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GEORGE C. WISE.
George C. Wise, secretary of lodge No. 531, B.
P. O. E., at Council Bluffs, was born on a farm
in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, on the 27th
of October, 1851. Of a family of nine children
the parents were Samuel and Eliza (Etter) Wise,
both natives of Pennsylvania, in which state they
were married about 1830. The father was born in
Lancaster county in January, 1808, and in early
manhood became a resident of Huntingdon county
in the same state. There he spent his remaining
days and during the greater part of his life followed
the occupation of farming. Unto him and his wife
were born nine children, of whom two died in infancy,
while seven reached adult age, namely: Adeline
E., the deceased wife of John Metz; Mary J.; William
H.; Ella, the deceased wife of William Grimison;
Anna F., the deceased wife of S. P. B. Myers;
Jerome F., living in Council Bluffs; and George
C.
The last named was reared to the age of eighteen
or nineteen years in his native county and attended
the country schools. On putting aside his text-books
he enlisted in the regular army and was assigned
to the Second United States Cavalry, with which
he served for five years. The regiment was located
in various places in Nebraska and Wyoming and
had some skirmishes with the Indians. Mr. Wise
was one of the escort which attended the Grand
Duke Alexis on his buffalo hunt in Nebraska in
January, 1872, and in July and August, 1875, he
was one of the escort of the peace commissioners
appointed by President U. S. Grant to make a treaty
with Sitting Bull's tribe of Northern Sioux for
the purchase of the Black Hills country.
When his term of enlistment expired, on the 9th
of August, 1875, Mr. Wise located in Council Bluffs,
Iowa, and in October of the same year began bridge
building. He continued to work for others until
1895, when he began contracting on his own account
and so continued until March, 1907, when he was
elected to his present position as secretary or
lodge No. 531, B. P. O. E. He is not only a valued
and prominent member of the Elks, but also belongs
to Bluff City lodge, No. 71, A. F. & A. Mo,
Camp No. 171, M. W. A., the Iowa State Traveling
Men's Association and the Illinois Commercial
Men's Association.
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On the 27th of October, 1881, Mr. Wise was married,
in Council Bluffs, to Miss Mollie Fitzgerald and
they have six children, as follows: Meda J., the
wife of Oscar Harte; Raymond C.; William A.; Nellie
M.; Thomas B.; and Ruth L.
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Isaac N. Flickinger, engaged in the practice
of law at Council Bluffs, as a member of the firm
of Flickinger Brothers, was born in Urichsville,
Ohio, in 1850, and having spent the first thirteen
years of his life in that state, came to Iowa
in 1863 with his parents. His father, Eli Flickinger,
was a native of Butler county, Pennsylvania, born
in 1820. In early life he became a mason and contractor,
following business in that line until his removal
to this state, when he turned his attention to
farming. He became a resident of Iowa in 1863,
settling upon a farm in Buchanan county, where
he carried on general agricultural pursuits for
a long period, bringing his fields under a high
state of cultivation and developing an excellent
farm. He married Miss Margaret McChesney and died
in the year 1875, while the mother, long surviving
him, departed this life in 1901, at the age of
seventy-four years. They were the parents of eight
children, namely: John M., who died in 1905, at
the age of sixty-two years; Albert T.; Emily,
the wife of John S. White; Isaac N., of this review;
Mary M.; Dorian H.; Laura; and Fred C.
Arriving in Buchanan county, Iowa, when a youth
of thirteen years, Isaac N. Flickinger attended
the district schools to some extent and in the
winter of 1871.2 was a student in the Iowa State
University, at Iowa City. Later he continued his
studies there and was graduated on the completion
of an academic course in the class of 1875. Determining
upon the practice of law as a life work, he continued
in the State University as a student in the law
department, and following his graduation in 1876,
he removed to Walnut, Pottawattamie county, where
he opened an office and continued in practice
for five years. In 1881 he removed to Wayne county,
Nebraska, where he practiced for four years and
during that period he served for two years as
county surveyor.
