History of
Davis County, Iowa
Des Moines: Iowa Historical Company,
1882
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Unless noted, biographies submitted by Dick Barton.
Joseph Haney
submitted
by Lois G. Cossel McMillin
Haney, J.; page 703:
the subject of this sketch was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, July 8.
1832. When six years of age his father being dead, his mother came to Ripley
county, Indiana, where he resided until 1854 receiving his education in the
common schools. While in Ripley county he engaged in selling goods. In the fall
of 1854, he came to Van Buren county, and the next spring to this County,
settling on his present farm of 148 acres, in section 13 on which he has a good
residence, plenty of shade trees, and orchard of 324 trees. His post office is
Milton. He was married in August 1853, to Eliza Wildman of Ripley county,
Indiana, and had eight children, Jas. P., John K., Luella, Jos. A., Rhoda, Mary
E, Sarah M., and Clara M. He was married the second time to Elizabeth B. Knight,
of Davis county in November 1869, and had four children, Alvy F., Orr D., Orrin
W., and Ira L. In polities he is a
greenbacker.
John P.
Harl submitted
by Lois G. Cossel McMillin
Harl, John P.; page
671: farmer, section fifteen; owns 155 acres of land in this township (Grove),
and 20 acres in Missouri. He was
born, Sept. 16, 1816, in Hardin county, Kentucky, where he grew to manhood,
getting his education, and farming for a living.
Moved to this county in 1849, when it was almost a wilderness.
He was married February 13, 1840, to Miss Susan McIntire, of Kentucky.
They have had seven children, Lucy C., Mary J., John P., Mary E., and
three deceased, Richard B., William B., and Thomas L.
Mr. and Mrs. Harl are members of the Christian Church.
Harward,
L. S.
submitted by Deborah
Barker
Harward, L S,
general merchant, Bloomfield; was born June 17, 1842, in Van Buren Co, Iowa. In
1843, his parents came to Davis Co., and located in Salt Creek Twp., where they
entered the land on which they live. Here he grew up and finished his education
in Troy Academy. At the age of twenty, he clerked two years for his brother at
Floris, then taught school three years, and in 1872 formed a partnership with
his brother, and two years later bought himout. In 1876, he moved his stock of
goods to Bloomfield, and in Jan, 1880, took into partnership Mr. J B Young, but
bought him out again in August, 1881, and has since been alone. He carries a
large and well-selected stock,and is making money, which shows what a live
Hawkeye is capable of doing in the way of business, when he has a mind to. He
was married, June 14, 1866, to Miss M E Jay, a native Hawkeye, born in Davis
Co., and they have two children, Edgar L. and George D.
HAZLEWOOD,
GREENVILLE, proprietor of Hazlewood harness
shop Bloomfield; was born in October, 1813, at Lynchburg,
Virginia. At twelve years of age
he went to Samuel Schoolfield as an apprentice for
eight years. Then he came to
Salem, Indiana, and for twelve years engaged in harness making. Coming to Iowa in the fall of 1849, he
settled in this county. From 1849
to 1861 he was farming and milling in West Grove township, then coming to this
city he has been in the harness busines ever
since. By good work and fair
dealing he has acquired a large trade, amounting last year to $10,000. He was married in June, 1832, to Mary
Clare, of Virginia, and they have had ten children: Ann R., George C., Grenville, Jr., now in business with his father, Josiah C., Charles B., David and four deceased, Robert, Henry, John M., and Mary L. Mr.
H. is a Mason and a worthy member of the Christian church. Thee of his sons were in the army, Greenville,
Jr., enlisted October 16, 1862, as a bugler, company A, third Iowa cavalry, mustered out in
August, 1865; G. C. enlisted
August 1, 1861, as sergeant company E, mustered out in August, 1864; J. M., enlisted in August, 1861,
bugler, company A, mustered out August, 1865.
