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Allen, T.B., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Indianola.

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Badgley, I.E., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

Barnett, James H., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Indianola.

Bilbo, W.B., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Indianola.

Black, Wm. T., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Indianola.

BRAND, D.C., farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Spring Hill; born in Erie county, New York, June 27, I824; and lived there till twenty-five years old; he came first to this county in the fall of 1848, and remained till the fall of 1850; then returned to his old home in New York, and was married to Miss Louisa Ranney in 1850, a native of New York; he then came back to this county in March, 1854, and since that time has lived on the same farm; has a family of eight children living; Alice [wife of Henry Brown], Sarah, George, Minnie, Warren, Mary, Carrie, Nellie; one deceased: Francis D.; owns an improved farm of 166 acres.

BRAMHALL, E.E., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Spring Hill; born in Ohio in the year 1838, and was raised there; came from that State to this county in February, 1851; was married in this county to Miss Isabel Cummings, of Indiana, in the year 1865; they have a family of two sons: Wm. E. and Perry E.; he enlisted in the late war of the rebellion, in Co. E, 4th Iowa Infantry, July 17, 1861, and was mustered out at Davenport, August 8, 1865, and participated in the following engagements: Pea RIdge, Ark., siege of Vicksburg, Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea; was at Sherman's Grand Review at Washington City, 1865; owns an improved farm of 160 acres.

Brown, Nancy, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Indianola.

Brown, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Spring Hill.

Brown, Geo. E., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Indianola.

BURTCH, I.H., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Indianola; born in Herkimer county, New York, in 1811, and came to Indiana when seven years old, and lived there till he came to this county in the fall of 1859; was married in Indiana in 1834, to Miss Silora Malissa Thomas, who died in 1854; she left a family of seven children now living: Elijah, Nelson, Ruth, Rebecca, John, Thomas and Elnora; was married again in 1857 to Mrs. Martha Winchell; they have two children: Minnie and Sarah; he owns a farm of 180 acres.

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CAVIT, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 11; P,O. Indianola; born in Allegheny county, Penn., in 1822; where he made his home till 1853, when he emigrated to Washington county, where he lived till 1865, when he came to this county, and located on his present homestead, which consists of 160 acres; he has been twice married, first, in Pennsylvania, in 1843, to Miss Jane McElhaney, of that State, who died in 1854, and left a family of three children, of whom two are now living: Nancy A. and George A.; he was married a second time in Ohio, in 1869, to Margaret Ross, of that State; they have by this union three daughters: Eva A., Elizabeth M. and Maggie L.

Chaffin, B.F., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Indianola.

CHEW, JNO. W., farmers Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill; born in Virginia, in the year 1825, and came to Ohio when about nine years old, and remained till fifteen, and came to Indiana. where he married in 1845 to Miss Martha Hurshman, a native of that State, and then emigrated to this county Oct. 1854; he has a family of six children living: William, James, Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Martha, and two deceased: Susan and Julia; owns an improved farm of ninety acres.

Coleman, J.W., farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Indianola.

Connell, John K., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Indianola.

Coventry, James, farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Indianola.

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DAVIS, T.G., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Indianola; was born in Brook county, Virginia, February 27, 1815, and was raised there till about twenty-three years of age; then entered upon the life of a steam-boatman, and was entirely unsettled as to a permanent home till he came to this county, in the spring of 1855, and located on his present homestead; he was married January 1, 1848, to Miss Nancy W., daughter of Hon. Wm. McClary, of Pennsylvania; they have three sons living: Gas. C., Wm. M., and Alberta I.; he owns an improved farm of 240 acres.

DEARTH, JACOB, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Indianola; is a native of Ohio; born in the year 1831, and raised there till about twenty-two years of age, when he came to this State and settled in Polk county, and came from there to this county, and came from there to this county in 1872; he was married in the state of Ohio, in 1861, to Miss Sarah M. Sypher, of Wood county, that state; they have by this union two sons and one daughter: George M., Sylvester I., and Alice May; has held the office of township assessor for two terms; he was raised a farmer and has followed it as an occupation, and now owns a farm of 100 acres.

