1940 Biographies
Iowa Press Association's "Who's Who in Iowa"
A Biographical Record of Iowa's Leaders in Business, Professional and Public Life
Published by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines, Iowa

Transcribed for Franklin County IAGenWeb by Sharyl Ferrall
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Surnames A - J

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Name, place and date of birth; parents; education; marriage and names of children; business history, showing dates, locations and type of employment or business endeavor; war record; clubs and organizations; politics; church affiliation; hobbies and present office and home address. Where an individual is still active in a capacity as listed, we have given the date when such affiliation began, followed by a hyphen, as "1932- cashier, State Bank"; or "1929- mayor." Where such activity has terminated, both dates are given, as "1932-38 cashier, State Bank", etc.

Unless otherwise noted, the biographies are from the Franklin County section pgs 458-465. The others are the biographies of persons who were born or lived in Franklin County (or towns partially in Franklin) but in 1940 were living in other counties.

The abbreviations used in the book were transcribed by Cheryl Siebras. They have been included on the Franklin County website with Cheryl's permission.
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Aagesen, C.A. - Physician & Surgeon; b Coulter, Iowa Dec 12, 1911; s of Carl A. Aagesen & Edna Elizabeth Miller; ed Coulter; Hampton HS 1929; 1929 capt HS track team; U of Iowa, BSc, MD 1938; mbr freshman track team, pres boys co-op dormitory; Phi Beta Pi; m Corrine Anderson Nov 25, 1938 Grand Rapids, Mich; 1938-39 interne Butterworth Hosp, Grand Rapids, Mich.; 1939- prac med, Dows; commd Lt ROTC; Wright Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; Comml Club; luth Ch; hobbies: fishing, hunting; off & res Dows. (Wright co. pg 1309-1310)

Adix, William Andrew - Clergyman; b. Dows, Iowa Nov. 22, 1904; s of William J.F. Adix & Katharina Defried; ed Jesup; Wartburg Acad, Waverly; St. Olaf Coll, Northfield, Minn, BA 1929; Wartburg Seminary, BD 1935; m Agnes Garling Sept 17, 1929 Waverly; s William F., Robert J.; d Carolyn I; 1929-31- pastor First Luth Ch, Caldwell; 1940 mbr dist mission com of Amer Luth Ch; 1939-40 mbr dist pension com; 1937-40 mbr city lib bd; Rotary; Wartburg Alumni Assn; Warburg Seminary Assn; Golf & Country Club; hobbies: woodworking, golf & fishing; off & res 401 E. Delaware, Manchester. (Delaware co. pg 362)

Agena, A.F. - Bank Cashier; b Boscobel, Wis Oct 12, 1905; s of J.J. Agena & Louise Boebel; ed Ackley HS 1922; Nettleton Business Coll, Sioux Falls S.D. 1924; m Emma Zuercher Sept 12, 1933 Tripp, S.D.; 1920-26 bkkpr Lakeside State Bank, Lake Andes, S.D., 1926-30 asst cash; 1930 bkkpr & teller First Natl Bank & Trust Co., Sioux Falls; 1930-36 asst cash First Natl Bank, Gladbrook; 1936- cash Farmers Savings Bank, Garwin; Amer Bankers Assn, key banker; Iowa Bankers Assn, mbr regulation com; Tama Co Bankers Assn, past pres 2 years; VP Comml Club, Garwin, past secy & past treas, Gladbrook; mbr Tama-Toledo Golf Club; Presby Ch; Rep, past del to state conv, Des Moines; hobbies: fishing, hunting & woodworking; off & res Garwin. (Tama co. pg 1158)

Aldstadt, Carl Frederick - President Baking Co.; b. Ackley, Iowa Mar 7, 1875; s of Jacob Aldstadt & Elizabeth Eck; ed Franklin Co.; m Elizabeth M. Langlas Jan 15, 1902 Waterloo; s Louis E. (dec Oct 13, 1920); d Charlotte Elizabeth; 1892 with parents moved from Iowa to Tex; prior to 1898 with father on farm in Tex; 1898 short order cook, Austin, Tex; 1898 various occupations, Iowa; 1898-1900 chef of Fortner House, Waverly; 1900-02 in bakery business with A.D. Schorle, Waterloo; 1902-03 baker Friedle Bakery, Waterloo; 1903-05 with W.H. & J.G. Langlas owner Vienna Bakery, Waterloo, 1906-06 renamed Altstadt & Langlas Brothers, 1906- co inc became Altstadt & Langlas Baking Co. Inc; increased from 5 to 170 employees, 1000 loaves of bread daily to 50,000 loaves; past dir Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mills Co.; dir Natl Metal Products Co; dir Galloway Co. Inc; dir Soy Bean Processing Co.; dir Waterloo Savings Bank; past bd mbr 10 yrs Allen Memorial Hosp; past mbr 13 yrs East Waterloo sch bd; 1915- mbr Waterloo cemetery bd; dir Comm Fund, chmn 1 yr; Iowa Bakers Assn, pres 1921-22; past dir; Natl Bakers Assn, dir 1926-35; past dir C of C; Rotary, past dir; Spokesmen's Club, past secy & past pres; Sunnyside Country Club, ch mbr, past dir; AF&AM 105; IOOF 172; BPOE 290; First Evang Ch, pres bd 25 yrs; hobbies: golf, travel; off 1428 Mulberry; res 585 Sunset Rd, Waterloo (Black Hawk co. pg 91)

Anderson, Edward H. - Bank Cashier; b Minneapolis, Minn July 27, 1890; s o Hans Lekwa Anderson & Sina Hanson; ed Dows HS; m Ruth Porter July 3, 1917 La Salle, Ill.; s Edward Eston, Raymond Dwight, Willard Hans; 1908-10 clk in gen store, Dows; 1910-13 bkkpr Farmers State Bank, Dows; 1913-17 asst cash La Salle Savings Bank & Trust Co., La Salle, Ill.; 1917- cash Popejoy Savings Bank, Popejoy; past mbr town coun several years; 1925- mbr bd of edn, Popejoy; hobby: fishing; off & res Popejoy. (Franklin co. pg 458)

Anderson, Verlynn O. - Merchant; b Dows, Iowa Feb 17, 1910; s of A.W. Anderson & Nellie Thompson; ed Dows HS 1928; Des Moines U; Amer Inst of Business, Des Moines; m Hazel M. Ellenberger Feb 26, 1931 Princeton, Mo; d Kathryn; 1931-37 circulation mgr for Des Moines Register & Tribune at Iowa Falls, Burlington & Davenport; 1937- owner & opr Anderson Gas & Electric Supply Co, Dows; past pres Comml Club; AF&AM; hobby: fishing; off & res Dows. (Wright co. pg 1310)

Arends, Jesse E. - Attorney; b Alexander, Iowa May 22, 1908; s of John G. Arends & Harriet Bell; ed Alexander HS 1926; U of Commerce, Des Moines; ISTC, BA 1933; Drake U Law Sch; Pi Gamma Mu; Alpha Chi Epsilon; m Phyllis Pace Sept 16, 1933 Freeport, Ill.; s David Anthony; 1933-34 HS tchr, Toledo, HS supt & coach, Clutier; 1936 adm to Iowa bar; 1936-39 prac law, Belmond, 1939- Toledo; Wright Co Bar Assn, past secy & treas; Tama Co Bar Assn; C of C; past mbr Tama & Toledo Golf Club; AF&AM; Luth Ch, Tama; Dem, mbr Y D Club; hobby: golf; off & res Toledo. (Tama co. pg 1158)

Arthur, William Richard - Physician & Surgeon; b Council Hill, Ill. July 13, 1878; s of William Henry Arthur & Margaret F. Perry; ed Hansell; Iowa St Normal Sch 1901-03; U of Iowa, MD 1907; post grad work Northwestern U, Chicago 1912; m Hazel Clara Loomis June 30, 1910 Des Moines (dec 1935); d Frances Jean; m Mrs. Julia M. Edict, Eldora 1937; 1907-12 prac med, Greene; 1912-15 prac med with Dr. J.C. Powers, Hampton; 1915- priv prac of med, Hampton; 1920-32 Franklin Co Coroner; city health ofcr many years; local surg of Minneapolis & St Louis RR since 1915; during World War 1917 vol res corps of US not called for duty; Rotary; OES 77; AF&AM 191; RAM 69; York Rite 48; KT; Meth Ch; hobbies: cards, checkers, chess; off 111 1st NW; res 22 5th NE, Hampton. (Frankin co. pg 459)

Atkinson, D.J. - Farmer; b Sheffield, Iowa May 10, 1882; s of Reuben Atkinson & Henrietta __; ed __ HS; Morningside coll; Upper Iowa U; m Minnie I. Ingabretson Jan 14, 1914 Sheffield; s Richard A., George R; d Frances (Mrs. Rodemey), Jane H.; farmer, ranklin Co.; secy-treas Farmers Elevator 30 years; twp chmn AAA & county treas since orgn; treas indep sch dist; mbr Farm Bur more than 20 years; past twp trustee; twp dir Farm Bur; dir & secy creamery; Meth Ch, chmn bd of trustees; res Sheffield. (Franklin co. pg 459)

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Bangs, Byron D. - Cafe Operator; b Dows, Iowa Sept 22, 1890; s of A.A. Bangs & Josephine Mabbott; ed Dows HS 1911; m Perie Hoffman Apr 8, 1914 Dows; s Eugene, Frank Jr; d Barbara Dawn (Mrs. Toby Whitman); 1912-17 emp in gen store of J.J. Johnson & Co., Dows; 1917- owner & opr Bangs Cafe, Dows; past mbr bd of edn, Dows; during World War ent US Army July 4th training regiment, disch Jan 1, 1919; Amer Legion, past comm; Comml Club, past secy; KP, past chancellor; AF&AM; hobby: fishing; off & res Dows. (Wright co. pg 1310)

