The History of Appanoose County, Iowa
Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878
Transcribed by Renee Rimmert. A complete copy of this book is available on-line at archive.org.
Abreviations |
| agt - agent | mach - machinist |
| carp - carpenter | mech - mechanic |
| clk - clerk | mar - merchant |
| co - company or county | mfr - manufacturer |
| dlr - dealer | mkr - maker |
| fmr - farmer | P.O. - Post Office |
| gro - grower | prop - proprietor |
| I.V.A. - Iowa Volunteer Artillery | S. or Sec. - section |
| I.V.C. - Iowa Volunteer Cavalry | st - street |
| I.V.I. - Iowa Volunteer Infantry | supt - superintendent |
| lab - laborer | treas - treasurer |
Pleasant Township
A - C
Adamson, Benj., farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Cincinnati.
Adamson, H., far., S. 30; P.O. Numa.
Adams, J., far., S. 1; P.O. Cincinnati.
Adams, J.C., far., Sec. 1; P.O. Cincinnati.
Armstrong, Chas. S., far., S. 1; P.O. Cincinnati.
Armstrong, J.H.B., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Cincinnati; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1810; his father, John H., who died before J.H.B. was born, was a lawyer by profession, studied with John McLain of Cincinnati; was clerk of the court much of the time during the latter part of his life; his mother, Sarah, whose maiden name was Brown, was born in Devonshire, England, her parents emigrated to this country and settled in Cincinnati; in 1792, her father started the first printing office and the first paper there, from which has sprung the well-known Cincinnati Gazette; his mother married for her second husband Benjamin Adamson, a cabinet-maker; he was born in Leeds, England; emigrate to America about 1790; an early settler of Cincinnati, Ohio; at the time of their marriage, he had a very large stock of goods which he sold, taking as part payment a large number of land warrants, and by that means became instrumental in the settlement of Fayette Co., Ohio; settled there in 1810 and engaged in farming; in 1850, their son J.H.B., returning to Lee Co., this state, they came soon after, where they died. Mr. Armstrong remained at home until November 1832, when he married Miss Sidney Henckle; she was born in Pendleton Co., Va., in 1809; her parents, Jacob and Annie (nee Gree), were early settlers of Ohio; her mother carried her on horesback from Virginia to Ohio; in October 1839, they, with J.H.B. and wife, and a colony of forty, came to Lee Co., Iowa; they were all dressed in home-made red hunting shirts, which gave them the name of the Red Hunting-Shirt Co.; crossed the Mississippi at Ft. Madison. He remained in Lee Co., thirteen years, breaking and improving a farm of 300 acres; and in November 1852, came to this county, where he has owned 2,000 acres or more of land, which he has disposed of by dividing with his children and selling. In December 1847, Mr. Armstrong died in Lee Co., leaving five children - Mary J. married George Frush, who died from disease contracted in the army; Wm., who is now a resident of Oregon, enlisted and served with the 36th I.V.I.; John B. enlisted in the 6th I.V.I., went through the war, is now a physician of Gardner, Kan.; Charlotte E. married Wm. Frasier, who was with the 3d I.V.C., also a resident of Kansas, and Sarah A., who died in Lee Co. in 1848; in October 1848, he married Mrs. Isabel Frush, widow of John Frush, then a resident of Lee Co.; she was born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1818; her maiden name was Shepherd; her parents, William and Catharine S., came to Lee Co. from Ohio in 1839; farmers; her mother died in there in 1843; her father died in this county in 1854; she, by her first husband, had two children - Catherine and John H.; enlisted in the 3d I.V.C., now a resident of Montgomery Co., Kan.; the daughter married Davis Morrison, son of Jonathan Morrison, of Ohio, a resident of this township. Mr. and Mrs. A. have three children - Charles, Bell and Addie. Their daughters are members of the Christian Association. He has held the office of Township Trustee and school offices. Voted the Abolition ticket until the Republican party was formed, and that ticket since.
Atherton, Henry, retired, Cincinnati.
Atherton, A.A., merchant and farmer, Cincinnati; born in Licking Co., Ohio, Aug. 5, 1837; located in this county, in 1863; owns a dry goods store here and a residence, also a large farm in the country. He is a member of the M.E. Church, and a Democratic Greenbacker. His wife, Dorcas Welsh, born in Ohio, Sept. 28, 2838; they were married Feb. 21, 1861, and have three children - Maria Edith, Jennie June, Lewis Harlan. Mr. Atherton has been School Director three years; Mayor of Cincinnati two years, and is ow Justice of the Peace; he is one of Cincinnati's most enterprising citizens.
Atherton, L.E., foreman B. & S.W., Cincinnati.
Baker, H.H., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Cincinnati.
Bales, Andrew, harness-maker, Cincinnati.
