Thank you Kerry. I know that the Rootsweb lists do not accept attachments because of the virus problems so am thinking that someone who was or is on the list is a practical joker. Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "kerry scott" <k_scott74@hotmail.com> To: <IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:07 AM Subject: RE: [IAJACKSO] Virus > Connie, > This is a hoax. No need to click on this because it redirects you to a page > of non genealogical issues. > > Kerry > > > >From: "lcchance" <lcchance@cox.net> > >Reply-To: IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com > >To: IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [IAJACKSO] Virus > >Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:27:04 -0500 > > > >To those of you who have received a message from John @rootsweb.com, > >Subject: Help. This is either a virus or hoax. Yesterday I clicked on the > >message board URL and was redirected to a page that did not have anything > >to do with genealogy. I have just received the same e-mail. Perhaps the > >list manager could check this out. > > > >Thank you, > >Connie > >lcchance@cox.net > > > > > >==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== > >If you are unsubscribed from the IAJACKSO list unintentionally, > > simply resubscribe. A full mailbox, computer error, or > > spam may cause you to be unsubscribed. > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== > To contact the list manager, send a message to - > Kerry Scott <K_Scott74@hotmail.com> > > "Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at: > http://www.RAOGK.org/" > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tax headache? MSN Money provides relief with tax tips, tools, IRS forms and > more! http://moneycentral.msn.com/tax/workshop/welcome.asp > > > ==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Reminder! Please remove as much of the Original message as possible > when replying to a post. Include only that part of the > message important to your reply. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Connie, This is a hoax. No need to click on this because it redirects you to a page of non genealogical issues. Kerry >From: "lcchance" <lcchance@cox.net> >Reply-To: IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com >To: IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [IAJACKSO] Virus >Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:27:04 -0500 > >To those of you who have received a message from John @rootsweb.com, >Subject: Help. This is either a virus or hoax. Yesterday I clicked on the >message board URL and was redirected to a page that did not have anything >to do with genealogy. I have just received the same e-mail. Perhaps the >list manager could check this out. > >Thank you, >Connie >lcchance@cox.net > > >==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== >If you are unsubscribed from the IAJACKSO list unintentionally, > simply resubscribe. A full mailbox, computer error, or > spam may cause you to be unsubscribed. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== To contact the list manager, send a message to - Kerry Scott <K_Scott74@hotmail.com> "Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at: http://www.RAOGK.org/" _________________________________________________________________ Tax headache? MSN Money provides relief with tax tips, tools, IRS forms and more! http://moneycentral.msn.com/tax/workshop/welcome.asp

Carol, I think you are talking about Farrell Tax & Accounting. Their address is 119 N. Main St. Maquoketa, Iowa 52060 or phone # is 563-652-6312. Hope this helps. Kerry PS--Slow responding to emails....SORRY!!!!!!!!! :-( >From: Carol Tolley <ctolley1@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com >To: IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [IAJACKSO] Asa DAVIS buried Mt Hope cemetery >Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:44:41 -0500 > >The information you found on the ancestry site was probably taken from the >WPA Grave Registrations. I have a copy of the Davis listings. It does >show them, as you have stated below. Two years ago, when I was in >Maquoketa last, I visited the office of one of the board members of the Mt >Hope Cemetery. His secretary found a plot I was looking for on there >master sheet of the cemetery. They were in the process of redoing it. They >also had the card files. Unfortunately, I can't find his name or the >address at this moment. However.... > >Kerry ----if you are out there in IAJackson land - I believe he was an >accountant or an attorney - his office was just across the street from the >Decker House - about a half block away. Can you give me any help on this? > >Carol > >mommom2@ktc.com wrote: > >>This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >>Surnames: Davis, Smith, Hallett, Andrews, Burton, Thomas, Lake >>Classification: Query >> >>Message Board URL: >> >>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/1579 >> >>Message Board Post: >> >>>From Ancestry.com's Iowa Cemetery records of Jackson County, Iowa, I >>>believe I found my great grandfather; but I can't find any listing of him >>>on the few cemetery sites in Maquoketa. Birth 1830 (which is close), >>>death May 15 1887. Listed on pg. 47. It even gives the lot no. 457-73. >>>Later in the record, it gives his wife, Elizabeth (his second wife) >>>buried on lot 457-73. Does anyone have suggestions as to how I can verify >>>all of this? Any help greatly appreciated. It's not easy doing on site >>>searching of Iowa when you live in south Texas. >> >>Edith Davis McRae >> >> >>==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== >>Reminder! Please remove as much of the Original message as possible >> when replying to a post. Include only that part of the >> message important to your reply. >> >>============================== >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> >> > > > >==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== >For a complete listing of Internet genealogy mailing lists, check: > http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== To contact the list manager, send a message to - Kerry Scott <K_Scott74@hotmail.com> "Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at: http://www.RAOGK.org/" _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5k.2ADE/229.263.379.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I have a listing of the stones of the Sinkey's in Hickory Grove. Apparently there was a fire that destroyed all the records but the man who is the caretaker of the cemetary (Sam Caven) walked through and wrote down all the names from the stones. There is also a listing in the Jackson Co. Genealogy center in Maquoketa. Many of the Sinkey's I have found were listed in the Carson Funeral Home Directory.