Barber, Fred E. - Retired; b Franklin Co., Iowa Sept 29, 1857; s of Calvin J. Barber & Louisa M. Leggett; ed Monona Co; Battle Creek, Mich Coll 1879-1880; m Alice M. Newton Apr 3, 1885 Onawa; s Thomas N. (dec), Ned, Paul L, Roy (dec); d Etta (Mrs. S.J. Cloak), Beatrice (Mrs. Chet Hawk), Beulah (dec); 1874-79 & 1880-95 rural sch tchr, Monona Co; 1895-1920 farmer, Monona Co; 1920- real est agt, Smithland; VP Sioux Valley Savings Bank, Smithland; past assessor, Smithland; Seven Day Adventist Ch; Indep; hobbies: collecting rare stones, birds, children; off & res Smithland. (Woodbury co. pg 1274)

Barney, Cullen H. - Farmer; b Hampton, Iowa Aug 26, 1889; s of William Barney & Eva Thompson; ed Hampton; Iowa St Coll 1908-09; Phi Kappa Psi; m Ressa Vivian Tahash Nov 23, 1914 at Chapin; s Dale Clifton, Barton Miles, Robert James; 1909- farmer near Chapin, said to be owner of oldest registered Holstein herd west of Mississippi River, estab by father, 1881; Franklin Co Farm Bur; mbr Holstein Friesian Assn of Amer; hobbies: purebred Holstein cattle, radio; res chapin. (pg 459)

Beebe, Edwin McCauliff - Manager Lumber Co.; b Hampton, Iowa Apr 12, 1905; s of Edwin Arthur Beebe & Cindia McCauliff; ed Hampton, ISTC 1923-25; Drake U, Des Moines 1925-26; Chi Delta; m Maxine Arnett Nov 7, 1936 Fort Dodge; d Frances Kay, Beverly Ann; 1927- mgr Beebe Lbr Co; 1935-36; mbr town coun; instrumental in helping build Beeds Lake Park, 1934; Iowa Retail Lbrman's Assn, VP; Rotary; Hampton Country Club; KP; IOOF; hobbies: fishing, hunting & golf; res 302 2nd Ave SE, Hampton. (pg 459)

Beebe, Nathaniel Whitman - Retired; b Adeline, Ill. Jan 9, 1851; s of Nathaniel Whitman Beebe & Jane Chitiser Blair; ed Adeline, Ill.; Rock River Seminary, Mount Morrison, Ill.; Ill Industrial Uni 1870; m Sarah Estella Dier July 9, 1872 Monroe, Wis.; s Edward Arthur; d Alice Clare (Mrs. H.W. Johnson, dec 1932), Florence Dier, Elizabeth (Mrs. Robert Jackson); 1871 sch tchr, Ogle Co., Ill; 1872-75 tchr, Forreston, Ill.; 1875-85 hdw dlr, Hampton; 1885 one of 5 men to homestead extn townsight of Chamberlain, S.D.; 1888-92 lbr dir, Reeve; 1892-94 Franklin Co treas; 1896-1906 VP Citizens Bank, 1906 renamed Citizens Natl Bank, 1906-32 VP; 1900- ptr of son Beebe Lbr Co, Hampton; 1933-37 Iowa St rep Franklin Co; life mbr State Hist Soc; KP; hobby: reading; res 218 Central Ave E, Hampton. (pg 459)

Behn, Paul William George - Farmer; b Franklin Co., near Hampton, Iowa May 2, 1911; s of Rudolph Henry Behn & Anna Dohrmann; ed rural schs; Iowa St Coll short time 1932; m Mary Alice Wickham May 10, 1936 Hampton; s David Michael; 1935 worked on farm for L.H. Burmester, Franklin Co.; 1936- farmer, Franklin Co., has Holstein herd, said to be one of best in Iowa, now bldg Holstein breeding estab known as Rose Harbor Holstein Farm; life mbr Holstein Friesian Assn of Amer; 1936- mbr Franklin Co. Farm Bur; Franklin Co. Cow Testing Assn, 1940 VP; 1939 secy Holstein Show Dist 6, consisting of 11 cos; active in 4-H Club work 1924-31, Franklin Co.; hobbies: swimming, skating; res Sheffield. (pg 459)

Benz, Lester - Editor & Publisher; b Montrose, Minn June 28, 1904; s of John E. Benz & Elizabeth M. Miller; ed Sioux City HS; Morningside Coll, BA 1925; grad work U of Iowa & U of Ohio; 1929 while att Ohio U estab an all time scholarship record for summer term; Pi Kappa Delta; m Marguerite Held June 28, 1929 Hinton; s John Douglas; d Eleanor Jean; 1925-29 math tchr & coach, Gowrie; 1929-32 math tchr & coach, Fort Dodge schs; 1932- editor & publisher Sheffield Press, Sheffield; IPA; Natl Edit Assn; AF&AM 426, past master; First Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies: golf, music; off Sheffield Press; res Sheffield. (pg 459)

Bergeman, George L. - Clergyman; b Ackley, Iowa Dec 11, 1878; s of A.B. Bergeman & Wilhelminna Grambow; ed North Central Coll, Naperville, Ill; Evangelical Theological Seminary, Naperville, Ill; m Louisa K. Faust May 6, 1903 Hubbard; s Harold L.; d Helen M. (Mrs. Alvin S. Haag), Ruth M., Lois L. (Mrs. Wendell H. Slabaugh); 1901-02 pastor, Evang Ch, Nora Springs, 1902-03 Gilmore City, 1903-05 Corning, 1905-09 Hancock, 1909-14 Ackley, 1914-18 Radcliffe, 1918-21 Council Bluffs, 1921-28 Cedar Falls; 1928-35 dist supt Iowa Conf of the Evang Ch, Fort Dodge; 1935- pastor Evang Ch, Story City; 1928-35 supt Iowa Conf of Evang Ch; trustee Iowa Conf; treas Iowa Conf Missionary Soc; off Evang Ch; res Story City. (Story co. pg 1132)

Bird, Raymond George - Physician & Surgeon; b Hampton, Iowa Mar 9, 1899; s of George A. Bird & Mary Fox; ed Hampton HS 1918; Cornell Coll 1918-20; active in athletics, cross country track & football; Northwestern U, BSc 1922, MD 1927; 1921-22 pres student vol band; grad work U of Minn 1939; St. Louis Mo. Clinics 1940; grad work in obstetrics Evanston, Ill. Hosp.; Monacoans, ch mbr 1921; Phi Chi; Alpha Omega Alpha; 1926-27 interne Evanston Hosp Assn, Evanston, Ill.; 1928-30 prac med The Jackson Mich Clinic as staff mbr; 1931-33 prac med, Aledo, Ill.; 1933- prac med, specializer in obstetrics, Clarion; 1936- opr The Clarion Hosp & Maternity Home; during World War SATC, Cornell Coll 1918; Amer Legion post 246, Clarion; Wright Co., Iowa St, Twin Lakes & Mississippi Valley Med Socs; AMA; Comml Club; AF&AM 325; RAM 123, Eagle Grove; R&SM 26; KT; York Rite; Mech Ch, Brotherhood of Church; hobbies: sports; off & res 318 First NE, Clarion. (Wright co. pgs 1310-1311)

Blewett, H.B. - Farmer; b Wisner twp, Iowa, June 19, 1890; s of Thomas Blewett & Hester; ed Meservey HS; Ellsworth Coll; m Edna Mae Hartfelder Mar 12, 1912 Meservey; s Harland L., Byron H.; d Bernice E. (Mrs. George Johnson); 1918-21 sch tchr, Franklin Co.; 1912- farmer, Franklin Co.; 1913 secy twp sch bd; 1918-25 Wisner twp clk; 1918-32 Wisner twp assessor; 1917-30 dir Meservey consolidated schs; 1933-38 corn sealer county warehouse; 1937- pres bd of dirs Franklin Rural Electric Co-op; 1939-40 pres bd of dirs Fed Co-op Power Assn; 1933-36 twp committeeman Soil Conservation Program; 1933-34 Franklin Co. Farm Bur; AF&AM, Thronton; hobbies: hunting ducks, fishing trips; res Meservey. (pg 459)

Blattspieler, Lewis C. - Pharmacist; b Ackley, Iowa July 29, 1885; s of Lewis C. Blattspieler & Mattie Boyenga; ed Ackley HS 1904; Highland Park Coll, PhG 1906; m Amelia A. Holstad Aug 18, 1915 Northwood; s Robert Lewis; d Lois Ardella (Mrs. Wilbert Graber), Virginia Arlene (Mrs. Raymond Bublitz); 1905 emp in drug store, Ackley; 1906-07 pharm, Ackley; 1907-11 opr drug store, Eldora, 1911-13 Bradford; 1913-16 pharm, Northwood; 1916-17 opr drug store, Mason City, 1917-23 Clear Lake, 1923- opr drug store, Manly; 1925-31 mbr pub sch bd, Manly; 1935-37 mbr Iowa House of Rep from Worth Co; Iowa Pharm Assn; Comml Club; AF&AM 652; Luth Ch; Dem; hobbies: fishing, hunting, football; off & res Manly. (Worth co. pg 1302-1303)

Boehmler, Herbert Edward - Retired; b. Cedar Fals, Iowa Mar 20, 1870; s of George S. Boehmler & Elizabeth Seligamn; ed Ceder Falls; U or Iowa, PhD 1890; m Ione C. Hutchins Mar 20, 1895 Hampton; s Ronald Hutchins, James Herbert; d Gwendolyn (dec); 1889 chemist for U.S. Govt, Cedar Falls, made 1st sugar from sugar beets in Iowa; 1890-95 prescription clk, E.V Baldwin Drug Store, Hampton; 1895-1926 owner & opr shoe store, Hampton; 1926- ret; pres bd of edn 6 years; chmn bd First Natl Bank,, Hampton; chmn park bd, Hampton; treas Hampton Cemetery Assn.; orgr & 1st secy Hampton Comml Club; ch mbr Hampton Rotary; orgr & ch mbr Country Club; hobby: golf; res 105 2nd SE, Hampton. (pg 459)

