Benton County >> 1878 Index

Unless otherwise specified, biographies submitted by Tierney Ratti.

Gail, W. H., wagon maker. (1878 Taylor Township)

Galliger, John, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gallmann, Martin, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Gamble, George, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Monroe Township)

Gange, John, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Dysart; born in England in 1840; emigrated to America in 1849; came to Benton Co. in 1869; has 160 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Married Susan Kine in 1865; she was born in Canada in 1845; they have seven children - Mary E., William H., Charles F., Sarah J., John E., Martha L., Harriet M. Members of the Church of Christ. Enlisted in the 26 th I.V.I. in 1862; participated in the battles of Arkansas Post and Vicksburg; wounded and taken prisoner at Raymond Station, Miss., also at battles of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Atlanta and others; was with Sherman in the march to the sea; mustered out in 1865. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gardenkauf, Adam, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Gardner, H., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1820; remained in New York until 1846. In the meantime he married Miss Maria A. Smith in 1842; she was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., 1827; they moved to Wisconsin in 1846; remained in that State until 1852; they then moved to Delaware Co., this State, thus becoming one of the pioneer families of that county; they lived in Delaware Co., until 1867; then moved to Keokuk Co., remaining in that county two years, or until 1869; they then came to this township, and it has been their home since; he owns a good farm and considerable town property. (1878 Iowa Township)

Gardner, William, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Union Township)

Garen, Patrick, Sec. Boss, N. W. Railroad(1878 Iowa Township)

Garey, James W., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Paul; born in Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1835; removed to Benton Co. in 1870; has 160 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Susanna Thomas in 1859; she was born in Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1834; they have four children -- Hermon H., born in 1860; Georgianna, in 1862; Eva K., in 1869, and Isabel M., in 1871. Republican. School Director of District No. 5 six years, Justice of the Peace three years and Township Clerk since 1877. (1878 Homer Township)

Garling, John, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Iowa Township)

Garrison, H. M. (1878 Cedar Township)

Garrison, Nelson, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Jackson Township)

Garrison, R. V. (1878 Cedar Township)

Gasser, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 16, P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Fremont Township)

Gates, J. O., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Gates, L. R., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gay, Harvey D., retired; born in Windsor Co., Vt., Dec. 19, 1829, and lived there until 24 years of age, when he moved to Columbus, Ohio, and was engaged in the mercantile trade there and in Newark; he came to Vinton, Benton Co., in March 1856; William Loree came with him; he engaged in the mercantile business (firm of H. D. Gay & Co.); only few merchants here in business know that where here when he came; after continuing in business some eleven years he sold out. He was President of the First National Bank of Vinton during its organization. Married Miss Virginia Walcutt, from Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 19, 1855. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gay, J. R., farmer, Secs. 9 and 10; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gay, P. L., laborer; Belle Prairie. (1878 Iowa Township)

Gayhegen, A. R., farmer. (1878 Homer Township)

Geater, G. W., farmer, Sec. 31. (1878 Taylor Township)

Geater, Josiah, mechanic. (1878 Taylor Township)

Geater, Mark, laborer, Sec. 31. (1878 Taylor Township)

Geater, Noah, laborer, Sec. 31. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gebers, Fred, farmer. (1878 Homer Township)

Geddes, Charles, shoemaker. (1878 Taylor Township)

Geisking, H. F., gardener, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Gensieke, Christian, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Watkins; born in Germany Jan. 28, 1828. Married Elizabeth Hartwig in Germany, in 1851; she was born in Germany in 1825; they had seven children, five are living - Christian, Jr., Sophia, Anna, Henry and Rebecca. Has 40 acres of land valued at $30 per acre. Came to Chicago in 1853; stayed there six months and moved to Rock Island, thence to Milton Junction, Wis., and then to Benton Co., in 1869. Was in the army in Germany three years. Followed wagon making twenty-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Gensieke are members of the Lutheran Church. (1878 St. Clair Township)

George, E. C., livery. (1878 Taylor Township)

