History of Cass County, Iowa - 1884

History of Cass County, Iowa
Springfield, Ill., Continental Historical Co., 1884. 1 v. in 2 parts.

Unless otherwise noted, biographies submitted by Dick Barton.

HENRY J. HAYWARD is a native of Logansport , Indiana , born October 21, 1843 . His father, Henry Hayward, moved in 1848, to Huron county, Ohio , where he died in 1874. His widow, Louisa Hayward, died in Rice county, Kansas , in February, 1884, while living with her daughter, Mrs. Louisa Peters. Henry J. Hayward left his home in Ohio , and came to this county in March, 1876. He purchased his present farm at that time. It contains two hundred and eighty acres, located on sections 24 and 25, of Washington township. He also owns eight acres of timber in Atlantic township. He bought his farm of Jacob Miller, who resided here four or five years. Mr. Hayward was united in marriage at Bellfonte , Ohio , November 5, 1867 , with Elizabeth Lewis, a native of that place, and daughter of John and Lucy (Cowle) Lewis. She was born November 5, 1850 . Mr. and Mrs. Hayward have two sons - Oliver, born in August, 1873, and Arthur, born in February, 1879. John Lewis died at Bellfonte , Ohio , in 1854. His widow is now living with Mr. and Mrs. Hayward.

M. B. HUBBELL was born in Meigs county, Ohio , on the 18th day of May, 1827, and is the son of Abijah and Lucretia (Morrill) Hubbell, the former a native of New York,, the latter of Boston , Massachusetts , When his parents were young people, they moved west to Ohio , and located in Meigs county, where they became acquainted and were married. They were among the earliest settlers of that section, locating in the heavy timber, where they had to hew out a home, as it were, from the depths of the forest. In 1836, the family moved to Elkhart county, Indiana, where they resided until 1854, when they came to Iowa , locating in Delaware county, where the old people both died, the mother in February, 1861, and the father in the year following. Mr. Hubbell, the elder, was a member of the Adventist denomination, in his latter days, although a Campbellite preacher in his earlier days. He filled the pulpit for over forty years, and being a man of great memory and oratorical powers, was widely known throughout the section of the country where he labored. M. B. Hubbell was reared upon a farm, and received his education in the log school house that reared its rugged walls within three miles of his fathers cabin, going along a path marked by "blazing" the trees in the forest. Here he grew to manhood,, and in 1848, was united in marriage with Nancy McCrory, by whom he had nine children - Mervin A., Emily J., wife of G. W. Bales, of Dexter, Dallas county; Alice, wife of William Sherk, of Cass county; Ella, wife of Samuel Petty, Grant township; Mittie, widow of A. L. Barnhart, who was killed while building the packing house in Atlantic ; James M., Colonel E., both in Atlantic ; Margery and Ira O. In 1854, he left Indiana , and moved to Delaware county, journeying the entire distance by team. He opened up a new farm in the place of his location, and has the credit of wheat ever raised in that county, fifty-five bushels to the acre. In 1865 he removed to Audubon county, and in 1877, to Cass county, where he has since resided. Mr. Hubbell is a practical farmer, in every respect, but does but little at it now. He is one of the prominent and influential citizens of Atlantic , where he makes his home.

CHARLES A. HULLY came to Cass county in 1872, and bought land on section 31, Noble township. He is a native of Vigo county, Indiana, and was born on the 18th of November, 1838. His parents were both natives of Germany, but came to America before their marriage. When Charles was about eight years old his parents came to Missouri and settled in St. Louis county, and remaining there about six years, they moved to Des Moines county, Iowa, where he enlisted August 9, 1862, in company C, Thirtieth Iowa Infantry. He served about three years, and was discharged on account of disability. He returned to Des Moines county and farmed until 1872, when he came to Cass county. He now owns three hundred and thirty acres of improved land, has built a nice frame building and is engaged in dairy and stock raising. Mr. Hully was married on the 8th of March, 1860, to Elizabeth Zion, a native of Iowa. They have been blessed with eight children - William J., Edwin D., John B., Mary, Henry, Clara, Walter and Charlie. Mrs. Hully died on the 25th of March, 1881, and her death was greatly mourned by all who knew her. Mr. H. was again married June 14, 1882, to Ophelia Bennett, the widow of Edward P. Bennett. Her maiden name was Selby. She was a native of Knox county, Ohio. By her first marriage she had three children - John and Hettie, (twins) and Edward. Mr. and Mrs. Hully are the happy parents of one child, a sunny, winsome girl, whose name is Maud M.

JOHN W. HUMERICK, senior, made a settlement on section 30, in September, 1858. He was born in Prussia, in 1810, and came to the United States in 1845, settling at Columbus, Ohio. From thence he removed to Allen county in the same State, and from there to this place. He put up a log cabin and commenced making improvements. He was a man of excellent constitution and robust health and a hard worker, and soon the place began to assume a homelike appearance. He and his family lived in the cabin that he built until 1872, when he built the fine substantial frame residence where his widow now lives. He was married in Germany and was the father of six children, three of whom are living - Elizabeth, Julia and John W., Jr. Mr. Humerick died, quite suddenly, on the 27th of February, 1873.

PHILIP HUMERICK

In the spring of 1856, Philip Humerick came into the township bringing his family and household goods. He located on section 12, where he still resides.

Philip Humerick was born in Germany, August 15, 1839. His parents, John T. and Johanna Mary (Strater) Humerick, came to America in 1843, locating, then, in Richland county, near Mansfield, Ohio. They removed to Jasper county, Iowa, in 1855, and the following spring, (1856) came to Cass county and settled on section 12, Atlantic township. John T. Humerick died in November, 1869, at the age of sixty-two years. He is buried in the Jameson cemetery. His widow, Mary Humerick, is now living with her son, Philip, the subject of this sketch. Philip Humerick was married December 22, 1864, to Louisa Jane Coon, a native of Indiana, a daughter of Thomas and Jane (Lewis) Coon. Her father is now living in Washington township, Cass county. Her mother died in 1849, when Mrs. Humerick was three years old. Mrs. Coon is buried in White county, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Humerick have three children - John T., George F. and Effie May. Their daughter, Mary Johanna, died September 22, 1875, aged three years, three months and twenty-eight days. Mr. Humerick is still living upon the place where he first located in Atlantic. His land at the time of his purchase, was wholly unimproved. He now has one hundred and seventy acres of good land, all cultivated, except some timber land. He built his present residence in 1876, and is now engaged in farming and stock raising.