Marion County >> 1915 Index

The History of Marion County, Iowa
John W. Wright and W. A. Young, supervising eds. 2 vols. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1915.

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Jacob Hammond - page 144

Jacob Hammond came to Marion county with his parents when a lad of nine years and throughout the intervening period of six decades he has resided continuously within its borders. General agricultural pursuits claimed his attention throughout his active business career, but he is now living retired on his farm, still owning one hundred and fifty-three acres of land in Knoxville and Clay townships.

His birth occurred in Morrow county, Ohio, on the 11th of May, 1844, his parents being Jacob and Elizabeth (Reesner) Hammond, the former a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. They removed to Ohio in an early day, settling on a farm which the father hewed out of the timber and erecting a log cabin which was the family home for several years. In 1854 they came to Iowa, making the journey overland in a covered wagon and arriving in Marion county on the 18th of July. Jacob Hammond, Sr., purchased and entered more than four hundred acres of land, and during the first two years of their residence here the family lived in an old cabin fourteen by sixteen feet. They underwent all of the hardships and privations of pioneer life and experienced much discomfort in their rude cabin home, their beds being sometimes covered with six inches of snow in the winter. However, they lived to witness and enjoy a marvelous transformation as the country became more thickly settled and was developed, and Mr. and Mrs. Hammond remained in Marion county until called to their final rest, when the community lost two of its earliest and most esteemed residents. To them were born eleven children, four of whom still survive.

Jacob Hammond of this review pursued his education in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until twenty-two years of age, when he was married and established a home of his own. Subsequently he cultivated a rented farm for four years and then purchased property, carrying on agricultural pursuits continuously and successfully throughout the remainder of his active business career. He owned considerable land at one time but has sold all except one hundred and fifty-three acres, part in Knoxville and part in Clay townships, where he is now enjoying honorable retirement. Prosperity attended his efforts and has enabled him to do well by his children, two of his sons receiving ten thousand dollars each with which to buy property.

In 1866 Mr. Hammond was united in marriage to Miss Nancy P. Beard, a native of Virginia and a daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Ray) Beard, who were also born in that state. They came to Marion county, Iowa, in 1853, and here spent the remainder of their lives. To Mr. and Mrs. Hammond were born nine children, five of whom are yet living, as follows: John A., a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume; Mary J., the wife of George Rose; Ella U., who gave her hand in marriage to Samuel Cooley; O. B.; and Herman. The wife and mother died on the 21st of November, 1909, and was laid to rest in the Zion cemetery.

In his political views Mr. Hammond is a stanch republican and for twenty-two years he held the office of school treasurer, making a most creditable and commendable record in that connection. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which he has always taken an active and helpful part and to which his wife also belonged. He has done his share and more than his share in promoting agricultural development in Marion county and has attained individual success through his own efforts, always following the principle to do well whatever he found to do. He has been interested in the general growth of his district and county and has led a busy and useful life, having done as much toward promoting the common interests as he has in furthering his own fortunes.

J. A. Hammond - page 150

J. A. Hammond is a well known farmer and stockman of Marion county, engaged extensively in the breeding of shorthorn cattle and standard Poland China hogs. He is the owner of a valuable property of two hundred and seventy-three acres on sections 14, 23 and 24, Knoxville township, and the excellent appearance of his place indicates his careful supervision and practical and progressive methods.

He is numbered among the native sons of the county, his birth having occurred in Clay township, March 10, 1873, his father being Jacob Hammond, who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume. His youthful days were spent in his native township and his entire life has been passed in Clay and Knoxville townships. He attended the district schools and was reared to the occupation of farming and stock-raising, becoming familiar with those pursuits when a youth. As the years have passed on experience has broadened his knowledge and promoted his capability, and his success is the merited reward of persistent, earnest purpose and honorable effort. He has brought his fields to a high state of cultivation and annually harvests large crops of corn and other cereals for which the soil is specially adapted. He makes the breeding and raising of stock an important feature of his business and in his pastures and feed lots may be found excellent specimens of high grade shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs, the sale of which adds materially to his income.

On the 10th of February, 1897, Mr. Hammond was united in marriage to Miss Oda May Loynachan, a daughter of the late Edward Loynachan, who died September 3, 1906, and who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Hammond was born and reared in Clay township and completed her education by study in Highland Park College at Des Moines. Three children have been born of this marriage, namely: Clarence Elmer, whose birth occurred August 22, 1899; Arthur Lee, born April 1, 1902; and Forest Dale, whose natal day was March 10, 1906. All are still under the parental roof and are attending school.

Politically Mr. Hammond is an earnest republican, believe firmly in the principles of the party as factors in good government. He has never sought nor desired political office, however, and the only public position he has held has been that of member of the school board, the cause of education finding in him a stalwart champion. He has always preferred to give his attention to his business affairs, and in addition to his farming interests he is acting as president of the Victory Mutual Telephone Company. Fraternally he is connected with both the subordinate lodge and the encampment of the Odd Fellows at Durham, and in religious faith both he and his wife are connected with the Methodist Episcopal church. Theirs is an attractive home situated in the midst of a finely improved farm, and its hospitality is greatly enjoyed by a large circle of warm friends.

William R. Hanna - page 108

William R. Hanna, one of the enterprising farmers of Clay township, owning a good tract of land on sections 19 and 20, was born May 18, 1858, on the place which is still his home, his parents being Andrew J. and Sarah H. (Knowles) Hanna, in whose family of three children William R. was the eldest, the others being A. J. and Mary M. The father was born in West Virginia but was reared in Athens county, Ohio, where occurred the birth of the mother. They were married October 19, 1856, and at once left Ohio for Iowa, traveling by wagon across the country. They reached their destination in December, 1856, and the farm consisting of two hundred and forty acres of land in Clay township, Marion county, was purchased by Mr. Hanna May 1, 1856. His was the first farm in the county to sell for fifty dollars per acre. He became one of the foremost agriculturists of the state and had at one time three thousand acres. His prosperity was notable in that at different times he faced various hardships and difficulties, having at one time to pay a security debt of sixty-five hundred dollars on which he never received a cent. He possessed, however, notable business ability and keen sagacity and as the years passed on well merited success in large measure crowned his labors. His political allegiance was given the republican party and he was called to serve in a number of township offices. He died February 8, 1908, having survived his wife for about twenty-seven years, and they were laid to rest in Brackenridge cemetery.

William R. Hanna was reared upon the old home farm and purchased the place when his father removed to town. He further improved the property and is today one of the substantial agriculturists of Marion county, owning six hundred acres of valuable land in the county and also a smaller tract in Colorado. Upon his place are seen all of the equipments and accessories of a model farm of the twentieth century. The fields are well fenced, good barns and sheds furnish ample shelter to grain and stock and the latest improved machinery facilitates the work of the fields.

In 1880 Mr. Hanna was united in marriage to Miss Julia M. Rouze, a daughter of W. K. and Mary T. Rouze. They now have three children, namely: Laura M., who is the wife of Ed Osborn; Cresco A., who wedded Miss Edith Haines; and Beryl W., at home.

Politically Mr. Hanna is a republican but has never held office nor is he desirous to do so. He prefers to concentrate his undivided attention upon his business interests and he has displayed sound judgment in managing his farm and enhancing its productiveness. His labors have been attended with excellent results and he ranks with the leading farmers of the county.

Charles L. Hardman - page 238

There are many in Iowa who are interested in raising the standard of stock and who are doing much along that line and among these must be named Charles L. Hardman, a resident of Knoxville, who owns a quarter section of land eight miles north of the city and there engages in the breeding of high grade draft horses. He keeps Percheron, Belgian and Shire horses and owns three of the best stallions in the county. His best Shire horse has taken premiums at various Iowa State Fairs and has taken the sweepstake several times in Illinois.

Mr. Hardman was born in Ritchie county, Virginia, now a part of West Virginia, September 24, 1854, a son of Asbury Poole and Thankful Ann (Goff) Hardman, who spent their entire lives there. The father farmed near Frederick's Mill and died at his home in Ritchie county in July, 1903. In his family were eleven children, five daughters and six sons who grew to maturity besides two who died in infancy. Charles L. Hardman has one sister in this county, Mrs. Luella Sutherland.

Joseph Hardman, the great-grandfather of our subject, was born in Germany about 1750 and as a young man emigrated to America with relatives and friends. About 1773 he arrived in Baltimore and a year later went to Georgetown, Maryland. He married Miss Dorcas Riddel and settled near the Washington estates, becoming personally acquainted with George Washington. During the Revolution he served in the Continental army. Subsequently he removed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, and there engaged in the butcher business for several years, after which he went to Randolph county, Virginia, and after a short stay there removed to Gilmer county, where he remained for years and where he probably died. Two of his sons, James and Benjamin Hardman, married daughters of Thomas and Phoebe Cunningham, who were the first settlers in the vicinity of Frederick's Mill. The subject of this review is a grandson of James and Phoebe (Cunningham) Hardman. The grandfather was born in the old Dominion, November 14, 1795, and at the age of eighteen he enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812, taking his father's place and remaining in the service for a year. He was a lay minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and gave the land for the cemetery and church in West Virginia which bears his name, Hardman's Chapel. In 1816 he was married to Miss Cunningham, who was born in Lewis county, Virginia, August 10, 1795, and died at their home near Hardman's Chapel, July 3, 1871. Mr. Hardman survived her for three years, passing away in 1874. Many prominent men in various parts of the country are descendants of this old Virginia family.

