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ED WRIGHT
GEN. ED WRIGHT, of Des Moines, one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of Iowa, who is now Custodian of the public buildings and State property at the Capitol, is a native of the Buckeye State. He was born on a farm near Salem, Columbiana County (now Mahoning), on the 27th of June, 1827. His ancestors were of English origin, and were residents of the Shenandoah Valley, in Virginia, from a period shortly prior to the War of the Revolution until 1803, when they emigrated as a colony to Ohio, and settled in Columbiana County. They were of the good old Quaker faith, and were among the most worthy of the early pioneers of that section of the State. Joseph Wright, the great-grandfather of our subject, was the venerable leader of the colony. His son, Joseph, Jr., with his wife and son James, accompanied the father to Ohio, and located in Columbiana County. Other members of the family branched off and settled in Hardin County, of the same State, and greatly increased in numbers. James Wright, son of Joseph, was born in Bedford County, VA., on the 17th of June, 1803, and was an infant when taken by his parents to the Buckeye State. In 1824 he was joined in wedlock with Miss Mary Hinchman, a native of New Jersey, who settled in Ohio about the same time her husband became a resident of that State. They reared a family of six children, four sons and two daughters, all of whom are living at this writing. Mr. Wright detested nicknames and determine to name his sons in such a manner that it would not be possible to abreviate them. The subject of our sketch, who is the eldest, was called Ed; the second, Hugh, is now living in New Lisbon, Ohio; Seth, is a resident of Coal Creek, Col, while the youngest son, Lot, resides in Lenanon, Ohio, the eldest sister, Eliza, is the wife of James C. Trotter, of Salem, Ohio; and Lovinia is the widow of W. R. Ullery, of Coal Creek, Col. James Wright was a farmer, and was associated with his brother Thomas, who was a carpenter and millwright, and they were proprietors of two mills, a sawmill and gristmill. He led a useful and upright life and died in 1856, at the age of fifty-three years. His good wife survived him many years, and passed away in 1884.
Gen. Ed Wright was educated in the common schools and in Linnean Academy, at Atwater, Portage County, Ohio. In his youth he was employed about his father's farm and mills, and being familiar with the use of carpenter's tools from childhood, acquired a knowledge of house carpentering and millwright work under the direction of his uncle, and was employed in that branch of industry. He was also engaged for a few terms in teaching school. One of the most important events of his life occurred about this time——his marriage to Miss Martha Thompson, which was celebrated in Allegheny City, Pa., on the 23d of March, 1848. The lady is a daughter of William Thompson, a farmer of Columbiana County, Ohio, where she was reared to womanhood.
For a few years following his marriage, Gen. Wright took charge of the saw and flouring mills at Deerfield, Ohio, known as Wright's Mills, and in 1852 removed to Cedar County, Iowa, where he engaged in farming in Springdale Township, in connection with house building. On the formation of the Republican party, he joined its ranks and began to be prominent in politics. In 1856 he was elected Representative to the General Assembly, and re-elected in 1857 and 1859, serving three terms. After 1856 he was engaged exclusively in agricultural pursuits, until he entered the military service of the Government in the late War, as Major of the Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry, receiving his commission September 18, 1862. He served in the Mississippi Valley, in the Thirteenth and Nineteenth
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Army Corps, and participated in the battles of Ft. Gibson, Champion Hills, the siege of Vicksburg and the battle of Jackson, Miss. In the latter part of 1863, with his regiment, he went to New Orleans on the Red River campaign. Early in July, 1864, a part of the Nineteenth Corps, which included his regiment, was ordered to the Shenandoah Valley, and participated in the battle of Winchester, and in October, following, was in the engagement at Cedar Creek. In January, 1865, they went to Savannah, Ga., and from there to Moorhead, to guard Sherman's supplies, and were finally mustered out at Savannah, July 17, 1865. Gen. Wright was twice wounded. First at the battle of Champion Hills, where he received a flesh wound in the thigh, and again at the battle of Cedar Creek, where he was hit in the arm and hip. In recognition of he services, he was brevetted Brigadier-General, to date from March 13, 1865.