Another BIO from Donna WILLIAM H. GEIST b. 28 Oct 1841 > Related Surnames - DAVIS > > > William H. Geist, is a carpenter of Sterling, this country, and was born in Venango County, Pa., > Oct. 28, 1841. His father was a native of Lancaster County, Pa., and was a farmer and > carpenter. Mr. Geist received his education at the common schools of his native county, whence > he came to Iowa in 1850, where he has continuously followed his trade, of which he has made a > success. He was married on May 11, 1864, to Leonora Davis, daughter of Wescot Davis (deceased), > a pioneer of this county. > > Mrs. Geist is a native of this county, and is the mother of nine children: Mamie D., Phoebe > Co., Sarah A., Jennie A., Julia M., Wilfred A., Frank M., Ralph A., and Roscoe L., who are > all living at home. Mamie is a well-known music teacher; Phoebe and Sarah are school teachers. > Mr. Geist has been a School Director and Justice of the Peace, and bears the reputation of > being a level-headed man. He enlisted during the late war in Company A, of the 9th Iowa > Infantry, and served four years. He was in the battle of Pea Ridge, Vicksburg, Lookout > Mountain, Atlanta, and was with Sherman when he went to the sea. This brilliant record was > ended at the grand review which occurred at Washington just before the armies were disbanded. > Mr. Geist served under Gen. John A. Logan, the greater portion of the time he was in the army, > and was a great admirer of that brilliant citizen-soldier's qualities as a general and as a > statesman. He is a member of the G.A.R., and believes that order one of the best in existence; he is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, and worships at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Geist while not seeking political preferment, is enthusiastic in aiding the Republican party. > > ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the > Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.) > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/

Another BIO from Donna JAMES D. GAGE > Related Surnames - McCOLLUM, BATES, PAYNE, BARD, MONTAGUE > > > Probably no man in Union Township presents a finer illustration of the results of industry and > perseverance than this highly-respected resident of Sabula. He has arisen from an humble > position in life to an enviable station, socially and financially. Nature endowed him with more > than ordinary ability, and he has been fortunate in preserving and adding to his talents, like > the wise man of Scripture. He came to Iowa in the spring of 1855, with very little capital, and > operated a few years on rented land in Iowa Township, this county. He then purchased 120 acres > of land, and was eminently successful as a farmer and stock-raiser. Prior to this, however, he > had entered from the Government a half-section of land in Tama County, which he sold before > making his purchase in Iowa Township, in 1860. For this latter he paid $15 per acre. It > remained in his possession until the spring of 1885, when he parted with it for the snug > consideration of $62 per acre. He had in the meantime transformed it from a tract of wild land into a highly cultivated farm. It is now owned and operated by Edwin Bryant, another of the prominent and prosperous men of the county. It is situated on section 16, and forms one of the most attractive homesteads in this region. > > The landed possessions of Mr. Gage aggregate 1,220 acres of land, which has been brought to a > thorough state of cultivation, and his wife has in her own right an improved farm of 240 acres > in Dakota. In addition to his agricultural interests Mr. Gage finds it remunerative to deal in > wagons and other road vehicles. The family residence is a fine structure, situated in the > southern part of the town, and forms one of the most pleasant homes within its limits. > > The native place of our subject was Burlington, eight miles from the city of Hamilton, in Upper > Canada, where he was born July 15, 1832. His parents were Asahel and Nancy (McCollum) Gage, > natives of the same place as their son. To them there were born nine children, seven of whom > are living, namely: Mary A., Sarah, James D. (our subject), Elizabeth, Lorintha, Martha, > and Rufus. Two sons, John and Asahel, yielded up their lives in the Union service during the > late Civil War. John contracted sickness at Helena, Ark., and was sent to Jefferson Barracks, > Mo. Thither James D. repaired in order to bring him home, but he died on the way, a short > distance from Ft. Madison. A fortnight after the death of John, Asahel was wounded at the > battle of Champion Hill, and two days afterward died in the temporary hospital erected near the > battle-field. During those times which tried men's souls, Mr. Gage was President of the Union > League two years, and Captain of a company of home militia organized in Iowa Township. He is a strong Republican, politically, and with his family a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he tenders a liberal and cheerful support. He has filled the offices of Township Assessor, Clerk, Trustee, and Justice of the Peace, occupying the latter office a few years in Sabula. In the meantime he has carried on the cultivation and improvement of his land, which now comprises seven farms, operated by tenants, all for cash rent. > > The 13th of February, 1855, witnessed the marriage of James D. Gage and Miss Cornelia M. Bates, > which took place at the bride's home in Burlinton, Ontario. Mrs. Gage is a native of the same > place as her husband (Burlington, Ontario), and was born on the 13th of April, 1835. Her > parents were Philo D. and Rachel Bates, who were natives of Connecticut. They are both > deceased. This union resulted in the birth of seven children, the eldest of whom, Girard A., is > in Dakota; Josephine R. is the wife of Milton Payne, of Bridgewater, Dak., her husband and G.A. > Gage being engaged in the real estate and load business; Girard married Miss Jennie A. Bard, > also lives in Bridgewater, and is the father of two children - James and Belle; Jennie E., the > wife of Theodore Montague, who is a hardware merchant of Bridgewater, Dak.; Lizzie F., Mamie > E., James P., and Phebe L. are at home with their parents. The family left the farm in May, > 1885, and took up their abode in Sabula, where they live in a style corresponding to their means and station. The success of Mr. Gage has been phenomenal, as almost everything to which he has turned his hand has prospered. He is wide-awake, energetic, public-spirited and liberal, and a favorite citizen both in business and social circles. He has been no umimportant factor in the development of this part of the county, which owes its success to men of just such energy and brain, who possess the faculty of seldom abandoning a project which they have undertaken. > > ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the > Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

~ ALFRED GIDDINGS, b. 12 Sept 1828 ~ Related Surnames - SPENDLOVE, GARFIELD, BAKER, MARTIN, BAILEY, CLEMENT, WALKER, JEAMBY, SPENDLOVE, COLEMAN, Alfred Giddings, one of the most wealthy and prominent citizens of the Township is the leading florist and nursery-man of Jackson County, a business in which he has been remarkably successful, and has accumulated a fortune. His residence is the largest and finest in the township, and with its grounds, green-houses and other attractive surroundings presents an imposing picture in the landscape of that region. The grounds are beautifully laid out; the walks are of concrete stone, and the abundance of evergreen and other choice shade trees adds to the attractions of the place. Mr. Giddings owns ground to the extent of 404 acres in connection with this, and the whole of it is finely located on section 14. In glancing over the personal history of our subject we find that he is of pure English stock, a native of Northamptonshire, born in the town of Northbar, Sept. 12, 1828. His parents were William and Hannah (Spendlove) Giddings, also natives of Northamptonshire, and the father a horticulturist by occupation, which he engaged in the greater part of his life. The son, Alfred, was thus at an early age initiated into the mysteries of floriculture and the nursery business, and having inherited a natural love for the industry, it was comparatively easy for him to take it up and follow successfully. The parents spent their entire lives on their native soil, the father passing away Sept. 7, 1818, and the mother, March 2, 1839. The parental family consisted of thirteen children, six of whom are living, namely: Betsy, Mrs. Garfield; Alfred, our subject; Harold, Emma, Mrs. Baker; Sarah, Mrs. Martin; and Leah, Mrs. Garfield. They are located as follows: Leah Garfield resides i! n Union Township; Harold in Iowa, and the others in England. About the time of reaching his majority, young Giddings came to the United States, equipped with nothing but his own resources, his resolute spirit, his determined will, and the knowledge of his father's business. His money had given out by the time he reached New York City and he walked all the way from that place to his destination, Avon, Lorain