Seeking a still broader field of labor, in 1885
he came to Council Bluffs, where he entered into
partnership with his brother, Albert T. Flickinger,
with whom he has since continued, the law firm
of Flickinger Brothers being recognized as a strong
and able one in this city. They have a general
practice which has connected them with much important
litigation tried in the courts. They never fail
to give a thorough preparation and in the presentation
of a cause Mr. Flickinger has shown himself strong
in argument and logical in his deductions.
In 1878, in Wyoming, Iowa, occurred the marriage
of Isaac N. Flickinger and Miss Sarah E. Vaughn.
They how have three daughters, Edith; and Helen
and Margaret, twins. An only son, Vaughn, died
in 1890, at the age of nine years, his loss coming
as the greatest blow that has ever fallen
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upon the household. Mr. Flickinger is prominent
and well known in Masonry, having attained the
Knight Templar degree of the York rite, and also
crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles
of the Mystic Shrine. He affiliates with lodge
No. 531, B. P. O. E., and in his political views
is a republican, while his interest in the moral
development of the community is indicated by his
attendance at the Presbyterian church. His influence
is ever given on the side of right, order, justice
and truth, and he stands for all that is honorable
and progressive in citizenship.
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JAMES FENDER.
James Fender, a successful farmer and stock-raiser
residing on section 13, Macedonia township, was
born in North Carolina, August 11, 1866, a son
of John and Millie (Dillard) Fender, both of whom
were natives of North Carolina. The father was
born in 1842 and during the Civil war was a member
of the Thirty-second North Carolina Infantry,
participating in many engagements of the Virginia
campaign, including Seven Pines, Chancellorsville
and Gaines Mills. He was also present at the final
surrender at Appomattox but was never wounded.
On leaving his native state he came to Iowa in
1867 and after living for two years in Hardin
county became a resident of Pottawattamie county
in 1869, settling first in Grove township. Later
he purchased eighty acres of land in Macedonia
township, whereon he resided until his death,
which occurred October 17, 1907. In connection
with our subject he owned three hundred and sixty
acres of good land in that township and also a
tract of sixty-eight acres in Grove township.
On coming to Iowa he had a team and one cow but
practically no capital and his educational privileges,
too, were limited but he became a practical and
enterprising business man and lived the life of
an honest farmer, his labors being crowned with
success. He was a faithful member of the Christian
church, of which he was one of the organizers,
and to which his widow also belongs.
The management of the home farm has largely devolved
upon James Fender from his youth. There was one
other son in the family, Willie, who was born
in Hardin county, in 1869, and died at the age
of fifteen years. Thus left the only child, James
Fender has always remained at home. He was reared
in Pottawattamie county, attended the common schools
and has always lived an industrious life, his
intelligently directed labor proving the resultant
factor in his success, while the fine appearance
of his place indicates his careful management
and unremitting diligence.
In 1886 Mr. Fender was united in marriage to
Miss Florence O'Haro, who was born in Ohio, in
1867, a daughter of Henry and Jane (Miller) O'Hara,
also natives of the Buckeye state. They resided
for a time in Missouri, but later returned to
Ohio, there the father died in February, 1883,
The mother then brought the family to Pottawattamie
county, where lived her two brothers, L. E. and
E. M. O'Haro. She died soon afterward, leav-
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ing four children who yet survive, while four
children of the family are deceased. Those living
are: Mrs. Fender; Bertha, the wife of David Carl,
of Woodbury county, Iowa; Elizabeth, the wife
of Jacob Still, a resident of Afton, Iowa; and
Caroline, the wife of Irvin Bender, of Nebraska.
The father was a soldier of the Civil war.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Fender have been born ten children:
Elmer, aged twenty years; Algie, eighteen; Mary,
seventeen; Arthur, fifteen; Clarence, thirteen;
Glenn, eleven; Blanche, eight; Madge, seven; Forest,
four; and Ruby, three years of age. The parents
are members of the Christian church, interested
and active in its work, and for many years Mr.