After the close of the war, Gen. Wright returned to his farm in Iowa, and the following fall was again elected to the Legislature. He was honored by being chosen speaker of the House, of the Eleventh General Assembly, in which position he proved a poplar [popular] officer. In October, 1866, he was elected Secretary of State, was re-elected in November, 1868, and again in October, 1870, serving in all six consecutive years. In 1873, he was appointed Secretary of the Board of Capitol Commissioners, and assistant superintendent of construction of the Capitol. He performed the arduous duties devolving upon him with exactness and fidelity, and on abolishment of the Board of Capitol Commissioners, and the creation of the office of Custodian of Public Buildings and Property, he was appointed to that office, and has since served in that capacity. He has now been connected with the State service in the various positions named for a period of twenty-four years, during which time he has proved a faithful and competent officer, and has won the confidence and respect of all who are familiar with his prompt and faithful discharge of duty.
Since December, 1866, on his election to the office of Secretary of State, Gen. Wright has made his home in Des Moines. On the 27th of June 1877, on his fiftieth birthday, he was called to mourn the loss of his wife, who died on that day, leaving her husband and two daughters. She was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a faithful wife and a loving mother of four children, two of whom are deceased. Asenath, the eldest, died at the age of six years; Frank, the only son, died in infancy; Celia, is the wife of D. P. Cleveland, a resident of Norwalk, Ohio; Flora, is unmarried, and resides with her father.
Gen. Wright is a member of Kinsman Post, No. 7 G.A.R., the only civic society to which he belongs. He is a stockholder and director in the Citizens' National Bank of Des Moines, but otherwise has no business relations not connected with his official position. His popularity and prominence are indicated by the important positions which he has been called upon to fill, and, as before stated, he is one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Iowa.
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J. K. Macomber
J. K. MACOMBER, County Attorney of Polk County, and one of the leading members of the bar, is located at 214 West Fourth Street. He is widely known throughout the State, having been connected with the faculty of the Agricultural College at Ames, which won him an extensive acquaintance, as well as the many friends that he has gained during his career as a lawyer. Mr. Macomber is a native of the old Bay State, and traces his ancestry back through many generations of Scottish people to the original progenitor of the family who lived more than four centuries ago. His father was K. W. Macomber, and his mother's maiden name was Martha Alexander. Their marriage took place on the 12th of December, 1839, and in 1855, they emigrated with their family to Cass County, Iowa, settling near Atlantic, where they made their home for five years, when the became residents of Lewis, the county seat of that county, where members of the family still reside. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Macomber, namely: Mrs. Belle Reynolds, who is engaged in the practice of medicine in Chicago; Dr. Henry K., a practicing physician of Pasadena, Cal., whre he located in 1882; J. K., of this sketch; and Frank
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J., who is an attorney of Lewis, Iowa. George, the deceased son and brother was the youngest member of the family. He was formerly a merchant of Lewis, Iowa, but died in California, whither he had gone, hoping to benefit his health, in 1881.
The early boyhood days of our subject were spent upon his father's farm, but for three years, between the ages of fourteen and seventeen, he was engaged in assisting his father in operating the wagon freight line between Omaha and Central City, Col., after which he assisted his father on his large farm near Lewis for two or three years, during the summer season, while the winter months were spent as a teacher in the public schools. In 1869, at the age of twenty years, he entered the State Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa, from which he graduated in the class of 1872. When his course was completed he was appointed instructor in that college and after teaching two years entered the institute of technology in Boston, Mass., where he remained several months, pursuing the study of physics, which he continued in Cornell University during the winter of 1875-6. When not otherwise employed he continued to teach in the Agricultural College until 1878, when he was appointed to full professorship in the institution and served as a member of the faculty until 1883, when he resigned to engage in the practice of law, having in the meantime fitted himself for that profession. He was admitted to the bar in Cass County in 1879, and is now one of the active and leading members of the bar of Polk County. He is a gentleman of culture and of varied and extensive reading, which adds greatly to his success in his professional career. He is familiar with all the leading issues of the day, and possesses the qualifications necessary to a successful lawyer. Before he undertakes a case he gives to it a careful consideration and earnest study, viewing the question from all standpoints and is therefore ready to meet any argument which may be brought up against him. In 1888, he succeeded W. W. Phillips as County Attorney of Polk County, and it is needless to say has proved an able and efficient officer. Since 1889, Mr. Macomber has been associated in business with his brother-in-law, Frank Y. Locke, who studied with Judge George M. Gilchrist of Vinton, Iowa, and was admitted to the bar in Hutchinson County, Kan. Subsequent to that time he engaged in practice in McPherson, Kan., but in the year above mentioned formed a partnership with Mr. Macomber. The gentlemen comprising the firm are genial, social men and have succeeded in building up a large and lucrative practice.
