Benton County >> 1878 Index

Unless otherwise specified, biographies submitted by Tierney Ratti.

Cady, L. H., attorney. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cagley, J. C., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Calcene, Hans. (1878 Taylor Township)

Caldwell, James A., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Calkins, David, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Connecticut May 7, 1821. Married Eliza Crippen in March, 1842; she was born in New York in 1824; they had four children, one is living -- Henry. Mrs. Calkins died in 1855. He then married Molissa Coutts in Iowa in 1858; she was born in Ohio in 1836; they have five children -- Marvin, Martha, Linna May, Harriett Lee and Jacob J.; has fifty-six acres of land, valued at $50 per acre. Has held several town offices. Was the first settler in Eldorado Township; helped to organize the township; moved with his father to Oswego, N. Y., and to Michigan in 1835; followed blacksmithing in Michigan and in Iowa fifteen years; located in Iowa in 1854. Mr. Calkins went to California across the plains in 1852; followed sawmilling and mining fifteen months and returned to Michigan, and then to Iowa. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Calkins, E. M., druggist and book store, Florence; born in Wisconsin Jan. 22, 1847. Married Miss S. J. Loomis in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1873; she was born in Detroit, Mich. Mr. Calkins owns stock and store; came to Iowa in 1867. Holds the office of Township Clerk, and is a member of A.F. & A.M., No. 164; holds the office of Secretary in Lodge. (1878 Florence Township)

Calkins, Henry. (1878 Taylor Township)

Call, George, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

Call, James, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Call, James, farmer, Sec. 33. (1878 Taylor Township)

Callaghan, P., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Callicott, F. C., farmer; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Benton Township)

Callicott, Jesse, P. O. Vinton. (1878 Harrison Township)

Cameron, Alex, Railroad employee, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cameron, John, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Campbell, A., clerk. (1878 Taylor Township)

Campbell, G. W., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Jackson Township)

Campbell, J. A., stone mason. (1878 Taylor Township)

Campbell, S. M., clerk market. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cantonwine, David, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Benton Township)

Cantwel, P., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Capes, George, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Cedar Township)

Carl, G., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Carlisle, J., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Bruce Township)

Carlisle, Joseph, railroad hand. (1878 Taylor Township)

Carlisle, L. M., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Bruce Township)

Carmody, Michael, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Carnes, J. B., farmer and school teacher, Sec. 3; P. O. Watkins; born in Ohio in 1844. Married Lonie J. Hayden in Illinois in 1872; she was born in Illinois in 1846; they have two children -- Glen Lulu and Minerva I. Mr. Carnes followed school teaching twelve years and enlisted in the 62 nd Ohio Vol. Infantry in 1862; participated with all the engagements of the regiment, and was discharged at the close of the war. Moved to Illinois in 1869, and came to Iowa in 1878. He was Principal of the Woodhull High School in Illinois for three year. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Carnes are members of the M. E. Church. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Carney, N. H., grocer, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Carney, William, saloon, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Carothers, Robert, Rev., Principal, Iowa College for the Blind; born in Allegheny Co., Penn., Oct. 18, 1831; received his education in Pennsylvania, graduating from Jefferson College; after living in Ohio six months, he received a call to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church in Tipton, Iowa; remained there six years, when was called to the pastorate of a church in Pennsylvania, where he was born; after laboring there successfully for eleven years, he was called to his present position, in July, 1877. He was stated clerk of the Synod of Pittsburgh, Penn., for seven years-from 1869-1877. Married Miss Emeline Milligan, from Braddock's Fields, Allegheny Co., Penn., June 17, 1858; they have six children - Robert M. and Charles, Mary E., Sarah M., Josephine R., Wilhelmina E. (1878 Taylor Township)

Carpenter, F. A. (1878 Taylor Township)

Carpenter, S. H., school teacher, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Carr, W. B., painter. (1878 Taylor Township)

Carriher, G. E., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Benton Township)

Carriher, Joseph, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31; P. O. Vinton; born in Lycoming Co., Penn, Jan. 26, 1833; came to this county in 1853; has 185 acres of land, valued at $7,400. Republican in politics. Held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Assessor, Township Trustee, Town Treasurer, etc. Married Cynthia Ann Raelsback, who was born in Indiana Nov. 12, 1834; they have seven children -- George E., born Sept. 18, 1859; John C., Aug. 2, 1861; Joseph G., Dec. 29, 1864; Clarence S., June 10, 1866; Herry F., Nov. 10, 1869; William E., Aug. 13, 1870; Nellie May, May 8, 1875. Emigrated from Pennsylvania to Indiana; lived there thirteen years; thence to Ohio; stayed there three years; thence came to Benton Co., where he has lived since; when he came here brought twenty-seven head of horses; sold them to the emigrants; has dealt in horse more or less ever since he came here; has handled as many as 600 head, and never lost one in his life; the second year he was here went to Missouri, and bought steers and brought them to this county and fed; the first ever fed in the county. Mr. Carriher has a fine farm and a good, comfortable home. (1878 Benton Township)

Carroll, Michael. (1878 Iowa Township)

Carstan, Henry, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Paul. (1878 Homer Township)

Carter, Harrison H., farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Iowa Township)

