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• Abbey, G., laborer, Sec. 21; P. O. Perlee.
• Aldice, Wm., miner; P. O. Perlee.
• Andrews, B. C., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Charles City, Va., in 1822; in 1827, moved with his parents to Columbiana Co., Ohio, where he married Miss Mary Bruff in 1848; a native of that county; moved to Illinois in 1839, thence to this county in 1840; had twelve children—Edwin, James B. (deceased, aged 18 years), Charles, Willis, Joseph, John Almira C. (deceased, aged 5 years), Albert H., Benjamin F., Alsina M., Luther J. and Sarah. Members of the Society of Friends. Mr. A. is Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pleasant Plain Academy. Formerly a Whig; on the decline of that party became a Republican. Owns 129 acres of land; his father, John Andrews, a native of Virginia; born in 1796; married Edna Crew, a native of the same State; they moved to Ohio, thence to Illinois, and thence to this county in 1840; pioneer settlers of Jefferson Co.; both deceased.
• Andrews, W., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Bane, T. L., far., Sec. 28; P. O. Perlee.
• Bartow, A., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Perlee; born in Harrison Co., Ohio, Feb. 11,1821; came to this county in April, 1851. Married Miss M. J. McCormick in Mahaska Co., Iowa, Aug. 14, 1851; she was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, Nov. 3, 1827. Members of the Christian Church. Own 260 acres of land. Republican. Mr. B's father, George Bartow, was born in New York; moved to Harrison Co., Ohio; married Miss Matilda Picken; moved to Iowa in 1851; had three children—A. Susanna, who married James H. Baker; she died in 1854; he served in the late war; G. P. served in an Iowa regiment during the war of the rebellion; was honorably discharged. Mrs. A. Bartow's father, James McCormick, married Martha Peoples, in Ohio; they moved to this State in 1851.
• Barker, J., retired; P. O. Perlee.
• Bates, E., far., Sec. 31; P. O. Perlee.
• Bearkhart, J., far., Sec. 29; P. O. Perlee.
• Bendy, J., far., S. 12; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Benton, George, farmer, Sec. 27, Washington Tp., Clinton Co., Iowa; born near Birmingham, England, in 1813; came to this country in 1836; to Iowa in 1839. Married Miss Mary Folck in Davenport in 1843; settled in Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1845; have seven children living—George E. (who married Miss C. Campbell), Richard (married

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• Miss S. Hicks), William, John, Dillman, Mary E. and Susan. Members of the Christian Church. They own 402 acres of land. Mrs. Benton's father, Abraham Folck, was a native of Pennsylvania; born in 1793; served in the war of 1812, and severely wounded at New Orleans; also served in Black Hawk war; was commissioned Captain; married Mary Coop in Wasbash Co., Ind.; she was a sister of Gen. W. G. Coop, whose biography appears in another part of this work.
• Black, J., far., S. 30; P. O. Perlee.
• Bones, John, renter; P. O. Perlee.
• Bowen, W. O., merchant, Pleasant Plain; born in Franklin Co., N. Y., in 1850; educated at Lawrenceville Academy, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.; came to Pleasant Plain in 1874, and engaged in the mercantile business; his store is stocked with a full assortment of dry goods and notions, hats and caps, boots and shoes. Mr. B. is also engaged in the lumber and grain trade with Mr. I. H. Crumly; is a successful business man; is genial and pleasant in social relations, and widely respected in all the relations of life.
• Brady, T. F., far., S. 12; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Bray, C., far., S. 7; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Bray, S., far., S. 6; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Bryson, C., far., S. 22; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Burgess, A., mechanic, Pleasant Plain.
• Burgess, I. W., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Burgess, J., retired; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Carse, John, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Fairfield.
• Casady, J. E., far., Sec. 36; P. O. Salina.
• Casady, J. D., Sec. 36; P. O. Salina.
• Charles, A., merchant, Pleasant Plain; born in RAndolph Co., N. C., Aug. 8, 1807; while a child, his parents removed to Wayne Co., Ind.; in 1830, he moved to Marion Co., Mich.; thence to La Porte Co., Ind.; in 1837 or '38, he went to Tazewell Co. (now Woodford Co.), Ill.; in 1841, moved to Fulton Co.; thence, in 1855, to Pleasant Plain, this county, and engaged in present business—dry goods and groceries. He has married Miss J. Pool, in Wayne Co., Ind., in 1830; she died in La Porte Co., Ind., in 1837; present wife was E. M. Israel; married in Wayne Co., Ind. Member of the Christian Church; Republican since organization of the party. Children—Jesse T., who was in Co. K, 13th Regt. Iowa Inf.; was severely wounded at Kenesaw Mountain; served three years; was discharged; Sarah L., Louisa B., now Mrs. E. Pool.
• Charles, JOhn H., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Charles, Thomas, far., S. 4; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Chattertown, A., school-teacher, Pleasant Plain.
• Coffin, Henry, butcher, Pleasant Plain.
• Cole, Perry G., far., P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Commage, W. H., far., Sec. 7; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Connor, John, miner, Perlee.