Co., Ohio, fifteen miles west of Cleveland, a distance of 750 miles. He slept on straw-stacks frequently at night, and obtained his food by doing odd jobs for the people along the way. He never begged for a mouthful to eat, but always offered to pay for what he obtained in work. He often came across benevolent people, who would furnish him with a good meal for nothing. Young as he was, Mr. Giddings had left a wife behind him in England, and she joined him in Ohio the fall after his arrival. In the vicinity of Avon he carried on farming until the autumn of 1853 when he came to Iowa and secured possession of the farm he now owns. He made his home in a modest dwelling just north of the present magnificent residence until the 25th of December, 1878, when, having erected this latter the family celebrated Christmas by their removal to it. This dwelling is a fine two story frame structure, occupying an area of 36x22 feet, with an "L" 18x24 feet, and underneath the main part, a sunny, dry, stone basement which forms a fine receptacle for perishable produce both in summer and winter. In the rear is the kitchen, one story in height, 14x28 feet. The green-house is situated on the west side of the house, and within it bloom the choicest flowers all the year around. The wife of our subject, to whom he was married Aug. 9, 1846, was, in her girlhood, Miss Mary, daughter of Richard and Bridget (Bailey) Hemfrey. She was born in Lincolnshire, England, May 21, 1826, and with her brother John is the only survivor of her parents' nine children. The latter is a resident of Union Township. The parents are both deceased, the mother being buried in Ohio and the father in Iowa Township. Mr. and Mrs. Giddings are the parents of twelve children, six of whom are living, namely: Hannah, Harold G., Alfred, Josephine V., Emma and John L. One son, Albert S., died when a youth of eighteen years, and a daughter, Ellen, died at the age of thirty. She was the wife of Edward Clement, and left one child, a daughter, Mary Ellen, who lives with her grandparents. Hannah was married to Robert Walker, and has one child; they are living in Maquoketa. Alfred married Miss Clara Jeamby; they live in Union Township, and have one child - Maryland. Josephine is the wife of John Spendlove, of Kalamazoo, Mich., they have three children - Vernon, Lena, and an infant son, Franklin. Emma is the wife of John Coleman, of Union Township, this county, and is the mother of three children - Herbert William, John Lincoln, and Glenn. John L. married Miss Mary Jeamby, and occupies a part of the Giddings homestead; they have two children - Herbert Vincent and Elsie Maud. The Giddings home is filled with geological specimens, bric-a-brac, and momentoes. Among the many worthy of mention is a medal awarded by the British Government to Mr. Giddings' father, who was one of the few survivors of a regiment that distinguished itself in her Majesty's service. The medal is justly prized. Mr. Giddings, our subject, is a thorough American, notwithstanding he was born under a foreign flag. In his visits to his old home beyond the sea, the mere mention of the fact that he is an American citizen opens to him the hearts and homes of his countrymen, among whom in the olden time he was counted as a stranger. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ ROBERT M. GIBSON, b. 22 Nov 1837 ~ Related Surnames - LAUGHEAD, McCHESNEY, HAMILTON, STRAIN, HOYT Robert M. Gibson, a veteran of the late war, who won an honorable military record, retiring from the service with the rank of an officer, and subsequently identifying himself with the great agricultural interests of Jackson County, has been an active factor in extending and promoting them. And while doing so he has been very much prospered, and is now the owner of a good sized, well-improved farm on section 20, Perry Township. This farm is well adapted to stock raising, and Mr. Gibson is very profitably engaged in that branch of agriculture. He has a fine herd of Durhams, full-blooded or of high grades, and he buys and feeds cattle quite extensively, shipping two car loads a year. His hogs are full-blooded Polands, and he is besides interested in raising horses, is a member of the Horse Breeders' Association in Perry, and owns fourteen, some grades, valuable Percherons, and uses four teams in his farm work. Our subject is of Celtic lineage. His paternal grandfather was born in Ireland, and when a young man he emigrated to America and located in Allegheny County, Pa., where he engaged in farming. Later he moved to Beaver County, in the same State, and there died. The maiden name of his wife was Laughead, and she had several brothers in the War of 1812, one of them being a General. The father of our subject was born in Allegheny County, Pa., in 1803. As he grew to man's estate he learned the tin and coppersmith's trade, and subsequently had a shop in which he worked at it in Beavertown, Pa. He was married in what is now Lawrence County, Feb. 9, 1837, to Martha McChesney, who was born in Ireland in 1809. Her father, Robert McChesney, was born in the same country, and emigrated to America about 1812, and settled in Indiana County, Pa. He afterward moved from there to Lawrence County, of which he was thus an early settler, and where he became a well-to-do farmer before his d! eath, which occurred there in the fall of 1852. The mother of our subject was three years old when she crossed the ocean with her parents to their new Pennsylvanian home. She received careful instruction in what then constituted the essential accomplishments of a good housewife, and became an expert spinner and weaver. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gibson began their wedded life in Centreville, Butler Co., Pa., where he was engaged at this trade three years. At the expiration of that time he moved onto his farm, which he had purchased a short time before his marriage, and built a log cabin, and became one of the first settlers of the place. He improved a farm of 126 acres, and cultivated it until the fall of 1852. He then sold and came to Iowa by wagon, boat, and rail, and located in Perry Township, buying 160 acres of land on sections 21 and 16. He brought his land under admirable tillage, built a good residence, and became quite wealthy, at one time owning about 800 acres of valuable land. He has since deeded all of it to his sons. His life record shows him to be a man of high principles and strong character, who has been an influence for good in this community, where he came as a pioneer nearly forty years ago. In politics he has always stood firmly by the Republican party, and in ! anti-bellum days was a strong abolitionist. He was an active member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church while in Pennsylvania, and since coming here has united himself with the United Presbyterian Church, he being one of the organizers of the church; he has been Ruling Elder both in Pennsylvania and in this State forty years. Mrs. Gibson, the mother of our subject, departed this life in Perry, in December, 1886, at the venerable age of seventy-seven years. She was a member of the United Presbyterian church, and was always firm in the faith. The marriage of herself and husband was blessed to them by the birth of seven sons, as follows; Robert M., William R., deceased; Samuel M., living in Perry; Thomas J., in Perry; Richard J., in Clinton County; Rev. Josiah H., a United Presbyterian minister in Beulah, Kas.; Joseph L., living in Perry. William R. took part in the war as a member of the 2d Iowa Cavalry, was injured by a horse falling on him, and died after three y! ears service, in July, 1865. Samuel was in the same regiment as our subject, enlisting in 1862, and serving until after the close of the war. The subject of this biographical sketch was born in Centreville, Pa., Nov. 22, 1837. He was reared on his father's farm, and gleaned his education in the district school. He was fifteen years old when he accompanied his parents to Iowa in October, 1852, coming by team to Cleveland, thence by boat to Detroit, from there by rail to Chicago, and thence by team to Jackson County, crossing the Mississippi River at Smith's Ferry, near Galena, arriving at their future home November 3. Our subject remained with his parents until he was twenty-four years old, assisting his father in the pioneer task of clearing his land and preparing it for cultivation. In September, 1861, his career as a soldier began, as in that month he enrolled his name among those of his country's defenders, enlisting in Company M, 2d Iowa Cavalry. He was mustered in at Davenport, and was then sent to St. Louis with his comrades, and they were engaged in scouting on the track of Gen. Price and Jeff Thompson! . The first actual engagement in which the regiment took an active part was at New Madrid. From there it was dispatched to a point fifteen miles above Memphis, and thence by transports up the river to Clifton, and then to Shiloh. May 9, 1862, the 2d Iowa and the 2d Michigan made their famous charge before Corinth. Mr. Gibson's brigade was then sent to destroy railway stores at Boonville, arrived at that place May 28 at night, destroyed