Carter, J. O., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Carter, John, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Carter, William F., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Case, C. E., farmer, S. 27; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Case, John, Watkins. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Case, Leander (deceased); born in Washington Co., Penn., Sept. 2, 1861(?), died Jan. 24, 1875; had an estate of 120 acres of land, valued at $3,200. Married Zefina Johnson in 1843; born in Vermont Dec. 11, 1820; mother of four children -- Amanda, born April 10, 1844; Nelson H., May 8, 1847; William A., Feb. 20, 1855; Emma N., July 24, 1862. Mr. Case was 10 years old when he went to Ohio; lived there about twenty-two years, then came to Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1848, and next year came to this county; when they first came to Vinton, there was one building and one frame that was not finished, where they attended church; had planks laid down across the sleepers for seats; when they came here had but $4 in cash and one team and two cows. (1878 Canton Township)

Case, Nelson B., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 9; P. O.. Shellsburg; born in Washington Co., Penn., April 24, 1825; came to this county in 1850; stayed a short time, and in 1854, came and stayed; has 120 acres of land, valued at $3,500. Held the office of Constable and Township Trustee. Married Melinda Miller; she was born in New York in 1829; mother of three children -- Medwin, Arabella May, Ernest D. Emigrated with his parents to Medina Co., Ohio; lived there twenty-nine years. Was married, and came to this county, where he has resided since. When he first came here, there were only two shanties in sight, and only one shanty in Shellsburg; and within four years from the time he came here, nearly all the Government land was taken up. Mr. Case was amongst the earliest settlers, and has seen the prairies from their wilds, developed into one of the finest prairie counties in the State. (1878 Canton Township)

Case, S., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Case, W. H., farmer, Sec. 30 P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Case, Zenobia, farmer, Sec. 9 P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Casefeer, J. M., farmer, P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Benton Township)

Casner, E. W., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Casselberry, Arnold, farmer, Sec 18; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cassell, Thomas K. (1878 Canton Township)

Castledine, William, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Dysart; born in England in 1827; emigrated to America in 1854, and to Benton Co., in 1865; has eighty acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Hannah Gadd in 1854; she was born in England in 1829; died in 1863, leaving two children-- Anna M. and William S. Mr. Castledine married Mrs. Anna Nichols in 1870. Republican in politics. Township Trustee; member of the M. E. Church since 1861. Enlisted in the 28 th Wis. V. I. in 1862; transferred to the regular army in 1863, the 12 th U. S. I.; participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Spotsylvania, Mine Run, and other principal battles; mustered out Aug. 1865, at Richmond. (1878 Monroe Township)

Catlin, James E., farmer. Sec. 34; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Catlin, L. L., Sec. 26; P. O. Vinton; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; born in Otsego Co., N.Y., in 1831; came to Iowa in 1856, and located in Big Grove Township. Married Salome Stern in 1869; she was born in Page Co., Va., in 1844; have three children - Carrie, Mary and Ruby. Mr. Catlin has one child by a former wife - Arthur L. Was Deputy County Treasurer nine years. Enlisted in Co. G, 13 th Iowa V. I. in 1861; discharged in 1865. (1878 Jackson Township)

Catron, James, farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Catron, John, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Caughlin, W., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

Cavanaugh, M., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cayema, J., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Blairstown.

Chadburn, A. S., elevator. (1878 Taylor Township)

Chadock, O. F., Farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Chaffee, C. E., merchant, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Chaffin, David, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Chalupsky, F., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Chalupsky, J., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Chambers, J., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Chambers, J. R., carpenter. (1878 Taylor Township)

Chapel, R. H., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

Chapen, Oliver, barber, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Chapin, Stephen, Jr., farmer; born in Springfield, Mass., April 2, 1820; lived there thirty-two years. Married Miss Lucy Elder, from Chester, Mass, May 11, 1842. He and three brothers, with their families, came to Galena, Ill.; leaving their wives there, he and his brothers came to Benton Co., in October, 1852; selected land and went to Dubuque and entered it, three brothers of them wintered in Mahan 's shanty; they put up shanties in the Winter, and in April went for their families; among his sister's goods was a piano, the first one brought to Benton Co.; Mr. Chapin engaged in farming; used to cart grain to Iowa City; sold wheat for thirty-five cents a bushel; they were among the earliest settlers, and have lived here over twenty-five years; he owns 120 acres of land. They have three children - Mrs. Edna Hanford, Stephen E. (at home), James E. (at home); lost one daughter r- Elizabeth. Mr. Chapin 's brother, Rev. A. Chapin, is preaching in Kansas; Caleb is a merchant in Dubuque, and James is in California. (1878 Taylor Township)

Chapman, A., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Chapman, R., farmer. (1878 Monroe Township)

Chapman, Richard, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Vinton; owns 211 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Cornwall Co., England, in 1822; came to America in 1844, and located in Jefferson Co., Wis.; removed to Iowa, in 1862, and settled on his present farm. Married Mary Cannon in 1854; she was born in England, in 1828; have three children - Arthur E., Charles W., J. George. Are members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Chapman has held the office of Supervisor, and Town Trustee in Sumner, Jefferson Co., Wis. (1878 Jackson Township)

Chase, E. G., Sec. 9; P. O. Garrison; born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1834; moved to Benton Co. in 1867; has 120 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Orpha A. Rose in 1857; she was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1840; they have four children - Aurelia E. born Aug. 22, 1858; Jane L., March 18, 1863; Clement R., Jan. 27, 1867; Orpha R., Nov. 28, 1877. Republican in politics. School Director five years, Road Supervisor five years. Mr. and Mrs. Chase have been members of the Baptist Church twenty- five years. Mr. Chase enlisted in the 91 st New York Artillery September, 1864; and detailed as Post Machinist; mustered out in June, 1865. (1878 Homer Township)

