1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa
Page Index:
Evans |
Teske |
Higgins |
Williams |
Pratt |
Boardman |
Leytham |
Handy |
Roland |
Birks |
Walmer |
Wilson |
Keller |
Custer |
Malick |
Bullard
GEORGE R. EVANS, a successful farmer of Cass Township, was born in Canada, October 4, 1857. He is a son of Thomas and Emily (Roberts) Evans. The father is a native of Wales, and the mother was born in Vermont; they were married in Pennsylvania, and then went to Canada. George R. was seven years of age when his parents removed to Jackson County, Iowa. There he grew to manhood, receiving the practical training of a farmer's son, and attending the common schools. The parents still live in Jackson County. Mr. Evans was married in January, 1880, to Miss Martha Blakely, a daughter of James K. and Anna (McGaughy) Blakely. After his marriage Mr. Evans resided in Jackson County until 1881, when he came to this county and bought his present farm of 160 acres. The land was under cultivation, but since it was purchased by Mr. Evans it has undergone quite a change; there is a good
dwelling house, a barn, sheds for the protection of live-stock, an orchard, and a grove, all bespeaking the thrift, energy and enterprise of the owner. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are the parents of five children -- Anna, James, Maud, Mary and Willis. Mr. Evans holds the political sentiments of the Republican
party. He is in the prime of life, of a robust constitution, genial in his disposition, honorable in business, and is numbered among the reliable men of Cass Township.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 478-479. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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CHARLES TESKE, physician and surgeon, Portsmouth, Iowa, was born in Germany, January 17, 1849. He is a son of Charles and Louisa (Holtz) Teske. He attended the public schools of his native country until he was eighteen years of age, and in 1867 commenced the study of medicine under Professor Budge, a popular and well-known German physician. He was graduated in medicine from the University of Greifswald in 1870. During the Franco-Prussian war he was Assistant Surgeon, and had much experience in the hospitals and on the battle-fields. After the close of the war Dr. Teske emigrated to America, and settled in Johnson County, Kansas, residing there until 1874. He then came to Glenwood, Iowa, and remained there two years. In 1876 he went to Avoca, Iowa, and after a residence there of five years he removed to Mineola, Iowa. He lived there until 1884, when he came to Shelby County, Iowa, and settled in Portsmouth. The Doctor is a well-read man and very successful. Dr. Teske was married at Belton, Missouri, in 1873, to Miss Elizabeth Willcut, of Aubrey, Kansas. She was born in Iowa, but was reared and educated in Kansas. The result of this marriage has been six children -- Oscar, Nora, Charles, Rudolph, Arthur and Lulu.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 479. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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JOHN HIGGINS was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1834. His father, George Higgins, was a native of Kent, England. He came to America at the age of thirty years, and was married in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, to Phoebe Allen, a native of New Jersey. Her grand-sire was one of the Revolutionary soldiers known as minute-men. George Higgins and wife had two children -- John, the subject of this notice, and Mary, wife of John Armstrong, residing in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The parents both died at the age of seventy years. John Higgins was reared to the life of a farmer. He was married December 25, 1855, to Miss Louisa Reynolds, a native of Venango County, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of John and Nancy Reynolds, who were cousins and lived in Pennsylvania until their death. In 1869 Mr. Higgins removed to Houston County, Minnesota, and remained there for six years. He then came to Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa, and bought 290 acres of wild land. He was among the first settlers, as there were only thirty voters in the township. He has increased his farm to 410 acres, all of which is well improved. All his surroundings indicate
thrift and prosperity, and he is considered one of the successful farmers of the township. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins have five children -- William, a successful teacher and farmer; George J., Charles F., Ephraim Ellsworth and Eliza Jane. Mr. Higgins is a Republican and has been officially identified with his township as a member of the school board. He is a very strong man, physically, is well preserved, and is thoroughly honorable in all his business transactions.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 479-480. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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G. M. WILLIAMS is a well known, prominent citizen of Cass Township, of which he has been a resident since 1816. He was born in Huntingdon County,
