Compendium of History and Biography
of Cass County, Iowa - 1906
Pioneer History and Formation of Present County System - Patriotic War Record - Detailed Township History, With Sketches of Towns, Cities, and Prominent Citizens and Institutions. Biographies of Old Settlers, Soldiers, Farmers, Business Men, Manufacturers, Bankers, Editors, Clergymen, Lawyers, Physicians, and Others Who Have Made Cass County What It Is.Published in Chicago by Henry Taylor & Company, 1906
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********** A ********** Henry Ackerman, Noble Township 213 Adam Adams, Noble Township 247 Henry Albert, Griswold 248 James H. Alexander, Griswold 249 Luther L. Alexander, Atlantic 72 Lewis S. Allen, Pottawattamie County 250 Edgar L. Anderson, Atlantic 251 William F. Altig, Brighton Township 130 George J. Anstey, Edna Township 252 John Archer, Reno 122 George Arnold, Massena 253 ********** B ********** H. E. Bacon, Atlantic 223 [sic 233] Robert Bagshaw, Bridge Water 254 John E. Bailey, Washington Township 255 Jeremiah Balding, Grove Township 222 Osro Baldwin, Bear Grove Township 205 Baldwin Family, Bear Grove Township 205 David A. Barnett, Grove Township 222 Nicholas Bartles, Franklin Township 168 H. H. Battersby, Washington Township 257 Samuel E. Baughman, Pleasant Township 258 Hon. William Baughman, Griswold 174, 259 James M. Baxter, Lewis 107, 260 Henry P. Baxter, Lewis 262 William D. Baxter, Lewis 262 Lewis Beason, Benton Township 145, 152 Dr. Charles V. Beaver, Anita 262 Frank W. Beebe, Wiota 264 Daniel P. Becker, Bear Grove Township, 264 Richard R. Bell, Wiota 266 William D. Bell, Massena 266 Philip Berg, Grove Township 222 Argyle F. Berry, Washington Township 267 John W. Berry, Marne 130, 268 James Blake, Washington Township 203 Patrick Blake, Washington Township 203 Obed Blakeslee, Brighton Township 270 Orrin H. Blakeslee, Brighton Township 270 H. M. Boorman, Atlantic 271 Jeremiah Bradshaw, Cold Spring 48 Charles A. Breece, Atlantic 272 Harry O. Breece, Atlantic 272 Carl Brehmer, Washington Township 273 John Brenton, Edna Township 119 William F. Brenton, Edna Township 119 Brenton Family, Edna Township 119 Charles O. Brewer, Benton Township 274 J. M. Briggs, Anita 275 James Brinkerhoff, Pymosa 115 Anson Brown, Benton Township 144 Dr. Frederick O. Brown, Lewis 276 Dr. Harry V. Brown, Griswold 277 John C. Brown, Lewis 83, 101 Orson Brown, Benton Township 144 Clarence W. Bruce, Atlantic 413 Hon. James E. Bruce, Atlantic 278 James B. Bruff, Atlantic 280 Daniel Bryant, Franklin Township 166 James C. Bryant, Griswold 282 William C. Bryant, Griswold 283 William E. Buckley, Noble Township 212 Thomas Burke, Washington Township 283 Joseph Burnea, Atlantic 285 Byrd Family 54 ********** C ********** R. W. Calkins, Anita 152 Dr. C. L. Campbell, Atlantic 287 Clyde T. Campbell, Atlantic 287 Dr. Howard E. Campbell, Anita 287 Joseph A. Campell, Lincoln, Neb. 286 Stephen T. Carey, Iranistan 90 Thomas E. Carey, Massena Township 290 Howard A. Carver, Union Township 291 Dr. Henry S. Cary, Lewis 95, 291 John C. W. Cary, Atlantic 293 John C. Casey, Victoria Township 293 Michael T. Casey, Pleasant Township 294 Edwin Cate, Anita 153 Frank M. Chapman, Atlantic 295 Charles F. Chase, Atlantic 297 Edwin P. Chase, Atlantic 297 Lorenzo F. Chester, Union Township 298 Junius Childs, Atlantic 299 Argus J. Clow, Bear Grove Township 301 Curtis B. Clovis, Griswold 300 John A. Collins, Brighton Township 129 Isaac V. Conine, Atlantic 302 Vincent M. Conrad, Indiantown 