The Patron's List in Andreas Atlas gives the name of the individual, their

 residence address, business, nativity, and the year they came to Iowa

(which does not especially mean to Taylor County).

BENTON TOWNSHIP

Algeo, J.I., Bedford, farmer and sheriff, Washington co, Pa, 1848

Chaney, D.L., Bedford, teacher, Newcomerstown, Oh, 1864

Connett, Mahlon, Bedford, physician & druggist, Jefferson co, Ind, 1864

Combs, J.W., Bedford, furniture dealer, Clark co, Ind, 1865

Clark, W.W., Bedford, proprietor "Bedford Mills," Clinton co, Ind, 1857

Cobb, William, sec 34, farmer & minister, Parke co, Ind, 1845

Cobb, Thomas, sec 34, farmer, Scott co, Ky, 1845

Cobb, Ambrose, sec 33, farmer, Parke co, Ind, 1845

Cobb, J.M., sec 33, farmer, Indiana, 1854

Campbell, John, Bedford, deputy sheriff, Coshocton co, Oh, 1839

Dunning, Oscar, sec 7, farmer, Erie co, NY, 1869

Evans, W.F., Bedford, farmer & county auditor, Fountain co, Ind, 1856

Evans, Lyman, Bedford, attorney & notary public, Clinton co, Ia, 1847

Evans, J.L., Bedford, stationery & News Depot, Wapello co, Ia 1849

Evans, John, sec 20, farmer, Augusta co, Va, 1856

Finn, C.L., Bedford, attorney at law, Orange co, NY, 1869

Flick, James, Bedford, attorney at law, Alleghany co, Pa, 1852

Fordyce, Benson, sec 27, farmer & stock dealer, Green co, Pa, 1873

Fairbanks, L.W., sec 17, farmer, Jefferson co, NY, 1868

Garmon, John, Bedford, rock, brick & sand, Cumberland co, Ky, 1841

Goodsill, N., Bedford, lumber dealer, Canada East, 1870

Graff, John, Bedford, clothing, Germany, 1870

Hall, S.J., Bedford, attorney at law, Oneida co, NY, 1857

Hale Brothers, Bedford, Editors Bedford Argus, established, 1871

Hills, D.A., Bedford, "Bedford Woolen Mills," Brownsville, Ind, 1869

Holliday, V.G., Bedford, attorney & post master, Hamilton co, Ind 1853

Houck, A.S., Bedford, agricultural implements, Chautauqua co, NY, 1856

Houck, J.M., Bedford, architect & builder, Chautauqua co, NY, 1857

Hahnenkratt, F.D., sec 17, farmer, Stark co, Oh, 1854

Hardenbrook, R.L., sec 4, farmer, Morrow co, Oh, 1871

Halter, V., Bedford, bus & baggage line, Washington, DC, 1860

Houk, O.W., Bedford, undertaker & furniture, Broome co, NY, 1857

Johnston, James, sec 24, farmer, Franklin co, Pa, 1850

John, Alex., sec 23, farmer & co treasurer, Clinton co, Ind, 1855

King, Isaac, Bedford, physician & surgeon, Fayette co, Oh, 1838

King, M.V., Bedford, bookkeeper, Lee co, Ia, 1844

King, J.T., Bedford, livery stable, Morgan co, Oh, 1855

Lucas, S., Bedford, editor Iowa Southwest, Ashtabula co, Oh, 1862

Lockwood, E.J., sec 34, farmer & minister, Clinton co, NY, 1869

Litteer, A.J., sec Bedford, farmer & dairyman, Sussex co, NJ, 1855

Moser, R.A., Bedford, gen merchandise, Northampton co, Pa, 1850

McCracken, Thomas, Bedford, gen merchandise, Randolph co, NC, 1856

McCracken, James, sec 12, farmer, Hendricks co, Ind, 1848

Mohler, Henry, Bedford, real estate, Morgan co, Oh, 1855

Morris, L.S., sec 35, farmer, Greene co, Pa, 1869

Morris, J.D., Bedford, retired physician, Monmouth co, NJ, 1869

McConvill, H., Bedford, lumber merchant, New York City, 1872

