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The
History of Jasper County, Iowa Fairview Township (A-C) ADAMS, A.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Monroe. ADAMS, Aaron; Farmer; P.O. Monroe. He was born in Allegheny Co., PA in 1828, where he remained until 1854, and then moved to this State and settled in this county about three miles west of Monroe. In 1862 he responded to his country's call and enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant in Co. E., 40th Regt. I.V.I. He served three years, was honorably discharged and returned home. He was appointed Postmaster in Aug ust1866, which office he has held ever since. He married Miss L. P. GREGORY in Marion Co., IA. She was born in Louisa Co., IA. They have eight children. Mr. Adams and family are members of the United Presbyterian Church. He is a Republican, straight. ADAMS, John W.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. ALLEN, E. D., M. D., Monroe. ALLEN, George; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Monroe. ALLOTT, John; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Monroe. ALLUM, L. W.; Editor of Monroe Mirror, Monroe. AMNOR, Frederick; Farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Monroe. ANDERSON, R. C.; Cashier of Bank of Monroe. He was born in
Washington Co., Penn. in 1837. When he was 3 years of age his parents moved to
Pittsburgh, remaining until 1845, in which year they moved to Ohio, thence to
Marion Co., this state in 1855, where they still reside. In Dec. 1856, the
subject of this sketch came to this county and engaged in the mercantile
business, which business he continued in until 1874, when he disposed of it and
engaged in banking which business he has continued in since. He married Miss
Mary TEFFT in this city; she was born in Washington Co., N.Y. They have six
children: Cora A., Robert Edgar, Walter T., Abbie D., Mary A., Guy Dix. Owing to
his business qualifications, Mr. ANDERSON was very efficient in organizing the
bank at this place; he enjoys confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens to a
high degree; with force of character and perseverance he unites discretion with
gentlemanly deportment; these qualities have insured him favor and success in
business. Politically, Mr. Anderson has always been a Democrat. He has held
various local offices, and at present writing is Treasurer of the School Board.
Himself and family are members of the Baptist Church. He is also a member of the
A. F. & A. M. ANDERSON, William; Farmer; Monroe. ARMENTROUT, H. W.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. ATCHSON, S.; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Monroe. BARNES, Hodgen; Farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Monroe. He was born in
England in 1823; came to this country with his parents in 1833. They settled in
Pittsburgh, Penn. While in Pittsburgh, he married Miss Mary Ann THOMAS. They
moved to this county in 1869. They have six children-- Mary E., Eliza B., Helen
J., Sarah W., Frank C., and Jonathan Howard. Mr. Barnes is a Republican in
politics; is a member of the present Board of Township Trustees to which office
he was elected two years ago. He owns 160 acres of land, on a portion of which,
he has found several chunks of almost pure copper, and also several pieces of
gold quartz rock, one piece almost the size of a large hickory nut was found to
contain about three dollars in pure gold. The existence of these floats goes to
prove that there may be vast gold and copper mines on or in the vicinity where
those specimens were found. There were two of Mr. Barnes' brothers in the
army--John and William; John served three years in a Pennsylvania regiment, and
was honorably discharged. William died from the effect of wounds received in the
front at Petersburg. BATES, W. W.; Farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Fairmount. BARTHOLOMEW, H. C.; Of the firm of Card & Co., furniture
manufacturers, Monroe, Iowa. He was born in Walworth, Wis. In 1843; where he
remained until 20 years of age; he then came to Buchanan Co., this state; thence
to this town in 1865. He married Miss Ellen M. CARD in Buchanan Co., this state,
in March 1865. She was born in Broome Co., N.Y. They have three children--Eva,
Carrie L., and Della M. Mr. B. is Secretary of the I.O.O.F. In politica, he is a
