LOCUST GROVE TOWNSHIP BIOGRAPHIES
647
| BENNETT, D. W., farmer,
P. O. Walkerville; born in New York, in 1822; removed
with his parents, when young, to Pennsylvania, where
he grew to manhood; was educated in the common schools.
Mr. Bennett was married in 1848 to Miss Mary A. Dodge,
a native of Pennsylvania, and is the father of seven
living children: Rotilla A., Ann Eliza, Dora, Sarah
L., Vinus D., Mary A. and Anson B., (the latter adopted)
and three dead: Olive, Mary and Daniel. Mr. B. came
to Iowa in 1879. Mrs. Bennett is a member of the church
of Latter Day Saints. |
| BRUCE, SAMUEL, farmer,
P. O., Walkerville, lives on section 28; born in Monroe
County, Ohio, October 28, 1841. Removed to Hamilton
county, Iowa, in 1859; attended school at Boonsborough,
Iowa, one year. Spent his early life carrying mail,
in working in a mill, on a farm, etc. Came to Fremont
county in 1878. He enlisted in teh army September 28,
1861, in the famous 8th Missouri infantry. Was with
his regiment at Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg,
Arkansas Post, Missionary Ridge, (p. 648) and in other
engagements, sixteen in all. He was discharged by reason
of expiration of term of service. Mr. Bruce re-enlisted
December 5, 1864, in company E, 53d Illinois infantry.
Was in the engagement at Raleigh, North Carolina, and
mustered out July 22, 1865. He was married February
17, 1867, to Miss Anna Pratz, a native of Stark county,
Illinois. They have four children living: Ivan, John,
Mary and Bertha, and one dead. Mr. Bruce has a farm
of 160 acres, a good house, barn, orchard, etc., and
his home is surrounded by a beautiful grove. |
| BRICKER, H. M. farmer,
P. O. High Creek; born in 1829 in Columbiana county,
Ohio; was educated in the common schools; worked on
a farm; moved to Missouri in 1868, and to Wisconsin
the same year; came to Iowa in 1873; located on his
present farm in 1877. He has followed moulding for two
years, and railroading at intervals for four years.
Mr. Bricker has been twice married. His first wife was
Miss Susan Miller, of Ohio, by whom he had one child,
Elizabeth, now married and living in Michigan. HIs first
marriage took place in 1852. His second marriage was
to Miss Barbara Tzand, a native of Switzerland, in 1860.
They have four children: Emeline S., Mary H., Linnæus
and Ulysses O. Emelineis married. Mr. B. has a good
farm, orchard, etc. |
| BENTLEY, J. J., farmer,
P. O. Walkerville; born in King George county, Virginia
in 1835; removed to Pennsylvania when young; learned
the trade of carpenter; came to Iowa in 1852; was one
of the first settlers of Wayne county; came to this
county in1873. He enlisted in November, 1861, in company
H, Fifth Kansas, and was engaged in twenty-six battles.
He was wounded at the battle of Mt. Vernon, May 11,
1863, by a shot through the body, for which he receives
as a pension the insignificant sum of $2 per month.
Mr. Bentley was married in 1860 to Miss Mahala Fugitt,
a native of Indiana. They are the parents of seven children:
Nancy, Jesse, Freddie, Janie, Sarah A., William, and
James E. Nancy is the wife of Mr. H. Morgan, of Sidney.
He is a member of the United Brethren church. |
BLOOM, J. K. P., farmer,
section 24, P. O. Walkerville; born in 1843, in Bedford
county, Pennsylvania; removed to Will county, Illinois,
in 1851; to Green county, Wisconsin, in 1857, and to
his present residence in 1877. May 29, 1864, he enlisted
in the army and served until August 5, 1865; was in
the battles before Petersburg and at North Fork. During
his service he contracted severe diseases. Mr. Bloom
was married February 6, 1870, to Miss Elizabeth Eley,
a native of Green county, Wisconsin, born April 22,
1847. They have three children: Warren, Theodore, (p.
649) and Dora. Mr. Bloom is a member of the order of
Odd Fellows, and a well-respected citizen. He has a
good farm, house, orchard, etc.
