OREGON TOWNSHIP.

ANDERSO N, A., of the firm of Anderson & White, dealers in general merchandise, and also of Anderson, White & Co. stock shippers, Ainsworth; the subject of this sketch is a native of Jefferson county, Ohio; was born January 9, 1841; when only about two years of age his parents removed to Washington county, Pennsylvania; here was where he was raised till about fourteen years of age, and also received his early education here; his father then moved to Sauk county, Wisconsin, and from there came to this county in the spring of 1857; his boyhood was spent on a farm and he was about twenty-two years of age when he came to Ainsworth and established its first grain and stock trade in company with J. C, Luckey; this he followed for about three years; then in 1866 he attended Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College at Chicago, then came and took charge of the grain trade and entered into a co-partnership with J. S. McClelland in the mercantile business, which only lasted for about one year when the stock was divided and he began the mercantile as well as the grain business on his own responsibility; after about eight months he began business with his present partner, Mr., S, A. White, in 1808; he continued the grain trade till 1874 and then sold out, and in 1875 began the firm of Anderson, White & Co. in the stock trade which still continues; Mr., Anderson began business when the town was yet in its infancy and has always aided in advancing its interests; he is strongly in favor of educational matters, and was president of the board that built the late school building, and that the citizens should feel proud of; although his time is closely occupied with his own private business, he acted as a mem-

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ber of the late hoard of county Supervisors by appointment, which position he filled with credit to himself and acting in harmony with the board and the best interests of the citizens; he was married in Muscatine county, this State, August 31, 1869, to Miss Mattie Stretch, a native of Ohio; they have by this union one son living, Marion T., and one deceased, George Jay; Mr. Anderson is a public-spirited man, and at the same time possessing good business qualifications and a general disposition that makes him many friends; in a business point his life has been a grand success; a marked characteristic of Mr. Anderson during his entire career has been his untiring energy and enterprise; a man of :strong will and determined purpose, :and is a good illustration of what an industrious man can accomplish, and commands the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens.

BARBOUR, J. W., carpenter and builder, Ainsworth; was born in Morgan county, Ohio, December 3,1850, and when about four years of age his parents came to this county, settling in this township; he was raised on a farm up to the time he began his trade in 1872; since that time has made it his entire occupation; November 5, 1875, he was married in this county to Miss Catharine C. Mason, of La Salle .county, Illinois; they have two daughters: Ora May and Sarah J.

BARBOUR, GEO. H., of the firm of Barbour Bros., lumber dealers, Ainsworth; was born in Morgan county, Ohio, on the 18th day of August, 1853; and came with his parents to this county in the fall of 1854; he has recently, with his brother, purchased the interest of B. Parkinson in the above business.

BEARD, T. J., farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Venango county, Pennsylvania, in 1848, and was raised there and made it his home until he came to this county in March, 1865; since that time he has been a resident of this county; October 30, 1872, he married in this county Miss Aggie M. Wright, a native of Ireland; her parents came to Ohio when she was but two years of age; they have two daughters : Eva L. and Nellie A.; owns 167 acres of well improved land; he has been township trustee.

BLACK, ISAAC, retired, Ainsworth; was born in Delaware county, Indiana, June 26, 1844, and was raised there on a farm until the outbreak of the late war; August 9, 1862, he enlisted in company B, Eighty-fourth Indiana, and served till July, 1865, and was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennessee; after the war he returned to Indiana and engaged in farming and in the spring of 1869 came to this county where he continued his occupation; February 6,1879, he engaged in the drug business at Ainsworth, continuing the same till December of that year; was married in Indiana, March 8, 1866, to Miss Sarah C. Baird, of that State; they have a family of five children living: Susan A., Henry, Clarissa May, James, and John, and two deceased: Emma and Mary; Mr. Black has held the office of township supervisor; he is of the Scotch-Irish stock.

BODEN, N., farmer and stockraiser; Sec. 10; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Ohio county, now Marshall county, West Virginia, in 1819; was there raised a farmer; made that place his home till he carne to Ohio when about eighteen years of age; came to this' State as early as 1842 and was employed by the American Fur Company, through the southeastern part of the State on the Des Moines river; he made his headquarters where the city of Des Moines now stands and after remaining for two years he returned to Ohio; in 1855 he again came to

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this State locating in this county, and in 1856 settled where he now resides and has since lived there; he owns 165 acres of land; has held the offices of justice of the peace and township trustee; was married in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1844, to Miss Eleanor McFarland, of that State; have no family; Mr. Boden's ancestry on his father's side was of English and on his mother's of English and German descent; a marked characteristic of Mr. Boden is his genial disposition, and good conversational powers and other fine social trusts greatly endear him to his neighbors and large circle of acquaintances, and his qualifications as a business man may be inferred from the success that has attended his career.

BOICE, J. C., physician and surgeon, Ainsworth; was born in Carroll county, Ohio, September 12, 1846; in his early boyhood he was raised a farmer and received his early education in his native county; during the late war he enlisted August 13,1862, in company I, Ninety-eighth Ohio infantry, and after serving about six months was honorably discharged on account of disability; in November of the same year he re-enlisted in company M, Sixth Ohio cavalry and served until the close; after the war he came to this county but only remained one year, and in 1866 he returned to his native place and began the study of medicine; returned to Iowa in the spring of 1869, still continuing his studies; he attended lectures and began the practice of his profession in 1873, and in 1876 graduated as "M. D." at the college of physicians and surgeons at Keokuk; in 1874 he came to Ainsworth and beg-an to practice; he was married December 30, 1869, to Miss Mary E. Crawford, of Washington county, this State; by this union they have two sons living: Clyde A. and Harold J.; one is deceased: Wi11ie C.; Dr. Boice is of Scotch-Irish descent.

BREED, WM. H., farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Ainsworth: was born in Connecticut in 1824, and when quite young his parents moved to the State of New York; was raised there; followed farming as an occupation, and came to this county in the spring of 1877; he located on his present homestead, which now consists of 60 acres; was married in New York in 1848 to Miss Caroline Glidden, a native of New Hampshire, but raised in Pennsylvania; they have by this union two sons: Charles A. and George A.; Mr. Breed's ancestors are of the New England States.

CHAMBERS, S. A., grocery and restaurant, Ainsworth; was born in Ohio in 1851 and was raised in that State up to the time of his coming to this county in March, 1875; he was raised as a farmer, but engaged in his present business in January,. 1878; he was married in this county October 24, 1878, to Miss Laura Hunter, of Iowa.

CLINE, J. C., of the firm of Anderson, White & Co., stock shippers,. Ainsworth; was born in Meigs county, Ohio, May 29, 1849, and was raised there until nineteen years of age; in 1868 he came to his present location and engaged in tanning, and in 1875 began the stock business under the present firm name; in the spring of 1869 he went to Arizona and the Pacific coast, and in 1872 returned to this county; he was raised on a farm and followed it up to the time of his engaging in his present business; was married in this county July 3, 1879, to Miss Clara Barnabee, of Vermont; Mr. Cline's ancestry on his father's side was of German descent, and on his mother's side of French origin.

CRAWFORD, J. A., general blacksmith, Ainsworth; was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania,

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in the year 1851, and in 1857 his parents emigrated to this State and settled in Keokuk county; came from there to this county in 1874, and engaged in his present business; when about fourteen years of age he learned his trade, and has made that his occupation since; was married in this county in September, 1874, to Miss Mattie Trasher, of Virginia; they have one daughter living: Mary E.; one son, Clarence, is deceased; Mr. Crawford has also connected with his blacksmithing a good wagon shop, and his work always bears a good reputation.

CRAWFORD SISTERS, R., & M. M., millinery, Ainsworth.

CRAWFORD, DAVID, deceased; was born in Nova Scotia October 12, 1790, and came to the United States in 1808; settled in Buffalo and engaged at his trade of mechanic, living there for eight years; then went to Washington county, Pennsylvania, and one year later removed to Ohio; in 1844 he came to this county and settled on the old homestead; was married first in New York, second in Xenia, Ohio, third in Perry county, Ohio; he left seven sons and three daughters: Matilda (wife of John Foot, of Perry county, Ohio), James (physician in Van Buren county), Iowa, William (of the same county), David, John W., O. C., Austin, Rebecca, F. M. and M. M.; one daughter (Eliza) died in 1851; three sons (Austin, Marion and William), were in the army.