Demaree, Cornelius, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Indianola.

Drabelle, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Indianola.

Dyke, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Indianola.

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FARMER, LEONARD, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Indianola; was born in North Carolina, July 31, 1817; his parents emigrated to Indiana, when he was quite young, where he mad his home till he came to this county, in the spring of 1850; he was married in the state of Indiana, December 15, 1842, to Miss Mary Ferguson, a native of North Carolina, born September 16, 1817l they have one son living: W.L., born in this county, January 12, 1861, and two deceased, Lydia A., and John F.; his homestead consists of 210 acres.

FERGUSON, J.O., farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Indianola; IA a native of North Carolina; born March 16, 1831; when he was yet quite young his parents started to Indiana, and while on the way his mother died, but his father, with the family continued the journey, and it was in that state where he spent the early part of his life; he came to Jefferson county, this State, in 1840, and from there to this county in the spring of 1852; he was married in this State, November 13, 1856, to Miss Mary A. Green, a native of Indiana, and from a family of thirteen children they have only six living: Eldora, wife of Isaac Graham, Emma, Sylvester, Alta, Etta and John; he owns an improved farm of 143 acres.

Field, A.D., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

FLEAGLER, CHARLES, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Indianola; was born in Dauphin county, Penn., in 1844; when about eleven years old he emigrated to this county in the spring of 1855; was married there to Miss Susan Hypes, a native of Indiana, in December, 1866; she was born in 1847; was in the mountains during the years of 1864-5 in Montana; have a family of one son and three daughters: Minnie M., William A., Annie E., Oliver W., Walter S. and Mary J.E., of whom two are deceased: Oliver W. and Walter S.; owns an improved farm of 84 acres.

Francis, E.E., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Springhill.

FRASER, JAS. A., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Indianola; is a native of Ohio; born in the year 1843, and was raised there; came to this county in the fall of 1865; was married in this county in 1874 to Miss Lizzie Handley, a native of Ohio; they have one daughter: Mary Belle, born June 26, 1877; enlisted in Co. B, One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio, May 2, 1864, and served till September 13, of the same year; owns an improved farm of 160 acres.

Fryer, Walter B., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

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Gavin, Wm., farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Spring Hill.

Gavin, John, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill.

Gillett, C.M., farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

GLASCOCK, J., flour and sawmill, Sec. 7; P.O. Spring Hill; born in Ohio in the year 1836, and was principally raised there: came to Illinois where he lived till he came to this county in the fall of 1866; was married in Illinois to Miss Anna M. Guise, a native of Germany, in 1859; have a family of nine children: Rose, Fannie M., Henry, Charles, William, Sadie, Katie, Daisie, and infant. Mr. Glaslock has followed the milling business principally since he became of age.

GRAHAM, WM., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Indianola; born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1820, which was his home ill he came to this county in October, 1867; was raised on a farm and as an avocation through life has always followed farming; he was married in Pennsylvania in 1846 to Miss Susanna Jamison, of Washington county; have a family of five children living: R.J., S.J., W.C., Sarah M. and Susie J.; owns an improved farm of 177 acres. Mr. Graham was elected representative of this county in the fall of 1875, and served for four years; had also served in the legislature in the lower house in his native county in Pennsylvania.

Graham, E.C., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Indianola.

Graham, James C., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Indianola.

Grieves, S.L., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill.

Grimes, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Indianola.

Guy, Thos., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Sommerset.

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Hamilton, W.T., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Somerset.

Hansell, George, farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Spring Hill.

Hansell, J.S., farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Spring Hill.

Harvey, Solomon, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Indianola.

HENRY, RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola; born in Pennsylvania, October 11, 1811, and lived there till he came to this county in the spring of 1866; he was married to Miss Jane Culbert, a native of Pennsylvania, September 4, 1837; they have a family of six children, J.A., H., Lizzie, R.F., Jennie and William S. He owns an improved farm of one hundred and thirty acres.