• Coop, David L., far., S. 29; P. O. Perlee; born in Macoupin Co., Ill., in 1832; removed to this county with parents in 1836. Married Miss Melinda Burr, in Keokuk Co., IOwa, in 1852; she was born in Macoupin Co., Ill., in 1831; have two children—Nancy A. (married O. W. Lambert), and William L. Mr. C. owns sixty acres of land. Democrat.
• Coop, Lafayette, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Perlee; born in this township April 15, 1842. Married Miss C. J. Spencer in 1867, also a native of this county; born July 31, 1848; have four children living—Albert L., Mary Olive, Eldon Iowa and Bertha Rose. Members of the Christian Church. He owns 244 acres of land. Democrat.
• Coop, Wm. G., Gen., deceased, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in Greene Co., Va., Feb. 26, 1805; in 1809, he removed with his parents to Tennessee; thence to Washington Co., Penn., remaining about two years; then, removed to Wabash Co., Ind.; in 1830, they moved to Macoupin Co., Ill. Gen. Coop's first public service was contractor for delivering a drove of cattle to the soldiers of Green Bay; on his return, was elected Captain of a company of volunteers, and immediately promoted to Colonel of a regiment, to serve in the Black Hawk war, which position he filled with credit. Jan. 28, 1832, was commissioned Major General of the 44th Reg. Illinois Militia, by

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• Governor Reynolds; was elected Sheriff of Macoupin Co., six consecutive terms. He moved to this county on June 6, 1836; was one of the Commissioners who located and named Fairfield; was a member of the first Legislature; member of the House of Representatives five sessions; was elected to the Senate six terms. He died on the 4th of June, 1874, respected and honored by all. His wife was Miss Nancy F. Harris, a native of Lexington Co., Ky.; they were married in 1829; she survived her husband but a short time; their children are Polly, born July 13, 1830, died Dec. 20, 1848; David L., born June 29, 1831; Elizabeth Isabel, now Mrs. R. Simmons, born March 28, 1833; John died, aged 7 months; William Henry, the first white child born in this county, was born July 13, 1836; Jefferson S., born March 1, 1839; Nancy Ann, now Mrs. S. Parks, born Nov. 8, 1840; Lafayette, born April 15, 1842; Christiana, now Mrs. G. Gilbert, born May 25, 1844; Margaret, born Oct. 27, 1845, died in 1864; Clarinda, now Mrs. F. M. Henderson, born Feb. 15, 1847; Mildred M., born April 6, 1849, died in 1853; Emanuel W., born Jan. 30, 1851, died in 1863; Sarah Ellen, now Mrs. W. Dawes, born Jan. 30, 1854.
• Coop, Wm. H., far., Sec. 29; P. O. Perlee; was born in this county, July 13, 1836, being the first white male child born in this county. Married Miss M. R. Ankron; she was born in Cedar Tp., this county, in 1843; have six children living—Elizabeth Jane, Nancy Ellen, John Francis, Christiana, David L., Mary Isabel. Mr. C. owns 100 acres of land. Politics, National, formerly a war Democrat.
• Crumly, A. L., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Johnson Co., Mo., in 1846. Married Miss Mary J. Edwards, native of this township; have two children—Edward N. and Charlotte M. Hull. Mr. C. and wife are members of the Society of Friends. Owns fifty-two and one-half acres of land. Has held various offices. Republican.
• Crumly, Isaac H., lumber and grain dealer, Pleasant Plain; resides on his farm on Sec. 9, two miles Southwest of Pleasant Plain; a native of Greene Co., Tenn.; born in 1820; in 1842, went to Johnson Co., Mo.; in 1848, moved to this county and settled in the vicinity of his present residence. The winters of 1852-53, he and his family passed at his native home in Tennessee. Married Miss Rebecca L., daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Hackney, in 1844; her parents were among the first settlers in Greene Co., Tenn.; she was born in 1816; died in this county; was a faithful and consistent member of the Society of Friends. Mr. C. married Rachel Beals in Jasper Co., in 1857; she was a native of Greene Co., Tenn. By first marriage, has two children living—Elizabeth T. and Alfred L.; by second marriage, six children—William A., Wendell P., Miriam, Emeline, Harvey, Flora and Isaac N. Mr. C. has been a firm supporter of the Republican party since its organization. Has always taken an active part in the advancement of religious and educational institutions; is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pleasant Plain Academy, under the control of the Society of Friends, and which he was largely interested in building. In the early history of the county, was elected member of the County Board of Supervisors, and County Surveyor ten consecutive years; has filled other local offices. He bought the land on which the greater portion of Pleasant Plain now stands, and laid out the western portion of the town; has always been closely identified with its interests, taking a part in everything that tended to the advancement of the town and the prosperity of its citizens.
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• Davis, James, miner; P. O. Perlee.
• Defrance, C., farmer, Perlee.
• Demarsh, F. J., merchant, Perlee; was born in Canada in 1834; removed to Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y., with his parents in 1845; came to Fairfield, Iowa, in 1853; thence to Perlee in 1858. Married Miss Elizabeth Urie, of this county, in 1860; she was born in Ashland Co., Ohio; have two children—Ida May and C. C. Mr. Demarsh has been actively engaged in business since he came to Perlee. Was Postmaster

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• several years; has held various offices, Notary Public, etc. Members of the M. E. Church. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias. Republican.