Nelson, Charles, sec 35, farmer, Greene co, Pa, 1869

Parker, William, Bedford, gen merchandise, Taylor co, Ia, 1846

Price, P., sec 5, farmer, Greenbrier co, Va, 1856

Redmon, A.C., Bedford, druggist, Brown co, Oh, 1869

Ross, James, sec 7, farmer, Washington co, Pa, 1856

Smith, E.T., Bedford, banker, Belmont co, Oh, 1853

Stevens, Ezra, Bedford, agricultural implements, Huntingdon co, NY, 1870

Scott, D.H., Bedford, stock dealer, Clinton co, Oh, 1871

Shoemaker, A.C., Bedford, grain dealer, Perry co, Ind, 1872

Titus, Francis, sec 31, far, Chester co, Pa, 1869

Thompson, J.M., Bedford, gen merchandise, Macoupin co, Il, 1853

Underwood, Daniel, Bedford, real estate dealer, Chatham co, NC, 1856

Wilson, O.B., Bedford, banker, Licking co, Oh, 1857

Walker, L.E., Bedford, harness maker, Ohio, 1856

Webb, William, Bedford, stock dealer, Gallatin co, Ky, 1853

Wight,  Marcus, sec 33, farmer, Chemung co, Ky, 1845

Wysong, William, sec 13, farmer, Floyd co, Va, 1854

Whiffin & Hyde, Bedford, attorney, established, 1875

Woolverton, Cyrus, Bedford, grocer, Parke co, Ind, 1855

Wakeman, A.B., sec 15, farmer, Nagara co, NY, 1870

Clayton township

Allen, Sanders, sec 24, farmer, Clark co, Oh, 1857, Bedford

Farlow, John, sec 18, farmer, Wayne co, Ind, 1856, Bedford

Kieffer, G.W., sec 32, farmer, Crawford co, Oh, 1871, Bedford

Mohler, C.C., sec 20, farmer, Morgan co, Oh, 1855, Bedford

Perhin, C.B., sec 6, farmer, Westmoreland co, Pa, 1871, Bedford

Steele, C., sec 30, farmer, Hampshire, Eng., 1860, Bedford

 Dallas township

Curran, P.D., Sec 21, farmer, Carroll co, Md, 1837, Hawleyville

DeLong, G.E., sec 14, farmer, Zanesville, Oh, 1856, Hawleyville

Glassgow, Wm., sec 9, farmer, Harrison co, Oh, 1858, Hawleyville

Glassgow, Eliza, sec 10, farmer, Baltimore, Md, 1857, Hawleyville

Glassgow, C.A., sec 10, farmer, Harrison co, Oh, 1857, Hawleyville

Goudie, John, sec 6, farmer, Kent co, Ct, 1842, Hawleyville

Harris, David, sec 21, farmer, Tyrrell co, NC, 1858, Hawleyville

Jamison, S.R., sec 27, farmer, Perry co, Ind, 1867, Memory

Laird, Levi, sec 11, farmer, Dearborn co, Ind, 1847, Hawleyville

McAlpin, L.B., sec 9, farmer, Johnson co, Ind, 1856, Hawleyville

Milligan, M.M., sec 28, farmer, Guernsey co, Oh, 1858, Hawleyville

Prickett, Thomas, sec 21, farmer, Highland co, Oh, 1857, Hawleyville

Roberts, J.B., sec 10, farmer, Tazewell co, Il, 1865, Hawleyville

Williams, Jonas, sec 16, farmer, Montgomery co, In, 1843, Hawleyville

Gay township

Blakemore, W.D., sec 33, farmer, Fayette co, Oh, 1868, Platteville

Ballou, George, sec 35, farmer, Chenango co, NY, 1850, Mormontown

Hillyer, L.W., sec 21, farmer, Licking co, Oh, 1857, Platteville

Hillyer, J.N., sec 22, farmer, Licking co, Oh, 1857, Platteville

Harvey, R.W., sec 22, farmer, Clermont co, Oh, 1870, Platteville

Hickenlooper, S.B., sec 33, farmer, Armstrong co, Pa, 1848, Mormontown

King, John jr, sec 21, farmer, Canada West, 1861, Platteville

Smalley, J.C., sec 28, farmer, Ross co, Oh, 1857, Platteville

Wintermute, H., sec 6, farmer, Sussex co, NJ, 1856, Conway

