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Alexander, W. F, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Spring Hill

Allen, C. K., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Norwalk.

Andrews, Sarah, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Des Moines.

ANDERSON, W. H., farmer, Sec. 6, P. O. Spring Hill; he is a native of Ohio, born Sep. 7, 1819, and lived there till he came to Mahaska county, this State, and remained for about 18 months, and then came to this county in the fall of 1856. He was married in Ohio, Nov. 16, 1846, to Miss E. K. Findley, a native of that State; they have a family of seven children living: A. S., S. C., J. P., R. E., W. W., Linnie P., and Martha Eldora, and four deceased. He was county treasurer one term, during the years 1876-7, and has held various township offices. He owns an improved farm of 200 acres.

Anderson Bros., farmers, Sec. 28; P. O. Spring Hill.

Ash, W. H., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Des Moines.

ASH, MICHAEL, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Summerset; born in Loudan county, Va., June 24th, 1810, and when about seven years old his parents emigrated to Alleghany county, Maryland, where he lived until about 28 years of age, and followed the lumber business. He went back to West Va., and in the year 1838 married Miss Sarah Hass, of Hampshire county, that State; he then went to Indiana and lived until his coming to this county, which was in November, 1852. They have a family of six children living: William, John, Abram, Sarah (now wife of E. J. Yount), Martha (now wife W. A. Dowell, of Cass county, Iowa), and David, and five deceased. He owns an improved farm of 200 acres.

Ashworth, Robert, farmer, Sec. ---; P. O. Spring Hill.

ASHWORTH, J. R., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Norwalk; born in North Carolina in 1831, and came to Indiana when quite young, where he was raised, with the exception of two years that he spent in Missouri; was married in Indiana, to Miss Sophia Miller, a native of Ohio, in 1851; they came to this county in October, 1853; they have a family of ten children living: Frank, Alice, Enoch J., William A., John, Laura, Fannie, George W., Annetta and Clara; four deceased; he enlisted in the late war in Co. H, Thirty-fourth Iowa Infantry, Aug. 19, 1862, and served two years and three months; was at the siege of Vicksburg, Arkansas Post, Fort Morgan, Donelson, and other engagements; owns a finely improved farm of 276 acres.

Aubert, C. W., Spring Hill.

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Banks, S., Spring Hill.

Barker, B. C., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Spring Hill.

Barker, Johnson, Spring Hill.

Barcroft Bros., farmers, Sec. 12; P. O. Des Moines.

Bedwell, L., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Spring Hill.

Beltz, A. R., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Summerset.

Biggs, Amos, Spring Hill.

Bishop, Geo., Spring Hill.

Bishop, W. P., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Spring Hill.

Bishop, J. J., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Spring Hill.

Bishop, L. K., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Spring Hill.

Bishop, Levi, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Summerset.

Black, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Norwalk.

Blackford, S., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Summerset.

Boyd, J. S., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Summerset.

Brandon, L. G., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Summerset.

Brubaker, Daniel, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Spring Hill.

Burkhead, B. S., farmer, Sec 31; P. O. Spring Hill.

Butler, C., Spring Hill

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Caldwell, R., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Spring Hill.

Calicut, R. H., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Summerset.

Cary, Samuel W., Spring Hill.

CHAMBERS, J. T., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Spring Hill; born in Ohio, in 1832, and lived there till about twenty-five years of age; was married there to Miss Eliza Earth, in 1854; when he first came to this State he settled in Dallas county, and lived there for about one year, and came to Polk county in 1855, and made that his home till he came to this county, in the fall of 1876; they have a family of eight children living: Margaret, Laura, Elmer, Frank, Mary, Clinton, Bertha and Lovina; one deceased; owns an improved farm of 210 acres.

CHANDLER, ISAIAH, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Spring Hill; born in the State of Connecticut, August 2, 1816; when quite young his parents moved to Ohio, where he lived till the spring of 1854, when he came to this county; he was married in Ohio, to Miss Sallie Cherry, in 1835, a native of that State; they have five children living: Silva, Charles, Mary, Elizabeth and Maria, and seven deceased; he owns an improved farm of eighty-five acres.

Cherry, C., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Spring Hill.

Colclazier, Mercy, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Summerset.

Conklin, Daniel C., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Des Moines.