Fender has served as one of the church trustees.
In politics he is a republican. The cause of public
education finds in him a stalwart champion and
he has done effective service in its behalf while
filling the office of school director for several
terms. He has made most of the good improvements
on the farm and has worked persistently and energetically
to bring his farm under a high state of cultivation
and equip it with modern accessories in keeping
with the spirit of progressive agriculture. In
all that he does he is practical and the property
is valuable and productive, showing the care and
supervision of. Mr. Fender.
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Hugo Hieber, a farmer of Norwalk township, living
on section 12, belongs to that class of representative
American citizens whom Germany has furnished to
the new world. He is yet a young man and has already
achieved a fair measure of prosperity through
his well directed business interests. He was born
in the fatherland, April 1, 1874, and there resided
to the age of seventeen years. In the meantime
he enjoyed good school advantages, studying Latin
and French in addition to the knowledge that he
acquired in his native tongue.
Interested in America, he emigrated to the new
world when a young man of eighteen years, and
in 1883 became a resident of Pottawattamie county.
Pleased with tbis district and its prospects he
has never sought to change his location but has
remained here continuously, and during the entire
period has been identified with agricultural interests.
He first went to work on the farm of Karl Klopping,
with whom he continued for a year, and for two
years he worked for a brother. He also spent five
years in the employ of John A. Anderson and during
this period carefully saved his earnings until
he was enabled to purchase the eighty acres upon
which he now resides. He began at once to farm
this place and for several years kept "bachelor's
hall."
Mr. Hieber made further arrangements for having
a home of his own by his marriage in June, 1906,
to Miss Louisa Nieman, who was born and reared
in this county. He has since erected a commodious
and neat residence upon his farm, which is thoroughly
modern in its equipments and appoint
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ments. He uses the latest improved machinery
to carry on the work of the place and has ample
accommodation for grain and stock in substantial
barn and sheds. The farm is very neat in its appearance,
indicating to the passerby that the owner is a
man of practical and progressive ideas. His fields
bring forth rich crops and in addition to his
farming interests he fattens a number of cattle
and hogs annually. In addition to cultivating
his home place he rents an adjoining place of
eighty acres. For two years he operated a corn
sheller and in this way added to his annual income.
Politically Mr. Hieber is a republican but has
never sought or desired office, preferring to
concentrate his energies upon his business affairs.
He believes in good schools, in the employment
of competent teachers, and is now serving on the
school board, while he and his wife manifest their
interest in the moral development of their community
through their membership in the Lutheran church.
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Albert T. Flickinger is actively connected with
a profession which has always been considered
as having important bearing upon the welfare and
stability of a community, standing as the conservator
of human rights and liberties. Success at the
bar requires a careful preparation and continued
study and research. The real work of the lawyer
is done in the office and not in the courtroom,
although the clear and cogent presentation of
a cause is proof of the previous preparation.
Lacking in none of the essential requisites of
the able attorney, Albert T. Flickinger has made
a creditable name as a practitioner at the bar
of Council Bluffs. His life record began in Urichsville,
Ohio, on the 14th of August, 1846, and in that
state his parents, Eli and Margaret (McChesney)
Flickinger, were also born. Their family numbered
five sons and three daughters, and in May, 1863,
they came with their children to Iowa, establishing
their home upon a farm in Buchanan county, where
the father continued to engage in general agricultural
pursuits up to, the time of his death, which occurred
August 5, 1875. His widow long survived him and,
passed away on the 19th of September, 1896.
Ere leaving Ohio, Albert T. Flickinger had attained
a good knowledge of the common branches of English
learning in the schools of his native town, and
following the removal to Iowa he continued his
studies in Lenox Collegiate Institute at Hopkinton
in 1866-7. He afterward worked upon the home farm
during the summer months and taught school during
the winter seasons, being thus engaged until 1871,
when he entered the State University at Iowa City.