George, Isaac O., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Gerberick, A. A., dry goods. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gereke, A., blacksmith, Sec. 20; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Getty, David T., farmer, auctioneer, school teacher, Sec. 32; P. O. Irving; born in Montgomery Co., Penn., Nov. 28, 1834. Married Miss Mary Bruner in Pennsylvania, in 1860; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1838; they have nine children; eight are living - Linda, Ruth, Barbara, Mary, Daniel, Byron, Harvey and Samuel; Worthington died in infancy. Has sixty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre, and 10 acres of timber, valued at $300; Mr. Getty furnished a substitute for three years, in the late rebellion, at a cost of $300; Mr. Getty followed school teaching several years in Pennsylvania and Iowa; kept a general store two and a half years in Norristown and Eagleville, Penn.; moved into Benton Co., Iowa, in 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Getty are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Getty is a son of Colonel Getty, of Pennsylvania, who was Colonel of the Pennsylvania militia; Mr. Getty is an experienced auctioneer of all kinds of stock or goods. (1878 Kane Township)

Gibbins, Ed, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Gibbons, A., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Vinton; born in Maryland, Nov. 2,1825. Married Hannah Cloppner in Ohio in 1846; she was born in Germany in 1831; had thirteen children - - Charles L., James M., Edward, Caroline (died at the age of two years), Joseph Adison, Louisa, Nellie, Elmer, Allie, William, Frederick and Carrie. Has eighty acres of land, valued at $2,200; came to Ohio in 1831; moved to Iowa in 1856; followed harness making in Ohio. Has held the office of Township Clerk and several other town offices. Charles L. married Celissa A. Cranston in 1874; she was born in Ohio in 1852; has eighty acres of land, valued at $2,000. Edward, born in 1853, married Emma Gephart in Eldorado in 1878; she was born in Linn Co., Iowa, in 1857; has eighty acres of land, valued at $2,000. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Gibbons, Austin, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Gibbs, R. M., baker, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Gibson, W. J., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Mooreville. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gifford, Henry. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gift, R. P., grocer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gilbert, Ira, farmer, Secs. 7 and 18; P. O. Dysart; born in New York in 1821; removed to Cedar Rapids in 1854, thence to Benton Co. in 1868; has 292 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Married Susan Shaw in 1854; she was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1834. Republican. School Director. Financial Scribe for the Sons and Daughters of Temperance of Dysart. Members of the M. E. Church. (1878 Monroe Township)

Gilbert, J., laborer, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Gilchrist, G. M., attorney. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gilchrist, J. A., Sec. 24; P. O. Vinton; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; born in Washington Co., Ind., in 1835; came to Iowa in 1864, and settled on his present farm in 1868. Married Marinda Houts in 1869; she was born in Ohio in 1835; have one child - William. Mr. Gilchrist has one child by a former wife - Allie. Democrat. (1878 Jackson Township)

Gilchrist, J. E., farmer, Sec. 4. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gilchrist, James Y., farmer, Sec. 19; born in Washington Co., Ind., Aug 25, 1830; lived there and in Johnson counties twenty-six years, and came by wagon to Benton Co., Iowa, and was sixteen days on the way; arrived in the Fall of 1856, located in this Township, and has lived here twenty-two years; he owns the farm where he lives, and also one in Jackson Township. Married Miss Lydia Banta, from Johnson Co., Ind., in June, 1852; they have two children - James A., and Martha Belle, and have lost one daughter - Alice A. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gilchrist, P. M., laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gilchrist, William A., farmer, Sec. 19; born in Washington Co., Ind., May 6, 1828; lived there sixteen years; moved to Johnson Co. in 1844, and lived there twelve years, and came to Benton Co., Iowa, Nov. 2, 1856; he located where he now lives, and engaged in farming, and has lived here twenty-two years; one of his horses - Old George - that he drove through from Indiana to this county, is still in prime, and does his work regularly and cheerfully. Mr. Gilchrist owns a farm of 120 acres; he has held office of Town Treasurer, and school offices. Married Miss Rebecca S. Banta, from Indiana, Sept. 8, 1853; they have two children - Ella M. and Mollie H.; lost one son - Edgar, and one daughter - Martha. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gillespie, M., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gillespie, Robert J., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Vinton; born in Philadelphia, Penn., May 25, 1843; removed to Benton Co., in 1866; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Emeline Kuhn in 1871; she was born in Ohio in 1842; have four children - Sarah Y., William L., Joseph H., John. Greenbacker; members of the United Presbyterian Church. Enlisted in the 98 th O. V. I. in 1862; participated in the battles of Buzzard's Roost, Kenesaw, Rocky Falls, Resaca, and others; injured in spine while building breastworks, from which he has never recovered; mustered out July, 1865. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gillespie, Z., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Bruce Township)

Gillett, J. L., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Cedar Township)

Gillett, T., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Cedar Township)