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649
| CAMPBELL, CHAUNCEY,
farmer, P. O. High Creek; born in Knox county, Ohio,
in 1839; removed to Allen county when 15 years of age;
was educated in the public schools of Allen and Knox
counties; spent his youth on a farm. He came to Van
Buren county, Iowa, in 1869, and to this county in 1874,
locating on his present farm the next year. He was married
to Miss Mary M. Gardiner, a native of Van Buren county,
in 1872. Mr. Campbell owns a good farm of 80 acres,
lives in a good house, has a promising young orchard,
and bids fair to succeed well in life. |
| COUCH, J. B., farmer, P.
O. High Creek; born in 1837 in Randolph county, Illinois;
educated in the common schools; spent his youth working
on a farm. Mr. Couch enlisted in the Illinois state
service May, 1861, serving one month, when he was mustered
into the United States service as a member of company
H, 22d Illinois infantry. He was in the battles of Belmont,
Stone River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and many
skirmishes. He was mustered out with the rank of sergeant,
July 20, 1864, and re-enlisted in February, 1865, in
company F, 154th Illinois, and was elected captain upon
the organization of the company, and served until August,
1865. Captain Couch was married in 1865, and is the
father of six children: Mary, William, Edna, James B.,
Fred and Charles. |
| CAMPBELL, A., section
18, P. O. Farragut, farmer; born in Glasgow, Scotland,
in 1843; came to America with his parents when three
years of age, locating in Illinois. Mr. Campbell enlisted
at Peoria, May 3, 1864, as a member of the 11th Illinois
cavalry, and served until November, 1865, when he was
mustered out by special order of the war department.
Mr. Campbell was married in 1877 to Miss Eliza M. Gurney,
a native of New York. Two children have been born to
them: George A., and Bessie W. He resides on an excellent
farm and is very comfortably situated. |
| ROBY, J. B., section 8,
P. O. Farragut, farmer; born in Fairfield county, Ohio,
in 1827. Removed to Randolph county, Indiana, when ten
years of age; was educated by his own efforts in the
common schools. Learned the trade of chair-making with
his father, and was able to do good work when ten years
old. He also followed the trade of carpenter for twenty-five
years. He was married in 1847 to Miss Sarah Davis, a
native of Ohio. They have three living children: Sarah,
Martha, and Minnie. Silas R. and Mary E., are dead.
Mr. Roby removed to Iowa in 1854, to (p. 650) Fremont
county in 1867, and to his present home in 1875. In
1865 he was enrolled in the 59th regiment Missouri state
militia. He has followed farming for the past eight
years and owns a good farm, which he cultivates carefully. |
650
| DARBYSHIRE, JOHN,
farmer, P. O. Walkerville; born in Washington, Iowa,
in 1851; was educated in the common schools; spent his
early life on a farm. He came to this county in 1875,
and located on his present farm, which is a good one
of eighty acres and contains a good house and other
buildings and is under a hedge fence. |
| DAY, E. H., section 17, P.
O. Walkerville, occupation farmer; born at Jamestown,
Ohio, in 1831; removed with his parents to Cass county,
Indiana, in 1838; received his education in the common
schools. Mr. Day came to Iowa in 1855. August 15, 1862,
he enlisted in company B., fortieth infantry, and served
until May 17, 1865. He participated in the siege of
Vicksburg, at the capture of Little Rock, Yazoo City,
and Duvall's Bluff. He was sick from lung disease while
at Columbus, Ky., and again at Little Rock, from which
place he was sent to the hospital at Keokuk, Iowa. Mr.