Beer, M.N., merchant, Cincinnati.
Besse, H., far., S. 14; P.O. Cincinnati.
Beamer, P., far., S. 23; P.O. Centerville.
Bennett, A.J., dealer and worker in marble headstones and monuments, east side square, Cincinnati; residence Pleasant st.; born in Manchester, Vt., in 1844; at the age of 5 years, his father Albert B., removed to Rutland, Vt.; he engaged in painting, that being his trade; after five years, moved to Waukesha, Wis., and went into the marble business, which he followed with good success until he died in 1863. July 1861, Mr. Bennett enlisted in the 5th Wis. V.I.; was in the battles of Yorktown, Wamslby and others, until the retreat of McClellan from Chichahominy Swamp; discharged Sept. 24, 1862; returned to Wisconsin and worked at his trade until Sept. 24, 1863; re-enlisted in Co. D, 3d Wis. V.C., Capt. Shaw; was at Mine Creek, Price's Raid, and in general skirmishes in Southwest Missouri; enlisted as a private, and mustered out as Quartermaster Sergeant at Madison, Wis. Oct. 10, 1865. Returned to his trade, which he followed in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. In 1871 he married Miss Kate Baley; she was born in Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa in 1847; they have two children - Ida M., born in March 1872; Carrie, born in September 1873. October 1873, came to Cincinnati, where he entered into business for himself; has an extensive trade, reaching well into Missouri, and from ten to twenty miles in every directon. Mr. Bennett knows his business well, from the finest sculpturing to the roughest stone-cutting, having had eighteen years' experience. Owns his residence and grounds. Has held the offices of City Street Commissioner, Township and Town Assessor, Recorder, Constable, Secretary Township, School Board; now nominated for Justice of the Peace.
Bozwell, T.L., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Cincinnati; born in Mason Co., Va., in 1818; moved to Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1850; farmed until 1855, when he came to this county; owns 128 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Married Miss Catharine Riffle in 1850; she was born in Mason Co., Va., in 1829; have six children - Virginia A., Mary E., John R., Alice J., Susan J., William G. Democrat; are members of the M.E.Church. Has held the office of School Director for several years, and Township Trustee three terms. His father, Thomas B., died in Mason Co, Va., in 1843; his mother died in Cincinnati, this county, in 1860, at the age of 78 years, leaving her children all settled in Iowa.
Bozwell, C.M., far., Sec. 14; Cincinnati.
Bozwell, John R. far., Sec. 14; P.O. Cincinnati.
Brown, A.S., far., Sec. 9; P.O. Cincinnati.
Brown, Sidner, laborer, Cincinnati.
Buck, Sylvester, far., Sec. 21; P.O. Cincinnati.
Buck, Eli, far., S. 34; P.O. Cincinnati.
Chambers, J.A>, wagon-maker, Cincinnati.
Cline, Albert J., far., Sec. 2; P.O. Cincinnati.
Coates, Henry,far., Sec. 21; P.O. Cincinnati.
Conger, John, far., Sec. 36; P.O. Cincinnati.
Conger, Benoni, far., Sec. 22; P.O. Centerville.
Cole, Henry P.far., Sec. 20; P.O. Numa.
Conger, Enos, far., Sec. 14; P.O. Cincinnati.
Conger, E.G.,far., Sec. 33; P.O. Cincinnati; born in Greene Co., Penn., in 1806; in 1812, his father, Elias C., removed to Monroe Co., Ohio; engaged in farming until his death in 1846; at the age of 16, E.G. ran away from home, having no advantages of schooling; went to the Ohio River and engaged to push on a keel-boat; there he saw the first steamboat on the Ohio River; at the age of 20, he returned to his native county in Pennsylvania. Married Miss Rebecca Patterson, with whom he lived fifty years; she was born in Greene Co., Penn., in 1806; died November 25, 1876, leaving seven children - Mary A., Mark, John, Elias, Enos, Martha J. and Sam. After their marriage, settled in Monroe Co.; remained until 1848; came to this county where he now resides, owning 170 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. He first settled in Caldwell Tp., and for a time lived near Centerville; part of the town is built on the land previously owned by him; thence to Walnut Tp.; thence to Pleasant; when he came, no settlement between Centerville and Missouri line; wolves numerous. Mr. Conger is a Republican; always helped fugitive slaves when an opportunity occurred. A member of the M.E. Church; his wife was also. His son William enlisted in 36th Iowa Infantry, in 1863; at Pittsburg Landing missing; and was not heard from afterward.
Corder, J.A., merchant, Cincinnati.
Crowley, Daniel, foreman B. & S.W., Cincinnati.
Crowder, Charles R., far., Sec. 10; P.O. Cincinnati.
Crowder, J.A., far., Sec. 8; P.O. Cincinnati.