The boyhood of Charles L. Hardman was passed in the locality where he was born and there he remained until a youth of nineteen years, when he came to Iowa. For some time he followed the carpenter's trade and gained a reputation as an excellent workman. He first arrived in Marion county in March, 1874, and remained here six years, after which he removed to McPherson county, Kansas, where he lived until December, 1891, when he came again to this county, and he has ever since made it his home. He resided upon his farm of one hundred and seventy acres of fine land four and one-half miles southeast of Knoxville until March, 1908, when he removed to his present residence in the city. While living in the country he raised stock but not so extensively as he has done since removing to Knoxville. For the last five years he has concentrated his attention upon the breeding of blooded draft horses, raising all of the standard draft breeds, including Percheron, Belgian and Shire horses. He has three of the finest stallions in the county and his English Shire horse has not only taken many premiums at Iowa State Fairs, but has also taken the sweepstake at the Illinois State Fair. He is widely known as a successful breeder of horses and finds sale for his animals over a wide territory. In 1913 he bought one hundred and sixty acres of land eight miles north of Knoxville, where he now carries on operations.

Mr. Hardman was married in this county on the 21st of September, 1875, to Miss Euradice Welch, a daughter of Nimrod and Elizabeth (Moore) Welch, both natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where they were married in 1840. Four of their children were born there but in 1849 the family removed to Mahaska county, Iowa, where Mrs. Hardman was born. In 1853 they came to Marion county, settling in Knoxville township upon a farm four and one-half miles southeast of the city of Knoxville. Both passed away there, the father in 1895, at the age of eighty years and six months, and the mother on the 11th of August, 1862, at the age of forty-eight years. He was a farmer by occupation and they were Presbyterians in religious faith and held the respect of their fellowmen in full measure. Seven of their children reached maturity, the six besides Mrs. Hardman being: Mrs. Margaret Bowman, of Little Falls, Minnesota; Mrs. Mary Loynachan, of San Diego, California; Watson H., who died many years ago at Council Bluffs, this state; Robert M., a representative farmer who passed away in this county in 1906; D. Oscar, of Sioux City, Nebraska; and William A., of Florida. A daughter, Sarah J., died in 1855, when a girl of thirteen years. Mrs. Hardman was educated in the common schools of Iowa and for a few years prior to her marriage was a teacher.

Mr. and Mrs. Hardman are Presbyterians and he has served as elder for the last thirty years. His political allegiance is given to the republican party as he believes its principles most conducive to general and permanent prosperity. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Odd Fellows lodge at Knoxville and also the encampment. Both he and his wife belong to the Rebekahs. He has achieved notable success in the breeding of fine horses and has the satisfaction of knowing that he has not only gained prosperity and an enviable reputation in his line, but has also aided in raising the standard of stock throughout this section of Iowa. He is popular as a man, his many friends holding him in warm regard because of his open-heartedness and strict integrity.

Myles Harkin - page 394

Myles Harkin owns and farms eighty acres of good land situated on section 9, Union township, and the improvements upon the place are all due to him. He was born at Boone, Boone county, Iowa, on the 20th of May, 1869, a son of Owen and Margaret (Burke) Harkin. The father was born in Dewitt, Clinton county, Iowa, in 1840, of Irish descent. His mother is still living in Dewitt at the remarkable age of one hundred and four. Margaret (Burke) Harkin was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1845 and passed away on the 23d of January, 1907. Her marriage occurred in Clinton county, this state, and she became the mother of ten children, of whom the subject of this review is the second in order of birth. Shortly after her marriage she removed with her husband to Boone county, Iowa where he was engaged in farming for a number of years. The family home was afterward established at Fort Dodge and Owen Harkin now resides in Lucas county. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he believes firmly in the wisdom of its policies.

Myles Harkin was educated in Fort Dodge and in Coalville and remained at home until twenty-three years of age. He then began farming on his own account and in 1896 came to this county, where he rented a quarter section for about one year. In 1897 he took up his abode upon his present farm of eighty acres, renting the property until he had accumulated sufficient capital to purchase it. This is situated on section 9, Union township, and is one of the well improved small farms of the county. Mr. Harkin is well known as a breeder of full blooded Duroc Jersey hogs and has one hundred and forty head that are registered. His stock-raising interests bring him a good income annually and his assets are constantly increasing. He also breeds Barred Plymouth Rock chickens and finds this a profitable side line.

On the 17th of February, 1896, Mr. Harkin was united in marriage with Miss Juda M. Hyer, a daughter of W. E. and Elizabeth (Benson) Hyer, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Her mother was born in Highland county, Ohio, February 8, 1840, and died on the 2d of April, 1909. Mrs. Harkin is the seventh in order of birth of the nine children born to her parents. She is a native of this county and her natal day was September 23, 1871. She attended the public schools of the county in the acquirement of an education and remained at home until she became the wife of Mr. Harkin. To their union have been born three children: Hazel Gertrude, whose birth occurred on the 17th of June, 1902, is a student in the eighth grade and has a diploma from the county for regular attendance in school. William Owen, born January 5, 1909, is also attending school. Wilbur De Wayne, the youngest member of the family, was born December 31, 1913.

Mr. Harkin is a democrat in his political allegiance and he has served a number of times as a delegate to county conventions. He is also president of the school board and township trustee. His fraternal affiliation is with Pleasantville Lodge, No. 128, A. F. & A. M., and the Royal Arch Chapter at Knoxville. His record as a man and as a citizen is free from any taint of dishonor or suspicion and all who know him respect and esteem him.

Charles M. Harrington, M. D. - page 370

For the past fifteen years Dr. Charles M. Harrington has been a physician and surgeon of Knoxville and has built up a gratifying practice. He was born in this county, five miles east of Knoxville, in 1872, a son of Nathan and Mary (Smith) Harrington, both of whom have gone to their reward. His father was a native of Washington county, Ohio, and remained there until he attained his majority. He then came to Iowa and learned the milling business under Mr. Bussing, continuing to follow that trade throughout his active life. He resided in the county until the early '70s, when he removed to Knoxville, which city remained his home until his death, which occurred in April, 1911, when he was sixty-eight years of age. He invested to quite an extent in land and owned some excellent farming property. He was interested in the public welfare and exercised his right of franchise in support of the candidates and measures of the republican party but never desired office for himself. He was a member of the Congregational church, as was also his wife, and fraternally belonged to the Masonic order and Knights of Pythias. His parents came to this country from Ireland and located in Baltimore, Maryland, but his father, Ephraim Harrington, afterward took his family to the Northwest Territory, settling upon a land grant in Washington county, Ohio. The mother of Dr. Harrington was born in Crawford county, Ohio, near Dresden, and accompanied her father, John Smith, to Iowa in 1855, the family locating two miles east of Knoxville. Her mother had previously died in Ohio. Mr. Smith was a farmer and stockman and very successful in all of his undertakings. He secured large landholdings and was known as one of the representative men of the county. He passed away when about eighty years of age. Both he and his wife were Presbyterians. Mrs. Nathan Harrington died here in 1898, when fifty-one years of age. She was the mother of three children, one of whom died when four years of age and another in infancy, Dr. Harrington being the only survivor.

The last named was reared in Knoxville and has spent practically all of his life in this city. In 1891 he was graduated from the local high school and then for three years was in the employ of the Wabash Railroad at Des Moines and later with the Union Pacific Railway at Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1895 he began the study of medicine, entering the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1899. He immediately returned to his home city and began practice. He has taken post-graduate courses, attending clinics at the Metropolitan Hospital, New York city, in 1903 and 1905. His offices are well located, being in the Odd Fellows building, and are completely appointed. He has gained a fine practice and has the respect of his colleagues in the profession as well as the confidence of the general public. He adheres strictly to the highest standard of professional ethics and is very conscientious in his treatment of cases, giving his patients the full benefit of his knowledge of the latest discoveries and developments in the field of medical science. He belongs to the county, tri-county and state medical societies and the American Medical Association. He has studied both allopathy and homeopathy and practices both schools.

Dr. Harrington married Miss Olive Kinkead, a native of this county and a daughter of the late Lemuel Kinkead, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Kinkead is still living and resides with Mr. and Mrs. Harrington. The Doctor and his wife are members of the Congregational church and can be depended upon to aid in movements for the welfare of humanity and especially those whose object is the good of their community. The Doctor is a republican with progressive tendencies. Socially he belongs to the Masonic fraternity, holding membership in the lodge, chapter and commandery at Knoxville and in the Shrine and consistory of Des Moines. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias. His wife is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, in which she is past worthy matron, and of the P. E. O. The Doctor is in his prime and has accomplished much in his busy life. He has the satisfaction of knowing that he is a factor in the advancement of his community and that his success cannot be measured entirely or even mainly by a monetary standard although he has gained financial prosperity.