Chase, J. W., laborer, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Chase, J. W., Jr., carpenter, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Chase, Lyman J., Sec. 25; P. O. Luzerne; born in Bureau Co., Ill., in March, 1837; removed to Benton Co., Iowa, in March, 1869; has eighty acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Mary A. Shultz; she was born in Columbia Co., Penn., Nov. 22, 1831; they have six children-- Clarrie E., born July 2, 1861; Charles, Sept. 26, 1863; Idella, Nov. 16, 1868; Frank L., Feb. 26, 1871; Jennie I., Aug. 12, 1872; Laura M., Dec. 9, 1875. (1878 Homer Township)

Chase, S. T., machinist, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Chass, F., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Chenoweth, I. N., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2; P. O. Vinton; born in Vermilion Co., Ind., March 15, 1827 came to this county in the Fall of 1853; has 160 acres of land, valued at $6,400. Held the offices of Supervisor and County Treasurer. Married Rebecca A. Hunsicker in 1850; born in 1828; mother of six living children. Mr. Chenoweth has a beautiful orchard of 2,500 of the choicest fruit, with which he spends most of his time; was the second settler who came into Eden Township, Mr. V. Bogle being first; was at the first election held in the town; held at J. M. Inman 's. Mr. Bogle and Mr. Chenoweth were the first two persons who wintered in the township. (1878 Eden Township)

Chenoweth, J. W., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Chevis, J., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Chinn, John P., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 11; P. O. Vinton; born in Harrison Co., Ky., June 23, 1824; came to this county June 19, 1850; has 248 acres of land, valued at $12,000. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Married Joanna Bergon in Kentucky; she was born in Kentucky April 19, 1824; mother of four children - Isaac L., Garrett C., John T. and Eddie D. Emigrated from Kentucky to Indiana; lived there twenty-six years; thence to Benton Co., where he has resided since; helped to organize the township; also was at the first election. Mr. Doan and Mr. Chinn are the oldest settlers living in the township. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Chismore, Stephen, railroad hand. (1878 Taylor Township)

Christ, W. W., barber. (1878 Taylor Township)

Christain, J. G., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Homer Township)

Christian, Charles. (1878 Iowa Township)

Christian, E. F., grocery store, Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Christianson, C. P., dealer in grain and stock, and farmer, Florence; born in Norway, Europe, Sept. 14, 1848. Married Rebecca Quam in La Salle Co., Ill., in 1870; she was born in La Salle Co., Ill., in 1852; they have three children -- Noah Webster, Porter Ollen and Rosa Barthema. Has 232 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre; owns warehouse and elevator, valued at $4,000; cattle, worth $1,000; house and lot in Florence, valued at $800. (1878 Florence Township)

Christie, J. R., City Assessor. (1878 Taylor Township)

Christle, A., laborer, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Christopher, Nelson, laborer, Luzerne. (1878 Iowa Township)

Chriswell, Mary, Mrs., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Belle Plaine. Mrs. Chriswell was born in Centre Co., Penn., in August, 1823, her maiden name being Mary Stearm; she has 120 acres land valued at $30 per acre. Married Robert Chriswell in 1843; he was born in Mifflin Co., Penn., in June 1822; removed to Scott Co., Iowa, in 1855; thence to Benton Co. in 1870; she has eight children-- Sarah C., Rebecca J., Elmira, Luther, Emma, John, Alonzo, and Robert. She is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Chriswell enlisted in 1861 in the 20 th Iowa Infantry; lost his health and served in the hospital during the war. Died from a stroke of lightning July 18, 1871. (1878 Homer Township)

Church, Samuel, butcher, Shellsburg; was born in Hampden Co., Mass., Jan. 17, 1827; came to this county in 1865; has a farm of forty acres of land, valued at $1,200, in Sec. 27. Married Mary E. Hanover; she was born in Connecticut Aug. 7, 1831; mother of three children -- Mary, Minnie and Frank. Emigrated to the West about twenty-four years ago, where he has resided since. Mr. Church had a brother in the 7 th Ill. V.C. (1878 Canton Township)

Churchill, N. B., general store and post Office, Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Clarey, Andrew, brakeman, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Clarey, P., Railroad employee, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Clark, Alvin, millwright. (1878 Taylor Township)

Clark, C. G. (1878 Iowa Township)

Clark, D. A., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Monroe Township)

Clark, E., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Jackson Township)