CRAWFORD, DAVID, JR., farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Perry county, Ohio, September 13, 1832, and carne to this county with his parents in 1844; was raised on a farm and has always followed farming as an occupation; was married in this county May 27, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Porter, of Pennsylvania; they have eight sons and two daughters: Wm. D. (married to Miss M. A. Wilcox), Emma, (wife of T. J. Nicholson), John A., Edward G., James C., Clara B., George, Fred and Frank (twins) and E. B.; the old homestead of 300 acres belongs to David and his brother, F. M. Crawford.

CRAWFORD, JOHN W., farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Perry county, Ohio, in 1832, and was raised there on a farm up to the time of his coming to this county with his parents in the fall of 1844; they located on section 34 of this township; he came to his present homestead, which consists of 122 acres, in 1859, and since that time has lived here; was married in this county in 1856 to 'Miss Mary Porter, a native of Pennsylvania; they have by this union a family of one son and one daughter: Wm. R. and Ida (wife of Loram Baird); his father was of Scotch and his mother of Irish ancestry.

HAMIL, ROBERT, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 21; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Blount county, Tennessee, January 31, 1829, and was raised there until he came to this county October 17, 1853; spent the first winter in Louisa county and settled on his present homestead in February, 1854; he owns 120 acres of land; has always followed farming as an occupation; he was married in Tennessee in 1852 to Miss Nancy J. Tedford, of that, State; they have eight children: W. A., Hugh A., Margaret J., Mary E., Isabella, Esther E., Laura A. and James H.; Mr. Hamill is of Irish decent his ancestors having come to, this country about the time of the revolutionary war; he is one of the first members of the U. P. Church.

HOFSTEATER, ELI, farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, January 15, 1825, and when quite small his parents emigrated to Trumbull county; he lived there until eight years of age and then went to Port

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age county, remaining there for three years and then to Putnam county, Ohio; in the fall of 1851 he started west; remained in Indiana over winter, and in April, of 1852, came to this county and township, and in 1853 located on his present homestead of 153 1/2 acres; he was raised as a farmer and has followed farming as an occupation; has been connected with various township offices; was elected justice of the peace. and served five years; was married in Ohio November 3, 1847, to Miss Eliza Strain, of Mercer county, Pennsylvania; by this union they have two sons and four daughters: Wm. O. (married to Albertine Sweet), Maggie S., Sarah E. (wife of F. M. Mathews, of' Winfield), Henrietta I., Samantha A. and Howard M.; he is connected with the United Presbyterian Church at Ainsworth.

HOUGH, L. L., dealer in harness and saddlery, Ainsworth; was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, February 17, 1850, and in 1856 his parents came to this county; in his early days he was raised .on a farm, and began his present trade in 1868; engaged in business on his own responsibility in 1873; his first business was at this place; was elected constable in 1874, which office he still holds; in 1870 he went overland to California; remained there one year and returned to this county, having met with good success; he returned overland; he was married in this county December 8, 1873, to Miss S. J. Campbell, of Tennessee; they have a family of one son and two daughters: Charles C., Ida Irene and one infant.

HULL, J. H., physician and surgeon, Ainsworth; was born in Knox county, Ohio, in 1850, and received his education in his native county; for one year he studied in Kenyon >College, and in 1868 came with his parents to this county, settling at Crawfordsville; here he began the study of' his profession; attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa, two years, and at Bellevue Hospital at New York City, for one year, and graduated in 1874; was also a student of Professor Flint, and in the spring of 1874 came to his present location and began the practice of his profession; he was married in this county in 1870 to Miss Jennie E. Welch, a native of Ohio; her parents came to this county when she was a child; they have one son: Henry Clay; he is a member of the Washington Medical Society, and was one of the founders of the Eastern District Medical Society of Iowa, and an official member, being secretary and treasurer; he is a man of acknowledged ability as a physician, and in his medical relations has built up his own reputation by skill and energy, and has acquired an extensive practice for a young man; he is a genial gentleman, a quick observer, and as prompt in his business as he is generous in his social relations.

