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Anthony, Ross, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Sandyville.

Anthony, W., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Sandyville.

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BASSETT, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Sandyville; born in Athens county, Ohio, April 10, 1839; and at the age of sixteen he came with his parents to this county, where he has since resided; he began linf with nothing but stout hands, a brave heart, and energy and industry as a capital, and by this has accumulated a handsome property; he now owns a finely improved farm of 240 acres, and also owns 60 acres of valuable land in Missouri; he was married August 9, 1859, to Miss S.E. Spurgeon, of Washington county, Indiana; they have four children living; Amzi L., Commodore R., Samuel E. and Ida May; has held the office of township trustee for three terms.

Batten, William, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Sandyville.

Baugh, Green, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Sandyville.

BEAMAN, N.R., builder and wagon-maker, P.O. Sandyville; born in Monroe county, Indiana, January 29, 1836, and in 1854 he came with his father to the county where he has resided since; when twenty-two years of age he, without any instruction, began the manufacture of furniture, which sold in Sandyville and the surrounding vicinity; in 1865 he added house-building to his other occupation, and has been very successful, as some of the best houses and churches in this part of the county bears evidence; he married August 6, 1858, to Miss Mary J. Goss, a native of Indiana; they have one daughter living, Martha Ann, and have lost three, Lizzie May, Gay and Rose; he owns a good residence, five lots and his shop.

Beaman, Henry S., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Sandyville.

Beaman, Z., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Sandyville.

Beaty, Edward, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Sandyville.

Beem, A., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Sandyville.

Beerbower, Henry, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Sandyville.

Bitzel, Geo. Blacksmith, P.O. Sandyville.

BODKIN, M.V., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Sandyville; was born in Clinton county, Ohio, November 15, 1812, and raised in Clark county, of that State; his father was a native of Virginia, of Irish decent; his mother was of German origin; he came to this county in 1850, and entered his present homestead of 120 acres; he was married February 16, 1837, to Miss Mary Pendry, of Ohio; they have six children living: Lucretia [wife of Thos. Cross], Margaret A., Louisa C. [wife of S. Runyan], Martha J. [now Mrs. Chase], Mary I. [now Mrs. Johns, all of this county] and Francis M., who was born in Clark county, Ohio, in 1839, and came to this county with his parents, and has been identified with the growth and development of this part of the county; he married Eliza J. Lyon, a native of this county, April 2, 1878; they have one daughter, Gertie; he owns forty acres of land, and an interest in 120 acres more.

Botkin, Frank, farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Sandyville.

BREES, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Sandyville; born June 8, 1827, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he was raised; in 1846 he moved to Athens county, Ohio, and in 1855 to Greene county, Wisconsin; not satisfied there he came to Linn county, Iowa, in 1860, where he remained ten years, and then came to this county and located where he now lives and owns 200 acres of land; he was married April 16, 1859, to Miss Elizabeth Lisby, a native of Maryland; they have four children: Phoebe E., Mary A., Joseph H., and Elizabeth L.; they lost one child in infancy.

Brown, E.T., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Sandyville.

Brown, J.W., merchant; Sandyville.

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Caldwell, David, farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Sandyville.

CARPENTER, C.H., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Sandyville. The subject of this sketch was born in the State of Vermont, January 27, 1872; he is the grandson of Col. Newton and Benjamin Carpenter, both killed at the battle of Bunker's Hill; his parents removed to Oakland county, Michigan, 1833, and three years afterwards to Ray county, Missouri, and in 1852 he removed to this county and settled on his present homestead, which consists of sixty acres; he was married in September, 1842, to Amey S. West, a native of Pennsylvania, by which union they have five children: Andrew, Edwin B., Francis [wife of James Sandy], Virgil, and Charles.

Carpenter, N.A., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Sandyville.

Coe, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Sandyville.

Conklin, E., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Sandyville.

CRUTCHELOW, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Sandyville; born in North Carolina, Oct. 16, 1828; his parents removed to Ohio in 1841, where he was principally raised; in 1851 he came to this county, and engaged in farming, and rented land for two years; he bought his present farm of 210 acres in 1853; his great-grandfather was killed in the Revolutionary War; was married in 1859 to Elizabeth Hicks, a native of Indiana, who died June 10, 1868, leaving a family of five children: Martha A., Marietta, Wm. B., Laura B. and James; he married Elizabeth J. Sherman, May 20, 1869, a native of Ohio; they have five children: Josiah S., Dora, Benjamin, Jessie and Henry.

