Captain E. J. Lancaster Biography >From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago. Surnames: Lancaster, Smith, Johnson, Abbott, Fedderson, Bissick, Hitchcock. Captain E. J. Lancaster is one of the best known river men of the upper Mississippi, having sailed as captain on various steamers since 1866. His personal worth and ability in his chosen field of labor has won him high regard and because of his wide acquaintance his history cannot fail to prove of interest to many of the readers of this volume. He was born in DeKalb county, Illinois, June 23, 1846, a son of Thomas and Cynthia (Smith) Lancaster, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Pennsylvania. He comes of Scotch, English and of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. In his boyhood days he was brought to Scott county and in the district schools here acquired his education. Living near the river, he has always been interested in marine matters and, after starting in business life, became closely connected with the navigation interests of the upper Mississippi. In the meantime he had done valuable service for his country as a soldier of the Union army in the Civil war. He was but seventeen years of age when, on the 15th of August, 1863, he enlisted as a private of Company C, Eight Regiment of Iowa Cavalry, with which he served until honorably discharged at Clinton on the 10th of June, 1865. Being captured while on duty he was incarcerated in the Nashville prison for eight months and was later sent to Andersonville, s! o that he underwent all of the hardships of southern prison life. After the close of the war Captain Lancaster was mustered out and with a creditable military record returned to his home in Scott county. Here he has since lived. He at once became connected with navigation interests and has sailed continuously since 1866 as captain. He stands today as one of the foremost representatives of eh calling in this county and has a very wide acquaintance not only among river men but also among the business men who have reason to employ shipping facilities in the transportation of the goods which they may handle. Captain Lancaster was united in marriage to Miss Helen Johnson, a daughter of John and Olive (Abbott) Johnson Her father died in LeClaire, but her mother is still living and makes her home in that place. Captain Lancaster's family numbers eight children: Nora, the wife of John Fedderson, a resident of LeClaire, by whom she has two children, Eli and Fritz Fedderson; Olive Helen, who was born July 21, 1879, and married W. H. Bissick, of St. Louis, Missouri; Alice M., born November 17, 1882; Edna, who was born February 15, 1886, and married C. B. Hitchcock, of Boone, Iowa; Harry E., born October 16, 1887; Lee L., December 23, 1891; Leona M., August 17, 1894; and Harold, January 4, 1896. In his political views Captain Lancaster has always been a stalwart republican, believing firmly in the principles of the party which he regards as best calculated to conserve the public welfare. He holds member ship in Snow Lodge, No. 44, A. F. & A. M., at LeClaire, with which he has been identified since 1882, and his life exemplifies many of the beneficent principles of the craft. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished in a business way for he started on the river as a hand on the rafts. He is now, however, in his twenty-eighth year as captain of the boat Eclipse, and he enjoys the high esteem of all with whom social or business relations have brought him in contact. In matters of citizenship, while not an office seeker, he is as true and loyal to his country in days of peace as he was when he followed the old flag upon southern battlefields. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

