he has given much attention to the cultivation of fruit, and has sixty to seventy varieties of apples; he has held office of president of the State Agricultural Society for two years, and director of the same for ten years; also president of the Mahaska County Agricultural Society for many years, and president of the Horticultural Society; he married Ellen Bryan, from Coshocton county, Ohio; they have three sons, George W., of Indianola, Byron V., attorneys at law, Oskaloosa, William A., merchant, Oskaloosa.
Shaw, Americus, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Beacon.
Shaw, Augustus A., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Beacon.
Shaw, Columbus, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Beacon.
Shaw, Mrs. Hightly, Sec. 32; P.O. Beacon; born in Maryland in 1814, and was brought up and lived there until she was married to Joseph Shaw, June 30, 1839; he was born in Maryland in 1818; they came to Iowa in 1840, located in Washington county until the treaty was made with the Indians; he came to this county and selected land and made a claim, and then went after his family and brought them here and engaged in farming; they were among the early settlers. He died Jan., 1860, leaving an estate of 360 acres. They had ten children: Sidney O., Harriet A., Columbus, Americus, Augustus A., Lawson I., Naomi C., Susan S., Esther J., and Joseph; they lost one son in infancy. Mrs. Shaw owns a farm of 107 acres, which is carried on by her son Joseph.
Shaw, Joel, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Smith, David S., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Beacon.
Smith, Jacob H., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Beacon.
Stalker, Dillen, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Stanton, Andrew W., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Stevens, Joshua, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, in October, 1821, and was brought up there. Married Miss Sarah Thomas, from Pennsylvania, in 1843; they lived there until - coming to Iowa, locating in this county, in April, 1865; engaged in farming and stock raising; owns a farm of 160 acres. They have five children: Hezekiah W., Abagail Matilda, James M., Almer T., Sarah B.; lost two children, Daniel and Ruhami. Daniel was in the army; enlisted in the 98th Reg. Ohio Inf., and died at Nashville.
Stoker, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, May 18, 1811, and was brought up there, and came to Iowa in 1844, and came to Mahaska county in May, 1845, and bought a claim where he now lives, and on the 4th of July, 1846, he entered 80 acres of his farm from government; he was one of the early settlers; engaged in farming and stock raising, and now owns 244 acres land. Married to Miss Sarah F. Stannus, July 12, 1846; She was from Guernsey Co., Ohio, and came in 1846, and was engaged in teaching school here. There are only a few here now that were here when they came. They have six children: Jennie, (now Mrs. Martin), J. M., Wm. J., James F., Carrie and Addie, twins.
Stout, Simon, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Stout, Thomas C., farmer, Sec. 25; P: O. Oskaloosa.
Tandy, Calvin, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 29; P. O. Beacon; born in Kentucky Dec. 15th 1819; when 11 years of age he removed to Indiana with his parents and lived there for seven years; in 1837 he moved to Ills., and he came to Burlington, Iowa, in 1838; the following year he located in Keokuk county; lived there eight years; in Appanoose county four years, and came to this county in 1852, and engaged in farming and stock raising; he is one of the early settlers, and there are few persons now living here that have been in the State as long as he has. He married Miss Annie Webb, in July, 1842; she was born in Tennessee and brought up in Illinois, her father being one of the earliest settlers in Sangamon Co.; he came there before the Black Hawk war. They have nine children: Elizabeth J., William T., Henry, Elmira, Frances E., Mary M., Calvin S., Ambrose and Annie M. They have lost three children.
Tandy, Henry, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Terrell, Clark M., Farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Terrell, Mathew, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Terrell, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Thorp, Nicholas B., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Thomas, Mrs. Jane, Sec. 17; P. O. Oskaloosa; was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, and was brought up there; she married Wm. T. Thomas May 30, 1843; he was born in Belmont county, Ohio, January 22, 1818; when five years of age was removed to Guernsey county. They came here in 1867, and engaged in farming and stock raising; he died September 12, 1869, leaving an estate of 240 acres. They had six children, Daniel L., Nancy A., Jonathan D., Robert H., Mary E., William S.; they lost one son in infancy; Jonathan enlisted and served in the army.
Thrash, John, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Beacon.
Torrence, William; farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Beacon.
Tredick, Wm. S., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 19, 1836, and when only three or four years of age was removed to Portsmouth, N. H., and was brought up there; removed to Michigan in 1855; lived there five years and came to Iowa in 1860 and located in this county, where he now lives, and engaged in farming; owns a farm of 100 acres; has held school offices; married Miss M. Batterton, from Indiana, in 1861; she died February, 1876, leaving four children, Anna May, Hattie, Charles, and Wilford; married Mrs. Marietta Moore, from Ohio, in February, 1877; she has two children, Edwin and Luella.
Troy, Charles R., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Vernon, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Wells, Horace M., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Oskaloosa.
West, Charles B., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Beacon.
West, Frank M., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Wharton, S., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Beacon.
Wharton, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Beacon.
White, Dennis F., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Oskaloosa
White, Marion M., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Beacon.
Williamson, John, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Wilson, Mrs. E. A., Sec. 32;P. O. Beacon; born in Mineral county, West Va., and lived there until she was married to Thomas Wilson, February 22, 1839. He was born in Maryland, December 25, 1803. After they were married they started for Iowa and located in Washington county, April 1, 1839; Mrs. Wilson rode on horseback from Burlington; they lived there until the treaty was made with the Indians, and they then left and came to this county; arrived here May 20, 1843; they were the earliest settlers in this section; he made a claim and put up his cabin; he was gone to mill at one time over three weeks, and Mrs. Wilson had no bread for herself and children while he was gone. The first visit Mrs. Wilson made in Iowa was on Sunday; they had corn bread and corn coffee made of meal and slippery-elm. Mr. Wilson ploughed the first furrow on Six-mile prairie. They had nothing when they came to Iowa, but by hard work and good management at the time of his death he owned from 800 to 1000 acres, good land; they have seven c hildren, and have lost five sons; Lizzie, Myra, Milo, Jennie, Margaret, Charlie and Thomas, living.
Wilson, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Winkleman, Frank B., Sec. 1; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Winkleman, John, Jr., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Winkleman, Thomas J., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Oskaloosa.
Wolcott, Lucien M., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Oskaloosa.
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Township List, Mahaska County History, Iowa 1878