HULICK, J. M., meat market, Ainsworth; was born in Oregon township of this county, May 6, 1842, and was raised here on a farm; his parents came to this county, from Indiana; August 15, 1862, he enlisted in the late war in company C, Nineteenth Iowa infantry, and served until August 1, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at Davenport; after the war he returned to this county, and since that time has been engaged in various occupations; he began in his present business March 24, 1879; was married in this county October 6, 1866, to Miss Mary E. Thompson, of Ohio; they have a family of one son and one daughter: Charles G. and Mary Edith.

HULL, T., farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Knox

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county, Ohio, June 10, 1832, and was raised there on a farm; he made it his home up to the time of his coming to this county in October, 1852; located on his present homestead, which now consists of 160 acres; farming has been his principal occupation, but during the time he has been a resident of the county has followed bridge building on the Rock Island R. R. for seven years; was married in Ohio in 1852 to Miss Malinda L. McGugin of that State; they have two sons and two daughters: Agnes R., John F. Henry and Blanche; one deceased: Alice; his ancestors were of German descent.

JONES, LEWIS, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Wales, May 11; 1824, and was raised there; his father was connected with a mill, but when the subject of this sketch was fourteen years of age he learned the blacksmith trade, and followed it up to the time he came to America in 1851; they settled in the State of New York and there he lived for six years, following his trade; he came to Louisa county, this State, in 1857 and came to this county in 1875, locating on his present homestead of 190 acres; was married in Wales in 1847 to Miss Mary Davis, of Wales; they have a family of three sons and three daughters: Mary (wife of D. H. Griffith), R. D., Elizabeth J. (wife of Joseph Davis), J. L., Maggie A. and E. E.

JONES. R. D., of the firm of R. D. Jones & Co., dealers in general merchandise, Ainsworth; was born in Wales in 1850, and in 1851 his parents emigrated to the United States; they located in New York State, remained there for seven years and then came to Louisa county, this State; came to this county in 1870; he was raised on a farm and attended the Iowa City Commercial College, graduating therefrom in 1869, then engaging in the mercantile business for Anderson & White, for two and a half years; then went to Council Bluffs and clerked in the dry goods store of George Smith, then came back to Ainsworth and for a time was with J. S. McClelland; then entered into partnership with Geo. Hayes, under the firm name of Hayes & ,Tones; they sold out and the firm then began as Rowan, Jones & Livingston ; in July 1875; it was changed to its present name; was married in this county April 28, 1874, to Miss Josephine Parrow, born in Indiana; have one daughter: E. Winfred; Mr. Jones is of Welsh origin.

LEONARD, J. F. R, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 11; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1832, and was raised there as a farmer until twenty-one years of age; then moved to Bureau county, Illinois, and in 1856 to Kansas; enlisted in the war and ,vas with Jim Lane during the Kansas border ruffian troubles; he made Chase county, Kansas, his home until the spring of 1862; August 13, 1862, he enlisted in company C, Ninety-third Illinois volunteers, and served till the close of the war; was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky; was married in this State, March 20, 1870, to Miss Margaret A. Sands, of Tennessee, but raised in this county; they have a family of one son and three daughters: Hannah R., Lillie May, Hattie J. and John B.; Mr. Leonard owns 243 acres of the best land in the township.