95, 222 William Cool, Cumberland 304 Oliver Coomes, Franklin Township 169 Thomas Coon, Washington Township 202 Jerry Cornell, Benton Township 305 Holton G. Cotton, Cass Township 305 George W. Couch, Brighton Township 129 H. K. Cranny, Indiantown 92 Philander Cranny, Indiantown 92 Arthur P. Cuykendall, Bear Grove Township 307 J. W. Cuykendall, Atlantic 308 ********** D ********** Uriah Daft, Noble Township 210 Philip Dasher, Franklin Township 169 E. W. Davenport, Lewis 98 I. C. Davis, Griswold 310 J. C. Davis, Noble Township 211 Dr. Mahlon J. Davis, Lewis 310 Thomas Davis, Noble Township 211 Loring L. De Lano, Atlantic 313 Watt Devore, Massena 315 Isaac Dickerson, Atlantic 72 Christian A. Dickerson, Brighton Township 316 Hiram A. Disbrow, Atlantic 318 Lawrence Dolan, Pleasant Township 176 John T. Donahoe, Pleasant Township 320 Robert A. Donahoe, Pleasant Township 321 Albert N. Downer, Cass Township 321 Thomas Dudley, Brighton Township 128 ********** E ********** Joseph Edwards, Edna Township 120 William B. Edwards, Cumberland 322 Jesse Eller, Franklin Township 164 John Eller, Franklin Township 165 William W. Eller, Atlantic 324 George M. Elsey, Lewis 94 Dr. J. M. Emmert, Atlantic 325 John M. Engle, Franklin Township 168 Andrew P. Erickson, Massena Township 328 Emke Enken, Union Township 329 William S. Everett, Pymosa Township 116 Leonard Everly, Brighton Township 128 ********** F ********** William Farmer, Bear Grove Township 206 D. W. Faulkner, Anita 330 Frank Fee, Massena 332 Charles M. Felt, Griswold 161, 332 Seth H. Felt, Lincoln Township 161 P. N. Finch, Franklin Township 167 John Findley, Marne 132 Dr. David Findley, Atlantic 334 Byron D. Forshay, Massena 413 John K. Forsyth, Pleasant Township 337 G. Thompson Forsyth, Pleasant Township 336 Daniel B. Frink, Union Township 338 Henry W. Fulton, Atlantic 339 ********** G ********** Jacob Gant, Lincoln Township 160 Abner Gibson, Pleasant Township 340 John Gilbaugh, Lincoln Township 161 Jefferson Goodale, Pymosa Township 113 Joseph S. Goss, Atlantic 341 Charles H. Gould, Washington Township 342 Andrew H. Graham, Bear Grove Township 343 Dr. William F. Graham, Atlantic 345 Warren J. Grinnell, Pleasant Township 346 Charles A. Grubb, Atlantic 348 ********** H ********** John B. Hall, Noble Township 350 William Hamlin, Benton Township 55, 143 Joseph E. Hammond, Atlantic 351 Hans L. Hansen, Union Township 352 Asa Hardenberg, Grove Township 353 Thomas H. Hardenberg, Grove Township 471 Edgar S. Harlan, Cumberland 354 Albert T. Harris, Pymosa Township 116 Charles W. Harris, Pymosa Township 116 Job Harris, Pleasant Township 356 Thomas H. Harris, Massena Township 357 W. J. Harris, Lewis 358 William W. Haworth, Griswold 93, 359 Charles H. Hebing, Bear Grove Township 207 G. A. Hebing, Union Township 207 Peter Hedges, Union Township 136 William Hedges, Franklin Township 166 J. E. Heimbaugh, Cass Township 360 E. W. Hendersen, Lewis 98 Franklin H. Herbert, Brighton Township 130 Joseph K. Herbert, Brighton Township 130,361 J. R. Herbert Family, Brighton Township 130 C. L. Herring, Massena 514 Rev. E. S. Hill, Atlantic 241 G. A. Hill, Massena 362 Noble V. Hines, Cass Township 363 Rev. George B. Hitchcock, Lewis 109 Morris Hoblit, Grove Township 220 D. R. Hogan, Massena 365 J. M. Holaday, Lewis 104 Samuel M. Holaday, Massena Township 186 Wade H. Holt, Washington Township 202 Peter Hopley, Grove Township 366 William Hopley, Grove Township 203, 367 George L. Hosfield, Union Township 369 James M. Hoyt, Union