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History
of Mahaska County, Iowa F FAGAN, H. H., foreman in lumber yard, New Sharon; born in Ohio in 1838; removed to Iowa in 1851, and to Illinois in 1853, and to this county in 1870; he married Miss Annie Vangundy in 1870; she was born in Ohio; has five children, Charles, Minnie, Ossie, Lula, and Baby. Fansher, Dennis, farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Leighton; was born in Sevier county, Tennessee, November 18th, 1818; he lived there until about 13 years of age; his parents then moved to Rush county, Ind.; lived there until September, 1854, and then came to this county and located in Harrison township; has been on his present farm since April, 1863; has a farm of 120 acres; he married Rebecca Stone, July 4th, 1850, a native of S, C.; they have four sons and six daughters, Geo. W., Louisa, Amanda, William R., Mary M., Betsey, Nancy J., Joseph, Samuel, and Viola. Fansher, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Leighton; was born in Sevier county, East Tennessee, October 1st, 1808; he lived there until the age of 21, and then moved to Rush county in April, 1843, a few days before the Indians gave up possession. Mr. Fansher was on the first jury ever empaneled in this county. He staked out his claim a little southwest of Oskaloosa; he moved on his present farm in the spring of 1854; his farm contains 200 acres; he married Miss Mahala White January 9th, 1833; she was born in the same county June 15th, 1815; she died June 13th, 1875, and left a family of three sons and four daughters, Jemima J., (now Mrs. A. P. Kitching,) Andrew J., John M., Oskaloosa, (now Mrs. A. T. Barnes,) George W., Harriett M., and Martha E. FARR, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Flint; born in Pennsylvania, in 1827; came to this Co., March 31, 1856; lived in Ohio nineteen years previous to his removal to Iowa. He owns 160 acres of land; married Miss Ellen Funk, in November, 1853; she was born in Pennsylvania; has three children, Joseph, Jasper and Mary; lost three. FERRALL, JONATHAN D., farmer; born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1827; he was brought up in that state, and lived there 27 years; came to Iowa, and arrived in this county June 1st, 1855; he located in Pleasant Grove township, and engaged in farming and stock rais-raising for 10 years; then removed here in the city, where he now lives; he owns a farm of 70 acres, finely located, adjoining the city limits, it is also valuable coal land; he married Miss Margaret Charters, from Cambrea county, Pennsylvania, September, 13, 1852; they have three children, John C., Lizzie A., and George R. FERRELL, F. W., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Union Mills; born in Ohio in 1816; came to this county in March, 1857; owns 200 acres of land; has held office of school director; he married Hope Addis, in 1840; she was born in Penn.; has five children, Mary I., Elizabeth J., Ann E., John M. and Cora. FINNEY, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 22; P. Beacon; has a farm of 220 acres; was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, October 26th, 1822; he lived there until 1856, and then came to this county and located where he now lives; he married Miss Minerva Reeves in 1854, of the same county; she died in 1856; he was married again to Eliza Church in 1858, a native of Ohio; they have one son and one daughter, Mary Ida, and Grant. FISHER, HORACE W., agent Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R.R., Oskaloosa; born in Lebanon, Ohio, March 18, 1849, and was brought up and attended school there until fifteen years of age, and came with his parents to this county in 1864; attended school here; in 1870 he went to Denver City, Colorado, and was connected with railroads in the freight and ticket department; he returned here in 1875, and was appointed agent, at Oskaloosa, of the C., R. I. & P. R. R.; he was deputy clerk under Captain Searle for two years; he married Miss Mattie Mays, from this city, April 14, 1874. FARR, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Flint; born in Henry county, Iowa, in 1844; came to this county in 1854; owns 120 acres of land; he married Miss Naomi Beal in 1867; she was born in Ohio; has four children, Alice, Albert, Effie J., and Lillie J. FLEMING, R. L., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Peoria; born in Harrison county, West Virginia, September 3, 1811; came to this county in October, 1852; owns 168 acres of land; has held office of assessor, school director, and township trustee; he married Miss Amy Maddox in June, 1833; she was born in Virginia; have nine children, Martha V., Charles, Orin, Justin, Austin, George, Cornelius, Nancy and Amy Cornelia. FOTHERGILL, ALLEN, farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Ferry; owns 273 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in England in 1831; came to America in 1843; located in Iowa, in 1851; married Ellen C. Blizzard, in 1862; she was born in Ohio, in 1841; she is a member of the M. E. church. FOX, LOFTUS, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. New Sharon; born in LaGrange county, Ind., in 1845; lived several years in Wisconsin previous to his removal to this county in 1872; owns 240 acres of land; he married Miss Emma Shuessler in 1874; she was born in Warren county, Ill.; has two children, George and Baby. FRANCE, G. W., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Oskaloosa; owns 265 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Portage county, Ohio, in 1837; came to Iowa, in 1869; married Margaret McKelvey, in 1860; she was born in Tennessee, in 1843; have 4 children, H. C., Effie, Hermon, Mary; are members of Christian church. FRANKEL, I., of the banking house of Frankel, Bach & Co., Oskaloosa; born in Germany, October 14, 1832; when twenty-one years of age came to this country; in 1853 he located in Clark county, Indiana, and remained there for three years, when he removed to Missouri, and was there four years, and came to Oskaloosa in May, 1861, and engaged in mercantile business, and is the oldest clothing house here; September 1, 1873, he engaged in the banking house of Frankel, Bach & Co.; he has been actively identified with the interests of the city and county; he married Miss Babbette Stenerman, from Germany, January 20, 1864; they have five children, Anselin, Manassa, Nathan, Henrietta and Rosa. FRY, JOHN H., physician and surgeon, Sec. 27, P. O. Union Mills; born in Union county, Pennsylvania, in 1820; came to this county in 1850; owns 320 acres of land; has practiced medicine thirty years; has held office of supervisor; he enlisted as surgeon of the 47th Iowa Infantry, and had charge of the general hospital at Helena; he married Miss Catharine Cowle in 1845; she was born in Pennsylvania; they have twelve children, Cora J., Mary L., Anna E., Seward, J. Willis, Cassie I., Lutie S., Tim, Addison, Jesse H., Paul t., Edna. FUNSTON, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Leighton; was born in Columbia county, Pa., in 1819, and lived there until twenty-one years of age; he then removed to St. Joseph county, Indiana; he went to California in 1852 and remained there eight years, and came to this county in March, 1859; owns a farm of 355 acres; he married Miss Louvisa Lowery, March 3, 1859, a native of Delaware, but raised in St. Joseph county, Indiana; no family; have lost one daughter, Mary A.
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