COOK, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Spring Hill; born in North Carolina in 1821, and was raised there till 21 years of age; he then went to Tennessee and learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed throughout nearly all the Southern States, and was entirely unsettled as to a permanent home until he came to this county, in 1855; he followed his trade up to 1872, when he engaged in his present occupation. He married in this county, Miss E. Bishop, a native of Indiana, in 1861; they have seven children: Cynthia A., Mary A., Alexander N., Jno. W., Ollie, Jennie and James; he owns a farm of 109 acres.

Cooke, Theodore, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Des Moines.

Cotler, Wm., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Des Moines.

Conner, Robert, Spring Hill.

COTNAM, J. P., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Norwalk; born in White county, Ills., in 1826, and removed with his parents to Whiteside Co., same State, in 1840, and after remaining there for three years went to S. Louis Mo., and lived there until 1849, when on the discovery of gold in California he crossed the plains in that year; and after remaining on the Pacific coast for three years he came to this county (then Polk county) and purchased a farm of 220 acres on North river, in Greenfield township, near Norwalk, on which he now lives. He was married in 1854 to Miss Ann Ball, of Clark county, Ind., whose parents, Dr. Wm. G. Ball, came to this State as early as 1848; they have by this union a family of 3 sons and 1 daughter: Perry, Ella, Wm. Alfred, and Edward Nevitt. Mr. Cotnam has probably traveled over as much of the earth's surface as any man in the county: having traveled in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and other Southern and Western States; also, in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California, Lower California, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Cuba; and after traveling over all this country he is of the opinion that Iowa will be the future empire State of the Union, and that Warren is one of its best counties. Mr. C. states that 27 years ago one calm afternoon in August, himself and companion arrived on the eminence now occupied by the enterprising and handsome little village of Norwalk. The view that opened out before them was one of enchanting beauty, only one or two houses in the range of vision, while far to the west the serpentine course of North River could be traced as far as the eye could reach, by the grasses that lined its banks, with no human habitation in view; and to the northwest the undulations of the prairie rose and fell like the waves of the ocean, from whence he had just came.

Coutney, M., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Summerset.

Cowie, Matt., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Summerset.

Crandall, E. F., merchant, Spring Hill.

Crow, William, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Norwalk.

Crow, S., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Spring Hill

CUMMINGS, DAVID D., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Summerset; born in Owen county, Indiana, January 22, 1823, and was raised on a farm, and lived there till April 1849, when he came to this county; he first came from Indiana on horseback and was thirteen days on the road; he entered from the government 670 acres of land and still owns 200; has about 12 acres of apple orchard, and a large variety of small fruits; he married Miss Priscilla Mug, Sept. 1, 1843, a native of Kentucky, but was raised in Owen county, Ohio; they have raised four sons and five daughters, Benjamin L., Genevra (now Mrs. Harrison Bramhall), Isabella (now Mrs. Emerson Bramhall), Charles P., Samuel A., Louisa (now Mrs. William Pearl), Sarah (now Mrs. Benjamin A. Brown), David and Vercilla; lost one son, Thomas, who died when two years old; Aug. 5, 1861, he enlisted in Co., B, Tenth Iowa Infantry, and was mustered out in October, 1865, at Davenport; was engaged in the battles of Farmington, Iuka, and at the battle of Corinth, was wounded through the thigh, and was off duty seven months, he was also in numerous skirmishes.

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DAVIS, MARSHALL, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Summerset; born in Kentucky, February 11, 1811; when quite young his parents emigrated to Indiana; there he lived till he came to this county in 1852, and bought a claim from a man by the name of James Woody, and afterward entered it, and is still living upon the same land; he was married in 1843 to Miss Jane Rhodes, a native of Indiana; they have a family of six children living: John, Elenora, Ephraim, George, Leander, William, and three deceased: his son John was in the late rebellion; owns a farm of 160 acres.

Depew, Edward, Spring Hill.

Dey, Wash., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Spring Hill.

DILLARD, JACOB, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Norwalk; is a native of Union county, Indiana; born in the year 1818, but was principally raised in Fayette county; he came to this county in August, 1853; he was married in Hancock county, Indiana, to Miss Mary Marks, also a native of Indiana, in 1839. They have a family of four children living: Talitha Carrie, wife of C. W. Reeves, Rachael A., Jacob M., Elizabeth, and have lost nine; he owns an improved farm of 160 acres.

