I have Debbie's permission to repost these bios - her only request is that you keep the information free for all to use. D. P. Hiscox was born in Woodstock, CT Lisa > IOWA > ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION > VOLUME III > 1804-1926 > > D. P. HISCOX > > Coming to Iowa when this region was undeveloped, Daniel P. Hiscox has > experienced all of the vicissitudes of frontier life and his conversation spans the > past in interesting reminiscences. He is numbered among the venerable > citizens of Cherokee and his life has been devoted to the cultivation of the soil. > He was born May 10, 1845, in Woodstock, Connecticut, and has reached the > ripe age of eighty years. In 1856 his parents, Lucien and Pearl (Perrin) > Hiscox, started on the long and arduous journey to Iowa and when they reached the > Mississippi river they were able to cross to Dubuque on the ice, proceeding > thence to Floyd county by team and wagon. > > Mr. Hiscox received a common school education and in December, 1861, when > but fifteen years of age, enlisted in Company C, Twelfth United States > Infantry. He fought in the engagements at Yorktown, Williamsburg, Gaines Mills, > Malvern Hill, Fair Oaks and the second battle of Bull Run and never faltered in > teh performance of duty. He spent some time in a hospital and was honorably > discharged in 1865 at the close of the Civil war. He returned to Iowa and for > several years operated land in Floyd county. He now owns a half section in > Cherokee county and through systematic work and good management has > transformed the tract into one of the productive farms of this district. > > In Butler county, Iowa, Mr. Hiscox married Miss Julia Converse, a successful > teacher and a daughter of Judge Alonzo Converse, who represented that county > in the state senate. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hiscox were: Bertha, > who has passed away; Cora, who married M. E. Triggs and died September 28, > 1925; Arthur, whose home is in Cherokee; and Leora, who is the wife of William > Weed, also a resident of Cherokee. The elder daughter also married, and her > son, Cyrus Davenport, has been an invalid since his service in the World > war, in which he was gassed. His brother, Arthur B., made the supreme sacrifice > for his country and his body was brought home for burial. Mrs. Marie Wedge, > another daughter of the subject of this sketch, has two children. > > Mr. Hiscox, belongs to Custer Post, No. 25, of the Grand Army of the > Republic and derives much pleasure from his association with his comrades who wore > the blue uniform during the dark days of civil strife. He votes the > republican ticket and is a consistent member of the Baptist church. Mr. Hiscox is a > man of substantial worth, honor and integrity being the keynote of his > character, and his fellow citizens speak of him in terms of high regard. > > > Debbie Clough Gerischer > The Iowa History Site > > _http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm_ > (http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm)