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The History of Jasper County, Iowa Des Moines Township (M-R) McCANLY,
J. R.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Prairie City. McCLINTIE,
E.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Prairie City. McCOY,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Vandalia. McDANIEL,
W.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Vandalia. McGINITIE,
H. L.; Editor Prairie City News. McHENRY,
A. M.; Prairie City. McKEEVER,
M. B.; Druggist; Prairie City. McKNIGHT,
R.; Blacksmith; Prairie City. McMURRY,
J. A.; Farmer; P. O. Prairie City. McPHERSON,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Prairie City. McRICCHIE,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Prairie City. MAIN,
D. W.; Farmer and stock raiser; P. O. Prairie City; born in Highland Co., Ohio,
April 21, 1821; came to this county in 1856; has 220 acres of land, valued at
$10,000. Belongs to the M. E.
Church. Married Anar KELSOE June
21, 1843; she was born in Highland Co., Ohio, March 4, 1823; they have nine
living children—Julia Ann (now Mrs. R. B. SMITH), John W., R. L., J. B., Sarah
E., Charles C., Mary M., Harland and Claretta.
Came direct from Ohio to Jasper Co.; came through with teams in company
with Mr. C. SMITH; was twenty-four days on the road; never enjoyed himself
better in his life; the first five years lived in Prairie City; helped to build
the first frame building, for a man of the name of ROBINSON.
Lived in a shanty 14 x 14, where fourteen persons lived through the
Summer—took their meals and slept; from Prairie City went to where he now
resides, on a farm when it was wild; not a tree or shrub on it; now has a very
pleasant home, fine groves about his house from forty to fifty feet high; has
one of the finest orchards in the county, of 1,000 trees; has a large variety of
small fruit. Came to the county in
very limited circumstances, but by industry and economy has made himself and
family a good home. MEADE,
E.; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Fairmount. MAIN,
J. W.; Stock dealer; Prairie City. MATHENY,
E.A.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Prairie City. MAY,
L.; Stationery; Prairie City. MATHENY,
E.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Prairie City. MEANS,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Prairie City. MICHIEL,
J. A.; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Prairie City. MILLER,
S. F.; Physician; Prairie City. MIMICK,
A.; Farmer; Sec.16; P. O. Prairie City. MINSHALL,
John F., Esq.; Retired farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Prairie City; born in Columbia Co.,
Pennsylvania; came to this county in 1853; has ninety-two acres of land, valued
at $4,600. Held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of
years; belongs to the M. E. Church. Married
Elizabeth ROSEBURY; she was born in New Jersey July 30, 1805; they have four
living children—William Fletcher, Harvest J., Mary Ann and Sophia.
Emigrated from Pennsylvania in 1837 to Richland Co., Ohio; lived there
sixteen years; thence to Jasper Co., Iowa, where he has resided since; came
through with teams; located on the land he now owns; at that time there was not
a tree in four miles; there were only two families in Prairie City, and they
lived in caves. Had one son in the army; William F. enlisted in Co. F, 4th
Iowa V. C.; went in at the commencement of the war, and served four years; was
in all the battles and skirmishes of the company. Mr. M. is one of the pioneers came here among the earliest
settlers. MIX,
M. E.; Saloon; Prairie City. MOFFITT,
D.; Harness maker; Prairie City. MOFFITT,
S.; Harness maker; Prairie City. MOORE,
N.; Carpenter; Prairie City. MOORE,
R.; School teacher; Prairie City. MORRIS,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Prairie City. MURRAY,
Theo.; Station agent; Prairie City. MOWRY,
Wm. Irvin; Sec. 34; P. O. Vandalia; born in Ohio, Aug. 17, 1853. MOWRY,
P.; Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Prairie City. MOWRY,
P. W.; Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Prairie City. NEFF,
G. W.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Fairmount. NORRIS,
J. D.; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Prairie City. NOON,
J. D.; Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Prairie City. NORRIS,
C. M; Grain dealer; Prairie City. NORRIS,
J. D.; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 22; P. O. Prairie City; born in Brown Co.,
Ohio, Nov. 14, 1814; came to this county in 1847; has 729 acres of land, valued
at $25,000. Married for his first wife, Mary LAMB; was born in Mason Co.,
Ky., Nov. 4, 185; died Feb. 4, 1866; they had eight children, three
living—Julia (now Mrs. J. W> COTTERELL) and C. M.; for his second wife, he
married Susie L. WINNEGER; she was born in Highland CO., Ohio, Dec. 28, 1845;
mother of one child—Bessie H. Emigrated
from Brown Co. to Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1840; lived there seven years; thence to
Jasper Co, Iowa; came through with wagon and team and located on Sec. 36; moved
into a shanty 12 x 14; lived there until the next Spring, with twelve in the
family; some of them slept in a wagon bed all winter; got his milling done in
Oskaloosa, forty miles away; in 1848,
started for mill and it took him eight days to make the trip on account of deep
snow; has been forty miles after shorts, and paid $5 per cwt., in the Summer of
1851, the time of the wet season; had to boil corn and grate it to live on; also
was paid $10 per barrel for flour; was at the first election held in this
township at John FLEMMING’s; there were only ten voters—William COTTRELL, N.
