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The History of Jasper County, Iowa Buena Vista Township (A-L) ADAMS,
O. I.; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Kellogg. ADAMSON,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Newton; born in Marion Co., Iowa, in 1846; located in
this county when small. Married
Hattie EVENS in 1868; she was born in South Wales, Great Britain, in 1843; their
children are Everett and Arnott. Members
of the M. E. Church. He enlisted in
the 48th Regt. of Iowa 100-day men, and re-enlisted into the 7th Iowa V. C. in
1864; mustered out in 1865. Was
Road Supervisor. Owns 160 acres of
land, valued at $40 per acre. ADAMSON,
B.; Farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Newton. ADAMSON,
E.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Newton. ALLURM,
S. J.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Kellogg. ARNOLD,
D.; Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Newton. AUTEN,
S. C.; Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Newton. AYDELOTTE,
B.; Superintendent of Jasper Co. Poor Farm and County House; born in North
Carolina in 1815; located in this county in 1845.
Married Miss Jane CHEW in 1859; she was born in Ross Co., Ohio; their
children are Myrtle L. and Lillie May; he has also Jesse P. and Winfield S., by
a former marriage. Are members of
the Congregational Church; he is a Republican.
He owns property in Newton valued at $2,500.
He has been Superintendent of the County House two years, which is
conducted in a systematic and economical manner under his supervision. BALLARD,
N.; Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Newton. BEVAN,
S. T.; Farmer, Sec. 3, P. O. Kellogg; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1837; moved
to Logan Co. when a boy, thence to Marshall Co. with his mother in 1855, and
located in this county in 1856. He
was converted to religion in Logan Co., Ohio, at an early age, and became a
member of the Friends' Society, but soon fell away from his duties as a soldier
of Christ, and remained an outcast from the consolation of religion until 1870,
when he responded to the call of his Creator, and reunited himself to his Church
and again enrolled in the army of the Lord; he is a sincere and faithful worker
in his Society, and looking upon all Christian denominations as brothers, he
feels and acts as a brother toward them. He
started in life a poor boy, but by adopting a course of strict integrity,
honesty and studious attention to his business, he has acquired a competency. He
married Miss Sarah HODSON in 1862; she was born in Missouri in 1841.
He owns fifty-four acres of land, valued at $45 per acre. BISHOP,
B. S.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Galesburg. BLACKWOOD,
B. W.; Farmer, Sec. 19, P. O. Newton; born in Athens Co., Ohio, in 1841; located
in this county in 1854. Married
Miss M. C. DALHOM; she was born in Henry Co., Ind., in 1841; their children are
Nancy E., Ira E., Archy E., Martha E. and John E.
He is Republican. Owns 180
acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. BLACKLEDGE,
J. R.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Newton. BLANTON,
J. F.; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Kellogg. BROOKE,
E. W.; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Newton. BURTON,
T.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Kellogg. CARY,
H.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Newton. CARY,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Kellogg. CARY,
M.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Newton. CHENOWETH,
A. J.; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Newton. COMPTON,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Kellogg. DAVIS,
C. M.; Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Newton. DAVIS,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Newton. DAVIS,
John S.; Farmer, Sec 9, P. O. Newton; born in Hendricks Co., Ind., in 1841;
located in this county in 1851. Married
Miss N. J. SQUIRES in 1868; she was born in Steuben Co., Ind., in 1852; have two
children--Nelly May and Mary I. He
is a Republican. Owns 100 acres,
valued at $40 per acre. DAVIS,
P.; Farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Newton. DAVIS,
W. C.; Farmer; P. O. Newton. DENNIS,
W. T.; Farmer; P. O. Newton. DOOLEY,
Geo.; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Newton. DOOLEY,
W. C.; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Newton. DOOLEY,
J. H.; Newton. DONNAL,
W. H.; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Kellogg. DONNAL,
D. I.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Newton. DONNAL,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Kellogg. DOW,
J. B.; Farmer, Sec 12, P. O. Kellogg; born in Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1820; moved
to Scott Co. Ind., in 1853; thence to this county in 1865.
He married Maria MOSHER in 1841; she was born in Morgan Co., Ohio in
1823; their children are Albert T., Jasper V., Maria J., Mary I., Thomas J.,
John B. and Robert B. Are members
of the Christian Church; he is a Republican.
Owns eighty acres of land, valued at $50 per acre.
Albert T. enlisted in the 2nd I. V. I and served with his regiment till
mustered out at the expiration of term of enlistment.
