~ HENRY FLEMING, b. 12 Oct 1826 ~ Related Surnames - PETHAN, SNOLET, GIBSON, SPECHT, MILLER, SERKRA, SHRADER, WASBECK, PAULSON, CHRISTIANSON The thrifty German citizen found his way to Iowa soon after it was opened for settlement and assisted here as elsewhere in developing the rich resources of the country. Of that class, the subject of this sketch is a most worthy representative. He crossed the Atlantic at the age of twenty-one years, landing in the city of New Orleans, June 27, 1848; thence he proceeded up the Mississippi to Davenport, and was for some time employed as a day laborer. With genuine German thrift and prudence he managed to save enough to justify him in the establishment of a home some five years later and was married August, 1852, in Scott County, Iowa, near the Wapsipinicon River, to Miss Elizabeth Pethan, a native of Prussia, and they commenced their wedded life together on the farm in the vicinity of Davenport. Two years later Mr. Fleming having made good headway was enabled to purchase a piece of land on Sugar Creek, on which he operated some time. Thence he removed to Van Buren Township, where he became the owner of 320 acres. He has at the present time 129-1/2 acres on section 35. He has been a witness of many and great changes since coming to this country, especially in the West, where, since his arrival there have been introduced innumerable improvements in the way of transportation and in the manner of cultivating the soil, the farm implements of the present day being a vast improvement upon those of the past. Instead of plodding laborously across the country with ox-teams with his produce, the farmer now simply loads it upon a car and it is quickly conveyed to its destination. Mr. Fleming, although a man quiet and unobtrusive in his habits has closely noted all these things and is proud to write himself as "A German-American citizen." Our subject was born in the grand Duchy of Holstein, Oct. 12, 1826, and is the son of Henry and Maggie (Snolet) Fleming, who were of pure German stock and whose native place was near that of their son. The father was a soldier during the wars of the first Napoleon and at the Battle of Waterloo when the great chieftain was overthrown. He also participated in many other celebrated battles of that time, being in the army a period of seven years. Both he and his excellent wife died in their native Holstein, the father at the age of sixty-five years, and the mother when seventy-five. Their family included eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom Henry was the third son and the fifth child. The father followed shoe-making, and our subject gained a very good idea of this business, although when approaching manhood he worked two years on a farm and later was engaged in building roads. He received a good education in the German tongue and was carefully trained in ! the doctrines of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Fleming is the father of nine children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Mina, is the wife of Henry Gibson, the mother of four children, and lives near Maquoketa. Mary also resides in that vicinity, she married Henry Specht and is the mother of five children. Lena, (Mrs. Willard Miller) living not far from her sisters, is the mother of six children. Henry, Jr., married Miss Emma Serkra, is the father of two children, and resides on the homestead. Harmon married Miss Mary Shrader, is the father of five children, and lives near Maquoketa. Francis married Miss Jane Wasbeck, lives in Lyons, Iowa. Christine died July 6, 1880. Emma is the wife of Nicholas Miller, of Lyons, Iowa, and the mother of one child. Clara is single and at home. The mother of these departed this life June 27, 1884. Our subject contracted a second marriage on Feb. 27, 1886, with Mrs. Minnie Christine Paulson, a daughter of Peter and Minnie Christianson, a native of Denmark, where she was reared and first married. Of her first union there were born two children - Peter and Amos, who are now living and reside at home. Of her marriage with our subject there is one child, a son - Elmer, born Jan. 31, 1887. Mr. Fleming cast his first Presidential vote for Martin Van Buren and afterward voted for Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Cleveland. He is inclined mostly to the Democracy. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ MARSHALL E. FINTON, b. 11 Mar 1833 ~ Related Surnames - GOODENOW, JENKINS, BAKER, DISE, POTTER, WHEATON Marshall E. Finton, a well-known and highly-respected resident of Maquoketa, is engaged in the livery business here, and he is besides quite extensively identified with the agricultural interests of Eastern Iowa and Kansas, owning two good farms, one a half mile from this city, and one in Brookfield Township, Clinton Co., and a half interest in a half section of land in Trego County, Kan. Mr. Finton is a native of the State of New York, his birthplace, Bolton, in Warren County, and the date of his birth March 11, 1833. He was derived from sturdy New England stock, and his father, Jabin Finton, was born in that section of the United States. His father, Orange Finton, removed from New England to the State of New York with his family, and settling in the woods of Warren County became an early pioneer of Bolton, where he bought a tract of heavily timbered land. He engaged in milling and farming, and there spent the remainder of his life. The father of our subject was reared and married in Bolton, Miss Sarah E. Goodenow becoming his wife. Mr. Finton engaged in the lumber business, and paid much attention to agricultural pursuits until his death in Bolton in 1836, which closed a busy and honorable career while he was yet in the prime of life. He was the father of three children - Marvin, our subject, and Luke. Marvin is a prosperous farmer in Clinton County;! Luke died in the State of Michigan. The mother of our subject married a second time, becoming the wife of Alexander Jenkins. In 1843 Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins went with their family to Michigan, going by Erie Canal and Lake Erie, etc., to Detroit, and thence by team to their destination in Oakland County. Mr. Jenkins brought a tract of timbered land, and the family resided there until 1845, when they again took up the westward march, and made their way to the then Territory of Iowa. Mr. Jenkins bought 320 acres of Government land on sections 11 and 12, Brookfield Township, Clinton County, and he proceeded to build a dwelling and other necessary buildings, and to open up a farm, and there his eyes closed in death in 1879. The mother of our subject survived her husband until 1887 when she too passed away. She had four children by her second marriage, as follows: Jedediah, who lives in Linn County, Maria, wife of E.P. Baker, of Marion; Hattie, wife of Samuel Dise, reside! s on her father's old homestead; Palmer died at the homestead in Clinton County, Iowa in 1886. Marshall Finton was but three years old when his father died, and ten years of age when his mother and stepfather moved to the wilds of Michigan; he was about fourteen years of age when he accompanied his parents to Iowa, and therefore much of his life has been passed in this State, where he grew to a strong and energetic manhood. He can well remember the wildness of the surrounding