BENTON TOWNSHIP (cont.)
| PADDOCK, JAMES M., farmer,
section 19, P. O. Percival; born August 15, 1824, in
Tioga county, New York. He went with his parents to
Michigan when he was fourteen years of age, and there
grew to manhood and completed his education. In 1857
he came to this county and fixed upon his present place
of residence as one suited to him. He was married in
1847 to Miss Chloe Green, a native of Michigan, by whom
he has three children, two living now: Orrin K, and
Alvoretta V. He was again married in 1860 to Miss Olive
Blanchard by whom he had seven children, one of whom
is now deceased: Ira J., Clarence J., Truman M., Pearl
W., Arthur J. and Ulysses W. Mr. Paddock held numerous
offices of trust in Michigan before coming to Iowa,
and since his residence here (p. 625) he has severed
his county almost continuously. He was census enumerator
in 1860. |
| PADDOCK, ORRIN K.,
grain merchant, P. O. Percival; born March 24, 1848,
in Oakland county, Michigan. In 1858 he moved with his
parents to this county, being then ten years of age.
His preliminary education was received in the common
schools of the county, and finished at Tabor college.
He has been engaged in business since eighteen years
of age. He has held many offices of trust, and is prominently
identified with the interests of religion and education.
In 1864 he enlisted in company B, 46th Iowa infantry,
but saw no service. He was married August 23, 1870,
to Miss Mary Hawley, by whom he has four children, three
living: Minnie M., William B., and George W. |
| PATTON, T. W., farmer,
section 16, P. O. Easport [Eastport]; the son of Thomas
and Sallie S. Patton, natives of. Kentucky and Tennessee,
was born May 12, 1839, in Howard county, Missouri. His
parents moved to Tennessee when young Patton was nine
years of age, and where his father died. His mother
subsequently returned to the native place of young Patton,
where he grew to manhood and was educated. He attended
Macon College for a period of four years. Mr. Patton
enlisted in 1863, and served as a captain. He came to
Iowa in the spring of 1873, and in 1876 settled on the
farm he now owns. He owns five hundred and fifty acres
of most excellent land, the result of years of patient
toil and frugal endeavor. |
| PILE, HENDERSON, farmer
and mechanic; P. O. Eastport; born November 21, 1819,
in Fulton county, Tennessee. He spent his youth in work
on the farm, attendance at the common school, and in
learning the carpenter and joiner's trade. In 1840 he
went to Wisconsin, and in 1857 came to Iowa, locating
at Sioux City. In 1868 he came to his present place
of residence, having entered the county some years previously
and been located at Eastport. March 29, 1864, Mr. Pile
enlisted in the Black Horse Veteran cavalry, which was
afterward consolidated with the 7th Nebraska. He was
disabled for service by scurvy, and has not yet completely
recovered. He was married January 21,1840, to Miss Dorothea
Westbrooks, a native of Petersburg, Virginia. They have
by this union ten children, six of whom are living:
Emma, Loresia, Matthew, Amelia C, Libbie A., and John
F. He owns 120 acres of land under a high state of cultivation. |
| ROGERS, DUANE, farmer,
P.O., Percival; born February 12, 1841, in Jefferson
county, New York. In 1855, he came with his parents
and located in this township, thus having witnessed
the remarkable growth of (p. 626) the county and helped
contribute to the same. He has held several township
offices with great success and usefulness. He was married
April 2, 1868, to Miss Eliza A. Hawley, a native of
Jefferson county, New York. They have by this union
four children: Ella A., Jessie B. Henry M. and Pitt
A. |
626
| RICKETTS, MRS. C. B.,
farmer, section 12, P. O., Percival; a native of Milford,
New Haven county, Connecticut, where she was born January
7, 1816. She was educated in the common school of her
native place and at Oberling College, Ohio. When eighteen
years old she moved with her parents to the state of
New York, remaining but a short time, when she moved
to Ohio. For five years she employed her time alternately
in teaching school and attending Oberlin College. She
was married January, 1843, to Richard Ricketts, a native
of Baltimore, born February 6, 1802. Mrs. Ricketts—whose
maiden name was Platt—came with her husband to
Iowa in 1855. She is the mother of four children: Elizabeth
C., Platt S., Asabel E. and Myra G. Her husband died
September 1, 1877. His life had been one of usefulness,
and as he was one of the old settlers of the county
had much to do with shaping its destiny. |
| SHELDON, WALTER B., farmer,
section 30, owns four hundred acres of land, P. O.,
Percival; born October 27, 1818, in Watertown, Jefferson
county, New York, where he grew to manhood and was educated
in the select schools of his native place. Mr. Sheldon
has always been a farmer. In the fall of 1865 he came
to Iowa and located on the farm on which he to-day resides.