Boehmler, James Herbert - Bank Cashier; b Hampton, Iowa July 1, 1900; s of Herbert Edward Boehmler & Ione C. Hutchins; ed Hampton; Grinnell Coll; Iowa St Coll; m Bess Luke 1921 Hampton (dec); s James Herbert Jr, Barton Luke; m Eloise Tebay Oct 13, 1925 Kansas City; s Richard McDowell, Robert Hutchins; 1920- owner & opr farm, Franklin Co; 1931-33 asst cash Citizens Natl Bank, 1933 re-org & changed to First Natl Bank, cash since; 1922- raiser purebred Holstein cattle; during World War ent U.S. army 1918, mil training, Ames, disch Dec 918; Iowa St & Natl Bankers Assns; Iowa St Holstein Friesian Assn, 1937- treas; Iowa St Farm Bur; Franklin Co Farm Bur, 1921-24 treas, 1924-29 pres; Hampton Comml Club; Hampton Country Club; hobby: golf, off & res Hampton. (pg 459)

Bokmeyer, Carl Frank - Druggist; b Sheffield, Iowa June 12, 1887; s of Chris Bokmeyer & Mary Eickmeyer; ed Sheffield; Wartburg Coll, Waverly; Sch of Pharm, Des Moines; m Dora Westenberger Nov 10, 1915 in Luana; s Carl Max; 1904-11 clk in drug store for Aborn Brothers, Sheffield; 1911 passed state bd of pharm at Des Moines; 1911 pharm for Fred Austin Drug Store, Clarion; 1912 emp by Obney Drug Store, Shell Rock; 1912-14 owner & opr drug store, Shell Rock; 1914-16 pharm for W.C. Snyder, Tama; 1915- owner & opr drug store, Sheffield; 1915- mbr fire dept; an orgr Comml Club; Iowa St & Natl Drug Assns; hobby: fishing; off & res Sheffield. (pg 459)

Booth, Dwight Harold - Hardware Dealer; b Franklin Co, Iowa Feb 8, 1912; s of Guy Booth & Mary Ellen Stinson; ed Hampton HS; m Daisy Edna Howard Feb 25, 1934 Hampton; d Carolyn Janice, Marilyn Joan; 1934 emp in canning factory, Hampton; 1935 deliveryman for Saylors Groc, Hampton; 1936-38 clk for Ray Delquist Hdw, Hampton; 1938- hdw dir, Hampton; Coast to Coast Hdw Orgns; Hampton Comml Club; IOOF; hobbies: fishing & hunting; off 109 1st NW; res 15 7th SE, Hampton. (pg 459)

Borcherding, Paul H. - Bank Vice-President; b Franklin Co near Hampton, Iowa Sept 10, 1902; s of Carl Borcherding & ophia Lubkemann; ed Franklin Co; Latimer Parochial Sch 2 years; m Gladys E. Paullus Mar 10, 1927 Des Moines; d Dolores Evan, Janiece Elaine, Joanne Claire; 1918-27 farmer with father, Franklin Co; 1927-29 bkkpr & gen asst State Bank of Latimer, 1929-37 asst cash, 1937 cash; 1937- city treas, latimer; Hampton Country Club; St. paul's Evang Luth Ch; hobby: golf; off & res Latimer. (pg 459)

Bramwell, Dan Dana - Bank Vice-President; b Belleville, Kas Aug 5, 1900; s of Dan Dana Bramwell & Clara M. Kloos; ed Belleville, Kas; U of Kas, Lawrence, Kas; Sigma Chi; m Mildred Virginia Johnson May 8, 1923 Belleville, Kas; 1920-25 asst cash First Natl Bank, Belleville, 1925-33 cash; 1933- orgr & VP First natl Bank, Hampton; 1934- treas bd of edn; during World War mbr SATC 1918; Amer Legion; Comml Club; Rotary; Hampton Country Club; AF&AM 191; Congl Ch; hobby: golf; off First national Bank; res 120 4th NE Hampton. (pg 459)

Bramwell, Willis Kelner - President Bank; b Randall, Kas July 9, 1891; s of Dan Dana Bramwell & Clara Kelner; ed Belleville Kas; U of Kas, LLD 1914; Sigma Chi; m Gladys Clark June 7, 1916 Chariton; s Willis Kelner Jr., Clark Dana; 1914-17 asst cash First natl Bank, Belleville Kas; 1917-18 examiner for Pioneer Mortgage Co, Topeka Kas; 1918-32 VP Home Trust Co, Kansas City Mo; 1933 orgr First natl Bank, 1933- pres; Rotary; Comml Club; Country Club; AF&AM; Scot Rite, Kansas City, Mo.; hobbies: golf, hunting; off First national Bank; res 7 5th NE, Hampton. (pg 459)

Brown, Wayne Benjamin - Physician; b Belmond, Iowa Dec 16, 1904;; s of James P. Brown & Esther Clara Wolf; ed Hampton HS 1923; U of Iowa, BSc 1927, MD 1929; Phi Beta Pi; m Mary Finney Aug 25, 1930 Greenfield, Ind; 1929-30 phys Indianapolis, Ind Meth Hosp; 1930-36 asst phys Mt. Pleasant State Hosp, Mount Pleasant; 1936-38 asst supt Woodward State Hosp, Woodward; 1938- asst supt Mt. Pleasant State Hosp; Henry Co & Iowa St Med Socs; fellow AMA; BPOE 407, Perry; AF&AM 8; Meth Ch; Indep; hobbies: hunting, fishing, photography; off State Hospital; res 1104 E. Washington, Mount Pleasant. (Henry co. pg 556)

Bryson, Boyd Ray - Attorney; b. Ackley, Iowa Sept 29, 1877; s of Alexander M. Bryson & Cartha H. Allen; ed Ackley HS: Ellsworth Coll, Iowa Falls, BA 1896; Drake U; m Alma Collins Mar 23, 1898 Iowa Falls (dec); d Muriel A. (Mrs. J.B. Tracy); m Thelma G. Clark Mar 31, 1934 New Orleans, La; 1899-1924 & 1927-38 ptr in priv law prac, Iowa Falls; 1899-1906 J.P. Iowa Falls; 1906-14 mayor, Iowa Falls; 1903-24 city atty; 1924-26 dist judge of 11th judicial dist; past pres Hardin Co. Bar Assn; 11th Dist & Iowa St Bar Assns; Mens Forum of Iowa Falls; past pres Rotary; past dir C of C; KP past chancellor comm, mbr grand lodge; AF& AM 192; York Rite 48; KT; Congl Ch, clk; Rep, past secy central com; hobby: roses; off 518½ Cuplin Block; res 339 Sarah Ave, Iowa Falls. (Hardin co. pg 530)

Bryson, Cassius Allen - Attorney; b. Ackley, Iowa May 18, 1874; s of Alexander M. Bryson & Cartha H. Allen; ed Ackley HS 1892; Ellsworth Coll; Drake U, LLB 1897; m Jessie F. Reissner Nov 30, 1899 Des Moines; s Phillip W.J. Robert; d Helen M. (Mrs. P.E. Jones); 1899-1938 ptr in law firm Bryson & Bryson, Iowa Falls; 1938- prac law, Iowa Falls; 1901-03 & 1924- city atty; 1910-16 Hardin Co atty; during World War mbr bur of mil affairs, with E.O. Ellsworth trained drafted men in Hardin Co. 4½ months; SUV, past state comm of Iowa div, past natl counselor; past pres Hardin Co Bar Assn; 11th Dist Bar Assn; KP, past chancelor comm; AF&AM; Rep, chmn central com 24 years; hobby: flowers; grandfather came to Allamakee Co. 1848 from Conn., in 6th State legislation as Rep; maternal grandparents came from Buckingham Co. Penn 1864; off 518½ Caplin Block; res 802 Siloam Ave, Iowa Falls. (Hardin co. pg 531)

Bryan, Earl H. - Ice Cream Manufacturer; b Franklin Co, Iowa Apr 19, 1889; s of William Bailey Bryan & Susan King Townsend; ed Hampton; m Ethel M. Carson June 24, 1919 West Concord, Minn; s Robert Carson; d Barbara Jean; 1909-12 helper in creamery, Gurler & Barth, Hampton; 1912-25 owner & opr, 1925- added creamery; 1931- buyer & seller livestock; 1937- ice cream mfr; mbr bd of edn 12 years, Hampton; during World War ent U.S. Army Aug 5, 1918 stationed QMC Hoboken, N.J., disch Jan 31, 1919; Rotary; Comml Club; Franklin Co Farm Bur; Hampton Country Club; IOOF; hobby: baseball; off 107 2nd Ave NW; res 215 1st NE, Hampton. (pg 459)

Burger, Joseph M. - Physician & Surgeon; b Hayes, Wis Oct 30, 1904; s of George W. Burger & Clara Ehlinger; ed Hollister, Wis; Antigo Wis HS; Marquette U, Milwaukee Wis Bsc 1928; Northwestern U, Chicago, BM 1930, Northwestern U, chicago, MD 1931; m Marjorie Merrell Oct 11, 1930 Milwaukee Wis; s William J.; d Sandra Jean; 1930-31 interne Uni Hosp, Chicago, Ill; 1931-33 resident surg Cook Co Hosp, Chicago, Ill; 1933- surg Hampton Clinic, Hampton; Iowa St Med Soc; Comml club; AMA; Country Club; hobbies: fishing, hunting; off Hospital; res 115 S. Federal, Hampton. (pg 459)

Butler, Enos LeRoy - Clothier; b. Minneapolis, Minn July 11, 1898; s of Edward I. Butler & Lena Samson; ed Northwood; Capital City Comml Coll, Des Moines; m Winifred Evans Corrough June 18, 1935 Grinnell; d Elizabeth Anne; 1916-17 steno Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co, Des Moines; 1919-20 emp in circulation dept, Register & Tribune, Des Moines; 1920-24 clk in groc store, Northwood; 1924-26 clk Halverson Clother, Albert Lea, Minn; 1926-28 emp by Lenthold St. Clair Co Clothiers, Owatonna, Minn; 1928- mgr St Clair Clothier co, later ptr, St Clair & Butler; during World War ent U.S. army service July 1917 attached 34th div, stationed Camp Cody, N.M., O/S duty 6 months stationed Bordeaux, France, disch May 1919; Amer Legion; Comml Club, pres 1940; Rotary; Hampton Country Club; hobby: golf; off 118 1st NW; res 4 2nd Ave SW, Hampton. (pg 459-460)