all the stores, railway stations, etc., and got back to camp at dark, May 31, they having made successfully one of the most hazardous raids ever undertaken. They had been in the field every day for four months, engaged in skirmishing, and had been posted at Boonville when the fight at that point came off July 1. Then followed the battles of Iuka, Payton's Mill, and second battle of Corinth. On the 1st of July, 1882, our subject was promoted from the ranks to the office of Sergeant. He fought at the following battles: Yocona River, Water Valley, Coffeeville, Palo Alto, and at Jackson, Tenn., and in the battles of Collierville, Cold Water and Moscow. March 28, 1964, Sergeant Gibson veteranized, was given a thirty-days furlough, and rejoined his regiment at Memphis. He fought near Ripley, at Pontotoc, at Tupello, battle of Oldtown Creek, at Oxford (in the battles of November 8 and 9,) and at School Creek. From November 11 to 16 he was near Nashville shirmishing with the enemy, and he took an active part in the battles at Lawrenceburg, the battle of Franklin, battle of Nashville, and Dec. 15, 1864, on the retreat from Nashville, they had a hand to hand conflict with the enemy. At Nashville his regiment was ordered to charge the fort, the first time such a thing had occurred in the history of cavalry. Nashville was the last great battle in which our subject f! ought, and after that he and his comrades were engaged in skirmishes with the rebels in Mississippi until Lee's surrender, and also in Alabama, where they served until Oct. 4, 1865, when they were mustered out and honorably discharged at Davenport, our subject as Quartermaster Sergeant. After his experience of military life on Southern battlefields our subject came home and settled on his farm of 160 acres on section 20, which his father had given him. It was but partly improved, and his was the pioneer task to break the soil, put the land under cultivation, erect buildings, etc. He has put up a good class of buildings. His land is under the best possible cultivation, has a fine orchard and beautiful groves. In the fall of 1885 Mr. Gibson purchased 160 acres adjoining his homestead, only partly improved. He has this all fenced, has put up a substantial barn, windmill and tanks, and has made other valuable improvements. He superintends the whole farm of 320 acres, which is well adapted to stock raising. He has full-blooded and high grade Durhams, and buys and feeds cattle, shipping two car loads each year. His hogs are full-blooded Polands, and his horses, of which he has fourteen, using four teams in his farm work, are, in part, graded Percherons. ! He is a member of the Horse Breeders' Association in Perry. Mr. Gibson was married to Miss Nancy E. Hamilton, in Perry Township, March 29, 1866. She was born in Mercer County, Pa., and is a daughter of George and Rebecca (Strain) Hamilton, early settlers of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson's greated sorrow in an otherwise happy married life has been the death of three of the seven children born unto them - Emma R., Elsie A., and Edwin A. Those remaining to bless their declining years are George W., Lawrence R., Wallace R. and Charles H. George, who is in partnership with his father in the management of the farm, married Miss J. Hoyt. The other sons live at home with their parents. The high eulogium has been passed upon Mr. Gibson that "he does by all as he would be done by," than which no nobler or more deserving praise can be given. His life record as here written speaks as to his worth as a man and a citizen. He is a prominent figure in the social and public life of this township, and his influence is felt in every feasible plan for the moral or material elevation of the community. He has been Township Trustee three years, has been Supervisor of Roads, and has been a member of the School Board for years. He is one of the leading members of the G.A.R. as represented in this county, being Commander of the R.M. Smith Post No. 269, at Andrew. He is one of the Ruling Elders of the United Presbyterian Church at Andrew, and has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school. He is prominent among the Republicans of this locality, and has been a delegate to county conventions at various times. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ WILLIAM H. GEIST, b. 28 Oct 1841 ~ Related Surnames - DAVIS William H. Geist, is a carpenter of Sterling, this country, and was born in Venango County, Pa., Oct. 28, 1841. His father was a native of Lancaster County, Pa., and was a farmer and carpenter. Mr. Geist received his education at the common schools of his native county, whence he came to Iowa in 1850, where he has continuously followed his trade, of which he has made a success. He was married on May 11, 1864, to Leonora Davis, daughter of Wescot Davis (deceased), a pioneer of this county. Mrs. Geist is a native of this county, and is the mother of nine children: Mamie D., Phoebe Co., Sarah A., Jennie A., Julia M., Wilfred A., Frank M., Ralph A., and Roscoe L., who are all living at home. Mamie is a well-known music teacher; Phoebe and Sarah are school teachers. Mr. Geist has been a School Director and Justice of the Peace, and bears the reputation of being a level-headed man. He enlisted during the late war in Company A, of the 9th Iowa Infantry, and served four years. He was in the battle of Pea Ridge, Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, and was with Sherman when he went to the sea. This brilliant record was ended at the grand review which occurred at Washington just before the armies were disbanded. Mr. Geist served under Gen. John A. Logan, the greater portion of the time he was in the army, and was a great admirer of that brilliant citizen-soldier's qualities as a general and as a statesman. He is a member of the G.A.R., and believes tha! t order one of the best in existence; he is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, and worships at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Geist while not seeking political preferment, is enthusiastic in aiding the Republican party. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ ALBERT GEE, b. 29 Jul 1829 ~ Related Surnames - POMEROY, WATROUS, EDWARDS, STREETS, BOWEN, MONT The traveler passing through South Fork Township on the Iron Hill Road, a much frequented highway, is attracted by the fine farm and very pleasant home of the subject, which, with its well-tilled, smiling fields, neat and substantial buildings, and evidences of order on every hand, forms one of the most pleasing features of this beautiful landscape, showing, as it does, the presence of a skilled and practical hand and a master mind. Mr. Gee can claim the distinction of being a pioneer of two States, Iowa and Minnesota, and a like distinction belongs to his father, William Gee, who was one of the very first settlers of Geauga County, Ohio, and subsequently became a pioneer of Jackson County, Iowa. The father of our subject is supposed to have been a native of Massachusetts, as he was reared in a New England home to a stalwart, independent manhood. There he and Polly Pomeroy, a native of that section of the county, united their lives for better or worse, and they subsequently resolved to try life in the wilds of Ohio, whether they made their way slowly with teams, and settled in the forests primeval of Geauga, to whose depths but a few hardy, venturous spirits had penetrated before their arrival. Mr. Gee bought a tract of timbered land, cleared 111 acres, and developed it into a productive farm, on which he erected a good set of frame buildings. He resided thereon until 1845, when the same ambitious spirit that had driven him forth from his quiet New England home urged him to try a pioneer life again, this time on the wild prairies of Iowa, just prior to its admission into the Union. His removal to this part of the country with his family was made with ox-teams, an! d took forty-one days to accomplish it. Mr. Gee, immediately after his arrival, entered a tract of land, part timber and part prairie, four miles north of Cascade, and once more began the pioneer's task of reclaiming a farm from the hand of nature. He resided on it eight or ten years, then sold it, and coming to South Fork Township, bought a tract of timber land, which he improved into a good farm. He resided on his homestead in this township until after the war, when he retired from active life and went to live with his eldest son in Indiana. In 1872, he went to Wisconsin to visit another son in Grant County, was taken sick, and died shortly after his arrival. In his lifetime he had the reputation of being a sober-minded, just, honest-hearted, industrious man, and he was regarded as a desirable citizen, who ever strove to promote the best interests of his community. His worthy wife survived him only a few years, dying in the home of their son Gilbert, in Warwick County, Ind., Dec. 3, 1877. They were the par! ents of nine children - Gilbert, Ebenezer, Olive, Mary, Clarinda, William, Lucinda, Philander, and Albert. The latter, of whom we write, was born in Thompson Township, Geauga Co., Ohio, July 29, 1829. He was