Pennsylvania, January 8, 1829, and is a son of Thomas and Jane (Bell) Williams, also natives of Pennsylvania. George M. was a lad of twelve years when his parents removed to Knox County, Ohio; there he grew to manhood, passing much time in agricultural pursuits, and taking advantage of the limited opportunities afforded by the public schools. Be was married October 24, 1850, to Miss Mary A. Gant, a native of Loudoun County, Virginia, and a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Andrews) Gant, natives of Virginia, and members of old families of that State, of Hollandish ancestry. Mrs. Williams was four years of age when her parents went to Knox County, Ohio, where she was reared and educated. After their marriage they continued to reside in Knox County until 1858, when they came to Johnson County, Iowa, and settled near Iowa City. They made this their home until 1876, when they came to Shelby County. When there was a call for men in the late civil war, Mr. Williams enlisted in August, 1862, in the Twenty-eighth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company E. He enlisted as a private, was promoted to Sergeant, and later was made Second Lieutenant. He took an active part in the expedition up White River, the siege of Vicksburg, Port Gibson, Champion Hills. He was honorably discharged in January, 1864. On coming to Shelby County, Mr. Williams bought 160 acres of wild land, and has made later purchases until he now owns 1,000 acres. The farm is one of the best cultivated and improved in Shelby County, having a fine residence, and barns, cribs and sheds; there is also a windmill, supplying water wherever desired. Mr. Williams makes a specialty of raising cattle, and is one of the most extensive breeders in Shelby County. He and his wife are the parents of six children -- Emeline V., wife of Robert Kuhn; Flora J., wife of N. M. Pettit; Capitola, wife of A. G. Wolfbarger; John C., George F. and Thomas. Mr. Williams supports the issues of the Republican party. He is a member of the G. A. R., Dick Yates Post, of Shelby, Iowa. He is a man well informed upon general topics, honorable and upright in all his dealings, and held in high esteem and respect by all who know him.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 480. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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S. K. PRATT, Assistant Cashier of the Harlan Bank, was born in Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, October 7, 1859, and is the son of E. W. and Cornelia M. (Doane) Pratt, natives of the State of Connecticut. At the age of sixteen he left the Hartford High-school, in which institution he received a liberal education, and went to sea. After a year's service on the Black Ball line of ocean packets he returned to the Hartford High-school, and remained there until his graduation. Possessed of the restless and adventurous spirit of youth, Mr. Pratt was desirous of tasting the experience of western life; so he made a trip to Nebraska and remained for some time in Western, Saline County. From that point he came to Harlan, and obtaining the position of assistant cashier in the bank of C. J. and D. M. Wyland, known as the Harlan Bank, he concluded to remain here. For the past ten years he has held this position, which is sufficient evidence of his ability and faithfulness. Mr. Pratt was married in January, 1887, to Miss Ella Noble, a daughter of Peter and Susan Noble, of Harlan. Mr. Pratt is a member of Parian Lodge, No. 321, A. F. & A. M.; Olivet Chapter, No. 107, R. A. M.; and Mount Zion Commandery, No. 49, K. T. He is also a member of I. O. O. F., No. 267, and of the Encampment. In political thought and action he is a Republican.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 480-481. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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JOSEPH BOARDMAN, farmer and stock-raiser, resides in section 25, Cass Township. He was born in Stockport, England, October 23, 1834, and is a son of Robert and Jane (Chatterton) Boardman, natives of England. He was seventeen years old when his parents and a family of six children left the
kingdom of Great Britain and came to America. They lived in New York until 1857, and then came to Bureau County, Illinois, where the parents now reside, the father aged seventy-nine years, and the mother seventy-five years. Joseph Boardman worked for several years as an iron moulder in the east. In the beginning of the great Rebellion he enlisted for the defense of the flag of his adopted country. He was a member of the Fifty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company F, and served from October 24, 1861, until the close of the war. He was in the following battles: Fort Donelson, siege
of Vicksburg, Resaca, Snake Creek Gap, Rome, Georgia, and Bentonville. He was taken prisoner at Dalton, Georgia, and there saw some noted rebel Generals. Later he was paroled and in a short time joined his command. He was honorably discharged as Corporal, July 7, 1865. He was a musician
