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ANDERSON, MRS. JOANNAH, farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. West Chester; was born in Ohio, Feb. 18, 1849; at the age of four years she came with her parents to Dayton, Iowa; and in April, 1874, she came to Dutch Creek township, Washington, county, Iowa; she was married June 17, 1875, to Mr. H. Anderson, who was a widower at the time; Mrs. Anderson owns a house and thirty-four acres of land; Mr. Anderson died in 1877; she has no children.

AUGUSTINE, G., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 33; P. O. Dublin; was born in Whetonburg, Germany, in 1825; he came with his parents to this country when quite young; he lived in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and at the age of six years moved to Butler county, Ohio; after remaining there two years, they moved to St. Joseph county, Indiana; in about eighteen months started for Iowa, Washington county, Dutch Creek township; he entered the farm he lives on in 1849; he was married to Margaret Ann Harvey, October 25, 1848; the have nine children: Godfrey. Margaret A., John A., Mary V., William D, Hester A., George W., Emily J. and Sheridan; Sarah, deceased.

BUXBAUM, JOHN, merchant and farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Grace Hill; was born April 14, 1837, in Germany; at the age of nine years his parents came to the United States, landing in Castle Garden, N.

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they went immediately to Utica, N. Y.; there he was raised and educated in the common schools; at the age of nineteen he came to Burlington, Iowa, where he remained about one year; when he took a trip through the Southern States; while in Texas he caught the yellow fever which came near causing him his life, and from the effects of which he has never fully recovered; 1860 found him in Tennessee, with the political excitement running high, and he being a Union man and believing human slavery to be wrong, and who was not afraid to speak his sentiments at any and all times it soon became hot for him and he was "spotted" as an abolitionist and several times a mob had assembled to hang him; but he, undaunted and ever ready with an answer to their wily questions, so baffled them that they dare not take his life; thus it went on till 1861, after the State had seceded; he concluded that he would return north, which he did, remaining in the northern cities till the fall of 1862, when he returned to Utica, N. Y.; his desire was to join the Union army, that he might avenge the insults given him by the rebels, but being the only support of his aged mother, she would not consent to his going; in 1868, he came to Iowa and located where he now lives, where he established a general country store, and has continued since; he is an upholster by trade, having learned it while in Utica, in his younger days; he owns thirty-five acres of land where he lives and has his store; he was married November 17, 1867, to Miss Mary Cohler, a native of Germany; they have a family of six children: Johnnie, William, Charles, Augusta, and Emma living, and an infant deceased. ,

CALHOUN, SAM. S., farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Dublin; was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, August 22, 1822; at the age of nine years he came with his parents to Richland county, Ohio; in October, 1854, came to Washington county, Dutch Creek township; he owns 100 acres of land which he has, improved nicely; he is a jovial and kind-hearted man, and the life of Dublin; Mr. Calhoun enlisted August 18, 1862, in company H, Seventh Iowa infantry; he served until the close of the war and was at the battle of Atlanta and several other engagements; he was married January 23, 1844, to Miss Almanda Crowden, of Richland county, Ohio; they have no children.

CRAWFORD, JAMES, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 18; P. O. Paris; was born in Carroll county, Ohio, in 1835; in 1844 he came with his parents to Iowa arid settled in Dutch Creek township; he has seventy-three acres of land well improved; Mr. Crawford went to Nevada in 1862, in company with fifteen others; they crossed the plains with ox teams, and on their way at Snake river, they were attacked by Indians, and all their stock captured and their wagons destroyed; he was wounded in the arm during the fight; they afterward fell in with another train and went through safely; he stayed there nine years and then returned; while there he was engaged in mining and ranching; April 15, 1871, he was married to Miss Hollingsworth; they have four children: Charlie, born December 18, 1872; Rocksey, born August 19, 1872; I., born February 21, 1874, and Martin, born November 2, 1878.

FORD, E. M., carpenter and joiner, Dublin; was born September 1, 1831, in Richland county, Ohio; farmed there until at the age of twenty years; in 1851 he came to Iowa, Washington county, Dutch Creek township; he filled the office of constable in 1866; Mr.

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Ford was married November 3, 1857, to Ellen J. White, of Ashland county, Ohio; their family consists of five children: Charles M , Jasper B., Edwin C., Ellie and Thomas P.; one deceased: John D.

KIEFHABER, C., farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Paris; was born in Bavaria, Germany, February 23, 1817; at the age of thirty-six years he came to New York and from there to St. Louis; he is a machinist by trade, and followed that occupation while there, and also worked in Quincy, Illinois, and Burlington, Iowa, for nine months; he afterward came to Brighton, Washington county, Iowa; he owns forty acres of land in section 19, where he now resides; Mr. Kiefhaber was a soldier in Germany for twelve years; he is a pleasant and agreeable neighbor; he was married in 1865 to Miss Marie Newbolt; they have six children: Mary, Celitha, William, Letha, Emma and Andy; three deceased.

