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History of Marion County, Iowa M The following bios have been submitted by Dee Judge-Susi unless otherwise specified. Merchant Attica . Was born in Fayette County Ohio November 28th 1822 , and was raised and educated there. His early life was that of a farmer boy. Vast and extensive unoccupied lands of Iowa offered new inducements to men of true courage and he turned his back on home. In 1844 he made a propecting tour through the West and was so favarably impressed with the country and its superior advantages that he made his home in Marion County in 1854, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, following this successfully for a term of years. In 1874 he embarked in the mercantile business, which he has since followed, and has built an enviable reputation for honest and fame which duly and justly merits the confidence and esteem in which he is held by his patrons. He married Miss Dorothy Coons on the 20th day of December 1849. She is a native of New York born in columbia county in 1828. By this union they had ten children: E. L., Margaret A., Aford H., Mary E., William, Minnie D. and John V. Lost three. Farmer Sec 11 P.O. Attica. Was born in Fayette county ohio , in 1814 and in 1839 removed to Harrison county missouri , and after a residence of six years returned to ohio and lived there one year, and in 1846 came to this county and now owns a farm of seventy-six acres. He is one of the fist settlers of the county and experienced all the hardships of a frontier life, and the young and rising generation have but a faint idea of what they are indebted to such sturdy pioneers as Mr Mark. He married Miss Letitia Feagins in 1836. Sh was born in Ohio . They have three children living: Henry H., E. H. and J. F. Have lost seven. George Marshall Garmer and stock raiser, Sec. 35, p o Knoxville. Was born in the County Tyrone, Ireland, September 15, 1829, and is the son of John and Jane McCollumn. His early life was spent in attending school and tilling the soil of the “Gem of the Sea.” His father died when James was quite young, and his mother married a second husband, James Hindman. The family, including the subject, came to the United States in 1845, locating in Muskingum county, Ohio, engaging in farming, where James resided until the autumn of 1853, when he came to Iowa and took up his abode in Marion county. He came to the county in meager circumastances, and passed through many of the hardships of the pioneers. By industry and good management has become one of the leading farmers of the township. His estate consists of 220 acres, twenty of which are timber. His residence is among the finest in the neighborhood, and his barns and s are commodious and well arranged for stock-raising, in whichline he is one of the leaders. Mr. M. has been married twice; his first wife was Miss Mary Coats, of Ohio, whom he married in 1858. She died in 1863, leaving two children: Mary T and Louanna May. Was again married in 1865 to Miss Rebecca Taggart, daughter of John and Jane. By this union they have five children: Sarah J, James B, Zallah M, Robert E, Mattie F. Himself and family are members of the United Presbyterian Church. Farmer and stock-raiser, Sec.26 p o Knoxville. Is a native of Ashland county, Ohio, and was born August, 1847. When an infant he was brought to Marion County with his parents and here he has been raised to manhood and educated. He enlisted, February 28, 1864, in company K, Fifteenth Iowa infantry, passing throught the usual routine of warfare,. He married, in September, 1866, Miss Mary E Hannan. By this union they have three children; Charles F Ralph B and John R. He is closely identified among the thorough-going farmers. Dealers in general merchandise, Durham. This firm is composed of William M. and
W. F. Moore. They were born in
Iroquois county, Illinois. W. F.
was born January 7, 1853, and Wm. M. September 9, 1854. They came with their parents to Marion
county, Iowa, in November, 1854, where they were
educated and have since lived. They were raised on a farm, and in December, 1879, they engaged in the mercantile business at Durham Station. William M. married Miss Arimenta J.
Maddy September 24, 1876. Their family
consists of one child, Dennis W. (born July 25, 1879). W. F. married Miss Sarah E. Liter, in
Marion county. Have one child, Carlton E. (born August 8, 1876). September 7, 1880, W. F. had his left
hand taken off while oiling a threshing machine.
MOORE,
AARON, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 6, P. O. Durham. Was born in Adams county, Ohio, March
28, 1818, and lived there until fourteen years of age. He then came with his parents to
Iroquois county, Illinois, where he lived until 1864, when he moved to Iowa and
settled on the place on which he now lives. He has from time to time added to his estate, and now owns
about 400 acres of land. His wife,
formerly Miss Sarah E. Kindall, was born in Indiana, March 31, 1831. They were married December 3, 1851. Their family consists of ten children:
Warren F., William M., Samuel E., Mark B., Merritt E., Aaron R., Loiss C., John
S. Frank A. and Oscar. Mark met with a remarkable accident on
the night of the fifteenth of June, 1878. He was shot while on his way home from
a temperance meeting which was held in Victory school-house. His brother, who was also with him,
barely escaped, being hit with but few shot. They were horseback. The one who fired the shot was a guard, who was stationed there for the
purpose of catching a horse-thief, Charles Pew, who had stolen horses several
times before in this vicinity. The
guards were stationed at Moore's bridge by order of the sheriff. Just as the boys crossed the bridge,
which is only about 100 rods south of Mr. Moore's residence, the sentinels cried "halt!" The boys consented, but before they had time to stop they
were fired upon. Mark being on the
left side from which the shot was fired received most of the charge. The wound
was severe but not fatal. He was
struck by three buck-shot; one passed through his left arm near the shoulder,
another through his right side, and the other passed through his left cheek,
breaking out several teeth, and the upper part of his body was struck with
ninety-seven bird-shot, which were counted by Mr. Moore, who vouches for this
statement. Whether the deed was
owing to carelessness and ignorance of the officers in placing the sentinels,
or the recklessness of the sentinel, yet remains to be told.
MOORE,
JACKSON, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Knoxville. Was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1833. His parents, Abraham and Hester Moore, were among the early settlers of
that State. He traces his lineage
to Dutch and French ancestry. His
mother's maiden name was Campbell. At the time of her union with Moore, her name was Girard, her first
husband being dead. Mr. Moore died
when Jackson was in his tenth year; his mother died in Marion county, in 1878, in her seventy-eighth year. The subject's vocation in early life was
that of a farmer boy, which he has closely adhered to. In 1868 he took up his abode in Marion
county. On the second of August, 1861, he enlisted in company N, Sixth Virginia, was
commissioned second lieutenant, and was mustered in as first before he entered
active service. He participated in
the Fairmount engagement, and many minor skirmishes. Lieutenant Moore was principally engaged in dealing with the
bushwhackers in Virginia. He was
honorably discharged, June 10, 1865.
MOORE, WILLIAM, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec.
14, P. O. Knoxville. Was born in
Ashland county, Ohio, April 11, 1842. His parents, Benjamin and Catherine,
were natives of Pennsylvania. William was raised in Ashland, residing there until 1862, and came to
Illinois, residing there until 1874, when he came to Marion county. In 1873 he married Miss M. L. Brown, a
native of Ohio. They have two
children: William C. and Benjamin
C.
G. L. Mullins
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