Dilliard, Geo., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Springfield.

Dixon, Robert, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Summerset.

Dowell, C., Spring Hill.

DOWELL, JAMES W., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Summerset; born in Pulaski county, Ky., April 16, 1822; his parents emigrated to Indiana when he was about ten years old, where he was principally raised; he first came to this county in Oct., 1845, in company with seven others, who made claims and returned to Indiana, and he was the only one who returned, and was allowed choice of the eight claims, which now constitutes a part of his present homestead; he was married after he came to this county to Miss Martha Rees, Feb. 3, 1848, a native of Illinois, whose parents emigrated to this county in the spring of 1846; they have a family of five sons and two daughters living: Thomas C., Wm. A., Evan B., Tacy F., Sidney J., Cassius C. and James A.; and four deceased; has held the office of justice of the peace; he now owns 419 acres of land.

Dowell, Joseph W., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Summerset.

Dyer, Robert, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Summerset.

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Earl, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Summerset.

Egbert, Jas., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Des Moines.

Egbert, H. F., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Norwalk.

Ellis, F. M., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Norwalk.

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Ferrell, J. P., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Spring Hill.

Foust, Jonas, Spring Hill.

Foust, E. M., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Summerset.

Fox, Leander, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Norwalk.

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GARROW, A., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Des Moines; was born in Scotland, April 10, 1828, and came to America in 1847, and has lived, previous to his coming to this county, in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Lee county, this State, where he was engaged in the railroad business; he came to this county in August, 1861; he was married in Lee county, in 1857, to Miss Alice Brown, a native of England; they have a family of four children, living: Herbert, Anna J., Caroline, Luemma, and one deceased, Mary; he owns an improved farm of 160 acres.

Galivan, M., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Summerset.

Glaze, W. S., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Norwalk.

Glines, James, Spring Hill.

GOOD, A. N., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Norwalk; was born in Virginia, but his parents came to Ohio when he was quite young, and he was raised there; came to this county in November, 1854; he was married in Ohio to Miss Rebecca Black, a native of that State, in 1849; they have six children living: Minerva J., and Mary P., born in Ohio, John W., Wm. H., Effie A., Ira I.; was justice of the peace for six years; owns an improved farm of 80 acres.

GROOM, THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Summerset; was born in Ireland, in the year 1826, and came to the United States, in the year 1851, January 6, and first lived in Franklin county, Mass., till he came to this county, in February, 1870, except one year that he lived in Des Moines; he was married in Ireland, to Miss Margaret O'Donnell, a native of that country, in 1849; they have a family of four children now living: John, Mary, Ellen, William, and three deceased, James, Margaret, and Thomas; he owns an improved farm of 70 acres.

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Hammond, L., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Des Moines.

Handley, John, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Summerset.

Hanby, Josiah, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Summerset.

Hanby, J. V., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Summerset.

Herod, W. S., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Norwalk.

Hester, William, Spring Hill.

Hester, John, Spring Hill.

Higgons, J. C., Spring Hill.

Hoge, C., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Norwalk.

Hoover, Henry, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Summerset.

Hooper, Charles, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Des Moines.

HOWREY, DAVID, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Summerset; is a native of Shelby county, Indiana; born in the year 1825, and came to this county in October, 1849, and since that time has lived on the farm he now occupies; he was married while in Indiana, to Miss Sarah Ashworth, a native of North Carolina, in 1847, who died May 5, 1859, and left four children: Charlotte, Nancy, John and Gorge, who are now deceased; he was married a second time to Elizabeth Colclazier, a native of Indiana; they have a family of seven children living: Emma, Ida, Willie, Jasper, Clerissa Margaret, Della May and Sarah: Ephraim and Samuel deceased; owns a farm of 230 acres.

Howry, I., Spring Hill.

HUGHS, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Spring Hill; born in Ohio, October 24, 1818, and came to Polk county, this State, in 1850, and lived there four years, then came to this county in February, 1854; he was married in Ohio, in 1845, to Miss Pleasy Morris, a native of that State; they have a family of six children living: Mahala, Harriet, Lucy, Albert P., David D. and Eva Maria; owns a farm of eighty acres.

Huffman, D. H., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Spring Hill.