Township 370 William H. Hoyt, Union Township 137 Captain Charles W. Huff, Massena Township 371 John W. Humerick, Franklin Township 167 Josiah H. Hunter, Massena Township 372 S. Guyan Hunter, Atlantic 373 George A. Hyndman, Bear Grove Township 374 ********** J ********** Charles Jackson, Franklin Township 166 R. L. Jameson, Franklin Township 165 W. W. Jameson, Franklin Township 166 Isaac Jansen, Pymosa Township 375 Gust Johnson, Washington Township 377 H. C. Johnson, Atlantic 244 William E. Johnson, Victoria Township 197 E. A. Jones, Cumberland 141 F. C. Jones, Cass Township 378 James B. Jones, Atlantic 379 Frank D. Joy, Lincoln Township 380 John Joyce, Pymosa Township 382 Ulysses Joyce, Pymosa Township 383 William Judd, Franklin Township 166 ********** K ********** Peter Kanawyer, Grove Township 165, 222 Charles K. Kennedy, Atlantic 384 John Kerr, Griswold 179 John Keyes, Lewis 70, 97 John A. Kilpatrick, Noble Township 385 Edward Kimball, Benton Township 385 James Kincade, Pymosa Township 113 Samuel S. King, Lincoln Township 161 George W. Kinnersley, Lewis 386 John R. Kirk, Grove Township 221 Henry M. Kriger, Griswold 387 Albert J. Kunze, Cass Township 388 ********** L ********** Nathaniel F. Lambert, Benton Township 389 Samuel H. Lamborn, Griswold 390 Peter Larson, Victoria Township 391 William Lawton, Cass Township 392 John G. Lembke, Pleasant Township 393 John Leslie, Edna Township 394 Nathaniel A. Lewis, Pleasant Township 395 George G. Lindeman, Bear Grove Township 395 Henry Linneman, Pleasant Township 396 Henson S. Liston, Noble Township 212 Clarence E. Livingston, Washington Township 398 Hugh Livingston, Lewis Township 397 Thomas Lloyd, Edna Township 398 Lloyd Family, Edna Township 398 Judge Samuel L. Lorah, Pymosa Township 68 W. H. Low, Cumberland 139 John H. Lowman, Pleasant Township 399 ********** M ********** R. G. Mackrill, Pleasant Township 401 Dr. A. P. Macomber, Atlantic 402 Frank J. Macomber, Lewis 100, 404 Macomber Family, Lewis 100 George Magee, Franklin Township 166 Pierce Maher, Atlantic 242 Dr. Elverton E. Major, Redlands, Cal 404 Charles W. Major, Anita 405 Robert B. Marker, Bear Grove Township 406 |
********** M (Cont'd) ********** Clayton Marion, Grove Township 221 Ezra M. Marsh, Bear Grove Township 407 Lorenzo D. Marsh, Bear Grove Township 206 Jesse Marshall, Grove Township 53 Joseph H. Marshall, Atlantic 408 Michael Marshall, Lincoln Township 161 Robert Marshall, Atlantic 409 Jacob T. Martin, Bear Grove Township 208 Josiah N. Martin, Bear Grove Township 411 Henry C. Mattheis, Massena Township 413 John T. Mattheis, Union Township 414 Valentine B. Mayberry, Pymosa Township 415 Dr. Charles H. McClees, Marne 416 Cornelius McClintock, Cass Township 106 William W. McClure, Franklin Township 168 John Q. A. McCormick, Massena Township 187 Samuel T. McCormick, Massena Township 187 Henry McCullough, Pleasant Township 175. 417 Henry McDermott, Benton Township 144, 418 James B. McDermott, Anita 144, 419 McDermott Family, Benton Township 144 Alexander McGaffin, Benton Township 421 Charles McGee, Grove Township 222 Robert D. McGeehon, Atlantic 52, 220, 421 Robert S. McGeehon 423 John McKnight, Franklin Township 168 J. A. McWaid, Atlantic 234,425 William A. McWaid, Atlantic 427 Camden A. Meredith, Atlantic 428 C. Parks Meredith, Atlantic 429 Lawson D. Meredith, Griswold 430 Thomas O. Meredith, Marne 71, 126, 431 George H. Messenger, Atlantic 432 S. K. Meyers, Lewis 96 Arlinden C. Miller, Noble Township 433 Daniel A. Miller, Atlantic 450 