Clark, E. C., farmer, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Clark, E. H., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 25; P. O. Vinton; was born in Washington Co., N. Y., April 4, 1828; came to this county in 1863; has 272 acres of land, valued at $8,000. Belongs to the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Married Mary A. Paige; she was born in New Hampshire June 4, 1844; mother of one child - Sylvia A., born Sept. 6, 1870. Emigrated from New York to Benton Co.; worked on farm and mill for two years; then crossed the plains to California; lived there three years; was three months on the road; was four years and four months on the salt water; shipped on board the bark Eugenia in 1851 at new Bedford, Mass.; sailed around Cape Horn; thence to the Pacific Ocean. Mr. Clark makes dairy business a specialty; has twenty cows (makes butter); his cows in 1877 yielded him 4,868 pounds of butter, for which he received $937.60, averaging nearly $50 per head. Mr. Clark is one of the live farmers of the township. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Clark, G. F., dairyman, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Clark, J. F., plasterer, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Clark, L. E., painter, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Clark, Thomas, contractor and builder, Blairstown; was born in the city of New York Nov. 29, 1819; in 1829, he went to Somerset Co., N. J., where he worked on a farm and attended school until he was 18 years of age he then served an apprenticeship to carpenter, and learned that trade, which trade he worked at in New Jersey until 1845; he then moved to Peoria Co., Ill., where he followed the business of contractor and builder eighteen years; thence to La Salle Co., Ill., where he remained a few years, In September, 1861, he entered the U. S. Navy, and was appointed Chief Carpenter by Commodore Foote; he remained in the U. S. Navy service until the Fall of 1863, and was honorably discharged; during his service in the navy he was in eleven battles, the principal ones being the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Fort Pillow, Memphis, and a fight with the Arkansas Ram; after being discharged, he returned to La Salle Co. and enlisted as a veteran in Cogswell Battery; he served in this until the close of the war, and was again honorably discharged; while in this battery he was engaged in the battles of Nashville and Mobile. He came to this town in September, 1865, and has since engaged in his present business; he owns his place of business, and is the principal contractor and builder in the town. He married Sarah N. Breese in Newark, N. J., Sept. 25, 1842; she was born in Somerset Co. N. J., Aug. 28, 1819; they have five children living. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Clark, William, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 13; P. O. Florence; born in Ireland in 1828. Married Margret Charles in New Jersey in 1851; she was born in Ireland in 1831; they have six children -- Anna S. (now Mrs. W. P. Groff), Martha T., Joshua C., Mariah S., William J., Lizzie Jane. They have 200 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Clark and family are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Clark came to New Jersey in 1848, lived there ten years, and moved to Iowa in 1858. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Clarman, Lewis A., saloon, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Claser, M., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Claussin Jacob, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Irving. (1878 Kane Township)

Clayton, F. H., P. O. Dysart; born in Montpelier, Vt., in 1867; removed to Mitchell Co., Iowa, 1860; then went to Fayette Co., Iowa, in 1865; and then went to Linn Co., in 1867; then went to Benton Co., in 1873. Married Hattie A. Shoemaker in 1874; she was born in Granville, Mercer Co., Penn., in 1876; they have one child -- Hattie, born Jan. 1, 1877. He enlisted in the 34 th I. V. I., in 1862; participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Mobile, Fort Blakely, and other sieges; mustered out in 1865. (1878 Monroe Township)

Clegg, G. H., train master, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Clemmons, F. D., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Clemmons, Zack L., butcher, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Clifton, John, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Cline, C. M., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Cline, J. C., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Clint, Alex, laborer, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Clint, George, laborer, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Clites, Philip, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Coan, John, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2; P. O. Garrison; born in Galway, Ireland, in 1832. Emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1847; thence to Johnson Co., Iowa, in 1858; thence to Benton Co. in 1861; has 200 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Catherine Winter in 1852; she was born in Galaway, Ireland in 1830; four children-- Sarah, Onora, Margaret and Martin. Catherine died September, 1863. He then married Bridget Gabenny in 1873; she was born in Cavan, Ireland, in 1838. Democrat in politics. School Director two years; Path Master one year. Members of the Catholic Church. (1878 Homer Township)

Coats, George, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Irving. (1878 Kane Township)

Coats, John, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Irving. (1878 Kane Township)

Cobb, J. L., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31; P. O. Irving; born in New Jersey June 2, 1832. Married Augusta Potter in Jones Co., Iowa, in the Fall of 1855; she was born in New Jersey in August, 1834; they have eight children - George William, Mary E., S. E., John P., Charles W., Bennett L., Anna A. and Burton M. Has 150 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre. Came to Jones Co., Iowa in 1854, moved into Missouri, and to Kansas, and returned and settled in Benton Co., Iowa, in 1859. Mr. Cobb followed blacksmithing and farming in New Jersey in his early life; has held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Road Supervisor and other township offices several years. Mr. Cobb follows feeding cattle for the Eastern market; has a large herd now feeding. (1878 Kane Township)

Cobbey, Joseph E., proprietor of the Pomana Nurseries, Sec. 19; born in Miami Co., Ohio, Oct. 13, 1824; when 14 years of age, in 1838, removed to Pike Co., Ill., and lived there and in Sangamon Co. for some years. He was in the army; enlisted in the 75th Reg. Ill. V.I., Co. D; was in the battle of Perryville, Ky., Sunday, Oct. 8, 1862, and in the severe skirmish at Harrodsburg and in all the battles at Stone River, where he was First Lieutenant and Acting Captain and commanded Co. D, the Captain having been taken prisoner; he soon after resigned his commission and came to Benton Co., in the fall of 1863, and bought where he now lives eighty acres; in 1867, he established his orchard and nurseries; has held the office of Assessor for two terms. Married Miss Harriet J. Webb, from Bellows Falls, Vt., in Aug., 1848; they have three sons - J. Elliott, born Nov. 5, 1853 (practicing law in Beatrice, Neb.); Thomas D., born March 27, 1857 (student); James Webb, born May 19, 1865. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cobern, F., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Dryden. (1878 Kane Township)