Hull, Julia M., Sec. 7; P. O. Spring Hill.

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Jones, J. W., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Des Moines.

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Kaufman, D. M., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Spring Hill.

Kepley, D. N., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Spring Hill.

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Leap, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Spring Hill.

Leap, Benoni, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Summerset.

Lewis, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Summerset.

Lierle, J. A., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Norwalk.

Lockridge, J. A., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Spring Hill.

Lundy, J., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Summerset.

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McKisick, T. E., Spring Hill.

McQuillin, Oliver S., Spring Hill.

Mahan, John, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Norwalk.

Malone, M., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Des Moines.

Martin, Wm., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Summerset.

Mason, Joshua, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Summerset.

Miller, L., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Spring Hill.

MITCHELL, A. J., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Spring Hill; is a native of Maryland; born February 4, 1829; when he was quite young his parents emigrated to Ohio, where he lived till 1849, when he came back to Maryland, for a short time, then returned to Ohio, for one year; he then went to California, and remained for about two and a half years, and returned to his old home in Ohio, and from there, he came to this county, in March 1855, and has lived here all the time since, except about two years that he lived in Keokuk county; he was married in this county, by P. P. Henderson, to Miss Amanda Reeves, a native of Kentucky, in 1856; they have five children living: Albert, Laura M., Dora, Jessie and Kitty, and one deceased: Mary; owns a farm of 215 acres.

MULLANE, CORNELIUS, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Des Moines; is a native of Ireland, born in 1835, and came to America in 1852; he first lived in Ohio, and up to the time he came to this county, he had traveled over several different States; came to Des Moines in 1861, and lived there till he came to this county, in the fall of 1868; he was married in Des Moines to Miss Bridget King, a native of Ireland; they have a family of four children: Mary, Ellen, Julia, and William; his wife died May 26, 1876; he owns an improved farm of 200 acres; Mr. Mullane's father, Patrick Mullane, was born in Ireland in the year 1802, and came to this country in 1844.

Myers, Wm., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Spring Hill.

Myers, S., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Summerset.

Myerly, E., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Spring Hill.

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Neely, M., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Des Moines.

Newell, John W., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Spring Hill.

Norcross, L., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Spring Hill.

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Oldham, Wyatt, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Summerset.

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PERKINS, SOLOMON, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Norwalk; born in Kentucky February 1, 1801, and when he was yet a small boy his parents emigrated to Illinois, where he remained till he came to this State, and first settled at Burlington, where he lived for a number of years; he crossed on the first ferry boat that ever crossed at that place, and was one of the first two sheriffs the State ever had; he came to this county in November 1853, and settled at Greenbush; he was married in the State of Illinois, in 1820, to Miss Mary Ogle, a native of Virginia, whose parents came to Illinois in an early day; they have a family of twelve children living: six sons and six daughters: Isaac O., E. M., B. O., I. R., E. M., Joel, Solomon, Jr., Rachel, Anna M., Isabella, Elizabeth, and Mary, and one deceased.

Perley, Wm. E., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Spring Hill.

Perley, Asa, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Spring Hill.

Perkins, I. R., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Norwalk.

Perkins, I. O., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Norwalk.

Peverly, Hannah, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Spring Hill.

Pierce, Ryan, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Des Moines.

PILMER, DAVID, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Summerset; is a native of Scotland, born in the year 1818, and came to America in 1850, and first lived in Ohio; he came from that State to this county in Oct., 1855; he was married in Scotland to Miss Margaret Dickson, in 1838; they have a family of five children living: George, John, Robert, Jeanette and Margaret; they have lost five; he owns an improved farm of 730 acres in this county, and also 160 acres in Union county, this State; his son John, enlisted in Co. H, 9th Iowa Cavalry, Nov. 1, 1863, and served till the close of the war.

Pilmer, Robt., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Des Moines.

Pilmer, Geo., Sr., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Des Moines.

Pilmer, Philip, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Des Moines.

Pilmer, Geo., Jr., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Summerset.

Pilmer, John, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Summerset.

Pugh, J. W., Spring Hill.

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Reeves, S. T., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Spring Hill.