BROWN, W. P. NORRIS, P. LYCE, John FLEMMING, William HAYES, J. Q. DEAKIN, Abner
REA, E. PRUNTY, J. D. NORRIS; the Judges were J. D. NORRIS, J. Q. DEAKIN and J.
FLEMMING. When
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corner of the xeroxed page from which I was transcribing was folded over, thus
making a large section unreadable. This
is why “…” is placed here.
AS soon as another copy is available, I will finish the missing
part.)………….of New Madrid, Mo., siege of Corinth, Iuka, Jackson, Miss.,
siege of Vicksburg and Mission Ridge; wounded at Iuka and siege of Vicksburg.
Ships 200,000 bushels of grain and 150 car loads of stock yearly. OFFILL,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Prairie City. OSBURN,
E.; Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Prairie City. OSBURN,
M. J.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Prairie City. OWENS,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Vandalia. OWENS,
R., Sr.; Farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Prairie City. PARKER,
James. Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Prairie City. PATCHEN,
C.; Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Prairie City. PATCHEN,
Henry; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 30; P. O. Prairie City; was born in Warren
Co, N. Y., May 12, 1819; came to this county in December, 1865; has 240 acres of
land, valued at $9,000. Belongs to
the Christian Church. Married Ann
BENNETT; she was born in York Co., Penn., September 12, 1822; mother of seven
living children—John, Emiline, Clark, Bell, Aaron, George, Cornia.
Emigrated from New York to Clearfield Co., Penn., in 1841; lived there
fourteen years; in 1856 went to Stephenson Co., Ill.; stopped there a short
time; thence to Mahaska Co., Iowa, lived there seven years; thence back to
Pennsylvania, lived there two years; thence to Jasper Co., where he has resided
since. Worked in the lumber
business fourteen years in Pennsylvania; floated their lumber down the
Susquehanna River to market it. When
he left York State went to Fort Edward, New York, to see a man of the same name
of ROGERS to get means to get through to Pennsylvania; could not get the
required means and therefore started on foot to make it—some 600 or 800 miles;
after traveling a couple of days, stopped over night with a man of the name
WILLIAMS; through the night there came one of the worst snow-storms he had ever
seen; told Mr. WILLIAMS that he would like a job; said that they wanted a school
teacher, thought he was competent; got the school, taught the school through the
Winter, and in Spring had money enough to go on his way rejoicing; traveled on
foot most of the way; rode only about twenty-five miles. PENTICO,
M.; Farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Prairie City. PENTICO,
P.; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Prairie City. PHEARMAN,
Jno. .; Farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Prairie City. PHILLIPS,
E.; Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Prairie City. PHILLIP,
H.; Prairie City. PHILLIPS,
John H.; Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Prairie City; born in Ohio June 27, 1826; came
to this county about 1848. His wife
Eliza BROWN, was born in Highland Co., Ohio, October 27, 1818; they were married
November 21, 1852. Mr. PHILLIPS
owns 120 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; also 160 acres in Colorado, and
a large stock ranch in Wyoming territory; also thirty head of horses, and over
800 head of cattle. PHILS,
J. G.; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Vandalia. PHIPER,
Wm.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Vandalia. POMROY,
W. K.; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 13; P. O. Prairie City; was born in Erie
Co., Penn., Jan. 21, 1836; came to this county in 1865; has 160 acres of land,
valued at $8,000. Politics, Republican. Holds
the office of President of the Agricultural Board.