Jacob D. Harsin - page 400

Among the prosperous farmers and stockmen of Marion county is Jacob D. Harsin, the owner of three hundred and nine acres of fine land in Clay township, who was born in that township, two miles north of Durham, on the 26th of February, 1856, a son of the late G. W. Harsin, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. When he reached a suitable age he entered the public schools and there acquired his education, which, however, was somewhat limited as much of his time was taken up in assisting his father with the work of the farm. This, however, was valuable training as it taught him practical methods of agriculture and provided him with a congenial means of earning a good livelihood. He remained at home until twenty-six years of age, when his marriage occurred, and then removed to his present farm on section 7, Clay township. He has since lived there and has devoted his time to agricultural pursuits and has so wisely directed his work that not only has he gained abundant crops year by year, but he has also conserved the fertility of the soil. He has made many fine improvements and his intelligent development of the place, combined with the general rise in land values, makes his land now worth about two hundred dollars an acre, although in 1876 he paid but fourteen dollars and thirty cents per acre for the one hundred and forty-four acres which he purchased at that time. He has since added to his holdings until his place now comprises three hundred and nine acres of land. He follows general farming and stock-raising and finds both phases of his work highly profitable.

Mr. Harsin was married to Miss Nettie Loynachan, who was born near the town of Barlow, in Washington county, Ohio, on the 28th of January, 1855, a daughter of Neil and Margaret (Turner) Loynachan. Her father was born in Scotland and came to America when seventeen years of age, settling in Washington county, Ohio, and there remaining for many years. After reaching maturity he engaged in farming upon his own account and was most successful in that occupation. He married Miss Margaret Turner and after his death, which occurred in Washington county, she removed to Marion county. About twenty years ago she took up her residence at Knoxville and lived there for a number of years, but for the last nine years of her life made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Harsin. The mother died on the 14th of March, 1911, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years and fifteen days. Both Mr. and Mrs. Loynachan were Presbyterians in religious faith. Mrs. Harsin is one of a family of six children, of whom one son died at eleven years of age and one daughter when a maiden of thirteen. The others who survive are: Mrs. Margaret J. Hassig, a resident of Cope, Colorado; Edward E., of Russell, Iowa; and George Neil, who lives on the old home place in Ohio. Mrs. Harsin was reared and educated in Washington county, Ohio, and taught there and also in Marion county, Iowa, previous to her marriage. She has become the mother of two sons and two daughters, namely: Maggie, the wife of William Holmes, a farmer residing near Tracy, Minnesota, by whom she has a son, Lester; Alta, who died in young womanhood and who was the wife of Lemuel Durham, a resident of Clay township, this county; Gilbert, a farmer of Clay township, who married Irene Smith, by whom he has two daughters and a son, Pauline, Helen and Donald; and Charles, a young man of twenty-three years who is yet at home.

Mrs. Harsin is a member of the Presbyterian church of Plymouth, Clay township, and is one of the active workers of that congregation. Mr. Harsin is a republican in his political belief and is consistent in his support of its principles and candidates, believing that it is the best agency for the government of the county. He is one of the successful agriculturists of the county and his prosperity is due to his ability to meet the changing conditions of farm life, his willingness to adopt new methods and to use the latest improvements in machinery, his sound business judgment and his energy and industry.

Garret K. Hart - page 186

Garret K. Hart is an attorney of Knoxville who devotes much time to the abstract business, which he has found to his liking and profitable. He was born on the 22d of April, 1846, in New Jersey, a son of John T. and Mercy (Howell) Hart. The former was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, and the latter in Warren county, that state. The paternal grandfather was John Hart of New Jersey, of English descent, the family emigrating to this country from England in the pre-Revolutionary period. The maternal grandfather was Levi Howell and he came of Dutch ancestry.

After completing his public-school course in New Jersey, Garret K. Hart attended Heidelberg College at Tiffin, Ohio, for two years, and in the early part of the year 1869 came to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he entered the law office of Lafferty & Johnson, as student, and was admitted to the bar at the spring term of 1871 of the district court of Mahaska county, Iowa. He is recognized as a capable attorney and still appears as counsel in trials, but a great deal of his attention is given to the abstract business in which he has been engaged for a number of years.

Mr. Hart was marred in New Jersey, March 23, 1871, to Miss Henrietta Samantha Van Horn, a daughter of Isaac and Rebecca (Stillwell) Van Horn, and settled in Knoxville, Iowa, where he has resided ever since. The one child of this union, Tobias Van Horn, married Miss Blanche vander Linden, of Pella, Iowa, and has two children. Mrs. Henrietta Samantha Hart passed away November 27, 1912.

Mr. Hart is a member of the Methodist church and fraternally affiliates with the Masons and the Odd Fellows. He is a republican in politics and takes a praiseworthy interest in public affairs. As an attorney, as a business man and as a citizen he conforms his life to high standards and has won the unqualified respect of his fellow townsmen.

James A. Hartley - page 295

James A. Hartley, a farmer and stockman who for the past three years has resided at Knoxville, is a native of this county, his birth occurring in Dallas township, March 20, 1876. His father, John David Hartley, is still living at Dallas and his mother, who in her maidenhood was Miss Catherine Stevenson, has passed away. They were pioneer residents of the county and contributed much to its early development. They had several children, who now are residing in various parts of the country.

James A. Hartley received a good common-school education, which fitted him to take an intelligent part in the world's work. When he was but seven years of age he lost his mother and while still a youth assumed a large share of the management of the farm, as his older brother, who had been directing its operation, died. The self-reliance which he gained then has continued a salient trait of his character and has been an influential factor in his success in life. He has continued to farm and now owns some fifteen hundred acres of land in Dallas and Washington township, Marion county, and in Pleasant township, Lucas county, Iowa. He also has other interests, as he is a partner in the firm of Stotts & Company, who conduct a general store at Melcher; is likewise vice president of one of the banks there and owns stock in the other. He removed to Knoxville three years ago in order to give his family educational advantages, and this city has remained his place of residence ever since.

Mr. Hartley was married in this county to Miss Carrie C. Wagner, a daughter of the late Daniel Wagner, and they have two children, a son and daughter: Byron Dale, who was born January 5, 1904, is attending school, being in the fifth grade; and Helen Deborah is in the third grade.

Mr. Hartley usually supports the republican candidates at the polls but reserves the right to vote independently whenever he considers that the interests of good government will be best served by so doing. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and he is affiliated with the Masonic order. Mr. Hartley is a very practical man and manages his affairs excellently, displaying sound judgment and knowledge of business conditions. He is one of the well-to-do men of the county and it is generally conceded that his prosperity is due to his enterprise and wise management. He is never remiss in the duties of citizenship and his influence is always on the side of justice and true progress.

A. L. Harvey - page 208

A. L. Harvey is president of the First National Bank in the village of Harvey and is also still actively and extensively connected with agricultural interests in Clay township. Marion county numbers him among her native sons, his birth having here occurred on the 4th of August, 1861. His parents, James and Mary P. (Gould) Harvey, were both natives of Ohio and in 1855 came to Marion county, settling on a farm in Clay township, where their remaining days were passed. They were numbered among the early residents of this section and the father was closely connected with agricultural development.

A. L. Harvey, who was one of a family of five children, four of whom are yet living, spent his youthful days under the parental roof, his time being divided between the schoolroom and the fields, for at an early age he began to assist in the work of the farm. After attaining his majority he began farming on his own account and in 1907 he made his initial step in connection with the banking business, being one of the leading organizers of the First National Bank at Harvey, of which he is now the president. He has made this institution one of the strong financial concerns of the county, employing modern methods of banking that are thoroughly safe and reliable. In addition to his activities in that field of labor he still conducts his farming interests and is now the owner of three hundred acres of rich and valuable land in Clay township and also has a half interest in seventy acres of land adjoining Harvey. He owns a herd of fine cattle and makes stock-raising an important feature of his farm interests.

In 1885 Mr. Harvey was married to Miss Flora A. Goodspeed, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Alvin and Mary (Johnson) Goodspeed, who were likewise natives of the Buckeye state. They came to Iowa about 1870 and settled on a farm in Marion county. The father has now passed away but the mother still survives. To Mr. and Mrs. Harvey have been born four children: Mary A., now the wife of W. H. Zeigler; Martha E. and Wade C., both at home; and Ward G., who is now acting as bookkeeper in the bank of which his father is the president.

In his political views Mr. Harvey is a stalwart republican and has filled some local offices, including that of trustee. He has also been on the school board for a number of years and the cause of public education finds in him a stalwart champion. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and their lives are spent in consistent harmony with their profession. Mr. Harvey represents one of the old pioneer families of the county. At his father's arrival he built a log cabin which was one of the early homes at a period when this district was upon the frontier. The work instituted by his father in the early days has been carried on by him and thus the name of Harvey has figured prominently in connection with the development and improvement of Clay township and Marion county.

Edward Harvey - page 118

No history of Marion county would be complete were there failure to make prominent reference to Edward Harvey, who is one of the self-made men and pioneer settlers of this part of the state. He was born in Fayette county, Ohio, on the 18th of March, 1831, a son of Washington and Sidney (Hinkle) Harvey, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Virginia. They became residents of Ohio at an early day and there the mother passed away in 1848. The father afterward married again and later removed to the west, settling in Marion county, Iowa, where he resided until his death, being accounted one of the leading and representative agriculturists of his community. He had a family of nine children, of whom Edward is the eldest and the only one now living.