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Carlson, Frank G. - Physician & Surgeon; b Ackley, Iowa Feb 18, 1878; s of John Peter Carlson & Bertha Meyer; ed Hampton; U of Iowa; Northwestern U, MD 1903; grad work Chicago Post Grad Hosp., Royal Ophthalmic Hosp, London, England; m Mary Atwater at Iowa City; s Dr. Walter A.; d Gretchen (Mrs. Harlan Girton); 1903-11 prac med, Thornton, 1913- Mason City, eye, ear, nose & throat specialist; mbr staff St. Joseph's Mercy Hosp, Mason City; AMA; Iowa St Med Soc; Cerro Gordo Co Med Soc, past secy & past pres; Lions; AF&AM; Scot Rite 32°; KT; Shrine; BPOE; Meth Ch; hobbies: travel & fishing; off First National Bank Bldg; res 511 E. State, Mason City. (Cerro Gordo co. pg 220)

Carr, J.E. - Retired; b Montford, Wis. Nov 18, 1859; s of Nichols Carr & Mary Richardson; ed Montford, Wis; Oakland Valley; m Alice Emma Corbin Jan 29, 1889 at Dows; s Woodrow C., Johnnie Jr. (dec); d Lucia Vernett (Mrs. Clyde Hart), Luella (Mrs. Don C. Anderson), Lorana (Mrs. Floyd Rummel), Inez M. (Mrs. J.S. Fisher), Gladys (dec); 1890-1936 farmer, Franklin Co; 1936- real est & ins agt, Popejoy; past twp assessor 10 years; pres sch bd many years; 1906-30 pres & owner Bank of Popejoy, Popejoy; 1902-10 Franklin Co. supvr; AF&AM 366, Alden; York Rite, Iowa Falls; Scot Rite 32º, Cedar Rapids; KT 48; Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies: fishing, reading; off & res Popejoy. (pg 460)

Clock, Doris Laverne - Merchant; b Maysville, Iowa May 8, 1870; s of Hezekiah Clock & Emily A. Roberts; ed Geneva; Grinnell Coll; m Pearl A. Rowe Dec 8, 1907 at Warren; s Reginald C.; d Marjorie E. (Mrs. L.H. Shepoiser); 1909- mcht, Geneva; 1934-38 mbr town coun; mbr Grocers Whol Co., Des Moines; Meth Ch, mbr church bd since 1920; Rep; hobby: politics; off & res Geneva. (pg 460)

Clock, Jean H. - Retired; b Franklin Co., Iowa Nov 1, 1866; s of Edward L. Clock & Fannie E. Wheeler; ed Franklin Co; m Sophia E. Carlson Oct 24, 1893 at Geneva; s Lawrence D; d Edith M. (Mrs. F.R. Miller); 1889-1916 farmer, Franklin Co.; 1908-23 carp, Geneva; 1923-30 grain dir, Geneva; 1930- ret, Geneva; past mayor 1 term; past mbr town coun many years; mbr bd of edn several times; hobbies: gardening, cabinet making; res Geneva. (pg 460)

Clock, Sherwood Alonzo - Judge of District Court; b Geneva, Iowa Aug 2, 1879; s of Hezekiah C. Clock & Emily Roberts; ed Bloomington, Ill. HS; U of Ill.; Sigma Chi; m Fannie Nobles Oct 3, 1902 Geneva; d Helen May (Mrs. H.R. Moore), Laura Alice (Mrs. R.T. Connley); 1903 adm to Washinton St bar; 1904 adm to Iowa bar; 1904 prac law Hampton; 1906-10 Franklin co. atty; 1910-23 prac law, ptr of Clark & Saley, 1923- judge of 11th judicial dist of Iowa; during World War 1917 apptd com administrator by Gov Hardy, 1918 enl in tank corps Co B, 307th batt, Raleigh, N.C., disch Jan 1919; Iowa St & Amer Bar Assns; Rotary; hobby: fishing; res 215 2nd Ave SE, Hampton. (pg 460)

Collins, Harry L. - Dairyman; b Ollie, Iowa June 12, 1894; s of Alexander Collins & Susan Wisman; ed Traer; m Olive Miner Bird Dec 16, 1920 at Hampton; s Keith Ward; d Helen Jane, Rosemary; 1925-32 emp by J.A. Miller Tire & Battery Service, Hampton; 1932-33 mgr Joe Daniels Tire & Battery Service, Mason City & Mankato, Minn.; 1933- farmer breeder of purebred Guernsey cattle & opr dairy, Franklin Co; 1936- secy highway safety coun; during World War ent U.S. army Jan 1918; attached to 409th teleg SC, Leavenworth, Kas, O/S 11 months, disch Apr 1919; Amer Legion, past adjt 2 years, 1 year adjt county post; secty Franklin Co Farm Bur 2 years; rep North Iowa Guernsey Breeders Assn since 1936; hobbies: archery, fishing; off & res. Hampton. (pg 460)

Coonley, James E. - Attorney; b Iowa City, Iowa mar 27, 1910; s of John Coonley & Sadie Trier; ed Hampton; studied law in off at Hampton; 1934 adm to Iowa bar & fed court; m Viola Roose June 13, 1935 at Cedar Falls; s James Edward II; 1934- prac law, Hampton; 1935- Franklin Co atty; 1938 introduced 1st blood test for alcohol evidence in court in St of Iowa; Iowa St Bar Assn; VP Co Attys Assn of Iowa 1940; mbr Comml Club; Hampton Country Club; off 104½ 1st NW; res 16 5th NE, Hampton. (pg 460)

Couchman, Gaylord M. - Clergyman; b. Popejoy, Iowa Sept 11, 1906; s of Thomas B. Couchman & Elsie M. Davidson; ed Dallas Center HS 1923; Des Moines U., BA 1924, 1927 DIO; active in football, basketball & tennis; mbr college dramatic club; Presby Theological Seminary, Chicago, Ill. 1931-34; m Esther J. Dunkerton July 29, 1935 Des Moines; d Barbara Joe, Carol Ann; 1927-31 with P & C Drug Co. & Travelers Ins of Harford, Conn.; 1934-36 pastor First Presby Ch, Grimes, 1936-40 Lake City, 1940- Boone; Boone & Boone Co. Ministerial Assns; Rotary, past mbr, dir; Kiwanis; hobby: fishing; off & res 717 Greene, Boone. (Boone co. pg 119)

Craighton, Glenn D. - Farmer; b Geneva, Iowa Nov 26, 1896; s of Alva M. Craighton & Elma M. Nichols; ed Hampton; m Lola Marie Stonebraker Jan 29, 1918 at Mason City; s Rex Irving; d Gwen Hazel, Helen Alma; 1915-18 & 1919-1920 tire vulcanizer in J.A. Miller garage, Hampton; 1920- farmer, Franklin Co, also livestock feeder, raiser Angus cattle; mbr bd of edn, Franklin Co since 1922; secy Franklin Co Fair Assn since 1934; during World War enl in U.S. army Sept 6, 1918, attached to 19th Div, Camp Dodge, disch Jan 1919; Amer Legion, ch mbr, Hampton; dir Franklin Co Farm Bur; mbr twp com also co com of Agr Soil Conservation Assn; IOOF, Hampton; hobbies: hunting, fishing; res Hampton. (pg 460)

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Davenport, Frank E. - Owner Oil Co; b Chapin, Iowa Feb 3, 1881; s of Ralph Caswell Davenport & Mary Smith; ed Chapin; Mason City, business course 1906; m Frances Leona Thayer Aug 2, 1916 at Minneapolis, Minn.; s Frank Thayer, Ralph Richard; 1901-06 buttermaker in creameries, Chapin & Hampton; 1905-10 clk in groc stores, Hampton; 1910-14 asst cash Geneva Savings Bank, Geneva; 1933- owner & mgr Geneva Oil Co, Geneva; 1939- mayor; secy bd of edn 13 years, Geneva; 1918-38 town treas; Rep; hobby: fishing; off & res Geneva. (pg 460)

Davison, Robert Lynn - Bank cashier; b Hampton, Iowa Aug 17, 1914; s of Clyde Davison & Margaret Van Nest; ed Sheffield HS 1932; special course Amer Inst of Banking 3 years; m Jane Williams July 28, 1937 Mason City; d Lynne DeEtte; while at HS emp with C.M. Wood Auto Co, later A.W. Smith Groc, & Sheffield Bakery, Sheffield; 1932 with Vern Howard Service Station, Mason City; 1932-33 with Nichols Wire Sheet & Hdw Co, Mason City; 1934-36 bkkpr & teller The Northwest Savings Bank of Mason City, 1936-39 bkkpr United Home Bank & Trust Co, Mason City, later teller in personal loan dept; 1939-40 asst cash First Natl Bank, Clarion, 1940- cash; Iowa & Amer Bankers Assn; past treas Mason City Retail Credit Assn; Jr C of C, Mason City, past dir 2 years; Comml Club, bd mbr; BSA, Mason City; Congl Ch; hobbies: swimming, golf, hunting; off First National Bank; res 121 Second Ave NW, Clarion. (Wright co. pg 1312)

Doepke, Charles John - Shoe Store Operator; b Ackley, Iowa; s of Carl Henry Doepke & Marie Weichman; ed Ackley HS; Shattuck Mil Sch, Faribault Minn; m Rose J. Henderson Apr 6, 1904 Atlantic; s John Henderson; d Catharine L. (Mrs. D.R Mallett); 1874-1904 in shoe store of father, Ackley; 1904-37 ptr of W.H. Butts in shoe store, Ackley, 1937- owner & opr; 1892-1905 in whole-hide business, Ackley; during World War mbr Liberty Loan Com; Comml Club; OES, past mbr; KP; AF&AM 219; KT, Iowa Falls; off & res Ackley. (Hardin co. pg 532)

Dohrmann, Fred H. - Merchant; b Hanover, Germany June 16, 1869; s of Fred Dohrmann & Charlotte Oldenburg; ed Franklin Co; m Magdalena Kaus May 23, 1893 in Franklin co.; s Emanuel, Fred H. Jr, Roland George; 1896-1911 ptr of Henry Kaus in gen mdse store, Latimer, 1911- owner & opr; mbr bd of edn several years; mbr town coun 2 terms; mayor, Latimer 1 year; 1928-37 pres & dir Latimer State Bank; hobby: reading; off & res Latimer. (pg 460)