He completed the academic course in 1875 and then,
entering actively upon preparation for the bar,
was graduated from the law department with the
class of 187'6. It was not long after this that
he came to Council Bluffs, in October, 1876, and
opened a law office, which he has since continued,
being now in partnership with his brother, I.
N. Flickinger, under the firm style of Flickinger
Brothers. They constitute one of the strong combinations
at the bar of this district, and from the outset
of his professional
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career Albert T. Flickinger has shown himself
to be an active worker, possessing that unfaltering
industry which is as essential to the lawyer as
to the business man in any other walk of life.
On the 29th of December, 1880, occurred the marriage
of Mr. Flickinger and Miss Ella Spangler, the
eldest daughter of Hon. S. T. Spangler, of Buchanan
county, Iowa. Their sons are Floyd S. and Reed
A., born July 11, 1883, and July 14, 1887, respectively.
Mr. Flickinger is recognized as one of the prominent
republicans of Iowa. He has given stalwart support
to the party since age conferred upon him the
right of franchise and in 1882 was his party's
candidate for mayor of Council Bluffs. In 1886
he was elected by the general assembly to the
position of a trustee of the Iowa School for the
Deaf at Council Bluffs, and in 1892 was re-elected,
continuing in the office until the 1st of May,
1898, giving good service in this connection.
He has been prominently spoken of in connection
with gubernatorial honors, especially in connection
with the convention which was held at Cedar Rapids
in 1897, when he received one hundred and fifty-one
votes on the second ballot. While he is undoubtedly
not without that political ambition which is ever
an element of good citizenship, he yet regards
the pursuits of private life as abundantly worthy
his best efforts and in the practice of law his
devotion to his clients' interests has become
proverbial.
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Henry Koll, one of the extensive agriculturists
of Pottawattamie county, being now the owner of
three hundred and forty acres of rich and productive
land, is a native of the fatherland, where his
birth occurred on the 27th of November, 1846,
in Schleswig-Holstein. His parents were Franz
and Margaret (Jess) Koll, both of whom passed
away in Germany, the father having followed farming
as a life work. In their family were five children,
three of whom survive: Henry, of this review;
and John and Catherine, who are still residents
of Germany.
Henry Koll remained in his native land until
he had attained the age of twenty years, when
he determined to try his fortune in the new world.
Accordingly in 1866 he crossed the Atlantic to
the United States and, making his way into the
interior of the country, located in Clinton county,
Iowa, where he was employed as a farm hand for
eight years. On the expiration of that period
he removed to Walnut, Pottawattamie county, operating
a rented farm for seven years. At the end of this
time, by reason of his frugality and economy,
he had saved sufficient capital to enable him
to purchase land of his own and he accordingly
invested in one hundred and twenty acres on section
36, Layton township. He successfully carried on
agricultural pursuits on this tract for fourteen
or fifteen years and then purchased his present
home farm of two hundred and twenty acres on section
1, Lincoln township, which is just across the
road from his original purchase. His landed possessions
therefore aggregate three hundred and forty acres
of excellent farming
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land, in the cultivation of which he is meeting
with a measure of prosperity that ranks him with
the wealthy agriculturists of Pottawattamie county.
He deserves all the praise implied in the term
"a self-made man," for he came to this
country not only empty-handed but also handicapped
by the difficulties which usually meet the "stranger
in a strange land," and the success which
he has gained is therefore all the more commendable.
In addition to the work of general farming Mr.
Koll is also engaged in feeding cattle and ships
about two carloads annually.
In 1871 our subject was joined in wedlock to
Miss Margaret Kauffmann, of Clinton county, Iowa,
her father, Charles Kauffmann, having come to
America in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Koll are the parents
of six children, as follows: Charlie, a farmer
of Layton township, this county; Henry and Minnie,
who are at home; Harry, who is engaged in the
practice of veterinary surgery at Walnut, Iowa;
and Alma and Lena, who are also yet under the
parental roof.