Cobern, John, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Dryden. (1878 Kane Township)

Coburn, Charles, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8; P. O. Belle Plaine; born in Maine Sept. 18, 1847. Married Miss Nettie Spurr in Benton Co., Iowa, in 1876; she was born in New York in April, 1857. Has 320 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; is a member of the A.O.U.W. Lodge, at Vinton, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Coburn are members of the M. E. Church. John Coburn was born in Maine, in 1849; has 320 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; the two brothers moved to New York State in 1856, and continued West the same year, to Illinois; there they followed farming until 1867; they then moved to Benton Co., Iowa, where they have since carried on farming extensively. Charles has held the office of Treasurer and Township Trustee four years. (1878 Kane Township)

Coder, Daniel, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Luzerne; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., March 4, 1806; came to this county in 1857, and settled in Iowa Township, thus becoming one of the first settlers in that township. During his residence there, he was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he held a number of years. He married Catharine Hauck in Jefferson Co., Penn.; she was born in Center Co., Penn., April 9, 1827. Mr. Coder had four sons in the army, all of whom were engaged in active service, and were honorably discharged at the expiration of their term of enlistment, or at the close of the war. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Coder, P. M., County Treasurer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cokely, E., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Jackson Township)

Colcord, E. H., commission. (1878 Taylor Township)

Colcord, J. A., merchant. (1878 Taylor Township)

Coldwell, J. M., proprietor of livery stable, Belle Plaine; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn, in 1840, where he remained until 1858; he then came to Tipton, Cedar Co., this State, in which place he engaged to learn marble cutting, which business he followed a number of years; in 1860, he went to Clinton Co., this State. While in Clinton Co. he enlisted in the regimental band of the 1st Reg. Iowa Cav., in June, 1861; he served until October, 1862; was honorably discharged and returned to Clinton Co. Married Miss Eliza Morley, in Clinton, this State in 1865; she was born in England; they came to Belle Plaine in 1872. Mr. Coldwell keeps first-class rigs, and nice turnouts furnished at fair prices. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cole, Thomas. (1878 Taylor Township)

Coleman, H., Railroad employee, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Coleman, Win. H., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Colicott, William, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Collecter, H., wagon maker, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Collet, George A., blacksmith, Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Collicott, Jesse, farmer, Sec. 31, P. O. Vinton; born in Indiana in 1835; came to Benton Co., in 1852; has 100 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Miss Sarah Collicott in 1860; she was born in Indiana in 1836; they have four children - Ruth A., Sarah M., Francis M. and Delila M. Republican in politics. (1878 Harrison Township)

Collins, D. I., farmer, P. O. Irving. (1878 Iowa Township)

Collins, J. S., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Union Township)

Collins, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Homer Township)

Collins, W. S., shoemaker, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Collister, C. H., clerk, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Collister, J., general business, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Colp, Thomas, laborer, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Colp, William, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Colton, H., farmer, Sec. 20 P. O. Luzerne. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Colvin, A. T., farmer, Sec. 3 P. O. Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Colwell, H. N., horse trainer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Combs, Marquis, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Watkins. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Combs, Thomas W., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Watkins. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Compton, Sarah, Mrs., Sec. 5; P. O. Irving; owns 143 acres of' land; was born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1829; her husband was T. Compton. They were married in Allen Co., Ohio, in 1849; he was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1826; he died in this township in January, 1872; they came to Benton Co., and settled in this township in 1855; their children axe Martha Ann, she married John McGrahan; Joseph R., he married Miss E. Hildenbrand; Lydia Mania, she married William H. Harrison; Eliza Almeds and I. Newton. (1878 Iowa Township)

Condon, Michael, farmer; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Homer Township)

Conkannon, T., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Conley, A., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Fairfax. (1878 Florence Township)

Conley, R., Sr., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Monroe Township)

Conley, Rhesa, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Dysart; born in Brown Co., Ohio, in 1821; removed to Johnson Co., Ind., in 1828; thence to Benton Co., in 1850; owns ninety acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Mary Brown in 1843; she was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1829; their children are Hannibal, Mary, Eliza, Jane, J ames M., Rhesa, Jr., Electa Ann, Elizabeth and John P. Maria died in 1857. Married Sarah Wheelden in 1867; she was born in Johnson Co., Ind., in 1845; left two children -- Emma and Newell. Mr. Conley was among the early settlers of the county. Democratic. (1878 Monroe Township)

Conley, William, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Fairfax. (1878 Florence Township)

Conn, H., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

Conn, James, farmer, Sec. 34: P. O. Watkins. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Connell, William C., attorney at law; born in Ripley Co., Ind., June 18, 1830; his mother died when he was 4 years old, and when 12 years of age, his father met with a dangerous accident and lost the use of his leg, and upon William depended the management of the farm. Married Maria M. Shults, from Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 1853; they started for Iowa June 7, 1851; he had $5.45 in money, and came with his brother-in-law by wagon; they arrived in Benton Co. June 30, 1854, and he only had ten cents in his pocket when he got here; he came to Vinton in the Fall of 1854, and in 1855, commenced reading law with Judge Shane, and was admitted to the bar in April, 1857, and commenced the practice of his profession and has continued over twenty-one years, and longer than any attorney in Benton Co. He and Captain Hunt, during the war, raised Co. G, 5th Iowa V.I., the first company raised in Benton Co., and he was commissioned First Lieutenant by Gov. Kirkwood, but was compelled to resign; in 1862, he was commissioned to take the soldiers' vote by Gov. Kirkwood; also in 1863. He has five children - Leonora A., Samantha A., Nettie A., Ruth A., Rosa L.; lost one daughter - Sarah C. (1878 Taylor Township)