Dunn, George - Insurance Agent; b Whitton, Lincolnshire, England Aug 22, 1885; s of John Dunn & Anne Cook; ed England; Southern Minn Normal Coll; m Hermena C. Messelheiser June 17, 1908 at Alexander; s Gordon Don (dec 1936), Stanley L., John G.; d Margaret Anne (Mrs. A.E. Hagen); 1900 came to U.S., New York City; 1906-07 sch tchr, Franklin Co.; 1907-14 asst cash Alexander Savings Bank, Alexander, 1914 cash, later VP until 1934; 1934- ins agt, Alexander; treas bd of edn, Alexander 23 years; chmn bd of edn 1915- ; 1932- mayor; Hampton Country Club; AF&AM 210, sr warden, Belmond; Congl Ch, clk since 1915; hobby: golf; off & res Alexander. (pg 460)

Dunnette, John William - Insurance Agent; b Southery, England May 27, 1894; s of Charles Turner Dunnette & Elizabeth Ann Stubbing; ed Southery, England; m Marjorie Helen Farney July 6, 1924 Batavia; d Beverly Ann, Rosalyn May; 1912 came to U.S.; 1915 carp, Pipestone, Minn; 1916 ins agt, Hampton; 1917 & 1919 emp by Talcott Hdw Co, Williams; 1919 ins agt, Hamilton Co; 1920-24 ptr of Ralph Kolling in meat market, Buckeye; 1924-25 owner groc & meat market, Sheffield; 1925- dist mgr Mutual Ins Co of N.Y., Sheffield; during World War ent service U.S. army May 1918, 3 months Camp Dodge, Battery C 337th field arty, O/S 6 months, disch Jan 1919; Amer Legion, comm, Sheffield 1934-35, dist comm 1938-39; Underwriters Assn; Comml Club; AF&AM; Meth Ch; Dem; hobbies: landscaping & fishing; off & res Sheffield. (pg 460)

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Edgington, Clarence Lee - Farmer; b Poweshiek Co, Iowa Oct 13, 1896; s of Daniel Russell Edgington & Flora Adella Shaver; ed Grinnnell; m Ruby Hazel Thomas Oct 18, 1917 at Thornton; d Donna Belle, Beulah Lee; 1918 farmer Cerro Gordo Co; 1919- farmer Franklin Co; 1929- owner & opr 1840 A farm in Cerro Gordo co; dir Co-Op Creamery, Sheffield; dir Farmers Elevator, Sheffield; 1925- mbr bd of edn Indep sch dist, Cerro Gordo Co; 1934- chmn bd of trustee Pleasant Valley twp; 1937- chmn twp com AAA, Pleasant Valley; mbr Cerro Gordo Co Farm Bur; IOOF, Sheffield, warden; meth Ch, trustee since 1937; res Sheffield. (pg 460)

Elliott, H.E. - Owner Hatchery; b Spring Valley, Minn Aug 27, 1890; s of Nathan E. Elliott & Emma Schraut; ed Spring Valley; Hampton; m Winifred Cummings Oct 10, 1910 at Hampton; d Elizabeth Christine (Mrs. Harvey Uhlenhopp); 1912-20 ptr of J.W. Cummings in hdw store, Hampton, 1920-27 owner & opr; 1924- owner & opr hatchery, Eldora & Hampton; Iowa St & Natl Poultry Assns; Internatl Baby Chick Assn; past pres & past secy Rotary; Comml Club; hobby: gardening; off 504 3rd SW; res 418 11th Ave NE, Hampton. (pg 460)

Eno, William P. - Farmer; b Sheffield, Iowa Apr 10, 1910; s of William Henry Eno & Verne M. Walter; ed Sheffield; Iowa St Coll, BA 1931; Adelanta; m Alma Lilly Boehlje Aug 31, 1934 Sheffield; s William Fred; d Patricia Jean; 1931- farmer, Cerro Gordo Co, farm owned by family since 1885, 1934- producer of hybrid seed corn; mbr Farmers Co-op Elevator Bd of Sheffield; mbr Cerro Gordo Farm Bur; mbr Assoc Hybrid Producers; active in soil conservation work, committeeman since 1933; res Sheffield. (pg 460)

Evans, Donald - Attorney; b Hampton, Iowa July 2, 1882; s of William D. Evans & Julia Stark; ed Hampton HS 1899; Grinnell Coll, PhB 1903; Drake U, LLB 1907; m Edna Lydston Hooley Oct 24, 1907 Des Moines; d Susan (Mrs. Hubert C. Jones); 1907 adm to Iowa bar; 1907-08 prac law, Hampton; 1908-18 & 1922- prac law, Des Moines; 1918 gen atty M&StL RR, Minneapolis Minn; 1919-20 CStPM&O RR, St Paul, Minn, 1920-22 M&ST RR, Minneapolis, Minn; 1940- dir Central Life Assurance Soc; Polk Co, Iowa St & Amer Bar Assn; C of C; Des Moines Club; Wakonda Country Club; Plymouth Congl Ch; Rep; hobbies: golf, hunting & fishing; off 1215 Equitable Bldg; res 4104 Greenwood Drive, Des Moines. (Polk co. pg 978-979)

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Faller, John Carl - Hardware Dealer; b Sioux City, Iowa Apr 20, 1893; s of William Albert Faller & Anna Marie Wideman; ed sioux City; m Josephine Blanche Pack Feb 26, 1919 at Sioux city; s Raymond, Carl, Richard, John; d Mary Lou, Dona Mae; 1911-12 clk in dymond Simmons Whol Hwd Co, Sioux City; 1912-13 baker Ditmer Bakery, Walthill, Neb; 1913-15, 1917-19 & 1920-27 clk, Peete Hdw Co, Sioux City; 1916-17 emp by Marshall Wells Hdw Co, Duluth, Minn.; 1919-1920 clk Krenzien Hdw Co, Norfolk, Neb; 1927-39 ptr of B.S. Peete & C.F. Lytle in Peete Hdw Co, Hampton, 1939- owner & opr; Iowa Retail Hdw Assn; Comml Club, past VP; WOW, Sioux City; AF&AM 191, past master; hobby: fishing; off 8 1st NW; res 121 1st Ave NE, Hampton. (pg 460)

Ferris, Earl - Nursery Owner; b Bristow, Iowa Nov 17, 1876; s of S.W. Ferris & Hulda Maude Hazllet; ed Bristow HS; Upper Iowa U, BSC 1899; m Allice May Franklin Oct 1, 1902 at Hampton; s S. Wayne; d Genevieve Eleanor (Mrs. Ed Reagan), Imogine (Mrs. Arnold Kluever); 1899-1902 emp in nursery business, estab by father 1869, Bristow, 1900- Hampton, business now extends from coast to coast; 1919-39 dir Iowa St fair bd dist No 3; Rotary; Ch of Christ; Rep; hobby: nursery; off 811 8th NE; res 818 Central Ave E, Hampton. (pg 460)

Ford, George C. - Dry Cleaner; b Thayer, Kas June 11, 1890; s of Charles Henry Clay Ford & Della Alice Clements; ed Thayer, Kas, Goldthwaite, Tex; m Velma Grace Spargur May 4, 1917 at Creston; d Maxine Wilda; 1910-11 owner & opr cleaning establishent, Ottawa, Ill; 1911-13 emp by Fox River Dyers & Cleaners, Aurora, Ill; 1913-15 emp by Troy Laundry, Peoria, Ill; 1915-16 emp by Dresher Brothers Cleaners, Omaha, Neb; 1916-17 owner & opr cleaning establishment, Tipton, 1917- Hampton; 1933-37 charity cleaning for many Franklin Co orgns; mbr BSA advisory com many years; Lions, past pres; Comml Club, pres 1933-34; Rotary; AF&AM 191; KT, Ottawa, Ill; Shrine, Cedar Rapids; hobbies: gardening & landscaping; off 11 1st Ave SE; res 621 1st Ave SE, Hampton. (pgs 460-461)

Foster, Carl D. - Attorney; b Columbus, Ohio Apr 17, 1905; s of D.L. Foster; ed East HS, Des Moines 1923; Penn Coll, BA 1926; Drake U, LLB 1932; Phi Alpha Delta; m Dorothy Bell Sept 21, 1926 Oskaloosa; s Michael David; d Susan Ann; 1932 adm to Iowa bar; prac law Sheffield; Iowa St Bar Assn; Hampton Country Club; AF&AM; Meth Episc Ch; off & res Sheffield. (pg 461)

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Galvin, Silas Jack - President Brick & Tile Co; b Marion Co, Iowa Aug 7, 1878; s of James Allan Galvin & Margaret Haynes; ed Knoxville HS; 6 months business coll, Dixon, Ill; m Ethel L. Craig June 7, 1899 Des Moines; s Richard Jack; d Ruth Gwendolyn (Mrs. A.D. Thornburg); 1896 rural sch tchr, Calhoun Co; 1897 sch tchr, Marion Co; 1899-1906 steno for Iowa Pipe & Tele Co, Des Moines; 1906-09 in brick & tile business, Iowa Falls; 1909-1 traveled for John Deere Plow co; 1911-14 asst mgr John Deere Plow Co, Moline, Ill; 1914-17 sales mgr Amer Brick & Tile Co, Mason City; 1917-20 gen mgr Auburn Brick & Tile Co, Auburn; 1923- mgr Sheffield Brick & Tile Co, 1938- pres, Hampton; 1924 mbr Iowa St legislature; 1928 nominee for state rwy commr; 1940 nominated as Dem candidate for Lt gov; 1933-38 mbr IERA; Iowa Mfrs Assn, pres 1939-40; past pres, past mbr Rotary; AF&AM; Chris Sci Ch; Dem, 1940 del to natl conv, 1936 alternate del to natl conv; off Sheffield; res 221 1st NW, Hampton. (pg 461)