• Demarsh, John, Perlee, Iowa; born in Canada; moved to Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y., with his parents. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 57th Regt. N.Y.V.I.; served three years; honorably discharged; came to this county in the spring of 1865. Married Miss Melissa C. Urie in November, 1865; she was born in Ohio. Members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is Elder and Deacon. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias. Republican.
• Dickinson, H., far., Sec. 7; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Dickinson, S., farmer, P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Dickson, R. H., far., S. 18; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Draper, D. E., far., S. 6; P. O. Clay.
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• Edwards, Elijah, proprietor of Broadway House, Pleasant Plain.
• Eck, Frank L., hardware mer-merchat, [merchant dc] Pleasant Plain; born in Keokuk July 15, 1863. Married Miss Lydia E. Ellyson in Pleasant Plain Oct. 6, 1875; she was born in Cass Co., Mich.; have two children—William J. and Mabel Helen. Members of the Presbyterian Church; Republican. His father, Louis Eck, was born in Germany in 1823. July 21, 1861, he enlisted in the 2d Iowa V. I., and died in consequence of injuries received in service, aged 39 years and 7 months.
• Edwards, John D., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Pleasant Plain; a pioneer settler of Penn Tp., Jefferson Co.; native of Clinton Co., Ohio; born in 1811; in 1832, came to Illinois, and engaged in introducing carding machines into that State; in 1839, moved to his county, and settled in Penn Tp. Married in 1835, Isabel Jane Valentine, a native of Southey Co., Ohio; have eight children living—Samuel, William D., Mary Jane (now Mrs. A. Crumly), Elizabeth, Harriet (now Mrs. N. F. Hackney), Lydia, Rachel (now Mrs. M. Hoskins), and Louisa Ida (now Mrs. C. N. Draper. Members of the Society of Friends; Republican. Was a member of Township Board of Trustees at the first election held; held various offices. Owns 180 acres of land.
• Edwards, W., carpenter; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Edwards, W. D., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Ellis, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Greene Co., Tenn., in 1802; in 1804, his parents moved to Lafayette Co., Ohio, thence to Tippecanoe Co., Ind., where he married Miss B. Heston in 1831; she was born in Greene Co., Ohio, in 1810; moved to this county in 1839, and settled in this township; children—Mordecai, Sarah (now Mrs. A. A. Smith), Isaac, Betsy, Walter (who served in the 7th Iowa V.I., during the war; honorably discharged), Mary (now Mrs. J. Jones; Eleanor, John, Emery, Phineas, born May 22, 1832; was in the 30th Iowa V.I.; killed at the siege of Vicksburg; Amon, born in 1841, also served in the 30th Regt. Iowa V.I.; died at Milliken's Bend, March 14, 1863; Susanna, born July 19, 1836, died Aug. 1, 1851; Asa, born Sept. 26, 1838, died July 1, 1851. Members of the Society of Friends. Republican since party organization; in early life, was an Old Line Whig. In early times Mr. E. was elected Justice for several terms; held various other offices since he settled here, nearly forty years ago. Has always taken an active interest in advancement of religious and educational interests of Penn Tp. Owns 120 acres of land.
• Ellis, Isaac, Jr., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in this county in 1843. Married Miss Martha Roberts in 1870; she was also born in this county; have four children—Ada, Sarah, Estella and Charles Elmer. Republican. Has held various township and school offices. Owns 193 acres of land. His father, Isaac Ellis, came to this county in 1839; his biography will be found in another place in this work. Mrs. Isaac Ellis' father and mother, Robert and Nancy Roberts, came to this county in 1841.
• Ellis, Walter, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in this township in 1846. During the war, enlisted in Co. K, 7th Iowa V.I.; was

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• through Atlanta campaign; honorably discharged at the close of the war. Married Miss Nancy Conner, of this county; have two children—Alice and Annie. REpublican. Has held various local offices. Owns forty acres of land.
• Ellyson, J. T., proprietor of wagon shop, Pleasant Plain; was born in Cass Co., Mich., in 1852; removed with his parents to Washington Co., Iowa in 1859; came to Pleasant Plain in 1863. Politically, Mr. E. is a Rep.
• Emry, D., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Emry, James, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Pleasant Plain; a resident of Iowa for nearly forty years; a native of Randolph Co., Ind.; born in 1821; came to Iowa the fall of 1839. Married Miss Catherine Shockley in this county March 3, 1842; she was born in Logan Co., Ohio, in 1819; came to this county with parents in 1840. Mr. E. and wife were the first couple married in this county in the Society of Friends, of which they are members. Mr. E. was a Free-Soiler, now a Republican. Their children are Charles, Travis, Susanna, Sarah, Richard, Eli, Thomas and George Julien. Travis served in 2d Iowa V.C. during the war; honorably discharge. Mr. E. owns 135 acres of land. His father, Travis Emry, was born in North Carolina in 1788; served in the war of 1812 under Gen. Jackson; married Elizabeth Frazier; they moved to Henry Co., Iowa, in 1839; thence to this county in 1845; he died Jan. 31, 1866; she in 1872. Mrs. J. Emry's father, Richard Shockley, was born in Virginia in 1798; married Miss Susanna Pacton in Logan Co., ohio; she was also a native of Virginia; born in 1795; they moved to this county in 1840. Mr. S. died March 22, 1876. Mrs. S. is one of the oldest pioneer mothers of this township now living.