In his political views Mr. Koll is a stalwart
democrat and for fifteen years has served as a,
member of the school board, being a firm friend
of the cause of education. His religious faith
is indicated by his membership in the German Lutheran
church, while fraternally he is connected with
the Woodmen of the World, and is also a member
of the Iowa Legion of Honor. For a third of a
century he has been connected with the agricultural
interests of this county and is recognized as
one of its leading and influential citizens. He
and his family are highly esteemed throughout
the community, having gained many warm friends
during their residence here and the hospitality
of the best homes of the locality is freely and
cordially extended them.
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Henry W. Rarey, engaged in general agricultural
pursuits on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres
on section 9, Wright township, was born on the
2d of June, 1839, in Franklin county, Ohio, of
the marriage of William H. and Eliza Rarey, who
were also natives of the Buckeye state. Their
family numbered five children, of whom four are
living, Henry W. being the eldest. The others
are Sarah, the wife of C. C. Weaver, of Lewis,
Iowa; and A. M. and J. D., both of Ohio.
As a pupil in the public schools Henry W. Rarey
mastered the common branches of English learning
and under his father's direction he gained practical
experience in farm work, remaining upon the old
homestead until he attained his majority. He then
started out in life on his own account, working
for his uncle, on whose farm he acted as overseer
for five years, but thinking that better business
opportunities might be enjoyed west of the Mississippi
he made his way to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he remained
for six months. The year 1872 witnessed his arrival
in Pottawattamie county and he took up his abode
on section 9, Wright township. To his original
purchase of land he has added from time to time
as his financial resources have increased until
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his place now comprises one hundred and sixty
acres. The soil is rich, and productive, his labors
are practical, and as a result of this combination
the business interests which he is carrying on
bring to him a very desirable measure of success.
Mr. Rarey, aside from his farming interests,
has figured quite prominently in public life in
his community. He is known as a stalwart champion
of the republican party and its principles and
that he is most loyal to the trust reposed in
him is indicated by the fact that he has held
the office of assessor of Wright township for
twenty-two years. He was the first justice of
the peace of the township and has been identified
with its educational interests as a school director
for ten years. In his fraternal relations he is
an Odd Fellow, belonging to the lodge at Griswold,
and he also holds membership with the 1. L. H.,
No. 134, at Lewis.
On the 6th of November, 1861, occurred the marriage
of Henry W. Rarey and Miss Eliza McCoy, a native
of Ohio. She was one of three children, but the
parents are now deceased. By her marriage she
has become the mother of two daughters and a son:
Estella, at home; William E., who cultivates a
part of his father's farm; and Jennie M., the
wife of J. H. Simmon, of Wright township. The
parents hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal
church, are deeply interested in its growth and
take a helpful part in its work, Mr. Rarey serving
now as one of its trustees.
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ELWOOD T. OSLER.
Elwood T. Osler, mayor of Carson, has been a
resident of the county since 1864 and his identification
with its business interests was along agricultural
lines. He was born in Winchester, Indiana, November
25, 1851, and in 1854 was taken to Logan county,
Illinois, by his parents, Basil and Dorcas (Norton)
Osler, natives of Maryland and North Carolina,
respectively. The mother became a resident of
Indiana in her girlhood days and was there married.
Mr. Osler died in Illinois in 1864, at the age
of forty-nine years, and his wife died August
10, 1907, in her eighty-fifth year. Their children
were: Martha, the widow of Peter Hitchell and
a resident of Lincoln, Illinois; John W., deceased;
James K., of Wheelers Grove; William, of Carson
township; Samuel, of South Dakota; Elwood T.;
Gilbert F., of Idaho; Sarah Jane, deceased; Mrs.
Elnora Terry, deceased; and Sherman, of Wheelers
Grove.