McCONNELL, J. C., druggist, Ainsworth; was born ill Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1832, and was raised and lived there until he came to this county in 1856; was raised a farmer and here engaged in farming, following it as an occupation; enlisted in 1862 in company I, Twenty-fifth Iowa, and served until the close of the war;

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after his return he followed the trade of carpenter, and in December, 1879, engaged in his present business; was married first in Pennsylvania in 1855, to Agnes McElhern, who died in 1860; was married again in 1875 to Mrs. M. E. Andrews; she has two daughters by former marriage: Fannie and Blanche Andrews; she died at Ainsworth, February 5, 1880, and we copy the following from the Washington "Democrat": "Mrs. McConnell came to Ainsworth about five years ago and taught music here and at Columbus Junction; she was an accomplished musician, a leader of all musical associations, and chorister of the Baptist Church, of which she was formerly a member; her mother died at Oquawka, Ill., a short time since of cancer; Mrs. McConnell was with her during her sickness, and seemed impressed with the idea weeks before she died that she would be a victim to the same disease and frequently remarked so to her family; her severe sufferings were borne with fortitude and patience, and she made every preparation for her death; she leaves a husband, two daughters, two brothers, three sisters, and a host of friends, who deeply mourn her loss."

McKENZIE, J. P., justice of the peace, Ainsworth; was born in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, in 1821, and lived there until August, 1864, when he carne to this county; he was raised on a farm and made it his business for about twenty-five years, then engaged in teaching during the winters, and also followed the mercantile business; was in the grocery business from 1865 until 1872; came upon his present location in the fall of 1872; was elected justice of the peace in 1874; in 1849 he was married in his native State to Miss Phebe McClelland, of Pennsylvania; they have by this union three daughters living: Josephine E., Ella R., and Maggie M.; his mother came from Ireland when quite young; his father is of the old Scotch descent; Mr. McKenzie is a man of good business qualifications and merits the respect and confidence of his fellow-citizens.

MARTIN, A. L., farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Clarke county, Ohio, in 1806, and was raised there on a farm; in 1829 he went to Miami county, and remained there until he came to this State in May, 1853; he located on his present homestead in this county, which consists of 160 acres of improved land; was married in Clarke county, October 15, 1828, to Miss Charlotta C. Collier, a native of New York; she came to Clarke county, Ohio, when three years of age; by this union they have one son and one daughter: Samuel C. (now in Ohio), and Fannie E. (wife of H. Bailey, of Washington); lost three children: Thomas C., Minerva, and an infant; Mr. Martin has been connected with the Christian Church for about forty-five years; his ancestors were natives of this country.

MATTHEWS, R. S., farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Marion county, Iowa, July 31, 1848, and was raised there; his father was a miller, and when about eighteen years of age the subject of this sketch engaged in this business throughought [throughout] this State and Kansas; in 1875 he engaged in his present occupation in this county; was in a mill for three years previous to. his coming to this county, in 1872, and in 1873 went to Kansas, returning in January, 1875; was married in this county May 7, 1873, to Miss :Maggie Thompson, of Ohio; they have one son: Howard O.

MAXWELL, W. J., of the firm of Walker & Maxwell, druggists and postmasters, Ainsworth; was born near Crawfordsville, this county, August 1, 1851, and was raised in this county as a farmer; he received

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his education at the Grandview Academy in Louisa county, and in August, 1873, began the drug business with Adair Bros., at Washington, and in 1874 engaged under the present firm name, which still continues; was married' in Washington, October 2, 1879, to Miss Addie Billville, a native of this State.

MAXWELL, P., farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, May 14, 1843, and when about eight years of age his parents moved to Keokuk county, this State; came from there to this county in the fall of 1854, lived in Crawfordsville during the winter, and the following spring moved on the farm now belonging to H. Draker; was raised on a farm and has followed it as his principal occupation, and owns 80 acres improved land; August 9, 1862, he enlisted in company I, Twenty-fifth Iowa volunteers, and was mustered out at Washington City June 6, 1865; took part in Sherman's grand review of the Army of the Tennessee on the 24th of May, and participated in the principal engagements of Sherman's army; after the war he returned to this county and engaged in farming; was married in this county July 12, 1866, to Malissa A. Trebilcock, of Ohio; they have two sons and one daughter: Frank T., Mary M. and Joseph; one deceased, John.

MICKEY, DANIEL, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 15; P. O. Ainsworth; the subject of this sketch is a native of Richland county, Ohio; was born November 22, 1827; at seventeen years of age he began the blacksmith trade, but shortly afterward, in May, 1846, he enlisted in the Mexican war and served till the close of his enlistment-which was for one year and two months longer, making in all fourteen months, and after his discharge he returned to Ohio and engaged at his trade, which he continued up to the time he came west; in the spring of 1849 he came to this State and stopped at Wapello, where he worked at his trade till the following September, when he located 160 acres of land near the present town of Brighton with a land warrant which he received as compensation for his services in Mexico; during the winter he followed his trade at Oquawka, Henderson county, Illinois, and in March, 1850, he assisted in fitting up a train of about twenty ox teams, and started overland for California on the 19th of that month, and reached their destination the following August, after a long and tedious journey; he remained here till February, 1852, when he took shipping at San Francisco and came back by way of Panama to his home in Ohio, and shortly afterward he found a wife in the person of Miss Lovina Keith, of Mansfield, that State, whom he married May 4, 1853, and the following October he returned to Louisa county, this State, where he remained till in January, 1854, when he settled on his present homestead, which now consists of 455 acres of well improved land; his family consists of six children living: Almeda L. (wife of Samuel H. Blair, of Louisa county), C. L., Clement L., Grace C., D. W. and Walter; he has never sought nor held public office, nor is he a candidate for popularity or public favor; he is a plain, unassuming farmer, social and obliging as a neighbor, kind and warm hearted as a friend, and law abiding as a citizen; hospitable and generous to all, he is a selfmade man; commencing life in straightened circumstances, he has by his own indomitable energy and perseverance gained a reasonable competency.

MILLER, S. D., farmer, stockraiser and shipper; Sec. 2; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Clinton county, Indiana, February 19, 1830,

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and lived there up to the time of his coming to this county, which was in October 1855; he now owns a well improved farm of 840 acres; was raised a farmer and has always followed it as an occupation; he was married in Indiana, March 9, 1854, to Miss Maria Lecklitner of that State; have four sons and two daughters: David H., Albert G., Magdalene E., Samuel R, Madison L. and Emma; Mr. Miller's ancestry on his father's side is of Irish descent, and on his mother's side of German origin; Mr. Miller is a good practical business man and very successful in his undertakings; he is largely identified with the interests of the county and is one of its best fanners; and of Mrs. Miller we may say that she is an excellent manager of her household affairs and her husband's best counselor.

NICHOLS, J. W., farmer and stock-dealer; Sec. 21; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Franklin county, Indiana, in March 1832; was raised there on a farm and came to this county by wagon in the fall of 1855; he located where he has since lived and owns 133 acres of land; for about ten years he has been engaged in the' stock business; was elected member of the board of county supervisors in 1861, and served for four years, being once reelected; held the office of notary public about six years, justice of the peace two years, township clerk, trustee, and all other township offices; he was married in Dearborn county, Indiana, February 16, 1852, to Miss Margaret Stone, of that county; by this union they have four sons and one daughter: Alvin L. (conductor on the C., R 1. & P. R. R.), E. E., E. C., Almira L., and Charles P. ; and three deceased: Mary E., W m. W. and Vernon; his ancestry on his mother's side is of Welsh descent, and his father is a native of Delaware.

PEARSON, JESSE., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 33; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1825, and was raised there on a farm and has followed it as his occupation; in 1855 he came to Dubuque county, this State, and September 5, 1856 to this county and located on his present homestead which consists or
240 acres; all of it is well improved and he has as fine a house as can be found in the township; has an orchard of about 1000 trees of all kind's of fruit; was married in Pennsylvania, October 11, 1847, to Miss Mary J. Frew of that State; have four children, two sons and two daughters: John H., Mary R, (wife of J. B. McCoy), Samuel C. (married Mattie Colthurst), and Emma J.

ROBISON, I. H:, farmer; Sec.;. 33; P. O. Ainsworth; was. born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1810, and was raised there on a farm until about nineteen, years of age, when his parents moved to Portage county, Ohio; he lived there for thirty years on the Western Reserve, following farming and stock dealing as his principal occupation; in May, 1869, he came to this county and located in Ainsworth and in November, 1873, came to his. present homestead, which consists of 135 acres of improved land; was married in Ohio, in 1846, to Miss Jane L. Strain of Pennsylvania, but raised in Ohio; Mr. R. was connected with various township offices and deputy sheriff in Ohio; he is of Scotch descent on his father's side and of Irish origin on his mother's side.