• Emry, J. Q., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Emry, T. F., farmer, S. 14; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Emry, T. L., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• England, George, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Farmer, James F., farmer, P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Farmer, Ridgely, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Frakes, Abram, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Frazier, Isaiah, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Frazier, James, far., S. 14; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Frazier, J. E., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Frazier, John, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Frazey, J. P., far., S. 27; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Fryman, Jacob, far., S. 22; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Fryman, J., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Fuqua, M. C., teamster, Pleasant Plain.
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• Garmoe, Lawrence, far., S. 36; P. O. Fairfield.
• George, R. T., far., S. 9; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Gilbert, Thomas, far., S. 29; P. O. Perlee.
• Goodwin, Henry, far., S. 5; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Goodwin, John, far., S. 17; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Goodwin, Joseph, far., Sec. 12; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Preble Co., Ohio, in 1844; came to this county in 1856. Married Miss M. Arry in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., in 1863; she was born in Indiana. Have four children—Ludovic, born in 1864; Willis, born in 1865; Carrie May, born in 1870, and Arthur, born in 1874. Republican. Owns forty acres of land. His father, Joseph Goodwin, was born in South Carolina; married Miss Mary Hixon in Ohio; she was a native of Georgia; came to this county in 1856; he was born in 1795; died in 1871; she is still living. Mrs. J. Goodwin's father, John Arry, a native of Pennsylvania, married Miss K. Jones in Ohio; they moved to this State in 1855; she died in 1877; he is still living, aged 76 years.
• Graham, Rile, far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Gray, Richard, far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Grooves, J. K., far., S. 2; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Hadley, William R.
• Haifley, Alfred, far., Sec. 25; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hampson, J. C., druggist, Perlee; born in Fairfield, in this county, in 1854. Is a member of the Knights of Pythias. Mr. H. keeps a full stock of pure drugs, medicines, paints, oils, lamps, glassware, paper and window shades, and everything to be found in a first-class drug store. Republican.
• Harken, John, far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Harkins, Peter, far.; S. 8; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Harrison, Robert, far., S. 16; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Harrison, William H., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Harrison, William, far., S. 9; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Clarke Co., Ohio, in 1817; in 1827, moved with parents to Cass Co., Mich.; in 1834, came to Louisa Co., Iowa; in 1842, moved to this county and settled on his present farm. Married Miss Susanna Mace in McDonough Co., Ill.; she was a native of Tennessee; have nine children living—Robert, who served in an Iowa Regiment during the war, was honorably discharged; Henry, Chedwick, Emeline, now Mrs. F. H. Edler; Nancy, Phoebe Jane, now Mrs. S. Clevenyer; Benjamin, Joseph and Margaret. Owns 348 acres. Republican. Has held various local offices. A resident of Iowa for forty-eight years.
• Harvey, James, grocer, Pleasant Plain.
• Harvey, Jervis, grocer, Pleasant Plain.
• Harvey, U. R., far., S. 23; P. O. Perlee.
• Hawk, William, far., S. 36; P. O. Fairfield.
• Hawk, W. J., far.; P. O. Fairfield.
• Haymond, A. D., far.; P. O. Perlee.
• Haymond, Jas., weighmaster, Coal Bank.
• Hendricks, William R., far., S. 35; P. O. Perlee; born in Shelby Co., Ind., in 1842; removed to this county with parents in 1852. Enlisted in Co. B, 19th Regt. Iowa Inf. August, 1862; served about three years; was then discharged; was in a number of severe engagements, among them the siege of Vicksburg and Mobile and Springfield, Mo. In 1866, married Miss A. M. Alinder in this county; she was born in Bedford Co., Penn., in 1844; have five children—James Howell, Edwin Canby, Charles Roscoe, Olive Mary and Nathan Jule. Members of the United Brethren; retired. Owns 157 1/2 acres of land.
• Henry, Philip, coal-miner, Perlee.
• Heston, Joseph, far., S. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Heston, L. W., far., S. 8; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in this county in 1853. Married Miss Eliza McNees, a native of this State; have one child. Mr. H. owns 190 acres of land; Republican. His father, Phineas Heston, a pioneer settler of this State, native of Ohio; born in the year 1820, and settled in this county in 1841, and resided in this township until his death Feb. 13, 1875; he left wife and four children—H. W., F. H., L. W. and Ruth, now Mrs. E. Janway.