After a residence of ten years in Illinois, and
soon after the father's death, the widowed mother
came with her family to Pottawattamie county,
where Elwood T. Osler has since resided. He was
educated in the schools of Illinois and Iowa and
resided at Wheelers Grove from 1864 until the
5th of April, 1899, when he became a resident
of Carson. Up to this time he had followed the
occupation of farming, carefully, systematically
and successfully operating his land, and he still
owns the old homestead, beside other property,
making a total of six hundred acres of fine farming
land. He still gives personal supervision to the
cultivation and further development of the old
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homestead of two hundred and eighty acres and
rents the remainder of his land. For several years
after his removal to Carson he engaged in buying
and shipping stock, but two years ago retired
from that field of activity. Seven years ago he
built the large fine residence which he now occupies
and his pleasant environments at the present day
indicate the life of industry and activity he
has led in former years, whereby he has gained
the comforts and luxuries that he is now enjoying.
On the 14th of March, 1873, Mr. Osler was married
to Miss Lenora Independence Wheeler, who was born
at Wheelers Grove in 1854 and has spent her entire
life within six miles of her birthplace. Her parents
were Silas and Harriett (Everhart) Wheeler. The
latter died when Mrs. Osler was but four years
of age; while Mr. Wheeler, a native of Ohio, passed
away when his daughter was fifteen years of age.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Osler have been born five children:
Musette, the wife of B. W. Stoddard, of Indianapolis,
Indiana, studied art in Boston under Katharine
Swift and in Detroit under Professor Bischoff
and has a diploma of art from the Union Christian
College. She has produced some excellent work,
including a Spanish dancing girl vase, a Christ
head and a canvas entitled Wooing. All three were
exhibited at the State Fair of Indiana in 1906
and each won a blue ribbon. Mrs. Stoddard has
also been a teacher of art. Minnie Edith, the
second member of the Osler family, is now the
wife of J. R. Chaloupka, cashier of the Bank of
Carson. Harriett D. and Helen T., twins, are at
home. Marguerite Beryl, also at home, completes
the family. Their attractive home is noted for
its cordial hospitality and is the center of a
cultured society circle.
Mr. Osler gives his political support to the
republican party which he has supported since
attaining his majority. He has served as a member
of the school board, doing effective service for
the cause of education and at this writing in
1907 he is Carson's capable and popular mayor.
Fraternally he is connected with the Masonic lodge
and he and his family are members of the Christian
church at Wheelers Grove. He is serving as one
of the church trustees and was a member of the
building committee at the time of the erection
of the present house of worship. His chief life
work has been that of a successful agriculturist
but the range of his activities and the scope
of his influence have reached far beyond this
special field. He belongs to that class of men
who wield a power which is all the more potent
from the fact that it is moral rather than political
and is exercised for the public weal rather than
for personal ends.
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Franklin Unangst in 1900 became a resident of
Iowa and is now the owner of three hundred and
twenty acres of valuable land on sections 10,
11, 14 and 15, Waveland township, all in one body.
In the midst of this farm stands one of the finest
residences in this section of the county, while
beautiful shade trees, a good orchard and substantial
outbuildings, as well as
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highly cultivated fields, are features of the
place. From the property Mr. Unangst derives a
good income but does none of the active work of
the farm himself, leaving this in charge of his
son-in-law.
A native of Pennsylvania, he was born in Northampton
county on the 13th of January, 1841, a son of
Philip and Leah (Hahn) Unangst. The father's birth
occurred in the same county, April 4, 1807, and
the grandfather, John Unangst, was also a native
of the same county, his ancestors having come
from Holland to the new world at an early period
in its colonization. The mother of Philip Unangst,
however, was a Miss Lillick of Germany. John Unangst
was a veteran of the war of 1812 and lived and
died upon his farm in Northampton county. It was
in that county that Philip Unangst was reared
and having arrived at years of maturity he wedded
Leah Hahn and purchased a. farm in Plainfield
township, Northampton county, where he continued
to carryon general agricultural pursuits until
1856. He then sold his property in Pennsylvania
and removed to Stephenson county, Illinois, where
he resided up to the time of his death. His political
support was given to the democracy, while his
religious faith was that of the Lutheran church.
