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History of
Cass County, Iowa T Unless otherwise noted, biographies submitted by Dick Barton. MICHAEL TABASINSKY was born in Buffalo , New York , in September, 1846. He removed to Milwaukee , Wisconsin , with his father, and some time afterward he removed to Washington county, and there remained until 1862, then he went to Illinois , and while there enlisted in the One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Infantry, and was taken prisoner at Hartsville , Tennessee , in February, 1863, and was paroled by John Morgan. He then returned to Wisconsin , and enlisted in the Seventh Wisconsin Battery, and served until the close of the war. He was an active worker for his country during the entire time of enlistment. He was at Memphis at the time of Forrest's attack, and was in some of the principal battles of that part of the army. After the war, Michael returned to Illinois , and was engaged in in tow-boating on the Illinois and Mississippi rivers until 1869, when he came to Cass county, and purchased land of F. H. Whitney . No improvements had been made on this until he bought the farm, and he now owns one hundred and sixty acres of as fine land as can be found in the township, and it is well improved. Mr. Tabasinsky, was married to Emma L. Stone, September 6, 1877 , and by their union there has been three children - Fannie, Mabel and Roy. Jeremiah E. Todd was born June 6, 1847, in Hancock county, Ohio. He is a son of George and Rachel (Needles) Todd, natives of Ohio. He lived in his native State until November, 1864, when he enlisted as a recruit in company A, of the Twenty-first Ohio Infantry, and served six months. He was mustered into service at Columbus, Ohio, and out at the same place. He returned home in good health and resumed farming. In 1866 he came to Iowa, and settled on a farm in Linn counyt, with his uncle, George Needles. He remained there one year, and then returned to Ohio, but soon after came back to Linn county. He was married July 5, 1869, to Martha Chessman, of that county, but a native of Indiana, and daughter of John Chessman, who died April 19, 1883. They remained in Linn county till 1877, when he came to Cass county and bought forty acres of land in Atlantic township. He kept this land until 1883, then sold it and purchased eighty acres of unimproved land in the southwest quarter of section 5, Union township, where he now resides. His farm is now all under cultivation and well-improved. It is well watered by a creek which crosses the south side, and a branch, running through the east side of the farm. He is engaged in general farming, and in addition to this, runs a threshing machine during the fall season, with which he does a good business. Mr. Todd started in life poor, but by industry and perseverance, has already accumulated a comfortable property. Mr. and Mrs. Todd have two children - Edna May, born May 23, 1871, and Sarah Ellen, born May 6, 1884.
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