William Hamilton Wilson >From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago. Surnames: Wilson, Morgan, Griffeth, Grilk, Oliver, Willard, William Hamilton Wilson, engaged in law practice in Davenport since 1871 and now the senior partner of the firm of Wilson, Grilk & Wilson, is a native of western Pennsylvania. His father, James Wilson, also born in the Keystone state, was of Scotch-Irish descent. He spent his entire life in Pennsylvania, his record covering the years between the 19th of September, 1807 and 1886, in which year he was called to his final rest after long connection with agricultural interests. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Morgan, was born in Pennsylvania, January 2, 1815, and died July 25, 1873. William H. Wilson pursued his early education in the schools of western Pennsylvania and afterward attended Washington and Jefferson College at Washington, Pennsylvania, from which institution he was graduated in 1869 with the highest scholarship in a class of forty-nine members. He qualified for the bar in Mercer, Pennsylvania, his reading being directed by the Hon. Samuel Griffeth, and in September, 1871, he was admitted to practice. Believing that the west offered better opportunities, Mr. Wilson came immediately to Davenport, where he has continuously engaged in practice since November, 1871. He was alone until November 1, 1902, when the firm of Wilson and Grilk was formed and has since existed. In 1905, his son, Charles H., was admitted to a partnership under the firm style of Wilson, Grilk & Wilson. The two younger men are both graduates of Harvard College and of the Harvard Law School. William H. Wilson has from the beginning of his connection with the Davenport bar occupied a conspicuous position as one of the legal practitioners here and it is said of him that "he has probably saved more money to his clients through wise settlement of cases out of court than he has made for them in litigation." As the years have passed he has studiously and carefully and conscientiously increased the talents that were given him. In his practice he has ever been absolutely fair, has never indulged in artifice or c! oncealment and has never dealt in indirect methods. Mr. Wilson has found time and his success has given him the means to become interested in other matters aside from the law, and he is now financially connected with several of Davenport's important business enterprises. He has been called to the he presidency of the Davenport Loan, Building & Savings Association and is a director and attorney for the Davenport Savings Bank. He is also interested in the E. W. Gates Lumber Company, of Yellow Pine, Alabama. In 1874 Mr. Wilson was united in marriage to Miss Abbie F. Oliver, of Massachusetts, who in her childhood days came to Davenport with her parents, Albourne and Eliza (Willard) Oliver. The two children of this marriage were Amy and Charles H., but the former, born in 1876 died in 1884. Mr. Wilson is a member of the Presbyterian church and is much interested in all kinds of charitable work and in everything tending to elevate or ameliorate the condition of the masses. He has never found his happiness in self-centered interests but in those broader lines of life which lead to service for others and at the present time he is actively interested and associated with the Peoples Union Mission. The important economic and sociological questions of the present day find in him a close student and that he is a man of high character and genuine worth is indicated in the fact that he is held in the highest esteem wherever known. In connection with his business history the local press has said: "Application and hard work are the secret of the success which William H. Wilson has attained and surely if constant attention to business and an earnest endeavor for the best interests of his clients is surety of barristerial triumph he has deserved it, as his fellow members of! the bar acknowledge him to have been an indefatigable worker all his life." While he has gained distinction in his in his chosen profession, however, this is but one phase of his life, for his broad humanitarianism is constantly being evidenced in one line or another with the result that many lives are brightened by the sunshine which he sheds around him. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

William R. Weir Biography >From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago. Surnames: Weir, Davison. Prominent among Davenport's business men is William R. Weir, an insurance agent, who was born in Monticello, Iowa, February 14, 1870. In the preceding generation his family is of Canadian stock, both his father and mother having been born in Peterboro, Canada, where they were reared and married. The former was a stone mason and an expert in drilling artesian wells. He came to Iowa in pioneer days and located in Monticello. He died in 1886, but the mother is still living. William R. Weir was educated in the public schools of Monticello and upon looking over the various callings took up the insurance business, for which his soundness of judgment and ability to inspire confidence particularly fits him. In 1892 widening opportunity brought him to Davenport, and here he engaged in the fire insurance business, in which he has acquired a clientele of flattering proportions. He is the Iowa general agent for both the Maryland Casualty Company and the American Bonding Company. He is also a director of the Union Savings Bank and a leading spirit in the Commercial Club, having served as its president for one year and as director for three. This organization is of a semi-social nature. He has served six years as a member of the board of education and is now its president. In 1894 Mr. Weir was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Davison, a native of Davenport, her father being Abner Davison, well known in this city. Their home is brightened by the presence of two daughters, Mary D. and Annabel. That Mr. Weir enjoys unusual popularity among his fellows is no anomaly, since in every relation he is vigorous, whole-souled and magnetic. The confidence in which he is held by the large concerns which he represents is manifest in the fact that he has been entrusted with the jurisdiction of the entire state of Iowa. ~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann Assist. CC: Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm. for: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