CUNNINGHAM, N., farmer and fine stock dealer, Sec. 22; P.O. Sandyville; he owns a splendid farm of ninety-five acres adjoining the town of Sandyville; he was born in Upper Canada Sept. 5, 1828; his parents moved to Noble county, Ind., ion 1840, and to this county in 1856; he was educated in common schools, and raised on the farm; he is a man full of energy and enterprise; he enlisted August 13, 1862, in Co. D, 34th Iowa Infantry, and served to the close of the war, when he received an honorable discharge; was in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Fort Gaines, Ft. Blakely, and numerous skirmishes, in which the regiment was engaged; was in active duty at all times during his term of service; married Octo. 19, 1853, to Miss Almira Keeney, a native of Licking county, Ohio; they have two children: Alva K. and Milda--both living.

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Dalby, J.L., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Sandyville.

DAVEY, J., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Sandyville; is a native of Devonshire England; born Nov. 6, 1825; came to this country in 1850, and located in Genesee county, New York, where he made his home for two years, then came to Chicago, and worked at Mason work for some few months, and then moved to Batavia, Illinois, where he followed the same occupation for about five years; and in 1856 he came to this county and improved his present homestead, which now consists of 390 acres, well-improved, and especially adapted to the raising of stock; since he came to this county he has made farming, stock-raising and shipping his entire business; he came without capital, having borrowed money to defray his expenses; by his good judgment, economy and perseverance, he has accumulated a reasonable competence; has a handsome property, and his family surrounded with all they need to make home desirable; he married August 15, 1855, Miss Mary Dennis, of Batavia, Ill., born in England, who died Oct. 10, 1868, leaving a family of five children: Mary A., Elizabeth E., Thomas F. and John L.; he was married again June 17, 1869, to Sarah [Brown] Mayes, a native of Logan county, Ill., who had two children by her former marriage: Willis B. and Anna C.; by this union they have three sons and one daughter: Avia, Dennis, James F. and Roy B.; have two deceased: Eliza A. and James W.

Davis, Wm. M., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Sandyville.

Devine, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Sandyville.

Douglas, David, Jr., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Sandyville.

Douglas David, Sr., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Sandyville.

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Entsler, John, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Sandyville.

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Ferguson, Nancy, J., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Sandyville.

FETTERS, H.J., merchant and postmaster, Sandyville. Prominent amongst the citizens of Union township, who have passed the ordeal of a pioneer life, in this county, is Mr. F., who was born in Clinton county, Ohio, July 10, 1843; at the age of eight years his father removed to Marion county, this State, and to this country the following year, where Henry was raised a farm boy; his father being poor, all his time and labor was required to help support the family; his early educational advantages was limited to a few months only; upon coming of age, commencing life without a dollar, he is strictly a self-made and self-educated man; Mr. Fetters was engaged in farming until 1865, having saved about one hundred dollars, concluded to enter the mercantile business, which he has since followed with ability and success; he is a prominent member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Order, having joined the former at the age of twenty-two years, he has filled the chairs and has represented his Lodge in the Grand Lodge three different times; is now W.M. of his Lodge; he organized the I.O.O.F. Lodge of Sandyville. in 1874; has passed the chairs, and was elected representative to the Grand Lodge from District No. 22; he has also held various offices of trust in his township; on the 10th of October, 1869, Miss O.F.Wasson, of Hartford, Miss O.F. Wasson, of Hartford, became his wife; she was born in Ohio, and raised ini Henry county, Illinois; they have three children living; Harry, Isabelle and Josie M., having lost two children in infancy.

Freeman, G.W., farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Sandyville.

Freel, William, farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Sandyville.

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Gibson, Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Sandyville.

Gilbert, James, farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Sandyville.

Gillaspie, David, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Sandyville.

Goble, C.A., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Sandyville.