Edward Harvey left home at the age of eighteen years and was employed at farm labor up to the time of his marriage, when he began farming on his own account in Ohio, there remaining for two years. In 1853 he arrived in Iowa and took up his abode upon the farm in Marion county whereon he now resides. He entered the land from the government. His first home was a log cabin covered with a clapboard roof, and there was a mud and stick chimney and a puncheon floor. The door had its latchstring, which usually hung on the outside - an indication of the hospitality which reigned among the pioneer settlers. After occupying that primitive home for a number of years Edward Harvey built a frame residence and as time passed on he added many modern equipments and improvements to his farm. In tilling his fields he followed progressive methods, with the result that in the course of years he gathered abundant harvests. He also began raising stock and has long made it a special feature of his business, deriving therefrom a substantial annual income.

On the 9th of October, 1851, Mr. Harvey was united in marriage to Miss Sarah H. Chaney, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Solomon and Margaret (Lane) Chaney, who spent their last days in the Buckeye state. To this marriage were born four children: Thomas B.; Margaret A., now the widow of James Koons; Francis R. and Mary E., both now deceased. The mother passed away in the early '60s and was laid to rest in the Brackenridge cemetery. About 1864 Mr. Harvey was again married, his second union being with Miss Martha J. Rich, a native of Indiana and a daughter of Alexander and Rachel Rich, both of whom are now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Harvey were born eight children; Eva J., the wife of G. A. Perry; George W.; J. E.; Ida M., the wife of James Loynachan; F. A.; Nettie E., the wife of William Loynachan; Henry W., deceased; and one other who has passed away. The mother of these children died in 1902 and her grave was also made in Brackenridge cemetery.

Mr. Harvey is still the owner of one hundred and forty acres of land on section 16, Clay township, and has made his farm one of the highly improved properties of the district. His fields have been brought to a high state of cultivation and he has secured the latest improved farm machinery to facilitate the work of cultivating and caring for the crops. When he took up his abode upon this farm he had but ten cents in his pocket. He worked until he could secure a few bushels of corn and he had some meal for bread. He traded his clock for two shoats and since that time he has always be able to have meat. In a word, he has led a most busy life and his earnest, persistent labor has been the means of bringing to him substantial prosperity. In his political views he is a republican but has never sought nor desired political office. He has served, however, as school director and trustee. Fraternally he is connected with Bellefontaine Lodge, No. 163, F. & A. M., in which he has filled some of the chairs, and he is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. For more than sixty-one years he has occupied the farm which is still his home and throughout the entire period has been accounted one of the leading farmers of Marion county. In all business affairs he has been thoroughly reliable and in matters of citizenship has been progressive, and in the community where he has now remained for almost two-thirds of a century he is held in the highest esteem.

Henry W. Harvey - page 331

His many friends were much grieved to learn of the demise of Henry W. Harvey, which occurred on the 30th of March, 1911, at his home near the village of Harvey. He was born March 4, 1873, in Clay township, Marion county, a son of Edward Harvey, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. He grew to manhood in this county and was indebted for his education to the public schools. As his boyhood and youth were spent upon his father's farm, he early became familiar with all of the phases of agriculture and assisted in the cultivation of the fields and in the care of the stock. This proved an admirable training for the duties of life, as he continued to follow agricultural pursuits after arriving at years of maturity. He became in time the owner of a valuable farm and kept his land in a state of high cultivation, his good management and industry being rewarded by a gratifying annual income.

Mr. Harvey was married on the 30th of June, 1895, to Miss Anna Zugg, a native of this county, who was born on the 10th of July, 1873. Her parents, Daniel and Phoebe (Phillips) Zugg, were born in that part of Clermont county, Ohio, which is now known as Brown county. Her father was born on the 13th of October, 1834. During his active life he devoted his time and attention to farming, in which he was very successful, and paid special attention to the raising of thoroughbred Chester White hogs and graded cattle. He owned one hundred and twenty-one acres of land and still holds title to city property in Knoxville, where he has lived since 1913. He still enjoys good health, although an octogenarian. He has always supported the democratic party at the polls but has never desired office. His family were among the pioneers of Ohio, as were his wife's people. Her parents were Rev. and Mrs. John I. Phillips, who removed to this county in 1850. Her father was a Methodist minister and preached the gospel in Ohio and in this and other counties of Iowa. He died at Harlan, this state, at the age of seventy-three years. Mr. and Mrs. Zugg were married near New Harmony, Clermont county, Ohio, in 1857, and in1860 removed to Knoxville township, this county. The latter died on the 8th of February, 1909, when about sixty-seven years of age. Mrs. Harvey is the seventh in order of birth in a family of ten children, of whom seven are living, two residing in California, a sister making her home in Minnesota and the others living in this county. Mrs. Harvey was reared in this county and attended the country schools in the acquirement of her education. By her marriage she became the mother of three sons: John, eighteen years of age, who is operating the home farm in Clay township and who married Miss Ethel Rankin; and Lynn and Walter, fifteen and ten years of age respectively, who are at home.

Mr. Harvey was a republican and was active in local political affairs. He was especially concerned in the welfare of the public schools and was for many years one of the school officers. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church, as do his family, and the teachings of Christianity guided his life, which was such as to command respect and high esteem. In his death in 1911 the county lost a valued citizen and those who had known him intimately a true and loyal friend.

Udell Hendricks - page 215

Udell Hendricks is a well known cigar manufacturer of Pella and through his own efforts and good management has built up a business of gratifying proportions, operated under the name of the Washtella Cigar Company. He was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on the 26th of March, 1874, and attended the common schools in the acquirement of his education until he was eleven years of age. It was then necessary for him to leave school and earn his own way and he found employment in a cigar factory in his native city. He learned the trade thoroughly and became an expert workman and upon coming to Pella in 1895 started the Washtella Cigar Company, of which he has remained the sole owner. He travels in the interest of his product and has a large trade throughout the state, probably seventy per cent of the output being sold outside of Pella. The business has grown steadily and he now manufactures six hundred thousand cigars yearly, which are made in seven sizes, five selling for five cents each and two with the retail price of ten cents each. The success that Mr. Hendricks has attained is due entirely to his own industry and good judgment as he was early thrown upon his own resources.

In 1898, Mr. Hendricks was married to Miss Byka Brand, a daughter of Nicholas and Mina (Hagans) Brand, who reside upon a farm near Pella. To Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks have been born three children, Verna, Logan Brand and Laurel Dell. Mr. Hendricks is a democrat but has never desired office, his business affairs demanding his entire attention. He is a loyal member of Pella Lodge, No. 55, A. F. & A. M., and of Des Moines Consistory, No. 3, and also belongs to Pella Lodge, No. 270, K. P. He does not belong to any church but has found in his lodge affiliations that emphasis upon mutual service and helpfulness and that acknowledgement of a supreme power that constitutes the essence of any real religion. In his daily life he has been kind and just and has won the respect of those who have been brought in contact with him.

Rev. Samuel Hestwood - page 317

One is apt to overemphasize the business development of a community and point with special pride to what has been accomplished in a material way without giving due thought to the great importance and potency of moral progress as a factor in character building, upon which depends all that is commendable and valuable in man's relations with his fellowman. Iowa owes a debt of gratitude to her pioneer ministers who sowed the seeds of moral advancement in this state. Among the number was the Rev. Samuel Hestwood, one of the early preachers of the Methodist church and one whose life was of strong force in the growth of the church, while his memory remains as a blessed benediction to all who knew him.

Rev. Hestwood was born in Delaware county, Ohio, August 16, 1822, and his boyhood and youth were there spent. It was not until after his marriage that he joined the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he became a member in 1848. From that time on his life was consecrated to the cause of Christianity and in 1850 he began preaching. Coming to Iowa, he joined the conference of this state in 1853 and devoted his efforts with untiring zeal to the work of preaching the gospel and promoting the cause of Methodism until after the outbreak of the Civil war. He watched with interest the progress of events in the south and when the country became involved in strife he went to the front as chaplain of the Fortieth Regiment of Iowa Volunteers, with which he remained for a year. Failing health then caused him to return home and he resumed his interrupted pastorate at Newton, Iowa. According to the itinerant custom of the Methodist minister, he was located at different times in various places, but everywhere he went proved a power of strength for good and he remained an active worker in the church up to a short time prior to his death. A few years before his death he took up his abode in Knoxville and never did his deep interest in the church and the cause falter. One of the Knoxville papers said of him: "He was a theologian of the self-made type - an earnest, devout preacher of much more than ordinary ability and a most excellent and exemplary Christian gentleman - firm as a rock in his convictions of right, but affable and reasonable in all he said and did."

It was on the 16th of December, 1845, in Delaware county, Ohio, that Mr. Hestwood was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Jones, who was born in York county, Pennsylvania, in 1824. She was about ten years of age when her parents removed with their family to Ohio and during her maidenhood she became connected wit the Presbyterian church. She was a granddaughter of the Rev. John Jones, a Presbyterian minister, who served as a chaplain in the Revolutionary war and was also a member of congress. It was in 1847 that Mrs. Hestwood became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and it was not until the following year that her husband united with the church. Removing westward, they settled first in Illinois and afterward came to Iowa. Mrs. Hestwood ever felt the deepest interest in her husband's work as a minister of the church, for she was in full sympathy with him and was also an ardent, aggressive force in evangelistic work and in the upbuilding of the church. She was especially helpful in promoting the cause of Methodism in Knoxville, where the memory of her work will constantly urge to noble deeds and to the highest attainments of Christian life.