Gray, LeRoy Ernest - Pharmacist; b Monroe, Iowa Mar 1, 1888; s of Jame J. Gray & Martha M. Puriton; ed Monroe; m Arianna Oldham Oct 24, 1911 at Des Moines; s Gordon LeRoy; d Dotta Floy (dec); 1908-13 appr in pharm, Monroe; 1915 passed Iowa St Bd of Pharm; 1913-20 mgr L.E. Gray Drug Co, Monroe; 1921- owner pharm; 1927-29 & 1940- mbr bd of edn; Comml Club, pres 1930; AF&AM 191; hobbies; reading, advertising writing; off 104 1st NW; res 309 S. Federal, Hampton. (pg 461)

Green, Gilbert J. - Dentist; b Sheffield, Iowa Feb 27, 1884; s of James Green & Sarah Combellick; ed Sheffield HS 1901; Morningside Coll, Sioux City 1901-03; Drake U, 1904-06; Creighton U, DDS 1906-07; Delta Sigma Delta; m Lena E. Tyler March 24, 1909 Wayne, Neb.; s J. Stanley, Howard W.; d Edith M. (Mrs. M.L. Free), Phyllis C.; 1907-16 dentist, Wayne, Neb., 1916-18 Omaha, Neb, 1918- Fort Dodge; past chmn lib bd, Wayne, Neb; Eastern Dist Dental Soc, secy 1917; Fort Dodge & Iowa St Dental Soc; ADA; Kiwanis, 1st VP; C of C; Fort Kansa Club; AF&AM 111, past master, Wayne, Neb; Ch of Christ, deacon; Rep; hobbies: fishing, hunting & photography; off 201-202 Carver Bldg; res 216 No 15th, Fort Dodge. (Webster co. pg 1245)

Griffen, Fred Orin - Music Director & Composer; b Blue Earth, Minn, May 5, 1890; s of Charles Ellsworth Griffen & Agusta Florinda Arnold; ed Lamberton, Minn; St. Paul's Coll, St Paul, Minn grad music & comml course 1906; m Elizbeth Frederica Beyer, Mar 5, 1911 Lamberton, Minn; s Durwood Gordon, Forrest Fred; 1906-08 secy to U.S Sen Frank Clague, Minn; 1908-11 asst cash First Natl Bank, Lamberton, Minn; 1912-17 built electric light plant & wired town of Lamberton & surrounding towns in Minn; 1917-19 auditor Johnson-Wentworth Lbr Co, Cloquet, Minn; 1919-22 auditor for chain of banks throughout S.D., Minn. & Iowa; 1922-24 dist mgr Equitable Life Assurance of N.Y., Brooking, S.D.; beginning 1906 dir bands & orchestras in various places; summers 1904-06 cornet soloist Chautauqua Co, St Paul; 1924-33 music dir municipal sch bands, Hartley, 1933- Hampton; 1926 published set of instruction books, Foundation to Band Playing, over 1,000,000 copies sold; published Advanced Lessons to Band Playing & Imperial Four, band books; latest publication 1940 Griffen's Improved Instrumental Course of Band Playing in 2 parts; pres Iowa Band Masters Assn 1939-40; mbr judging com Iowa HS Music Assn; Rotary; Comml Club, secy; Country Club; hobby: helping children & drawing house plans; res 19 4th SE, Hampton. (pg 461)

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Hackbarth, Earl A. - County Treasurer; b Franklin Co, Iowa May 2, 1895; s of Carl H. Hackbarth & Louisa Tratz; ed Franklin Co; Business Coll, Chicago, Ill; m Irma Capellen Oct 21, 1916 at Dows; s Earl C., Winston Philip; 1913-16 clk Western Electric Co, Chicago, Ill; 1916-33 farmer, Franklin Co; 1933- Franklin Co treas; 1932 pres bd of edn; 1922-32; twp assessor; Comml Club; OES; AF&AM 191; Meth Ch, mbr bd, mbr choir many years; Rep; hobbies: fishing, gardening; off Courthouse; res 302 3rd Ave NE, Hampton. (pg 461)

Haecker, Elija Dodd - Retired; b Dane Co, Wis Mar 23, 1860; s of Henry Haecker & Anna Barbara Drohmann; ed Hampton schs; Iowa St Normal, Cedar Falls; m Elvira Helen Missman Oct 22, 1884 Franklin Co. (dec 1915); s Maurice Roswell (dec 1897), Ralph Frederic; d Roxie Mildred (Mrs. E.A. Brattrud), Alma Delle (Mrs. J.A. Lundberg), Cary Mabel; 1883-92 clk for Charles Beeds Hdw Co, Hampton, 1892-97 ptr of Charles Beeds, Alexander; 1897-98 clk for Charles Beeds Hdw Co, Hampton; 1898-1902 Franklin Co Auditor; 1903-07 Franklin Co dep auditor; 1907-16 real est & ins agt, Hampton; 1916-39 Franklin Co. auditor; 1881-82 2nd vocal tchr in Franklin Co; mbr bd of edn, Hampton 6 years; Comml Club; Farm Bur; Meth Ch, choir mbr 50 years, choir leader 10 years, mbr ofcl bd many years; hobby: music; res 303 4th SE, Hampton. (pg 461)

Hamilton, Ward Ryckman - Part owner Business Coll; b Franklin Co., Iowa Nov 10, 1880; s of F. Marion Hamilton & Racheal Blackstone; ed Hampton & Chapin rural schs; Highland Park Coll, Des Moines; m Dorothy A. Wolter Nov 5, 1918 Chicago, Ill; s Robert Ward, Horace L.; 1904-08 sales & enrollment representative, Tolands Business U, Mason City, tchr & later mgr; 1908- owner & opr Tolands Business U, 1910 renamed Hamilton Sch of Commerce; gives about 200 pub speeches annually; during World War, mbr local coun of defense; Natl Assn of Priv Comml Schs; Natl Comml Tchrs Fedn; Natl Assn of Accredited Comml Schs; Central Comml Tchrs Assn; Iowa Assn of Priv Comml Schs; C of C, past dir; Rotary, past secy & past pres; Mason City Country Club; Comm Chest campaign; Cerro Gordo Co Tuberculosis Assn, past pres; AF&AM; formerly active BPOE; Meth Ch; hobby: golf; off 1st NE; res 823 N. Jefferson Ave, Mason City. (Cerro Gordo co. pg 227)

Hannah, James - Hardware Dealer; b Nawtonstewart, Scotland Sept 22, 1864; s of Andrew Hannah & Elizabeth Crawford; ed Scotland; m Helen Kelley June 15, 1888 at Crestown, Scotland; s Alex K, James C., Will Andrew, Ernest T, Robert A; d Elizabeth (Mrs. Ray Bourquin), Jessie (dec); 1889-91 farmer, Cerro Gordo; 1891-1918 farmer, Franklin Co; 1918- hdw dlr, Hansell; mbr bd of edn several years; city assessor 20 years; Iowa St Hdw Assn; past mbr Franlin Co Farm Bur; IOOF; hobby: travel; off & res Hansell. (pg 461)

Hansen, Thomas Christian - Secretary Life Insurance Association; b Latimer, Iowa Jan 8, 1892; s of Ole Hansen & Anna Johansen; ed Latimer HS 1908; ISTC; Dana Coll, Blair Neb; Waterloo Business Coll, 1915; m Jennie D. Jepsen Nov 10, 1925 Cedar Falls; s James Robert, Willard Richard; 1915-17 bkkpr, later asst cash Coulter Savings Bank, Coulter; 1917-18 bkkpr Citizen's Natl Bank, Hampton; 1919-27 asst cash, Coulter Savings Bank, Coulter; 1927-30 asst cash Dyke Savings Bank, Dyke; 1930-33 emp in Black Hawk Co. treas off; 1933- scy to Danish Mutual Ins Assn, Cedar Falls; past mayor of Coulter, also past city clk; during World War enl Mar 1918 in 45th coast arty 5th regiment div A New Orleans, Va, O/S Oct 1918-Feb 1, 1919; Amer Legion, past comm Hampton post, past dir, past treas, past adjt of Dyke post & Cedar Falls post; C of C; Nazarene Luth Ch, past chmn Brotherhood, past chmn of bldg com, past secy bd of trustee, of Bible Conf; off 412 Main; res 1126 Fremont, Cedar Falls (Back Hawk co. pg 98)

Harrison, Charles Robert - Merchant; b Hansell, Iowa Mar 15, 1903; s of Robert M. Harrison & Edith May Kilpatrick; ed Hampton; Cornell Coll, Mount Vernon; U of Southern Cal, Los Angeles; U of Iowa, BA 1925; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; m Helen Elizabeth Lainhard Dec 27, 1933 at Des Moines; d Diane Meredith; 1925-26 emp in Franklin Co treas off; 1926-27 ins agt Travelers Ins Co, Detroit, Mich; 1929-31 emp in Toledo, Ohio, Peerless Cement Co.; 1931- part owner & mgr Harrison Store, Hampton; mbr city coun; Comml Club, past pres; past pres Rotary; past pres Country Club; hobbies: gold, amateur movie photography; off Harrison Bldg; res 102 1st Ave SE, Hampton. (pg 461)

Harrison, Dallas Morton - Dairy Farmer; b Hansell, Iowa Feb 26, 1897; s of Charles Harrison & Christena Kruggel; ed Hampton; Hamilton U, Mason City; m Ruth A. Artley Feb 26, 1918 at Hampton; s Dallas Morton Jr., Charles A., Russell L., Dwight Allen; 1918-20 farmer, Franklin Co; 1937-40 mgr Franklin Rural Electrification; 1940- dairy farmer, breeder of Brown Swiss cattle; mbr bd of edn; orgr & secy 12 year Brown Swiss Cattle Assn; mbr Franklin Co Farm Bur 20 years; Comml Club; Rotary, past pres; Hampton Country Club; OES; AF&AM 191; RAM; Meth Ch, SS supt, pres Upper-Iowa Layman of Meth Ch since 1939; hobby: showing cattle; res 1201 Central Ave, Hampton. (pg 461)