Chester C. Mills, Union Township 434 Levi C. Mills, Union Township 434 Oliver Mills, Lewis 435 A. J. Millslagel, Cass Township 49 John Moon, Cass Township 437 Lemuel E. Moorehouse, Massena 438 James L. Moreland, Atlantic 439 James S. Morgan, Franklin Township 168 Dr. T. B. Morris, Atlantic 440 Dr. G. S. Morrison, Grant Township 151 Thomas B. Morrow, Grove Township 224 John Morton, Cass Township 442 Henry H. Most, Franklin Township 168 Capt. Lafayette F. Mullins, Atlantic 443 Dr. U. S. Mullins, Atlantic 445 Dr. M. J. Murphy, Cumberland 141 George Murray, Massena Township 446 Samuel Murray, Massena Township 446 John A. B. Myers, Bear Grove Township 447 ********** N ********** Johnson H. Needles, Atlantic 234, 448 Edward T. Neer, Pleasant Township 451 Frank Nelson, Pleasant Township 451 Cyrus W. Newlon, Union Township 137 Robert B. Newlon, Noble Township 212 Frank M. Nichols, Atlantic 454 Dr. Jonathan Nichols, Atlantic 452 William M. Nichols, Atlantic 454 C. G. Nordman, Wiota 454 Frank Nordman, Franklin Township 167 Joseph Northgraves, Benton Township 143 ********** O ********** William P. Oakes, Pymosa Township 455 Jack F. O'Connell, Atlantic 457 P. F. O'Connell, Atlantic 456 Andrew J. Odem, Washington Township 458 Lars S. Olsen, Franklin Township 459 Ambrose Ostrander, Wiota 171 Ole J. Ostrus, Franklin Township 460 ********** P ********** Ambrose Pellett, Pymosa Township 462 George J. Pellett, Pymosa Township 463 William Perkins, Union township 120, 137 Robert T. Perrin, Victoria Township 464 Jerome N. Peters, Bear Grove Township 208 William E. Peters, Benton Township 152 John Peterson, Grove Township 465 Samuel F. Peterson, Pleasant Township 467 Prosper Pettinger, Cumberland 467 Hon. Julius Phelps, Atlantic 468 Hon. Ralph G. Phelps, Atlantic 470 George B. Pigg, Massena Township 472 George Platt, Victoria Township 473 Dr. I. Z. Plunket, Lewis 474 Martin Pont, Cass Township 475 Edward Porter, Edna Township 119 Isaiah C. Porter, Edna Township 476 Dr. Frank W. Porterfield, Atlantic 477 Columbus Prall, Atlantic 479 Thaddeus Prall, Atlantic 480 William Prall, Franklin township 167 Wilson Prall, Atlantic 481 Wilbur D. Pratt, Benton Township 484 James S. Presnall, Atlantic 485 Andrew E. Proctor, Pleasant Township 487 Simon Proctor Pleasant Township 175 ********** R ********** Walter Rae, Massena 488 H. S. Rattenborg, Atlantic 489 John Redding, Pleasant Township 490 George Reeves, Washington Township 202 Louis O. Reinig, Lewis 99, 491 Hugh M. Reinig, Griswold 492 J. H. Reppert, Cumberland 141 John R. Reynolds, Atlantic 229 W. W. Richmond, Franklin Township 167 James Roberts, Griswold 492 W. L. Roberts, Griswold 492 James Robinson, Franklin Township 168 Joseph B. Rockafellow, Atlantic 493 Leander S. Rockwell, Wiota 495 Dr. V. D. Rood, Anita 154 John Rose, Noble Township 210 H. B. Roselle, Bear Grove Township 205 Meredith Rowland, Grant Township 151 John W. Russell, Brighton Township 128 ********** S ********** Fritz Saemisch, Noble Township 496 James S. Sankey, Marne 497 Herbert Scarf, Pleasant Township 497 George F. Scarr, Cumberland 141, 498 Casper Schoen, Grove Township 223 Andrew Z. Scott, Massena Township 499 David H. Scott, Griswold 500 Frederick A. Seaman, Franklin Township 167 John Seaman, Franklin Township 167 Robert A. Shearer, Washington Township 501 Henry D. Sheets, Lewis 502 William Shepperd, Grove Township 503 Frederick Sherer, Cass Township 505 E. J. Shields, Noble Township 211 John B. Shultz, Cass Township 506 Hans Simonsen, Marne 132 Charles