Marion County

History of Marion County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Historical Company, 1881

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The following bios have been submitted by Dee Judge-Susi unless otherwise specified.

W. C. Hagens

Farmer and stock-raiser Sec. 28 PO Pella. Was born December 28, 1842, in Gelderland and when five years of age came to America with his parents, they being with the noted first Holland colony. W. C. spent his boyhood days in this township, and attended school in Pella. In 1860 he commenced business for himself. Firs settled on his father’s place close to Pella. In 1870 he moved where he now resides, and has given his attention to agriculture and stock raising. He owns 160 acres of fine land, well improved and well adapted to the raising of all kinds of grain and fruit. His farm is well stocked. He married Miss Antoinette Pos, in January 1860. She is a native of Adann, North Holland, and was born January 5, 1843. Six children are living: Byhe, Tony, Gerret, Mina, John and Grades. Lost two. Mr. H. holds the office of township trustee.

HONNOLD, WILLIAM S. Farmer, Sec. 9, P. O. Otley.  Is of German-English extraction, and was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, April 12, 1833. Was there raised and educated, and served an apprenticeship of three years in New Philadelphia, as a printer.  Came to this county and  entered land in December, 1855, but did not settle until the spring of 1859. During the next winter, in company with S. U. Hammond, he revived the  Pella Gazette, but in March, 1860, he abandoned that enterprise and  moved to Knoxville, where he became associated with Wm. Horner in the publication of the Knoxville Journal.  This was continued until the fall of 1861, when they sold out, Mr. Horner entering the army.  Mr. Honnold worked in Cincinnati, Chicago and other places until the fall of 1864, when he entered company I, Sixty-seventh Ohio volunteers, and went in front of Richmond, where they wintered.  The company participated in the capture of Petersburg, and also of Lee at Appomattox Court-house.  Was honorably discharged at Richmond, June 24, 1865.  Worked at his trade in Chicago until the fall of 1867, when he returned to this township.  He owns 120 acres of land well improved. Mr. Honnold was married in Ohio, November 11, 1858, to Martha C. Timmerman, of German ancestry, born November 19, 1836, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio.  She died April 30, 1878, leaving three children:  William H. (died August 13, 1860), Claude Edgar (died September 27, 1878) and Forrest Belle.  This young lady is keeping house for him, she having had the care of the household since the death of her mother.
 
HONNOLD, Z. T. County superintendent of schools.  Was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, December 16, 1847, and lived there until ten years of age and then came with his parents to this county, and was raised on a farm.  He received his education in the common schools and at Central University, and since finishing his education his time has been divided between farming and teaching.  In 1879 he was elected to this present position, and in which he has labored faithfully to raise the standard of schools throughout the county.  He married Miss A. Masteller in 1876; she is a native of Knox county, Ohio.