BENTON TOWNSHIP (cont.)
| JACOBS, CHARLES M., farmer
section 21, P. O. Percival; born January 1, 1826, in
New Haven, Connecticut, where he grew to manhood and
was educated. At the age of seventeen he went to sea,
as a whaler, under the command of Capt. W. H. Sherman,
as jolly a tar as ever sailed the briny deep, and a
good skipper. His voyage lasted two years. He made seven
voyages to the West Indies, and one voyage to the East
Indies, following the sea for ten years. He was five
years in the mines of California engaged in mining pursuits.
In the spring of 1858 he came to this county and located
at Civil Bend. The farm he now occupies passed in his
possession in 1870. He was married August 6, 1857, to
Miss Ruth Johnson, a native of Connecticut. They are
the parents of three children, two living: H. E. and
Stella M. |
| KELLOGG, J. M., farmer,
P. O., Percival; born in Hartford county, Connecticut,
where his youth was spent nad his education obtained.
In 1847 he was in the city of New York, actively engaged
in the insurance business. In 1857 he came to Iowa and
located in this township. He was married in 1858 to
Miss Harriet M. Rogers, a native of Waterford, Connecticut.
They have two children: Samuel L. and R. Welles. Mr.
Kellogg is a successful farmer, and an energetic, reliable
business man. |
| KEYSER, W. P., farmer,
section 29, P. O., Percival; born November 30, 1837,
in Wayne county, Virginia. When eleven years of age
he moved with his parents to Missouri, whre he remained
two years. In 1849 he came to Fremont county. He enlisted
in company E, 29th Iowa infantry, and was in all the
battles in which his regiment participated. Mustered
out August 15, 1865. He was married March 27, 1857,
to Miss Melissa J. Moore, by whom he had twelve children,
eleven now living: Henry, Charles E., Mary E., Leonard
M., Luella, John, Effie M., William H., James F., Loy
M. and Rufus. |
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KING, THOMAS, farmer, section
34, P. O. Percival. His parents
John and Martha King, were natives of England, where
Mr. Thomas King was born, in Cambridgeshire, September
13, 1832. He was educated in his native country. He
came to America in 1851, and located in the state of
New York, where he remained three years. He then moved
to Illinois, remaining there until he came to Iowa,
June 20, 1858, locating near Sidney. In 1873 he became
a resident of Benton township. He was married in December,
1851, to Miss Sarah Carter, a native of England. They
are the parents of ten children, nine of whom .are living:
John W., Solomon J., George W., Adelaide, Annetta, Franklin
P., Charles T., Emma V. and Albert W. Mr. King owns
a farm which embraces acres of choice land. |
| KEYSER, J. R., farmer,
section 12, P. O. Percival. Mr. Keyser was born in Cobbal
county, Virginia, April 27, 1835, where he remained
until 1848, when he moved to Andrew county, Missouri.
In 1849 he came to Fremont county and located in Benton
township, then unmarried. He was married September 15,
1852, to Miss Ellen Davison by whom he has three children
living: William H., Rosetta L., and Sarah A. This wife
died March 19, J867. Mr. Keyser again married June 30,1868,
to Miss Mary C. Jenkins, by whom he had eight children,
seven living: Annie E.,Clarence E., Nora L., Hattie
A., Katie M, Thomas P., and Berissia. |
LAMBERT, M'KINNEY, farmer,
section 24, P. O. Percival; born
January 3,1829, in Gobble county (now Wayne county),
West Virginia. In 1833 he went with his parents to Boyd
county, Kentucky, where he was educated and where he
matured. He came to Iowa in 1851. He was married April
22, 1852, to Miss Lydia Blanchard, the daughter of Dr.
Blanchard, formerly of Civil Bend and so intimately
identified with the early history of the county. They
are the parents of seven children: Derestus S., Mary
E., Charles W., Therson P., Eldon K., Leman F. (deceased),
Edward B., and Margaret A. Mr. Lambert is one of the
earliest settlers in the township, and has done much
to forward its interests. He has held many township
offices, and all with ability and satisfaction. |
| LUMM, DR. D., postmaster,
P. O. Percival; born June 25, 1834, in New Haven county,
Connecticut, where he grew to manhood and received his
education. He came to Iowa and located in this county
in 1858. In 1859 he began the study of medicine under
Dr. R. R. Hanly, under whose instruction he remained
for five years. He has been a successful practitioner
of medicine for more than seventeen years. He has held
numerous township offices, and been a justice of the
peace for twenty years. Dr. Lumm was married April 13,
1855, to Miss Matilda Smith. They (p. 623) have four
children; Mary A., Frank R., Sarah E., and Lula I.,
and one deceased. |
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| LOCHRIDGE, J. J., engineer,
P. O. Eastport; born September 27, 1844, in Bath county,
Kentucky, where he grew to manhood and was educated.