LATTA, F. M., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 23; P. O. Dublin; was born in Ross county, Ohio, February 24, 1831, and in 1841 was brought by his parents to Louisa county, Iowa; there he was raised as a farmer and has followed it as an occupation since that time; he came to Washington county, Iowa, in 1866, and settled in Dutch Creek township on section 23, where he owns 500 acres of improved land in a high state of cultivation, and his buildings are among the best in the township; he was married March 14, 1865, to Miss Sarah M. Cowles, of Monroe, Jasper county, Iowa; she was born in Chenango county, New York; a lady of refined taste, whose life is devoted to making home happy, an excellent manager of household affairs, and her husband's best counselor; they have five children: Carl C., born in 1867; William F., born in 1868; Eddie L., born in 1871; Katie M., born in 1873, and Rose J., born in 1877; Mr. Latta commands the respect and confidence of all who know him in the community where he resides.

McCALEB, R., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 22; P. O. Dublin; was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, November 13, 1819; at the age of twenty-one, he moved to Richland county, Ohio; he left there in the fan of 1845 and came Iowa, Keokuk county; staid there that winter and in the spring of 1846, came to Washington county, Dutch Creek township; he owns 685 acres of land in Sees. 21, 22, 24 and 28; he was married June 20, 1848, to Miss Phebe E. Swires, of this county; they have eleven children: John A., born March 9, 1850; Thomas S., born March 3, 1855; James B., born July 12, 1851; George E., born August 9, 1861; Clement V., born September 12, 1863; Robert S., born September 12, 1868; Sarah M., born April 28, 1853; Adel S., September 6, 1859; Martha W.; Viola A., born April 28, 1866 and Almanda N., born May 29, 1874.

MAUTHE, JOHN, farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 25; P. O. Grace Hill; was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, August 23, 1835; he left there January 23,1854, and arrived in New York city, August 27, 1854, with but six dollars cash; he went from there to Genesee, Seneca county, and worked on a farm for Mr. Z. Ferry, for five years; he then returned to Germany, November 5, 1859, and back to this country in May, 1860; he was married May 18, 1862, to Miss Anna Kohler; in April. 1865, he rented a farm and worked on that till 1869, then he came to Washington county, Iowa, and settled on Sec. 25, Dutch Creek township; he has eighty acres of land, with very nice improvements and good buildings; they have six

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children: John A., Fred R., Ursula, Catharine, Mary M. and Lucy E.; two deceased: Annie H. and Annie.

ROBERTSON, J. C., physician; Sec. 15; P. O. Dublin; was born January 6, 1845 in Dutch Creek township, Washington, county, Iowa; he received a common school education and his father being a farmer he followed that as an occupation until twenty-one years of age, when he went to the University at Iowa City, for two years and for three years took a medical course of studies; he graduated March 5, 1873, and returned to his native place, where he is now practicing; he is well respected by all who know him and they place the utmost confidence in his skill; Dr. Robertson's parents, were formerly from Pennsylvania and were among the early settlers of this county; they have 200 acres of land all well improved; Dr. Robertson was married in this county, to Miss Helen Howck; they have one child: Andrew E.

ROLSTON, JAMES, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 1; P. O. West Chester; was born February 17, 1800, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; he followed farming in that county until November, 1836, when he moved to Washington county, Pennsylvania; in March, 1842, he moved to Franklin county, Ohio; June 26, 1856, he came to Washington county, Dutch Creek township, and settled on section 1, range 9; he owns 160 acres of land; Mr. Rolston was married April 26, 1831, to Miss Jane Smith, of Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania; they have eight children: Thomas, John, Lee, Paul, Ann, Mary, Ellen, and Marinda.

SAID, W., farmer and stockraiser; Sec. 31; P. O. Paris; was born in Bath county, Kentucky, August 11,1814; at the age of seven years he accompanied his parents to Delaware county, Ohio, and from ,there to Washington county, Iowa; he settled in Dutch Creek township, section 31, where he owns 105 acres of land with very nice improvements; Mr. Said was a member of the legislature in 1876; he also held the office of county supervisor in 1869; he was married in Dayton, Ohio, to Miss Jane. Warrington, in 1850; she died in September, 1851; he was married again October 23, 1859, to Miss Albright, of Washington county, Iowa; they have six children: Addie, William, Eva May, Ella, and Nora; Mr. Said is postmaster at Paris, and well respected by his neighbors.

SINGMASTER, E., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 30; P. O. Paris; was born March 29, 1843, in Clarke county, Missouri; at the age of eleven years came with his parents to Washington county, Iowa, and settled in section 30, Dutch Creek township, where he now owns 205 acres of land which is well improved; he was married July 6, 1865, to Miss Rebecca Hotel, of Keokuk county, Iowa; they have three children: Anna, Charles E. and Owen L.; one deceased: William.