He was married at Sackett's Harbor, June 1, 1845, to
Miss Sarah A. Hawley, a native of Vermont. By this union
they are the parents of seven children, five of whom
are now living: Charles E., Clark W., William H., Till
W. and Edward W. Mr. Sheldon is a member of the Masonic
fraternity. He has served his county in various official
capacities and always with entire satisfaction. He has
a son, William H., in the employ of the Burlington Hawkeye
company, with whom he has engaged the past six years. |
| STILES, AMOS, farmer,
section 16, P. O. Percival; a native of Athens county,
Ohio, where he was born January 1, 1832. While very
young he went with his parents to Logan county, Illinois,
and received his education in the pioneer schools of
that state. In 1852 he moved to Knox county, Illinois,
and in 1854 came to Iowa and located in this county.
He was married September 30, 1858, to Miss Mary E. McElroy,
a native of Holmes county, Ohio, by whom he has seven
children: Rosa M., Jennie A., Charles E., Marcus E.,
Hattie E., Lillie A. and John A. Mr. Stiles has held
numerous township offices and given entire satisfaction,
while his integrity has won for him the utmost esteem
of his neighbors. |
626
| TREAT, J. R., farmer, section
7, P. O. Percival; born April 15, 1829, in Milford,
New Haven county, Connecticut, where he was raised and
educated. He came to Iowa in 1856. In 1856 he was married
to Miss Sarah E. Merwin, a native of the town of Orange,
Connecticut. They are members of the Congregational
church and of high standing in the community. |
| THRAILKILL, ANDREW J.,
farmer, P. O. Percival; born May 19, 1817, in Knox county,
Tennessee. When quite young he accompanied his parents
to Saline county, Missouri, where he was educated and
grew to manhood. When seventeen years of age began to
clerk in a store which occupation he followed until
1844, when he entered the stock business on his own
account. In 1855 moved to Kansas, where he engaged in
farming and stock-raising until 1861, when, the war
occurring, he lost his all. He came to Iowa in 1864,
and in 1867 located at Plum Hollow. He then went to
Nebraska, but returned in 1870. He was married June
30, 1844, to Miss Elizabeth Hank, a native of Missouri.
They have seven children: James W., Susan J., Madora
A., Ellen C., John L., Chester A. and Baxton L., living,
and two deceased. |
| WOODS, WILLIAM, farmer,
section 18, P. O. Percival; born August 28, 1817, in
Washington county, Pennsylvania. When four years of
age moved with his father's family to Knox county, Ohio,
where he reached man's estate and was educated. When
fifteen years of age he had learned the shoemaker's
trade. In 1850 he went to Indiana and in 1853 came to
this state, locating in Webster county. Three years
later he came to this county. He was married in 1840
to Miss Susan Baltzell by whom he had twelve children,
six now living: Joseph, Timothy, Eunice J., Hester A.,
William H., and Edward D. Has held several township
offices. |
| WILLIAMS, STURGIS, farmer,
section 25, P. O. Percival; born June 1, 1837, in the
town of Jordan, New York. When five years of age he
moved with his uncle to Ohio, locating in Summit county,
where he grew to manhood and was educated. When nineteen
years of age he came to Iowa with his uncle, R. S. Williams.
He came to this county in May, 1856. He enlisted in
company A., fourth infantry, July 23, 1861, was in the
battle of Pea Ridge, Chickasaw Bayou, and all the other
engagements in which his regiment participated. At the
last named battle he was wounded in the arm. He received
several promotions for gallant conduct. He has held
many township offices, which fact testifies to the esteem
in which he is held. Mr. Williams was married December
6, 1865, to Miss Fanny Forrester, by whom he has five
children: Ada M., Mertie H., Roscoe S., Charlotte E.
and Ethel B. |
627
| WHITE, A. C., merchant,
P. O. Eastport; born in Wayne county, Indiana, August
31, 1845. When quite young moved to this state with
his parents, locating in Oskaloosa, Mahaska county,
where he was educated. He enlisted July 7, 1862, in
company K, eighteenth Iowa infantry. Was in the battles
of Springfield, Missouri; Newton, and all the engagements
in which his regiment participated. Was discharged in
February, 1864, on account of disability. For three
years after his return he followed farming, and at the
expiration of that time engaged with a St. Louis firm,
which position he retained for three years. He came
to Fremont county quite recently. He was married June
10, 1874, to Miss Angelina Harris, a native of Williams
county, Ohio. They are the parents of four children:
Bertha V., Bessie, Jessie A., and William C. He is a
member of the Knights of Honor. |
| WOODS. E. E., farmer,
section 21, P. O. Percival; born September 25, 1850,
in the town of Orange, Worcester county, Massachusetts.
Game to Iowa, and located at Tabor in September, 1870.
He was married November 26, 1874, to Miss Martha E.
Harless, a native of Lawrence county, Ohio. By this
union they have one child, Clarence. Mr. Woods and lady
are members of the Congregational church, and have been
identified with religious and moral interests for nearly
ten years. |
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