In 1877, Mr. Macomber was united in marriage with Miss Mattie A. Locke, a lad of culture and refinement, who graduated with her husband from the Ames Agricultural College, in the class of 1872. Their union has been blessed with five children, three sons and two daughters.
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LAURISTON TWINING
LAURISTON TWINING, real-estate dealer and lawyer of Des Moines, is a native of Iowa City, Iowa, born June 7, 1848. He is a direct descendant of Thomas Twining, the progenitor of the American branch of the family, who settled at Cape Cod in 1640, only twenty years after the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. A sketch of his parents is given in connection with that of Dr. E. T. Twining of this work.
After attending the public and select schools until seventeen years of age, Mr. Twining entered the Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleasant, and subsequently became a student in the Iowa State University, at Iowa City, completing the course of the junior year. Failing health then caused him to leave college but after a time he read law under J. F. McJunkin, ex-Attorney-General of Iowa, and was admitted to the bar at Washington, in 1871. After practicing in that city for some four years he removed to Corning, Adams County, where he prosecuted his profession and mad e a complete set of abstract books for that county and served as Mayor of that city for one year. In 1882, he came to Des Moines, and has been in the real-estate business since, handling chiefly his own property. He is also making a special study of real-estate law and as taken an active part in platting portions of the city, among which may be mentioned Twining's official plat, Twelfth and Laurel Streets, Lake Park, where he erected the first two houses, and Twining's
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Addition just north of the river. He has taken an active part in the public affairs of North Des Moines and has served as Councilman and a member of the School Board.
At Washington, Iowa, on the 3d of June, 1873, Mr. Twining was joined in wedlock with Miss Laura A. Botkin, who was born in Miami County, Ohio, March 2, 1852, and went with her parents to Illinois, where she received her education, completing her school life by her graduation from the Female College of Jacksonville. They have four children——Arthur B., Granville H., Edward L. and Inez A., and the family circle remains unbroken. The parents are loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and take an active part in its upbuilding and advancement. Mr. Twining is always well-informed on the leading issues of the day and in politics is a Republican. He owns some fine property in the city as the result of judicious investments, and in connection with his real-estate business owns half the stock in the Guarantee Abstract Company, which has one of the best set of abstract books in the city. Though comparatively a young man he has witnessed the growth of Des Moines from its early infancy. In 1854 and 1855, his father being stationed here on ministerial work, he played ball on "the commons," where now stands the court-house and the surrounding business blocks. He remembers distinctly of seeing some five hundred Indians have a war dance where now he beholds the first city in the State.
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CONDUCE H. GATCH
 COL. CONDUCE H. GATCH, State Senator, and a prominent lawyer of Des Moines, was born near Milford, Clermont County, Ohio, July 25, 1825, and is a son of Philip and Mary (Dimmitt) Gatch. His father, a well-to-do farmer, was a native of Buckingham County, VA., born in 1793. The family of which the Colonel is a member, was founded in America, by Godgrey Gatch, who emigrated from his home in Prussia, and settled in Maryland in 1725. He was the great-great-grandfather, and Conduce Gatch, the great-grandfather of our subject. Philip Gatch, grandfather of the Colonel, was a member of the first conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church organized in America. In his early life he was a slave owner in Virginia, but in 1798, liberating his slaves, he removed to the Northwest Territory, settling near Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a member of the convention that framed the first constitution for Ohio, and for many years was Associate Judge of Clermont County, that State.
