~ ZERA S. PATTERSON ~ Related Surnames - TUBBS, GRIFFIN, BATES, FLANDERS Zera S. Patterson, the present Assessor of Maquoketa Township, is numbered among its prominent men, and is justly popular on account of his many excellent traits of character. Genial, companionable, and a good business man, he is familiarly known to most of the residents of this part of the county, where he has lived for many years. By trade he is a carpenter and joiner; also a horse-trainer, in which business he has been remarkably successful, and bears the reputation of an expert, making a specialty of training for the race course, and taking pride in bringing out the best points of the equine race. A native of Ashtabula County, Ohio, our subject was born at Eagleville, Feb. 7, 1838, and there spent his boyhood and youth on his father's farm. He acquired his education in the district school, and when a youth of seventeen years accompanied his parents to the young State of Iowa, they making the trip overland with a team, crossing the "Father of Waters" on the 7th of November, 1855. Young Patterson remained under the parental roof until twenty-three years of age, then anxious for a better education entered the High School at Sidney were he was occupied with his studies until about the time of the beginning of the Civil War. The next movement of our subject was to enlist as a Union soldier, July 10, 1861, in Company I, 2d Illinois Cavalry, being mustered in at Springfield, and his regiment assigned to the Army of the West. They soon received marching orders, and met the enemy in many of the important battles which followed, namely: Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Raymond, Jackson, Black River, and the siege of Vicksburg. Later they went into the western part of Louisiana, and were considerably engaged in skirmishing until the spring of 1864. The Red River expedition soon followed, and they engaged in battle at Sabin Cross-Roads and Pleasant Valley, and our subject was under fire most of the time until the 21st of May following. The war then having practically ended his regiment was sent to Baton Rouge, La., where he was mustered out Aug. 13, 1864. Then returning to Springfield, Ill., he received his honorable discharge, and soon afterward made his way to his old tramping grounds in this county. Mr. Patterson now took up his abode at the old homestead, and engaged as a carpenter, which business he has followed much of the time since. This, however, has been varied with school-teaching, in which he has been engaged considerably for the last sixteen years. He became interested in fast horses, and purchased the famous trotter Derby, or Little Fraud, who had a record of 2:34, and was a valuable animal. Since that time Mr. Patterson has handled a great many trotters, both for himself and other parties. He has succeeded in accumulating a nice property, including a neat residence in the eastern part of town, which he put up himself, and which forms with its surroundings a very pleasant home. On the 3d of August, 1878, our subject was married in Maquoketa to Miss Lucy, daughter of Sidney D. Tubbs, a native of Warren County, N.Y. Her paternal grandfather, Jeremiah Tubbs, was a farmer by occupation, and of English descent. Sidney D. Tubbs, her father, was a pioneer of Iowa Territory, coming to this county as early as 1843. He was largely engaged as a contractor and builder, and also carried on farming. He put up several mills in this vicinity, both for flour and lumber; and owned the Rockwell mills, which he operated until his death, in September, 1876. He purchased land which he improved, and built up a good homestead. He was a man of considerable note in his community, and in politics a decided Democrat. The mother of Mrs. Patterson was in her girlhood Miss Amanda Griffin, who was born in Warren County, N.Y., Sept. 28, 1825, and was the daughter of Isaiah Griffin, also a native of Warren County, and born May 30, 1798. The maternal grandmother, who in her girlhood was Miss Lucy Bates, was a native of Vermont. They came to this county at an early day, and Grandfather Griffin thereafter carried on farming and died in 1862. The parental family included eight children, namely: Danvers (deceased), Delia, Sidney, Lucy, Emma (deceased), Charles, Eddie, and John G. Mrs. Patterson was born in South Fork Township, this county, Dec. 11, 1850, and received her education in the district schools of her native township. She remained under the home roof until her marriage, and by her union with our subject has become the mother of two children - Bertha and Lora. Walter Patterson, the father of our subject, was born in Cortland County, N.Y., and was the son of James B. Patterson, a native of Ireland, who came to America when a young man, located in the county above mentioned, and later participated in the War of 1812. The latter was the son of John Patterson, also a native of Ireland, who emigrated to the United States in time to carry a musket in the Revolutionary War. He also located in the Empire State, where he spent his last days. Walter Patterson, like his father before him, carried on agriculture in New York State until 1853, then came to Iowa, and took up 200 acres of land on the Maquoketa bottom, where he lived and labored until 1871. He then sold out, returned East to his children, but spent his last days with his daughter in Omaha, Neb., dying in September, 1888, when seventy-eight years old. He was a man of decided views: and in politics, a Democrat. Mrs. Sophia (Flanders) Patterson, the mother of our subject, was born in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., and was the daughter of Ezekiel Flanders, a native of New Hampshire, who emigrated to the Empire State, and followed farming until his death. Mrs. Patterson received an excellent education, and taught school for a number of years. Her death took place in May, 1876, when she was sixty years of age. The parental household included ten children: Alzina, the eldest, and the next child, an infant unnamed, died young; Zera S., our subject, was the third of the family. The others were Amanda (deceased); Ellen; Lydia and Walter (deceased), Alice, Amelia, and Alveretta. Mr. Patterson, like his father before him, is decidedly Democratic in his political views, and has been quite prominent in his party in this section; frequently being sent as a delegate to the various conventions. He has served on the Petit Jury, and occupied the offices of Assessor and Road Supervisor. Socially, he belongs to the G.A.R. at Maquoketa. The mother of Mrs. Patterson is still living, and makes her home with her daughter. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

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~ MRS. MAHALA MILLER ~ Related Surnames: SEELY, JUDSON, BARNHART, HARRAH, BROWN Mrs. Mahala Miller, widow of the late Andrew J. Miller, is the owner of one of the best and most highly improved farms in Perry Township. For some years after her husband's death Mrs. Miller managed the estate herself, and was so successful that she not only increased its value, but was enabled to add to its original acreage by the purchase of more land, and the farm now comprises 200 acres of rich, arable land, finely located on section 15. It is provided with substantial, conveniently arranged buildings, including two comfortable dwellings and a commodious barn; and has a windmill and tank, and every appliance for carrying on agriculture to the best advantage. In her work Mrs. Miller proved herself to be possessed of sound judgment, foresight and thrift, and more than ordinary capacity. She now rents her farm, and has an income ample for all her wants. Our subject was born in Wells, Bradford Co., Pa.; a daugher of William Seely, also a native of that State. Her grandfather, Samuel Seely, was of foreign birth, and on coming to this country he located in Pennsylvania, and there spent the remainder of his life. The father of our subject was a well-to-do farmer in Bradford County. He subsequently left his old Pennsylvania home, and traveling westward as far as Illinois, took up his abode in Greenup, Cumberland County; and was there extensively engaged in farming until death closed his earthly career. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Judson, was born in Bradford County, Pa., and was a daughter of Solomon Judson. They were people of sterling merit, and none knew them but to respect them. They were the parents of six children, namely: Alfred, deceased; Charles; Calista and Jonas, both deceased; Louis, and Mahala. The latter was but an infant of nine months when she was deprived of a mother's tender care by death,! and an aunt then took charge of her until she was thirteen years old. Her school privileges were limited, and at that youthful age she was thrown on her own resources, and from that time has worked her own way in the world. In January, 1839, she was married, in Wells, Bradford Co., Pa., to Andrew J. Miller, and became to him a valuable aid in the upbuilding of a home. Mr. Miller was a native of Delaware County N.Y., and a son of Shepherd Miller, also a native of that county. His father was a shoemaker by trade, and was also engaged as overseer of the plank road between Elmira and Bradford county. He died in his native State. His wife, whose maiden name was Delana Barnhart, was likewise born in Delaware County, and there spent her declining years. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Miller was a tanner by trade, and operated a tannery at Wells until 1857, when he moved with his family to DeWitt, Iowa. After coming to this State, Mr. Miller turned his attention to farming, and two years later came to Perry Township, and bought 120 acres of partly improved land. He was busily engaged in its further improvement during the remaining years of his life, which was brought to a close June 25, 1880. In his removal the citizenship of this place sustained a loss, and the community sympathized with the bereaved family in the loss of a ! kind husband and tender father. Socially, he was identified with the Masonic fraternity. Politically, he affiliated with the Democrats. Four children were born to Mr. Miller and his wife, of whom the following is recorded: Philo J., who married Miss J. Harrah, is a farmer, in Perry Township, owning 160 acres of land on section 9; Marshall is successfully carrying on the home place; Edward is in Lyons; Adella married Cornelius Brown, a farmer near Delmar, Clinton County. Mrs. Miller is a woman of vigorous mind and large heart, and she is well beloved in this community, where so many years of her life have been passed. And it may well be her pride that she has not only watched the growth of the township, but has contributed materially to its prosperity. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ JOHN J. MILLER ~ Related Surnames: SCHWY, BOLLINGER, LANZ, EICHELE, MEINHARDT John J. Miller, a leading dry-goods merchant of Maquoketa, has been established here several years, and has built up an extensive and lucrative business. He is a native of Switzerland, his birthplace being in the Canton of Schaffausen. His father, Nicholas Miller, was also a native of that republic. When a young man he learned the trade of a tailor, but followed it but a short time after marriage, however. He resided in the village of Luoehngen, Switzerland, and became one of its prominent citizens, and was honored by election to its chief office, that of Burgomaster, presiding magistrate, or mayor, and served in that capacity some years. In 1851 he came to America, accompanied by his family, setting sail from Havre, and landing at New York in the month of April. He went directly to Indiana and invested some money in a farm two and one-half miles from Charlestown, in Clark County, and prosperously engaged in farming until the death of his wife, which occurred in March,! in 1860. After that sad event he rented his farm, but continued to make his home there until the building were burned two years later, when he took up his residence with his children, and finally died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bollinger, in Clinton County, this State, in 1878. The maiden name of his wife was Elizabeth Schwy, and she was also of Swiss birth and antecedents. Six children blessed their marriage to them, of whom the following is recorded: Simeon is dead; Anna, married Jacob Bollinger, of Clinton County, Iowa; Barbara, married William Lanz, of Clark County, Ind.; Elizabeth, married Joseph Eichele, of Louisville, Ky.; Martha, married Charles Meinhardt, of Maquoketa. The subject of this brief biography was the youngest of the family, and having been but four years old when he came with his parents to the United States, he has only a vague remembrance of the land of his birth, and has scarcely known any other home than this, where he was reared to manhood. He attended school but very little, and that before his mother's death. After the loss of her, who had watched so tenderly over his childish years, and had carefully instilled into his mind those honorable principles that have been his guide in after life, the pleasant home was broken up, and he was bound out to a general merchant at Henryville, Ind., for a period of three years. He was kept busy during the day and early evening, but the remainder of the time, when most lads of his age would be bent on amusement, the ambitious youth, desirous of securing a good education, studied far into the night, often burning the midnight oil, and eagerly arising at four o'clock in the morning th! at he might be at his books until it was time to open the store, and in that way he became the possessor of an education far superior to that of many young men who have had every possible advantage that money could obtain. At the expiration of his term of apprenticeship Mr. Miller engaged with the man whom he had been serving, at a salary of $400 per year. The next year he went to Seymour, Ind., as clerk in a dry-goods store. He remained there two years and then secured a like position in a store at Terre Haute, Ind. When the panic of 1873 struck the country our subject resigned his clerkship, and going to Effingham, Ill., engaged in the dry-goods business for himself, and conducted it successfully for five years, when on the account of the precarious state of his health, he was obliged to give up his business, and sold it to his former employer from Henryville, Ind. He then tried life in Colorado to recuperate in its healthful, invigorating climate, and for four years ! roughed it in the mountains. At the expiration of that time, with health restored, he came to Maquoketa, and established himself in his present business. He has a neat, well-appointed store, well stocked with a fine class of goods, such as meets the demands of his customers. By his attentiveness to his business, his gentlemanly, courteous manners toward all, and his strict honorable dealings, he has built up an extensive trade, and his credit stands high in financial circles. Mr. Miller is a man of superior intelligence and culture, and is classed among our best citizens. He is an active and useful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and no one is more earnest in his endeavors to advance the moral, educational, and religious interests of this community than he. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ F. C. MILLER ~ Related Surnames - SCHARF, STINIGER, BRANFEST, BLIM, CAMERON F. C. Miller, proprietor of the Maquoketa Butter Tub Factory, is doing a very good business. He is a veteran of the late war, and is a fine representative of the volunteer soldiers of foreign birth that were reared in the United States under Republican institutions, and in the hour of trouble showed themselves patriotic, devoted citizens of their adopted country, enlisted under her banners, and were among her bravest defenders against those of her sons who sought to destroy the Union. Our subject was born in Saxony, Germany, May 9, 1841. His father, Gotleib Miller, was born in the same place, and was there reared to the life of a farmer. He came to American in 1853 accompanied by his wife and five children, setting sail from Bremerhaven, in the month of May, and landing in New York after a voyage of ten weeks. The family came as far as Galena, then the western terminus of the railway; and from there with team to Jackson County. Mr. Miller bought a tract of wild prairie land in Van Buren Township, six miles north of Preston, and in the years that followed he was busily engaged in its improvement, and had greatly enhanced its value when he sold it in 1865. After that he moved to Burgess, in Clinton County, and there he rounded out a useful life in 1877. The maiden name of his wife was Christiana Scharf, and she was also a native of Saxony. They were people of great worth, and were held in kindly regard by the whole community in which they lived. The! y were the parents of five children, who grew to maturity: Amelia married Harmon Stiniger, and they live in Atlantic City, Iowa; Pauline married Fred Branfest, and they live in Van Buren Township; Harmon lives near Preston; Franz lives in Van Buren Township. He of whom we write was the eldest son and he received a very good education in his native country, having attended school quite steadily until he came to America with his parents. He resided with them for a short time and then began life on his own responsibility, working out by the day or month until he commenced to learn the trade of a cooper, in the fall of 1860. He was thus occuped until August, 1862, and during that time had watched with great interest the fierce struggle between the North and South, and in August, that year, he determined to go to the assistance of his adopted country, he then being twenty-one years of age; and in that month he enlisted in Company I, 31st Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served with faithfulness and efficiency until after the war closed. He was in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Champion Hills, was present and did good work at the siege and capture of Vicksburg and Jackson, (Miss.), and in the fall of 1863, his regiment j! oined the forces of Rosecrans at Chattanooga, and took part in the battles of Lookout Mt. Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, (Ga.), and then went into winter quarters at Woodville, (Ala.) May 1st our subject and his comrades started with Sherman's command on the Atlanta campaign, and were actors in many important battles of that campaign, including Resaca, Kenesaw Mt., Atlanta, Jonesboro, etc. In the month of December started on Sherman's march to the sea. After arriving at the sea-board, his regiment, with others, was dispatched to Washington and passed through the Carolinas and Virginia, by way of Richmond, and in the Capitol City Mr. Miller took part in the grand review, and was honorably discharged with his regiment in July, 1865. After his experience of military life, our subject came North, and in Chicago worked at the cooper's trade some years. In 1871, after the great fire in that city, he came to Maquoketa and commenced to manufacture butter tubs. Like many another enterprise, this began in a small way, and at first Mr. Miller sold the products of his labor, personally. But his business gradually increased. In 1885 he suffered serious loss by the burning of his shops; but he soon replaced them by his present commodious ones, which are furnished with first-class machinery, operated by an eight-horse power engine. He has a large sale of butter tubs in different parts of the country. Mr. Miller was married to Miss Mary Blim, a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 30, 1868. Four children have blessed their wedded life: Jennie, Frederick, Mabel, and Christiana May. The latter died at the age of one year, ten months and six days. Mrs. Miller's father, Philip Blim, was a native of Germany, who, on coming to American when a young man, resided in Canada for awhile, and then removed to Ann Arbor, Mich. He later took up his residence in Chicago, but the last years of his life were spent in Sterling, Ill. The maiden name of his wife was Janet Cameron, and she was a native of Scotland. Her father, Alexander Cameron, was also a native of that country. He emigrated to America accompanied by his family, and settled in Moore Township, Province of Ontario, Canada, where he improved a farm and spent his last years. His daughter, Mrs. Miller's mother, died at Ann Arbor, Mich. We have seen that in the trying times of the late Rebellion, Mr. Miller proved himself a loyal citizen, and in time of peace, his good citizenship has been no less evident. He is a self-made man, having steadily worked his way to his present position of comparative affluence by unceasing and well directed industry, and by promptness and good business habits. He stands well in this community, and in all the relations of life, is all that an honest and upright man should be. Politically, he is numbered among the stanchest supporters of the Republican party, and socially belongs to the A.W. Dripps Post, G.A.R., Peerless Lodge No. 60, K. of P., and Timber Lodge A.O.U.W., and Iowa Legion of Honor. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ DAVID V. MILLER ~ Related Surnames - JACOBS, RALSTON, RIMMER, SINKEY, BLOOD, CAVEN David V. Miller, at his snug farm, on section 27, in Brandon Township, makes a specialty of draft horses, and in connection with this industry has built up for himself an enviable reputation. He is a native of Dearborn County, Ind., and was born Aug. 6, 1846. He is the son of Joseph B. and Mary (Jacobs) Miller, who were also natives of the Hoosier State, and removed thence to Iowa in December, 1856, settling first in Canton, Brandon Township. The following year they changed their location to the farm now occupied by their son, our subject. Upon this the father resided until the fall of 1886, then removed to Arkansas County, Ark.; the mother in the meantime dying in Brandon Township, in 1876. To Joseph B. and Mary A. (Jacobs) Miller there were born fourteen children, eleven of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. Leonidas, during the late war, served as a Union soldier in the 26th Iowa Infantry, and was killed while on duty; David V., our subject, was the second child; Mary became the wife of Robert Ralston, of Brandon Township, and was the mother of two sons, William and Augustus; she died when about twenty-one years old. Joseph H. is a resident of South Fork Townhip, this county; Clarence C. resides in Dallas County, Iowa; Ann E. is deceased; Charles A. lived in Arkansas, and died May 1, 1889; Martha J. is the wife of David Rimmer, of this county; Michael H. is farming in Brandon Township; Julia is the wife of George Sinkey, of Brandon Township; Sarah E. (Mrs. William Blood) resides in Farmers' Creek Township, this county. After the death of of his first wife, Mr. Miller was married a second time, and is now living in Arkansas. David V. Miller, our subject, spent his boyhood and youth at the parental homestead, occupying himself in farm pursuits, and worked considerably at the cooper's trade. On July 14, 1872, being ready to establish a home of his own, he was united in marriage with Miss Helen Caven, of Brandon Township. They were the parents of six children, namely: Mary (died May 8, 1889), Myrtle, Maude, Amanda, John J., and Mina. In politics Mr. Miller is a National Greenbacker. He has served as School Director in his District, but aside from this has declined the responsibilities of the office-holder. He has a good farm of 230 acres, with fair improvements, and is surrounded with all the comforts of life. Without making any great stir in the world, he has pursued the even tenor of this way as a reliable and law-abiding citizen, and has contributed his full quota to the dignity and respectability of his township. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ DAVID MILLER ~ Related Surnames - MOTHERAL, SISLER, GETTIS David Miller, a public-spirited, enterprising citizen of Perry Township, is a farmer of no small prominence in his community, is well-to-do, and is skillfully operating 200 acres of as fine farming land as is to be found in Jackson County, with the most successful financial results. His father, Cornelius Miller, was a pioneer of Jackson County, and an early settler of Perry Township, where he is well known, and is held in the highest estimation. He sold his homestead, that by hard labor he had improved from the wild prairies, to his son David, and is now living in honorable retirement, enjoying a serene old age, free from the cares and toils of his earlier years, as he has accumulated a comfortable competence. He is a true Christian, and a valued member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is an old-time Democrat, a stanch adherent of his party. He was born in Lycoming County, Pa., in 1814; a son of Lawrence Miller, a native of the same county, and a shoem! aker by trade. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits, and cleared a small farm in his native State. In 1855 he accompanied his son Cornelius to Iowa, and engaged in shoemaking in Jackson County for awhile. Later he moved to Washington County, this State, and settling in Yeaton, plied his trade there until his death in 1871, at the ripe old age of eighty years. His father, Jason Miller, was of English descent. The father of our subject was a farmer, and also made shoes. In early life he moved to Lawrence County, his native State, and was there married to Mary Motheral, a native of that county. Her father, George Motheral, was born in the North of Ireland, and emigrating to this country he located in Pennsylvania, and engaged in farming. While returning to Ireland on a visit he died on the ship in which he had taken passage. The mother of our subject died in Perry Township, in 1869, at the age of fifty-five years. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and a thoroughly good woman in every respect. She had fourteen children, nine of whom grew to maturity, and six of them are now living, as follows: Margaret J., resides in Andrew; Angie, in Perry; Matilda, in Nebraska; Hiram, in Bert County, Neb.; David; Josephine lives in Missouri. Hiram served in the war about eight months, as a member of the Missouri heavy artillery. In 1855 Mr. Miller came with his family to Iowa, starting from his old home in Pennsylvania April 28, and making the journey by boat from Pittsburg, landing at Bellevue three weeks later. He found the surrounding country still in a sparsely settled and wild condition, with plenty of wild game abounding, and Galena and Dubuque the nearest markets. He located first in Andrew, in this county, but after remaining there a year purchased 120 acres of wild land, in section 11, this township. He made many improvements on this place, and continued to reside on it until 1866, when he bought the homestead now owned by our subject. It comprised 200 acres of partly improved land, and he diligently set to work to make further improvements, and to place it under cultivation. He continued to carry on agricultural pursuits until July, 1877, when he retired, as before mentioned. David Miller, the subject of this biographical sketch, was born in Newcastle, Pa., Dec. 10, 1846, and he was eight years old when he accompanied his parents to this State. He remained an inmate of the parental household, and give his father active assistance in the management of the farm until 1874. In that year he purchased eighty acres of land, on the same section as the homestead, which he rented. He made improvements on his land, and farmed that with the home farm until 1878, when he sold his place and bought his father's. He has since broken more land and prepared it for tillage, until he now has 170 acres of fine farming land under the plow. It is nicely fenced, and has an ample supply of good spring water. He has a neat and comfortable set of well-arranged farm buildings, including a cozy dwelling, a barn 24x30 feet, and other necessary buildings; and he has a windmill, tank, scales, etc. He raises grain, and also pays attention to raising stock, has a fine her! d of graded Short-horns; some Poland-China hogs, of which he raises one carload each year; and twelve head of fine-graded Normans, using three teams to operate his land. In Maquoketa, Iowa, March 18, 1874, David Miller and Emma Sisler were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Mrs. Miller is the daughter of H.A. and Eliza (Gettis) Sisler; her father a farmer of Jackson Township. She is a native of Perry Township, and was born March 18, 1854. Of her pleasant wedded life with our subject ten children have been born - Nancy B., Nettie M., Maude E., Orice, Eva E., Myrtle E., Lula P., Roy W. and Russell W., twins; and the baby, Charles A. In this township, where so many years of his life have been spent, Mr. Miller is well-known and liked as a free-hearted, generous man, a kind neighbor, every ready to extend a helping hand to any one in distress or want, and in his family relations is a devoted husband and indulgent father. He is a sensible, energetic man, of stable character and moderate views, as is shown by his political belief, he being a Democrat, though not a radical or extremist, and he is influential in party councils, having been a Delegate to county conventions. He takes part in the local government as School Director and Supervisor of Roads. Both he and his wife are prominently identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which they are members, he being Steward and Trustee. