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The
History of Jasper County, Iowa Mound Prairie Township
(M-W) McCLELLAN,
B. R.; Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Prairie City. McCONNELL,
Franklin, deceased; born in Posey Co., Ind., Jan. 26, 1823; died Aug. 18, 1863;
he came to this county in 1855; had 200 acres of land, valued at $8,000.
Married Eliza CARTER; she was born in Posey Co., Ind., May 1, 1826; they
have seven children�Rane, James, John, Osee, Flora, Azora and Benjamin F.; had
one son, Robert, who died at Vicksburg; was in the 23d Regiment Iowa V. I.
Left Indiana in 1845; came to Mahaska Co., Iowa; lived there five years;
thence to Marion County; lived there five years; then came to Jasper County.
Mr. McCONNELL was amongst the earliest settlers; came here when the
prairies were wild, and in limited circumstances; by hard work and economy has
left his family in comfortable circumstances enough to keep the wolf from the
door. Mr.
McCONNELL also enlisted in the Union army in defense of this country, in the 23d
Regiment Iowa V. I.; at the siege of Vicksburg, he contracted a disease of which
he died a short time after getting home. McCONNELL,
Jas.; Farmer; P. O. Prairie City. McCONNELL,
O.; Farmer; P. O. Prairie City. McCONNELL,
R. J.; Farmer; P. O. Prairie City. McCULLOUGH,
S.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Prairie City. McCULLEY;
S. J.; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Colfax. MACY,
S. W.; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Colfax; born in Indiana in 1841; came to Jasper
Co. in 1854; has 420 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre.
Married Miss Arabella EDMONSON in 1866; she was born in Iowa in 1842;
they have three children�Jessie A., Alice J. and Lizzie.
Republican in politics.
President of the School Board.
Enlisted in the 46th Iowa V. I., under Col. D. B. HENDERSON
and Capt. J. H. TILTON in 1864; was in no engagements; mustered out in the Fall
of 1864. Mr.
MACY�s father has entered from Government and bought 1,920 acres of land. MAGG,
G.; Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Prairie City. MAIN,
J. W.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Prairie City. MARQUIS,
S.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Colfax; was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 26, 1829; came
to this county in the Fall of 1871.
Republican; belongs to the Presbyterian Church.
Married E. J. SMITH; she was born in Fayette Co., Penn., Dec. 27, 1834;
they have had nine children, seven living�Emeline, Hiram, Elmer, James Oliver,
Sarah Elizabeth, Etta V. and Frank Miner.
Emigrated to Hardin Co., Ohio, in 1858; lived there thirteen years;
thence to Jasper Co.
Enlisted three times, but was discharged for disability.
Was employed by the Government three years in Hardin Co.; bought
thousands of dollars� worth of stock; was in the agricultural business about
three years; also owned a farm five miles east of Prairie City, in Sec. 31; has
as good a farm as there is in Mound Prairie Tp.; was in Prairie City one year to
educate his children; lives on what is know as the Lamb Place, one mile from
Mineral Springs, and one mile from Colfax; has bought stock for two Winters in
the county; raises on an average 2,500 of corn, 400 bushels of wheat, 900
bushels of oats, and turns off a car load of hogs; has 127 head on hand; has
some fine-blooded Poland-China pigs.
Mr. M. is well located, and has one of the best farms, near railroad and
near town, and is one of its sound farmers. MOFFIT,
H. L.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Prairie City. MURRELL,
W. A.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Prairie City. MYERS,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Prairie City. PENTICO,
Peter. Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Metz. PRUNER,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Prairie City. RANDALL,
A. S.; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Colfax. RAMSEY,
John; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 20; P. O. Prairie City; born in Chester Co.,
Penn., Feb. 18, 1827; came to this county in 1870; has 165 acres of land, valued
at $8,250. Held
the office of Town Trustee, etc.
Belongs to the Christian Church.
Married Catherine HUMPHREYS; she was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, April
22, 1822; mother
of six children�William H., Mary Alice, Orpha J., James W., John H. and Cora
E. His
parents emigrated from Pennsylvania when he was a boy 12 years old, to Richland
Co., Ohio; lived there eleven years, thence to Wayne Co.; lived there five
years, thence to Crawford Co., where he married his wife, and lived there four
years; thence to Cedar Co., Iowa, lived there eight years; thence to Warren Co.,
Ill., lived there four years; thence to Jasper Co., Iowa.