Gillman, E. D., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Brandon; born in Indiana in 1847; came to Benton Co. in 1873; has 320 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Calphurnia Andrews in 1867; she was born in Indiana in 1849; they have four children -- Sarah O., Martin L., Lillie E. and Adelbert C. Independent in politics. School Director in Independent District. Enlisted in the 27 th Iowa V.I. in 1864; was taken sick at Nashville, and was in hospital until mustered out in 1865. (1878 Polk Township)

Gilmore, Henry, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Irving. (1878 Kane Township)

Gilmore, John, breeder of blooded stock, Sec. 29; born in Coleraine, Ireland, Feb. 12, 1834; came to America in 1851; lived in Philadelphia, Pa.; afterward lived in Ohio; was in lumber business and raising fine stock; came to Vinton in Fall of 1866; engaged in lumber business five years, then engaged in raising fine stock - principally hogs; he has raised some of the finest in this State, and they have commanded the highest prices; he has held the office of Corporation Trustee. Married Miss Elizabeth A. Geddes, of Iowa College, in Oct. 1868; they have two children - Henry N. and Mary E.; they have lost two children - one son and one daughter. (1878 Taylor Township)

Ginds, Mat. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gingery, D., farmer; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Gingrich, E. H., Sec. 16; P. O. Mt. Auburn; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Lancaster Co., Penn, in 1819; came to Iowa in 1866, and settled on his present farm in 1867. Married Harriet Fox in 1859; she was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1834; have three children - Leander J., Ira M. and Jason L. Are members of the Reformed Church; Republican. (1878 Cedar Township)

Gingrich, G., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

Gingry, David, farmer; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Bradford Co., Penn., Feb., 1830; came to this State in 1856. Politics, Democrat. Married Mary Botton; she was born in Canada: Sept. 25, 1838; mother of six children -- Fred, born Dec. 9, 1863; Augustus, born Nov. 9, 1865; William, born Oct. 17, 1867; D. Lilla, born Dec. 31, 1869; Charlie, born Oct. 25, 1871; Jessie, born June 18, 1877. Emigrated from Pennsylvania to Fulton Co., Ill.; lived there twelve years; from there went to Benton Co., thence back to Illinois, and remained until 1867; then went to California and Oregon; lived there about four years; thence back to this county and located on Sec. 13, in Eden Township; was at the first election in the township. (1878 Canton Township)

Gingry, G., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Gleason, Charles, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Glendy, John, brick maker. (1878 Taylor Township)

Glimes, W. N., farmer, P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Benton Township)

Glonce, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Goasch, John, farmer; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Goble, Horace, farmer, P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Goedeck, R. N., watchman, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Goings, Delila, farming, Sec. 11; P. O. Spencer's Grove; born in Ohio in 1830; came to Benton Co. in 1862; has 200 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Married Joseph A. Goings in 1844; he was born in Virginia in 1823, died June 18, 1877, from a stroke of lightning, leaving eight children -- Susan, John, Sarah, George W., Alexander, James, William E. and Mary M. A. Members of the Free Methodist church. (1878 Polk Township)

Goings, John, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Gokin, Tairk Frederick, farmer, Secs. 14 and 11; P. O. Garrison; born in Groszherzogthrum, Oldenburg, Germany, Dec. 1, 1840; emigrated to Lee Co., Ill., in 1866; thence to Benton Co. in 1869; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. Married Fredereke Kohler; she was born in Corchersenger, Germany, in 1850; they have three children -- Christian, born Nov. 28, 1871; Carl, Oct. 15, 1874, and Anna, Oct. 16, 1877. Republican. Road Supervisor. (1878 Homer Township)

Golden, Thomas C., physician; born in Birmingham, England, April 16, 1818; lived in England thirty-one years; studied medicine and graduated; was also a local minister in the Wesleyan Church; came to America in 1849; came to State of Wisconsin the same year, graduated in the Homoeopathic school of medicine, and practiced his profession, and also entered the itinerant ministry of the M. E. Church; was Presiding Elder for ten years, and was a Delegate to the General Conference in 1860 and 1864; was Chaplain in the army, of the 25th Wisconsin V. I.; came to Iowa in 1870 and joined this Conference; was Pastor of church at Mt. Vernon three years, and was made Presiding Elder of the district. His first wife was Elizabeth Sturges, from Birmingham, England; she died leaving two children - Stephen and Anna. Married Hannah C. Goodban, June 16, 1863; she was from Pennsylvania, but was born in England; they have two children - Wilson Eddy and Ethel Rose. (1878 Taylor Township)