Grant township

Baker, R.B., sec 15, farmer, Windham co, Ct, 1868, Conway

Baker, H.S., sec 16, farmer, Windham co, Ct, 1868, Conway

Eastman, Joseph, sec 18, farmer, Belknap co, NH, 1871, Conway

Green, George, sec 16, farmer, Clearfield co, Pa, 1855, Conway

Herriott, Wm, sec 21, farmer, Alleghany co, Pa, 1869, Conway

Lovitt, Jarvis, sec 3, farmer, Licking co, Oh, 1874, Lenox

Robinson, S.G., sec 20, farmer, Crawford co, Pa, 1854, Conway

Robinson, Squire, sec 20, farmer, Genesee co, NY, 1854, Conway

Ramsey, R.S., sec 2, farmer, Virginia, 1845, Lenox

Robinson, S.W., sec 20, farmer, Herkimer co, NY, 1854, Conway

Ramsey, Joseph, sec 14, farmer, Washington co, Mo, 1845, Conway

Woods, H.B., sec 16, farmer, Indianapolis, Ind, 1868, Lenox

Grove township

Carter, W.M., sec 27, farmer, Muskingum co, Oh, 1875, Lenox

Houck, Edwin, sec 21, farmer, Jefferson co, NY, 1854, Lenox

Henry, R.J., sec 34, farmer, Cayuga co, NY, 1856, Bedford

McCully, A., sec 16, farmer, Canada East, 1866, Lenox

Holt township

Algoe, Thomas, sec 34, farmer, Washington co, Pa, 1848, Holt

Bosisto, Reuben, sec 5, farmer, Cornwall co, Eng, 1871, Brooks

Cooper, C.W., sec 27, farmer, Scott co, Ia, 1847, Holt

Chenoweth, J.T., sec 23, farmer, Ross co, Oh, 1856, Dan

Coulthard, Henry, sec 11, farmer, Durham co, Eng, 1871, Dan

Davis, T.J., sec 28, farmer, Richland co, Oh, 1853, Holt

Davies, E.B., sec 10, farmer, Herefordshire, Eng, 1870, Corning

Johnston, H.H., sec 25, farmer, Highland co, Oh, 1852, Holt

Leonard, Dan, sec 10, farmer, Washington co, Pa, 1856, Dan

Mitchell, James, sec 3, farmer, Cornwall co, Eng, 1872, Corning

Meredith, Wm, sec 34, farmer, Bourbon co, Ky, 1856, Holt

Singer, John, sec 4, farmer, Wittshire, Eng, 1873, Corning

Wilson, T.C., sec 2, farmer, Belmont co, Oh, 1875, Corning

Jackson township

Bailie, H., sec 15, farmer, Alleghany co, Pa, 1869, Bedford

Barnum, John, sec 14, farmer, Ontario co, NY, 1866, Bedford

Booher, I.N., sec 14, farmer, Tama co, Ia, 1851, Bedford

Booher, W.J., sec 14, farmer, Virginia, 1841, Bedford

Hoover, B.B., sec 21, farmer, Hardin co, Ky, 1842, Bedford

Haun, C.H., sec 16, farmer, Knox co, Ky, 1852, Bedford

Hoover, Daniel, sec 9, farmer, Hardin co, Ky, 1842, Bedford

Kemery, John, sec 4, farmer, Union co, Pa, 1845, Bedford

Kemery, Henry, sec 17, farmer, Union co, Pa, 1845, Bedford

Smalley, G.W., sec 3, farmer, Ross co, Oh, 1860, Platteville

Wood, John, sec 17, farmer, Ontario co, NY, 1853, Bedford

Jefferson township

Burrell, Benjamin, sec 12, farmer, Coshocton co, Oh, 1856, Mormontown

Fordyce, A.B., sec 3, farmer, Green co, Pa, 1869, Platteville

Flick, John, sec 5, farmer, Alleghany co, Pa, 1852, Platteville

Garrow, George, Mormontown, far, Aberdeenshire, Scot, 1865

Hull, D.M., Mormontown, druggist, Guernsey co, Oh, 1858

Jolly, J.H., sec 22, farmer, Brown co, Oh, 1868, Bedford

King, P.C., Platteville, gen merchandise, Lee co, Ia, 1845

King, Thomas, sec 12, far & miller, Fayette co, Oh, 1839, Morm'town

Norris, W.H., sec 13, farmer, Tuscarawas co, Oh, 1855, Morm'town