Bought the farm where he now lives eight years ago, in its wild state,
and to-day it is the premium farm of the county.
Has a fine house and barn, good grove put out with his own hands; now
stands from fifteen to twenty-five feet high; plenty of small fruit.
Probably the best farm for the number of acres in the county, and
he is one of the sound farmers of the county. RHOADS,
J.; Farmer;
Sec. 35; P. O. Prairie City. RICKET,
C.; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Prairie City. RINEHART,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Prairie City. RINEHART,
J. S.; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 17; P. O. Prairie City; born in Richland
Co., Ohio, March 8, 1835; came to this county July 4, 1854; has 160 acres of
land, valued at $7,000.
Married Elizabeth NEEDLES; she was born in Knox Co., Ill., May 10, 1846;
mother of four children�George S., Lormie, Charlie, Orra.
Came to this county when he was 19 years old; his father was amongst the
earliest settlers in this county; when he came here there were not more than
four or five families in the township; there was plenty of game�deer, prairie
chickens and wolves; came through with teams from Ohio; camped out and was on
the road twenty-eight days; had about $8,000 in gold; bought and located 2,000
acres of land; had a family of eight children, and gave each of them a good
farm; Mr. J. S. R. has one of the best orchards in the county, of 800 to 1,000
trees; has a good farm on as fine a prairie as there is in the State of Iowa. ROARBAUGH,
G.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Colfax. ROARBAUGH,
I.; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Colfax. ROARBAUGH,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Colfax. ROARBAUGH,
L.; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Colfax. ROBERTS,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Prairie City. RUSSELL,
J. H.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Prairie City. SANKEY,
R. A.; Lawyer; Sec. 5; P. O. Newton. SCOTT,
S. O.; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 21; P. O. Prairie City; born in Harrison
Co., Ohio, Dec. 1, 1826; came to this county in 1872; has 160 acres of land,
valued at $5,000.
Held the offices of Town Trustee, Assessor and School Treasurer.
Married E. M. KENNEDY, born in Mifflin Co., Penn., Nov. 24, 1832; mother
of six children, three living�Edgar F., Harry C., George K.; lost three
children infancy.
His parents emigrated from Ohio when he was 9 years old to West Virginia;
lived there three years; thence to Scott Co., Iowa; lived there thirty-six
years; then to Jasper Co., where he has resided since.
There was only one house in Davenport at the time they went to Scott Co.;
was there at the time Col. DAVENPORT was killed; knew the man that was first
arrested for the murder, a man of the name Charles BUDD; his father was amongst
the earliest settlers of the county; was there before the county was laid out
into sections; his grandfather on his mother�s side was in the Revolutionary
war. Mr.
S. has made for himself and family a pleasant home. SHAFER,
C.; Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Prairie City. SHAFER,
J. N.; Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Prairie City. SHEPHARD,
D.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Prairie City. SHEA,
M.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Prairie City. SHORTEN,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Prairie City. SLAUGHTER,
Joseph; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 5; P. O. Colfax; born in Perry Co., Ohio,
Oct. 27, 1819; came to this county in 1838; has 1,000 acres of land, valued at
$60,000; Married Balinda MEYERS; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio, in 1817;
they have seven children�John W., Hester E., Mary E., Solomon, Scott, Taylor
and Emma. Emigrated
from Ohio to Des Moines Co. in 1838; lived there two years; thence to Henry Co.;
lived there three years; thence to Jasper Co., where he has resided since; when
he first came here his nearest neighbor was fourteen miles away; was the third
man in the county, and don�t know that he wasn�t but the second; there were
at the time he came here plenty of Indians, deer, wolves and wild turkeys;
raised his shanty in 1838, and in the Spring of 1839 brought his family out; had
to stay in the wagon until he got the roof on; the first election he attended
was at Edwards� Grove, before the county was laid out into sections; helped to
carry the chain to lay it out; had an ox team, three milch cows, one
two-year-old colt, four sows and $3.25 in his pocket; came here a poor man when
the prairies were wild, and by pluck and an iron will to battle against the
hardship of a new country, is among the wealthiest men of the county. STEWART,
R. N.; Farmer and stock raiser Sec. 18; P. O. Colfax; was born in West Virginia
Jan. 18, 1834; came to this county in 1864; has 480 acres of land, valued at
$19,200. In
politics, Greenbacker.