Conner, H. G., artist. (1878 Taylor Township)

Conner, Harrison S., real estate and collecting business; born in Dutchess Co., N.Y., March 28, 1830; lived there fourteen years, and went to Luzerne Co., Penn., and was engaged mostly in the timber business; lived there about ten years; came to Whiteside Co., Ill., in 1856; lived there eight years; came to Vinton in 1864 and engaged in the real estate business; was associated with O. Knox in business; he is the oldest real estate dealer here. Married Miss Esther A. Gardner, from Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1851; they have six children - Herbert G., Willie E., Elmer L., Agnes L., Harry D., Blanche. (1878 Taylor Township)

Conner, O. L. (1878 Taylor Township)

Conway, Hiram, laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cook, book agent, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Cook, Christ, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Paul. (1878 Homer Township)

Cook, G. E., farmer; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Cook, George, agent; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Cook, George, laborer, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cook, R. E., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Cook, S. D. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cook, S. M., M. D., Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cook, Stephen, P. O. Vinton. (1878 Harrison Township)

Cooper, Darwin, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. La Porte City; born in Will Co., Ill, in 1849; removed to Benton Co. in 1876; has eighty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Married Maria Walkerly in 1876; she was born in Will Co., Ill., in 1858. Republican in politics; members of the M. E. Church. (1878 Bruce Township)

Cooper, O. L., attorney firm of Nichols & Cooper; born in Otsego Co., N.Y., Nov. 8, 1847; received his education there and came to Vinton in 1867; studied law with Judge Shane, and was admitted to the bar in Oct., 1871; he was associated in the practice of law until the latter went on to the bench; in Jan. 1878, he associated with J. D. Nichols in the practice of his profession; he has been United States Commissioner for the past six years. Married Miss Annie S. Shane, daughter of Judge Shane, June 17, 1869; they have three children - Freddie, Alice H. and Hattie A. (1878 Taylor Township)

Coots, A., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Monroe Township)

Copeland, Joseph, agricultural implements, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Corbett, Thomas. (1878 Taylor Township)

Corbett, William; farmer, Sec. 3. (1878 Taylor Township)

Corbin, Jerome, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Florence; born in Knox Co., Ohio, in 1828. Married Caroline McMurtey in Wisconsin, in 1854; she was born in New Jersey April 23, 1838; they have four children -- Adalade, William, Jerome and Catherine. Has 164 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; Mr. Corbin moved to Wisconsin in 1852; returned to Ohio in 1855; moved to Benton Co., Iowa, in 1865. (1878 Florence Township)

Corchran, A., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Union Township)

Cork, J. B., P. O. Dysart. (1878 Monroe Township)

Corning, S. B., carpenter. (1878 Taylor Township)

Correll, Michael, farmer, Sec. 17. (1878 Taylor Township)

Correll, Michael, farmer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Correll, Paul, retired; born in Northampton Co., Penn., July 10, 1830; lived in Pennsylvania twenty-five years; was clerk in store for five years; came to Chicago in 1855, and lived there three and a half years; came to Iowa in 1859, to Cedar Rapids, and then came to Vinton in 1860; engaged in the mercantile business, and continued for nine years; he is largely interested here, owning several farms near town, over 1,000 acres in all, beside city property. He has held office in the City Council several terms. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cortright, C. L., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Jackson Township)

Cosad, John, farmer, Watkins. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Cotton, John, Sec. 8; P. O. La Porte City; owns 310 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Marion Co., Ind., in 1828; came to Iowa in 1853, and located on his present farm. Married Margaret Smelser in 1866; she was born in Ohio in 1837; have one child - Gertrude E.; Mr. Cotton has three children by a former marriage - Mary E., Eber and Ettie F.; lost one son - Francis, who enlisted in the 31 st Iowa Infantry and died in Vicksburg. (1878 Cedar Township)

Cottrell, John, farmer, Sec. 30. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cottrell, William, farmer, Sec. 30; born in Greene Co., Ohio, Nov. 11, 1808, when he moved to Indiana; also lived in Michigan, and again in Indiana; lived in Jasper Co., Ill., four years; came by ox team to Benton Co., and arrived here July 3, 1856, and located where he now lives, and engaged in farming; they were early settlers; only a few are here now that were here then; he had but little when he came, and now owns 180 acres of land, and some of it he has been obliged to pay for twice. Married Ann Parcels from Pennsylvania; have had nine children - John lives in the county; Abraham was in Co. D, 28th I.V.I., died in the army; William was in Co. D., 28th I.V.I., at home; Charlie, Mrs. Sarah J. Wilkinson and Mrs. Lucretia Keller; lost one daughter, Betsey. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cottrell, William H., farmer, Sec. 30. (1878 Taylor Township)

Couch, A., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Robin. (1878 Fremont Township)

Coutts, Emanuel, farmer, Sec. 9. (1878 Taylor Township)

Coutts, J. T., plasterer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Coutts, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Covert, George K., merchant, Garrison. (1878 Jackson Township)

Covert, J. V., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Covington, Isaac, farmer, S. 10; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Harrison Township)