Rev. and Mrs. Hestwood became the parents of seven children, of whom a daughter died in infancy. The eldest son, Virgil E., enlisted when in his teens for service as a member of Company B, Fortieth Iowa Infantry, of which regiment his father was chaplain. He determined upon the practice of medicine as a life work and entered Rush Medical College of Chicago, from which he was graduated, becoming thereafter a successful practitioner. At length his health began to fail and, hoping to be benefited by a change of climate, he went to New Mexico, residing in Raton to the time of his death, which occurred when he was fifty-one years of age. The other members of the Hestwood family are: J. E. Hestwood; Mrs. T. N. Johnson, of Kansas City, Kansas; Mrs. Emma Amos, of Knoxville, Iowa; Mrs. C. C. Smead, of Newton, Iowa; and Mrs. Sam Austin, of Eldorado, Kansas.

For almost forty-seven years Rev. Samuel and Mrs. Hestwood traveled life's journey together, in the closest ties of companionship, strong sympathy and enduring love. The later years of their married life were passed in Knoxville and there the Rev. Hestwood was called to his final rest June 22, 1892, at the age of sixty-nine years, ten months and six days. His wife survived him for seven years and died in Knoxville October 30, 1899.

Rev. Hestwood was a member of John C. Ferguson Post, G. A. R., and Colonel H. J. Budd of that post at the time of the death of Rev. Hestwood paid an eloquent tribute to his memory in the following words:

"The highest altitudes of life are reached only by the truly good and the most holy solace which it is possible to find in this world is in the benediction of a splendid life. Each of the ages have had their heroes. Statesmen have made imperishable names, philosophers have tamed the elements to become the servants of man, scientist have made docile and forceful the hitherto unseen mysteries of earth and sky; but to my mind the men who have given their lives for the intellectual, moral and spiritual good of our world are the highest type of men known to time. The soul of the military chieftain may be clouded by the black mask of mad ambition; the genius of the artisans in the other fields of life may be inflamed by the ill omened light of greed, or the phantasms of vain glory; but the man who devotes his life and soul to the betterment of his age is next highest in authority to the God who made him. The presence of death is always a scene of imposing solemnity. By it we are touched with the uncertainty of life, and with the need of hope and promise. In its mute eloquence we read the story of a life and in its "marvel of the heroic' we catch the inspiration of the beyond. Better lips than mine will tell you the story of Father Hestwood's life. We who knew him best can never know the many trials and distresses through which he passed, but we can feel and know the sublime good he has done. One of the wealthiest, and among the best men I have ever known, in answer to the question 'What was the best investment you ever made?' said, 'Trying to do as I would be done by.' There is but one better investment than that this side of the stars and that is that of trying to enlighten and redeem a race without hope of adequate present reward. Such a spirit outshines the diadem of human genius. It is the spirit in the presence of which all cavils and contentions scatter in dismay and which lights up even the dark corners of life with the 'light divine.' Such was Father Hestwood's life.

"Thus in the name of John C. Ferguson Post, Grand Army of the Republic, I lay tribute upon the alter of his memory - the tribute of the soldier to the solider, a tribute, 'mighty only when 'tis felt.' To the aged and disconsolate widow and to the bereaved children all that is tender and constant is given. Thus to Chaplain Hestwood, we return, in part the 'bread cast upon the waters,' by his ministrations to the Fortieth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry."

Equally appropriate and eloquent were the expressions of Dr. McDonald, presiding elder of the district, and of Rev. J. W. Hackley, who was the pastor of Rev. Hestwood at the time of his demise. With the passing of Rev. Hestwood Iowa lost one who, coming to the state in pioneer times, had taken a most active part in the upbuilding of the commonwealth along the line of its moral development and progress, and the impress of his noble life remains today upon the character of those with whom he was associated.

Isaac R. Hodgson - page 407

One of the venerable citizens of Swan township passed away when Isaac R. Hodgson was called from this life November 5, 1914, at the age of eighty-five years. He was born November 28, 1828, in Frederick county, Virginia, a son of Robert Hodgson, who was also a native of the Old Dominion and there followed the occupation of farming until he was called to his final rest at the comparatively early age of forty-two years.

Isaac R. Hodgson left his native state when fourteen years old and went to Highland county, Ohio, where he remained until he reached young manhood. He was there married to Miss Susan Ann Morrison and in 1848 they removed westward to Iowa, settling in Marion county. The following year Mr. Hodgson went to California, attracted by the discovery of gold on the Pacific coast. He spent six months on the road, traveling over long stretches of hot sand and across the mountains until he reached the gold fields of the far west. He did not remain long, however, and with the exception of that period was continuously a resident of Marion county from the time he arrived here in 1848 until his death. His first wife passed away in this county in 1860, leaving one child, Mrs. Ella Van Pelt, now of Ohio. There were also two other children, who died in infancy.

On the 14th of May, 1862, Mr. Hodgson was again married, his second union being with Miss Rosanna Price, who was born in Indiana, near St. Joseph, on the 9th of February, 1840, a daughter of Thomas and Tabitha (Emerling) Price, who came to Iowa with ox teams, making the overland journey about 1850. They settled in Red Rock township, Marion county, where Mr. Price secured land and engaged in farming. After residing in Iowa until 1892 they removed to Colorado, where Mr. price passed away when more than seventy-six years of age. His widow survived and died at Adel, Iowa, in the fall of 1909 at the age of eighty-seven years. They were of the Dunkard faith. Their daughter, Mrs. Hodgson, was reared from the age of nine years in Marion county. To Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson were born five children: Alice, the wife of Thomas J. Prickett, a resident farmer of Swan township; William E., a farmer of Montana, who is married and has a family; Viola, the wife of Charles Phillips, a resident farmer of Swan township; Laban, mentioned elsewhere in this volume; and Charles O., a resident farmer of Union township, who is married and has a family.

Throughout his entire life Isaac R. Hodgson, the father, followed the occupation of farming and won notable success. He added to his possessions from time to time until his real-estate holdings were very extensive, so much so that in 1912 he was able to deed fifteen hundred acres of land to his children and yet retain a farm of two hundred and fifty acres. All of his extensive holdings, comprising seventeen hundred and fifty acres, lay in Red Rock, Swan and Union townships. His widow is still the owner of the home farm of two hundred and fifty acres, which provides her with a good living. Mr. Hodgson started out in life empty-handed. He had no influential friends to aid him and there came to him no financial assistance of any kind. He realized, however, that industry and determination will overcome all obstacles and difficulties and by his perseverance and indefatigable effort he advanced steadily and won a place among the most prosperous residents of the county. The family attended the Christian church, of which Mrs. Hodgson is a member.

Mr. Hodgson gave his political support to the democratic party but he never sought nor desired office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his business affairs, which were most capably managed. He possessed sound judgment and keen discrimination and seemed to realize fully the possibilities of any business situation. His life record should serve to inspire and encourage others who are desirous of attaining prosperity, as it indicates what may be accomplished when there is the will to dare and to do. He lived to a ripe old age, passing away when eighty-five, and by all who knew him he was spoken of in terms of high regard.

Laban Hodgson - page 135

Laban Hodgson is a well known and enterprising farmer and stock-raiser of Swan township, owning seven hundred acres of land on sections 26, 35, and 36. His home stands on section 35 and there he has made many substantial improvements. He has been a lifelong resident of the county, his birth having occurred November 20, 1869, a mile east of his present home. He is a son of the late Isaac Hodgson, one of the pioneer settlers and prosperous farmers of the county, who passed away in 1914 and who is mentioned at length on another page of this work.

Laban Hodgson was reared and educated in this county and attended the public schools. He has always followed farming and stock-raising. He was carefully trained in business ways by his father and early began the work in the fields. He started out for himself as a young man and about 1898 purchased his first tract of land, comprising sixty-seven acres, to which he has since added, while from his father he has also inherited some property until his holdings today embrace seven hundred acres. He is busily engaged in the further development and operation of his farm, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. He has good buildings upon the place and all modern equipments in the way of well kept fences and the latest improved machinery. His farm work embodies the most modern methods of cultivating the soil and caring for the crops and his success is gratifying.

On the 26th of November, 1891, Mr. Hodgson was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Williams, who was born and reared in this county, a daughter of Frank T. Williams, of Pleasantville. They have become the parents of four children: Oscar, twenty one years of age, who is attending the State Agricultural College at Ames; Wayne, who is assisting in the work of the home farm; Ethel, at school; and Forrest, who was born December 5, 1910.

Mr. Hodgson is a democrat in his political views, and his wife holds membership in the Christian church. They are both well known in the county and have an extensive circle of friends, for their social qualities have endeared them to many. Mr. Hodgson has always lived in the county and his acquaintance is wide, for he has long been recognized as one of the leading agriculturists of Swan township.

E. C. Hogate - page 245

E. C. Hogate is engaged in the real-estate and grain business in Tracy, where he has made his home since 1903. He has always lived in Marion county, his birth having here occurred on the 22d of August, 1866. His parents were S. S. and Melissa (Rouze) Hogate, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Indiana. They came to Iowa at an early day and are represented on another page of this volume.