Enlisted in company K, fourteenth Kansas cavalry in
1862, and was in all the numerous battles in which his
regiment was engaged. He was discharged in 1865. From
this time until 1877 was a resident of various places,
and engaged in various kinds of business. In that year
he came to Eastport and engaged in his present occupation.
He was married March 10, 1867, to Miss Rebecca Griffin,
a native of England, by whom he has three children:
Fred., Anna B., and Grace. He is a member of I. O. O.
F. |
| McELROY, M. H., farmer,
section 19, P. O. Percival; born August 1, 1837, in
Holmes county, Ohio. In 1844, he became a resident of
Atchinson county, Missouri, and in 1855, came to Fremont
county, Iowa. He has held the offices of deputy sheriff
and constable in this county. He was married in 1869
to Miss Mary H. Coy, a native of Indiana, by whom he
had six children: William A., Amos B., Flora M., Matthew
E., and Clyde, living, and one, Eva, deceased. Mr. McElroy
enlisted May 21, 1864, in company B, forty-sixth Iowa
infantry, but was discharged in September of the same
year. He enlisted a second time in company D, twelfth
Iowa infantry, November 27, 1864. |
| MURRAY, G. B., farmer,
section 8, P. O. Percival; born April 12, 1843, in Iowa
City. When still very young he went with his parents
to Keokuk where he lived until eight years of age. He
came to this county in 1855, and located at Civil Bend.
He enlisted February 8, 1862, in company F., fifteenth
Iowa infantry, at Sidney. He was in the battle of Shiloh,
where he was wounded, and in that of Corinth and numerous
other engagements. He was married December 26, 1861,
to Miss Sarah A. Kelsey by whom he had ten children,
eight now living: Charles B., Florence E., Edward, George,
Joseph P., Eva D., Jesse and Frank. |
| MURPHY, WILLIAM H., farmer
P. O. Eastport; born September 6, 1818, in Westchester,
Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood and was educated.
When sixteen years of age he went to learn the machinist
and engineer's trade, which he followed for many years.
He then moved to Ohio, but remained only three years,
when he went to Nebraska City. In the following year
he came to Fremont county. In 1864 he went to Pittsburg.
He came to Iowa to remain in 1871. He was married in
1842 to Miss Hannah Baker, by whom he has three children:
(p. 624) Charles W., Mary C., and Clara E. This wife
dying he was married to Eliza E. Pinney, whose maiden
name was Scoville, a native of Connecticut. By her first
husband she had four children: Cordelia E., Nelson R.,
Newton E. and Frank C. |
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McFARLAND, A. B., farmer,
section 17, P. O. Percival; a native of
Kirtland, Lake county, Ohio, where he was born November
12, 1840. He there grew to manhood, and was educated.
In October, 1855, he went to the mining regions of Colorado,
where he remained until 1861, when he came to Iowa.
He was married June 18, 1863, to Miss Jennie S. McElroy,
a native of Missouri, by whom he has four children:
Frank E., Carrie A., Fred S. and Lulu. Mr. McFarland
is one of the enterprising men of his township, and
very successful in his business. |
| NEWTON, I. D., merchant,
P. O. Eastport; born in Oregon, Missouri, February 17,
1860. He was the son of James W. and Julia Newton, natives,
the one of Missouri, the other of Kentucky. When very
young he moved with his parents to Nebraska City where
he received his education. He came to Eastport in 1870,
and in 1876 began business. He is a young man of steady
habits and great energy, and has already demonstrated
a most remarkable talent for business. |
| ORR, WILLIAM, farmer, P.
O. Percival; born January 17, 1830, in Wayne county;
Virginia, where he grew to manhood and was educated.
His youth was passed in the quiet of life on a farm.
In 1852 he moved to Missouri, locating at a place called
California in Morton county. He remained here until
1865, when he came to this county. He has held the offices
of township clerk, road supervisor and others. He was
married in 1856 to Miss Mary A. Crum. They have nine
children living: Mary E., James W., Charles C., Ella
E., William S., George E., Walter, Ida M., and Frank.
One deceased. |
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