Cowell, E. H., lumber dealer; Shellsburg; born in Crawford Co., Penn., Feb. 20, 1833; came to this county in 1855; has property of about $3,000. Married Eliza J. Maxson in 1856; born in Allen Co., Nov. 3, 1837; mother of three children -- David M., born May 25, 1860; Mary B., born Oct. 10, 1861; George E., born Dec. 13, 1864. Emigrated to Ohio in 1836, where he was about three years; lived there until the Spring of 1855, then came to Benton Co., where he has remained since. When he came here there were not more than six shanties; came through with Thomas Ford with teams; camped out most of the time; was on the road three weeks. (1878 Canton Township)

Cowell, James L., furniture, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Cown, M., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Jackson Township)

Cox, J. B., M. D., Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cox, J. R., physician and surgeon, Watkins; born in Columbus City, Iowa, May 20, 1853. Married Etta Cartright in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1876; she was born in Iowa City Nov. 1855; they have one child -- Albert J., born June 14, 1877. Dr. Cox attended the classical course at Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, Iowa, and took the medical course at the Iowa State University at Iowa City., Iowa, two years, and attended lectures; commenced practice in Jan., 1877, at Iowa City and Marengo, Iowa, and located in Watkins Aug. 17,1877. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Cozad, B. F., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Watkins; born in Mercer Co., Penn., Aug., 1846. Married Mary A. Hill in Linn Co., Iowa, in 1866; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1852; had four children, two are living -- Edward and Ora; has forty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Enlisted in 15 th I. V. I., Aug. 8, 1862; was taken prisoner on skirmish line and made his escape; was in all the principal engagements with the regiment; re-enlisted in 1864 and was discharged with regiment at the close of the war in 1865. Came to Iowa in 1857; located in Benton Co., in 1870. They are members of the M. E. Church. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Craig, A. F., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Robin. (1878 Fremont Township)

Cramer, A. B., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Crandal, G. B., loan agent; P. O. Blairstown; born in Smithport, McKean Co., Penn., 1835; removed to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., in 1845 thence to Louisville, Ky., in 1852 dealer, while there, in groceries; thence to Galesburg, Ill., in 1853; there lost his health, and attended school - returned to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., in 1855; attended school and teaching; thence to Galesburg, Ill., in 1856, improving land and teaching; thence to Fremont, Steuben Co., Ind., in 1857; remained seven years, with the exception of one year spent in Northern Wisconsin for his health, clerking, teaching and merchandising; thence to Benton Co., Iowa, in 1865; since when he has been engaged in his present business; has a farm on Sec. 8, Homer Township, of 160 acres, and other property at Blairstown, Benton Co. Married Emma J. Brown, in 1858; she was born in Steuben Co., Ind., March 26, 1841; her children were Herbert B., born in 1859; Emma E., born in April, 1873. Emma J. died in April, 1873. Married Mrs. A. Mason, Des Moines, Iowa, March, 1874; she was born in McKean Co., Penn., Dec. 12, 1838; they have one child -- George B., born Dec. 12,1874. Politics, Republican. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Crandall, James M., firm of Rumbaugh & Crandall, dealers in boots and shoes; born in Oswego Co., N.Y., May 6, 1827; lived in the State of New York twenty-eight years; learned the trade of a blacksmith. Was in the Mexican war; enlisted in 1846 in the Ordnance Corps; they were all mechanics in his company but nine; they had heavy cannon; he was in the siege of Vera Cruz, and in the battles of Molino del Rey, Chapultepec, and City of Mexico. After returning he went to Wisconsin and lived there three years; came to Vinton in 1858 and engaged in the blacksmith and carriage making business; he has been engaged in boot and shoe business for the past two years. Has held town and school offices. Married Miss A.E. Perkins, from the State of New York, May 17, 1849; they have one daughter, Jennie, and lost one son, Henry Leroy. (1878 Taylor Township)

Crandell, William H., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Blairstown; owns eighty acres of land; was born in Clinton Co., Penn., Jan. 4, 1840; came to Warren Co., Ill., when he was 16 years of age, in which county he remained until 1868; he then came to this county. During the war of the rebellion he enlisted in Company A, 102 nd Ill. V. I.; was honorably discharged. He married Miss Mary Preston, in Toledo, Illinois, in 1867; she was born in Missouri in 1843; they have three children -- Charles Henry, Frank Preston and Amy. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Cranston, J. B., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Shellsburg; was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio., Nov. 20, 1816; came to this county in 1868; has 231 acres of land, valued at $6,930. Member of the United Presbyterian Church. For his first wife, married Elizabeth Johnson; born in Ohio June 29, 1823, died Sept. 12, 1844; mother of two children -- David J., born June 10, 1843; Eliza J., born May 29, 1844. For his second wife, married Margaret Campbell in 1848; born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, July 28, 1824; mother of six children -- William C., born April 19, 1849; James H., born Sept. 27, 1850; Celissa A., born July 17, 1852; John C., born April 13, 1854; Robert H., born April 25, 1859; Foster A., born June 13, 1862. Emigrated from Ohio to Scott Co., Iowa, in 1853; from there went to Clinton Co.; lived there fifteen years, from there came to this county, where they have resided since. Mr. Cranston has a fine farm, and a good and comfortable home. Had one son who enlisted in the 26 th I. V. I., Co. H; was in the battles of Arkansas Post and Lookout Mountain, above the clouds; was wounded in the leg, and had it amputated. (1878 Canton Township)