E. C. Hogate was reared in the usual manner of farm lads of the age and period, his time being divided between the acquirement of a public-school education, the pleasures of the playground and the work of the fields. At an early age he began to assist in the development of the home farm and in early manhood he began farming and stock-raising on his own account. He purchased and sold stock of all kinds and won a substantial measure of success in the undertaking, especially as a horseman and dealer in horses. In 1903 he took up his abode at Tracy, continued in the horse business on a more extensive scale and established a livery business which he conducted for sometime and then sold. He then turned his attention to the real-estate and grain business, in which he has since continued as a member of the firm of Hogate and Lyman, which handles a large amount of grain annually, making extensive shipments, and at the same time has negotiated many important property transfers. He now owns a half interest in eight hundred acres of land, also a half interest in the elevator at Tracy and has other property.

In 1887 Mr. Hogate was united in marriage to Miss Nannie E. Sipe, who was born in Monroe county, Iowa, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sipe, both now deceased. In their family were six children, all of whom are yet living. Mr. Hogate is a member of Bellefontaine Lodge, No. 163, A. F. & A. M., at Tracy, and has filled some of the offices in the lodge. He likewise has membership in the Odd Fellows lodge and in Camp No. 1695, M. W. A., while his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The many sterling traits of his character are recognized by his large circle of friends and acquaintances, who entertain for him warm regard and number him among the leading and representative business men of the county.

George S. Hollingshead – page 154

George S. Hollingshead, engaged in general farming and stock-raising, owns and operates one hundred and seventy-five acres of land in Knoxville township and in addition is engaged in the further cultivation of a rented farm. In the conduct of his business affairs he is associated with his son, G. Earl Hollingshead, and the firm is well known in this section of the state.

George S. Hollingshead is a native of what is now the state of West Virginia, his birth having occurred November 6, 1845, in Marshall county ere the separation of West Virginia from the Old Dominion. His parents were Anthony and Sarah (Baker) Hollingshead, who left the south in 1853 and became residents of Iowa. From March until August of that year they remained in Des Moines county and then removed to Van Buren county, where they lived until after the Civil war. In 1873 they came to Marion county, establishing their home upon a farm in Clay township, and a number of years later they took up their abode in the village of Durham, where the father resided until his death. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Hollingshead, had passed away in 1862, leaving a family of six children, of whom five yet survive, namely: Allen A., a resident of Seattle, Washington; William, who is in the employ of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and makes his home at Ravenna, Nebraska; Mrs. Jennie Funk and Mrs. Mary A. Pumphrey, who are residents of Ottumwa, Iowa; and George S., of this review. One son, Samuel, was killed in a runaway accident in the state of Washington, where he had engaged in teaching for several years. After losing his first wife Anthony Hollingshead was married again, his second union being with Elizabeth Campbell, who died at Durham, this county, leaving three children: Charles and Gaines, both now deceased; and Sarah, who resides with her brother, George S. The father was a republican in his political views but the honors and emoluments of office had no attraction for him as he always preferred to concentrate his energies upon his farming and stock-raising interests, in which he won a creditable and gratifying success.

From the age of nine years George S. Hollingshead has lived in Iowa, and he possesses the spirit of enterprise and progress which has characterized the development and upbuilding of this state. In 1863, when a youth of but seventeen years, he offered his services to the government and joined Company G of the Third Iowa Cavalry, with which he served until the close of the Civil war, participating in a number of hotly contested engagements which led up the final victory that crowned the Union arms. He was never wounded, however, and was honorably discharged on the 9th of August, 1865. Upon his return home he resumed the occupation of farming and cleared a tract of fifty-three acres, to which he has added from time to time as his financial resources have increased until he is now the owner of one hundred and seventy-five acres in Knoxville township, constituting one of its carefully cultivated and well improved farms. He has still further extended the scope of his activities by renting a farm and has now admitted his son, G. Earl, to a partnership in the business.

On the 3d of May, 1871, Mr. Hollingshead was united in marriage to Miss Mary Agnes Templeton, who was born in Belmont county, Ohio, February 17, 1851, a daughter of James and Sarah (Campbell) Templeton. They removed to Iowa in the spring of 1853, settling in Van Buren county, where the father passed away several years later. He had visited Marion county about 1852 and had entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, it being his intention to some day locate thereon, but he was taken ill and passed away in Van Buren county. The land is still in possession of the family, having been transferred but once. After losing her first husband Mrs. Templeton became the wife of Orr Gilchrist and with him removed to Marion county in 1869. Here they spent their remaining days, Mr. Gilchrist dying about 1885, while his widow survived until 1910 and passed away at the ripe old age of eighty-two years. She had two children by her first marriage, Mary Agnes and Robert. The latter passed away in Anaconda, Montana, about 1905. By her second marriage Mrs. Gilchrist had two children, one of whom survives, N. G. Gilchrist, who is a resident of Marion county. Mrs. Hollingshead was reared in Van Buren county but was married at her present home in 1871 and by this marriage has become the mother of three sons. Emmet T., of Knoxville, married Ola Wright and they have four children. Oakes, a resident farmer of Knoxville township, wedded Mattie Sherwood, by whom he has two children. G. Earl, who is his father’s partner, married Edith Bruere and they have two children.

Mr. Hollingshead has made all of the improvements upon his farm and has a valuable property supplied with all modern equipments and comforts. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, and fraternally he is connected with John C. Ferguson Post, G. A. R. He holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, while his wife is a member of the Presbyterian church. For more than six decades he has been a resident of Marion county and there are few who can claim a longer connection with this section of the state. He has noted the many changes which have occurred and has ever borne his part in the work of general development, being especially active along agricultural lines and thus aiding in winning for the state the splendid reputation which Iowa bears in connection with agricultural development. In matters of citizenship he has always been progressive and is as true and loyal to his country today as when he followed the old flag upon the battlefields of the south.

Harrison Horsman – page 350

Among the active, energetic and enterprising business men of Marion county is Harrison Horsman, president of the Citizens Bank of Pleasantville, in which institution he has been a stockholder for the past twenty-two years or more. He is also the owner of a farm in Union and Pleasant Grove townships, comprising four hundred and thirteen acres and his rental of this property brings to him a gratifying annual income.

For sixty years Mr. Horsman has lived in Marion county, having arrived in November, 1854, at which time he took up his abode upon a farm in Union township. He was then a youth of fourteen years, his birth having occurred in Highland county, Ohio, June 2, 1840, his parents being Levi and Sidney (Bonecutter) Horseman, who were natives of Virginia but were married in the Buckeye state. They started west in 1844 and spent ten years in Shelby county, Illinois, whence they removed to Iowa in 1854, casting in their lot with the pioneer settlers of this county. The father here engaged in farming after entering land from the government in Union township. Not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made upon his place, but with characteristic energy he began its development and transformed the tract into richly cultivated fields to which he added from time to time until he became the owner of an extensive farm property, in the conduct and management of which he was very successful. He resided upon that farm until his death, which occurred in 1873 when he was sixty-five years of age. In politics he was a republican and gave loyal support to the principles of that party. Both he and his wife were consistent and faithful members of the Christian church. Mrs. Horsman survived her husband for a number of years and passed away at the advanced age of eighty-eight. In their family were seven children, of whom five are yet living: David, who is now retired in Pleasantville; John, of Wichita, Kansas; Joseph, living in Union township; Mrs. Grace Elder, a widow whose home is in Kansas; and Harrison. One sister died in early life in Illinois and another died in this county.

Harrison Horsman was reared in Marion county and attended the public schools. He also pursued his education in Pella for a time and was a pupil there when the Civil war broke out. He watched with interest the progress of events, saw that the war was to be no mere holiday affair and, prompted by a spirit of patriotism, offered his services to the government, enlisting at Red Rock in 1862 as a member of Company H, Fortieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for three years and three days, or until the close of hostilities. He became a noncommissioned officer and was mustered out at Fort Gibson, Arkansas, in the fall of 1865. He was never seriously wounded nor was he at any time held as a prisoner of war. He participated, however, in many hotly contested engagements, arduous campaigns and long, hard marches and returned to his home with a creditable military record. When the war was over he resumed farming, in which he was actively engaged until 1894, when he retired from business life and took up his abode in Pleasantville, where he erected the comfortable and commodious residence that he now occupies. While upon the farm he carefully managed the work of the fields and his energy and determination brought good results.

Mr. Horsman was married in Pleasant Grove township in 1867 to Miss Margaret Jane Logan, who was born October 31, 1849, at what is now Pleasantville, a daughter of Gilmore and Mary (Stratton) Logan, who had settled in Marion county in the fall of 1845, being among the pioneers of this part of the state. All around was the unclaimed and undeveloped prairie and the work of improvement had scarcely been begun, but with other pioneer settlers Mr. Logan aided in planting the seeds of civilization that in time brought forth abundant harvests. He entered land and followed farming and upon his original home place he resided until his death, which occurred in 1895 when he was seventy-five years of age. For a brief period he had survived his wife, who died in 1891. They were earnest, Christian people, loyal to their professions as members of the Baptist church. In the family were three sons and three daughters, who are yet living: Mrs. Horsman; Charles, a resident of Knoxville; Albert, whose home is in Dallas, this county; George, living in Des Moines; Mrs. C. R. Johnson, who is located at Centralia, Kansas; and Mrs. Bertie Elliott, of Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Horsman are the parents of four children: Leonard, who died leaving a wife and one son, Gail, who are now residents of Knoxville; Iva Nora, who died in infancy; Elva, the wife of Thomas Conway, by whom she has five children, their home being upon her father’s farm; and Lula, who is the wife of Warren Summy. They also live on one of her father’s farms and their family numbers three children.