and served as a fifer. He now receives a pension of $4 per month. He was one of the gallant soldiers who went to the sea with General Sherman. After the close of the war Mr. Boardman returned to Bureau County, Illinois, and was married in New York City, November 21, 1866, to Miss Sarah Jane Hatherley, a native of Briston, England, and a daughter of Thomas Hatherley. They lived in Bureau County, Illinois, until 1882, when they came to Cass Township, Shelby County. Mr. Boardman bought a farm of 160 acres of John G. Clark, to the improvement of which he has devoted his whole time. He has erected a good residence, a commodious barn, having a capacity for sixty tons of hay, sixteen head of horses and forty head of cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Boardman have had born to them nine children, four of whom survive -- Robert, John, Benjamin and Ruth. Mr. Boardman affiliates with the Republican party. He is a member of Dick Yates Post, No. 364.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 481. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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THOMAS LEYTHAM, a successful farmer of Cass Township, is a son of Richard Leytham, a pioneer of the county. He was born in Liverpool, England,
November 16, 1852, and was three years old when his parents emigrated to the United States and settled in Cass Township, Shelby County. There, amid the wild surroundings of a frontier life, he grew to manhood, receiving the limited education afforded by the pioneer schools. In 1880 Mr.Leytham settled on the farm which is now his home. He purchased 120 acres of wild land, which, by diligence and industry, he has made into a good farm. He has a small house built on a brick foundation which is very substantial. He has provided for future comfort in setting out small fruits, planting a grove and an
orchard. He has sheds and stables for the protection of live-stock. The farm is well watered throughout, making it one of the most desirable stock-farms in the neighborhood. Mr. Leytham also owns 100 acres in sections 29 and 32, Cass Township, which he uses for pasture land. October 16, 1879,
Mr. Leytham was united in marriage to Miss Anna E. Asquith, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of William and Anna D. Asquith. William Asquith died in Cass Township, and his widow still resides there. Mr. and Mrs. Leytham have had born to them four children -- Bertha Edith, Laura Cecil, Grace Delany and Nina Elsie. Mr. Leytham voles with the Republican party. He has served as constable. He is a member of Craftsman Lodge, No. 490, A. F. & A. M., of Persia; and is also a member of the church of the Latter-Day Saints. He is yet in the prime of life, and is a highly respected citizen of the township.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 481-482. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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WILLIAM HANDY was born in Warwickshire, England, April 11, 1811. He is a son of Joseph and Rebecca Handy, natives of England. In 1843 he bade
farewell to his native land and came to the United States, settling in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was married May 2, 1859, to Miss Martha McCasline, a native of Bond County, Illinois; she was born April 16, 1831, and is a daughter of Jesse and Tepe (Dunham) McCasline, natives of South Carolina. William Handy and wife resided in Salt Lake City until 1866, when they came to Iowa; they stopped for a time at Cartersville, near Council Bluffs, and thence proceeded to Shelby County. In 1870 Mr. Handy moved his family to his present farm; he has eighty acres of land which is well improved; in the
way of buildings he has a comfortable residence, stables and cribs; he has planted a grove and an orchard, and made numerous provisions for future comfort. The farm is situated two miles south of Portsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Handy are the parents of ten children -- William, Hannah, Elza, Joseph,
Rebecca, David, James, Susan, Nellie and Charles. One child, Jesse, died in infancy. The family are members of the church of the Latter-Day Saints. Mrs. Handy's parents were at Nauvoo, Illinois, when Joseph Smith was killed.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 482. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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JONATHAN ROLAND is a prominent and successful agriculturist of Cass Township, Shelby County; and has been a resident there since 1877. He was born in Washington County, Maryland, January 22, 1837, and is a son of Isaac and Nancy (Gruber) Roland, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively. Jonathan was nine years of age when his parents removed to Ogle County, Illinois; there they were among the pioneers. The father died in June, 1855, and the mother still resides in the county at the age of seventy-eight years. Our subject was brought up on a farm, and divided his
time between the duties usually assigned the youth on a farm and attending the common school. Not finding agricultural pursuits exactly to his taste, at the age of nineteen he went to learn the carpenter's trade, which he followed many years. Mr. Roland was married February 24, 1859, to Sarah Cross, who was born in Washington County, Maryland, and was a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Struck) Cross. She was fourteen years old when her parents removed to Ogle County. After his marriage Mr. Roland remained in Ogle County until 1866, when he removed to Marshalltown, Iowa, and worked there three years at his trade. He then returned to the occupation of his youth, farming, and continued at that until the year 1877, when he came to Shelby County and bought 160 acres of land. His estate now covers 440 acres of the best land in Shelby County. In addition to excellent buildings Mr. Roland