sixteen years old when he came to Iowa, and here his education, which has been begun in the district schools of his early home, was completed in the pioneer schools of this county. He remained with his parents until he was twenty-one, when he began life for himself, finding employment in the coal mines of Peoria, Ill., where he worked some years. After a residence in that State of nine years, he returned to Iowa, and in 1857 he visited Minnesota, going there with teams, and in Mower County pre-empted a tract of Government land, three miles east of Austin. He built a log house for the shelter of his family, and resided there about a year; but on account of Indian troubles he sold his property and came back to Iowa. He spent the winter in Fayette, and then came to Jackson County, and has resided here since. He now owns his father's old homestead and some other land; and h! as a good sized farm, that, in point of improvement and cultivation, compares favorably with the best in the township. He has erected a good set of frame buildings, and has otherwise greatly increased the value of the place since it came into his possession, he having been greatly prospered in his agricultural pursuits. August 24, 1855, Mr. Gee took one of the most important steps in his life by his marriage, on that date, to Miss Eliza J. Watrous, whereby he secured a good wife. Of their happy union four children have been born, of whom the following is the record: Ida E. married Eli Edwards, of South Fork Township; Flora married Albert Streets, of Monmouth Township; Anna D. married Scott Bowen, of South Fork Township; Belle married Eli Edwards, of Monmouth Township, cousin of her sister Ida's husband. Mr. and Mrs. Gee also have an adopted son, Freddie Gee, whom they took when twenty months old, and he is now eleven years of age. Mrs. Gee was born in Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Feb. 4, 1832. Her father, Walter Watrous, was born in the State of New York, and was there reared and married, Eunice Mont, a native of that State, becoming his wife. They became pioneers of Ashtabula County, Ohio, Mr. Watrous buying timbered land and clearing a farm. In 1840 he again started westward, and removed with his family to Indiana by way of the Ohio River. He was an early settler of Warwick County, where he bought wild, wooded land, and reclaimed another farm from the wilderness. In 1852, he made still another move in a westerly direction, and coming to Iowa, he settled in Jackson County, where he bought a tract of prairie land on section 9, South Fork Township. Building a log house, he entered upon the work of improving a farm, and resided here some years. He then sold, and, returning to Indiana, resided there two years, when he removed to this State again, and, buying a farm near his former home, was a resi! dent here until his death in February, 1881. His wife preceded him in death, dying in February, 1870. As a pioneer Mr. Gee has done his share in developing the great agricultural resources of Jackson County, and he is numbered among its substantial citizens. He is a man of good capacity, honorable and straightforward in all his dealings, and wherever known his blameless life has secured him esteem and regard. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ LESLIE GARLAND, b. 20 Oct 1861 ~ Related Surnames - HOSHALL, BALDWIN, SWANEY On the sunny side of thirty, Mr. Garland, one of the most vigorous and prosperous farmers of Van Buren Township, personally presents a picture of manly health and strength, both mentally and physically, and is looked upon as a citizen of more than ordinary worth. He rents and operates the old Garland homestead of 240 acres on section 10, and is the youngest representative of his family. His father, Ebenezer B. Garland, a native of Maryland, born near Baltimore, Jan. 1, 1813, died when he was only a small boy, and he with his mother and the balance of the children, moved to Kentucky and settled in Boone County. Ebenezer Garland was a member of the Baptist Church; his wife of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Garland migrated to this region in the pioneer days, being one of the earliest settlers of this county. He took up a tract of land from the Government, upon which he operated many years, bringing the soil to a high state of cultivation, and effecting good improvem! ents. He lived to the age of nearly seventy-three years, passing away Dec. 28, 1887. The mother of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Eliza Hoshall, who was born in Boone County, Ky., on the 7th of December, 1820, where she was reared and married. She fulfilled in an admirable manner the duties of a pioneer wife and mother and preceded her husband to the silent land some years, departing hence April 7, 1883, when nearly sixty-three years old. Ebenezer Garland and wife were married Dec. 18, 1838. They came to Jackson County, Iowa, in 1841. The parental family originally included ten children, eight of whom are living, namely: John, Henry, Amelia, Charles, Ebbie, Leora, Sarah and Leslie, our subject, who is the youngest. All married and are settled. The two deceased passed away in infancy; their names were Anna and Jane. The subject of this sketch was born Oct. 20, 1861, at the homestead where he now lives. He at an early age became familiar with the various employments of the farm, was bright, ambitious and energetic, and upon approaching manhood began laying his plans for the future. He received his education in the public schools in Van Buren. When twenty-two years of age, he was married, Dec. 6, 1883, to Miss Eliza J., daughter of Dorson and Jane (Swaney) Baldwin. The Baldwin family is an old and prominent one in this county, well-to-do and highly respected. The parents of Mrs. Garland were natives of Canada and Michigan respectively, and upon coming to this county settled in Van Buren Township during its pioneer days. In this township Mrs. Garland was born, Oct. 10, 1861, not far from the childhood home of her husband, and they practically grew up together. Since 1883 Mr. and Mrs. Garland have occupied the old Garland homestead, and our subject is engaged in the feeding of hogs and cattle, and farms quite extensively. He also ships a car-load of swine each year. He is thoroughly progressive in his idea, and avails himself of modern methods and the most approved machinery in the prosecution of his farming interests. Politically, Mr. Garland is a stanch defender of Democratic principles. He and his amiable wife rejoice in the possession of four beautiful and bright children, three boys and a girl - Bennie, Ada, Herbert and Byron. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

Dont you just have to wonder how George was able to manage to farm 1200acres in the 1800s without mechanical devices such as we have today? I constantly marvel at how many acres these early settlers could farm. Bonnie

Especially in Jackson County where there are rocks all over!!!! Firenze6@aol.com wrote: >Dont you just have to wonder how George was able to manage to farm 1200acres >in the 1800s without mechanical devices such as we have today? I constantly >marvel at how many acres these early settlers could farm. Bonnie > > >==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== >Support Free Genealogical Access! Support RootsWeb! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >

~ JAMES D. GAGE ~ Related Surnames - McCOLLUM, BATES, PAYNE, BARD, MONTAGUE Probably no man in Union Township presents a finer illustration of the results of industry and perseverance than this highly-respected resident of Sabula. He has arisen from an humble position in life to an enviable station, socially and financially. Nature endowed him with more than ordinary ability, and he has been fortunate in preserving and adding to his talents, like the wise man of Scripture. He came to Iowa in the spring of 1855, with very little capital, and operated a few years on rented land in Iowa Township, this county. He then purchased 120 acres of land, and was eminently successful as a farmer and stock-raiser. Prior to this, however, he had entered from the Government a half-section of land in Tama County, which he sold before making his purchase in Iowa Township, in 1860. For this latter he paid $15 per acre. It remained in his possession until the spring of 1885, when he parted with it for the snug consideration of $62 per acre. He had in the meanti! me transformed it from a tract of wild land into a highly cultivated farm. It is now owned and operated by Edwin Bryant, another of the prominent and prosperous men of the county. It is situated on section 16, and forms one of the most attractive homesteads in this region. The landed possessions of Mr. Gage aggregate 1,220 acres of land, which has been brought to a thorough state of cultivation, and his wife has in her own right an improved farm of 240 acres in Dakota. In addition to his agricultural interests Mr. Gage finds it remunerative to deal in wagons and other road vehicles. The family residence is a fine structure, situated in the southern part of the town, and forms one of the most pleasant homes within its limits. The native place of our subject