Mr. Horsman exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party and his fellow townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability, have called him to a number of local offices, including that of member of the board of supervisors, on which he served from 1896 until 1899, exercising his official prerogatives in support of many measures for the public good. He and his family are members of the Christian church and he is highly esteemed throughout the community in which he makes his home. More than two decades ago he became connected with the Citizens Bank of Pleasantville and since his retirement from farming has been called to the office of president, in which capacity he is now connected with the institution. He is a thoroughly reliable and energetic business man and in every relation of life commands the confidence and good-will of those who know him.

Daniel Hunt – page 380

Daniel Hunt was one of the well known pioneer settlers of Marion county and took a deep and helpful interest in the work of general improvement and development. He was born in New Jersey, near Jersey City, on the 5th of May, 1817, and had therefore passed the eighty-third milestone on life’s journey when he was called to his final rest December 24, 1900, his death occurring in Pleasantville, this county, where he had resided for four or five years after retiring from active business life.

Mr. Hunt was reared and educated in New Jersey and came to Iowa in 1840, making his way to Van Buren county, where he married Rachel Grooms. To them was born one son, John Hunt, who reached mature years but was killed while serving in the Civil war. The wife and mother passed away in the later ‘40s and in 1849 Daniel Hunt made the overland trip to California with ox teams, attracted by the discovery of gold on the Pacific coast. He spent three years there and accumulated a sum of money in mining and in other lines of business. On the expiration of that period he returned to Marion county, where he invested his capital, buying considerable land. He had previously located on a small farm, on which he built a cabin, but sold this property before he went to California. Upon his return he took up his abode in a log cabin but afterward built a comfortable modern residence near Swan and occupied it for about forty years. He prospered in his undertakings and became one of the most extensive landowners of the county, having at one time thirteen hundred acres. He was the pioneer breeder of thoroughbred Norman horses in this county or vicinity. He brought the first thoroughbreds here and he continued to engage in raising blooded stock until almost the time of his retirement from active business about 1896. He was very successful and became widely known through his activities as a farmer and stock dealer. He was also a man of good business ability, seeing clearly the possibilities of a situation and carrying forward to successful completion whatever he undertook. Over thirty-five years ago, or about 1878, he owned land adjoining the Des Moines river in Swan township, at a point known as “the washout.” Entirely at his own expense he made three attempts and was finally successful in constructing a permanent levee extending some three hundred years at this point, a part of which was about ten feet high. Although the feasibility of his plan was more or less discredited then, time has proved the immense practical value of this work.

Following his return from California Mr. Hunt was married on the 24th of January, 1854, to Miss Caroline Vanderford, who was born in Athens, Ohio, May 7, 1831, a daughter of Eli and Barbara (Swaim) Vanderford, who were farming people and were residents of Athens county, where they lived until 1851. They then drove overland to Iowa, stopping first in Washington county, where they remained for eighteen months. At the end of that time they came to Swan township, Marion county, and the parents spent their remaining days here, Mrs. Vanderford departing this life in 1852, while Mr. Vanderford’s death occurred in 1870, when he was sixty-six years of age. The Vanderfords were an old southern family, the grandfather, William Vanderford, removing from North Carolina to Ohio. The Swaim family came from Kentucky. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Vanderford were five daughters and one son. There was also a half-brother and of this family only one is now living – Zerry Vanderford, who makes his home at Indianola, Iowa. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hunt seven children were born, all of whom are yet living: Emerson, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume; Mrs. Isabel Richards, of Iola, Kansas; Leroy, a hardware and lumber merchant of Swan; Mrs. Anna F. Smith, also living in Swan; Mrs. Miranda Stewart, of La Junta, Colorado; W. R., a hardware merchant of Swan; and Mrs. Esta McIntyre, of Warren county, Iowa, who formerly owned the home place near Swan, but has recently sold it and purchased another farm.

For a long period Daniel Hunt figured prominently as a business man of Marion county. In early manhood he had fifteen hundred dollars, which he invested in young cattle at eight dollars per head. On these he made money and he ultimately fed from one to three carloads of cattle per year, continuing the business until he began the breeding of Percheron horses. In all of his business affairs he was progressive, determined and energetic and he would allow no obstacle or difficulty to bar his path if it could be overcome by persistent and honorable effort. In his fraternal connections he was a Mason and was always true and loyal to the teachings of the craft after he became identified therewith. His was indeed a well spent life. At an early age he was left an orphan, had but limited educational opportunities and no particular advantages in other directions. He was both the architect and builder of his own fortunes and he builded wisely and well, winning success and at the same time shaping his character in such a manner that respect and confidence were given him in unstinted measure.

Emerson Hunt – page 384

Emerson Hunt, a farmer and stockman, owns and cultivates three hundred and twenty-three acres of land on sections 16, 17, 20 and 21, Swan township, his residence being on section 21, not far from the old homestead farm which for many years was occupied by his parents. For a considerable period he engaged extensively in the breeding of Norman horses but now confines his attention to the breeding of cattle and hogs and to the raising of grain. He owns the land upon which his birth occurred on the 28th of October, 1854, his parents being Daniel and Caroline (Vanderford) Hunt. The latter is now living in Swan at the age of eighty-three years but the former has passed away. Extended mention is made of them on another page of this work.

Emerson Hunt remained at home until twenty-two years of age, or until 1876, when he was united in marriage with Miss Georgia Beitzell, who was born in Marion county, near Wheeling, July 27, 1857, a daughter of George C. and Keziah (Mills) Beitzell, who were early residents of this county. Both were natives of Indiana, the latter born near Greencastle. They were reared in the Hoosier state and as young people came to Iowa, their marriage being celebrated at Hartford, Warren county, on the 3d of July, 1855. Soon afterward they removed to Wheeling, Iowa, where Mr. Beitzell conducted a blacksmith shop, following that business throughout the remainder of his life. He died in October, 1900, when about seventy-five years of age. He served as a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting at Red Rock, and for three years was with the cavalry forces, during which time he participated in many hotly contested engagements and thus aided in winning the victory which finally crowned the Union arms. He was a member of the Grand Army post at Milo, Warren county, and he and his wife were faithful and consistent members of the Christian church. His widow survived him for about three years and died in 1903 at Waterloo, at the age of seventy-one years, her last days being spent in the home of her daughter. In their family were eight children, all born in Marion county, and seven are yet living: Mrs. Hunt; Edward, a resident of Lincoln, Nebraska; John and Orville, who are living in Warren county; Kate, the wife of J. W. Myers, of Idaho; Laura A., who married Leroy Hunt; Charles, living in Swan; and Mrs. Ida May McDaniel, who died in 1894. She, too, had been a resident of Swan.

Mrs. Hunt was reared in this county and attended the public schools. By her marriage she has become the mother of five children. Chester C., the eldest, wedded a Miss Brewer, of Des Moines, by whom he has six children. He now follows farming in Swan township. Elsie is the wife of F. L. Beck, of Des Moines, who is interested in coal mines. Mabel is the wife of W. E. Wellons, of Dallas, who is principal of the schools, and they have three children. May married C. G. Farr, a traveling salesman residing in Des Moines, and they have two children. Roy E., who is associated with his father in carrying on the home farm, married Miss Hazel Newman and they have two children. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have thirteen grandchildren and all were at home on Thanksgiving day of 1914 – an interesting family reunion.

Emerson Hunt was reared to farm life and has always carried on agricultural pursuits. He built his present fine residence about thirty years ago and he also has two other residences upon the farm. He has worked on persistently and energetically in the development and improvement of his place and has won success by close application, persistency of purpose and careful management. For years he was one of the successful breeders of Norman horses but at the present time is concentrating his efforts upon the raising of cattle and hogs and the production of grain. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he has served in several township offices. He is never neglectful of the duties of citizenship yet his foremost interest is his farm, which enables him to provide well for his family. He is today one of the men of affluence in Swan township, where he has always lived, being numbered among the worthy pioneer citizens.

James William Hunt – page 398

James William Hunt for the past seven years has been operating the stock yards at Knoxville but still owns his valuable farm of two hundred acres situated in Washington township. His birth occurred on the 30th of November, 1857, and his parents were Jefferson and Jane (Bellamy) Hunt. The former was born probably in Illinois in 1837, a son of William and Nancy (England) Hunt, who brought their family to this county about 1844 and located in Washington township, where the father entered land from the government. William Hunt spent the greater part of the remainder of his life in this county and devoted his time to farming. He was a soldier of the Mexican war and was highly esteemed by those who knew him. He passed away in 1880. He and his family were members of the Methodist Protestant church. His wife, who was born in Washington county, Tennessee, on the 25th of May, 1813, accompanied her parents to Illinois when a girl of fifteen. In December, 1831, her marriage to William Hunt was celebrated and they became the parents of fifteen children, all of whom have passed away save three, Mrs. Ann Chismore, Mrs. Frank Chismore and Louisa Pershall. The mother joined the Methodist Episcopal church when a young woman but after 1865 held membership in the Methodist Protestant church, uniting with that congregation at Gosport, this county. She died March 4, 1908, at the remarkable age of ninety-four years, nine months and eight days. She lived to be the oldest resident of Marion county, if not of the state of Iowa. At her death she left descendants to the fifth generation.