Henry H. Horst Biography >From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago. Surnames: Horst, Hahn, Goetch, Maas, Voss, Sueverkrüebbe, Ames. Henry H. Horst, a prominent and representative agriculturist of Scott county, owns a fine farm of one hundred an seventy-seven and a half acres in Davenport and Sheridan township and devotes his energies to the work of farming and threshing with gratifying results. He was born on the 31st of October, 1867, and the place on which he now resides has been his home from his birth to the present time. His parents, Claus and Ida (Hahn) Horst, were both natives of Germany, the former being born on the 30th of December, 1819, and the latter on the 20th of February, 1828. Hans and Margaret (Goetch) Horst, the paternal grandparents, both passed away in Germany. Claus Horst, the father of our subject, obtained his education in the schools of his native land and was a young man of twenty-eight when in 1847 he crossed the Atlantic to the United States. After landing at New Orleans he made his way up the Mississippi river as far as St. Louis and there spent the winter. The following spring witnessed his arrival in Scott county, Iowa, and here he was employed at breaking prairie, etc., receiving a wage of ten dollars per month. In 1850 he was married and purchased a tract of eighty acres of prairie land in Davenport township, which is now in possession of his son Henry and on which he built a small house. As the years passed by he brought the farm under a high state of cultivatio! n and improvement and gradually added to his landed holdings by additional purchase from time to time until at his death he owned five hundred and sixty acres of rich and productive land. In 1880 he went to New York city for medical treatment, as his health had been broken down by his many years of unremitting toil, but died in the eastern metropolis on the 24th of May, 1881. His remains were interred at Davenport, where his widow has made her home since 1889. The latter, a daughter of John and Margaret Hahn, lost her father in 1845. Her mother afterward married again, becoming the wife of Oswald Maas, with whom she came to Scott county in the year 1847. A sketch of Mrs. Ida Horst appears on another page of this volume. She was the mother of six children, as follows: Louisa M., who is the widow of Herman Voss; Adolph J., living in Sheridan township; Theresa A. C., the widow of Henry Horst; Edward N., who is a resident of Sheridan township; Henry H., of this review; and one w! ho died in infancy. Henry H. Horst acquired his early education in the district schools and later pursued a course of study in the business college at Davenport. Since putting aside his text-books he has devoted his attention to the he work of farming and for the past fifteen years has also been engaged in threshing, meeting with a well merited and creditable measure of success in his undertakings. His home farm comprises one Hundred and seventy-seven and a half acres in Davenport and Sheridan townships and he is likewise the owner of a quarter section of land in Dakota. On the 25th of February, 1891, Mr. Horst was united in marriage to miss Emily Sueverkrüebbe, a native of Germany and a daughter of Claus and Katherine (Ames) Sueverkrüebbe, who crossed the Atlantic to the United States and took up their abode in Scott county in 1881. The father still survives and is a worthy and respected resident here, but the mother was called to her final rest on the 29th of April, 1904. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Horst have been born five children, namely: Martha, Herbert, Alfred, Elmer and Malinda, all of whom are at home with exception of Malinda who is deceased. Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Horst has given his political allegiance to the men and measures of the republican party. The cause of education has ever found in him a stalwart champion and he has served as president of the school board since 1893. His entire life has been passed in this county, where he is now widely known, and the fact that many of his warmest friends are those with whom he has been acquainted since his boyhood days indicates that his career has always been upright and honorable. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC: Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm.*IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

Edward Roth Biography >From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago. To view the picture of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roth that accompanies this biography, please go to the main Scott county, Iowa page at: http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ and click on Pictures/ Documents section. Surnames: Roth, Bartberger, Kautz. Edward Roth, who has known perhaps greater hardships than fall to the average farmer of today, is one of the native agriculturists of Buffalo township, who occupies a position of respect and prominence among his fellowmen. He was born December 1, 1871, and is a son of Peter Roth, whose birth occurred in Baden, Germany, in the year 1829. As his mother died when he was born, Mr. Roth was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Bartberger of Buffalo township. He attended the common schools of his section of the county, and when he had completed the course of study prescribed and was fairly will prepared to meet the practical responsibilities of life, he worked as a farm hand until he attained his majority. Mr. Roth then married and rented a tract of land from his father-in-law. It remained his home for about seven years, then he purchased the place on which he now lives. It embraces one hundred and sixty acres of excellent arable land, well adapted to general farming which Mr. Roth carries on. He has also given considerable attention to raising stock for the market. In addition to his farm in Buffalo township he owns twenty acres in Blue Grass township, and, being a man who is well versed in the methods of tilling the soil to the best advantage and endowed with the ability for hard work, he is achieving an enviable reputation for himself as an agriculturist. On the 29th of March, 1892, Mr. Roth married Miss Emma Kautz, a daughter of Chris Kautz, and they are now the parents of eight children: Edna, Edith, Florence, Clara, Della, Norma, John and Walter, all of whom are at home. The family are members of the Lutheran church, but at present Mr. Roth does not affiliate with any religious sect. He has joined the ranks of the republicans, feeling after due weight of the principles of various political organizations, that in their platform they embody the best ideas of government. He takes a deep interest in local affairs and has efficiently served as school director and road supervisor, but he has never desired public preferment for its own sake, rather only as it offered opportunity for him to advance the welfare of those who placed confidence in his judgment and integrity of act and purpose. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann Assist. CC: Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm. for: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

