JACKSON, C. J., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Rose Hill; owns 300 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Marion county, Indiana, in 1820; came to Iowa in 1842 and settled in Des Moines county; removed to present farm in 1864; married Eliza Hood in 1841; she was born in Fayette county, Indiana, in 1821; have eight children: Lydia J., Arabella, Franklin L., Hon C., Willie, Mary R., Henry A. and Alice; Mr. J. was county supervisor two terms, and justice of the peace three terms; are members of the Christian church. Republican.

JACKSON, J. R., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 28; P.O. Flint; born in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1821; came to this Co. in 1853; has held the office of township trustee and school director; owns 280 acres of land. He married Julia A. Braman, in 1842; she was born in Morgan county, Ohio; has nine children: Mary E., William, Louisa, Frances J., John, Martha, Julia, Emily and Esther.

JACKSON, M. L., surgeon dentist, Oskaloosa; born in South Carolina, August 14, 1829; when quite young removed to Illinois, and lived there twelve years, then removed to Lee county, Iowa; he returned to Illinois and read medicine, then went to St. Louis and studied dentistry; he came to this county in 1854, and engaged in the practice of his profession, and has continued since then, nearly twenty-five years; he has held the position of vice- president of the Iowa State Central Society for two terms, and was director in the old State Bank of Iowa, and also in the State National Bank, which succeeded it here; married Miss Joan Phillips, from Illinois, November 1, 1855; they have five children, Harry, Dwight, Gertie, Lizzie and Willie.

JAGER, JOHN, Sec. 36; P. O. Eddyville; owns 269 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in France, in 1839; came to Iowa in 1858, and located in Lee county; removed to this county in 1866; married Katie Samon in 1866; she was born in Iowa in 1844; has five children, John G., William, Richard, George, Mary. Democrat.

JAMES, S. C., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Union Mills; born in Indiana in 1849; came to this county in 1852; owns 40 acres of land; he married Eliza Wilson in 1875; she was born in Ohio; has two children, Zella and Baby.

JANNEY, STEPHEN, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. New Sharon; born in Ohio, in 1832; removed to Illinois in 1865, and came to this county in 1871; owns 50 acres of land; has held the offices of school director and township trustee; he married Miss Lydia White, in 1862; she was born in Indiana; has two children, Charles O. and Myrta L.; lost two, Effie and Bennie E.; he enlisted in the seventy-ninth Ohio Infantry in the late war, and was with Sherman in his march to the sea; was taken prisoner, and confined at Salisbury, North Carolina, and afterward in Libby prison, and was among the last squad of soldiers paroled and sent to Annapolis before the evacuation of Richmond.

JARVIS, A. J., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Rose Hill; owns 239 acres of land valued at $35 per acre; was born in Kentucky, in 1823, and came to Iowa in 1849, and settled in this county; removed to his present farm in 1869; married Martha Kite, in 1853; she was born in 1830. Rep.

JARVIS, Wm. M., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Rose Hill; owns 281 acres of land valued at $35 per acre; born in Kentucky, in 1825, came to Iowa in 1849, and settled on present farm; married Frances M. Bolles, in 1849; she was born in Montville, Conn., in 1827; they have four children, Julius, Virginia, John P., and Fanny M.; has been justice of the peace for eight years, and held other township offices.

JEFFORDS, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Eveland Grove; owns 70 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre; born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1827; came to Iowa in 1865, and settled on his present farm; married Nancy Mehanna in 1849; she was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1830; have four children, Arthur A., Lucy P., Charles H., and Hattie M.; are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Greenback.

JENNINGS, Wm., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Oskaloosa; owns a farm of 183 acres; was born in Ireland in 1830; he lived there nineteen years and then emigrated to the United States, and New York, where he remained some time, an removed to Illinois in September, 1859; four years later he bought a farm in Lee county, Ill., where he lived until 1867; he then sold out and came to this county; he married Miss Julia A. Long, of Lee county, Ill., in 1868; she died December 18, 1875; he married again, to Sarah A. Gillem, in November, 1876; has two sons by first wife, William and John, and one danghter, Annie, by second wife.

