The History of Appanoose County, Iowa
Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878
Transcribed by Renee Rimmert. A complete copy of this book is available on-line at archive.org.
Abreviations |
| agt - agent | mach - machinist |
| carp - carpenter | mech - mechanic |
| clk - clerk | mar - merchant |
| co - company or county | mfr - manufacturer |
| dlr - dealer | mkr - maker |
| fmr - farmer | P.O. - Post Office |
| gro - grower | prop - proprietor |
| I.V.A. - Iowa Volunteer Artillery | S. or Sec. - section |
| I.V.C. - Iowa Volunteer Cavalry | st - street |
| I.V.I. - Iowa Volunteer Infantry | supt - superintendent |
| lab - laborer | treas - treasurer |
Udell Township
A - D
Allen, Lewis, Sec. 9; P.O. Unionville.
Anderson, J.W., Sec. 25; P.O. Unionville.
Barnes, Phillips & Co., Sec. 18; P.O. Unionville.
Baker, C.C., farmer and stock dealer, Sec. 5; P.O. Unionville; born in Hawkins Co., Tenn., in 1834: when 24 years of age, went to Texas, traveling by water, and was two months on the way, landing at Galveston; thence to Liberty and Livingstone; thence to Sabine Pass, where he remained thirty days; thence to Alexander La., on Red River; then returned to New Orleans; thence to Keokuk, Iowa, and to Unionville in May 1857, where he engaged in carpenter work until Dec. 27, 1857, when he married Miss L.J. Bishop, daughter of William W. Bishop (deceased), then living where they now reside; she was born in Lee Co., Va., only five miles from where he was born, in 1839; they have two children - Nancy J., born in 1862, and Martha E., born in 1874. Democratic; Mr. and Mrs. Baker and daughter are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, organized at Unionville in 1852, Mr. Baker being Deacon of same; has held the office of Township Assessor two years; has been on the School Board for ten years; is Township Trustee, a member of A., F. & A.M., 119, Unionville; has 230 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre; he with A.J. Morrison, of Unionville, has for five years handled and average of over eighty cars of stock per year; when married, had but a carpet-sack and $400.
Bickford, John H., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Unionville; born in Udell Tp., this county, in 1853; his father, Charles E. Bickford, was born near Springfield, Ill., in 1825; he married Miss E.H. Shaffer in 1849, in Lee Co., Ill., she was born in Virginia in 1831; very soon after their marriage, they removed to this county, where he entered the land now occupied by John H., consisting of 241 acres, now valued at $30 per acre; occupied the same farm until his death, which occurred in 1874, leaving eight children - P. Moses, John H., Martha L., Sarah A., Charles M., George M. and James B. Republican in politics; Mr. and Mrs. B. had been members of the M.E. Church for fifteen years. Of his children, Moses is now in California; all the others are in Texas, except John H., now occupying the home farm.
Bishop, W., S. 27; P.O. Unionville.
Bon, Henry, S. 2; P.O. Unionville.
Boyer, W.H., S. 13; P.O. Unionville.
Brain, G., S.4; P.O. Unionville.
Bray, Nathan,S. 35; P.O. Beetrace.
Buckmaster, Richard, farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Dennis; born in Mercer Co., Penn., July 10, 1812; the same year his parents removed to Wayne Co., Ohio, the first settlers in the county; there they remained until his mother died, 1838; after which his father came to Cedar Co., Iowa. In 1855, he came to this county, where he owns 120 acres of land, near Unionville, valued at $30 per acre. Married Miss Eliza Matocks in 1830; she was born in Pennsylvania in February 1809; they have six children living, two have died - Solomon L., John, Sophia J., Ebenezer A., Enos H., died in 1858; Rachel, died in 1860; Robert M. and Ruth A. Mr. and Mrs. B., with all their children except one, are members of the M.E. Church. He was a member of the State militia during the late war. In 1857, he engaged in the milling business in Davis Co.,; after being connected with it two years, he sold to his partner, who soon sold out and joined the rebel army without having paid Mr. B. for his interest in the mill.
Carr, Jno.,Sec. 13; P.O. Unionville.