Cranston, James A., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, May 14, 1823; has 225 acres of land, valued at $6,750; came to this State in 1854, and came to this county in 1873; belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Married Caroline F. Brown in 1853; she was born in Vermont Feb. 28, 1828; mother of four children - -Cullen J., born Jan. 17, 1862; James O., Nov. 29, 1864; Mary J. E., May 14, 1869; Caroline E., Sept 7, 1863. Emigrated to Linn Co., Iowa, in 1854; remained there over Winter; thence to Clinton Co., where he lived about eighteen years; then came to this county; while he was in Clinton Co., he engaged in the mercantile business, dry goods, and groceries; afterward, went into the grain and agricultural implements business. (1878 Eden Township)

Cranston, James, Jr., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Crantz, M., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Cratty, M., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Union Township)

Craven, A. J., teacher, Irving. (1878 Iowa Township)

Craven, John G., Proprietor and Principal of Irving Institute, at Irving, Iowa; was born in Franklin Co., Ind., in 1823; in 1838, he entered the Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, from which school he graduated in 1845; he then commenced attending the Theological Seminary at Covington, Ky., and graduated in 1847 was ordained Baptist minister the same year; he labored in a ministerial capacity until 1872; his labors, principally, were in Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota and this State; came to Irving in 1872, and engaged in his present avocation. He married Miss Martha Wilson, in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1849; she was born in Ross Co., Ohio, in the year of 1827.

Crawford, G. P., Sec. 23. (1878 Taylor Township)

Crawford, Henry, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Vinton; born in Elkhart Co., Ind., Oct. 25, 1832; came to this county in the Fall of 1854; has 150 acres land, valued at $4,500. Held the offices of Town Clerk and Town Trustee. Married Susan Shaffer; she was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., July 27, 1833; mother of three children -- Arthur, born June 9, 1865; Alice, May 9, 1867, and Nora, Oct. 7, 1871. Emigrated from Indiana with two yoke of cattle; was twenty days on the road; were about fifteen inhabitants in Eden Township; when he came to this county there were only one blacksmith shop and a few small buildings in Vinton.

Crawford, J. P., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Crawford, James F., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 12. P. O. Shellsburg; was born in Elkhart, Ind., Oct. 24, 1834; came to this county in March, 1856; has 220 acres of land, valued at $8,800. Held the office of Justice the Peace, etc.; is one of Directors of the Eden Fire Insurance Co. of Benton Co. Married Margaret Spurgeon; she was born in Fayette Co., Ohio, Feb. 21, 1838; mother of nine children, eight of whom are living -- Hannah L., born Oct. 18, 1859; George, Aug. 3, 1861; Edwin S., June 19, 1865; Clara M., Oct. 28, 1867; Charles W., Sept. 25, 1869; Elmer F., Nov. 2, 1872; Estella M., Nov. 17, 1874, and Mattie, Oct. 16, 1877; Albert, born Sept. 3, 1863, died Aug. 21, 1864. Came direct from Indiana to this county, where he has resided since. His father entered the land where he and his brother now live, in 1851; was at the first election in the Township, and voted his first time for John C. Fremont; there were fifteen at the election. Has held all the offices of the Township, and is one of the Directors of the Insurance Company of Benton Co. Has a fine prairie farm, and is in easy circumstances. Has seen the county from a wild prairie develop into one of the finest farming counties in the West. (1878 Eden Township)

Crawford, William, farmer, Sec. 25. (1878 Taylor Township)

Crawford, William A., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Cray, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Homer Township)

Crelley, Thomas J., farmer; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cress, John W., laborer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cress, William, laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Crist, J. F., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Crocket, Charles, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Blairstown; born in Luzerne Co., Penn., Jan 19, 1841. Married Joanna Funk in Benton Co., Iowa, in 1863; she was born in Greene Co., Penn., Dec. 31, 1844; they have four children -- Ida, Annett, James Burton and Mary Bell. Have 200 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Mr. Crocket moved to Iowa in 1858; went to Pike's Peak in 1859; followed freighting and trading four years on the plains in the West; returned to Benton Co., Iowa, in 1863. Is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Cronk, H. (1878 Union Township)

Crooks, F., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Jackson Township)

Cross, J., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Cross, J. W., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Crossland, J., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Crowley, Wilson, grocer, Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Cruik, John, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Paul. (1878 Homer Township)

Cruson, E. B., vet. surgeon, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cue, Eli, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Palo. (1878 Canton Township)

Cue, Nelson, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Cuison, J. R., Street Com., Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Cullen, P., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Culp, A., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Jackson Township)

Culp, E., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Culp, Richard, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Cumberland, P. C., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Cummings, J. W., painter. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cummings, Loren, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Cummings, W. J., painter. (1878 Taylor Township)

Cummins, T., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Cunningham, John S., Sec. 19., P. O. Dryden; born in Madison Co., N.Y., in August, 1846; removed to Onondaga in 1852; thence to Tioga Co., N.Y., in 1853; thence to Broome Co., N.Y., in 1857; thence to Benton Co., in 1861; owns forty acres of land valued at $30 per acre. Married Eliza A. Lewis in November, 1876; she was born in Onondaga, N. Y., in 1843. Republican; Members of the M. E. Church. (1878 Homer Township)

Cushing, S. C., laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)