• Hicks, S., far., Sec. 18; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hiatt, D., far., Sec. 26; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hiatt, Samuel, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Plain; an early settler of this county; is a native of Guilford Co., N. C.; born in 1805; came to Jefferson Co., in 1841. Married first wife, Susanna Paxton, in Ohio; she died in this county. Present wife was Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary Pickerell, who settled in this county in 1839; their children are Elliott, who married Miss S. Wood; Sarah Ann, now Mrs. J. Boyles; Sitnah Ann, now Mrs. Ellis; Cynthia Ann, now Mrs. J. H. Koontz; William Henry, who served in Co. K, 13th I.V.I., during the war; honorably discharged; Enos, who was in 13th I.V.I. four years; was in a number of severe engagements; honorably discharged; he married Sarah Donlevy; David, married Phebe Heston; Mary, now Mrs. Aaron Roberts; Camilla, now Mrs. William R. Hadley. In the early history of the county, Mr. Hiatt was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he was the incumbent of several years; has also held various other offices. Republican, formerly a Whig. He owns 100 acres of land.
• Hoag, Jesse, retired farmer, Pleasant Plain.
• Hoag, William H., far., Sec. 5; P. O. Pleasant Plain.

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• Hobson, W. Z., far., Sec. 13; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hodson, A., far., Sec. 14; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hodson, J. F., Sr., blacksmith, Pleasant Plain.
• Hodson, T. F., far., Sec. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hoskins, A., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hoskins, B. F., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Clinton Co., Ohio, in 1827; moved to Illinois with his parents; thence to this State in 1839. Married Miss L. A. Dillion, in this county, in 1849; she was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., in 1829; have six children—Catharine, Albert (who married Miss Eleanor Pickering), Benjamin, Cynthia Ann, Luther and Joseph D. Republican. Owns eight-one and one-half acres of land. His father, Moses Hoskins, born in Guilford Co., N. C., about 1789; went to Ohio; thence to Illinois; to Washington Co., Iowa, in 1839; was the first Justice of the Peace elected in Clay Tp.; was a consistent member of the Society of Friends. Republican, and always opposed slavery in every form. Mrs. Hoskins' father, Joseph Dillion, was a native of Ohio; went to Sangamon Co., Ill., where he married Miss D. Musick; moved to this county in 1839, where he died in 1865. Mrs. D. is still living, aged 72 years.
• Hoskins, Ellis, far., Sec. 3; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hoskins, James E., fa., Sec. 4; P. O. Pleasant Plain; has been a resident of Iowa nearly forty years; born in Clinton Co., Ohio, in 1829; in 1835, removed with his parents to Tazewell Co., Ill.; thence to this State in 1839. Married Miss Patsey Jones in this county; she was born in Morgan Co., Ind.; have nine children—Lindley, Pleasant, Melinda, Willis, Huldah, Olney, Ruth, Joel and Sarah. Owns 210 acres of land. Was a Free Soiler, now a Republican. Members of the Society of Friends.
• Hoskins, L., far., Sec. 10; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hoskins, M., far., S. 4; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hoskins, M., far., S. 3; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Hoskinson, J., coal-miner; P. O. Perlee.
• Humphrey, B., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Humphrey, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in this county Jan. 1, 1846. Married Miss Virginia Ohmurt in this county Jan. 1, 1872; she was a native of Iowa; born Oct. 12, 1851; died Nov. 29, 1873; left one child—Alice Carrie. Mr. H. is a Republican. His father, R. Humphrey, was a native of Stafford Co., Va.; born in 1809; married Miss Phoebe Edwards in Clinton Co., Ohio; she was born in Frederick Co., Va., in 1809; moved to Kendall Co., Ill., in 1834; thence to this county in 1839, where he died April 4, 1878; had eleven children, five living—Mary (now Mrs. Swartzendter), Sarah (now Mrs. Hallowpeter), Sanford, Thomas and Benjamin.
• Humphrey, Sanford, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in this county in 1839. Married Miss Margaret Kendall; she was born in Miami Co., Ohio; have four children—Millie May, Alonzo, Almond L., Scott and Clarence E. Owns forty acres of land. Republican. His father, R. Humphrey, was a native of Stafford Co., Va.; married Miss P. Edwards, a native of Frederick Co.; came to this county in 1839. Mrs. Humphrey's father, Joseph Kendall, was born in Ohio; he married Miss Sarah INgle; moved to this county in 1855.
• Hurd, F. W., far., S. 28; P. O. Perlee.
• Huston, W., miner; P. O. Perlee.
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• Igoe, J., brick-yard; P. O. Perlee.
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• Johnson, A. P., far., S. 25; P. O. Salina.
• Johnson, B. T., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Johnson, Elwood, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Highland Co., Ohio, in 1843; moved to this county with his parents in 1849. Republican. Member of the present Board of Township Trustees; his second term. HIs father, Barclay Johnson, an early settler of Jefferson Co., was a native of Virginia; born in 1792; married Sarah Barrett in Highland Co., Ohio; she was born in Virginia, in 1796; they moved to Jefferson Co., this State, in 1849, and settled in this

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• township, where he died in 1875, she in 1878. They were members of the Society of Friends.
• Johnson, S., section hand, Perlee.
• Johnson, W., stock dealer, Pleasant Plain.