Jefferson Hunt, the father of our subject, was but a child when he accompanied his parents to this county and was here reared to manhood. He served for three years in the Civil war, being a member of Company F, Fortieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and was fortunate enough to go through the war without being wounded. He was a farmer by occupation and the last ten years of his life were spent in Knoxville in retirement from the duties and responsibilities of business. His death occurred on the 14th of October, 1912. Politically he was a democrat and fraternally he belonged to J. C. Ferguson Post, No. 49, G. A. R. His first wife, the mother of our subject, passed away in 1861, when her son was very small. She was married in 1854, when a girl of sixteen, to Mrs. Hunt and they became the parents of four children; Linnie, who died in infancy; James William; and Luella and Lucille, twins. The last named died in infancy, and Luella is the wife of F. M. Wood, of Dallas, Iowa. The mother was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Jefferson Hunt was united in marriage on the 30th of July, 1862, to Miss Anna Maria Whitesell, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, on the 28th of August, 1839. She became the mother of twelve children, of whom nine survive, and at the time of her death had one great-grandchild. In early life she belonged to the Methodist Protestant church but subsequently transferred her membership to the Congregational church. She died June 12, 1910, when nearly seventy-two years of age.

James W. Hunt was reared in this county and has always resided here with the exception of about two years. After his marriage, which occurred in 1878, he began farming on his own account and continued to operate his place of two hundred acres of fine land in Washington township until 1907. He was successful as an agriculturist but in the year mentioned decided to rent his land and engage in business in Knoxville. He has since devoted his time to the management of the stock yards at that place and in addition to operating the scales and looking after the placing of the animals in pens and the loading of them into cars he also buys and sells many head annually. He understands the good points of stock and his judgment of an animal is seldom at fault. Under his direction the stock yards serve well their purpose and the farmers of the surrounding country are sure of fair treatment from Mr. Hunt when they bring their stock for shipment.

Mr. Hunt was married on Christmas day, 1878, to Miss Sarah Ellen Samson, who was born in September, 1862, at Gosport, this county, the only child of Levi J. and Johanna (Crowley) Samson. Her father was born in Missouri and married in Gosport, this county. He was a soldier in the Civil war, being enrolled in Company A, Thirty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and died in the service in 1863. In 1867 his widow married William Agan, who was born October 28, 1838, in Orange county, Indiana, and when a lad of ten years accompanied his parents to this county. He fought in the Civil war as a member of Company F, Fortieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was a farmer by occupation and was a member of the Methodist Protestant church. He passed away November 30, 1809, when a little over seventy years of age. His widow survives and lives upon the home farm, at the age of seventy years. To their union were born ten children, seven of whom are living, the greater part of them being residents of this state. Mrs. Hunt was reared in Marion county and educated in the common schools. By her marriage she has become the mother of five children, as follows: Mrs. Earl Abbott, who resides near Dallas, this county, and is the mother of two children, Beulah and Adda; Clyde; Cecil, who married Miss Tekla Johnson and is assisting in the operation of the home farm; Mrs. J. C. Meyers, who resides in Knoxville and has an infant daughter, Wilda Mae; and Mrs. Henry Little, whose husband is engaged in business in Knoxville.

The mother and children are members of the Methodist Protestant church. Mr. Hunt owns his comfortable residence on Kent street and still holds title to his farm of two hundred acres in Washington township. He is ranked as one of the substantial business men of Knoxville and has many stanch friends.

Leroy Hunt – page 387

Leroy Hunt has served as a member of the board of county supervisors and for many years was engaged in farming in Marion county, but in the spring of 1914 sold his farm property and embarked in merchandising in Swan as a dealer in general hardware, implements and lumber. Already he has built up a gratifying trade in this connection and devotes almost his entire attention to the business. However, he is the vice president and one of the stockholders of the Swan Savings Bank.

Mr. Hunt is a native son of Marion county. His birthplace was an old log cabin on the home farm of his father, the late Daniel Hunt, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. His natal day was September 2, 1858, and he remained upon the old homestead until he started out in the business world on his own account. For a long period he owned and cultivated a farm of two hundred and four acres about a mile east of the old home place and made a specialty of the breeding and raising of Percheron horses, as did his father. He continued as a stock breeder until he sold out in order to embark in the hardware business. He has the largest establishment of the kind in the village. The business was established by J. S. Bellamy and conducted later by a Mr. Ackenbery, while subsequently the business was taken over by Mr. Seglar, of the Seglar Lumber Company, from whom Mr. Hunt purchased the business in 1914. He now conducts his interests under the name of the Swan Lumber Company. His trade is large and extends over part of Marion and Warren counties. He employs from two to four men and his stock and building represent an investment of about twenty thousand dollars. As a stock-raiser and farmer he was energetic and progressive. He ever kept his fields in a high state of cultivation and his place always presented a neat and thrifty appearance.

On the 3d of July, 1881, Mr. Hunt was united in marriage to Miss Laura A. Beitzell, a sister of Mrs. Emerson Hunt, who is also mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Laura A. Hunt was born in Marion county, was here reared and was educated in the public schools. To Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have been born eight children. Mrs. Maude Stradley, a widow who resides at Swan, has five children. Her husband, the late William Stradley, was a prominent stockman and was killed by lightning in Oklahoma. W. S., the next member of the family, is at home. Bess is the wife of O. S. O’Dell, a lumberman at Beach, Warren county, and they have one child. Edwin, who follows farming near Salem, Marion county, is married and has one child. Clare is the wife of C. C. Hooper, who is associated with her father in business, and they have one child. Orville and Oral are twins. The former is at home and the latter is the wife of Roland Freel, of Chariton, by whom she has one child. Lizzie completes the family.

Politically Mr. Hunt is a republican and has always given his support to the party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He has always taken part in local politics and has filled various township offices beside being for six years a member of the board of county supervisors of Marion county. He is a charter member of Riverside Lodge, No. 478, I. O. O. F., which he aided in organizing, and he and his wife are connected with the Rebekahs. He has a wide acquaintance in this county, in which he has always lived. It is not difficult for him to make friends because he is easy of approach and because he is considerate of the feelings and wishes of others. His life is guided by straightforward principles and in all of his business dealings he has never been known to take advantage of the necessities of another.

William E. Hyer – page 297

For the past twelve years William E. Hyer, a retired farmer and stock-raiser, has resided in Knoxville and he is favorably known in this city. During his active life he followed agricultural pursuits in Union township. He was born in Highland county, Ohio, on the 27th of December, 1837, a son of Job and Angeline (Scott) Hyer, natives of Ohio and Spottsylvania county, Virginia, respectively. The paternal grandfather, Jacob Hyer, was born in Pennsylvania and served in the War of 1812. His father, John Hyer, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and assisted in freeing the colonies from the dominion of England. The family is of English descent. The mother of our subject removed to Ohio from Virginia when a girl and there married and resided during the remainder of her life. She lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years, surviving her husband for many years, as he died when but thirty-eight years of age. He was twice married and by his first union had a son, Rufus Hyer, who was killed in the Mexican war. Five children were born of his marriage with Miss Scott, the only ones surviving beside the subject of this review being a brother who is living in the Soldiers’ Home at Dayton, Ohio, and a sister.

When seven years of age William E. Hyer was taken to Ross county, Ohio, and there spent the greater part of his boyhood and youth. When nineteen years old he came to Iowa, arriving in Marion county November 2, 1857. He had no money and made the long trip from Ohio with an ox team. He was married and had one child and his family accompanied him on the journey westward. They settled in Polk township, where Mr. Hyer engaged in farming until the Civil war. On the 15th of August, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, Fortieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served in the Western Army until August 16, 1865, when he was discharged. He participated in the siege of Vicksburg and the battles of Little Rock, Camden, Jenkins Ferry and Prairie De Ann but was fortunate enough to escape without being wounded. After receiving his discharge he returned home and began the cultivation of a farm in Union township. He first bought eighty acres of land but added to his realty until he became the owner of four hundred and forty acres. In 1902 he sold out and gave a considerable sum of money to each of his children.

On the 2d of November, 1856, Mr. Hyer was married in Ross county, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth Benson, who died in Marion county, Iowa, on the 2d of April, 1909. She was born in February, 1840, in Ross county and became the mother of nine children, all of whom survive, are married and have families. Two reside in Emmet county, Iowa; two in Marion county; one in Minnesota; two in Canada; one in Montana; and one in Page county, Iowa. On the 16th of November, 1910, Mr. Hyer was again married. His present wife is a daughter of David Kuhns and was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, on the 23d of May, 1840. In the spring of 1851 she accompanied the other members of the family to Iowa, living in the vicinity of Bellevue, Jackson county, for twenty-three years. At the end of that time the family removed to Marion county, where the parents spent the remainder of their lives. The father was called to his final rest in 1885 but the mother survived until 1900, dying when eighty-seven years of age. To them were born nine children, six of whom are still living. Mrs. Hyer gave fine proof of her filial devotion by lovingly caring for her parents during their later years and remained at home until both had passed away.

Mr. and Mrs. Hyer are members of the Congregational church and active in the support of all good causes. Although both have passed the three score years and ten allotted to man by the Psalmist they are enjoying good health and still have a part of the community life of Knoxville, where they are well known and highly respected.