Hedgecock, Lewis E. - Physician & Surgeon; b Kalo, Iowa Mar 27, 1901; s of Isiah C. Hedgecock & Mary Agnes Dunn; ed Udell; ISTC, BA 1927; U of Iowa, grad work 1 year; U of Iowa MD 1935; Phi Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; m Pauline Davis July 14, 1938 at Nowata, Okla; 1923-25 sch tchr, Plymouth, 1927-31 Hampton HS; 1935-36 interne San Diego County Hosp, Hampton Clinic; 1937- priv med prac, Hampton; Franklin Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; IOOF; KP Meth Ch; hobby: horticulture; off 2 1st Ave NE; res Winsor Apartment Bldg, Hampton. (pg 461)

Heitland, Harry B. - County Superintendent of Schools; b Ackley, Iowa Feb 1, 1906; s of Henry H. Heitland & Lena Bleeker; ed rural sch, Ackley; Ackley HS 1923; Coe Coll, 1 year; ISTC BA 1927; U of Iowa 1 year; 1928-29 tchr Whitten; 1929-30 prin & tchr, Allison; 1932-31 (sic) supt of sch & baseball coach, Briston, 1931-36 Dinsdale; 1936- Tama Co supt of schs; secy Tama Co Nursing Bd, Co Central Nursing Com; Tama & Toledo Golf Club; Tama Co Activities Assn, past pres 2 times, 1936- secy; ISTA; Amer Assn of Sch Administrators; Woodman; OES, Reinbeck; AF&AM, Ackley; RAM, Marshalltown; Meth Ch; Dem; hobbies: baseball, golf; off & res Toledo. (Tama co. pg 1162)

Hemingway, John Dexer - Dentist; b Hampton, Iowa; s of John Maynard Hemingway & Natalia Zimmerman; ed Hampton HS; Iowa St U, DDS; Kappa Sigma; Omicron Kappa Upsilon; m Iva Babcock Sept 2, 1915 Waverly; s John B., Richard M., William M. (dec); d Jeannette; 1907- dentist, Waverly; past mbr sch bd; past mbr lib bd; during World War chmn Bremer Co. Dental Soc. bd for soldiers dentistry; Iowa St Dental Soc; past pres Mason City Dist Dental Soc; ADA; FACD; past pres Charles City Study Club; Waverly Golf Cub; C of C, pres; AF & AM; York Rite; Shrine; hobbies: shooting, duck hunting, horseback riding, golf; off 122½ E. Bremer; res 500 1st SE, Waverly. (Bremer co. pg 137)

Hickethier, Max - County Engineer; b Hampton, Iowa Apr 25, 1895; s of Oscar E. Hickethier & Lillian May; ed Hampton HS 1915; Iowa St. Coll, 1915-17; Phi Gamma Delta; m Irene Du Clos Dec 1, 1917 Hampton; 1919-21 asst Franklin Co. engr; 1921-27 Franklin co. engr; 1927 maintenance supt Iowa St. Highway Commission; 1936- Floyd Co engr; during World War enl U.S. army, Hampton, field arty, sent to Camp Jackson, comm 1st sgt, disch Dec 1919; Amer Legion; AF&AM; RAM; Congl Ch; hobby: fishing; off Ellis Bldg; res Charles City. (Floyd co. pg 452)

Hobson, Abraham Johns - Attorney; b Hampton, Iowa May 27, 1903; s of Abraham John Hobson & Isabelle Milloy; ed Hampton; U of Iowa 2 years; Drake U 1 year; U of Chicago, LLD 1929; 1929-35 emp by Aetna Life Ins Co, Chicago, Ill; 1935- prac law with Gareld Leming, Hampton; 1935- city atty; Comml Club; Rotary; Country Club; AF&AM 191; RAM 69; hobby: golf; off 9 1st Ave SW; res 115 2nd Ave SW, Hampton. (pg 461)

Hoffman, Harold Douglas - Superintendent of Schools; b Moravia, Iowa Aug 10, 1899; s of Jarvis Lee Hoffman & Sarah Melissa Stoops; ed Moravia; U of Iowa, BA 1923, MA 1938; Iowa St Coll 1 summer; m Mary Eleanor Stewart May 29, 1924 at Waterloo; s Lee Stewart; d Dorothy Eleanor, Phillis Jane, Mary Josephine; 1917-18 tchr, Mystic; 1920-21 tchr Jr HS, Lanesborop 1922-24 tchr manual arts & athletic coach, Mechanicsville; 1924-29 supt of schs, Sulphur Springs, 1929- Sheffield, instrumental in bldg of new gym & adding 2 classrooms to sch; has written Franklin Co History, also Social & Culturaa History Franklin Co; during World War ent US army Oct 1, 1918, SATC Iowa City, disch Dec 19, 1918; Comm Club; BSA, mbr troop com many years; AF&AM; Meth Ch, SS tchr since 1933; hobbies: hunting, fishing; off & res Sheffield. (pg 461)

Hofmeister, William Fred - Auto Dealer; b. Franklin Co., Iowa Sept 24, 1898; s of Gottlob Hofmeister & Lena Schwarz; ed Ackley HS 1919; Grinnell Coll 1919-20; m Clara Dentel Nov 25, 1927 Ackley,; d Barbara Jean; 1920-24 emp by Witte & Meyer Chevrolet & Buick Auto Co., Ackley; 1924-27 ptr of Matt Muessigmann in Overland Agcy & garage, Ackley; 1927-32 ptr of Fred Aldinger in Willys-Overland Agcy & garage, Ackley; 1933-38 ptr of Fred Aldinger in Ford agcy, Ackley; 1938- owner & opr Ford agcy, Ackley; 1931-34 mbr city coun; 1939- mbr sch bd, Ackley; Iowa Auto Dirs Assn; Comml Club; St John's Evang & Reform Ch, del from Iowa Synod & treas of church; hobby: movie photography; off Ford Agency; res Ackley. (Hardin co. pg 534)

Horecka, Fred - Chevrolet Dealer; b Franklin Co., Iowa April 16, 1893; s of Joseph Horecka & Rose Prohaska; ed Hancock Co. HS; Highland Park Coll, Des Moines; m Elsie L. Saucke Mar 6, 1919 Farnhamville; adopted s Glen; d Cleone; 1813-14 emp by Adam & Whitman Auto Co., Humboldt; 1914-16 owner & opr General Repair Garage, Farnhamville; 1916-17 emp by Johnson Motor Co, Farnhamville; 1919-20 emp J.O. Warner Garage, Farnhamville; 1920-23 owner & opr Fred Horecka Garage, Farnhamville, 1923- Hubbard; past mbr town coun, Hubbard 3 years; 1934- mbr Hubbard sch bd, past pres; during World War enl ordnance corp, heavy mobile ordnance repair shop US army; O/S 6 months, in service 14 months; Amer Legion post 4; Iowa Auto Dirs Assn; C of C, past dir; Luth Ch, past trustee; hobby: fishing & farming; off & res Hubbard. (Hardin co. pg 534)

Hudson, Benoni F. - Jeweler; b Winnebago Co., Ill. July 13, 1862; s of Theopilus S. Hudson & Lovina M. Kellogg; ed Hardin Co.; m Crissie F. Fenton Nov 10, 1897 at Eldora (dec); s Willis F., Glenn B.; d Clara (dec), Genevieve; 1886-95 farmer, Franklin Co.; 1896-98 watch repairman, Whitten, 1898- Sheffield; past mbr bd of edn, Sheffield several years; WOW; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby: working with watches; off & res Sheffield. (pg 461)

Hudson, Jessie B. - Physician & Surgeon; b West Fork twp, Franklin Co., Iowa Mar 4, 1870; dau of T.E.B. Hudson & Abigail Kellogg; ed Franklin Co.; Morrison, Ill. 1 year; Iowa St Coll, BSc, BL 1893; summer term U of Chicago 1898; U of Iowa, MD 1908, MSc 1911; 3 months course in pathology & physiology Rush Med Coll, Chicago 1905; U of Penn Med Sch 6 months, grad work in ppathology, 1912-13 1st woman to register for full course leading to degree in PhD in U of Penn Grad Med Sch; short course in reoentgenology Harvard med Sch 1931; correspondence course in U.S. Hist, Chicago U 1897; 2 years rural sch tchr, Franklin Co.; 1890 Franklin Co dep auditor, 1 year clk in Farmers & Mchts Bank, Hampton; 1894-96 prin, Hampton grade sch; 1896-98 tchr, Tipton HS; 1898-1908 asst prin, Lansing HS; 1906-07 tchr, Menominee , Mich HS; 1908-12 bacteriologist for Iowa St Bd of Health, Iowa City; 1912-13 pathologist Womans Hosp, Philadelphia, Penn, while taking post grad work U of Penn; 1913-15 dir clinical lab at Agatha Hosp, Clinton; 1915-17 opr priv clinical & x-ray lab, Clinton; 1917-25 priv med prac & dir of pathological & bacteriological lab in St. Anthony's Hosp, Carroll; 1925-27 & 1936- prac med, Sheffield; Dec 1927-36 6 months phys with State Mental Hosp at Howard RI, then roentgeniologist & physiotherapist; 1936- opr antique shop, Sheffield; listed in Who's Who Among Physicians & Surgeons, also Biographical Encyclopedia of North Amer for 1940; Franklin Co & Iowa St Med ocs; AMA; State Soc of Iowa Med Women; RI Med Womens Soc; New England Roentgen Ray Soc; Radiological Soc of North Amer; New England Soc of Physiotherapy; New England Soc of Psychiatry; B&PW Club; Sheffield Womens Club; Hampton Womans Club; PEO; DAR; OES; Meth Ch, SS tchr many years; Rep; hobbies: collecting antiques, collecting stamps; off & res Sheffield. (pg 461)

Hushka, Leo Franklin - Elevator Manager; b Iowa Falls, Iowa July 4, 1893; s of Frank Hushka & Mary Elizabeth Croft; ed Franklin Co rural schs; m Gertrude Mae Mohring Jan 7, 1924 at Mason City; 1907-12 clk in gen store, Bradford; 1912-18 emp by father in Hushka & Hamilton Elevator, Bradford; 1919-30 owner & opr garage, Bradford; 1930-37 tank wagon agt for Standard Oil Co, Bradford; 1937- mgr Farmers Co-op Elevator, Bradford; 1936- mbr bd of edn, Bradford; during World War in U.S. Army motor transport corps, Des Moines, West la Fayette, ind, Fort Sheridan, Ill., Fort Wingate, N.M., disch Apr 1919; hobby: raising chickens; off & res Bradford. (pgs 461-462)