Peter A. Boyle was the junior partner of the firm of Waterman & Boyle, and began the practice of his profession in Davenport in 1876.  He came to Scott county when sixteen years old and was educated in Griswold College, graduating therefrom in 1870.  He graduated from the Harvard Law School in 1872 and was admitted to the bar in the fall of that year.  He entered the law office of Davison & Lane and remained until 1876, when he formed a partnership with Charles M. Waterman. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

H. A. Ascherman was born in Warburg, Prussia, in 1852.  He came to the United States with his parents in the fall of 1856, the family locating in Milwaukee.  They remained there but a few months and then came to Davenport.  Mr. Ascherman completed his education in Griswold College.  He attended lectures at the Iowa State Law College and commenced reading law at th age of twenty-one years, with the firm of Putnam & Rogers.  He was admitted to the bar in 1875. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

Nathaniel S. Mitchell was born in Davenport, February 18, 1853, and was a son of Judge Gilbert C. R. Mitchell, whose sketch may be found in anohter part of this work.  Mr. Mitchell read law in Davenport with John W. Thompson, after having graduated from Notre Dame University in 1872.  He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and began a practice which eventually proved gratifyingly successful. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

There came from Germany in 1845 or 1846 B. and Margaret Heinz, the parents of Fred Heinz who was born at St. Louis, May 8, 1852.  In 1855 they removed to Davenport.  Fred Heinz was educated in the city schools and Griswold College, and when sixteen years of age began reading law in the office of Parker & McNeil.  A year later he took up his law studies in the office of Bills & Block, where he remained for three years.  In 1873 he was admitted to the bar, and at the end of six months formed a partnership with Ernst Claussen, which continued until 1880.  He was a democrat and became active in politics serving the city as mayor and was also very successful in his chosen profession. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

One of the members of the law firm of Martin, Murphy & Lynch was William A. Lynch, who was a native of Virginia, where he was born in 1846.  His parents moved west in 1849 and settled in Mount Pleasant, Henry county, Iowa.  There Mr. Lynch attended the Iowa Wesleyan College, read law in Mount Pleasant one year, and then entered the law department of the Iowa State University, from which he graduated in 1871, locating in Davenport one year later.  He became very sucessful at the bar.  He voted the democratic ticket but avoided politics. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

I have many misc pages that I have copied from various years of Davenport city directories located at the Davenport Public Library for my own research and thought I would transcribe them as I have time and share them - they will all be labeled and typed verbatim. 1876 Finger�s Davenport City Directory - pg 141 KULP W O, Dr, dentist, office 106 w third, second floor, res head of Farnum Kummerfelt Hinrich, grain buyer, 1604 Leonard Kummerfelt Hinr, cigar maker, 1604 Leonard Kunkel B, blacksmith, 711 Marquette Kunkel Martin, (Eggers & K), res 1422 Harrison Kunz Frank, clerk, 1236 W 7th Kunz F E, laborer, 1236 w 7th Kunze Aug, Dr, hoemopathist, office 601 w 2nd, res same Kunze Geo, laborer, 624 w Front Kunze Gerh, plasterer, 517 Myrtle Kupper Wm, harness maker, 714 w 2nd Kurmeier Fried, janitor, res 613 Warren Kurmeier H, (K Rascher & Co), res 418 w 3rd KURMEIER, RASCHER & Co, (Hy K, Frank R & H A Runge) manufrs of tin, copper & sheet iron ware & dealers in stoves & general house furnishing goods, 224 w 2nd Kurop A, clothier, res 814 Brown Kurop Chris (K & Petersen), res 722 Brown Kurop & Petersen (Chris K & Hannes P), plow & blacksmith shop, 728 w 4th Kurtz Christ, laborer, 614 Warren Ladehof Fritz, teamster, 1230 w 5th Laden Tom, laborer, 515 College av Lafrenz John, saloon, 208 Scott, res 109 Scott LAFRENZ C H, groceries, glass, oil, paints, etc, 901 w 4th, res same Lafrenz G F, clerk, 901 w 4th Lafrenz Rob, student, 601 W 2nd Lage Heinr, student 321 Gaines Lage Joachim, 321 Gaines Lage Joachim, 1117 w 2nd Lage Joach, clerk, 512 Harrison Lage Trina, 1028 w 2nd, rear Lager Bernh, laborer, 1553 Franklin Lager B H, cooper, 1619 w Locust Lager E B, 1619 w Locust Lager H B, cooper, 1619 w Locust Lager J B, laborer, 1553 Franklin Thanks ... Lynda ------------------------------------------------ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yl.2ADE/2113.2 Message Board Post: Mapleton, Iowa, is in Monona County. I grew up in Mapleton, and I went to Tierney Drug Store often. It isn't there now. That Tierney family moved to Danbury, Iowa - 6 miles northeast of Mapleton. I am sure some Tierneys are still there. Although, we share the same last name, I haven't found a common relative!