SINGMASTER, W., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 14; P. O. Dublin; was born October 11, 1830, in Berks county, Pennsylvania; he moved to Clarke county, Missol1l'i, in 1871, and from there he moved to Centerville, Appanoose county, Iowa, and in 1876 moved to Washington county, Dutch Creek township, where he owns 222 acres in section 14; it is well improved; Mr. Singmaster was married March 11, 1854, to Miss Sophia B. Flowers, of Clarke county, Missouri; they have four children: Adalaska E., born September 8, 1855; Rosamond E., born July 18, 1862; Mary D., born August 1, 1868, and Grace A., born March 28, 1875; have lost one: Eliza E., died December 8, 1871.

WELLS, W. W., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 14; P.

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O. Dublin; was horn October 26, 1820, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and at the age of six years accompanied his parents to Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and remained with them until 1839 when he carne to Iowa and settled in Mount Pleasant; he rented the Lewis House and ran it for two years and afterwards rented a saw-mill near the forks of Skunk river; he staid there but one year and then came to Washington -county, Iowa, and located on section 33, Dutch Creek township, where he owned 80 acres of land and from which place he moved three years later to his present home in section 14, Dutch Creek township; Mr. Wells is one of the leading farmers of this place; he owns over 1,500 acres of land; he has a very fine dwelling house and his farm is well improved; he was married October 20, 1844, to Miss Rebecca Jackson, of this county; they have four children: Marie D., born December 5, 1847; Curtis R., born November 12, 1850; William P., born August 29, 1852, and Inez Adel, born January 7, 1860; four are deceased.

WILLIAMSON, J. H., farmer; Sec. 16; P, 0, Dublin; was born in Preble county, Ohio, December 27, 1821, and at the age of twelve years moved with his parents to Warren county, Illinois, and lived there for seventeen years when he made a visit to Louisa county, Iowa, for a few months and then returned home; he staid but a short time, and then moved to Louisa county, Iowa, where he farmed near the vicinity of Wapello for seven years; in 1855, he moved to Marion county, Iowa, and farmed seven years more; and from there he came to Washington county, Dutch Creek township, where he has been living ever since on Sec. 16, with the exception of a visit he took to Washington Territory in 1872, remaining there for about three years and a half; he returned September 29, 1876; he owns 240 acres of land; he was married October 10, 1850, in Louisa county, to Miss Susan J. Erwin, by the Rev., W. Graham, of Morning Sun; they have three children: Jennie E., born June 15, 1852; Samuel S., born July 18, 1855, and William E., born August 8, 1865; have lost three: Maria E., Mary E. and Jasper E.

WOLFE, SIMON, farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Dublin; was born in Ashland county, Ohio, April 17, 1840; at the age of twenty-one years he went to DeWitt county, Illinois, where he farmed far one year, and then came to Keokuk county, Iowa; farmed one year there; he then came to his present home where he works eighty acres of land in See, 14; Mr. Wolfe was married March 1, 1864, to Miss Rebecca Konkle; they have three children: Mary E., Dora E. John E.; he was township supervisor in 1877.

WORK, JOHN H., farmer and stock-raiser; See, 2; P. 0, West Chester; was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, November 25, 1825; at the age of 20 years he learned the trade of tailoring, in Porterville, Butler county, Pennsylvania; in October, 1849, he went to Chicago, and from there to Harding county, Ohio; in April, 1850, he got aboard the cars for the first time; he went to Cincinnati, and from there took a steamer to St. Louis and St. Joe, from there to Council Bluff's, at which place he fitted up an ox team and, in company with sixty other wagons, started for California; stopped at Salt Lake that winter; starting in the spring they arrived at Carson Valley, April 1st, 1851, where he tried his hand at mining; he went from there to Hang Town; stopped a short time, and then started for Sacramento, and from there to Yankee Jim's Diggings: he had two cows, which he sold for $200; he stayed at that place from

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July until October, and then went back to Sacramento, where he and two others bought some ponies, and went to Indian Digging, and stayed there all winter; in June, 1852, he came to Stockton, where he engaged in cutting and hauling wood for the town, and also furnishing some to steamboats; he tried mining once more in the dry diggings, but it was not a success, so he started back home by way of San Francisco, on the steamer Golden Gate, and arrived safely in New York, from which place he came to Mount Pleasant, Iowa; after a short visit there he came to Washington, May 15, 1859, where he stayed until September; he went back to Pennsylvania and on his way there stopped in Ohio; he bought the farm he now lives on, and which consists of 160 acres in Sec. 2; he was married November 31, 1858, to Anna McClelland, of Washington county, Iowa; they have three children: Marian D., Harry P. and John McC.; one deceased: Anna K; Mr. Work owns 260 acres of land in Ottumwa, Iowa.

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