STEWART, J. M., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 19; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Beaver (now Lawrence) county, Pennsylvania, In 1818, and was raised there on a farm until after seventeen years at age, and in 1835 moved to Indiana with his parents;

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he made that State his home until coming to this county in October, 1853; he located on his present homestead, which consists of 240 acres of land, well improved; August 15, 1862, he enlisted in company A, Twenty-fifth Iowa volunteers, and was discharged at Washington City, June 26, 1865, and participated in numerous battles, and after the war returned to his home; he was married in Indiana, in 1838, to Miss Susannah Mason of that State; have by this union a family of nine children living: Sarah (wife of T. Marr), Arch, Amos, Martin, John, Mary (wife of Amos Poland), Frank, James and Belle; one deceased: Daniel; Mr. Stewart was one of the first supervisors elected in 1860, when there was one elected from each township.

STEWART, AMOS (of the firm of Stewart Bros.), meat market, Ainsworth; was born in Franklin county, Indiana, in 1845, and when about eight years of age his parents came to this county; he was raised on a farm, and followed it as an occupation until 1872, when he came to Ainsworth and engaged in huckstering, following the same for about four years; in December, 1879, he began his present business; enlisted in company F. Fourth Iowa cavalry, in April 1863, and was discharged at Davenport, in August, 1865; he was married in this county, in 1867, to Miss Armeda Stickley, of Virginia; they have five children: Seymour G., George C., Charles L., Fannie Band Lulu E.

STICKLEY, J. W., flour and feed, Ainsworth; was born in Hardy county, West Virginia, May 22. 1838, and was raised there until 1860; he then moved to what was then Hampshire county, and on June 17, 1861, enlisted in company K, Fourth West Virginia volunteer infantry, and was discharged July 20, 1864, at Wheeling, West Virginia; he participated in the battles of Romney, Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia, Haines Bluff, Mississippi, Vicksburg, Jackson, Mission Ridge, Reseca, and at Dallas, Georgia; came to his present home August 12, 1864, and engaged at his trade, which he learned when a boy - that of a carpenter; in October, 1879, he engaged in his present business; was married in this county January 1, 1867, to Miss Elizabeth J. Sparr; she was born in Delaware county, Indiana. February 20, 1845; her parents came to this county in the fall of 1854; by this union they have one son and one daughter: Warren A. and Allie May; is at present township assessor.

TREBILCOCK. FRANCIS, grain dealer, Ainsworth; was. born in England, on the 10th of October, 1823, and when nine years of age his parents came to America, and settled in Vinton county, Ohio; he was there raised on a farm, and in 1854 came to this county and engaged in farming as an occupation, which he followed up to 1878, when he came to his present location, and in 1879 engaged in the grain trade; he owns one of the elevators in Ainsworth, and also has a farm of 200 acres three miles north of Washington; was married in Ohio, December 12, 1845, to Miss Mary M. Mayhew, of that State; they have a family of six children living: Arvista (wife of P. Maxwell), Arilla C. (wife of A. L. Smouse), Venitta E., Maggie, Calvery F., Bessie B; lost four; Mr. Trebilcock is of Eng1ish ancestry.

UTTERBACK, BENJAMIN, retired farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Ainsworth; was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, in September, 1825, and was there raised on a farm until 27 years of age; in the fall of 1847 he enlisted in the Mexican war in company H, Third Kentucky regiment of volunteers; served until the

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close of the war; was under Scott's command; after the war he engaged in farming in his native State, and in February of 1852 came to Indiana, and lived there for 12 years; in September, 1864, he came to this county, engaging in farming and stock-raising, and in 1876 came to Ainsworth, and built what is now the Ainsworth Hotel and livery, and kept the same till March, 1878, when he retired to one-half mile south of Ainsworth, on a little homestead, still owning the properties and also one business house in that place; he was first married in Kentucky in December, 1851, to Miss Eleanor Bryan of that county and State, who died in November, 1855, leaving two children: Nancy E. (wife of Jno. H. Pearson), and, Mary J. (wife of Smith W. Glaze); was married a second time in Indiana, in August, 1868, to N. L. Powell, of that State; they have three sons and three daughters: Joseph M., Della, Margaret L., Nora B., Pearley, Adrian and one deceased, Carey; Mr., Utterback is of German descent on his father's side, and of Irish origin on his mother's side.