HENRY, J.A., and O.H., farmers, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

HENSON, B.F., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 19; P.O. Indianola; was born in Harrison county, Kentucky, in the year 1823. When he was about twelve years old, his parents emigrated to Illinois, where he was raised and received his early training. He was brought up on a farm, and each successive year had added to his experience in that line. He now owns nine hundred and seventy acres of land, in the country, the most of which is well improved, and the balance affording good pasturage for the large amount of stock that he raises. Mr. Henson is well known throughout the country, and highly respected by all those who are acquainted with him. He is of a genial, pleasant disposition, and always ready to favor a friend. He is one of the early settlers of the county named, settled here in September, 1853. He was married in 1844, to Miss Nancy Hutt, of Kentucky. They have three sons and two daughters; George W., Gideon, Frank, Sarah F., wife of Ira Glascock, and Mary.

Hickman, J.W., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

HUTT, A.J., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Indianola; born in Illinois, January 24, 1831, and made that his home till he came to this county in September, 1855, and located on his present homestead. He was married in Illinois, February 14, 1853, to Miss Mary J. Clinkenbeard, a native of Kentucky. They have a family of three sons and one daughter: John C., Steven A.D., George B. Mc., and Nancy E. Mr. H was raised on a farm, and has followed the occupation all his life.

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Johnson, W., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Indianola.

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Kelly, John farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Indianola.

Kepler, John, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Indianola.

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LAW, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Indianola; was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in the year of 1812, and lived there till 1835, when he came to Ohio, where he remained until he emigrated to this county, in October, 1868; he was married, in Ohio, in 1845, to Miss Ella M. Brown, a native of that State; they have a family of four sons and two daughters: Wm. F., Emma L., James B., Andrew J. [Mary E. and Samuel J. are deceased], Thos J.; Mr. Law was raised on a farm, and has followed the occupation during his life, and while in Ohio he made a specialty of sheep raising.

Landingham, J.S., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Indianola.

Lawrence, J.F., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Indianola.

LEAP, S.T., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Spring Hill; born in Illinois, in the year of 1853, and came with his parents to this county, in March, 1868, and lived here till 1873, when he emigrated to California, returned to this county in September, 1876; he was married in this county to Miss Savanna Lockridge, a native of this State; he owns an improved farm of eighty acres.

Lewis, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Indianola.

LINDSAY, S.B., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Indianola; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1821, and when about six years old his parents emigrated to Guernsey county, Ohio, where, in 1848, he received a local injury, which rendered him unfit for farming, and he engaged in the mercantile business, which he followed till 1856, and then emigrated to Rock Island county, Illinois, and engaged in farming, and in 1858 he came to Marion county, where he also followed farming, and came from there to this county in the spring of 1860, and first settled in Allen township and came to his present homestead of 120 acres in 1866; in 1864 he represented this county in the tenth general assembly, elected by a majority of about 900. In May, 1864, he enlisted in Co. A, Forty-eighth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served till the expiration of the term of the enlistment, which was one hundred days; he was married in Ohio in 1844, to Miss Maria Chidester, of that State; they have seven children living: Francis A. [wife of A. Cramer, deceased], R.J., [wife of S.A. McElroy], Wm. T., S.I. [Principal of Commercial College, Monmouth, Illinois], J.P., Martha H., and Charlie B.

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McClure, Samuel L., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Indianola.

McClure, Nathaniel, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Indianola.

McCOY, C.M., of C.M. & J.D. McCoy; farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Indianola; born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1840, and came from there to this State and lived in Louisa county for about one year, then came to this county, in October, 1870; he was married in this county, Aug 3, 1872, to Miss Jennie Henry, of Crawford county, Pennsylvania; they have a family of five sons: John H., Joe M., Richard H., Charles R. and Free; Mr McCoy was raised in town till about eight years old, and since that time has been a farmer; he enlisted in the late war in Co. H, One Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteers, July, 1862, and served till the close of the war; was wounded twice, at the battle of Gettysburg and in front of Petersburg; he owns, with his brother, J.D. McCoy, 351 acres of land.