has made improvements in the way of planting a grove and an orchard. He and his wife are the parents of eight children -- Ben F., Urias S., Martin O., Oliver N., Mary A., Della R., Abner J. and Nettie N. Urias and Martin O. are successful teachers. Mr. Roland is a member of the Republican party,
and has served on the school board. He is a member of the Evangelical church, and has been a steward of the same. His honorable and upright dealings have won the confidence and esteem of all who know him.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 482-483. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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RILEY BIRKS has been a resident of Shelby County, Iowa, since 1881. He was born in Logan County, Illinois, July 20, 1840, and is a son of Isom and Mary (Lucas) Birks, natives of Missouri and Illinois respectively. He passed his youth very much as other farmer's sons do, and received his education in the public schools. When there was a call for men to defend the flag of this nation he responded, enlisting in August, 1862, in the One Hundred and Sixth Illinois Infantry, Company B. He served two years and seven months, and was in the battles of Little Rock and Pine Bluffs. He was honorably discharged on account of disability and returned to Illinois, settling in Sangamon County, where he lived until coming to Shelby county. In 1870 he went to Kansas, and resided in Howard County for two years, at the end of that time returning to Sangamon County. When he came to Shelby County Mr. Birks bought his farm of William Asquith, one of the prominent early settlers; the place is one of the best in the neighborhood; there is a good house, surrounded with shade trees, sheds, cribs and barns, and all conveniences for farming. Mr. Birks was married at Decatur, Illinois, April 20, 1865, to Miss
Hethey J. Martin, a native of Illinois, and a daughter of John and Mary (McKenney) Martin, natives of Ohio. They are the parents of eleven children -- Isom, Martin, Sally, wife of M. D. Copeland; John Frank, Mary Ann, Samuel, Eva Luella, Lulu Jane, Nettie and Nellie (twins), Edward, and William R. (deceased). Politically Mr. Birks' opinions agree with the Democratic party. He is a member of Craftsman Lodge, No. 490, A. F. & A. M., of Persia. He has served his township as trustee, and has been a member of the school board. He is intelligent, well informed, and one of the leading men of the township.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 483. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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GEORGE W. WALMER has been identified with the interests of Shelby County since 1875. He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1848, and is the son of William and Mary (Campbell) Walmer, who were also natives of Pennsylvania. He was a lad of seven years when his parents came to Iowa County, Iowa. There the father resided until death; the mother is now living in Cass County, Iowa. George W. was brought up on a farm and obtained his education in the common schools. He was married at Marengo, Iowa, December 21, 1870, to Miss Anna Read, a native of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Richardson and Louisa (Hoffman) Read. Mr. Walmer lived in Iowa County until 1874, and then went to Cass County, remaining there one year; at the end of that time he came to Shelby County. He owns 160 acres of fine land which he has improved with good
buildings, and a grove and an orchard. Everything is arranged with an eye to convenience, and all the surroundings betoken thrift and prosperity. Mr. Walmer devotes himself to farming and stock-raising exclusively. He and his wife have had three children born to them -- Iowa A., Mary L. and Lyle B. Mr. Walmer supports the issues of the Republican party. He is a member of the Evangelical church, and of the pioneer class of the township. He is an active and enterprising farmer and is counted one of the reliable citizens of the township.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 483-484. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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JOHN WILSON, a prominent and well-known citizen of Jackson Township, has been identified with the interests of Shelby County since 1876. He was born in Camden, Oneida County, New York, January 9, 1829, and is the son of Francis and Catherine (Moore) Wilson, natives of Ireland. The parents were married on the Emerald Isle, and shortly afterward emigrated to America, settling in Oneida County, New York. John Wilson was three years old
when his parents removed to Oswego County, where he grew to maturity, receiving a fair education in the common schools. At the age of eighteen years he went to learn the cooper's trade, which he followed in after years. At the age of twenty he went to Wisconsin and engaged in the lumber business,