country in the vicinity of his father's homestead, where on the rolling prairies and in the woody coverts by the streams, deer, wolves, and other wild animals roamed at will. He resided with his parents until he was twenty-one, and then buying a team, he went to work on his own account as a teamster from Maquoketa, and the different river towns, and to Freeport and Warren, Ill. In 1856 he sold his team, and made a trip of inspection to Western Iowa, and after exploring that section a few weeks, returned to Eastern Iowa, being better satisfied with the land here, and entered a tract from the G! overnment in Hickory Grove, Brookfield Township. He broke a part of the land, and then having a chance to dispose of it at a good advance on the cost price sold it. After that he bought a sawmill in Monmouth Township, Jackson County, and engaged in the lumber business there one winter. After selling his mill there his next venture was to visit Minnesota on an exploring expedition, making his journey with a team. A few weeks later he returned to this State, and for a time was actively engaged at carpentering. In 1856 he bought 160 acres of arable land on section 11, Brookfield Township. He did not, however, locate there then but continued to ply his trade the most of the time, until he determined to lay aside all personal considerations and unite with the other brave defenders of our country in the hour of her utmost need, and assist in saving the Union. Actuated by that high and patriotic motive, he enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F, 31st Iowa Infantry, and going to the front served faithfully and well in some of the hardest fought battles in the South until after the close of the war. Among the most important battles in which he took an active part we may mention Chickasaw Bayou, seige and capture of Vicksburg, he having borne a part in the brilliant charge of May 22; battles of Jackson and Arkansas Post; and after the fall of Vicksburg, after remaining in Memphis for awhile, he went with his company to Chattanooga, and was present at the famous battle above the cloud! s. He then went with Sherman on his march to the sea, and fought in all the battles from Chattanooga to Atlanta, including the seige and capture of the latter city. From there his regiment was ordered to Savannah, and then on through the Carolinas to Richmond and to Washington where it took part in the grand review. Our subject was not absent from his regiment, except while on a short furlough, during the whole of his service which extended over nearly three years, he being finally discharged July 1, 1865. After the close of his military career our gallant subject returned to Iowa and settled on his land, and for several years was actively engaged in farming and buying and shipping stock. In 1887 he bought some real estate in Maquoketa, and building a barn, established himself in the livery business, which he is still carrying on with good financial success. He continued to reside on his farm until 1888, when he moved into the city. He still owns his farm in Brookfiel! d Township and others, as mentioned in the opening paragraph of this sketch. He is a man of good business qualifications, and his credit is good wherever he has dealings. He has always shown himself to be a good citizen, no less at present than during the dark days of the great Civil War. He is a valued member of the A.W. Dripps Post, G.A.R. In 1865 Mr. Finton took an important step in his life whereby he secured a good wife to assist him in building up their present commodious, comfortable home. He was then married to Miss Almeda Potter, a native of Jackson County, and a daughter of Nicholas and Eliza (Wheaton) Potter, natives of Ohio and residents of Minnesota. Our subject and his wife have three children: Burt, Irma, and May, who are all at home receiving a good education. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MCCAFFREY, TURNER, MCGEE, MCCARTHY, KEEGAN Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/1576 Message Board Post: If anyone living in the Maquoketa, Jackson County area could check to see if there is still a Deep Creek Cemetery near or within the city of Maquoketa, I would appreciated checking for a tombstone for a Bridget A. McCaffrey, born about 1853, died 21 October 1878 as per her obituary printed in the Maquoketa Democrat. Bridget was the first wife of Owen McCaffrey, the cigar manufacturer during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Patrick

~ ALBERT C. FERGUSON, b. 18 Jun 1837 ~ Related Surnames - WALTON, COTTER, DIFFIN The mercantile interests of Sterling and vicinity are amply represented by the subject of this notice, who is also a prominent Democrat of Iowa Township, and a general favorite in social and business circles. He may be properly classed as a self-made man, and one who has had his full share of reverses, but he has been enabled to maintain his courage and successfully out-ride the storm. He is at present occupied in general merchandising, dealing in dry-goods, groceries, and the commodities usually belonging to the well-regulated general store. Mr. Ferguson first opened his eyes to the light, in the West, having been born in Oakland County, Mich., June 18, 1837. He is the offspring of a good family, being the son of Chauncey S. and Olive (Walton) Ferguson, who were natives of Tioga County, N.Y., whence they emigrated to Michigan during its pioneer days, and from there came to this county in 1837, before the town of Sabula was laid out. The year following, the father of our subject purchased land in the vicinity of Sabula, and while carrying on its improvement and cultivation, still pursued his trade of a carpenter and cabinet-maker. In 1847 he removed with his family to a farm in the vicinity of Sterling, our subject being then a lad ten years of age. Here the latter has since made his home. He was the only child of his parents, who lived to be quite well advanced in years, the father dying Sept. 19, 1875, and the mother May 10, 1883. The father of our subject was a man of such force of character and good business capacities. He platted the town of Sterling in the fall of 1851, and established the first store in the place that same winter. He also conducted a hotel, and for some years thereafter was concerned in the erection of most of the houses, both dwellings and other buildings. He took an active part in every enterprise calculated to advance the interests of the place, and held many offices of trust and responsibility, serving as Postmaster from the establishment of the office until March 15, 1861, and was Justice of the Peace many years. He also operated a wagon-shop, doing a thriving business. He was a man upright and honest in his transactions, and enjoyed the universal respect of his fellow-citizens. Our subject began his mercantile experience in the store of his father at Sterling when a mere boy, and also assisted the latter in the wagon-shop and otherwise, as his services were required. He thus gained an excellent idea of general business, and at the age of twenty-three years, started out for himself, establishing the store with which he has since been connected, and which he has managed so successfully. He carries a stock of about $2,000, and during the period of nearly thirty years, in which he has been thus engaged, has