• Jones, Alex., far., P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Jones, B., far., Sec. 5; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Jones, Eli, far., S. 11; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in MOrgan Co., Ind., in 1834; came to this county with his parents in 1839. Married Miss Rebecca Pickard in this township; have four children—Emma, Alice, John, William and Aaron. Members of the Society of Friends. Owns 212 acres of land. He is a Republican.
• Jones, J. M., far., S. 5; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Jones, John, far., S. 11; P. O. Pleasant Plain; a pioneer settler of this county; native of Greene Co., Tenn.; born Jan. 24, 1799; in 1805, moved with parents to Blount Co.; thence to Orange Co., Ind., in 1815, where he married Miss Mary Hadley; native of Chatham Co., N. C.; born in 1798; married in 1820; moved to Morgan Co., Ind.; in the fall of 1839, moved to this county and settled on the section where he now resides. Mrs. J. died in this township in 1877; she was a true Christian and a member of the Society of Friends. Their children are Rile, Patsy (now Mrs. J. Hoskins), Ruth (now Mrs. E. Hoskins), Thomas, Eli, James and Sarah. Owns 108 acres. Was elected member of Township Board of Trustees at the first election held in this township. Was a Whig; on the decline of that party, became a Republican; member of the Society of Friends.
• Jones, J. W., far., S. 19; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Jones, R., far., Sec. 12; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Jones, T., far., Sec. 10; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Kaska, James, farmer.
• Kaska, N., far., S. 12; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Keltner, T. S., far., S. 20; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Kindell, J. B., far., S. 11; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Kirkee, J., far., S. 12; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Kissell, J. A., lab., Perlee.
• Kollock, F., far., Sec. 13; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Kossoski, H., far., S. 24; P. O. Salina.
• Kyle, J., far., S. 20; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Kyle, William B., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Perlee; born in Elkhart Co., Ind., in 1837; in 1843, moved with parents to this county. Married Feb. 24, 1870, Miss Harriet A., daughter of John and Elizabeth Lynn; she was born in Pennsylvania; have one child—Catherine Elizabeth. Democrat. Owns 160 acres of land. Mr. K. has been a resident of this county since 1843, with the exception of about six years spent in Idaho, Nevada and California.
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• Laireski, J., far., S. 24; P. O. Salina.
• Lambert, J. O. W., far., S. 29; P. O. Perlee.
• Long, G. S., clerk, Perlee.
• Leeney, J., far., S. 26; P. O. Perlee.
• Looney, A., laborer, Perlee.
• Looney, G., laborer, Perlee.
• Looney, J. L., miner, Perlee.
• Looney, T. J., laborer, Perlee.
• Lynn, J., far.; P. O. Perlee.
• Lynn, John, far., S. 35; P. O. Perlee.
• Lynn, Robert D., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Perlee; born in Fulton Co., Penn.; removed to this county with his parents in 1844. Married in December, 1867, Miss J. Gordon, born in 1848; have four children—Elizabeth E., Mary R., R. Ross and _____. Members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. L. has been Elder several years. Democrat. Owns 200 acres of land. His father, John Lynn, is a native of Pennsylvania. Married Miss E. Cisler; moved to this county in 1844; their children are Elizabeth (now Mrs. MacMurray), Harriet A. (now Mrs. Wm. B. Kyle), David (married Miss K. Walters), Jasper (married Miss C. Angsted), Sarah (now Mrs. H. Angsted).
• Lynn, R., carpenter, Pleasant Plain.
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• McCarty, William.
• McConnell, T., Postmaster, Pleasant Plain.
• McCarty, W. R., far., S. 24; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• McDonald, R. S., laborer, Perlee.

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• McKee, J. J., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Perlee; born in Venango Co., Penn., in 1843; removed to this county with his parents in 1855. Enlisted in Co. E, 2d I.V.I.; served over four years; was honorably discharged in July, 1865; veteraned at Pulaski; was in the battles of Shiloh, Fort Donelson, Corinth, Atlanta, and a series of engagements around that place, and with Sherman on his march to the sea, and also at Louisville. Has been twice married; first wife was Miss Mary Dudley; present wife was Martha Sawyer; has five children—May L., Cora E., William S., John Edgar, Emma. Mr. McKee owns 185 acres of land. Republican.
• McMaster, J., blacksmith, Pleasant Plain.
• Mathews, B., renter; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Mathews, J., miller, Pleasant Plain.
• Macy, S., far., S. 16; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Macy, S., far., S. 10; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Marey, E. O., far., Sec. 22; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Maxwell, A., pit boss, Jefferson Coal-mine.
• Mealey, D. H., druggist, Pleasant Plain; born in Keokuk Co., in 1851; when 3 years of age, moved with his parents to Washington Co.; spring of 1870, came to this county; engaged in the drug business in Pleasant Plain in 1875. Married Miss M. M. Fukua; have one child—Lulu. Mr. M. is Secretary of the Presbyterian Church; Republican.
• Mealey, T. S., M. D., Pleasant Plain.
• Mendenhall, Milton, Pleasant Plain.
• Mesner, M., miller and farmer, Sec. 15, Pleasant Plain.
• Messer, F., far.; P. O. Perlee.