Married Sarah A. SMITH; she was born in Peoria Co., Ill., Dec. 28, 1843;
they have three children—Leo, born April 10, 1871; Ora, Aug. 18, 1872; George
J., July 27, 1875. Emigrated with his parents to Indiana, when he was 6 years
old; lived there four years; thence to Mahaska Co.; lived there eighteen years,
and thence to Jasper Co., where he has resided since. Enlisted in the 8th Iowa V. I., Co. H.; was in the
battles of Shiloh, Pleasant Hill, siege of Vicksburg, Red River expedition; was
taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh; imprisoned at Tuscaloosa one year;
endured the privation of a prison life; afterward paroled and exchanged but went
back to his regiment. Mr. P. and
brother has followed the business of feeding and shipping stock for nine years;
has a very nice and pleasant home. PORTER,
ISAAC; Farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 18; P. O. Prairie City; born in Decatur
Co., Ind., Aug. 26, 1826; came to this county in 1855; has 520 acres of land,
valued at $15,600. Held the offices of Town Trustee, County Supervisor, etc.
Married Mary HAYS; she was born in Henry Co., Ind., April 2,3 1840; they
have three children—Annie, Sarah and Nancy E.; Andrew J. died when he was 10
years old. Emigrated direct from
Indiana to this county, where he has resided since; raises 5,000 bushels of corn
yearly, 900 bushels of wheat and 600 bushels oats; turns off sixty-five hogs;
when he came here, he drove through some stock; was single at that time, and had
but a very little money, but to-day has 520 acres of land as fine as a man need
look at, which shows what a man can do if only he has the vim about him; to-day
he can be classed among the wealthiest farmers of the county; has some
pure-blooded Berkshire pigs, and any one in want of any would do well to call
and examine his stock; has one of the best barns in the county; good orchard of
400 trees, thirty-six cherry trees, 200 grape vines and a variety of small
fruit; came here among the earliest settlers and knows what a pioneer life is. PORTER,
R. C.; Prairie City. PORTER,
J. N.; Physician; Prairie City. PORTER,
W.; Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Prairie City. POTTER,
A.; Stock dealer; Prairie City. POTTER,
H. C.; Prairie City. PROUNTY,
Elias; Retired farmer; Prairie City; was born in Scott Co., Ky., May 15, 1809;
came to this county in 1846; has 160 acres of land in Cherokee Co., valued at
$4,000. Married Harriet CASSEL; she
was born in Lexington, Ky., March 31,, 1813; they had eleven children, of whom
nine are living—Elizabeth, Mary, Benjamin F., Sarah, David, George, Jane, Emma
and Robert. Mrs. P. died Aug. 13,
1877; he emigrated to Morgan Co., Ill., in the Fall of 1833; lived there ten
years and thence to Red Rock, Marion Co., Iowa, and lived there until the Fall
of 1846; at the time the Indians left the county, himself and a man named RAY
were the first settlers in Des Moines Tp.; was at the first election held in
Polk Co.; when he came here, this county was one vast prairie, nothing but the
wild beasts and Indians could be seen. Mr.
P. is an old and respected citizen, and a member of the Christian Church. REESE,
J. D.; Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Prairie City. RICHARD,
J. W.; Blacksmith; Prairie City. REGG,
D. C.; Painter; Prairie City. RIFFLE,
S.; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Prairie City. RINEHART,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Prairie City. RINEHART,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Prairie City. ROACH,
E. C.; Attorney; Prairie City. ROACH,
J. B.; Cashier; Prairie City. ROBERTS,
D. S.; Grocery and hotel; Prairie City. ROBINSON,
C. P.; Prairie City. ROGERS,
J. W.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Vandalia. ROSE,
D.; Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Prairie City. ROSE,
G.; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Prairie City. ROSEBAUGH,
Wm.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Vandalia. RULE,
W. O.; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Prairie City. RUGGLES,
W.; Farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Vandalia. RUSSELL,
J. L.; Grain and farm machinery dealer; Prairie City; born in Onondaga Co., N.
Y., July 8, 1838; came to this county in June, 1869.
Married Rachel B. COX; she was born in Ohio in 1837; they have two
children—William L. and James S. Held
the office of Town Trustee three terms. He
emigrated from New York to Iowa in 1858 (Marion CO.), and lived there until
1869, when he came to this county, where he has resided since; he ships on an
average of 200 cars of grain and produce yearly.
Enlisted in the 1st Iowa V. C. in June, 1861, Co. H; was in
the service three years and nine months; was in the battle of Mark’s Mills,
Prairie Grove, Saline River, capturing Little Rock, Ark., and Pymeta; was in all
the principal battles of the regiment. RYAN,
G.; Stock dealer; Prairie City. RYAN,
G.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Prairie City. RYAN,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Prairie City.
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