C. Smith, Pleasant Township 507 Frank A. Smith, Cass Township 508 Frank C. Smith, Pymosa Township 510 Thomas G. Smith, Pymosa Township 511 William T. Smither, Lincoln Township 160 Dr. William Snelson, Massena 512 John A. Spoor, Washington Township 203 George A. Spies, Massena Township 512 William J. Spies, Union Township 513 Dr. Anson B. Spinney, Massena 514 George Stedwell, Pleasant Township 175 Alfred H. Steinmetz, Grant Township 515 Samuel Stetler, Pleasant Township 174 John O. Stevens, Bear Grove Township 516 John F. Stevenson, Pymosa Township 517 J. C. Stewart, Marne 518 Zadoc Stewart, Franklin Township 165 James Stier, Atlantic 519 Henry Stone, Bear Grove Township 206 Luma W. Stone, Massena Township 186 John Stoner, Lorah 521 Frederick Stoodt, Franklin Township 166 Dr. M. F. Stults, Wiota 521 Thomas B. Swan, Atlantic 523 Dr. W. B. Swisher, Lewis 95 Charles R. Switzaer, Bear Grove Township 524 ********** T ********** William Talbot, Lincoln Township 160 Thomas Tate, Victoria Township 198 Jonathan A. Taylor, Union Township 526 Matthew Taylor, Union Township 526 Willis B. Taylor, Wiota 527 William Thompson, Lincoln Township 160 Thomas M. Tice, Bear Grove Township 528 Charles E. Townsend, Edna Township 55, 108, 118 Marion S. Trailor, Brighton Township 530 William M. Trailor, Brighton Township 129, 531 Andrew Trimmer, Lincoln Township 160 Joseph Turner, Wiota 171 Robert Turner, Franklin Township 167 M. M. Tryon, Massena 413 ********** U ********** Samuel Upson, Cass Township 93 ********** V ********** Capt. John J. Van Houten, Lewis 83, 101 Hall G. Van Vlack, Union Township 137, 206, 532 Amos W. Vaughn, Cass Township 106 ********** W ********** William Waddell, Atlantic 73, 471 Albert Wakefield, Grove Township 221 Rev. Asa Walden, Victoria Township 198 Arthur Walker, Atlantic 523 [s/b 533] William Walkinshaw, Griswold 534 S. W. Wallace, Grant Township 152 Charles C. Warne, Bear Grove Township 536 William H. Warne, Bear Grove Township 535 B. R. Wasson, Atlantic 537 James M. Watson, Washington Township 203 William M. Watson, Washington Township 203 Leonard J. Weaver, Noble Township 538 Ulysses G. Weaver, Noble Township 539 Joseph Weirich, Noble Township 213 Charles H. Westfall, Noble Township 540 John A. Weston, Noble Township 541 Lester W. Wheatley, Brighton Township 542 Edwin Wheeler, Marne 132 Samuel Whistler, Edna Township 120 William L. Whistler, Union Township 138 Eseck Whitney, Massena Township 186 Franklin H. Whitney, Atlantic 70, 186, 198, 543 James G. Whitney, Atlantic 545 W. S. Whitney, Atlantic 187, 547 Paul Wiese, Brighton Township 133, 548 Hon. Hamilton Wilcox, Griswold 549 Dr. C. V. Wilder, Atlantic 551 John O. Wilken, Atlantic 552 Dr. Robert D. Wilkin, Atlantic 554 Hon. Ezra Willard, Atlantic 555 William C. Williams, Atlantic 557 William P. Willoughby, Cass Township 558 Samuel Wilson, Edna Township 120 Henry Wissler, Bear Grove Township 559 Ben U. Wood, Atlantic 562 Hon. John H. Wood, Atlantic 560 D. W. Woodward, Cass Township 562 W. Theo. Woodward, Lewis 566 Wooster J. Woodward, Lewis 564 Thomas B. Worth, Cass Township 566 Solon A. Worthing, Atlantic 568 John Worthington, Cumberland 139, 569 Lyman B. Worthington, Cumberland 570 A. J. Wright, Griswold 571 Zenas M. Wright, Griswold 572 ********** Y ********** John H. Yarger, Massena 573 E. J. Young, Atlantic 574 Hon. Lafayette Young, Atlantic 245 Robert T. Young, Wiota 171 ********** Z ********** A. H. F. Ziegler, Anita 575 |
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