• Miller, F. W., far., S. 13; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Miller, M. V. B., prop. coal-bank, Perlee.
• Miller, P., far., S. 28; P. O. Perlee.
• Minter, D. K., far., S. 17; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Moffard, Omer, miner, Perlee.
• Montgomery, J. S., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Salina; born in this county in 1841. Enlisted in Co. K, 7th Iowa V. I., July 19, 1861; honorably discharged in July, 1865; same year went to California; in 1868, returned. Married Miss Louisa Pheasant May 6, 1869; she was born in this county; have four children—Perela, Elwin, Myra, Ellen. Republican. Wile in the army, was in a number of battles, Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and Pittsburg Landing and others. Owns fifty acres of land. HIs father, Solomon Montgomery, was a native of Pennsylvania; came to this county in 1840; a pioneer of Jefferson Co. Mrs. Montgomery's parents, John and Mary Pheasant, came to this county in the spring of 1839; settled in Walnut Tp., being about the first settlers in that township.
• Mooney, E., saloon, Perlee.
• Morgan, William W., far., S. 7; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Moyer, R. M., far., S. 19; P. O. Baker.
• Muir, E., dealer in groceries, provisions, flour and feed, glass and queensware, Perlee; born in Berks Co., Penn., in 1839; moved with parents to Louisville,Ky.; thence to Indiana, where he married Miss Eliza Danver, of Johnson Co.; moved to this county in 1875; have two children—Emma May, born in Bartholomew Co., Ind., and Harriet, born in this county. Mr. Muir enlisted in Co. K, 23d Regt. Ind. Inf. in 1861; served three years; was honorably discharged; was at Pittsburg Landing, siege of Vicksburg, Champion Hills, Kenesaw Mountain and Raymond. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. and Knights of Pythias.
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• Neal, David, far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Neal, Emanuel, farmer, Pleasant Plain.
• Neal, John W., farmer, Pleasant Plain.
• Neal, William, clerk, Perlee.
• Nicholson, J. W., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Nordyke, Solomon, far., S. 14; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Orr, Robert, far., S. 17; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Pacha, Frank, farmer.
• Pacha, Jacob, farmer.
• Parks, Silas, far., S. 20; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Paxson, Cyrus, far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Paxson, J. C.,far., S. 2; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• paxson, John T., far., S. 14; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Paxson, Milton, far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Pearson, David, far.; P. O. Perlee.

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• Peck, Louis, far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Pickard, Alexander, far., S. 3; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Pickard, William, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Pleasant Plain; a resident of this township for thirty-nine years; born in Bartholomew Co., Ind., in 1817; came to this county in 1839. Married Miss Mary Jane Bell in 1842; she was born in Ohio, on the Scioto River, near Chillicothe, in 1818; have eight children—Eleanor, Rebecca (now Mrs. Eli Jones), Ruth (now Mrs. S. Bray), Alexander (married Miss R. F. Groves), Henry (married Miss Hattie Brown), Martha (now Mrs. William Brown), Martha (now Mrs. William Jones), Aaron and James B. Members of the Friend's Society; he is a Republican; formerly acted with the Free-Soil Party. He owns 236 acres of land. Has held various local offices. His father, Henry Pickard, was born in NOrth Carolina; married Miss Nellie Woody, a native of the same State; they moved to Indiana; thence to this State, and settled in Lee Co., where he still resides; his wife died a few years after their settlement in that county. Mrs. Pickard's father, Alexander Bell, was a native of Pennsylvania; served under Gen. Jackson during the war of 1812; married Miss Rebecca Chandler in Ohio; then moved to Illinois in 1829; thence to this county in 1838; one of the pioneer families of Jefferson Co.
• Pickering, David, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Frederick Co., Va., in 1817; moved with his parents to Ohio; thence to Illinois; to this county in 1839, and settled in this township. Married here, Miss Agnes Heston, a native of Ohio; have four children—John, Betsy, Ellis and Elmer. Owns 106 acres of land. REpublican; formerly a Whig and Abolitionist. His father, William Pickering, a pioneer of the Northwest, was a native of Virginia; he settled in Illinois in 1835; came with his family to this county.
• Pringle, L. W., far., S. 5; P. O. Clay.
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• Roberts, Abel, harness-maker, Pleasant Plain.
• Ridinger, Samuel, farmer, SEc. 36; P. O. Salina; an early settler of this township; native of Montgomery, Va.; born in 1805; in 1820, removed with parents to Warren Co., Tenn.; to this county in 1839, and settled on the farm where he now resides. Married his first wife, Mary Blakely, in Tennessee; second wife was Sarah Shipman; present wife was Leo, daughter of Joseph and Becky Hickenbottom, who settled in this county in 1837 or 1838; his children are Isaac B., Alexander, George, Effie, Catherine (now Mrs. J. Swanson), Mary (now Mrs. Thomas Hawk), Jan (now Mrs. Ember), Samuel and Marion. Member of the Christian Church. Owns about three hundred acres of land. Is one of the prosperous farmers of Jefferson Co.
• Roberts, M., far., S. 8; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Runyon, M. S., renter; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Seddon, James, miner, Perlee.