made for himself an enviable reputation as a business man and a citizen. He enjoys a good patronage, and although like most men, having at times his misfortunes and reverses, is comfortably situated with sufficient means to defend him against want in his old age. He occupies a pleasant home in the central part of the town, and his family consists of his wife and two children, only one of whom, however, a son, Pearly Milton, is at home. The othe! r, a son, Chauncey S., married Miss Maggie A. Cotter, and is occupied at railroading at Savanna, Ill. The wife of our subject, to whom he was married Aug. 23, 1857, was in her girlhood Miss Frances E. Diffin, a native of Canada, and born on the 13th of November, 1842. Her parents were Samuel and Mary A. Diffin, who were natives of New York, and the father now deceased, died Sept. 26, 1877; the mother is now living in Sabula. To Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson there were born three children, one of whom died young, at the age of two years and five months. Mr. Ferguson has been Postmaster of Sterling since October, 1885. Socially, he belongs to the Masonic fraternity, in which he stands high, having taken the 32nd degree including the Scottish Rite. He is also a member of the A.O.U.W. Our subject spent over two years traveling through the Territories, and among the Indians. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ RUSSELL R. FARRELL, b. 3 Aug 1860 ~ Related Surnames - WHITELEY Russell R. Farrell, Attorney at Law, of Bellevue, Iowa, is a native of this county, having been born Aug. 3, 1860. He is a son of Patrick and Elizabeth Farrell, residents of Bellevue Township. His father is a native of County Kildare, Ireland, and his mother of Pennsylvania. Patrick Farrell is one of the earliest settlers of Bellevue Township, and is said to have come here some time in the forties. Our subject has been reared to manhood in this county, where he received his preliminary education in the public schools. When twenty years of age he began to attend the Valparaiso Normal School, at Valparaiso, Ind., and took the four years' classical course, being graduated in 1883. When sixteen years old he began teaching in the district school, and taught about three years. In 1883 Mr. Farrell began the study of law in Bellevue with D.A. Wynkoop, now of Maquoketa, with whom he studied about four years, and with whom he was connected in his office. He was admitted to the bar June 26, 1884, and began business for himself in 1886, and has been in practice since that time. He has served two terms as Justice of the Peace, which office he filled satisfactorily. Our subject was united in marriage, Feb. 16, 1887, with Ida M. Whiteley, of West Covington, Ky. To them was given one child, Russell G., born July 13, 1888. Mr. Farrell is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the A.F. & A.M. Lodge at Bellevue, and is at the present writing, Secretary of that lodge. He is also a member of the K. of P., and is meeting with success in every line undertaken by him. Patrick Farrell, the father of our subject, took up 160 acres of Government land in Bellevue Township, and settled on it while it was yet without improvements. He has added to this until he now has 280 acres of valuable land. He met with and overcame the usual hardships in getting a start in the western country, and is one of the oldest pioneers of the county. Our subject is a Democrat in politics, and has always led in any attempt to promote the welfare of the township and society. He is a rising young lawyer, and has before him a bright future. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ DANIEL T. FARR, b. 6 Jan 1826 ~ Related Surnames - THOMPSON, HAYNES, FOSTER, BOWMAN, LUTHER, McDONALD Few men are more widely or favorably known along the southern line of this county than Mr. Farr, who operates 507 acres of prime land, lying on section 15, 9, 10 and 16, the homestead being on the first mentioned. He is an old resident of the county, and has had much to do with the building up of Maquoketa Township, always maintaining a warm interest in those enterprises calculated for its advancement socially, morally and financially. He has represented it in the County Board of Supervisors, besides holding the minor offices, and is one whose opinion is generally sought in matters pertaining to the public welfare. He has been a successful man, both at farming and in his business transactions, and has one of the most attractive homesteads in this part of Jackson County. He has for some time been interested in the breeding of Red Polled cattle, and in the prosecution of this industry, as his other farming operations, is equipped with all the conveniences necessary for the! best results. It may be well before proceeding further to glance at the antecedents of our subject. He is the offspring of a good family, being the son of Bethel S. and Candace (Thompson) Farr, the former a native of Vermont, and the latter of Schenectady, N.Y. The paternal grandfather, Salmon Farr, was also a native of the Green Mountain State, and served as a private in the Revolutionary War. Afterward he carried on farming in his native State, but finally removed to the vicinity of Schenectady, N.Y., where he purchased land, labored a number of years in the building up of a homestead, and finally retired to the home of one of his children in Genesee County, where he died in 1846, at the ripe old age of ninety-six years. On the mother's side Grandfather Daniel Thompson, a native of New York State, served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and with one of his sons participated in the battle of Lake Champlain. At the close of the war he settled down on a farm in the Empire State, and became owner of a homestead in Cortland County. He spent his last days in Homer, Cortland County, and died in 1846, when seventy-eight years old. Politically, he was a Jeffersonian Democrat. The Thompsons were originally from Holland, and were represented in New York State during the period of its early settlement. The father of our subject removed with his parents from Vermont to New York when a lad of seven years, acquired a practical education, and learned the trade of bricklaying, but preferring agriculture, turned his attention mainly to the latter. He purchased land in Warren County, which he improved, but in 1825 removed to Seneca County, abandoned farming, and engaged in mercantile business in Trumansburg, in partnership with his brother. This, however, did not prove a success, and four years later he removed to Rochester, N.Y., where he engaged as a bricklayer. In 1829 he changed his residence to Batavia, where he followed his trade, and also leased a farm in Genesee County belonging to the old Wordsworth estate, which he operated three years. Then, removing to Caryville, he resumed work at his trade in various places, finally migrated to Detroit, Mich., and died there in 1849, at the age of sixty-two years. He was a Whig, politically, and religiously, a member of the Bap! tist Church. The mother died in Genesee County, in November, 1874, at the age of seventy-four years. The parental household numbered ten children, nine of whom grew to mature years. Bethel S. died when twenty-six years old, at St. Louis, Mo., where he had been engaged in the practice of law; Solomon