His wife, who was born in Northampton county,
Pennsylvania, December 2, 1814, was a daughter
of George Hahn, also a native of that county.
Her death occurred May 2, 1890. They were the
parents of nine children: Rebecca A., the wife
of Levi Erwin, of Stephenson county, Illinois;
John, deceased; Franklin; William J, deceased;
George W., of West Point, Iowa; Joe L., of Denver,
Colorado; Emma L., the widow of Isaac Fry and
a resident of Dillei, Nebraska; Jacob D., who
is living in Davenport, Iowa; and Elizabeth S.,
the wife of Charles Shoemaker of Corning, this
state.
Franklin Unangst was a youth of fifteen years
at the time of his parents' removal to Illinois.
He attained his majority there and learned the
miller's trade, with which he was identified for
thirty-five years in Illinois and Wisconsin. In
1900 he removed from Stephenson county to Iowa
and invested in the farm of three hundred and
twenty acres which he now owns in Waveland township.
When he took up his abode here there were no buildings
save some old dilapidated ones and few improvements
of any consequence on the place. His labors and
enterprise, however, wrought a marked transformation.
He has planted orchards, set out shade trees and
built one of the handsomest farm residences in
this section of the county. He has also put up
two fine and commodious barns and today his farm
is one of the best improved farms of western Iowa.
His residence is supplied with all modern conveniences,
including hot and cold water, bath, and other
accessories which contribute to the comfort and
to the beauty of the dwelling. In all that he
has done Mr. Unangst has been actuated by a spirit
of progress and he endorses the most modern methods
in connection with agricultural development.
At the time of the Civil war Mr. Unangst offered
his services to the government, enlisting as a
member of Company D, Ninety-third Illinois Infantry,
on the 6th of August, 1862. He served in that
command for almost three years and was mustered
out at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 23d of June,
1865, whi1e on the 5th of July he was honorably
discharged. He took part in the following engagements:
Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, Black
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River, the siege of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge,
Dalton, Allatoona Pass, Savannah, Columbia, Bentonville,
and the famous march to the sea under General
Sherman. The usual experiences of the soldier
in actual warfare were his: he met the enemy on
many a hotly contested field, went with his regiment
on long, hard marches and endured the discomforts
of winter quarters but was always loyal to the
cause which he espoused and is today a valued
and active member of Worthington post, G. A. R.,
of Griswold.
It was not long after his return from the war
that Mr. Unangst was married, the lady of his
choice being Miss Sarah Jane Moyer, who was born
in Center county, Pennsylvania, a daughter of
Samuel and Elizabeth (Beihler) Moyer, both of
whom were natives of Dauphin county, Pennsylvania.
After their marriage the parents removed to Center
county, Pennsylvania, and about 1863 became residents
of Stephenson county, Illinois, where Mrs. Moyer
died. In the '80s Mr. Moyer removed to Kansas,
where he resided up to the time of his death.
The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Unangst was John
Beihler, a native of Pennsylvania, who served
as a soldier in the war of 1812. The paternal
grandfather was Michael Moyer, a native of Dauphin
county, Pennsylvania. The marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Unangst was celebrated May 26, 1868, and
has been blessed with one child, Mabel, the wife
of Charles Rockwell, who cultivates her father's
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Unangst hold membership in the Presbyterian
church and his political allegiance has been given
to the republican party since age conferred upon
him the right of franchise. His activity and energy
in business affairs have constituted the measure
of his success, which is most gratifying, his
fine farm being the visible evidence of his dose
application and capable management. Today he is
practically living retired, leaving the active
work of the farm to others, but he still maintains
his residence on the property which he purchased
on coming to this county, being most comfortably
and pleas aptly situated in one of the finest
country homes of western Iowa.
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