Parshall, J.K., sec 11, farmer, Fayette co, Pa, 1866, Morm'town

Roberts, Wm, sec 17, farmer, Derbyshire, Eng, 1838, Platteville

Reed, Jacob, sec 9, farmer, Danville, Pa, 1854, Platteville

Standley, J.R., sec 5, far & merchant, Hendricks co, Ind, 1850, Platteville

Severns, Nathaniel, sec 3, farmer, Beaver co, Pa, 1848, Platteville

Swett, Cyrus, sec 18, farm, Clarendon co, Vt, 1848, Platteville

Wisdom, P.J., Mormontown, gen merchandise, Davis co, Ia, 1842

White, A., Mormontown, physician & surg., Baden, Ger, 1855

Works, J.M., sec 30, farmer, Cheshire co, NY, 1869, Platteville

Marshall township

Butts, J.S., sec 13, farmer, Tuscarawas co, Oh, 1871, Conway

Dunn, J.W., sec 5, farmer, Jefferson co, Ind, 1869, Bedford

Hamblin, Dennis, sec 7, farmer, Cayuga co, NY, 1857, Bedford

Harrel, John, Conway, farmer & stock rsr, Greene co, Ind, 1869

Huston, L.B., sec 8, farmer, Green co, Oh, 1866, Conway

Hannah, David, Conway, lumber merchant, Pocahontas co, Va, 1869

Litteer, Josiah, sec 34, farmer & surgeon, Sussex co, NY, 1851, Conway

McCracken, Daniel, sec 7, farmer, Hendricks co, In, 1848, Bedford

Nelson, N.P., Conway, county surveyor, Madison, Wis, 1858

Nelson, P.H., Conway, mfr boots & shoes, Norway, 1850

Rutledge, Wm, sec 10, farmer, Perry co, Oh, 1864, Conway

Wonder, Enos, sec 16, farmer, Miflin co, Pa, 1870, Conway

Mason township

Acree, John, sec 31, farmer & teacher, Sullivan co, Tn, 1861, Siam

Alton, Wm, sec 23, farmer, Lanarkshire, Scot, 1868, Bedford

Alton, Robert, sec 35, far & nursery, Lanarkshire, Scot, 1865, Bedford

Cavender, Franklin, sec 32, farmer, Perry co, Ind, 1866, Siam

Farrell, Joshua, sec 6, farmer, Ross co, Oh, 1857, Memory

Fuller, Barnett, sec 28, farmer, Green co, Pa, 1869, Siam

Gray, Disbury, sec 27, farmer, Tuscarawas co, Oh, 1867, Bedford

Holaday, Abram, sec 8, farmer, Vermillion co, Il, 1856, Memory

Kelso, B.H., sec 32, farmer, Dubois co, Ind, 1864, Siam

Mason, James, sec 26, farmer, Clay co, Mo, 1845, Bedford

Meikley, Wm, sec 26, farmer, Lanarkshire, Scot, 1869, Bedford

Meredith, T.A., sec 24, farmer, Rush co, Ind, 1856, Bedford

Opdylke, Levi, sec 12, farmer, Allen co, Ind, 1868, Bedford

Parker, J.G., sec 12, farmer, Alleghany co, Va, 1865, Bedford

Riggle, H.A., sec 25, farmer, Coshocton co, Oh, 1869, Bedford

Nodaway township

Adams, Levi, sec 23, farmer, Clark co, Oh, 1871, Villisca

Brown, J.F., sec 22, farmer, Vermillion co, Il, 1858, Villisca

Davis, Levi, sec 36, farmer, Noble co, Oh, 1866, Holt

Gale, James, sec 15, farmer, Bristol, NH, 1869, Villisca

Kunce, Levi, sec 13, farmer, Perry co, Oh, 1874, Villisca

Kelly, R.V., sec 34, farmer, Orange co, NY, 1866, Hawleyville

Lee, R.H., sec 7, farmer, Hamilton co, Oh, 1852, Villisca

Murphy, B.H., sec 14, farmer, Frederick co, Md, 1872, Villisca

McMillin, T.A., sec 3, farmer, Clark co, Oh, 1854, Brooks

Patton, Wm, sec 18, far & minister, Ayrshire, Scot, 1856, Villisca

Peterson, Peter, sec 16, farmer, North Port, Sweden, 1872, Villisca

Roberts, W., sec 16, farmer, Tazewell co, Il, 1867, Villisca

Spaulding, D.E., sec 2, farmer, Erie co, Pa, 1855, Brooks