• Seddon, J., coal pit boss, Perlee.
• Sczhilinskie, K., far., S. 24; P. O. Salina.
• Shaffer, J. W., far., S. 17; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Shaffer, S., teamster, Pleasant Plain.
• Simmons, R., far., S. 20; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Simmons, W., far., S. 20; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Simpson, S.,far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Six, L., miner, Perlee.
• Slagle, F. M., book-keeper Jefferson Co. Coal Company, Perlee.
• Smith, C., saloon, Perlee.
• Smith, F. R., M. D., Pleasant Plain; born in Van Buren Co., in 1851, received preliminary medical education in the office of Dr. Moore, of Fairfield; entered medical college at Keokuk in 1874; graduated in 1876; came to Pleasant Plain, and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession; has an excellent reputation and a large practice.
• Smith, J., minister; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Snook, Cal, M. D., P. O. Perlee; born in this county, near Fairfield, in 1848. REceived a medical education at Keokuk Medical College; graduated in 1863; same year engaged in the practice of medicine; came to Perlee in 1872. Member of the I.O.O.F., and of the Knights of Pythias. Independent.

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• Snook, I., laborer; P. O. Perlee.
• Snook, L., miner; P. O. Perlee.
• Snook, M., laborer; P. O. Perlee.
• Snyder, G. E., clerk; P. O. Perlee.
• Spencer, E., prop. saw-mill.
• Spencer, George H., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Pleasant Plain; born in Wayne Co., N. Y., in 1830; came to this county with his parents in 1839. Married Miss D. Thomas in Richland Co., Ohio; she was a native of Ontario Co., N. Y.; have four children living—Thodosia, Charles D., Louisa and Lochiel T. Member of the Baptist Church; was licensed minister in the spring of 1877. Republican. Owns 158 acres of land. His father, George Spencer, was a native of Hartford, Conn.; married Catherine Horne, a native of Wayne Co., N. Y.; came to this county in 1839; he was born in 1793; died Sept. 9, 1862; was a faithful member of the Baptist Church. A Republican, and opposed to human bondage.
• Sperry, W. S., book-keeper Washington Coal Co.; P. O. Perlee.
• Spittal, H. A., miner, P. O. Perlee.
• Stanton, C. O., Justice of the Peace; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Stuff, J. S., miner; P. O. Perlee.
• Swain, J. E., blacksmith; P. O. Perlee.
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• Talbert, T., far., S. 23; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Thompson, R., miner; P. O. Perlee.
• Trail, W. E., far.; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
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• Ullm, J., far., S. 32; P. O. Perlee.
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• Wall, B., minister of Presbyterian Church; P. O. Pleasant Plain.
• Walkup, Samuel S., merchant; P. O. Perlee; born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., in 1845; came to this county in 1848. IN 1860 married Miss Theresa Wiggins, of this county; have four children—Justin, Ettie, Carrie and Samuel Steele. Mr. Walkup enlisted in Co. B, 8th Iowa Cavalry; was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Member of the I.O.O.F. Mr. W. carries a full line of dry goods, ready-made clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, notions, etc., etc.; also, a fine stock of groceries. Republican.
• West, John, miner, Perlee.
• Welch, H. A., Justice of the Peace; P. O. Perlee.
• Westenhaver, H., miner, Perlee.
• Westenhaver, Jacob, far., Sec. 27; P. O. Perlee.
• Westenhaver, M., Perlee.
• Westenhaver, O. I., far., Sec. 27; P. O. Perlee.
• Whitfield, G., miner, Perlee.
• Williams, John, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Pleasant Plain; native of Champaign Co., Ohio; born Oct. 24, 1812; moved with parents to Logan Co. in 1840; he came West and settled in this township. Married in Logan Co., O., Miss Harriet Smith, a native of Kentucky, born in 1815; died in this county in 1845; second wife was Martha Mills; she was born in Indiana June 30, 1836; died in this county in February, 1865; his children are Jesse, who served in Co. K, 7th Regiment I. V. I. three years; Newton, who served in the 30th Regiment I. V. I., until the close of the war; Jonathan, who served in an Iowa regiment through the war; Mary, now Mrs. S. Roberts; Leander, deceased, aged 16 years; Nancy, now Mr. J. H. Wycoff; Elma, now Mrs. J. Jones; Laura, now Mrs. P. Cole. Republican; has acted with the party since its organization. Owns 230 acres of land.
• Winders, J., miner, Perlee.
• Wood, C. W., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 1; P. O. Brighton; was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1819; came to this county in 1838; in 1842, he was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Washington Co., and in 1843, was elected County Assessor. He married Miss Katie Frederick, in Brighton, Washington Co.; she was born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio; their children are Elizabeth, who married F. B. Morris; William H.,served in Co I, 44th Iowa REgiment during the war; married Miss Ella Anderson; Oliver H. married Miss Alice Parsons; George L. and Thomas C. Mr. Wood owns 580 acres of land, and is one of the prosperous farmers and stock-raisers of this county; he engages in buying and shipping stock extensively. Acts with the National party; formerly a Republican.

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