Col. Gatch's mother was born in Jefferson County, Va., in 1798, and William Dimmitt, his great-great-grandfather on the maternal side, having emigrated from Germany, also settled, as did Godfrey Gatch, in what is now Baltimore County, Maryland, and probably at about the same time.
Col. Gatch remained on his father's farm in Ohio until seventeen years of age, during which time he attended school in the winter season, while the remaining nine months of the year were spent at farm labor. By close application to his studies in leisure hours, he qualified himself at the age above mentioned, to enter Augusta College, of Augusta, Ky., where he pursued a regular course of study. On its completion he entered upon the study of law in Xenia, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar at Columbus, in the same State, in 1848. He engaged in practice at Xenia, and after having established himself in business, on the 5th of September, 1850, was united in marriage in Cincinnati, with Miss Mary E. Stewart, daughter of Dr. James B. Stewart. Mrs. Gatch was born in Monroe, Ohio, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. Five children grace their union, one son and four daughters. The son, Elwood S., wedded Miss Emma Gray, and is engaged in the wholesale and retail crockery business in Des Moines, Iowa and Omaha, Neb., the firm name of the Des Moines house being Perkins & Gatch, while that in Omaha is Perkins, Gatch & Lauman. The eldest daughter, Eva S., is now wife of Judge William Connor, of the firm of Gatch, Connor & Weaver, of Des Moines; Annie M., is the wife of P. A. Lauman, of the firm of Perkins, Gatch & Lauman, of Omaha; Mary and Ruth G. are unmarried.
In 1849, Col. Gatch removed to Kenton, Ohio, where he continued to reside until after the close of the war. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney
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of that county, and in 1858, at the age of thirty-three years, was elected to the Ohio Senate to represent the district composed of Hardin, Logan, Marion and Union Counties. In the year 1861, at the breaking out of the late war, he raised a company of the Thirty-third Ohio Infantry, of which he was commissioned Captain, and participated in the successful campaigns in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama, which resulted in the capture of Bowling Green, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Shelbyville, and Huntsville. During the latter part of his service in the army, he was Lieutenant-Colonel of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Regiment. Col. Gatch was a Whig in political sentiment in early life, and was one of the first to join in the organization of the Republican party. He was a delegate to the First National Republican Convention, in 1856, which nominated Gen. John C. Fremont for the Presidency, and was also a delegate to the National Republican Convention of 1884, which nominated James G. Blaine as Chief Magistrate of the country.
In 1866, Col. Gatch, accompanied by his family, came to Des Moines, where he has since resided. He soon won prominence at the bar in his new field of labor, and being an earnest and active Republican took a leading part in support of his party in campaigning service. At one time he held the office of District Attorney of Polk County, but resigned the position after a little more than a year's service, as the discharge of its duties interfered with his regular practice. In the fall of 1885, he was elected to the State Senate from Des Moines, and in the Twenty first General Assembly served on important committees. In the Twenty second General Assembly he was Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, one of the most important of the Senate committees. After serving his first term of four years, he was re-elected in the fall of 1889, for a second term of like duration, which gives him eight years in that body. The Colonel has proved a faithful and earnest legislator, always fearless in the expression of his opinions, and honest and zealous in the performance of every duty.
An old member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Col. Gatch has borne a prominent and useful part in the support and direction of the affairs of that church. He has twice been a delegate to the General Conference, first in Baltimore in 1876, and again in Cincinnati in 1880. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity belonging to Pioneer Lodge, No. 22, A.F. & A.M., and is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
The present law firm of Gatch, Connor & Weaver, of which Col. Gatch is the senior member, was organized in 1885, and is one of the leading law firms of Iowa. The legal business of the Colonel has not been of that character which would call him so frequently into the local courts as that of some other lawyers, it consisting largely of litigation in the United States Circuit and Supreme Courts, involving extensive landed interests. He is recognized as a lawyer of superior ability, and is well grounded in the principles of his profession. Exact and thorough in the preparation of his cases, strong, clear and forcible in argument, he holds the attention of a jury, and commands the respect of the court. Honesty of purpose, sincerity and unswerving integrity are the strong characteristics that have marked the public and private life of Col. Gatch. He has but little of the suave and urbane manner which usually marks the successful politician, and his personal popularity, which is so great, is more the result of the possession of the sterner qualities that beget confidence, and command respect. See portrait.