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ HENRY MEYER ~ Related Surnames - MUNDT, PLOUGH, GERKE, BRETHOUER, KUKU, KEKABIM, KEMPER The traveler in passing through the northwestern portion of Van Buren Township, cannot fail to notice the tasteful and well-regulated homestead of Mr. Meyer, who is the owner of 605 acres of land in this township. The home farm embraces 300 acres on section 5. He has another farm of 160 acres on section 16, and the third, which was purchased by him in the spring of 1889, comprises 145 acres. All his land is under a good state of cultivation, and he is accounted one among the largest land-owners in the township. Mr. Meyer may be most properly termed a self-made man, having been thrown largely upon his own resources when but a lad ten years of age. He was the third child of his parents, Conrad and Mary (Mundt) Meyer, and was born in what was then the Kingdom of Hanover, March 11, 1831. The parental household consisted of four sons and two daughters. The father pursued the trade of a carpenter until coming to America about four years after the advent of our subject here, the latter being the first one of the family to emigrate. Upon arriving in this county Conrad Meyer settled in Van Buren Township, where he occupied himself at farming, and where his death took place Jan. 1, 1882, at the age of seventy-two years. The mother survived her husband until the year following, her death taking place on the 3d of December, 1883, at the age of seventy-three years. Henry Meyer received but a limited education in his youth, but was trained to habits of industry and economy, and at an early period in his life determined to become a man among men. He was reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, and confirmed at the age of fourteen. Eight years later, in April, 1853, he determined to seek his fortunes on the other side of the Atlantic, and after making his arrangements secured passage on the sailing vessel "Albert,: which set out from Bremen on the 6th of the above-mentioned month, and landed him in the city of Baltimore after a voyage of sixty-four days, June 5, 1853. He sojourned near that city for six months, employed as a farm laborer, then set out for the West. On his way to Chicago he met one of his countrymen, a resident of Iowa, who persuaded him to visit the Hawkeye State, and he thus came to this county and engaged to work at farming in Van Buren Township. He was thus occupied four years, then rented a farm, and about! that time was joined by his father and family. The first purchase of land made by Mr. Meyer was forty acres, which he secured in the spring of 1857. Soon afterward he commenced the cultivation and improvement of this and added gradually to his possessions. He erected a small house, and put up other necessary structures to correspond, and on the 16th of February, 1862, was married to Miss Dora Plough. She is the daughter of Ernest and Henrietta (Gerke) Plough; they were also natives of Hanover. They emigrated with their family in 1848, and first settled in Du Page County, Ill., and five years after moved to Van Buren Township, Jackson County. Mr. Plough is now deceased. Mrs. Plough is still living, residing with her eldest daughter, Mrs. Mina Brethouer, in Clinton County, Iowa. Mrs. Meyer was born in Hanover, Jan. 26, 1842. The young people commenced the journey of life together in a manner suitable to their means and station, and the career of Mr. Meyer since that time has been one of uniform prosperity. He has always distinguished himself as a liberal and public spirited citizen, and while his possessions have necessarily engrossed a large amount of time and attention, he has given his countenance and substantial aid to those public enterprises calculated to benefit his community. He assisted in the organization of the German Congregational Church at Spragueville, and also in the erection of their elegant church edifice, being a member also of the building committee. He still remains a Trustee of this church, and one of its chief pillars. In political matters he affiliates with the Democratic party. Of the twelve children born to our subject and his estimable wife the record is as follows: Emma, the eldest, is the wife of Henry Kuku, of Fairfield Township, and they have two children - Martha and Albert. William married Miss Reca Kekabim, of Clinton County, and is farming in Van Buren Township; Mina makes her home in Sabula; Lena is the wife of John Kemper, of that place; Reca, Herman, Frank, Bertha, Mary, Otto and Ella are at home with their parents. The ninth child, Etta, died when six months old. Mr. Meyer was made a citizen as soon as the law permitted, and has become thoroughly identified with American institutions. He has been entrusted with the various local offices, serving as Secretary of the School Board, was Assessor of Van Buren Township in 1879, and is now a Trustee. He has served on the Circuit Jury three times, and is everywhere recognized as a man of intelligence and worth, one whose name could not be properly omitted from a work designed to perpetuate the names and record of the prominent men and pioneers of Jackson County. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ CONRAD WILLIAM MEYER ~ Related Surnames - MUNDT, STORM, GUNDLEFINGER, AHLERS, STOLTZ The wealthy and prosperous German-American farmer is amply illustrated in the subject of this notice. He has a fine home with all improvements; he is also the owner of 430 acres of land on section 9 in Van Buren Township. Intelligent, popular, and blest with sound common sense, he is apparently in the enjoyment of a large proportion of the good things of life, not the least of which is a family of handsome children, upon whom he and his excellent wife look with pardonable pride. We find by an examination of the family record of Mr. Meyer that he was born on the other side of the Atlantic, near the town of Nienburg in what was then the Kingdom of Hanover, and his birth occurred Aug. 28, 1836. His parents were Conrad and Mary (Mundt) Meyer, native of the same province as their son, and whose household included six children, namely: Fred, Caroline, who became the wife of Fred Storm, and died when about thirty-five years of age; Henry, Dedrich, who remains in the Fatherland; Conrad William, our subject; and Sophia, who became the wife of Charles Gundlefinger, and died in Iowa at the age of twenty-six. Fred and Henry are residents of Van Buren Township. The parents died at the present home of their son Conrad in this township. Conrad W. Meyer was given a practical education in the schools of his native town, and at the age of fourteen years was confirmed in the Lutheran Church. He began at an early age to make himself useful, and worked on a farm in the vicinity of his birthplace until he reached his majority. About that time the family decided to emigrate to America. The father and mother, two sisters, and our subject set sail from Bremen in August, 1857, on the "John Long," and after an ocean voyage of one month, arrived safely in New York City. Thence they came directly to this county, where they had been preceded by their brother Henry. The first business of young Meyer thereafter was to secure employment, and he worked five years on a farm. He then operated as a renter for two years, his mother keeping house for him. At the expiration of that time he was married Nov. 30, 1865, to Mrs. Charlotte Storm, (nee Ahlers), a native of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where she was born May 8, 1834. Mrs. Meyers had previously been married to Fred Storm, by whom she had two children, Fred, who is unmarried, and Mary, the widow of August Stoltz, and mother of one child, a son. Mr. Storm was drowned in Deep Creek on the 18th of March, 1865. He attempted to ford the stream at the mill near Spragueville, but the creek was high and the current rapid. Both he and his team were carried down the stream and finally overwhelmed by the waters. His body was recovered the day after the fatal accident. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer are the parents of four children, the eldest of whom, Emma, is the wife of Charles Stoltz, a farmer of Washington Township, and the mother of one child, a son, Albert. Minnie, Dora and Arthur, are at home with their parents, the latter being a promising youth of fifteen years. The first purchase of land by Mr. Meyers comprised eighty acres of land on section 9, which he secured the same year of his marriage, and this was the nucleus of his present large property. He had at one time 453 acres but sold fifteen acres to his brother Fred. He has not attained his present position, socially and financially, without the exercise of great industry, prudence, and perseverence. Without these, the qualities inherited from his substantial German ancestry, he could scarcely have attained to this present position. He fought with the usual difficulties attendant upon life in a new country, but just as long as he found himself making headway he felt there was cause for encouragement, and the result has favorably justified his hopes. While necessarily Mr. Meyer has been busily employed in looking after his extensive farming interests, he has not suffered himself to dominate but has maintained an interest in the affairs of the community around him. He is a friend of progress and education, and has served as School Director in his district for the last eight years. Both he and his estimable wife are prominent members of the German-Lutheran Church, at Spragueville, to which they have contributed liberally, especially in the erection of the church building. Upon becoming a naturalized citizen, Mr. Meyer first identified himself with the Republican party, and cast his presidential vote for Lincoln and Grant. Later he considered he had reason to change his views and now affiliates with the Democracy. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ HENRY JOHN KUKKUCK ~ Related Surnames - MEYER, STORM, SALER, BOHNSACK All the interests of the subject of this notice are centered in the Hawkeye State, of which he is a native, his birth having taken place in the village of Lyons, Clinton County, Oct. 28, 1857. He is now numbered among the most enterprising young farmers of Fairfield Township, and on section 23 owns and operates 179 acres of good land. He has neat and convenient farm buildings and in addition to general agriculture, makes a specialty of stock-raising, producing good breeds of cattle, horses and swine. Politically, he is a sound Democrat, and in religious matters, a member of the Lutheran Church. He has officiated as Tax Collector four years; Township Clerk two years; School Treasurer eight years, and was made Secretary of the School Board of his district when a youth of seventeen. The early education of our subject was principally conducted in the common schools although he for a time attended the college at Clinton. He was bred to farming pursuits and when ready to establish a home of his own, he was in 1882, united in marriage with Miss Emma D. Meyer. This lady is a native of Iowa, and by her union with our subject has become the mother of two children - Martha and Albert. Mr. Kukkuck took possession of his present homestead in 1882, and each year is adding something to its beauty and value. Henry Kukkuck, the father of our subject, was born in Hanover, Germany, Aug. 18, 1829, and lived there until 1842. Then a youth of thirteen years, he crossed the Atlantic, landing at Castle Garden and thence proceeded to Chicago. He was employed there for a time as a stone mason, then went to Green Bay, Wis., and from there later came to Iowa, and established himself at Lyons where he followed his trade, until 1870. In the meantime he had purchased land and in connection with his other labor prosecuted farming successfully. The father of our subject came to this county in 1861 and purchased eighty acres of land in this township. He still continued to follow his trade in connection with agriculture, and purchased land until he became the owner of 576 acres. This he brought to a good state of cultivation, and upon it he erected substantial buildings, in fact his home place looks like a small village, and is one of the finest improved in the county. He is still living, a hale, hearty old gentleman, sixty years old. The mother Mrs. Mary (Storm) Kukkuck, the daughter of John Storm Sr., and Mary Saler Storm, was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, May 23, 1841, and is still living. The parental household included eight children, seven of whom are living namely: Charles, Louis, Frederick, Emma, Bertha, Mary, Ida and Henry J. Ida died when one year old; Emma became the wife of John Bohnsack, a native of Mecklenburg, Germany, but farming and stock-raising in Fairfield Township. The other childr! en are at home with their parents. Henry Kukkuck, politically, has always been a stanch Democrat. The family are members of the Lutheran Church. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ HENRY KUKKUCK ~ Related Surnames - STORM, SALER, BOHNSACK, MEYER In pursuing his researches among the leading citizens of this county the biographer meets comparatively few men who did not emigrate here from some other section of the country and frequently from some other part of the world. The majority of those who to-day are tilling the soil or engaged in business or commercial enterprises, forming the bone and sinew of the community, are self made men in the broadest sense of the term, and largely representative of the thrifty and substantial German element. Almost without exception they have identified themselves with American interests and American institutions, and are among our most valued and reliable citizens. The Kukkuck family is widely and favorably known throughout Fairfield Township, and its members are represented on other pages in this work. The subject of this sketch took up his residence here in 1861, and began the battle of life on a new soil, amidst a strange people, with the usual drawbacks that encountered the farmer of thirty years ago. He is now one of the wealthiest men within its limits, being the owner of 576 acres of land, all of which is in a highly productive condition, and yields to its proprietor thousands of dollars annually. The estate is one of the most important in the county, and with its numerous buildings and appurtenances bears close resemblance to a village - a hive of industry under the leadership and control of a man of more than ordinary abilities - one who, having accumulated a vast property, is amply capable of taking care of it. A native of what was then the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, Henry Kukkuck was born Aug. 18, 1829, and lived there until 1842. Although then but thirteen years of age he crossed the Atlantic, landing in New York City, and from Castle Garden at once set out for Chicago. That town then, it is hardly necessary to say, was in its infancy, comprising an ill-built village, on low, flat land. Young Kukkuck secured employment as a stonemason, and sojourned there until, believing there would be a better opening farther West, he made his way to Green Bay, Wis., whence he came later to Iowa, and establishing himself at Lyons, followed his trade until 1870. In the meantime, true to the proclivities of his substantial German ancestry, he saved all that he could of his earnings, and was now in a condition to purchase land. For sometime afterward he prosecuted his trade in connection with the cultivation of his land, and it was not long before he began to realize the reward of his labor! s. In 1861, leaving Clinton County, Mr. Kukkuck came to Fairfield Township, this county, and purchased eighty acres of land. He continued to labor as he had heretofore, working as a stonemason and carrying on his farm until he could with propriety abondon the former and give his whole attention to the latter. Each year added something to his bank account, and he wisely invested his capital in the purchase of additional land. Now, a hale and hearty old gentleman of three-score years, he can sit under his own vine and fig tree and contemplate his labors with pardonable satisfaction. His course in life has been that which has commended him to the esteem of his fellow-men, and in the building up of his township he has played no unimportant part. His taxable property is the means of placing a good round sum annually in the County Treasury. Upon becoming a voting citizen, he identified himself with the Democratic party, and with his family is a devout member of the Lutheran Chu! rch. The wife of our subject was, in her girlhood, Miss Mary Storm, daughter of John and Mary (Saler) Storm. She was born in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg, Germany, May 23, 1841, and is still living. Of their pleasant and congenial union there were born eight children - Charles, Louis, Frederick, Emma (the wife of John Bohnsack), Bertha, May, Ida, and Henry John. Ida died when one year old. Mr. Bohnsack, the husband of Emma, and a native of Mecklenburg, is a well-to-do and highly respected farmer and stock-raiser of Fairfield Township. The other children are at home with their parents. Carl Kukkuck, the father of our subject, died in Germany in 1865. He was a farmer by occupation - an honest, hard-working man, looking well after the needs of his family, and respected by his neighbors. The mother, Mrs. Justine (Meyer) Kukkuck, survived her husband about two years, dying in 1867. They were the parents of eleven children, five of whom are living, and of whom Henry, our subject, was the eldest born. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ AUGUST KUKKUCK ~ Related Surnames - NEELAND, SCHMEDKA, MEYER, STORM, PETERS August Kukkuck, one of the thrifty German farmers of Fairfield Township owns a fine body of land on section 23 where he is very successfully prosecuting general agriculture and stock-raising. He is the owner of 591 broad acres on which are substantial modern buildings, his barn being one of the finest in the county, together with the latest improved machinery for carrying on farming in a profitable manner. He arrived in this county on the 20th day of September, 1863, about a month after leaving Hanover, Germany. He was born there May 7, 1841, received a good education in his native language, and was in early life trained to habits of industry and economy. After leaving school he learned the trade of a mason and plasterer, which he followed two years when first coming to Iowa. At the expiration of this time he purchased eighty acres of wild prairie land, only fifteen acres of which had been broken. He put up a house, improved his first purchase and invested his surplus ! capital in additional land until he is now one of the leading land-owners of the county. Our subject was married May 20, 1865, in Fairfield Township to Miss Reka Neeland, a native of Mecklenburg, Germany, where she was born May 13, 1848. She came with her parents to America in the autumn of 1857. Her father first settled in Davenport, then came to Clinton County, and in 1868 settled on a farm which he bought in Fairfield and Jackson counties. Of this union there have been born seven children; viz: Ida, Dora, William, Caroline, Reka, Anna, and August. Ida is the wife of John Schmedka, who lives in Crawford County, Iowa, engaged in farming and feeding cattle; they have two children - Anna and Dora. The other children of the subject still remain under the parental roof, and are having the benefit of a good common school education, being taught to speak both German and English. Carl Kukkuck, the father of our subject, died in Germany in 1865. He was a farmer by occupation, an honest, hard-working man. The mother, Mrs. Justine (Meyer) Kukkuck, survived her husband about two years, dying in 1867. They were the parents of eleven children, five of whom are living: the eldest, Henry, married Miss Mary Storm, of Mecklenburg, Germany, and is farming in this county. They have seven children living - Henry, Jr. Emma, Charles, Louis, Bertha, Mary, and Frederick. Justine married Ferdinand Peters, a native of Holstein, Germany; they live in Dallas Centre, Iowa, and are the parents of six children - Louis, Frank, Mary, Albert, Clara, and Laura. Charles remains in his native Germany, where he is in business as a hotel-keeper. George is married and occupies himself as a farmer and carpenter in the Fatherland. Mr. Kukkuck intends in the near future to recross the ocean and spend a few weeks among the friends of his childhood. This he can well afford to do, and no one will question the wisdom of his spending his time and money for this purpose. He has become thoroughly identified with the institutions of his adopted country and supports the principles of the Democratic party, although having no aspiration for office. His chief pride is in his family and farm, and he is an admirable illustration of the self-made man, who has worked his way up from a humble beginning and become practically independent. Both he and his estimable wife and family are members of the Lutheran Church, and no people in the community are held in more general respect. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ SERGEANT WINFIELD S. KELLOGG ~ Related Surnames - PRIOR, WATTS Sergeant W.S. Kellogg, of Van Buren Township operates 200 acres of land on sections 25 and 26. He is a native of Ohio and was born Aug. 15, 1842. His father, Charles W., also born in Ohio, came to Iowa in 1853, but in the year 1855 returned to Ohio, where he remained until 1857. He then came back to Iowa, but died in 1858, at which time Winfield S. assumed the responsibilities of the household and homestead. The mother is still living and is now seventy-two years old. They were the parents of ten children, four of whom are living and of whom Winfield S. is the eldest. The maiden name of the mother was Jerusha Prior. Mr. Kellogg came to Iowa when a boy and was graduated from the Mt. Algor School. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Company A, 24th Iowa Infantry, and was mustered into service in August, 1862. After drilling two months Mr. Kellogg was taken ill, given a furlough, returned home and recovered. Then, against the advice of his friends, he rejoined his regiment at Helena, Ark., and participated in the Red River expedition. In the battle at Champion Hills he was shot in the knee. He was promoted to Corporal at Helena, Ark. After returning from the Red River expedition the troops were ordered to Washington and then sent into the Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Kellogg was in the siege of Vicksburg and all the battles of that campaign. In 1864 he was under Sheridan, and on September 16, that year, received on the battle field a flesh wound in both legs. He continued fighting, however, but later was taken to the hospital in Philadelphia, receiving a furlough and returne! d home in time to cast his Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. After his recovery our subject rejoined his regiment, March 12, 1864, and the close of the war which soon followed he was mustered out at Savannah, Ga., and received his discharge at Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 10, 1865. In 1873 he was married to Miss Permelia, daughter of John Watts, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Kellogg was born in Van Buren Township, this county, and proved a most devoted wife to her husband. She became the mother of four children - Hannah, Scott, Arta and Nina, and died in 1888. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Kellogg, politically, is a stanch Republican and in all respects the friend of education and progress. He is a firm advocate of temperance, a man domestic in his tastes and greatly attached to his home. Socially he belongs to Alf Scofield Post, G.A.R. at Miles, and is a member of the A.O.U.W. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ RANSOM C. KELLOGG ~ Related Surnames - PRIOR, DAVIS, FONGER, BATES, PEARSON, GRAY In passing along the southern line of this county the attention of the traveler is invariably attracted to the fine homestead of Mr. Kellogg, which very nearly approaches the ideal country estate. One of the most noticeable features on his well-regulated farm is the fine brick residence, neat and commodious, tasteful in architecture, and, with its surroundings, giving evidence of cultivated tastes and ample means. The barns and other outbuildings are in keeping with the dwelling, and the outlying land has been brought to a high state of cultivation, admirably adapted to the production of the richest crops of this region. Mr. Kellogg is acknowledged by all who know him, to be one of the most intelligent and prosperous men of his township, to whose prestige he has materially contributed in the development of his farm, thus increasing the value of real estate in this section. Our subject first opened his eyes to the light, ten miles from the town of Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, Aug. 5, 1852. He is the offspring of an excellent family, being the son of Charles W. and Jerusha (Prior) Kellogg; the former a native of Vermont, and the latter of Ohio. Charles Kellogg left the Green Mountain State early in life, settling first in Ohio, and thence, in 1857, came with his family to this county, his son, Ransom C., being then a little lad five years of age. The father secured a farm in Van Buren Township, but only lived two years thereafter, his decease taking place in 1859. It should be stated, however, that he had, prior to this, spent some years in this county, and then returned to Ohio. Ten children completed the family circle of Charles and Jerusha Kellogg, and of these but four are living, namely: Winfield S., Ransom C. (our subject), Warren C., and Otis E. Ransom C. spent his boyhood and youth mostly in Van Buren Township, this county, but in 1872, when nearly approaching his twentieth year, he made his way to Utah Territory, and sojouned in Salt Lake City one year, returning in December, 1874, with an emigrant train by way of the Union Pacific Railroad. The weather fortunately was pleasant, and the excursionists had a grand time, celebrating the occasion by a Christmas tree on the train, which was constructed of sage brush, decorated with wax candles and artificial flowers. Upon returning, Mr. Kellogg engaged for a time in well-drilling, and the pump trade, in and around Miles, being thus occupied about five years. Prior to this he had had some experience at lumbering in the woods near Salt Lake City. In the spring of 1880, Mr. Kellogg determined to turn his attention to farming, and accordingly secured the property which he now owns and occupies, settling upon it in the spring of 1884. It comprises 252 acres, and in his stock operations Mr. Kellogg breeds graded Short-horn cattle, Norman and Clydesdale horses, and Poland-China swine. The marriage of our subject with Miss Jessie Davis occurred at the bride's home, in Iowa Township, Oct. 15, 1879. This lady is the daughter of William and Mary (Fonger) Davis, who were natives of Canada, and who came to this county as early as 1855, the father settling upon the land now occupied by his son-in-law, our subject. At this homestead Mrs. Kellogg was born Sept. 24, 1857, and in Iowa Township received her training and education. Mrs. Davis is still living, making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Gray, in Iowa Township. To her and her husband there were born six children, five of whom are living, namely: Azubah (Mrs. Bates), Lucinda (Mrs. Pearson), Asabel, Kate (Mrs. Gray), and the wife of our subject. Mr. Kellogg cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Grant, and steadfastly maintains his adherence to the Republican party. He has no desire for the responsibilities of office, and has consequently given his exclusive attention to his farming interests. Socially, he belongs to the I.O.O.F., and in religious matters leans toward Congregationalism. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ WILLIAM M. JACKSON ~ Related Surnames - MAPLETHORP, PROCTOR, SHIPENSON, THOMAS, DUGEN, WILLIAMS, HOUGHTON Misc. Surnames - WEATHERWAX The large amount of property accumulated by this gentleman was gathered together by hard labor, prudence and economy, and now, in the enjoyment of a comfortable home, he is fully prepared to appreciate the season of comparative rest from labor and anxiety, which he can avail himself of if desired. He has a choice body of land well improved, and not the least of his blessings is that he enjoys the esteem and confidence of his neighbors. He is a man conscientiously devoted to his religious belief, and, with his family, belongs to the Church of the Latter Day Saints. Our subject, a native of Lincolnshire, England, is the son of Joseph and Frances (Maplethorp) Jackson, who were born in East Alton, Lincolnshire, where they spent their childhood and youth, where they were married, and also reared their large family of children. The father was a laborer by occupation, and died about 1878. The mother is still living in England, and is about seventy-nine years old. Their eldest daughter, Sarah, is the wife of Robert Proctor, and lives in England; William, our subject, was the second born; Joseph is in Jackson County, Iowa; Mary is deceased; John J. and Thomas are in England; Ann became the wife of John Shipenson, a noted English detective. Mr. Jackson, when a youth of twenty years, crossed the Atlantic, and for about five years thereafter was occupied during the summer season on a farm in the vicinity of Albion, N.Y. In winter he attended school. From there he started for Iowa very poorly supplied with money, and when arriving in Rock Island, Ill., after paying his stage fare, had only five cents remaining. He crossed to Davenport, and entered the employ of Dr. J.M. Weatherwax, with whom he remained five years. At the expiration of this time he secured a