B. is a resident of Michigan; Martha E. lives in Orleans County, N.Y.; Edah M. is a resident of Dunkirk, N.Y.; Daniel T., our subject, was the next in order of birth; Andrew J. lives in Manistee, Mich.; Diana died when thirty years old; James W.; Junia S. died at the age of thirty years; Andrew, during the late Civil War, enlisted in 1861 in a regiment of sharp-shooters, but later was transferred to the 66th Illinois Infantry, promoted to Sergeant, and served until the close. He saw some hard fighting, and at one time was engaged with the enemy for a period of sixteen days in succession, and was wounded by a spent ball. Otherwise he miraculously escaped. Daniel T. Farr, our subject, was born in Trumansburg, Seneca Co., N.Y., Jan. 6, 1826, and recollects being in the city of Rochester, although when about five years of age his father went on to farm in Genesee County. He was given excellent school advantages for that day, pursuing his studies some of the time at a select school on Pine Hill. When a lad of thirteen he began an apprenticeship at cabinet-making, at which he worked fifteen months, and became quite proficient. When fifteen years old he took up the trade with his father. At the age of eighteen he migrated to Canada, and on the 1st of July, 1844, located in Jordan, near St. Catherines, where he sojourned two years, employed by one man, and then commenced business for himself as a builder and contractor. The following ten years were occupied by our subject in the above-mentioned manner, he being successful in the meanwhile, and becoming the owner of town property. He finally concluded that the Great West afforded a better field for operation, and in 1853 crossed the Mississippi into this county, and purchased 312 acres on the 12th of July, that year. He then returned to the Dominion and finished the contracts which he had made there, then sold out, and started with his family for his new location, the journey occupying two weeks. They located on the new farm, where Mr. Farr had put up a log house, and in connection with its improvement our subject carried on bricklaying two seasons. In 1861 he put up one wing of his present residence of brick, and in 1874 erected the main part. It is the largest brick farmhouse in Maquoketa Township, and equipped with modern conveniences. Mr. Farr also has two large barns, corn-cribs, an ice house, and a windmill. He also set out fore! st and fruit trees, and, in short, has all the comforts and conveniences of the first-class modern country estate. He labors for improvement of his live-stock, and keeps a herd of about eighty head of cattle, with a dairy of thirty cows, and ships annually quantities of butter to various points. His horses are exceptionally fine, and of these he keeps thirteen head, utilizing three teams in the operation of the farm. He also raises numbers of swine each year. Over forty-three years ago, on the 26th of January, 1846, our subject was united in marriage, in Lewiston, N.Y., to Miss Hannah Haynes. This lady was born in Niagara District, eighteen miles from Niagara Falls, in Louth Township, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada, Aug. 24, 1824, and is the daughter of Peter and Betsy (Foster) Haynes, the father a native of New York, and the mother of Pennsylvania. The paternal grandfather, Adam Haynes, was a native of Germany, whence he emigred to America early in life, and locating in the Mohawk Valley, N.Y., then migrated to the Province of Ontario, Canada, purchased a large tract of land, and there spent the remainder of his days, passing away at the age of sixty years. On the mother's side Grandfather William Foster was born in Nova Scotia, served in the Revolutionary War, and later moved to Pennsylvania, where he engaged in farming. He subsequently emigrated to Canada, became well-to-do, and engaged in the War of 1812 on the side of the ! British. He spent his last days in the Dominion, dying in 1850, when ninety years old. The father of Mrs. Farr was reared to manhood in Canada, received a good education, and engaged in farming until the War of 1812, when he, with his brothers, joined the militia. Later he became possessor of a good farm of 150 acres and one of 700 acres, both in Canada. He died in 1844, at the age of fifty-three years. The mother had passed away previous to the death of her husband, in 1829, when only forty years of age. To our subject and his estimable wife there were born eight children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Candace, born Sept. 13, 1847, was graduated from Mt. Vernon, and married William Bowman, of Maquoketa Township; Bethel was born April 9, 1850, was graduated from the Commercial College at Maquoketa, and is at home with his parents; Herman was born Dec. 12, 1858, was graduated from the Iowa Medical College, married Miss Ellen Luther, and is practicing his profession in Madrid, Boone Co., Iowa; Emma E. was born Dec. 27, 1855, married J.H. McDonald, and lives on a farm in Maquoketa Township; Edgar was born Jan 11, 1858, was graduated from the Iowa City Law School, and is practicing in Sioux City, this State. He was also graduated from Brown's University, Ind.; Charles was born March 15, 1860, is also a graduate of the above named institution, and engaged in law at Maquoketa. Mr. Farr, politically, is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party, to which he has been of essential service in this county, officiating as Chairman of the Democratic County Central Committee for the last three years, and frequently being sent as a delegate to the County and State Conventions. He has served as Justice of the Peace seven years, and represented his township in the County Board of Supervisors several terms. He held the office of School Treasurer for a period of twenty years, and is still retained. Socially, he belongs to Helion Lodge, A.F. & A.M., the R.A.M., and is also a Sir Knight in the Commandery at Maquoketa. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

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~ CHARLES W. FARR, b. 15 Mar 1860 ~ Charles W. Farr, the subject of this sketch, was born at Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, March 15, 1860, where he now resides, his parents still living on the old homestead, where Charles was born. His parents moved from Canada to their present residence in March, 1854, and have ever since resided there. It was on this old farm where Charley, as he is familiarly known, was reared. He was given the benefit of a common school education, which he readily took advantage of, and was always at the head in his studies compared with other students of his age. He attended the district school in winter, as all farmers' boys do, and should do, and in summer aided in the work on the farm at home. This mode of life continued until January, 1878, when at the beginning of the winter term in the Maquoketa High school he commenced with the rest to increase his knowledge. He attended school twelve weeks and returned to the farm again, remaining there until the next September, when the ! school-room again claimed him, and the next spring he graduated with his class from the City High school. He then put in the next three years teaching school in the winter and pursuing agricultural at home in the summer. The winters of 1880 and 1881 he occupied the