REEVES, C. W., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Spring Hill; born in Campbell county, Ky., in 1828, and emigrated with his parents when about six years old to Shelby county, Indiana, where he lived till the spring of 1857, when he came to this county; he was married in this State to Miss Talitha Dillard in 1863, a native of Indiana; they have one son and three daughters: Mary A., Abram J., Rosa and Daisy; he owns a nicely improved farm of 228 acres.

Richards, S. R., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Spring Hill.

Ritchie, S. W., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Norwalk.

Ruggles, John, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Des Moines.

Ruggles, Samantha, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Summerset.

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Salyers, W. B., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Norwalk.

Saylor, J. P., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Des Moines.

Schooler, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Des Moines.

Shackley, Wm., Spring Hill.

Shawhan, John, Spring Hill.

Sheriff, A. and J., farmers, Sec. 1; P. O. Des Moines.

Silvus, Wm., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Norwalk.

Smith, C. F., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Des Moines.

Smith, John R., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Spring Hill.

Stark, J. N., Spring Hill.

Stephens, Edward, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Spring Hill.

Surber, I. L., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Summerset.

Swayne, J., Sr., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Norwalk.

SWAYNE, OSCAR, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Des Moines; is a native of the State of Indiana; born February 28, 1842, and was raised there till about ten years old, when his parents emigrated this county, the 7th day of October, 1852; August 6, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 10th Iowa Infantry, and served with his regiment till November 1862, when he was detailed by Gen. Grant, to serve in the Pioneer Corps of the 3d division of the 17th army corps, until April 1865, and then returned to his regiment, and was mustered out at Davenport, Aug. 31, 1865; during the war, he was engaged first in the battle at Charleston, Mo., New Madrid, Mo., siege of Corinth, Miss., battle of Iuka, and the battle of Corinth, Miss., October 3d and 4th, 1862; while with the Pioneer Corps, at the siege of Vicksburg, battle of Mission Ridge, Atlanta campaign, march through Georgia to Savannah, through the Carolinas and Virginia, to Washington City, and there participated in the grand review of Sherman's Army, May 1865; from there he went to Little Rock, Arkansas, as a final campaign and back to Davenport where he was mustered out, and then came to his home in this county, and was married May 2, 1871, to Miss Sarah Etta Ward, a native of this State; they have a family of two sons and one daughter: F. A., Mabel, and Albert; has been connected with various township offices; owns an improved farm of 80 acres; has been a member of Champion Lodge of Masons, at Norwalk, since its organization, and has been identified with the temperance movement since 1866, and was a member of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars, for a number of years.

SWAYNE, I. I., farmer and carpenter, Sec. 17; P. O. Norwalk; born in Indiana, September 8, 1844, and came to this county, with his parents, in the fall of 1852; he was married in this county to Miss Mary L. Perkins, on the 27th of March, 1870; she was born in Des Moines county, this State, February 4, 1844; they have a family of two sons and two daughters: Homer D., Grace, Wilber and Myra; he enlisted in the late war, in Co. E, 34th Iowa Infantry, August 19, 1862, and was mustered out August 15, 1865; was with the army when engaged in the battles of Chickasaw Bluffs, siege of Vicksburg, Arkansas Post and the Red river Campaign; he owns an improved farm of eighty acres.

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Thomas, Sarah, Spring Hill.

THOMPSON, N. M., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Summerset; son of Thomas and Margaret Thompson; born in Grant county, Kentucky, January 27, 1839; his parents moved to Clark county, Kentucky, where they lived till 1851, when they returned to Grant county; the same year he came to this county, and bought a farm, and returned to Kentucky and brought his family, in 1853; his father had two sons and one daughter; the subject of this sketch being the second son, who was married to Miss Selina Dyke, September 22, 1865, a native of England; they have four sons and two daughters: Margaret, David, Mildred, Arthur, Frank and Wesley; lost one son, Thomas; he owns a farm of eighty acres, and has been engaged, more or less, in buying stock.

Tilton, Hebron, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Spring Hill.

TOWNSEND, W. F., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Norwalk; son of Elder T. C. Townsend; born in Kentucky, February 1, 1827, and came to Madison county, this State, in 1856, and from there to this county in the spring of 1861; he was married in Indiana to Elizabeth Schuler, a native of Pennsylvania, in 1854; they have a family of four children living: Henry S., Marietta, Emma and Eva; two deceased, Lizzie, January 2, 1863 and Thomas, drowned July 19, 1879.