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NOAH M. GEIL
NOAH M. GEIL, who since 1855 has been a resident of this county, now resides on section 29, Bloomfield Township. As he is well-known throughout the community, and is regarded as one of the representative citizens, we feel that this sketch will be of interest to any of our readers. The history of his life is as follows: He was born in Farifield County, Ohio, May 23, 1823, being the son of Christian and Mary (Rodolph) Geil, whose family numbered thirteen children, seven sons and six daughters. Mr. Geil was a native of Pennsylvania, but when a small child was taken by his parents to Ohio, where he was reared
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to manhood. He made farming his business throughout life, and upon the old homestead in Fairfield County, Ohio, passed to his last rest in 1865. His wife was born in Virginia, but also became a resident of the Buckeye State in early life. All of their children grew to mature years, but only six are now living: Emanuel, a resident of Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio; Daniel, who resides in Darke County, Ohio; Joseph, a farmer of Bloomfield Township; Noah, the subject of this sketch; Margaret, wife of George Waygum, of Fairfield County, Ohio; and Sarah, wife of George Grimm, a resident farmer of Darke County, Ohio. Those who have passed away are: Jesse, who died in Mercer County, Ohio; Jacob, who died in Polk County, in 1879, from disease contracted while a soldier in the late war; Israel, died in his native county; Rachel died at the age of sixteen years; Rosanna, wife of Jacob Insel, a resident of Fairfield County, Ohio; Mary, wife of B. Berry, of Darke County, Ohio; and Elizabeth, wife of Simon Berry, who is now living in Kansas. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Geil, the mother of this family, went to make her home with her daughter in Darke County, Ohio, where her death occurred. Mr. Geil and his wife were numbered among the pioneers of Fairfield County, where many years of their lives were spent. Greatly respected by all who knew them, they had many warm friends in the community, and were widely known.
Noah Geil has been a successful business man, and is numbered among the well-to-do farmers of Bloomfield Township. He was early inured to hard labor, his early life being spent upon a wild and unbroken farm in Fairfield County, Ohio. The greater part of the development of the land devolved upon him and his brother Jesse. It was no easy task to clear away the heavy timber, plow the hitherto unbroken land, and place it in a condition to yield a sufficient income for the wants of the family. The work, however, was at length accomplished, and although it doubtless proved burdensome at the time, was an excellent training school for the physical natures of the lads engaged in it. Until twenty years of age Mr. Geil remained under the parental roof. He then began learning the tanner's trade, at which he served two years' apprenticeship, receiving $10 per month as compensation for his services. It was not long before he had mastered the business, and until 1855 he followed it for a livelihood.
In the meantime Mr. Geil was united in marriage with Miss Sophia Berry, the wedding taking place in Fairfield County, in 1850. The lady is a daughter of Joseph and Barbara (Miller) Berry, the former of Virginia, the latter of Pennsylvania. The father's death occurred in Ohio some years ago, but the mother is still living, and makes her home with Mrs. Geil. Should she be spared until the 2d of May, 1890, she will have reached her ninety-sixth year. the family of this worthy couple numbered twelve children, but only four are now living: Christian, a resident of Jasper County, Ill.; David,of Warren County, Iowa; Sally, widow of Abraham Wellty, a resident of Fairfield County, Ohio; and Sophia, wife of our subject.
In 1855, Mr. Geil accompanied by his family, came to Polk County, making his first location in Saylor Township. At the time of his arrival an old mill, known as the Shepherd Mill, marked the site of the State Capitol, while East Des Moines contained one log cabin. The greater part of the land was still in its primitive condition, prairies were unbroken, and the woodman's axe had never awakened the echoes in the forest. In company with is brother-in-law, A. T. Berry, Mr. Geil purchased two hundred and seventy acres of wild land, the only improvement thereon being a little log cabin. Into that they moved, making it their home for a period of eighteen months. THe men in the meantime were busily engaged in breaking prairie, planting crops and otherwise developing a farm. The year after their arrival they planted sixty acres of sod corn, but in 1857, they sold the farm in Saylor Township and purchased two hundred acres of land in Warren County, Iowa, twenty acres of which had been broken. They fenced their land,a nd developed two farms in that county, and were quite successful in their operations, but in 1866 Mr. Geil returned to Polk County. He purchased seventy acres of land in Bloomfield Township, and through his indefatigable labors has made one of the best farms in the community. All the necessary improvements are there found, including
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excellent barns and outbuildings, and the boundaries have been extended until it now comprises one hundred and eighty acres.