HEASTON, JOHN submitted by Deborah Barker
HEASTON, JOHN, farmer and stock-raiser, section 27, postoffice Troy; was born November 25, 1821, in Clark County, Ohio, and there grew to manhood and received a limited education at the subscription schools. He came to this county in 1856, and lived at Troy 2 years, then went on the farm where he now lives, consisting of 160 acres, mostly in cultivation, well watered, and a good stock-farm. He was a member of Capt Steele's Company of Border Guards, during the war, and was called out several times. He was married January 5, 1842, to Miss Mary Moore, a native of Ohio , born January 16, 1818. They have reared a family of 7 children, Eliza Jane, wife of V Soliday; Barbara A., wife of D L Thomas; Rachel E., wife of George Lane; Mary E., wife of Wm Kemp; John M., Wm. M., and Thomas L., all married except Thomas. The home of Mrs Heaston's father burned down when she was 18 years old, and a brother and 2 sisters perished in the flames. Mr Easton also had a sister burned to death. He has met with some losses by bursted banks, but has been able to overcome it by industrious habits.
Henderson, J. C.
submitted by Deborah
Barker
Henderson, J. C., farmer, section 15, post office
West Grove; was born December 18, 1826, in Blunt Co., TN., and when eight years
old moved with his parents, William and Elizabeth, to Putnam Co., Indiana, where
they lived till 1837, when they moved to southwestern Missouri, and three years
later to Jackson county. He was raised a farmer and received a limited
education. In 1849, he came to Davis Co., to Fabius Twp., where he resided till
1865, when he purchased his present farm, in this twp of West Grove, where he
has since lived. It contains 320 acres of splendid land. He was married in
March, 1851, to miss Ellen Stanley of this county. They have seven
children: Letitia E., George W., May E., Unity E., John C., Minnie E., and Henry
Harrison. Mr H is a democrat.
HENDERSON, J. J., farmer, section 27, postoffice Monterey; was born April 6, 1839, in Putnam county, Illinois, and at the age of two years his parents, William and Elizabeth, formerly of Tennessee, moved to Cass county, Missouri, and in the fall of 1849, he came to this county, settling on the same section where he now resides. He now owns a good farm of 223 acres, with a fine residence, good barn, and an orchard of 100 trees. He was married January 23, 1859 , to Miss Emily Huddleson, of Appanoose county. They have had five children, Robert A. and Joel, and three deceased. Mrs. Henderson died September 11, 1870 , and Mr. Henderson married again, February 14, 1871 , Miss Mary E. Lawson, of this county, and they have been blessed with four children, James S., Calvin L., Emily E., and Ollie Belle. Mr. Henderson is a member of the Christian Church, and in politics is a democrat. He is now quite extensively engaged in stock-raising.
Hining, John H.
submitted by Deborah
Barker
Hining, John H., farmer and stock-raiser,
post office Floris.
HOCKERSMITH,
SYDNEY B., farmer, section 13, postoffice Drakeville; was born in Randolph
county, Va., June 18, 1844. When a child, his parents, John and Lucinda
H., moved to Davis county, and here he has grown to manhood on a farm,
being educated in the common schools. He now owns a nice farm of 160
acres, all under cultivation, which he bought on time, as he had no
capital, and has it now all paid for. He was married in this county
in 1872, to Miss Rebecca J. Alexander, a native of Indiana, and they
have three children, Mary L., James T., and John A. Mr. H. is a member
of the Regular Baptist Church.
HORN, JOHN submitted by Deborah Barker
HORN, JOHN, farmer, section 29, postoffice Monterey ; was born April 23, 1832, in Estelle County, Ky., and there he grew to manhood. He was the seventh child in the family, and lived at home on the farm till he was nineteen. In the fall of 1849, he arrived on his present farm, which was then owned by an Uncle. In the fall of 1860, he returned on a visit, and in the spring of 1862, started overland to California with a cattle team and was on the road about five months. After spending some four years in that State and Nevada , engaged in fishing and teaming, returned home in 1866, arriving in this county, July 26, where he has since resided. He owns a fine farm of 315 acres, in a good state of cultivatin. He was married October 17, 1869, to Miss Margaret E Orr, of this county. They have 7 children, Jas P., Minnie, Sam J., Laura, Henry H., John B., and Wm F. Mr H is a greenbacker in politics. HUDGENS,
H. H., farmer and stock-raiser, section 20, postoffice Unionville; was
born October 16, 1811, in Cumberland county, Virginia, and emigrated
to Williamson county, Illinois, in 1853 [sic], where he lived till 1847,
when he came to Davis county, arriving in Bloomfield in June, where
he lived until 1848, when he moved to his present farm. Mr. Hudgens
was a member of the first board of supervisors in Davis county, elected
by the democratic party. He has been a prosperous farmer and an honored
citizen, a member of the Protestant Methodist Church for a good many
years. His farm is located on North Soap Creek, and contains 120 acres
of land, well improved, watered and fenced. He was married November
7, 1836, to Miss Susan Harrison, a native of Tennessee. They have eight
children, William C., Thomas J., Lucian B., Mary J. (wife of Hiram Clark,
of Appanoose county), James M., George W. and John M. (living at home),
and Rebecca, (wife of H. H. Wheeler, of Fremont county).