was Burlington, eight miles from the city of Hamilton, in Upper Canada, where he was born July 15, 1832. His parents were Asahel and Nancy (McCollum) Gage, natives of the same place as their son. To them there were born nine children, seven of whom are living, namely: Mary A., Sarah, James D. (our subject), Elizabeth, Lorintha, Martha, and Rufus. Two sons, John and Asahel, yielded up their lives in the Union service during the late Civil War. John contracted sickness at Helena, Ark., and was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Thither James D. repaired in order to bring him home, but he died on the way, a short distance from Ft. Madison. A fortnight after the death of John, Asahel was wounded at the battle of Champion Hill, and two days afterward died in the temporary hospital erected near the battle-field. During those times which tried men's souls, Mr. Gage was President of the Union League two years, and Captain of a company of ho! me militia organized in Iowa Township. He is a strong Republican, politically, and with his family a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he tenders a liberal and cheerful support. He has filled the offices of Township Assessor, Clerk, Trustee, and Justice of the Peace, occupying the latter office a few years in Sabula. In the meantime he has carried on the cultivation and improvement of his land, which now comprises seven farms, operated by tenants, all for cash rent. The 13th of February, 1855, witnessed the marriage of James D. Gage and Miss Cornelia M. Bates, which took place at the bride's home in Burlinton, Ontario. Mrs. Gage is a native of the same place as her husband (Burlington, Ontario), and was born on the 13th of April, 1835. Her parents were Philo D. and Rachel Bates, who were natives of Connecticut. They are both deceased. This union resulted in the birth of seven children, the eldest of whom, Girard A., is in Dakota; Josephine R. is the wife of Milton Payne, of Bridgewater, Dak., her husband and G.A. Gage being engaged in the real estate and load business; Girard married Miss Jennie A. Bard, also lives in Bridgewater, and is the father of two children - James and Belle; Jennie E., the wife of Theodore Montague, who is a hardware merchant of Bridgewater, Dak.; Lizzie F., Mamie E., James P., and Phebe L. are at home with their parents. The family left the farm in May, 1885, and took up their abode in Sabula, where! they live in a style corresponding to their means and station. The success of Mr. Gage has been phenomenal, as almost everything to which he has turned his hand has prospered. He is wide-awake, energetic, public-spirited and liberal, and a favorite citizen both in business and social circles. He has been no umimportant factor in the development of this part of the county, which owes its success to men of just such energy and brain, who possess the faculty of seldom abandoning a project which they have undertaken. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

Edith, I found it!!! Jim Farrell 119 North Main Maquoketa, IA 52060 He had the Mt Hope Cem listings and was on the cemetery board. At least he was in 2002. His office can probably tell you who has the listings, if they don't any longer. Farrell Tax and Accounting. Carol

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there are many chandlers listed in iowa in the 1880 census in maquoketa there is a mary listed with two sons and she has a niece visiting her irene isbel so she must be connected to the isbell family what pierce family are you connected to i am the ggranddaughter of moses pierce ----- Original Message ----- From: <kenison@ipa.net> To: <IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:08 PM Subject: [IAJACKSO] Lydia Chandler (Pierce) > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/1582 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for the information on Lydia Chandler b. 1817 Ohio, married to Richard R. Chandler, (my Great grandfather.) He deserted her & several children in Maquoketa, Ia. (he is gone in the 1860 census) & in 1884 she died there & is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Maquoketa. Were there Chandlers in the area? > > Thank you. > > > ==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== > For a complete listing of Internet genealogy mailing lists, check: > http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

~ HENRY FROST, b. 7 Apr 1826 ~ Related Surnames - WARD, BRAND, WELSH, MILLER, DORR, EDMUND, BARNHOLT, WAIDLER, GRISWOLD, GARRIGUS Henry Frost, better known by the title of "'Squire" Frost, a pioneer of Richland Township, is a man of no small influence and importance in these parts, where he occupies a high position as an intelligent, practical farmer and stock-raiser, owning and managing a good farm, which, in point of fertility and improvements, compares with the best in the vicinity. Our subject is of English birth, but the most of his life, except a few years of his boyhood, has been passed in the United States, which can boast of no more loyal citizen than he. His parents, Isaac and Maria (Ward) Frost, were born in England, the home of their forefathers, the former having been born near Norwich. Both the paternal and maternal grandfathers of our subject were tillers of the soil in merry England. The father was a steward or over-seer of a large estate during his life, and he was a man of education and good parts. He died in 1832 while yet in life's prime. The mother of our subject married agai! n after the death of the father, becoming the wife of H. Brand, and they emigrated to America in 1838, and located in Jersey City, where Mr. Brand engaged in gardening, and acquired considerable property. Mrs. Brand died in that city in 1885, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. She was a sincere Christian, and a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Four children were born of her first marriage: William, living in Jersey City; John, also a resident of that city; Henry and Maria, living in Jersey City. Henry Frost, of whom this brief life-record is written, was born April 7, 1826, in Yexam, near Norwich, England, and his early life was spent in that village. He was only six years old when his father died. His early education was neglected, and was limited to three months schooling in England, his only chance of attending school, but by intelligent observation and reading he has become self-educated. He was put to work when quite a small lad, his mother being in straightened circumstances, and his first employment was to keep crows and blackbirds from a field of wheat, receiving in payment for his services one shilling a week. After he was then years old a neighboring farmer hired him to do chores until he came to America with his mother and step-father. That long ocean boyage was a great event in the hitherto monotonous life of the English lad going away from his childhood's home for the first time, and he enjoyed it all from the moment the good ship "Paragon," under ! Capt. Cadiz, left her moorings at London until she dropped her anchor in New York harbor eight weeks later. He soon became a favorite with the sailors, and learned many nautical terms, and made himself quite useful. After the arrival of Mr. Frost in this country, he worked on a farm near Jersey City for some five years, and when seventeen years old he was apprenticed to learn the wagon-maker's trade. He was eager to better his education, and seized all opportunities for study, and especially interested himself in acquiring the Dutch language, which he finally mastered without an instructor. He was engaged in making wagons until he was thirty years old, when he went to New York City, where he followed it one year. At the end of that time he returned to Jersey City, and devoted himself to the oyster trade, raising oysters some seven years, when he sold his plant and put up a shop in Jersey City, where he manufactured green-house sash. He continued at that until 1856, and in that year, on account of failing health, determined to see what life in the West would do for him, and in the spring of that year he came to Dubuque by rail, and thence by team to La Motte. He immediately purchase! d his present place in Richland Township, or forty-six acres of it, and entered upon its improvement, as it was then in its original wildness. He broke the soil and farmed with oxen the first year, and as he grew more prosperous obtained better conveniences, and has since improved a fine farm, having bought land adjacent, until he has increased its acreage to 152 acres of rich and productive land under the excellent cultivation. He has it fenced, has a fine or hard of choice fruit trees, and has erected a substantial set of buildings, including a commodious, well-built house, 24x18 feet, with a wing 14x18 feet, two good sized barns, 30x42 feet, and 40x40 feet, respectively, and other necessary buildings, besides a windmill and tank. He engages in general farming, raising Short-horn cattle, Poland hogs, and has some good draft horses, using two teams to work his farm. Mr. Frost has been twice married. He was first wedded in Jersey City, in 1846, to Miss Elenor Welsh, a