JOHNSON, CHARLES, farmer and miller, Sec. 9; P. O. Peoria; born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, in 1840; came to this county in 1857; is the owner of the mills known as Johnson's Mills, with a capacity for sawing 2500 feet per day and grinding 75 bushels of feed; he married Miss Rebecca E. Beale in 1872; she was born in Ohio; have two children: William B. and Melissa E.; in connection with his mills he has also a carding machine. JOHNSON, J. Kelly, attorney, firm Lafferty & Johnson, Oskaloosa; born in Greene county, O., August 22, 1841; when 13 years of age he removed to Indiana and received his education there and in Ohio, and entered the law school at Ann Arbor, Michigan; he came to Oskaloosa and read law with Seevers & Williams, and attended the law school at Des Moines, and was admitted to the Bar there in the spring of 1867; after spending one year in Eddyville, he associated with Geo. W. Lafferty in the practice of his profession here; he held the office of city solicitor here for six years; married Miss Ann E. Gruwell, daughter of Dr. Gruwell, April 21, 1871; they have four children, Irving C., Bessie, Ralph, Herbert.

JOHNSON, WARREN C., firm Johnson & Collins, Novelty Foundry, Oskaloosa; born in Warren county, Ohio, August 15, 1853; at an early age removed to Indiana, and lived there 8 years; he came to this city in 1864, and learned his trade here, and engaged with Geo. E. Collins in the foundry business, and manufacturing light machinery; and they are doing an extensive business.

JONES, D. A., merchant, Agricola; born in Indiana, in 1837; came to this county in 1863; he came to this state in 1857, settling in Poweshiek county; he married Miss Mary Warman, in 1862; she was born in Indiana; they have eight children, Nancy A. Albert G., John P., Carrie B., Forris A., Charlie E.; lost two in infancy.

JONES, J. C., furniture business; P. O. Rose Hill; born in Jefferson county, Indiana, in 1831; came to Iowa in 1775, and engaged in present business in 1877; married Lucinda Nicholson in 1852; she was born in Jefferson county, Indiana, in 1831; have five children: Rebecca, Mary L., Anna, Hattie B, Lula. Republican.

JONES, JOHN M., Oskaloosa city flouring mills; born in Belmont county, Ohio, January 10, 1823; was brought up there, and learned the wagon making business, and worked at it until 1856, and since then has been engaged in millwright and milling business; he came to Oskaloosa in 1869, and since then has been connected with the above mills; during the war, at the time of John Morgan's raid he was in the State service, and commanded a company. He is now serving his 6th year as member of the school board; married Miss Sarah A. Condon, from Knox county, Ohio, January 25, 1842; they have 3 children, Mary L., Albert M., and Charles W., and have lost 4 children.

JONES, JOSEPH, carriage and wagon making, Oskaloosa; born in Wales, March 22, 1834, and came to America in 1851, and went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he learned his trade; then removed to La Salle county, Ill.; and came to Iowa and located in Oskaloosa in spring of 1856, and engaged in his business, and has continued since then; he had nothing when he came here, but by industry and good management has built up a good business; he married Miss Catharine A. Gilmore from Indiana, in January, 1857; they have 9 children, 4 sons and 5 daughters, Joseph A., William, Edwin, Franklin, Susie, Alice, Nellie, Ida, Grace.

JONES, PRICE, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Eveland Grove; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre; born in Monroe county, Ohio, in 1839; came to Iowa in 1845, and settled in this township; has been twice married; in 1868 to Dorcas L. Long; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1846, and died in 1872; had two children, Joseph J. and Alva; he married again in 1876 to Jane McDowl; she was born in Ohio in 1852; have one child, Willie A. Mr. Jones enlisted in Co. C, 7th Iowa Infantry, in 1861, and was discharged in 1865. Greenback.

JONES, T., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Granville; born in Virginia in 1812; came to this State in 1843, and to this county in 1866; owns 85 acres of land; he married Nancy Williams in 1847; she was born in Wayne county, Indiana, and died in 1851; he afterward married Rachel Cook, in 1852; she was born in Wayne county, Indiana; has three children: Saul, Mary E. and Henry.

JONES, WALTER N., farmer, Sec. 16; post-master Eveland Grove; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Fulton county, Illinois, in 1838; came to Iowa in 1868, and settled on his present farm; married Anna Wykoff in 1861; she was born in Peoria county, Illinois, in 1841; have six children, Laura R., Martin L., Seth A., Chester W., Edgar N., and Freddie G. Mr. Jones enlisted in Co. D, 112th Illinois Inf. in 1864, and was discharged in 1865; are members of the Methodist Church.

JOY, C. C., harness maker and hotel keeper; P. O. Peoria; born in Ohio in 1821; came to this county in 1857; owns 93 acres of land; has held offices of school director and township trustee; he married Eunice Davis in 1842; she was born in Ohio, and died in 1850; he afterward married Mary Foust in 1851; she was born in Ohio; has four children living: James M., William M., Benjamin F. and Solomon H.; James and William both enlisted in the 18th Iowa Infantry in the late war.