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History of Marion County, Iowa C The following bios have been submitted by Dee Judge-Susi unless otherwise specified. Was born in Richland County, Ohio, November 10, 1833. Is the son of John and Nancy Carrothers. The former is a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. They were among the early settlers of Richland Co. When Levi was quite young the family removed to Coshocton County, where he was raised to manhood, receiving the benefits of the common schools. His early life was spent on the farm. In the spring of 1856, Mr. John Carrothers, with his family, immigrated to Iowa, locating in Marion County, where the son now resides. Mr. John Carrothers, after an active agricultural career in the county, died in 1860. The mother, well advanced in years, at present resides with her son. On volunteer infantry, passing through many of the notable events of the late wars, Helena, Arkansas; Jenkins’ Ferry, and others. June 14, 1864, he was promoted from sergeant to first lieutenant, and July 21, same year, to captain, in which capacity he was at the engagement of Spanish Fort, and minor engagements. Was honorable discharged at Davenport, in August 1865. Since the war he has been engaged in farming in Marion County. His estate consists of 160 acres. Stock-raising is his principal business, and he keeps grades that will do justice to the average in the county. He married October 11, 1855, Miss Liddie Davis, have Knox County, Ohio, daughter of Aaron and Rebecca Davis. They have four children: Mary E (Mrs. Butterfield), A. W., Annie M. and Carrie B. As a soldier and a citizen, few men have a better record than Captain Carrothers, he is enterprising, public-spirited, and has been identified with all affairs pertaining to the public good. Himself and family are members of the Presbyterian Church. No man within the boundaries of Marion County is more popularly known than father Craddick. He was born in bourbon Kentucky October 24th 1812. His parent’s john and Sara were natives of West Virginia. They family when j. w. was in his tenth year immigrated to Owen county Indiana where they were engaged in agricultural pursuits and the subject of this sketch was raised to manhood educated and learned the trade of blacksmithing. On the thirteenth of April 1835 miss kazia a woods became his wife. She is a native of Tennessee daughter of dick left the Hoosier state and on the twentieth of October located at red rock Marion County where he sojourned until the spring of 1850. When he removed to Pleasantville opened a blacksmith shop and resided until 1860 when he took up his abode in Knoxville. During his residence he has been closely identified with the building interests of the town giving most of his attention to carpenter work. Mr. and Mrs. Craddick encountered all the drawbacks of the pioneer, which were current when they came to this county and can look back with complaceney knowing that they took an active part in its development. They raised a family of nine children: W.W. (postmaster, Knoxville), lonisa (wife of m moore) fannie (wife of c scoles) America (wife of l tucker) mattie (wife of wm Young) Woodford, Mattie (wife of W.Myers). Samuel M and Jessie F (wife of P K Bonebrake). Mr. And Mrs. Craddick are members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically, Mr. Craddick, in the days of Whigs, united with that party, and his sympathies have been with the Republican Party since its organization. Postmaster was born in Owen
county, Indiana, on the 11th day of November 1836 and lived there until
eight years of age and accompanied his parents to Hendricks county in
the same state where they lived three years and in 1848 came to this
county which has since been his home. He engaged in the drug business
and followed this business for sometime. He enlisted in the Thirty-third
Iowa infantry during the late war and served in the capacity of hospital
warden. After his discharge from the United States service he returned
to his home. In 1868 became connected with the post-office as deputy
and two years later was appointed postmaster a position he still retains.
Politically he is stalwart republican and has served as chairman of
the county central committee for six years. He has been twice married
first to Miss Jane Hickman in 1857 she was born in Muncie Indiana. She
died in 1876 leaving two children Mary belle and May. His second marriage
was to Mrs. sue e fetrow of Chicago Illinois. By this union they have
one child bertiemrs Craddick has one son by a former marriage Thomas
fetrow aged seven years.
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