native of that city. That good woman departed this life in Richland Township, in 1874, leaving eleven children - Frank, Edward, William, Augustus, George, Mary, Ida, Catherine, Anna, Jennie and Jessie, all of whom are married but two, and well established in life in various parts of the country, as follows: Frank is a telegraph operator in the employ of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway, at Mt. Auburn, Iowa; Edward is section boss on the same railway, stationed at Clarence; William is a farmer in Richland Township; Augustus is engaged in buying grain in Elkhorn, Dak.; George, is the creamery business in Richland Township; Mary married Harvey Miller, a telegraph operator at Norfolk, Neb; Ida married William Dorr, a farmer in Washington; Catherine married David Edmund, a farmer and horse trainer at Carthage, Ill.; Anna married George Barnholt, a re! sident of La Motte; Jennie married George Waidler, a printer of Toledo, Ohio; Jessie married H. Griswold, a farmer in Prairie Spring Township. The marriage of our subject to his present wife, formerly Miss Nancy Griswold, was solemnized Aug. 17, 1880. She is a native of Prairie Spring Township, and the eldest of seven children born to George and Mary A. (Garrigus) Griswold. Her father was born in Morris County, N.J., Aug. 21, 1819, a son of Chauncey Griswold, a farmer of that county. He was bred to the life of a farmer, and Sept. 15, 1850, was married in his native county to a daughter of Isaac Garrigus, both of whom were natives of that county, the father born Aug. 28, 1798, and the daughter Jan. 27, 1823. Her grandfather, John Garrigus, was a ship-builder in New Jersey, and was a soldier in the Revolution, fighting on the side of the colonists, although of English birth. His son Isaac was a farmer in New Jersey, and served in the War of 1812. Soon after their marriage Mrs. Frost's parents came to Iowa, and in Prairie Spring Township entered 160 acres of wild land, and cast in their lot with the pioneers of ! the county. The father improved a fine farm and remained a valued citizen of Prairie Spring Township until he closed his eyes in death, Oct. 25, 1872. His wife is still living on the old homestead. Mrs. Frost is a pleasant lady, always cheerful and obliging, and making friends wherever she goes. Of her union with our subject two children have been born, Nathan and Ethel. Although an Englishman by birth, our subject is partly American in breeding, and is thoroughly one at heart, and he likes the Government and people of this Nation. He is a man of genial disposition and pleasing manners, and is a general favorite with his friends and neighbors. His home is the center of a generous hospitality, host and hostess bying with each other in extending a cordial welcome to whomsoever crosses the threshold, and making them at east. Mr. Frost was Justice of the Peace eight years, and then resigned the office. He has also been School Director and Supervisor of Roads, and in whatsoever position he has been placed, he has always been true to the best interests of his adopted township, and may well be considered one of its most trusty and reliable citizens. In him the Democratic party has a firm supporter, and he has been a delegate to county conventions. He is identified with the A.F. & A.M. as a member of the lodge at Bellevue. He has served on th! e petit jury. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ THOMAS FRAHM, b. 31 Jan 1832 ~ Related Surnames - HEIDE, CLAUSEN, PLEON, FREDERICKSEN, STRUVE, ERICKSON, BOKEM As a farmer and citizen no man stands higher in Jackson County for honesty and integrity, than the subject of this sketch. His word is regarded as good as his bond, and the richest and best legacy that he will leave his children, is the record of a well-spent life, and the lustre of an an untarnished name. A native of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, our subject was born Jan. 31, 1832, and is the son of Peter and Catherine (Heide) Frahm, both natives of the same place as their son, and descended from a long line of German ancestry. Peter Frahm was an honest, industrious man, a farmer by occupation and succeeded in accumulating a competence. He died at the age of about fifty-five years. His wife, mother of the subject of this sketch, was the daughter of a substantial German farmer who with his wife lived and died in their native land. They were excellent people and members of the Lutheran Church. Peter and Catherine Frahm had a family of thirteen children, all whom lived to mature years. They were named respectively, Hans, Anna, Maggie, Peter, Thomas, Christiana, Catherine, Claus, Elizabeth, Mary, Dora, John and Jerry. Of this large family there are now living five daughters and four sons. The eldest son, Hans, continues to reside in Germany. The others all came to America, and are residents of Iowa. They are engaged in farming pursuits, and by perseverance and industry have become comfortably situated in life. The subject of this notice was educated in the schools of his native province. At the age of twenty-two years, he entered the army, but served only two weeks, his regiment being quartered in Denmark. He had become familiar with farm pursuits but at the age of twenty-four concluded that he could better his condition by coming to America. Accordingly, he set sail from Hamburg, and landed in New York City in August, 1857, going at once to Teeds Grove, Clinton County, this State, where his sister Anna, the wife of Peter Peterson, was then living. After making a short visit with them he hired out for $20 per month to Benjamin McIntyre. Mr. Frahm worked on a farm about a year, then for three years engaged in breaking prairie. He had only $40 to commence with. He received $3 to $3.50 per acre for breaking prairie, and with his accustomed German thrift he saved his money and bought a tract of land in Iowa Township, this country, for which he paid $22 per acre. It was slightly improved and he built a log house, chopping the logs himself. He also made the shingles, and had a "raising bee," the neighbors assisting in the erection of his domicile, as was the fashion of the pioneer times. The people of those days were always ready to render each other assistance. Mr. Frahm got out his logs and shingles at noon while his cattle were resting and feeding. He and his young wife soon moved in a new home which had cost them only $7.50 in money. Mr. Frahm was married in September, 1858, to Miss Annie Clausen of this county. She survived her marriage less than a year, dying in childbirth, thus leaving her husband alone in the world. Mr. Frahm was married to his present wife Oct. 15, 1860. Her maiden name was Annie Pleon. She was the daughter of Power Henry and Bertha (Smith) Pleon. They were natives of Germany, and old residents of this county, emigrating to Iowa in the year 1858. Here the latter period of their lives was spent, and here they passed to their final rest. The two brothers and four sisters of Mrs. Frahm - Hans, Henry, Catherine, Lizzie, Annie and Maggie, all came to the United States, and are all living. Mrs. Frahm was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Feb. 25, 1827. Of her union with our subject, there have been born seven children, namely: Henry and John, deceased; Bertha, the wife of Hans Fredericksen, a substantial farmer of Clinton County near Miles; Maggie; John who married Miss Amelia Struve, and is farming on land adjoining the old homestead; Annie, the wife of Theodore Erickson, a farmer of Iowa Township; and Ernest who lives with his parents. The children are bright and intelligent and have been given the benefits of a practical common-school education. Mr. and Mrs. Frahm in addition to their own children, took into the family his niece, Emma Bokem, when two days old, and have done by her the same as their own children. Mr. Frahm has always been a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and has likewise been an active industrious farmer, who by dint of industry and economy accumulated from a very humble beginning, a competence. He is the owner of 420 acres of land, all under a good state of cultivation, the home farm being especially well improved. His buildings and surroundings are among the best and finest in all Jackson County. The residence stands on a beautiful knoll about ten rods from the road and with its handsome well-shaded and well-kept lawn, forms a rare picture in the landscape. In the erection of his farm buildings, Mr. Frahm has spent thousands of dollars and in thus adding to the taxable property of this county, he has been no unimportant factor in its growth and development. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ CHARLES G. FOREST, b. 30 Mar 1827 ~ Related Surnames - CAMPBELL, JOANNIN, CARVER, CUNNINGHAM, WALKER, COOK The subject of this notice, a resident of Miles, is one of the largest land-owners of this section, his possessions extending from the Mississippi River across Union Township into Iowa Township, embracing 800 acres of land in this county, while he also has 400 acres in Clinton County. He has made of farming, a science and an art. He possesses unbounded energy and a robust frame, which has never been impaired by dissipation or excesses of any kind. The home of Mr. Forest and his excellent wife is one of the most hospitable roofs under which ever stepped a friend or a stranger. Mrs. Forest is a lady of excellent education and a cultivated mind, and for a period of six years in her youth followed the profession of a teacher. She has proved the most suitable partner of her husband in all his worthy ambitions, and, while his time and talents have been employed in bringing his farm to a condition that approaches perfection, Mrs. Forest has given her attention to the rearing of their children and the beautifying of her dwelling. The latter abounds with music, art and literature, indicating in a forcible manner the cultivated tastes of the inmates. The Forest family was first represented in the United States prior to the Revolutionary War, and a large number of them did good service in the great conflict for American liberty. Afterward they settled in New England and New York State, most of them engaged in farming pursuits. George Forest, the father of our subject, was a native of Salem, Vt., whence he emigrated in early life to New York State, and there met and married Miss Sophia Campbell, who was born there, and was of Scotch ancestry. The Forest family traced its descent to England. The ten children of George and Sophia (Campbell) Forest were all natives of New York State, and nine lived to mature years, namely: Robert, Daniel, Lucy, Charles G., our subject, Joseph, Polly, Elizabeth, Mary A., and David. The father was a molder by trade, which he followed for a period of twenty-three years - six years in Jefferson County, N.Y. It is claimed that he molded the first cast iron plow in the United States ! in July, 1820. It was patented by J.O. Wood, of Seneca County, N.Y., but, as it was incomplete, was never used. In the summer of 1845 the parents of our subject, with nine children, left the Empire State and settled in Walworth County, Wis., which was then denominated the "Far West." The father took up a tract of land in the burr oak openings, and there gained his first experience in farming. The family lived there until the children were grown to mature years. In the meantime Charles G., our subject, came to Iowa, where his parents afterward joined him, and at his home the mother died, Sept. 16, 1868. The father is still living, makes his home with his son, and has now reached the advanced age of ninety years, having been born in 1799. Charles G. Forest was born in Onondaga County, N.Y., March 30, 1827, and remained a member of the parental household until reaching man's estate. When of suitable years he commenced assisting his father in the foundry, and, after the removal of the family to Wisconsin, performed his share in the opening up of the new farm. When twenty-one years old he started out for himself, working first on a farm, and then purchased a team and hauled grain from Walworth County to points along the Lake Shore. He met with various adventures in this capacity, and at one time, while crossing the bridge at Milwaukee, the structure broke down, letting himself and team into the river from which he narrowly escaped drowning. Indeed, he was taken out of the water in an unconscious condition and supposed to be dead, the papers giving a notice to this effect, and 200 spectators witnessing the accident. His horses were greatly injured, suffering inflammatory rheumatism from their cold bath, and ! crippling them for some time. As soon as he recovered from this disaster, Mr. Forest resumed teaming, at which he was occupied until the fall of 1852. He then started for Clinton County, this State, with a capital of $16, a team of horses and the clothes which he wore. He first engaged at grading the track of the Northwestern Railroad Company, at Fulton, Ill., at which he was occupied the succeeding winter, and accumulated enough means to purchase 120 acres of Government land in Elk River Township, Clinton Co., Iowa. He immediately commenced the improvement of his purchase, having in view the establishment of a home of his own, and on the 26th of April, 1864, was united in marriage with Miss Caroline Joannin. The young couple commenced their wedded life together on the new farm, and from that time worked on, hand in hand, with one mutual interest. Our subject especially labored early and late, and in due time began to realize the legitimate reward of his toil. Not only has he secured a competence for his declining years, but has established himself in the esteem and confidence of all who know him. His systematic manner of farming has been carried into his business transactions, and he has been a man prompt to meet his obligations - one expecting to receive what was due him, and equally ready to accord the same to his neighbor. He brought his large area of land to a thorough state of cultivation, put up a fine residence, large barns and other outbuildings, and gained with every new stroke of industry something creditable to his life and character. Mrs. Caroline (Joannin) Forest was born in the Province of Ontario, Canada, June 18, 1839. Her parents are Dominique and Marian (Carver) Joannin. Her father was born and reared in France, whose sunny hills he left in the latter part of 1829, when a man of twenty-tive years. In the meantime he learned the hatter's trade, which he pursued until crossing the Atlantic. He settled first in Ontario, Canada, but later emigrated to Buffalo, N.Y., lived there three months, and six months in Jersey City, and then returned to Canada. Mrs. Joannin was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, April 2, 1813, and when a maiden of eighteen years crossed the Atlantic with her brother and settled in Canada, where she lived with her brother until her marriage, which, however, took place in Buffalo, N.Y. Soon afterward, in the year 1833, Mr. and Mrs. Joannin removed to Canada, where the father began farming. They returned to the States nine years later, in August, 1842, being the paren! ts of three children, of whom Mrs. Forest was the third born. Their eldest child died when two years old. The parents of Mrs. Forest now set their faces toward the Far West, and located at Brookfield, Clinton County, this State (then a Territory), where they lived five years, and, with the exception of five years, were residents of that county until their removal to Miles, where they now live quite retired. The father was born March 25, 1805, and is consequently at this writing (1889) eighty-four years old. In August, 1842, the parents of Mrs. Forest came to this county, and settled two and a half miles west of Maquoketa, where she attended school - one of the first institutions of the kind in this county. It is hardly necessary to say that this town was then in its infancy, and Indians frequently encamped in its vicinity. One of the chiefs sometimes dined at the home of the Joannins, and returned their hospitality by inviting the whole family over to his wigwam, where all were treated to venison. Mr. and Mrs. Joannin were the parents of four children, but there are now living only Mrs. Forest and her brother George, the latter a lumber dealer and sash and door manufacturer at Minneapolis, Minn. The young girl took kindly to her books and fitted herself for a teacher, which profession she followed about six years before her marriage. Of her union with our subject there were born five children, the record of whom is as follows: George S. was born Feb. 13, 1865, was educated at Mt. Vernon, Burlington and Iowa City, was graduated in stenography, and is now carrying on business at Sopris, Colo. He married Miss Anna Cunningham, of Washington, Iowa, and they have one child, Ethel Lucille. Elmer C. was born Oct. 6, 1866, pursued his studies at Fulton College, Ill., married Miss Sybil Walker, and now operates the homestead. Minnie J. was born June 1, 1868, educated at Fulton, Ill., married Mr. David Cook, and is now residing at Vernon Prairie, in Clinton County. Effie C. was born on the 29th of April, 1870, and is a student in the classical department of Iowa College. Lilly B. was born Oct. 3, 1877, and, like her brothers and sisters, is being given the advantage of ! a first-class education. Mrs. Forest and her daughters are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Forest, in December, 1886, decided to retired from the active labors of farm life, and, purchasing a pleasant home in Miles, repaired thither, where he is still living, although he maintains the supervision of his extensive property interests. He suffered the loss of his right hand in 1861, having it caught in the gearing of a threshing machine. Mrs. Forest occupies a prominent place in the social circles of Miles and vicinity, and always maintains a warm interest in educational matters and missionary work. Our subject, politically, has been a life-long Democrat, and maintains his principles with all the natural strength of his character. His career is finely illustrative of the self-made man, who, with the honorable desire to succeed, has furnished an example to the rising generation well worthy of their imitation. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)