Has held the office of Justice of the Peace for the last eight years.
Member of the Presbyterian Church.
Married Lizzie McGUIRE; she was born in Carlton, Carroll Co., Ohio, Dec.
16, 1839; they have five children�Ida S., James M., Frank W., Mamie (died when
she was 18 months old) and Annie L.
Emigrated direct from Virginia to this county, where he has resided
since; came through on the cars to Grinnell, Iowa, as far as the road was
completed at that time; kept a stage station two years called Colfax P. O., from
which the village of Colfax derived its name; Mr. S. had the honor of naming the
place; kept about a thousand sheep; afterward went to Prairie City; bought grain
one year; thence to his present farm; came here in limited circumstances, and
to-day he ranks with the sound farmers of the county.
Enlisted in what were known as the Hancock Blues; was on the Morgan raid,
and helped to capture him; was also ordered to Wheeling, but was not in any more
active service. STONE,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Prairie City. SULLIVAN,
E.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Prairie City. SULLIVAN,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Prairie City. TUBBS,
Robert; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Colfax. VANDYKE,
George; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Prairie City. VANGILDER,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Prairie City; born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, Feb. 9,
1813; came to this county in 1864; has 160 acres of land, valued at $8,000.
Held the office of Justice of the Peace, Town Clerk and Secretary of the
School Board; member of the M. E. Church.
For his first wife, married Rebecca M. PAULEY; she was born in Virginia
Feb. 15, 1813; they had eleven children, five living�Charles P., Joseph, Mary
Ann, Nancy and Angeline.
For his second wife, married Sarah ANDERSON; she was born in Adams Co.,
Ohio, June 16, 1821; they have seven living children�Catherine, Sophronia,
Cora, Kennie A., Oliver, John, Fletcher and Susie I.
Mrs. V. was married to a man of the name of EARLY, by whom she was four
children, two living�George and Huldah.
Mr. V.�s parents emigrated to Indiana; lived there ten years; thence to
Knox Co., Ill., where he resided twenty-eight years; was amongst the earliest
settlers in Knox Co.; Galesburg was not known when he first went there; did his
trading at that time at Knoxville, the county seat at that time; was in the
State of Iowa in 1842, at the time of the land sale at Burlington; in 1864, came
to Jasper Co.; has a good farm on as fine a prairie as there is in the State. VINEYARD,
T. J.; Farmer; Sec.9; P. O. Colfax. WAGONER,
Jacob; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Prairie City. WAGONER,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Colfax. WALDRON,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Prairie City. WALKER,
C.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Prairie City. WARD,
H.; Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Prairie City. WARD,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Prairie City. WIGGINS,
H. J.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Prairie City. WIGGINS,
James; Farmer; P. O. Prairie City. WING,
A. P.; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 33; P. O. Prairie City; was born in
Montgomery Co., N. Y., July 6, 1835; came to this county in 1868; has 160 acres
of land, valued at $6,400; held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Township
Trustee, Vice President of the Agricultural Board; also Vice President of Mutual
Fire Ins Co., Jasper Co.
Is a member of the M. E. Church.
Married Hannah E. CLOUGH; she was born in Greene Co., N. Y., Dec. 24,
1833; Mr. W. emigrated to Henry Co., Ill.; lived there four years; thence to
Jasper Co. where he has resided since; raises about 65 acres of corn yearly, 10
acres of wheat, 15 acres of oats, turns off 40 head of hogs; has some pure
blooded Poland-China pigs; for the last seven or eight years has contended for
premiums at their Fair, and has taken more first premiums on Poland-China hogs
than any man in the county; has as fine a house as any man need live in, and is
amongst the wealthiest men in the township. WILSON,
G. H.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Prairie City. WILSON,
W. E.; Farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Prairie City. WOODRANCE,
T.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Prairie City.
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