TOWNSEND, ELDER T. C., P. O. Norwalk; the subject of this sketch was born in Nottaway county, Virginia, January 2, 1799, and since that time has lived in Kentucky, and Virginia, and came to this county in December 1860, and since that time has been a permanent resident, and more or less identified with its interests; December 2, 1824, he married Miss Polly Voriss, of Kentucky, and has but one son living, W. F., and two daughters, deceased: Catharine, deceased (wife of James Brownlee, of Grant county, Indiana), and Emma, deceased (wife of Hon. J. D. Cassatt, of Wabash county, Indiana); he owns an improved farm of 112 acres; Mr. Townsend has been permanently connected with the church at Norwalk for a number of years, and has also been an ardent worker in the cause of temperance; he has published a neat little volume entitled the reminiscences of Elder T. C. Townsend, which contains a complete history of his life, and connection with the church.

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Ulster, George, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Spring Hill.

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Vance, J. C., Sec. 26; P. O. Summerset.

Vance, B., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Spring Hill.

Vance, E. J., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Summerset.

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Wadding, Wm., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Summerset.

Wakefield, J. I., physician, P. O. Summerset.

WAYMAN, I. F., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Summerset; is a native of Virginia, born in 1818, and was raised there till he was about seventeen years, when his parents emigrated to Indiana, in 1836, where he remained till he came to this county, in August 1854; he was married in Indiana, to Miss Margaret Bishop, whose parents emigrated to that State when she was quite young; they have a family of two sons and six daughters living: Elizabeth M., Mary A., Tarasi E., Martha E., Louisa J., Elias B., Minnie E., and John H.; he owns a farm of 118 1/2 acres; has been connected with township offices more or less.

Wayman, John R., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Summerset.

Webb, A. A., Spring Hill.

Weatherby, D. A., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Norwalk.

WESTFALL, R. F., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Spring Hill; born in Miami county, Ohio, and emigrated with his parents to Indiana when quite young, and came to the State of Iowa when about 16 years of age, and to this county in 1861, and since that time has made it his home. He was married in the State of Illinois in 1852 to Miss Malinda Skellinger, a native of Jackson county, Ohio; they have a family of ten children living, six sons and four daughters: Benjamin C., Levi K., James L., Lewis S., Samantha C., Chester C., Francis G., Bertha J., Addie, and Florence B., and two deceased: John and Stella.

Wickliffe, G. D., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Spring Hill.

Willis, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Norwalk.

Wilson, T. M., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Norwalk.

Woods, W. T., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Spring Hill.

WRIGHT, ISAAC C., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Summerset; is a native of County Down, Ireland, born Sept. 30th, 1831, and when only a child his parents emigrated to this country and settled for a short time in Pittsburgh, and then came to Carroll county, O., where he remained till the spring of 1855, when he came to Washington county, this State, where he lived to the time of his coming to this county, in April 1857. He was raised a farmer up to about 21 years of age, when he learned the carpenter's trade and followed it as a business until 1862, when he bought a portion of what now constitutes his present homestead of 320 acres. He was married in this county, May 13th, 1862, to Miss Ella Graham, a native of Ohio, born Nov. 23d, 1836; they have two sons and two daughters: Eddie P., born Dec. 23d, 1863; Anna M., born Oct. 23d, 1865; Albert, born Feb. 13, 1869, and Nellie, born May 3, 1874. Mr. Wright was elected to the office of County Auditor in 1873, and served for one term.

Wykoff, C. H., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Spring Hill.

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YOUNT, E. J., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Des Moines; born in Tippacanoe county, Ind., Feb. 12, 1841, and came to this county with his parents in the fall of 1849, and permanently located in the spring of 1850. He was married in this county to Miss Sallie E. Ash, a native of Indiana, in 1869; they have a family of three children: Annie, Nellie and Catharine. He enlisted in the late war in Co. D, 2d Iowa Infantry, May 22d, 1861, and was discharged on the account of disability Aug. 29th, 1862; and on Aug. 20th, 1863, he re-enlisted in Co. M, 8th Iowa Cavalry and served till the close of the war; he was engaged in the battles of Fort Donelson, Tenn., siege of Corinth, Miss., and with Sherman to Atlanta, Ga. He owns a farm of 150 acres.