position as principal of the La Motte schools, a small town in the north part of the county. In the spring of 1882 he again took to study and desired to be in school and increase his knowledge of books. He then went to Bushnell, Ill., to the Western Normal College, in which one of his older brothers was one of the professors filling the chair of Mathematics. His term there was short, only being in College about three months, when he again returned to the farm. But in December, 1882, he again left for college, this time to attend the Western Normal College at Shenandoah, Iowa. Having pursuied his studies out of school during his evenings on the farm, he was again enabled in August, 1883, to graduate from the Western Normal College. He immediately entered the Law Department of the State University at Iowa City, I! owa, and while there was considered amongst the ablest in his class, from which place he graduated in June, 1884, with ninety-nine others, there being just 100 graduates in his class. The esteem and respect in which he was held by his class, is shown from the fact that they at the end of the year selected him to fill the highest position of honor the class had to bestow, that of permanent Class Secretary, which position he now holds, and each year issues his circular, showing the location and occupation of his class-mates. He spent the summer of 1884 at home, and the following winter opened a law office at Maquoketa, Iowa. He filled the position of Justice for the first two years, and in the fall of 1886 was elected to the position of County Attorney of Jackson County, he being the first County Attorney under the new law, changing from District to County Attorney. This position he filled with great credit. He was an honest conscientious officer, able and efficient, and always attentive to his duties. His time expired Jan. 1, 1889, since which time he has continued the practice of law. He is associated with John C. Murray, the firm being Murray & Farr. They are also engaged quite extensively in the business of fancy stock, breeding Suffolk Punch horses, and red-polled cattle. We can say with pleasure, that Mr. Farr promises to be one of the first men of his part of the county in the near future, and the firm of Murray & Farr, are now claiming attention in the courts, as able trial lawyers, and are known as boys who are constantly moving, and always in the direction of their business. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ GEORGE WASHINGTON FARNSWORTH, b. 14 Feb 1834 ~ Related Surnames - IRONS, HAYES, HAHN, DILLIE George Washington Farnsworth of Perry Township, operates eighty acres of land on section 36. He was born near Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Feb. 14, 1834, and received three months schooling, after which, at the age of fourteen years, he commenced learning the trade of a carpenter and joiner in the city of Cleveland, and worked at this two years. Later he engaged as a millwright, operating different mills in his native State. In 1854 our subject set out for Iowa by boat and cars to Chicago, and thence by team to Sabula, this county. Here also he engaged in millwrighting, and in 1856 went into Grant County, Wis., where he put up three mills and operated a saw-mill three years. On the 1st of March, 1862, he enlisted as a Union soldier, in Company I, 19th Wisconsin Infantry, but later was taken from the ranks and made master mechanic. He was subsequently injured by a fall, and confined to the hospital, where he contracted a fever, but finally recovered and was sent to Camp Randall, where he remained until receiving his honorable discharge. In September, 1863, he was able to walk with a cane and crutch, and went to Michigan, where he became overseer in a mill. He returned to Iowa in June, 1864, locating in Braden Township. Later he put up a steam saw-mill, which he operated until 1881, then selling out removed to Hurstville, where he erected another mill and operated this until 1883. That year! his mill was destroyed by fire, and he was obliged to rebuild. Upon selling this he took possession of his present place. Here he has made all the improvements, and carefully cultivated his eighty acres of land. His son put up a saw-mill, which is now being operated successfully. Our subject was married in Muscoda, Wis., June 13, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Irons, a native of Ohio. Frederick L., the eldest of their five children, is a mechanic and wheelwright, with headquarters at Andrew; Mary is the wife of S. Hayes, and lives at Maquoketa; Carrie married M. Hahn, and lives in Lyons; Frank and Oscar remain at home with their parents. Mr. Farnsworth is a straight Republican, politically, and belongs to A.W. Dripps Post No. 74, G.A.R. at Maquoketa. The father of our subject was Havillah Farnsworth, who was born near Hartford, Conn., in 1793. The paternal grandfather, Dr. Havillah Farnsworth, Sr., was born in Rhode Island, and was graduated from a medical college. He removed to Ohio in 1813, locating near Cleveland, where he engaged in farming, and owned 300 acres of land. He also engaged considerably in the fruit business, and followed his practice likewise. He died in Ohio. Politically, he was a Republican, and religiously was a Scotch Presbyterian. His great-grandfather came from Scotland and served in the Revolutionary War, being present at the surrender of Bunker Hill. Havillah Farnsworth, Jr., was graduated from a medical college in Connecticut, but never practiced. He learned the trade of a goldbeater in Hartford, at which he became very skillful and likewise learned cabinet-making. When twenty-two years of age he emigrated to Ohio. He participated in the War of 1812, and was wounded in the leg. After leaving the army he engaged in farming. In 1833 he purchased land near Cleveland, Ohio - 320 acres - where he built up a good home from the wilderness and lived until 1854. That year, selling out, he came to this county and purchased forty acres of land. In Ohio, in 1844, he was injured by a runaway team, having his skull fractured, and finally became an imbecile. His death took place in 1882. He had been a member of the Baptist Church. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Cynthia Dillie. She was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1804. Her father was an early settler of this county, and was very wealthy. He was of German descent. She received a good education and taught school for some time before her marriage. She died while on a visit to her daughter near New Buffalo, Mich. She belonged to the Presbyterian Church. Her four children were named respectively: George Washington, Abigail M., now living in McHenry County, Ill.; Thomas D., a resident of Lyons, this State; and Ellen, who lives in Minnesota. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ JAMES FARLEY, b. 5 Aug 1823 ~ Related Surnames - GORMAN, SPRAGUE, BLODGETT, MEANS James Farley is not only one of the earliest settlers of Van Buren Township, but also of this county, which he first looked upon in 1837. His father, Andrew Farley, came to this region in 1836, took up a claim, built a house, then went back to Pennsylvania and returned with his family, May 15, 1837. Their location was in the backwoods, three miles from the nearest school and the boyhood and youth of our subject was spent in a manner similar to that of the son of other pioneer farmers. Andrew Farley was a native of Ireland and came to America when twenty-two years old. He married Miss Ruth Gorman in Warren County, Pa.; she was born in Westmoreland County, that State. In Pennsylvania they became the parents of eight children; one child, Andrew, was born after the death of the father who was killed by the Indians on the 1st day of April, 1840, while at mill in Bellevue. The nine children lived to mature years. James was the second boy and child, and was born Aug. 5, 1823, in Warren County, Pa., He was fourteen years old when coming to Iowa. He greatly enjoyed the journey hither, which was performed in the most primitive style, the family going down the Alleghany River on a raft to Pittsburg. At that point they took a steamer to Galena, Ill., but landed, however, at the wood-yard docks at the mouth of the Maquoketa. At this point two Indian canoes were lashed together, and loaded with the household goods, were pushed up into Deep Creek a little above the present site of Alexander's mill. The progress of the craft was retarded by trees, which had fallen across the creek, but the goods were finally landed in safety and carried to a cabin, which was the first dwelling in the township occupied by a white man. The mother rode up the river in a canoe, and from the landing point walked to their new home. The Black Hawk and Masquokees Indians were still here, and the name which has since been transformed into Maquoketa, means Black Bear River, from the fact that these animals were once here in abundance. The prairie grass grew about five feet high, and wild flowers, together with wild strawberries and onions abounded, also wolves and prairie chickens, and these latter became more numerous as immigration and agriculture advanced. The father of our subject broke his first land in 1836. The ! Indians became very troublesome and after the death of the father, the eldest brother being away from home, the responsibility of the family then devolved upon our subject. The news of the calamity which had befallen the family in the death of the father reached them the day following, and the son James, our subject, went to Bellevue on foot to bring back the remains. There were teams in the neighborhood but the people were afraid to visit the place of the tragedy. The father has assisted in building the first school-house in the township. Our subject occupies the land which the elder Farley entered from the Government. James Farley was married in 1851 to Miss Harriet Sprague, daughter of Lawrence and Lydia (Blodgett) Sprague. The town of Spragueville was named in honor of her father. He was born at New Marlboro, Mass., while the mother was a native of Brattleboro, Vt.; they were married in Vermont. The father was by trade a wagon and carriage maker, and upon removing from the Green Mountain State settled first in Chautauqua County, N.Y., whence later he removed to Erie County. Thence he emigrated to DuPage County, Ill., where the family lived three years and from there came to Iowa in the fall of 1838. The father of Mrs. Farley entered a claim and built the first grist mill and dam on Deep Creek. The stage line ran through this place, and this, together with the existence of the grist mill, was instrumental in establishing the town of Spragueville. The home of Mr. Sprague was made a rendezvous for settlers for many miles around and between Charlestown and Maquoketa. Mr. Sprage in 1849, went to California, but died one month after his arrival there and was buried at Stockton. The mother died when Mrs. Farley was a child. Their children were all daughters - Laura, Juliet, Ellen, and Margaret. To our subject and his wife there have been born seven children; namely: Nathan, John, Jennie, Henry, Laura, Grant, and Christopher. Mr. Farley, politically, is a stanch Democrat, and has served as School Director. He contemplates in the near future taking up his home in Preston. Miss Juliet Sprague, a sister of Mrs. Farley, now Mrs. Means, taught the first school in Van Buren Township, which Mrs. Farley attended. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

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~ EDWARD FARLEY, b. 31 Mar 1859 ~ Related Surnames - SMITH Edward Farley, who is a dealer in hardware, stoves, tinware, and all the articles usually pertaining to this branch of merchandise, is the junior member of the firm of Weasmer & Farley, proprietors of the Preston Livery. As the son of the well-known Christopher Farley, one of the oldest living pioneers of Van Buren Township, he is held in high regard while his personal qualities are such as would naturally place him in a good position among his fellow-citizens. Our subject was born in Van Buren Township, at the old homestead of his father, March 31, 1859, before the present village of Preston was laid out. The town site originally formed a part of his father's farm. He received a practical education in the common school, and spend his boyhood and youth amid the quiet pursuits of farm life. He, however, upon approaching manhood developed excellent business qualities, and in the spring of 1884, associated himself in partnership with Mr. Clement, and they conducted a trade in agricultural implements, the first year; Mr. Farley sold out to his partner, and then purchased a stock of hardware, which he located on Gillette street. He is now in the enjoyment of a good patronage, transacting a flourishing and steadily increasing business. The standing of the firm today is better than it ever has been. He being a man of integrity and reliability, and has succeeded in becoming useful among the business interests of the community. The marriage of Edward Farley and Miss May Smith, was celebrated at the bride's home in Sabula, Nov. 21, 1888. Mrs. Farley is a very amiable and accomplished lady, and the daughter of D. D. Smith, of Sabula, where she was born May, 1864, and where she developed into womanhood. The young people have hosts of friends and well-wishers in starting out upon the journey of life together among the people who have known them both from childhood. Mr. Farley, politically, associates with the Democratic party, and socially belongs to the Masonic Lodge at Preston. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ CHRISTOPHER FARLEY, b. 15 Aug 1822 ~ Related Surnames - GORMAN, WEED, PENDY, MCLAUGHLIN, SMITH, KLEMMENT, THOMPSON Christopher Farley of Van Buren Township, is one of the oldest settlers of this county. He arrived on the present site of Maquoketa May 17, 1837, has since been a resident of the county, and operates 200 acres of land near the village of Preston, and 200 acres bordering on Deep Creek. He was born in Warren County, Pa., Aug. 15, 1822, and is the son of Andrew and Ruth (Gorman) Farley, the father a native of Ireland and the mother of Maryland. They were married in Pennsylvania, where the father carried on farming for a time and made his first trip to the West in 1836, passing through what is now Jackson County, this State. At that time he entered the land which is now occupied by his son, our subject. He then returned to Pennsylvania in the spring of 1837, and as soon as he could make ready started out with his family, consisting of his wife and nine children, for the home which he had determined to make here. Our subject was the eldest child of his parents, and spending his earlier years on the river, became an expert raftsman. He acquired only a limited education, and still remembers the face of the country as it looked in the early days when deer, wolves, coyotes, wild turkeys, geese, ducks and prairie chickens abounded. Quail seemed to increase as civilization advanced and fish were plentiful in the streams. The young people of those days had their amusements, and our subject used to take the girls to a ball, driving four or five yoke of cattle. Mr. Farley was married in 1856 to Miss Lois, daughter of Sherman and Rhoda (Pendy) Weed, who were natives of Vermont and New York State respectively. Mrs. Farley was the second in their family of four sons and four daughters. She was born in Oswego County, N.Y., Oct. 30, 1838, and was a girl of fourteen when she came to Iowa with her brother and brother-in-law. Her mother had died when she was a child of eight years; her father is now in Southern Dakota, and is eighty-two years old. The four children of our subject and his wife are recorded as follows: Michael was first married to a lady who became the mother of three children: Pearl, Carlton and Evert; she died, and he was then married to Miss Mary McLaughlin; they have one child. Edward married a Miss Smith, and is engaged as a hardware merchant in Preston; Cynthia, Mrs. Klemment, is a resident of Preston where her husband deals in agricultural implements; they have one son, Adelbert; Lydia, Mrs. Charles Thompson, lives in Minnesota. Mr. Farley in 1850 crossed the plains, and after several encounters with the Indians arrived in Hangtown on the 17th of July after a journey of nearly four months, having started April 8th. He sojourned on the Pacific Slope until 1853, and returned by the Nicaragua route, arriving home in March, that year, with a goodly supply of hard cash. Since that time he has followed general farming, and has been very successful. He contributed $1,000 to the building of the railroad through Preston, and has done much toward advancing the other interests of the town. He is a Democrat in politics, and served as Road Master of the Second District three years and also as Township Supervisor. Socially he belongs to the Masonic fraternity. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ BENJAMIN EVANS, b. 26 Feb 1819 ~ Related Surnames - DICKEY Among the pioneers of Jackson County, are many estimable men, but none more so than the man concerning whom we write. Benjamin Evans, residing in Bellevue, this county, is a native of Clinton County, Ohio. Here he was born Feb. 26, 1819. He is the son of Samuel and Mary Evans, his mother being a native of Ohio, and his father said to have hailed from Kentucky. His boyhood was spent in his native county and State; his education taking place in the early subscription schools of Ohio, which he was obliged to leave at the age nineteen years. He is of studious disposition, and a great reader, and has all the time kept himself thoroughly posted on all the topics of the day. While he was yet a young man, he began the trade of a millwright, which he followed for some twenty years in California. He afterward assisted in building the grist-mill now owned by Mr. Reiling, of Bellevue. Previous to the time spent in California, and while yet but nineteen years of age, our subject ! left his native State, and spent a short time in Vermilion County, Ill. In 1840 he voted for old Tippecanoe, the grandson of whom received his support in 1888. Our subject was living in Georgetown, Ill., in 1839, and was present at the Tippecanoe convention which nominated William Henry Harrison for the Presidency. In 1843 our subject went to Jo Daviess County, Ill., and assisted in building one of the early grist-mills at Hanover, which has since been consumed by fire. He also worked one summer at Galena, and in 1843 came to Jackson County. He afterward followed his trade for many years, and in 1852 went to California by way of the overland route, and remained there until 1873, spending part of his time in Mexico and Arizona. While on the Pacific Coast, Mr. Evans followed his trade, and to a considerable extent engaged in gold mining. He was also at one time proprietor of a saw-mill in California. In 1873 he came to Bellevue, where he has remained since that time. He is now the owner of 320 acres of valuable land in Hardin County, Iowa, and also owns considerable other real estate. His life has been a successful one, and his friends appreciating this fact have frequently begged him to take a candidacy for an office, but he would never accept, preferring to give his time to his ! other interests. He is a thorough Republican, politically, and is willing to do anything and everything for the support of his party. Martha Dickey became the wife of our subject, Dec. 19, 1843, and she still enjoys the pleasures of married life with him. Mrs. Evans is a daughter of William and Lydia Dickey, the former a native of the Keystone State, and the mother, of the Empire State. Three children were born to them - Marion, Josephine, and Sophia. Marion and Sophia are deceased. Mrs. Evans was but fourteen years of age when her father died in Butler County, Pa., in which county she remained until she was sixteen years old, when, with her mother she removed to Trumbull County, Ohio, in the Western Reserve. Some years later, while in her twenty-second year, Mrs. Martha Evans accompanied her mother to Jo Daviess County, Ill., where she lived until her marriage with our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are active members of society, and are greatly esteemed and respected in their community. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ FRANCIS ESMAY, b. 14 Nov 1829 ~ Related Surnames - MARIKLE, SEEBER, COTTRAL, HOFFMAN, CLARK, MCMASTERS, GARLICK, DIXON Francis Esmay of Sabula, is occupied as a contractor and builder, and in connection with this industry is a man of long and large experience, beginning work as a carpenter, when a youth of sixteen years. He came to this county in the spring of 1850, and for a period of fifteen years, operated a planing mill in connection with his other business. Many of the principal buildings in Sabula and vicinity, and some in Savanna, bear the marks of his skill, he having come to this place at a time when such services were considerably in demand. He sold his planing mill in 1886, although he still superintends its operations. A native of Cortland County, N.Y., our subject was born Nov. 14, 1829, and is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Marikle) Esmay, who were natives of the same county as their son, and the father a farmer by occupation. The parental household was completed by the birth of eight children, only three of whom are living - Francis, our subject; Michael of Fort Scott, Kan., and John, the photographer of Sabula. Francis, like his brothers and sisters, received only a limited education and early in life was trained to those habits of industry and economy which have been the secret of his success. Prior to his arrival in this county, he was married in Corland County, N.Y., to Miss Nancy Seeber, daughter of Saffrenes Seeber, one of the pioneer setters of this county, who as early as 1853 took up his abode in Sabula; he and his excellent wife