GASE, S.A., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Sandyville; born in Boone county, Indiana, Feb. 21, 1841; his parents removed to Marion county, this State, in 1851, where his youth and early manhood was spent; he enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, in Co. A, Thirty-third Iowa Infantry, and was in active service till the close of the war; he was mustered out with the regiment, Aug. 9, 1865, have been engaged in the following battles: Little Rock, Prairie de Anna, Jenkins' Ferry, Fort Blakely, Spanish Fort, and other skirmishes; after his return from the army he engaged in farming during the summer and school teaching during the winter; was married March 31, 1870, to Miss Rebecca A., daughter of T.J. and Julina [Lambert] Sinnard, who was born in Mahaska county, this State; they have one daughter, Ora J.; he came to this county in 1870; owns 200 acres fine land, well improved, and is now building a handsome residence.

GOSS, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Sandyville; born in Davison county North Carolina, July 7, 1810, and lived there till 1821, when he removed to Owen county, Indiana, where he was raised; he was married Nov. 1, 1832, to Miss Rebecca Brown, a native of that State; in the spring of 1848 he came to this county and entered the homestead on which he now resides; Mrs. Goss died June 5, 1855, and he married for his second wife Mrs. Cavanaugh, June 20, 1856; by his first union he has seven children: Athelinda C. [wife of J. Sandy, of thie State], Martha L. [wife of John P. Sutton], Juretta E. [now Mrs. Grimsley], John F., James M. and Rebecca A.; by his last marriage he has the following: Alfaretta, William C., Emaretta, D. Homwe and Anetta; lost one daughter, Mary J. Beaman, and three others in infancy; Mr. Goss is a man who is respected by all who know him, and religiously is a Seventh Day Adventist, enthusiastic in his belief and true to his convictions.

Greenway, R.H., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Wheeling.

Greenway, P.W.C., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Wheeling.

Guy, A.J., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Sandyville.

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Hagen, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Sandyville.

Harding, Leander, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Sandyville.

Heiny, W.A., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Sandyville.

Hicks, Sarah, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Sandyville.

Hicks, J.C., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Sandyville.

Hicks, E.B., farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Sandyville.

Hill, A.H., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Sandyville.

Hoblet, W.D., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Sandyville.

Hodge, Noah, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Sandyville.

Hubbard, E.W., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Sandyville.

Huffman, C.M., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Sandyville.

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James, M.F., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Sandyville.

JOHNSTON, L.R., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Sandyville; he was born in Morrow county, Ohio, February 3, 1853, where his childhood and early youth was spent; in 1867 his parents, Mr. George and Magdaline Bennett Johnson, came to this county; he has followed farming as a business all his life, and owns a half interest of 80 acres of land, where he now lives.

Johnston, C.O. and L.R., farmers, Sec. 28; P.O. Sandyville.

Johnston, M.H., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Sandyville.

Johns, Mary, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Sandyville.

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Lacy, G.W., farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Sandyville.

Lamar, J.L., farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Sandyville.

Lewis, Miles, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Sandyville.

Lewis, J.E., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Sandyville.

Lewis, C., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Sandyville.

Lisby, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Sandyville.

LUKENBILL, H., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Indianola; born in Washington county, Indiana, Dec. 1, 1816; his father was of German origin, brn in North Carolina; his mother's maiden name was Recard, also of German origin; Mr. Lukenbill was raised on a farm in his native county; he removed to this county in 1853, and improved his present farm, which consists of 640 acres; he began life without money, and by earnest labor he has accumulated what he now has; he is a gentleman of genial courteous disposition; ;he was married Dec. 28, 1853, to Miss Emily J. Spurgeon; by this union they have one daughter: Manda J.; his wife died Jan. 17, 1855; he married again to Elizabeth Davis, a native of Ohio; they have ten children: Sylvester C., Leonora L. [now Mrs. R.H. Bare], Wm. B., Franklin A., Samuel G., Orlando M., David, O., Ida B., Flora E. and Frederick W.

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McCormick, M., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Sandyville.

McCORMICK, J., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Sandyville; born in the State of Virginia, August 11, 1819; he became a permanent resident of this county in the year 1870, and owns a farm of 120 acres, of choice land, well-improved, and in a good state of cultivation; in 1842, Aug. 11, he was married in Owen county, Ind., to Miss Sarah McHenry, a native of that county; they have a family of nine children: Montgomery, Mary [wife of J.G. Sandy], Thomas, Anna [now Mrs. Reynolds, of Marion county], Amanda [wife of J. Ream, of Kansas], Lizzie [now Mrs. Bare, of Winterset], Laura, Minnie and Charles O.; their third son, George A., died while in the army.