WALKER,W. A., of the firm of Walker & Maxwell, druggists, Ainsworth; wall born in Blount county, Tennessee, in 1841, and was raised there until twenty-one years of age on a farm; came to this State first in 1863, and stopped in Louisa county; followed teaching a part of the time; January 4, 1864. he enlisted in company F, Twenty-fifth Iowa, and served until the close of the war and was honorably discharged at Louisville, Kentucky; after the war he returned to this county in l865, and after a short time visited his native home, attended school and also engaged in teaching, and in 1867 came back to this county, engaged in the drug business in the spring of 1868, under the firm name of Tustison & Walker; this they continued until 1871, when he carried on the business by himself till March 1, 1875, when he entered into partnership with W. J. Maxwell, which firm still continues; he was appointed postmaster at Ainsworth in 1868 and still holds that office; he was married in Muscatine in 1870 to Miss Mary C. Stretch, of this State; they have a family of four children: Allie May, Mattie L., Malinda E., and Grace.

WELLS, BAZ, dealer in staple and fancy groceries, notions and hardware, Ainsworth; was born in Morgan county, Ohio, December 20, 1835; was raised in that State, and made it his home up to the time he came to this State in 1868; he then settled in Ainsworth and engaged in his present occupation; he followed farming until twenty-two years of age and since that time his business life has been somewhat varied as he would engage in a business until he had accumulated quite an amount, and then retire for pursuits of pleasure; was married in this county, July 27, 1871 to Miss A. E. Anderson, a native of Pennsylvania; they have lost two children; Mr. Wells traces his ancestry on his father's side as fol1ows: his father was born in Virginia, and his grandfather in Maryland; his mother was a native of Virginia and her ancestors were Protestant Irish.

WHITE, S. A., of the firm of Anderson & White, dealers in general merchandise, and also of Anderson, White & Co., stock shippers; Ainsworth: is a native of Lawrence county, Western Pennsylvania, and was born March 14,1840; was raised there until the outbreak of the late war when he enlisted on the 18th of October, 1861, in company C, One Hundredth Pennsylvania volunteers; served until July 25,1865, and was discharged at Washington City; was wounded at SpottsylvAnia Court House May 12,1864; after the war he returned to his native place and

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graduated at the Iowa City Commercial College in 1866; his early education was on a farm; in April 1867, he came to his present location, engaged in mercantile business and has since followed it; he was married in Washington, this State, November 3,1870, to Miss Lizzie A; McClelland, daughter of Dr. William McClelland of that place; they have one son and one daughter: Willie A., and Mattie C.; lost one: Maggie Pearl; Mr. White traces his ancestry on his father's side to the Scotch-Irish; his mother's ancestors were natives of Scotland.

WICKAM, T. Y., dealer in general merchandise, and proprietor of the Wickam House; Ainsworth; was born in Orange county, New York, February 19, 1836, and was raised in that State on a farm; when about seventeen years of age he engaged in teaching during the winter season, and in the spring of 1866 he removed to New Jersey, there engaging in the mercantile business; he followed the same up to the time he came to this county in the fall of 1871 and began business at Ainsworth; he was married in New Jersey in 1865, to Emeline S. Corwin, of that State; they have a family of three sons: Emmet T., Harry H., and T. Y.; have lost one daughter: Gracie; the ancestors of Mr. Wickam on his father's side came from Scotland to this country in an early day; and on his mother's side are also of Scotch origin; Mr. W's. convictions of duty are strong. and when his mind is once made up no power can change it; in private life is generous and charitable, devoted to his family and business; he is a man of good, sound understanding, of large practical experience and of genial manners.

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