Jasper B. enlisted in the 20th I. V. I.; served his three years; mustered
out at the close of the war; both of these young men have honorable military
records. DRAKE,
R.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Newton. EICHMER,
W.; Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Kellogg. ELLIOTT,
W.; Preacher; Sec. 24; P. O. Kellogg. ELMONTELLER,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Newton. EMMERT,
J. V.; Farmer, Sec. 24, P. O. Kellogg; born in Germany; came to this country
when 18 months old, and located in Bedford Co., Penn., in 1828; moved to Henry
Co., Ill., in 1852, and to this county in 1869.
He married D. SCHWABACH in 1859; she was born in Germany; their children
are George, Annie, Andy, Ella, Valentine, Carrie, Fanny and Philip.
Are members of the Lutheran Church.
He owns eighty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. ERVIN,
J. P.; Farmer, Sec. 21, P. O. Kellogg; born in Highland Co., Ohio in 1837;
located in Montgomery Co., Iowa, in 1865, and in this county in 1873.
He married Annie M. MOBERLY in 1866; she was born in Highland Co., Ohio,
in 1861; their children are Charlie L., and Carrie M.
They are members of the Methodist Church; he is a Republican. Owns 120 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre.
He enlisted in the 24th Ohio Battery in 1863; mustered out in 1865; was
in charge of prisoners part of the time at Johnston's Island. FENNER,
W.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Newton. FRIZZLE,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Newton. FRIZZLE,
Geo.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Kellogg. FUGARD,
J. F.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Newton. FUGARD,
S. C.; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Kellogg. GIDDEY,
Seth S.; Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Kellogg. GIFFORD,
Daniel H.; Farmer, Sec. 27, P. O. Newton; born in Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1830;
located in Mahaska Co., Iowa, in 1851, and to this county in 1866.
Married Mary A. CASE in 1856; five children--Katie M., Susie, Almira,
Franklin and Riley J. He is
Independent in politics. Is
Township Supervisor. Owns 160 acres
of land, valued at $30 per acre. GUTHERIE,
J. G.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Newton. HAINES,
D.; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Newton. HAINES,
J. L.; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Newton. HAMMER,
M. R., Dr.; Physician and surgeon; Sec. 21; P. O. Newton; born in this county in
1853; he is a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Keokuk; he
commenced practicing medicine in 1875; he is a promising young physician, with a
rapidly growing practice, the result of promptness and attention to his
customers, coupled with a practical knowledge of his business; he is the only
physician in this county a native born son of the soil, and the sixth physician
of his name in the United States. He
married Miss Emma DOOLY in 1876. HANNA,
John; Farmer; P. O. Newton. HANNA,
P.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Kellogg. HAYS,
W. P.; Farmer; P. O. Newton. HART,
C. W.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Newton. HILL,
J. B.; Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Kellogg. HILL,
Robt.; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Kellogg. HIXON,
Jacob; Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Newton. HIXON,
W. S.; Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Newton. HOLMES,
R. P.; Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Newton. HOUGH,
T. W.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Newton. HURLEY,
E.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Newton. IRWIN,
James M.; Farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Newton. JOHNSON,
R.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Reasoner JACKSON,
Andrew; Farmer, Sec. 36, P. O. Kellogg; born in Brown Co., Ohio, in 1830; moved
to Lee Co., Iowa, in 1843, to Wapello Co., Iowa,in 1844; located in this county
in 1866. He married Sarah E. DENNIS
in 1854; she was born in Ohio in 1839; their children are Daniel A., Eldred L.,
Isabell L., Sarah E. and A. Walter. Are
members of the M. E. Church; he is a Republican.
Owns 87 � acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. KAPPLE,
Charles M.; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Newton. KILLENBARGER,
J. H.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Kellogg. KILDUFF,
T.; Farmer, Secs. 35 and 36; P. O. Kellogg; born in the County Roscommon,
Ireland, in 1835; located in Hunterdon Co., N. J., in 1851; moved to Henderson
Co. in 1863, and to this county in 1865. He
married Margaret GRIFFIN in 1851; she was also born in Ireland; their children
are Annie, Eddy, Katy, Maggy, Johnny and Sarah.
Are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
He owns 226 acres, valued at $35 per acre. KNAPP,
M. E.; Farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Kellogg. LAMPHIER,
Daniel; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Kellogg. LANDMESSER,
D.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Galesburg. LANDMESSER,
L.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Galesburg. LANDMESSER,
M. J.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Galesburg. LANDMESSER,
W.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Galesburg. LISTEN,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Newton. LOCKWOOD,
S. D.; Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Newton. LOVELACE,
H. E.; Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Kellogg. LOVELACE,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Kellogg. LOVELAND,
I.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O, Kellogg.
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