McCOY, J.D., of the firm of C.M. & J.D. McCoy, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola; born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1845, and came to this county in October, 1870; was married here to Miss Mary S. Mitchell, May 25, 1875; they have two sons: John C. and Keith M.; Mr. McCoy received his early training in his native State, having had the advantages of a good education; he followed teaching as a profession for about five years before he came West, but since he has settled in this county he has given his attention to farming during the summer season and teaches in the winter; he is interested in an improved farm of 352 acres, with his brother, C.M. McCoy, which calls for most of his attention.

McCoy, John W., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Indianola.

McELROY, S.A., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Indianola; born in Ohio, near the line of Pennsylvania, June 9, 1836; when three years old his parents emigrated to Ohio, where he lived till 1850, then moved to Marion county, this State, and lived till he fall of 1871, when he came to his present home; he married in this county to Miss R.J. Lindsay, a native of Ohio, June 23, 1864; they have a family of one daughter, Elsie May, born Oct. 6, 1868l owns an improved farm of 122 cares.

McGRANAHAN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Indianola; born April 16, 1827, in the State of Pennsylvania, and was raised in Crawford county; came to this county in December, 1868, but previous to his settling in this county he went to California, in 1849, and remained for two years; he went by team, and was about six months crossing the plains; he returned by way of Central America; he made his trip a success; he married in Pennsylvania, to Miss R.P. Gray, a native of that State, Jan. 31, 1855; they have four sons and three daughters: George E., James, Ralph, Frank, Carrie, Maggie and Eva; he has held various township offices; owns an improved farm of 109 acres.

McIntire, J.A., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Spring Hill.

McIntire, Dyer, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Indianola.

McPherson, A.N., farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Indianola.

McWilliams, S.T., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

Mahin, J.H., farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Indianola.

MALOY, JAMES H., Sec. 22; P.O. Indianola; born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20, 1839, and was raised there till the year 1869, in the month of May, when he came to this county; he was raised on a farm, but received a good education, having had all the advantages afforded by the schools of his native county, which was good compared with those of newer counties; he became a teacher at nineteen years of age which he followed as a profession and before he came to the West he taught about eight months out of each year, but since he located in this county he has followed farming to some extent during the summer, and also grape raising; he owns an undivided interest in the homestead, which consists of 185 acres of improved land; Mr. Maloy is a man who is practical in general husbandry as well as successful in his profession as teacher; he emigrated to this county with his father, his mother being dead for a number of years, and in 1873 his father died, leaving a family of three sisters and one brother; Mr. Maloy has lost two brothers, one killed in the battle of the Wilderness and the other died in this county in 1869; he was married in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14, 1866, to Miss Mattie Ralston, a native of that county; they have a family of three sons and one daughter: Flora B., Thomas J., William J. and George R.

Martin, Amaziah, farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Indianola.

Mason, J.M., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Indianola.

Millen, J.H., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Indianola.

Mitchell, J.E. & R.H., farmers, Sec. 22; P.O. Indianola.

MOORE, RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Indianola; was born near Bloomington, Indiana, in the year 1825, June 11th, and was raised there and made it his home till he came to this county, in Octobe3r, 1856; he was married in Lawrence county, Indiana, to Miss Elizabeth Ramsey, a native of that State, in September, 1856; they have no family; Mr. Moore was elected county supervisor, in 1873, and served one term; owns an improved farm of 400 acres; he came all the way from Indiana to this county with teams, was about one month on the way, and now occupies the homestead on which he first settled.

MORTON, J.C., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Indianola; was born in the State of Pennsylvania, August 15, 1851, and was raised there till about eighteen years of age, when he emigrated with his mother to this county, December, 1869, his father having died in Pennsylvania; he was raised on a farm, and has always followed it as an occupation; he has an improved farm of 160 acres.