running logs from Big Bull's Falls, Wisconsin, to St. Louis, Missouri. In a few years he returned to New York and worked at his trade and at blacksmithing for some time. He next removed to Saginaw City, Michigan, and worked at his trade, and again engaged in the lumber business. He remained there a short time, and then sold his interest in the business and removed to Jones County, Iowa, where he lived until 1876, when he came to
Shelby County. Here he has improved a fine farm of 240 acres. He has one of the best orchards in the county, containing 550 trees, and has planted a fine grove. He has a good residence, and a barn, and all the surroundings are indicative of thrift and prosperity. Mr. Wilson also owns a house and lot in
Harlan. He was married at Constantia, New York; when he was twenty-nine years old, to Miss Emeline Phillips, a native of Oswego County, New York and a daughter of Camisca Phillips, of a prominent Cape Cod family. Four children have been born of this marriage -- George F., Jennie, Anna, and
Arthur, who died in his twelfth year. Mr. Wilson affiliates with the Republican party, and is very firm in his convictions. He is frank in his manner, is genial in disposition, and is highly esteemed and respected by all who know him.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 484. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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G. F. KELLER is a well-known citizen of Lincoln Township. He was born in Augusta County, Virginia, August 23, 1849. He is a son of H. D. and Susan
(Engleman) Keller. The father was a native of Virginia, a member of an old Virginia family of German descent; the mother was also a native of Virginia. Until he was six years of age George F. lived in his native State; the family then removed to Jones County, Iowa, where they resided four years. In 1859
they returned to Virginia and remained there a year and a half. Then they came back to Jones County, Iowa. The father was a farmer, and George F. was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools, and at Oskaloosa College, Iowa. Mr. Keller was married December 25, 1869, to Miss Mershon Hopy, a lady born and educated in Jones County, Iowa, and a daughter of John W. and Hester (Garwood) Hopy. The father was a native of Kentucky, and the mother of Ohio. In 1880 Mr. Keller came to Shelby County, Iowa, and bought 160 acres of land that had been broken; however, there were no buildings on the place; he built a good house, and barns for stock and grain; he planted a grove of four acres and has a modern windmill that furnishes water to all the stock. Mr. and Mrs. Keller are the parents of six children -- Earl L., Mabel M., George F., Harmon J., Minnie E. and Fanny E. Mr. Keller gives, his political support to the Democratic party; he has served as township clerk, and was the choice of the people in the Democratic party in 1886 for clerk, receiving a vote ahead of the ticket. He is a member of the Masonic order, Lodge No. 321; Commandery No. 49, and Chapter No. 107. Mrs. Keller is a member of the Christian church. Since Mr. Keller came to the county in 1880 he has been interested in politics, and all public enterprises find a hearty support in him. He has made and retained many friends by his honorable and upright business transactions. He is numbered among Shelby County's solid citizens.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 486-487. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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HENRY CUSTER (deceased), late of Fairview Township, was one of the pioneers, having come to Shelby County in the spring of 1853. He was born in Ash County, North Carolina, April 22, 1807, and is a son of Emmanuel Custer, who was also a native of North Carolina. When Henry was fourteen years of age his parents removed to Ohio and settled in Clermont County, where he grew to manhood. At the age of twenty-one years he went to Putnam County, Indiana, where he was afterward married to Miss Elizabeth Burket, who was born near Salem, North Carolina, and was a daughter of Abraham Burket, who came with his family to Indiana when Mrs. Custer was eighteen years old. Mr. Custer resided in Indiana until the spring of 1852, when he emigrated with his family to western Iowa, which a short time before was an unexplored prairie, and at the time of Mr. Custer's settlement was occupied
by a few hardy pioneers. They made the journey with horses and oxen, fording streams, and picking their way across the country, as there were but few roads laid out at that early day. Mr. Custer first located in Mills County, where he remained until the following March, when he came to Shelby
County and entered 360 acres of government land in section 3 of what is now Fairview Township; there he began the task of making a home in the new country when there were but six families in the south part of Shelby County. He first erected a log house, assisted by his son Rudy and son-in-law Leander Hack, who had settled two miles south of Mr. Custer's place the preceding fall. Mr. Custer and his family passed through all the hardships and privations incident to frontier life. During the severe winter of 1857, owing to the impassable roads and streams, they were unable to go to mill. Their breadstuff giving out the family ground ten bushels of buckwheat in an ordinary coffee-mill, at the same time having 300 bushels of wheat in the granary. They were obliged to travel a distance of 110 miles to mill.