Eight children have been born of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Geil: Naomi, the eldest,wedded Wilson McWilliams, but is now deceased; Barbara is the wife of John Manbeck, a resident of Des Moines; Joseph, Mary and David B. are at home; Frank F. wedded Miss Cora Lowe, and is engaged in farming in Bloomfield Township; Jonas and Ida are deceased.
In politics Mr. Geil is independent, voting for the man and not the party. He supported the Republican party for many years, but believing it for the best interests of the community, he took an independent stand. Social, moral and educational interests find in him a ready supporter, and he is a liberal contributor to the cause of Christ, he and his wife being members of the Brethren in Christ.
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ALBERT BELL
ALBERT BELL, a representative farmer residing on section 16, Bloomfield Township, is a native of the Buckeye State. His birth occurred in Harrison County, on the 20th of September, 1839, he being a son of Samuel and Rachel (Croskey) Bell. The ancestry of the Bell family can be traced to Ireland but the Croskey family if of German origin. Samuel Bell was a native of Pennsylvania and by occupation was a native of Pennsylvania and by occupation was a farmer, which business he followed in Ohio until 1856, when he came with his family to Polk County, Iowa. Purchasing forty acres of wild land, he therefrom developed a farm, upon which he resided until his death. We can gain some idea of the unsettled condition of the county at that time, from the fact that Des Moines then contained only about two thousand inhabitants and what is now Second Street was then the main street of the city. There were only about six stores and the Des Moines House was the principal hotel. In fact it was considered one of the best hotels in this part of the State. Settling upon the land which he purchased, Mr. Bell turned his attention to its cultivation and development and became one of the prosperous farmers of the community. He was also one of the well known and valued citizens and served as Superintendent of schools of Polk County. In political sentiment he was a stanch Democrat and took an active part in local political affairs. To the Church work he gave liberally, his membership being with the Christian Church. He was just and honorable in all his dealings, pleasant and genial in manner, and made friends wherever he went. His life was well spent and he was ready to respond to the final summons which came March 17, 1877. He was buried in the cemetery of Des Moines.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Bell numbered six children, three of whom are now deceased, namely; Jackson, John and Caroline. Those still living are Catherine, wife of Philander Smith, a farmer of Bloomfield Township; Albert, the subject of this sketch; and Rachel, wife of Cyrus A. Mosier. She has a family of six children as follows: Lenore, wife of Harry L. Devin of Washington; Blanche, wife of H. E. Snook of Bloomfield Township; Albert G., who also lives in the State of Washington; Charles R., Rachel and Mack at home. The mother of this family is still living with her son on the old homestead, where in all probability she will spend the remainder of her days. She has now reached the eighty-fourth year of her age, but yet enjoys a good degree of good health. Like her husband she is an earnest and consistent member of the Christian Church, who delights in doing good and is ever ready to extend a helping hand to the poor and needy.
In his native State our subject received his education, his advantages being such as the common schools of that day afforded. He was a young man of seventeen years when he accompanied his parents to Iowa. He at once began assisting his father in the development of a farm and operated the same until after his father's death, when he assumed entire control. He spends his time in looking after its interests and caring for his loved mother who is now quite aged.
His neighbors appreciating the worth and ability of Mr. Bell have frequently called upon him to serve in official positions. He is now the present Town Clerk of Bloomfield Township, which office he
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has held for the past ten years and has also been School Treasurer for about the same length of time. The duties of the office of township trustee he has discharged, and in every official position which he has filled he has manifested a spirit of fidelity and loyality which won the confidence of all concerned. Like his father he a stalwart supporter of Democratic principles and does all in his power to advance the interests of that party.
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