Day spent his youth in the service of his father in
a tannery, but since attaining manhood his principal
occupation has been that of a farmer. He was married
in 1855 to Miss Louisa Dalbey, a native of Ohio. They
have three children, Frank, Carrie and Cora, -all of
whom are at home. Mr. Day owns a snug little farm of
40 acres, which is in a high state of cultivation, has
a good house, an excellent orchard, and plenty of small
fruits, etc., etc. |
| FINLY, WILLIAM, farmer,
P. O. Walkerville, section 26; born in Stark county,
Illinois, in 1856; educated in the common schools; spent
his youth on a farm. Mr. Finley was married in 1877
to Miss Sarah Snider, of Butler county, Ohio. They have
one child: Edith. Mr. F. removed to his present farm
in 1879. He is comfortably situated, his farm being
in an excellent state of cultivation with a good house
and other buildings, a young orchard, grove, etc. |
| FLETCHER, JOSEPH, farmer,
P. O. Shenandoah; born at Berwick, Warren county, Illinois,
in 1855; educated in the common schools; spent his early
life on a farm; came to Iowa in 1875, locating at Shenandoah,
where he remained two years and then went to Oregon,
engaging in fruit-drying, and was for a time connected
with a government surveying corps. Mr. F. returned to
Iowa in the spring of 1880, and was married shortly
after his return to Miss A. B. Sloan. They live on a
fine little farm of 80 acres, and their prospects for
future happiness and prosperity are very glowing indeed. |
651
| FEIL, HENRY E., section
15, P. O. Walkerville, farmer; born. in 1853 in Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany, where he was educated; emigrated to America
in 1869, locating in this county, near Riverton. He
went to California in 1873, but returned after an absence
of one year, and settled on the farm where he now lives.
He was married in 1876, to Miss Matilda Borchers, a
native of Nebraska. They have two children: Oscar and
Rosa. Mr. F. has always been a farmer and now owns an
excellent farm of 160 acres. He lives in a good house,
surrounded by a beautiful grove, orchards, etc. |
| GARNER, J. T., section
5, P. O. Farragut, farmer and dealer in blooded stock;
born in Huron county, Ohio, in 1851. His parents died
when he was quite young. He was reared in Henry county,
Illinois, receiving his education in the common schools.
His youth was spent in working on a farm, and he has
always followed the profession of farming. Mr. Garner
was married to Miss Lydia M. Himes, a native of Stark
county, Illinois, in 1872. They have one child, Della
M. Mr. Garner came to his present location in 1878.
He is a farmer at present, owning a good farm. He also
has a fine orchard containing ten acres. |
| GARDNER, R. T., farmer,
section 14, P. O. Walkerville; was born in 1846, in
Van Buren county, Iowa, and remained there during his
early life, receiving an education in the common schools.
In 1873 he moved to Riverton township, Fremont county,
and settled at his present home in 1878. In 1872 was
united by the bonds of matrimony to Miss Sarah E. Campbell,
a native of Ohio, and has four children: Musa L., Leon,
Nelson A., and Hugh A. Owns eighty acres of well improved
land. Is the oldest living son of Aaron and Clarissa
Gardner, natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Iowa when
the country was first settled. The father died in 1865,
and the mother came west with her sons in 1873. They
had nine children: Sarah E., Lucinda J., Wm. H., Robert
T., John H., Mary M., James M., Clara A., and Louisa
A. Is a member of the Baptist church. |
| HAMBLIN, JOHN, farmer,
P. O. Walkerville; Mr. Hamblin was born on an island
in the Missouri river, near Nebraska City, which has
now washed away. His parents removed to Illinois, when
he was quite young. His youth was spent in farming,
which has always been his chief occupation. |
| HAMBLIN, JACOB,
proprietor of sample room at Walkerville; born in Michigan
in 1855; removed with his parents to Henderson county,
Illinois, where he grew to young manhood. In 1879 he
came to Iowa, locating first in the township, and removing
to Walkerville the same year. (p. 652) Mr. Hamblin was
married in 1877, to Miss Elizabeth Wheatley, a native
of Illinois. They have one child, Florence. Mr. Hamblin
is a member in good standing of the I. O. O. F. Wm.
V. Hamblin was born in Racine county, Wisconsin, in
1847. After living in various places he settled at Walkerville
in 1879; has always been a farmer. In 1871 he married
Miss Amanda Darwin, a native of Illinois. They have
two children, Mary and Jacob. |
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