Surnames: Clough Tunnicliff Voss ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 37 William F. Clough and Grace ) PLAT Clough, husband and wife ) Dated December 15, 1948 ) Ack'd December 15, 1948 to ) Filed December 15, 1948 ) 46 Misc. 68 The Public ) Attached are the following certificates: SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE I, Robert G. Tunnicliff, a land surveyor registered under the laws of the State of Iowa, do hereby certify that I have surveyed the laid out into lots, roads, drives, lanes, streets and alleys for William F. Clough, a tract of land to be known as "William F. Clough's Subdivision" a subdivision of part of the S.W. fractional 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M., Scott County, Iowa. The land so platted is correctly shown by the attached plat, which tract of real estate so platted is particularly described as follows, to-wit: Part of the S.W. 1/4 of Section 18-77-3 in Scott County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said fractional quarter; thence South along the East line of said fractional quarter 389.40 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 62' 00' West 1254.66 feet; thence South 610.72 feet to the Northerly line of the Davenport-Buffalo Road; thence Northeasterly along the Northerly line of said road to a point in the East line of said fractional quarter which is 647.37 _S. of the place of beginning; thence North 647.37 feet to the place of beginning. I do hereby certify that the lots, roads, drives, lanes, streets and alleys are laid out as shown on the attached plat and that the dimensions of said plat are shown in feet and decimals thereof. Dated at Davenport, Iowa, this 15th day of December, 1948. (Signed) Robert G. Tunnicliff Land Surveyer OWNERS' CERTIFICATE We, William F. Clough and Grace Clough, husband and wife, do hereby certify that the plat of real estate to which this certificate is attached, of which we, William F. Clough and Grace Clough, are the record owners and which real estate is described as follows, to-wit: Part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M., more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said fractional 1/4; thence South along the East line of said fractional 1/4 389.40 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 62' West 1254.66 feet; thence South 610.72 feet to the Northerly line of the Davenport-Buffalo Road; thence Northeasterly along the Northerly line of said road to a point in the East line of said fractional 1/4 which is 647.37 feet South of the place of beginning; thence North 647.37 feet to the place of beginning, containing 20 acres more or less, and situated in Rockingham Township, Scott County, Iowa, is filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Scott County, Iowa, under Chapter 409 of the 1946 Code of the State of Iowa, and the lots and measurements described thereon are correct and that said plat is furnished with our consent and to the end that the same be recorded in said Auditor's Office and also in the office of the County Recorder of Scott County, Iowa. We do hereby certify that the said plat shall be known as "William F. Clough's Subdivision", being part of the S.W. fractional 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. in Rockingham Township, Scott County, Iowa. Witness our hands this 15th day of December, A.D. 1948. (Signed) William F. Clough (Signed) Grace Clough Owners AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE Whereas, William F. Clough and Grace Clough, are the proprietors and owners of the following described real estate, to-wit: Part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M., more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said fractional 1/4; thence South along hte East line of said fractional 1/4 389.40 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 62' West 1254.66 feet; thence South 610.72 feet to the Northerly line of th Davenport-Buffalo Road; thence Northeasterly along the northerly line of said road to a point in the East line of said fractional 1/4 which is 647.37 feet South of the place of beginning; thence North 647.37 feet to the place of beginning, containing 20 acres more or less, and situated in Rockingham Township, Scott County, Iowa. Whereas, the said William F. Clough and Grace Clough on this ___ day of December, 1948, filed in the office of the Auditor of Scott County, Iowa, under Chapter 409 of the 1946 Code of the State of Iowa, a plat of real estate owned by them and of the real estate above described. Now, Therefore, I, W. F. Voss, Auditor of Scott County, Iowa, do hereby certify that the said plat shall be known as "William F. Clough's Subdivision", being part of the S.W. fractional 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. in Rockingham Township, Scott County, Iowa, and said plat, including this certificate, shall hereby be filed with the Recorder of Scott County, Iowa, this 15th day of December, 1948; said plat and measurements thereof being certified to by R. G. Tunnicliff, registered surveyor and William F. Clough and Grace Clough, a sowners and proprietors. W. F. Voss, County Auditor. Plat Map of William F. Clough's Subdivision ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