Golley, H. S., horse trainer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gonguer, C., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Robin. (1878 Fremont Township)

Gonguer, J., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Robin. (1878 Fremont Township)

Gonguer, S., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Robin. (1878 Fremont Township)

Good, John, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Cedar Township)

Good, R. A., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Monroe Township)

Goodenough, Levi, retired stone mason, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Goodwin, C. S., ice dealer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Goodwin, Elliott, laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Goodwin, R., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Goodwin, W. G., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Bruce Township)

Goon, Elias, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Monroe Township)

Gorby, Joseph W. (1878 Iowa Township)

Gordon, W., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Gore, C. W., dealer in agricultural implements, chain pumps, etc., Belle Plaine; was born in Windham Co., Vt., May 17, 1835; accompanied his parents to Franklin Co., Mass., when a child; moved to New York in 1853; came West in 1856; spent two years in Wisconsin; in the Spring of 1861 crossed, the plains to California; remained there until 1867, when he returned; settled in this, place, and has been in business here since. Was married to Louisa Fox; she was born in Ohio; they have four children -- Grace, Fannie, Warren S. and Emma. Mr. Gore was Township Trustee, one term, and is at present a member of the Council. (1878 Iowa Township)

Goss, G. W., miller, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Goss, Milo G., telegraph operator for C. & N. W. Railway Co.; was born in Dodge Co., Wis., Feb. 8, 1857; has followed the business of telegraph operator three years; he came to this town February, 1878. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Goswell, G. W., hotel keeper, Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Gottsche, Paul, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

Gouldey, G. W., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Goulding, James, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Luzerne; was born in Monroe Co., N. Y.; when a boy he entered a carpet store and occupied the position of salesman several years. He married Miss Anna McGlaw in the city of Buffalo, N. Y., June 4, 1858; she was born in 1840; after their marriage, they moved to Chili, seven miles west of Rochester, where he owned a farm; he then engaged in farming, which occupation he has principally engaged in since; they moved to this county in 1869; have nine children -- Patrick James, Maria Agnes, Katie A. C., Anna F., Laurence R., Amelia Elizabeth, Joseph E., Henry A. and Walter B. Mr. Goulding served in the New York State militia seven years; he entered as private and was advanced to the rank of Sergeant Major. He owns 140 acres of land one and a half miles from Luzerne. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Gowdy, J. M., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Monroe Township)

Grabill, D. R., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Monroe Township)

Graham, W., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Jackson Township)

Gransby, Albert, engineer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Grant, H., Sec. hand, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Grant, M., Sec. hand, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Grant, O., Sec. boss, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Grapler, Charles, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Homer Township)

Grass, Isaac, Constable, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Gray, Thomas, hardware, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Gray, W. P., dentist. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gray, William R., tinner, Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Graybill, Charles, farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Greaser, George, blacksmith, Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Greaser, Phillip, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Germany Nov. 29, 1822; came to this county in 1851; has 400 acres land, valued at $12,000. Republican; belongs to the United Brethren Church. For his first wife married Elizabeth Dilling; she was born in Pennsylvania April 20, 1822; mother of eight children; six living -- Catharine, born Jan. 23, 1849; Manah, born Oct. 14, 1851; Agnes, born Dec. 1, 1854; George, born Sept. 25, 1856; Emma J., born May 10, 1859, Levi H., born March 26, 1861. For his second wife, married Susan Chambers; born in Maryland July 4, 1827. Emigrated from Germany when he was 8 years old to Maryland; lived there six months, thence to Pennsylvania; lived there twenty- one years, then came to this county, where he has resided since; came with limited means and by industry and economy has accumulated a fine property. (1878 Canton Township)

Green, C., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Green, E. H., magnetic doctor, Belle Plaine; was born in Halifax, Vt., June 1, 1876; his parents moved to Massachusetts in 1837, where the subject of this sketch remained until the year 1855, when be came to Vinton, this county, where he married Miss A. E. Smith, Jan. 1, 1862; she was born in Zanesville, Ohio, 1843; they have had two children - Una J. L., born Jan. 5, 1875; Willie, born Dec. 27, 1864, died 9th of May, 1868. Mr. Green has met with marvelous success in his method of treating the afflicted. (1878 Iowa Township)

Green, James, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Green, John, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Blairstown. (1878 Union Township)

Green, R. A., painter. (1878 Taylor Township)