During the early days when the country was sparsely settled, the friend or stranger received an equally cordial welcome at Mr. Custer's home. As
the country grew and improved the log house was replaced by a substantial frame dwelling, a portion of which was removed from the old town site of Simoda. Mr. and Mrs. Custer lived upon this farm to the end of their days. They were the parents of eleven children -- John and Mary Ann died in childhood; Jonathan died while serving his country in the late civil war at Helena, Arkansas; Catherine, (deceased); Rudy, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Abraham, Henry, Caroline and Benton C. still survive. Politically Mr. Custer was formerly an old-line Whig, and on the organization of the Republican party he cast his vote in support of its issues. He departed this life August 27, 1885; his wife survived him until October 28, 1888.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 487-488. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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J. M. MALICK, a farmer and stock-raiser of Monroe Township, was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1836. He is a son of John Jacob and Mary (Miller) Malick, natives of Pennsylvania. His youth was spent upon a farm, and in attending the common schools. At the age of fifteen years he secured employment in a grist-mill, and remained there until the war broke out. He enlisted in August, 1863, at the call for 300,000 men, in the
One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry, Company G, and served one year. He re-enlisted in September, 1864, in the Two Hundred and Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company D, and served until the close of the war. He was in all the battles before Richmond, at Petersburg, and was present at the grand review at Washington, D. C. He was honorably discharged and returned to his home. Mr. Malick was married in October, 1861, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Louis, who was born in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Smith) Louis. The father was a native of France, and the mother was born in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. In 1865 Mr. Malick bought his present place, which consisted of fifty-eight acres of wild land. He has made numerous improvements, among which may be mentioned a good dwelling house and barns; he has planted an orchard, and has everything in good shape. He also owns eighty acres in section 17, of this township. Mr. and Mrs. Malick are the parents of six children -- C. H. Malick, Fred A., Blanche, Akron, May and J. Harry. They all have a good education, and Fred is a successful teacher. Several members of the family are worthy and consistent members of the Baptist church. Mr. Malick is one of the wheel-horses of the Democratic party. He is
strictly honorable in business, and his upright conduct has won the confidence of the community.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 488-489. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.
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JONATHAN BULLARD, an early settler of Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa, was born in Canada, November 7, 1828. He is a son of Josiah and Susan
(SIy) Bullard, who were married in Canada, and resided there until death; the mother was a native of Canada, and died in 1830; the father was born in Vermont, and died in 1849. Jonathan Bullard, at the age of nineteen years, went to Knox County, Illinois, and resided there several years. He returned to
Canada and was married at Brockville, Leeds County, September 17, 1849, to Miss Anna Landon, a native of Canada, born January 3, 1831, and a daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth (Bissel) Landon. Her parents were both Canadians by birth. After his marriage Mr. Bullard returned to Knox County, Illinois, and lived there four years. He then removed to Lee County, Iowa, and remained there two years. He next spent one winter in Missouri,
after which he came to Iowa again, settling in Decatur County. There he bought and improved a farm, and lived until 1862, when he removed to Pottawattamie County, and settled near Council Bluffs. In 1868 he came to Shelby County, and bought forty-two acres of wild land which he has improved
and to which he has added 120 acres, also under good cultivation. He lived in a log cabin until 1874, when he erected a good two-story dwelling. He has built all the necessary barns, sheds, and cribs for the care and protection of live-stock and grain. Mr. and Mrs. Bullard have had nine children born to them, four dead and five living -- William D., a prominent stockman of Harrison County, Iowa; James H. Ballard, of Persia; Elethe, wife of A. H. Morrow; Sophrona, wife of A. Pelton; Charles W., at home. Mr. Bullard served in the State militia during the war. His political action has been taken with the Republican party. He has served as a member of the school board. Both he and his wife are zealous members of the church of the Latter Day Saints, and are among the worthy and respected citizens of Cass Township.
Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 489. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs
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