John W. Green became a citizen of Scott county in 1852 and was admitted to the bar in 1868.  He was born in Vernon, Indiana, in 1842.  He received his education at Monmouth College, Illinois.  He fought in the Civil war as a private in the Eighty-third Illinois Infantry and served three years.  He attained the rank of adjutant in 1863.  After the war he went to Albany and entered the law school there, graduating in 1867.  He returned to Davenport and read law with Putnam & Rogers.  In 1874 he formed a partnership with Bleik Peters.  Mr. Green served in the Iowa legislature in 1870 and 1872, and a special session of 1873.  He was elected city attorney of Davenport in 1869, and was appointed United States collector of internal revenue by James A. Garfield in 1881. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

Stewart & White were a well known legal firm in Davenport.  William K. White, the junior member,  began practicing here in 1868.  He was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1844.  He read law with Chancellor Reuben H. Walworth, of New York City, and with J. A. Shoudy, a prominent attorney of New York state.  He was admitted to the bar in the early part of 1865 at the general term of the supreme court at Plattsburg, New York.  After the war he went south and served  by appointment as assistant in the freedmen's bureau.  He filled this position until 1868, when he came to Davenport and formed a partnership with John Ackley, which continued a year.  He then practiced alone until 1873, when he was elected clerk of the district and circuit courts, serving one term.  During this time he formed a partnership with Jacob W. Stewart. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

Herman Block, of the firm of Bills & Block, began his professional career at the Scott county bar in 1865.  He was born in 1840 in the duchy of Lauenberg, Germany.  At the age of eighteen he emigrated to the United States and located at Davenport.  In 1865 he was admitted to the bar and was given desk room in the office of Parker & McNeil the first year.  He practiced alone until 1870, when a partnership was entered into with John C. Bills.  This firm was one of the ablest and most prosperous in this part of Iowa. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

The senior member of the law firm of Martin, Murphy & Lynch was W. M. Martin, who read law in Tiffin, Ohio, with General William H. Gibson.  He located in Marengo, Iowa, and practiced there until 1867, and in June of the same year formed a partnership with J. H. Murphy at Davenport.  To this firm in 1876 was added William A. Lynch.  He was a member of the ninth general assembly and city attorney from 1873 until 1881. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

W. A. Foster began the practice of law in Scott county in October, 1866.  He was born in the county in 1842, was educated in Davenport and read law with Davison & True, and was admitted to the bar in 1866.  He attained a reputation of no inconsiderable importance as a criminal lawyer. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L

Hi everybody! I'm transcribing Davenport's 1900 2d Ward census. About 45 folks are listed as living on either "Mable Island" or "Mississippi River Front." Every house number is listed as "Boat House." (I assume in today's idiom this means "house boat.") All of these folks are employed as usual, ie: Heads of households can be found as laborers, carpenters, barbers, cigar fcty. workers; one is a washer woman, one a servant and several are fishermen. Many of the children are listed as "at school". Where was Mable Island? Are these folks itinerants? If so, was this common on the river in those days? Are they in transit to some port and happened to be caught here by the census-taker? Does anyone have any answers or ideas about these questions? Anyone know of a good website to discover more about life on the river? My curiosity is up now! ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES

In a message dated 07/22/2002 1:58:38 PM Central Daylight Time, Josiebanks@aol.com writes: > Hi Debbie, > Were your Cloughs related to Albert A. Meier? I am trying to > locate > a Hilda Hay Meier. > Her mother was Doris Voss Bank Hay and her daughter was Doris Meier > Rumley. > Do you know of a connection? Another chance at "shortail cousining" Jo > Sorry Josie, My father was in business with Al - This Albert Meier did not have children. No match yet. LOLO Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L