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This
is regarding the error in the 1882 Davis County history of when Henry
H. Hudgens emigrated to Williamson Co., ILL. (history states 1853) Seems
more likely the last two numbers were inverted and should be 1835. First
Williamson County was cut from Franklin Co., ILL. in 1839.
This is from the
Illinois Land Records.
Name Type Section Sect Township Range Meridian Acres Price Total Date
Month Date Day Date Year Reside Volume Page Blank SocStat ID Corr-Tag
HUDGENS HENRY H FD SENW 07 10S 03E 3 3600 125 4500 December 14 1836
028 110 083 317005 0
Vickie
Stewart
HUDGENS,
WILLIAM C., farmer and stock-raiser, section 18, postoffice Unionville; was
born in Williamson county, Illinois, January 15, 1838, where he lived
until he was ten years old, when his parents moved to Davis county,
Iowa. He was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools. His
farm is located on Soap Creek, and contains 240 acres, of which 180
is under cultivation. He was married October 31, 1861, to Miss Angeline
Nolan, a native of Kentucky, and they have nine children, all living
at home: Frank, John H., Thomas, Sussn M., Samuel, Eliza, Eldora, Bertha
L., and Edith.
Humphrey,
B. C., manufacturer and dealer in
fire arms, Bloomfield; was born September 25, 1850, in Van Buren county, Iowa, where he grew to manhood, and
was educated in the common schools
of the county. At the age of
thirteen he commenced to learn his
trade, gunsmithing, with his father, who was a native
of Virginia, and came to Iowa in 1838, where he married Miss Permelia
Stanley, a native of Illinois. The
subject of this sketch, being quick
to learn, his father gave him the use of his tools at an early
age, and at twenty he was master of his trade.
At twenty-one he left it and
went to blacksmithing for the next eight years. In 1879 he came
to Bloomfield and resumed his trade, in which he has been very successful
ever since. He was married March
28, 1879, to Miss Mary F. Giles, of
Pulaski, this county, and they have two children, Earnest and Guy
B. Mr. H. is a republican in
politics, and is a wholesouled gentleman.
Humphreys,
A. R., farmer, section 2,
postoffice Drakeville the owner of 183 acres of land; was born in Madison county, Kentucky, July 12, 1817.
At the age of seven, his parents, Patrick H. and Sarah, moved to Jefferson
county, where he was raised on a
farm. At the age of twenty-eight he
commenced working at the
carpenter's trade, ship building, which he followed about twenty years. In
1864, he came to this county, settling on his present farm. He was
married in Indiana, March 26, 1846, to Miss Hannah Hicks, daughter of Lewis and Mary Hicks, a native of England, born
March 14, 1826. They have had seven children, Lewis H., Alford H., Augustin
R., Charles, Sarah A., and two
deceased, Mary J., and Edgar A. Mr.
and Mrs. H. are members of the
Regular Baptist Church. Mr. H. is a
self-made and self educated
gentleman.
HUNTER, JONATHAN, farmer and stock-raiser, postoffice Ash Grove; was born in Wood county, Virginia, December 26,1844 . Raised on a farm and educated in common schools, at an early age he moved with his parents to Morgan county, Ohio, where he lived about ten years, then moved to Van Buren county, Iowa, where his father died, in August, 1852; he then went to Wapello county and lived with his uncle until he was married, September, 1863, to Miss Sarah E. Schofield, a native of Indiana . They have had eight children: Rosa E., William F., John H., Lilly D., Larrice L., and three deceased, James, Charley and Sylvanus. Mr. Hunter's farm is located on the bluffs north of Bear Creek, containing 160 acres, half in cultivation, balance pasture, with good buildings and fine young orchard. Mr. Hunter and wife are members of the Christian Church.
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