Tomlinson, Oliver, sec 6, farmer, Highland co, Oh, 1865, Villisca

Tomlinson, C.C., sec 6, farmer, Highland co, Oh, 1861, Villisca

Woods, W.J., sec 19, farmer, Mercer co, Pa, 1855, Villisca

West, W.C., sec 15, farmer, Highland co, Oh, 1857, Villisca

Platte township

Brooks, G.L., Lenox, Banker, Lawrence, Mass, 1855

Boynton, Ira, Sec 17, farmer, Maine, 1875, Lenox

Burnett, R.B., sec 15, farmer, Canada West, 1852, Lenox

Bennett, Joseph, sec 23, farmer, Washington co, Mich, 1872, Lenox

Caplinger, Wm, sec 24, farmer, Shelby co, Ky, 1849, Lenox

Griffin, Walter, sec 17, farmer, New York City, 1870, Lenox

Hornaday, N.S., Lenox, physician & surg., Hendricks co, Ind, 1856

Hewitt, J.B., sec 20, farmer, Wayne co, Oh, 1866, Lenox

Kepner, E.D., Lenox, stock & grain dlr, Juniata co, Pa, 1869

Lunn, M.A., Lenox, druggist, Strongsville, Oh, 1858

Madden, John, Lenox, gen merchanise, Huntingdon co, Pa, 1847

Reed, J.H., sec 2, farmer, Muskingum co, Oh, 1856, Lenox

Smith, Wm, sec 26, farmer, Jefferson co, Tn, 1836, Lenox

Tyler, H.H., Lenox, farmer, Chemung co, NY, 1857, Lenox

VanHouten, George, sec 19, farmer, Atchison co, Mo, 1849, Lenox

Wilt, J.M., sec 12, farmer, Darke co, Oh, 1857, Lenox

Polk township

Jeffers, Dennis, sec 30, farmer, Preston co, Va, 1839, Hopkins, Mo

McKee, M.L., sec 15, farmer, Wayne co, Ind, 1856, Siam

Oxley, E.I., sec 18, farmer, Clinton co, Oh, 1857, Siam

Pangbum, Eli, sec 8, farmer, Brown co, Oh, 1841, Siam

Rees, C.J., sec 9, farmer, Lewis co, NY, 1870, Siam

Sheley, Silas, sec 26, farmer, Sullivan co, NY, 1864, Hopkins, Mo

Shortridge, G.S., sec 7, farmer, Henry co, Ky, 1852, Siam

Willard, N.V., sec 24, farmer, Monroe co, Oh, 1869, Hopkins, Mo

Ross township

Brown, H.S., sec 8, farmer, Knox co, Oh, 1854, Bedford

Brown, Joel, sec 28, farmer, Wayne co, Ind, 1858, Hopkins, Mo

Foreman, Joseph, sec 7, farmer, Shelby co, Ind, 1854, Bedford

Hatfield, Leonard, sec 6, farmer, Parke co, Ind, 1852, Bedford

Hamilton, D.H., sec 16, farmer, Jefferson co, Ind, 1871, Bedford

Hamilton, W.S., sec 28, far & physician, Fleming co, Ky, 1852, Bedford

Oxley, W.T., sec 15, farmer, Clinton co, Oh, 1856, Bedford

Woolverton, Thomas, sec 18, farmer, Parke co, Ind, 1853, Hopkins, Mo

Washington township

Burge, W.D., sec 10, farmer, Licking co, Oh, 1857, Gravity

Dunkin, John, sec 22, farmer, Putnam co, Ind, 1851, Gravity

Fouts, E.W., sec 21, farmer, Union co, Ind, 1841, Gravity

Fleming,, E., sec 23, farmer, Warren co, Ind, 1852, Bedford

Freeman, Samuel, sec 34, farmer, Crawford co, Pa, 1855, Bedford

Goold, Wm, sec 34, farmer, Nova Scotia, 1867, Bedford

Harris, J.L., sec 32, farmer, Marion co, Mo, 1868, Bedford

Hamblin, D.W., sec 12, farmer, Cayuga co, NY, 1857, Bedford

Miller, Paul, sec 15, farmer, Westmoreland co, Pa, 1857, Gravity

McCracken, A., sec 4, farmer, Hendricks co, Ind, 1848, Holt

Millhone, Ebenezer, sec 36, farmer, Guernsey co, Oh, 1861, Bedford

Paul, J.W., sec 35, farmer, Jefferson co, NY, 1869, Bedford

Rutledge, John, sec 12, farmer, Perry co, Oh, 1856, Bedford

Wilson, T.O., sec 9, farmer, Delaware co, Oh, 1864, Holt