small tract of land, upon which he operated as a market-gardener three years, and where he made his first $1,000. He loaned his brother Joseph $200 of this, for which the latter repaid him in forty acres of the farm, which he now owns. Subsequently he purchased 120 acres, and another forty acres, which he presented to his son George when the latter reached his majority. The 30th of January, 1859, witnessed the marriage of our subject with Miss Margaret Thomas. Of this union there were born five children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Bessie, is the wife of M. F. Dugen, and lives in Page County, this State; George and Mary F. are at home with their parents; two children died in infancy. Mrs. Jackson, also a native of England, was born in Flintshire, and was brought by her parents to the United States when a mere infant. They were John and Elizabeth (Williams) Thomas, and upon their arrival in America they sojourned for a short time in Cincinnati, Ohio. Thence they came to Iowa, settling in Norwood, where the mother died many years since. Mr. Thomas then removed with the remainder of his family to Davenport, where he spent his last days. Both parents were members in England of the primitive Methodist Church, and to this church also belonged the mother of Mr. Jackson. His father was a member of the Church of England, in which Willia! m M. was baptized in infancy. To the parents of Mrs. Jackson there were born eight children, of whom only two are living: Margaret and Martha, the latter Mrs. Houghton, of Davenport. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ WILLIAM P. HALE ~ Related Surnames - PHELAN, SMITH William P. Hale, of section 8, Monmouth Township, is a son of Thomas and Margaret (Phelan) Hale, was born in Brandt County, Canada, May 4, 1844, and there resided on the farm until he attained his majority. In 1865 he accompanied his family to Iowa, and resided in Monmouth Township until 1869, when he removed to Linn County, Iowa, where he purchased land in Spring Grove Township, and there resided until 1879. Becoming dissatisfied there, he sold his property and purchased a farm in Benton County, near Marysville, where he owned eighty acres. In 1882, he returned and settled in Jackson County, where he has since resided. He owns 170 acres of land, upon which he has made excellent improvements, and where he carries on stock-farming. In 1875, our subject married Mary E. Smith, daughter of J.M. and Charlotte Smith. She was born in 1855, in Montgomery County, Ind. J.M. Smith was born in New York, and his wife in Ohio. In 1867, the family removed from Indiana to Iowa, where they settled in Benton County, and where they resided until 1889, at which time they removed to Union Park, where they own a large farm. Mr. and Mrs. Hale have had three children, one of whom died in infancy, and the other two, J. Irvin and Garry A., are still living. Politically, a Democrat, the subject of our sketch has held several local offices, is an esteemed member of the I.O.O.F. and in honored connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Thomas Hale, the father of our subject, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1811, being a son of William and Ellen Hale. They were blest with a family of seven children: Hugh, Ellen, Nancy, William, John, James and Thomas. Thomas and William are the only ones who came to the United States. The former was very young when the family removed to Schotland where he grew up and there married Margaret Phelan. Two years after Queen Victoria took the throne they came to America, and first stopped in Canada, where our subject engaged in farming. He had previously followed mining. Leaving Canada in 1864, Thomas Hale came to Iowa, and settled in Monmouth Township, where he improved 138 acres of land, on which he erected good buildings, and is known as an enterprising and successful farmer. He has now sold out to his son. Of the nine children of our subject and his wife seven are now living; one having died young, and another after being married. Our subject is the eldest living; the others are Ellen, John, Agnes, Thomas, W.P., Sarah and Jane. In religion our subject is of the Evangelical Church. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ SEYMOUR E. DAY ~ Related Surnames - EACH, KIMBALL, WEEKS Among the younger business men of Sabula, Mr. Day is accounted one of the most enterprising and prosperous. He has been since 1877, engaged in general merchandising, and enjoys a good patronage among the people who have known him since boyhood, for he was born upon the present site of the town, Dec. 6, 1856, about the time it was beginning to assume village proportions. It mostly consisted of vacant lots for several years thereafter, and slowly settled up, and with it grew the boy to youth and manhood. Aaron W. Day, the father of our subject, was a native of Tioga County, N.Y., where he was reared to man's estate and engaged in agricultural pursuits until coming to the young State of Iowa, in the fall of 1848. Two years later, being seized with the California gold fever, he went around Cape Horn to the Pacific Slope and engaged in mining until 1852. Then returning to this county, he conducted a hotel and general store at Sabula, in company with his brother, Israel Day. They also purchased, and sold wood in large quantities to steamboats, and operated together until 1860. Aaron Day then removed to a farm five miles west of Sabula, near Sterling, in Iowa Township. After the outbreak of the Civil War, however, he enlisted in Company A, 24th Iowa Infantry, in which he served three years. In the meantime he participated in the battles of Champion Hill, Port Gibson, Cold Harbor, the Wilderness, was at the siege of Vicksburg, and met the enemy in other engagements and skirm! ishes. He was finally disabled by a sunstroke and exposure, and was in due time awarded a pension. He spent his last years in Sabula, and departed this life Feb. 10, 1887. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Catherine Each, was born in London, England, June 25, 1831, and is still living, making her home in Sabula. Of her union with Aaron Day, there were born two children, of whom our subject was the youngest. The daughter, Maria T., is now the wife of Jay L. Kimball, Postmaster of Sabula. Seymour E., during his childhood and youth, pursued his studies in the common schools of Sabula, and later became a student of Bryant & Stratton's Business College in Chicago, from which he was graduated in January, 1876. In March of the following year he established himself in his present business, carries a stock of $12,000, and does an annual business of $22,000. He carries a full line of dry-goods, hats, caps, boots and shoes, queensware, trunks, notions, and in fact everything that could properly be classed in this line. He also has a grocery department, and numbers his patrons among the best people of the city. Shortly before reaching the twenty-first year of his age, Mr. Day was united in marriage with Miss Alice M. Weeks, the wedding occurring at Mechanicsville, Iowa, Oct. 24, 1877. Mrs. Day was born March 5, 1857, in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, and is the daughter of Lucas and Elizabeth Weeks. The father is now a resident of Osborne, Kan., the mother having died in 1861. To Mr. and Mrs. Day there were born six children, four of whom are living, namely: Albert L., Glenn S., Sylvia M., and an infant son named Cliff. One daughter, Elsie, died at the age of five years, and Nellie died when one year old. Mr. Day, politically, votes the straight Republican ticket, and has been quite prominent in local affairs, holding the offices of City Recorder, Assessor and Township Collector, and is at present a member of the Council. He has officiated as President of the School Board, and is the Tax Collector for Union Township. He also has the agency of the American Express Company, and the Diamond Joe line of steamers. Socially, he belongs to the Modern Woodmen and the A.O.U.W. In religious matter he is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ JOSEPH C. DAY ~ Related Surnames - WORMER, CHURCHILL, COTTON, GRAY, PETERSEN Joseph C. Day, dealer in hardware and agricultural implements at Sabula, was born near Oswego, Tioga Co., N.Y., Sept. 30, 1830. He is the son of Elias B. and Maria (Wormer) Day, the former born near the city of Albany, N.Y., and a descendant of one of two brothers who came from England, probably during the Colonial days. He was a farmer by occupation, and long since deceased. The mother was of Holland-Dutch ancestry, and died when her son, Joseph C., was a boy of seven years. To the parents of our subject, there were born eight children, seven sons and one daughter, six of whom are deceased. Joseph C. was the seventh in order of birth; his sister, Catherine M., is a widow and lives in Sabula. After the death of his mother, our subject went to live with his uncle Clark in Bradford County, Pa., and when thirteen years old entered the office of the Oswego Gazette, and began learning the printer's trade. He came to Iowa in the spring of 1850, but shortly afterward went to St. Paul, Minn., where he was employed in the office of the St. Paul Pioneer Press at a time when that now great city was an Indian trading-post and Minneapolis consisted of one house. The same summer, however, Mr. Day returned to Sabula, where, with the exception of one year, he has since lived. That year he spent in traveling with his brother-in-law, Dr. Churchill, a specialist in surgery. Mr. Day, in 1855, engaged in the dry-goods trade, but on account of the hard times was obliged to close out, but had the satisfaction of being able to liquidate all his indebtedness. He established himself in his present business in 1860, and now operates with a capital stock of $9,000. He carries a full line of all descriptions of hardware, stoves, tinware, etc., and in addition to his agricultural implements, deals in wagons and road vehicles. Mr. Day has held the office of Constable for many years, and also has been a member of the City Council. He was married, March 11, 1858, to Miss Sophia Cotton, and they have three children - Lulu, Charles, and Lyda. Lulu is the wife of Edward N. Gray, a wood engraver, of Chicago; Charles married Miss Martha Petersen, and is in business with his father; he is a member of the A.O.U.W. and the Modern Woodmen. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ WILLIAM L. HALE ~ Related Surnames - LANG, ROSS, MILLER, WOOD, ADLER, WILCOX, GARLAND, HUNT William L. Hale, late of Monmouth Township, and one of its most praise-worthy citizens, was born in Ireland, in 1815, and departed this life at his homestead in 1880. He was reared to manhood in this native place, and worked in the coal mines of that country for a period of thirty years. There also he was married to Miss Mary Lang, and they, crossing the Atlantic about 1850, setted in the Province of Ontario, Canada, near the town of Bruce. In the Dominion Mr. Hale occupied himself in the copper mines two years, then coming over into the States took up his abode in Youngstown, Ohio, where he was employed in a coal mine two years. In 1861 he crossed the Mississippi, and coming to this county purchased 120 acres of land, located on sections 21 and 28 in Monmouth Township. Upon this he labored nineteen years, until the illness which terminated in his death. His wife, Mary, had passed away two years prior to the demise of her husband. Mr. Hale accumulated a comfortable property, the result of his own industry and perseverance. When leaving Ireland he had no money, and thus commenced at the foot of the ladder, a stranger in a strange land. He possessed in a marked degree, however, those qualities which have distinguished his countrymen wherever they are known, and he not only became well-to-do, but enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens. He was a member in good standing of the Presbyterian Church, and left to his children a record of which they will never be ashamed. Mr. and Mrs. Hale became the parents of ten children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Jane, is the wife of James Ross, of Wright County, this State; William L. resides at the old home in this county; John makes his home in Louisiana; Mary is the wife of William Miller, of this county; James is a resident of Webster County; Agnes was married to Frank Wood, and died in Louisiana in 1889; Alexander is a resident of this township, this county; Margaret became the wife of John Adler, and died in Woodbury County; Ellen follows the profession of a teacher; and Rebecca is the wife of Sherman Wilcox, of this township. William L. Hale, the eldest son of our subject, is likewise a native of Ireland, and was born Nov. 13, 1839. He at an early age entered the mines with his father, and accompanied the family subsequently in their various removals to Canada, Ohio and Iowa. After a year's sojourn in this county he returned eastward as far as Illinois, and worked in the mines near Moline three years. In the meantime he was married to Miss Hannah Jane Garland. This lady was born in the city of Pittsburg, Pa., and when quite young removed with her parents to Illinois, where she remained until her marriage. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. William L. Hale took up their abode in Monmouth Township, this county, where Mr. Hale purchased 120 acres of land. Three years later however, he sold this, and purchased the old homestead of his father, which he now owns and occupies. Mr. and Mrs. Hale are the parents of eight children, only five of whom are living, namely: Mary, the wife of Artie Hunt; Ella, Willie, Dollie and George. Mr. Hale, politically, votes the straight Republican ticket, and has held the various school offices of his county. He is not connected with any religious denomination, but is the friend of morality, law and good order, and contributes both his moral and substantial support to those enterprises calculated for the general good of the people. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)

~ WILL CUNDILL ~ Related Surnames - DIXON, PINDAR, JOINER, MILLER, CASSIN Will Cundill, one of the leading photographers of Jackson County, is one of the most successful members of his profession in Iowa. He has for several years had a studio in Maquoketa, which is well-appointed and fitted up with all modern appliances. He is a native-born citizen of this State, the town of Welton, Clinton County, being his place of birth, and Sept. 27, 1855, the date thereof. He is of English descent, his father, William Cundill, having been born in the county of Kent, England, July 7, 1816. His father, the Rev. John Cundill, was born in Lincolnshire, and was reared and married there, his wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Dixon, being a native of Nottinghamshire. She died in 1818, leaving as their only child the father of our subject. The grandfather was married a second time, and had two children, John and Francis, both of whom came to America. John settled in Scott County, this State, and died there. Francis located in Canada, and was there when last h! eard from. The father died in Yorkshire in 1825. The father of our subject was thus early left an orphan, under the care of his step-mother. When eleven years old he was apprenticed to a tailor in Hull, Yorkshire. In 1850 he resolved to seek his fortune in America, and, setting sail from England in May, accompanied by his young wife, he landed in New York after a voyage of six weeks. He then made his way to Davenport, Iowa, traveling by the way of the Hudson River to Albany, thence by railway to Buffalo, from there by the lakes to Chicago, and thence by canal to LaSalle, where he hired a team to convey him and his wife to Rock Island, there being no railroads across the State of Illinois. He was with a colony that had come West to secure cheap land and build up homes, and the party pushed on to Welton, in Clinton County, this State. There the colony purchased 2,000 acres of land at Government price, paying for it in land warrants, reserving forty acres for a village, which they named Welton, and divided the rest among! the individuals composing the party, Mr. Cundill thus securing forty acres of land and five lots in the village. He there built a house and opened a hotel, and, being very poor at the time, he had to borrow a stove for cooking and heating purposes. He was very popular in his capacity as mine host, and his hotel became well known by the traveling public, and, although the house was small, yet he managed to accommodate many travelers and to provide them with good cheer. In 1855 Mr. Cundill came to Maquoketa, and, buying a team, engaged in the freighting business between this point and the river towns, and, there being no railways in those days to compete with him, he found it quite a profitable employment. A few years later he resumed his trade, opened a shop in this city to do custom tailor work, and has been engaged in that business ever since, and has built up a comfortable property. He was married, in 1843, to Miss Mary Pindar, a native of Hull, Yorkshire, England, a! nd a daughter of George Pindar. Of their pleasant wedded life four children have been born, the United States being the birthplace of them all. The following is recorded of them: Charlotte married O.W. Joiner; John died at the age of two and one-half years; Will is our subject; and Francis died in Maquoketa, at the age of twenty-one years. Mr. Cundill is in every respect a man of unblemished character, whom to know is to esteem. The subject of this sketch, Will Cundill, was reared and educated in Maquoketa, having been a mere infant when his parents removed to this city from his birthplace. When he was in his fourteenth year he commenced to work in a photograph gallery, and was employed there the ensuing two years, and thus at that early age gained an intelligent knowledge of the art, which he chose to adopt as his calling. At the end of that time, anxious to better his education, he attended school and finished the course of study pursued in the schools of Maquoketa. Our subject then turned his education to account by engaging in school teaching, and was successfully employed in Clinton and Jackson counties. In 1880 he established himself in the calling that he had learned in his youth, opening a studio in this city. Since that time he has built up an extensive business, and is the popular photographer of Maquoketa. In 1882 he erected his present commodious building, on the corner of Main and! Pleasant streets; it is built of brick, 36x70 feet in dimensions, and two stories in height. In this he has a large studio, tastily fitted up, and furnished with all the best instruments used in photography. His work is of a superior order, and he is acknowledged to be an artist of rare merit. Mr. Cundill has been twice married. His first marriage was in April, 1883, to Miss Kate Miller, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of John P. Miller, of Tipton, Iowa. Her death occurred in 1884, after a brief but happy wedded life. Mr. Cundill's marriage to his present estimable wife took place Feb. 23, 1886. Her maiden name was Ella Cassin, and she was a native of Jackson County, and a daughter of Thomas W. and Elizabeth Cassin, natives of Pennsylvania. One son has blessed the union of our subject and his wife, whom they have named Frank. Mr. Cundill is a young man of exceptional habits, of generous feelings and high principles, possessing in an eminent degree those qualities of mind and heart that make his presence welcome in all social circles. He is a member of the Photographers Society of America, and belongs to Peerless Lodge No. 60, K. of P. ("Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa", originally published in 1889, by the Chapman Brothers, of Chicago, Illinois)