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NOBLE, WM., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Indianola; was born in Scotland, in the year 1827, and was raised there till twenty-one years of age, when he came to America, and first lived in the State of Ohio, and was married there to Miss Jane Ross, a native of that State, in 1856, then came to this State, and settled in Hardin county, and remained for about ten years, then came to this county, in September, 1865; they have a family of four children living: Anna B., Ross A., Scott L. and Wm. M., has held various township offices; owns an improved farm of 200 acres.

Nunnamaker, S., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

Nunnamaker, M.T., farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Indianola.

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Parr, R.C., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Indianola.

Perkins, Oliver, farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Indianola.

Pulse, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Spring Hill.

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RICE, MRS. ELIZA, farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Spring Hill; widow of Charles Rice, deceased; who was born in Ohio, in 1826, and died April, 1866; she was married to her husband in Madison county, this State, in February, 1858; her maiden name was Eliza James, a native of the State of Indiana, whose parents emigrated to this State in an early day; she has a family of four children: Maria, Jeanette, Wm. and Mary; owns an improved farm of 234 acres.

Ritter, C.W., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Indianola.

Roberts, W.A., farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Spring Hill.

Romine, William, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Spring Hill.

Ross, Alex. farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Indianola.

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Sawdon, Francis, farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Spring Hill.

Sayers, Henry, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill.

Shaffer, H.J., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Indianola.

Sherick, G.W., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Indianola.

Shepherd, Solomon, farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Indianola.

Spaulding Wilson, farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Indianola.

Steward, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Indianola.

STUDLEY, EDMOND, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill; born in New York State in 1821, and came to this county in April, 1861; was married in New York State, to Miss M.J. Martin, a native of that State, in 1848; they have a family of four children living: Emma L., Florence H., Clarence L., Charlie H., and three deceased, Stella A., Eddie K., and Freddie; He owns an improved farm of sixty acres.

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Thompson, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Indianola.

Tucker, J.C., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Indianola.

Tucker, W., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Indianola.

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VAN PELT, D.H., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 12; P.O. Indianola; born in Ohio, October 26, 1824, and was raised there; married October 20, 1848, Martha E. Shion, a native of that State; he came to Henry county, this State, and settled on Salem Prairie in October, 1852, and remained till he came to this county, in June, 1855; he owns an improved farm of 320 acres; has held various township offices; his family consist of three sons and five daughters: Franklin M., of Des Moines; Laura E., wife of R.S. Armstrong; M.H., Mary, Maria, now Mrs. C.H. Thompson; Chas., Ella and Mattie.

VAN PELT, E., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Indianola; born in Ohio, in 1839, and came to Henry county, this State, when about fifteen years of age, and made it his home till he came to this county, in October 1864; he was married there, to Miss Mary L. Wilson, in 18968, a native of Iowa; they have one son and two daughters: Minnie A., Mary E. and William E.; he enlisted in the late war, for the State service, in the 25th regiment, in charge of officers' stock, in Colonel Stone's command; owns an improved farm of 159 acres.

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WHITMAN, C.C., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Indianola; was born in Illinois in 1832, and made it his home till he came to this county, in the spring of 1868. He was married in Illinois in 1867, January 24th, to Miss Matie McGrowen, of Ohio; they have two sons: Wm.B., and Otis C. He owns an improved farm of 120 acres; he was raised on a farm and has followed it as an occupation through life.

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YOUNG, M.E., Superintendent County Poor Farm; P.O. Indianola; born in Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1836, and was raised there till he was about 19 years old, and came to this State in 1856, and to this county in the spring of 1861. He enlisted in Co. G, 40th Iowa Infantry, and served in the hospital as nurse till he was discharged, after about six months service, on account of disability. He was married in Marion county, this State, to Miss M.J. Paisley, a native of the same county and State, in the year 1860; they have a family of 3 sons and 2 daughters: Annie R., Wm., Eva, Milton E., and John A. Mr. Young has had charge of the county poor farm since Nov. 1st, 1876, and under his management is has been greatly improved, and the citizen of the county seems to be well satisfied. He owns an improved farm 1-1/2 miles from Indianola, of 40 acres.