Cayler, A., S. 2 and 11; P.O. Unionville.
Cayler, Jas.,S. 14; P.O. Unionville.
Caylor, John, farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Unionville; born in Loudoun Co., Va., in 1800; in 1803 his father went to Ross Co., Ohio - there engaged in farming, distilling and milling. When he was 13 years old, his father moved into the adjoining count of Fayette. There at 19 years of age, he married Miss Rachal Moore; she was born in Kentucky in 1800. They remained there for seven years, then removed to Hendricks Co., Ind., and there engaged in farming for twenty-seven years, or until 1851, when they came to this county, where he has followed his usual occupation since, with the exception of one year, in which with his wife and their daughter, he went to Idaho for their health, his wife being benefited by the journey. They have had sixteen children, eleven of whom are now living - Elender, Adam, Jane, George W., William R., Rachel, Elsie, Elizabeth, Zekal M., Mahala M. and Marion. Democratic; holds to religious principles, though belonging to no church.
Cayler, Wm., far., S. 10; P.O. Unionville; born in Hendricks Co., Ill., in 1849; during the same year his parents removed to this county, where he now resides, and owns 150 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. He married Miss A. Whisler in 1867; she was born in Indiana in 1847; they have five children - Elmer A., Irena D., Margaret L., William A. and Lora. Democrat; members of the German Baptist Church.
Chastain, M., Sec. 16; P.O. Unionville.
Christman, B.R. Sec. 35; P.O. Unionville.
Clancy, J.W., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Unionville; born in Jackson Co., Tenn., in 1814; removed to Pike Co., Ill., in 1838; thence in 1840, to what is now Schuyler Co., Mo., then a territory; remained three years, and in 1843, came to this county, where he owns 400 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. He married Miss Malinda A. Martin in 1834; she was born in Monroe Co., Ky., in 1814; died in this county in 1862, leaving seven children - Eliza A., Elizabeth, John W., Mary, George W., M. Jane, Nancy F. Then married Mary Frost in 1863; she was born in Tennessee in 1821; died in February 1873, leaving two children - Cornelius W., born in 1866; Edward, born in 1868, died in December 1874. Democrat; member of the Baptist Church. At the time of Mr. Clancy's coming to this county, two yoke of oxen were his sole possessions, and for them he was in debt; now he has one of the finest and best improved farms in the county, made by farming alone; was one of the very earliest settlers, and was driven away by the Indians three times before permitted to remain permanently settled.
Clark, F.,S. 6; P.O. Unionville.
Clemmens, John,farmer, S. 7; P.O. Unionville; born in Pennsylvania in 1802. In 1823, he married Miss Katy Loutz, and about a year after, they removed to Montgomery Co., Ohio; there he followed the business of shoemaking until 1834, when they removed to Wayne Co., Ind., where they cleared up a farm and remained until 1852, when they came to this county again to undergo the many disadvantages and privations of pioneer life, but have withstood them all, and now have a fine farm of 240 acres, valued at $25 per acre. They have nine children living - Levi, John, Peggy, Sabina, Elizabeth, Samuel, David (died in October 1877), Jake, Mat and Leah. Democrat; members of the German Baptist Church.
Coffin, Peter, S. 35; P.O. Unionville.
Connolly, J.G., proprietor of the inn, Union st., Unionville; born in Guernsey Co., Ohio in 1821; in 1834, he went to Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, to learn the carriage-maker's trade, and worked there until 1841, then returned to Guernsey Co., where he married Miss Elizabeth Lafollott in 1842; she was born in Winchester Va., in 1821, her parents having removed to Guernsey Co., when she was 10 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. C. remained in Guernsey Co., until 1853, working at his trade in Point Pleasant, and in the spring of that year, they came to this county, where they have since resided at Unionville; he has worked at carpenter work most of the time; in 1873, he erected his hotel, and has since been entertaining the public to the best of his ability; owns his block and two lots. They have five children - Margaret A., Arabella J., Alexander, Addie and Charles H. Copperhead from top down. During Pierce and Buchannan's time, he held the post office for eight years; has held the office of Township Trustee and school offices. She is a member of the Christian Church..