Green, S. R., farmer; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Greenewalt, W., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)

Greenlee, Allen, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Belle Plaine; was born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1832; when be was twelve years of age his parents moved to Miami Co., in which our subject remained until 1848, when be went to Henry Co., Illinois, where he remained but a short time; came from the latter county to Iowa Co., this State, in 1850 or 51, and came to this township in 1865. He married Miss M. Kiler, in this county; she was born in Richland Co., Ohio; they have seven children - Florence E., W. Franklin, Minnie May, Effie, Ada, Margaret J., Carrie M. and Dora E. Mr. Greenlee owns 1181 acres of land. (1878 Iowa Township)

Greenlee, C. B., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Belle Plaine; owns 122 acres of land; was born in Iowa Co. in 1849; lived in Iowa Co. until 1874; he then came to this Township. Married Miss Sarah Guinn, in this Township Feb 10. 1875; she was born in this county May 3, 1856; they have one child -- William H., born in this Township, Feb. 23, 1877. (1878 Iowa Township)

Greenlee, D. A., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Greenlee, F. M., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Belle Plaine; was born Greene Co., Tenn., in 1828, in which place he married Miss E. M. Guinn; they moved to this Township in 1855; there were only a few cabins in this vicinity at that time, and Cedar Rapids was their nearest market; they have seven children living -- William T. (he married Miss Effie Husted; they reside in Muscatine Co., this state); Laura L. (she married Alonzo Marion; they reside in Belle Plaine); Josephine (she married Fred Eberts; they reside in Iowa City); James N.; John H., Jackson and Mary. Mr. Greenlee owns 245 acres of land; has held various school offices for number of years. (1878 Iowa Township)

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

Greenlee, John B., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Greenlee, William M., stock dealer; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Iowa Township)

Greenlee, William T., farmer; P. O. Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Greenlee, Win. R., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Greenwood, A., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Greenwood, T., farmer; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Canton Township)

Greer, J. F., retired hardware merchant, Blairstown; was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1835; he went to La Salle Co., Ill., and stopped in Mendota about two years; came to this county in 1859. He married Miss Elizabeth King, in Michigan, in 1860; she was born in Kane Co., Ill., in 1844. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Greer served in Co. C, 47 th I. V. I.; he was honorably discharged; he had one brother ( James V.) in the army; he was killed in the siege of Atlanta; he belonged to Co. G, 13th I.V.I. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Greer, W. A., blacksmith, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Greese, Alex, farmer, Sec. 3 P. O. Blairstown. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Gregg, A. H., laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Gregg, M., farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Gregg, W. S., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 20; P. O. Blairstown; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, July 10, 1843; has 320 acres of land valued at $35 per acre. Came to Iowa in 1843, to Pottawattamie Co., and then to Warren Co., and moved to Benton Co., in 1865. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Gresie, F., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Urbanna. (1878 Polk Township)

Grettenberg, G., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. La Porte City. (1878 Cedar Township)

Greulich, F. A. H., merchant and dealer in general produce, Luzerne; was born in Seneca Co., Ohio, in 1846; came to Johnson Co., this State, in 1852, in which county he remained eighteen years; he came to this county in 1870, and engaged in his present business at this place. He married Miss P. O'Donnell in Iowa City, Johnson Co., this State, in 1870; she was born in Maryland. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Griffin, A. D., Doctor, drugs, medicines and chemicals; born in Oswego Co., N.Y., Oct. 2, 1836; lived there until 10 years of age; lived in Pennsylvania a short time; moved to Ohio and studied medicine; came to Iowa in 1860, and came to Vinton in 1865; practiced medicine and then engaged in the drug business in 1868. Married Miss Mary E. Kent, from Licking Co., Ohio, in 1861, they have three children - Carrie, Fred, and Clark C.; they have lost two sons. (1878 Taylor Township)

Griffin, C. C., physician. (1878 Taylor Township)

Griffin, Isaac, laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)

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

Groof, W. P., tenant farmer; P. O. Florence. (1878 St. Clair Township)

Grosessenbacher, J., farmer, Sec. 21 P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Gross, John, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Big Grove Township)

Grosvenor, B. F., proprietor Central House, Blairstown. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Grote, H. A., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O., Blairstown. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Groth, F. W., farmer; P. O. Luzerne. (1878 Iowa Township)