McMillen, S., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Sandyville.

Minning, J.I., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Sandyville.

MOORMAN, C.F., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Sandyville; born in Highland county, Ohio, March 8, 1846; his parents, Jno. T. and Nancy [Van Pelt] Moorman, came to this county in 1849, and located near Hartford, where the subject of this sketch was raised, and from his childhood has been identified with its growth and development; he is a man of more than ordinary ability--honest and upright in his dealings, courteous and frank in manners; has held various township offices, which he has filled satisfactorily; he married Sept. 10, 1868, to Miss Olivia C. Gillespie, a native of Park county, Ind.; they have two children: M. Busha and Birdie.

Moon and Chapman, blacksmiths, P.O. Sandyville.

MOON, J.F., of Moon and Chapman, wagon-makers and blacksmiths, P.O. Sandyville; born in Fayette county, Ohio, December 11, 1841, and when eight years old, his parents came to this county, where the subject of this sketch was raised, and has experienced the ups and downs connected with pioneer life, and the improving of a new country; when twenty-eight years of age he learned his present trade which he has successfully followed since; he was married in October, 1868, to Miss Amy Baccus, who was born in the State of Missouri; they have four children: Ulysses S., Edward H., Arch and George; he enlisted in the 1st Iowa Cavalry in 1861, but was rejected on the account of his age, which was only fourteen years; on January 17, 1865, he again enlisted in Co. B, Fortieth Iowa Infantry, and served till the close of the war.

Moorman, C.F., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Sandyville.

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Oaks, John, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Sandyville.

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Pearson, D.C., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Sandyville.

Perkins, Silas, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Sandyville.

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REEVES, R., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Sandyville; born in Mayo county, Ohio, Aug. 6, 1833, and was raised there; he came to this cunty in the spring of 1855, and located on his present homestead, which consists of 323 acres; he has engaged in stock-raising and feeding. Mr. Reeves ia a public-spirited man; honorable, of a social disposition, and is held in high esteem by all who know him; he enlisted in Co. C, Thirty-fourth Iowa Infantry, August 17, 1863, and was discharged May 3, 1864; he married Miss Mary Douglas, October 18, 1851; they have nine children: J.C., Callie C., Anor L., Amaziah M., David W., Phillip S., Elizabeth L., Effie B. and Stella Grace; lost one son, Hugh, died July 27, 1860.

Reed, George, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Wheeling.

Reed, Newton, farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Sandyville.

Reed, William, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Wheeling.

Reed, Z., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Sandyville.

Reeves, Aaron, farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Sandyville.

Reeves, G.W., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Sandyville.

Reeves, Solomon, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Sandyville.

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Sandy, U.A.V., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Sandyville.

Sandy, W.H., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Sandyville.

SANDY, E.F., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Sandyville; born in this county Nov. 10th, 1854; is a son of Ephriam G. and Eliz. J. Slitts Sandy. He is a native of Hawkeye, and a young man that is full of energy. He owns a fine farm of 160 acres of land, upon which he has two unfailing springs, making it a very valuable and desirable stock farm, and is well adapted to the use to which he puts it. He was married Nov. 2d, 1876, to Miss Eunice Myrick, a native Hawkeye also, as she was born in this county; they have one child: James E.

Sandy, W.T., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Sandyville.

SANDY, J.E., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 24; P.O. Sandyville; owns a fine farm of 500 acres of choice land, which is well improved and kept in a state of high cultivation. He was born June 22, 1836, in Owen county, Ind., where he was principally raised; he came to this county in 1852, and is one of the county's earliest settlers; he is a man of great energy and has endured many of the hardships of the pioneer; he is known by his neighbors only to be respected as a friend of sterling integrity; he has been an active business man all his life; he is a member of the firm of Sandy Brothers, which is the heaviest stock shipping firm in the county. He was married to Miss Marietta Burgess, a native of Canada; they have a family of five children: Lizzie [now Mrs. John Trotter, of this county], Charles, Albert, India and Henry, all living.