Cox, J.C., farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Unionville; born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., in 1846; when but 1 year of age, his father came to Appanoose Co., where he has since been engaged in farming and merchandising; owns forty-five acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Has held the office of Constable. Enlisted in Co. B, 6th Kansas V.C., Capt. Harvey, in 1863; participated at battles of Lone Jack, Mark's Mill and Cane Hill; captured at Mazzard Prairie, Aug, 27, 1864; held ten months at Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas; discharged at the close of the war in 1865; mustered out July 2, 1865, at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Cox, Manson,miller, Unionville; born in East Tennessee in 1817; this parents both died when he was a small boy; lived with a cousin, Wm. Cheeney, a resident of Jefferson Co., Tenn., until he was 7 or 8 years of age; after that had no particular abiding place, and was under the control of no one in particular; never attended school. He married Miss Elizabeth Loyd Oct. 11, 1839; she was born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., in 1819; in 1847, they went to Alabama; remained there one winter, and came to Appanoose Co, Iowa, in the spring of 1848, where he now owns 125 acres of land valued at $20 per acre; they have four children - John C., Mary E., Margaret and Van. Greenback; Mr. and Mrs. Cox have been members of the M.E. Church for thirty-five years. He is a member of the A., F. & A.M., No. 119, Unionville. Mr. Cox had but $4.50 when he landed in Appanoose Co., and although he has been very unfortunate, having a great deal of sickness in his family, having lost four out of eight children, has a good farm, will improved, and a plenty for a comfortable livelihood during his natural life.
Crawley, S.E., Sec. 34; P.O. Unionville.
Criterden, A., Sec. 7; P.O. Unionville.
Crow, William, farmer, Sec., 3; P.O. Unionville; born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., in 1819; removed to Farmington, Lee Co., Iowa, in 1842; thence to this county in 1843. He owns ninety acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Married Miss Melinda Riggs in 1839; she was born in Granger Co., Tenn., in 1822; they have seven children - John, J.N., William, Samuel, Sarah J., Addie and Franklin. Republican; she is member of the M.E. Church. Has help the offices of Constable, Justice of the Peace, Trustee and County Supervisor; member of the A., F. & A.M., 119, Unionville. Mr. C. is practicing law in his own immediate vicinity; after having studied and acquired all the knowledge possible within himself; he was admitted to the bar in 1870; as the date of his coming will show, he was among the very earliest settlers; there were but seven voters in the county when he came; he voted the first Whig ticket voted in the county, the occasion being the running of Geo. T. White, the present Senator, then running for Territorial Delegate for Congress.
Cummins, E., Sec. 11; P.O. Unionville.
Davis, J.M.,Sec. 14; P.O. Unionville.
Dean, G.W.,Sec. 4; P.O. Unionville.
Dean, L.,farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Unionville; born in Mercer Co., Ky., March 14, 1814; removed to Randolph Co., Mo., in 1830; thence to Adair Co., Mo., in 1831; was with the Rangers in time of the Black Hawk war; in 1834, he removed to Schuyler Co., Mo., where he remained ten years, and, in 1844, came to Wapello Co., Iowa; in 1845, he returned to Schuyler Co., Mo., and, in 1846, came to this county, where he now owns 491 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Married Miss Missouri A. Evans in June, 1834; she was born in Kentucky, Aug. 12, 1817; when a child her father, Loverance Evans, removed with his family to Howard Co., Mo.; he died in 1834, her mother having died previous to that; they have five children - George W., Sarah A., Mary E., Martha J. and Erastus L. Republican; Mr. and Mrs. Dean, and their four eldest children, are members of the M.E. Church. Mr. Dean has held the office of Township Trustee several terms; also school offices; has made most of what he has since coming to Appanoose Co., having never owned land until after coming here.
Denny, A.A.,far., S. 35; P.O. Unionville.
Devine, J.,S. 17; P.O. Unionville.
Donley, E.U.,Sec. 12; P.O. Unionville.
Donley, A.J.,Sec. 12; P.O. Unionville.
Drake, E.A.,S. 3; P.O. Moulton.