Groth, H., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Grove, James E., sewing machine agent, Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Grove, John E., butcher, Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Grovert, H., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Grovert, H. J., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Grovert, J., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Grow, Samuel, laborer. (1878 Taylor Township)

Grub, S. M., farmer; P. O. Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Grubb, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Watkins. (1878 Eldorado Township)

Grubb, Jacob, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 33; P. O. Shellsburg; born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., Nov. 30, 1825; has 197 acres of land, valued at $5,000; also ten acres in Canton Twp., valued at $800. Politics, Republican. Married Elizabeth Acker, who was born in Blair Co., Penn.; mother of two children -- Henry L., born Aug. 25, 1853; Mary C., born May 18, 1861. Emigrated from Pennsylvania to Benton Co., direct; located on eighty acres of land; bought the balance second handed; came here in limited circumstances, but has made himself a good and comfortable home. Was at the first election in Benton Twp.; there were only three families between here and Parker's Grove; the most of the prairie where he now lives was covered with hazel brush, where now you can find groves from fifteen to twenty- five feet high; at the time he came, there were plenty of Indians and wild game; built a shanty the first year he came here; lumber was scarce and hard to get; was amongst the pioneers, and knows what a pioneer life is. (1878 Benton Township)

Grubb, U. L., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Shellsburg. (1878 Benton Township)

Grummer, John, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Grunewald, W. J., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Blairstown; was born in Germany in 1838; came to this country in 1853, and went to New Jersey, where he remained until 1864; he then came to this county, and it has been his home since. He married Mary Kupp in Vinton, this county, Dec. 7, 1868; she was born in Germany in 1849; they have had four children -- William J., born in this county Nov. 8, 1869; Charles Ernest, born April 10, 1871; Henry, born Sept. 29, 1873, died aged two months; Henry Julis, born Dec. 17, 1871. Mr. Grunewald owns 162 acres of land. (1878 LeRoy Township)

Gubben, O., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Vinton. (1878 Eden Township)

Guegy, Andrew, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Dysart. (1878 Monroe Township)

Guinan, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Florence. (1878 Florence Township)

Guiney, J. C., clerk. (1878 Iowa Township)

Guiney, Robert, Railroad Conductor, Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Guinn, A. J., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Belle Plaine; was born in Greene County, Tenn., in 1825; came to this Township in 1855, thus becoming one of the Pioneer settlers of Iowa Township. He married Miss C. N. Farner, in Greene County, Tenn; their children are -- R. F. M., born in 1847; Rachel E. (she married A. D. Ealy, and they reside in Iowa Co., this state); J. H., born in 1851; Rebecca (she married I. L. Booth, and they reside in Crawford Co., this State); William S., born in 1853; Miss P. J. (she married P. W. Shober, and they reside in Poweshiek Co., this State); Mary H., Minnie E., Gertrude M. and Melvin J. Mr. Guinn owns 173 acres of land; he and his sons R. F. M. and J. H., are members of the I. O. O. F. (1878 Iowa Township)

Guinn, H., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Belle Plaine; owns about 1,200 acres of land; was born in Greene Co., Tenn. 1820; moved to this county in November 1846, thus becoming one of the first settlers of Benton Co.; he entered the first claim that was entered in this (Iowa) Township; he was one of the Board of Trustees appointed for the purpose of organizing this township; after they had organized the township, he was elected one of the first Board of Trustees, which office he held a good many years; was County Supervisor seven years, and has held various other township and school offices. Has been married twice, first wife was Miss Dunwoody; she died in 1862; present wife was Ellen Huston. Mr. Guinn has always taken an active part in the promotion of the educational and other public interests of this township; by his own unaided exertions and industry he has accumulated a large property, which requires the most of his time in attending and overseeing. (1878 Iowa Township)

Guinn, J. A., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Guinn, J. H., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Guinn, Jackson, farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Guinn, R. F. M., farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Guinn, William J., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Belle Plaine; owns 210 acres land; was born in this township, 1852. Married Miss Julia Benson in this county, Dec. 28, 1877; she was also born in this county on the 10th of June, 1857. Previous to his marriage, Mr. Guinn followed the business of teaching; he has taught in the Belle Plaine school five terms; previous to teaching in Belle Plaine he taught in the district where he resides. (1878 Iowa Township)

Gulick, A. J., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Garrison. (1878 Jackson Township)

Gulk, Thomas, farmer; P. O. Belle Plaine. (1878 Iowa Township)

Gum, A., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Mt. Auburn. (1878 Cedar Township)