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Ingebretson, Silas Orien - Mayor; b Franklin Co near Sheffield, Iowa Dec 5, 1884; s of Albert Ingebretson & Johanna Hanson; ed Sheffield; Cedar Rapids Business Coll; m Martha Etta Wihelm Mar 2, 1910 at Sheffield; s Lloyd W.; d Ona Mae; 1907-08 emp on gen mdse store, Alexander; 1908 emp by Moore Lbr Co, Sheffield; 1909 worked on dray line, Sheffield; 1910-14 farmer, Franklin co.; 1914-20 with father in livestock business, Sheffield; 1920- owner & opr farm near Sheffield, hog raiser; has int & dir Farmers Co-op Elevator, 1934- pres; past assessor, Sheffield 4 years; past mbr bd of edn, Sheffield 7 years; past mbr town coun 6 years; 1935- mayor; VP Sheffield Savings Bank 3 years; Farm Bur, Franklin Co; Comml Club; hobby: raising horses; off & res Sheffield. (pg 462)

Inglis, David Donaldson - Bank President; b Hampton, Iowa Nov 2, 1894; s of Norman A. Inglis & Mae Clemmer; ed Hampton; Iowa St Coll 2 years; Phi Psi; m Helen Blanchard Jan 1, 1920 at Lake City, Minn.; d Dorothy; 1919-28 teller Hampton State Bank, Hampton; 1928-33 cash, 1933-35 VP, 1935- pres; during World War ent U.S. Army July 1917, attached to navy aviation, O/S 8 months, England & France, disch Jan 1919; Amer Legion; Comml Club; Hampton Country Club; KP; Congl Ch; hobbies: fishing, golf, hunting; off Bank; res 714 1st Ave SE, Hampton. (pg 462)

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Jacobsen, S.C. - Attorney; b Hampton, Iowa Mar 9, 1892; s of Andrew P. Jacobsen & Christina Hansen; ed Iowa St College Prep Sch 1913; ISTC, BA 1917; Harvard U, LLB 1922; Delta Signa Rho; Smith Law Club; m Leona E. Short June 30, 1924 Cedar Falls; s Jerrold; 1922-27 emp in law off, Kansas City; 1927- prac law, Cedar Falls; 1928- asst Black Hawk Co. atty; during World War enl as priv May 27, 1917 Waterloo, OTC, Fort Snelling Aug 27, 1917,commd 1st Lt Nov 27, 1917, commd capt inf July 1918, O/S France 11 months capt inf 2nd army hdqr troop, in Argonne & St. Mihiel, disch Aug 16, 1919; Amer Legion, comm 1928-29, 3rd dist comm 1929-30; State Ofcrs Assn, pres 1936-37; Black Hawk co. & Iowa State Bar Assns; orgn chmn BSA, Cedar Falls; maj commission Ofcrs Res, 1922; C of C, pres 1932-33; Cedar Falls County Club; Lions, dir; BPOE; KP; IOOF; Meth Epic Ch; hobbies: golf, hunting, fishing; off 319½ Main; res 1214 Washington, Cedar Falls. (Black Hawk co. pg 100)

James, John A. - Merchant; b Oxford, Iowa Jan 28, 1896; s of Joseph James & Florence Watson; ed Oxford; m Vera I. Cook Feb 4, 1919 at Iowa City; d Geroldine LaVon; 1919-21 part owner, gen mdse store, Oxford; 1921-28 asst cash Tiffin Savings Bank, Tiffin; 1928-30 part owner groc store, State Center; 1930-35 owner groc & market, Colo; 1935- owner & opr groc & market, Hampton; orgr young peoples band, Tiffin; during World War enl troop C 1st Iowa cavalry Natl Guards, later tsfrd to 127th machine gun batt, machine gun co. 133rd inf, OTS Camp Hancock, Ga, disch 2nd Lt Jan 1919; Comml Club, pres 1939; Country Club; IOOF; hobbies: golf, travel, fishing; off 120 1st NW; res 102 2nd Ave SE, Hampton. (pg 462)

Jennings, F.L. - Grocer; b Warren Co., Ill Feb 9, 1891; s of George S. Jennings & Clara Mae Davis; ed Lucas Co; Business Coll, Chariton; m Blanche Loy Nachan Feb 10, 1912 at Russell; s Richard Graydon; d Phyllis Agnes (Mrs. C.L. Atkinson), Helen Elizabeth; 1912-14 emp by brother G.S. Jennings in gen mdse store, Russell; 1914-24 farmer, Lucas & Clark Cos; 1924-31 opr gen mdse store with brother, Woodburn; groc & meat market, Des Moines, 1931- Hampton, also opr stores Webster City, Albia & Knoxville; Rotary; Comml Club; Country Club; off & res 12 1st NW, Hampton. (pg 462)

Johnson, Raymond Ames - Postmaster; b Latimer, Iowa Oct 7, 1907; s of Thorvald Peter Johnson & Kjestine Peterson; ed Latimer HS; normal course Iowa Falls; Ellsworth Coll; m Florence Viola Clayton June 5, 1934 at Latimer; 1925-33 asst P M Latimer; 1933- P M, Latimer; mbr fire dept 10 years, 1936- fire chief; instrumental in securing funds to pur fire truck 1938; AF&AM 191, Hampton past master, youngest master Hampton lodge has ever had; Meth Ch; Dem; hobbies: fishing, hunting, photography; off & res Latimer. (pg 462)

Johnson, Vivian Wells - Bank President; b Hampton, Iowa June 26, 1896; s of John Johnson & Christina Rasmussen; ed Cedar Falls HS 1915; ISTC 1916; U of Minn, 1917; Phi Delta Theta; m Bernice McClain May 16, 1918 Cambridge, Mass.;d Patricia Maurine, Sonya McClain; 1919- emp in Citizens Security Trust & Savings Bank, Cedar Falls, clk, later cash, 1928- exec VP & cah, 1936 renamed Union Bank & Trust Co., 1939- pres., name changed to First natl Bank; 1928 cash Peoples State Bank, Waukegan, Ill. 6 months; past city treas, Cedar Falls; past secy sch bd, Cedar Falls; Sartori Hosp, trustee; during World War enl May 1917 Fort Snelling in 1st OTC, 2nd Lt Aug 1917, Camp Logan, Houston, Tex, 33rd Div 108th mil police batt, Jan 1918 77th Div 302nd inf., Camp Devens, Mass, O/S June 1918, tsfrd to 1st gen hdqrs mil police batt, Trier Germany, disch Aug 1, 1919 as 1st Lt; Amer Legion; Black Hawk Co. Bankers Assn, past pres; Iowa Bankers Assn, past VP; Amer Bankers Assn; past pres Rotary; C of C, past dir; AF& AM 65; KT 11, past treas; hobby: football; off First National Bank; res 1220 Washington, Cedar Falls. (Black Hawk co. pg 101)

Johnston, Charles Frederic - Attorney; b Hampton, Iowa Jan 17, 1866; s of James J. Johnston & Elizabeth Bradfute; ed Hampton HS; U of Iowa, short law course 1891; m Delle Haecker June 29, 1892 at Hampton; s Charles F. Jr.; d Winifred (Mrs. Richard H. Krouse); 1884-85 rural sch tchr, Franklin co; 1886-87 studied law in law off of D.W. Henley & E.P. Andrews, Hampton; 1888-91 opr of collection off, Sheffield; 1890-91 mayor, Sheffield; 1891 passed Iowa St bar; 1891-92 ptr of J.W. Luke in law firm, Hampton; 1892- prac law, Sheffield; 1895 mbr 26th & 27th gen assemblies Iowa St Legislature from Franklin Co; 1898-1903 dep U.S. Revenue Collector; 1900-30 in banking business with brother George A., Sheffield; 1925 elected state sen of Franklin, Cerro Gordo & Hancock Cos in 41st & 42nd gen assemblies, 1st native son of Franklin Co to be elected to house & senate; Iowa St Bar Assn; Comm Club, pres; Meth Ch; Rep, 1916 del from 3rd congl dist to natl Rep conv, Chicago, Il.; hobby: travel; off & res Sheffield. (pg 462)

Johnston, Howard Hubbard - Physician & Surgeon; b Spencer, Iowa Jan 23, 1893; s of John Edward Johnston & Helen Hubbard; ed Hampton; Drake U; Chicago Coll of Med & Surgery, MD 1917; grad work U of Toulouse, Toulouse, France 1919; Tau Psi; Phi Delta; m Mary Beatrice Weeks Sept 10, 1917 at Hampton; d Mary Helen, Josephine; 1917 interne Franklin Square Hosp & West End Maternity Hosp, Baltimore Md; 1919-21 prac med, Industrial Hosp, St. Louis, Rock Mountain & Pacific Cos, Raton, N.M.; 1921-26 in chg of pediatrics & obstetrics, Hampton Clinic; 1926- prac obstetrics & gynecology; instrumental in promoting establishment Beads Lake State Park; during World War enl U.S. army 1917 med corps, base hosp Camp Wadswaorth, S.C. 8 months, 3 months gen hosp Fort McPherson, Atlantic, Ga, 11 months O/S with evacuation hosp 23, disch Aug 1919; Franklin Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; Amer Soc of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Rotary; Comml Club; Country Club; hobby: hunting; off Manatt Bldg; res Hampton. (pg 462)

Juhl, Lee - Dentist; b Coulter, Iowa Aug 20, 1907; s of Simon N. Juhl & Pearl E. Baltzer; ed Hampton; U of Iowa, DDS 1931; interne U of Okla; Sigma Nu; m Dorothy A. Pfeifer Oct 12, 1933 at Waterloop d Nancy Lee; 1933- dentist, Hampton; 1st Lt in dental res U.S. army; Rotary, secy; Comml Club; Country Club; AF&AM 191; hobbies: golf & photography; off Marshall Bldg; res 109 1st SE, Hampton. (pg 462)

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