are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Esmay began the journey of life together at Sabula, and here their eleven children were born and nine of them are living: Edgar S. married Miss Thoda Cottral, is the father of three children - Ada, Charles and Eddie - and lives in Sabula. Thomas married Miss Kate Hoffman; he resides in Lyons, and has three children - Ermine, Joseph and Louise. Luella is the widow of Joseph Clark, who died in South Pueblo, Cal., June 28, 1888. She lives there and has three children - Edith C., Lulu M., and Nellie N. Ada married Charles McMasters, of Denver, Col., and has three children, Roy, Elmore and Lucy. George married Miss Ettie Garlick, lives in Lyons and has three children. Frank is married and resides in Pueblo, Col. Lavina is the wife of Harry Dixon; they live in Sabula, and have one child - a daughter, Florence. William and John H. are at home with their parents. Mr. Esmay politically gives his support to the Republican party, but has never evinced any weaknes! s for the spoils of office. In religious matters, he belongs to the Congregational Church, and socially is a member of the A.O.U.W. He possesses considerably musical talent, and as a member of the cornet band at Sabula takes a warm interest in its progress and efficiency. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)

~ JOSEPH ERNST, b 23 Feb 1830 ~ Related Surnames - MAER, PORTS, CHARLES, RICKIE Joseph Ernst is a fine representative of the German element that has been so conspicuous in the settlement of the Great West, and in the development of its varied and marvelous resources. He is a pioneer of Richland Township, and is now one of its principal farmers and stock-raisers. His farm of 240 acres lies on sections 14 and 15 (160 acres of it, with the home on section 14); and with its rich, mellow soil, well adapted to general husbandry, is justly considered one of the most desirable and best cultivated farms in the township. It is well fenced; is watered by springs and a branch of Farmers' Creek; 220 acres of it are under the plow; beautiful groves, an orchard and vineyard are among its most attractive features; it is supplied with a fine set of farm buildings, windwill, water tank, etc., and all the latest improved farm machinery. Mr. Ernst has erected a substantial stone house, 20x36 feet, which is neatly and comfortably furnished, and is altogether one of the! coziest homes in the neighborhood; and he has a large, convenient barn, 24x80 feet in dimensions. Besides raising an abundance of various productions common to the State and climate, our subject devotes much of his attention to rearing stock; has a fine herd of thirty, highly-graded cattle; a number of Poland-China hogs, and ten valuable horses, using two teams in the labors of his farm. Mr. Ernst is of foreign birth and extraction, born in the town of Hellman, Menden, Prussia, Feb. 23, 1830. Both his paternal and maternal ancestry were natives of the same place. His grandfather, Joseph Ernst, owned a small place, on which he carried on farming, and was a life-long resident of the town of his birth. His grandfather Maer was a blacksmith and a farmer in that town, and there lived and died. Conrad and Elizabeth Maer, the parents of our subject, were reared and married in the home of their forefathers, and there the father managed his little farm, and made shoes for the support of his family, till his emigration to America with them, in 1852; they having left Bremen in the spring of that year, on the 5th day of April, in the sailing-vessel "Naomi," landing at New Orleans, and thence up the Mississippi River to Bellevue, where they arrived on the 11th day of June. Mr. Ernst bought 160 acres of wild prairie land, in Richland Township, and cast in his lot with! the pioneers of this place. But his life in his new home was destined to be of short duration, for just one year after his arrival, in the month of June, death crossd its threshhold, and he was removed from the presence of his sorrowing family. He was but little past the meridian of life, being only fifty-five years old. He was a sincere member of the Catholic Church, and his daily life showed that he followed its teachings. His wife survived him till January, 1856, when she, too, passed away. Seven children were born to this worthy couple: William, a resident of Ohio; Joseph; John, a resident of Tete des Morts; Anton, Louis and Fred, of Bellevue Township; Edward, deceased. Louis took part in the late war, enlisting in October, 1864, in Company G, 15th Iowa Infantry, and served his adopted country till after the close of hostilities; was mustered out and honorably discharged, in June, 1865, at Davenport. Joseph Ernst, our subject, was reared on a farm in the land of his nativity, and received good educational advantages in its excellent schools. When he was fourteen years of age he began an independent life, being an active, self-reliant lad, and henceforth made his own way in the world. He worked at farming, and was thus engaged till the spring of 1852, when he accompanied his parents to the United States. He was then in the vigor of young manhood, was capable and energetic, and had no difficulty in finding employment; he worked for others till the fall of 1855, when he invested his hard earnings in his homestead, comprising then 160 acres of uncultivated land, with scarcely any improvements. At that time the country around was sparsely settled, giving but little indication that it would one day be a rich agricultural region. Wild game abounded, and furnished many a dainty feast for the pioneer, and Mr. Ernst relates that he has seen as many as sixteen deer in one herd! near his place, and has caught fourteen wolves in traps. With characteristic push and industry he entered upon the pioneer task of preparing his land for cultivation and in the up-building of a home, and the fine condition of his farm today testified to the care, labor, and money expended on it in the toilsome years that followed. In the latter task he was not long without an able assistant and coadjutor, in the person of Miss Catherine Ports, who became his wife in February, 1856, the marriage ceremoney being solemnized in Bellevue Township. She is likewise of German birth and lineage, born in Luxemburg, and coming to America with her parents, John and Angel (Charles) Ports, in 1854. Four children have blessed the wedded life of our subject and his amiable wife: John, a farmer, owning 240 acres of land in Cherokee County; Margaret, wife of Joseph Rickie, a farmer in Cherokee County; Conrad and William are at home with their parents. William is serving his native township as School Director. Mr. Ernst has acquired a fine property by the quiet force of persistent effort, directed by sound discretion and constant devotion to duty. In him the Democratic party has an earnest supporter, and he has represented his district as Delegate to the county convention. He has served on both the Grand and the Petit Jury. He has taken an important part in the administration of local affairs as Township Trustee one term, as Supervisor of Roads, and he has been School Director. He is a member of St. Nicholas' Catholic Church at Spruce Creek, and is active in its good work, contributing generously to its support. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois.)