Republican. They are members of the Congregational Church. BEARDEN, J.; Retired farmer; Monroe. BELL, Farnk; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BERGSMA, J. J.; Miller; Monroe. BERKENHOLTZ, C.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BERKENHOLTZ, Fred; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Monroe. BERKENHOLTZ, G.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BERKENHOLTZ, J.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Monroe. BERKENHOLTZ, P.; Farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Monroe. BERKENHOLTZ, William; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Monroe. [Note: Also see BURKENHOLTZ] BENNINGTON, J. B.; Adventist minister; Monroe. BETHEL, G. M.; Merchant; Monroe. BETHEL, T.; Merchant; Monroe. BIGLEY, Wm.; Coal miner. BLOUNT, George; Coal merchant, Monroe; born in Derbyshire, Eng. in 1832; came to this country in 1857; stopped in Iowa City, this State, about two weeks; then went to Rock Island Co., Ill., remaining there two years. He then moved to Henry Co., Ill., where he remained until 1856, when he removed to this county. He owns twenty-eight acres of coal land in Sec. 33, Fairview Tp. He also owns seventy-five acres of land in Marion Co., sixty acres being coal land. He employs sixteen men during the Winter months in taking out coal. He married Miss Ann ROLLAND in England. Politically, he is a Republican. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. BOLES, J.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Fairmount. BOND, S. A.; Retired grocer; Monroe. BOOKENOOGEN, C. F.; Gardener; Monroe. BOREMAN, P. J.; Laborer; Monroe. BOWHENS, M.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Monroe. BRASSFIELD, A. D.; Teamster; Monroe. BREMINGTON, J. B.; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Monroe. BRICKER, W.; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Monroe. BROWN, B. W. .; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Fairmount. BROWN, Frank C.; Dealer in first-class pianos, organs, violins, guitars, sheet music, music books and everything usually kept in a first-class music store, Monroe. He was born in Knox Co., OH in 1854. He came to Newton this county in 1876, and to Monroe in November 1877, and engaged in his present business. He had one brother James, who enlisted in an OH regiment during the war of the rebellion, and was killed in the service. BROWN, G. W.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Monroe. BROWN, John; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Fairmount. BROWN, J. W.; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Monroe. BROWN, S. M.; Printer; Monroe. BRUNER, A.; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Monroe. BRUNST, J.; Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Monroe. BRYAN, W. H.; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Fairmount. BUCKHALTER, D.; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Monroe. BUCKHALTER, W. H.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BUCKHALTER, S. B.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BUCKINGHAM, S. B.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BUCKINGHAM, T. S.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BUCKLEY, James; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BUCKLEY, R. S.; Proprietor of coal bank, Sec. 33, P.O. Monroe. Mr. BUCKLEY is a native of Yorkshire, England, born Feb. 6, 1828. He married Miss S. DUNKERLEY in England; they came to this country in 1856; settled in Rock Island Co., Ill., where they remained until 1866, when they moved to this county. They have five children living—Samuel (married to Miss B. LACKEY), Melvina (married Fremont LUMMEY), James, Mary and Robert. In 1871, Mr. Buckley was appointed Inspector of Coal Mines, which office he held until 1876, when he resigned; he was also a member of the board of Township Trustees from 1871 to 1876. He was elected Township Assessor in 1877, which office he now holds. He is also Secretary of School, which position he was elected to three years ago. He had one brother, James, in the army during the war of the rebellion; he served with the 126th Ill. V. C.; he was severely wounded in the siege of Vicksburg, and died in the service Jan. 18, 1864. Politically, Mr. BUCKLEY is a Republican. He owns 188 acres of land, 100 acres of it being underlaid with four feet of coal. BUCKLEY, Samuel; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. BUCKNER, H..; Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Monroe. BUNTING, Geo.; Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Monroe. BURCHINAL, T. P.; Contractor and bridge builder, Monroe; born in Fayette Co., Penn. in 1837, where he married Miss Mary J. DUNHAM. They were married in 1860. She was born in Allegheny Co., Penn. They moved to Greene Co., Wis. in 1862, and from there to this place (Monroe) in 1868. They have three children -- Anna Belle, Homer W. and Luther. Mr. BURCHINAL and family are members of the Baptist Church; he is also a charter member of the I.O.O.F. at this place; was elected to the Grand Lodge in the years 1870-75-76. Politically, he is a Republican. BURKENHOLTZ, P.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Monroe. BUTLER, John; Retired; Monroe. BUTLER, Wm.; Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Monroe. BYERS, T. L.; Farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 30, P. O. Monroe. Mr. BYERS is a native of Morgan Co., Ohio; born in 1830. He married Miss Susan WHITAKER in 1853; moved to Jefferson Co., this State, the same year, thence to Marion Co. in 1854, where they remained until March 1865, when they moved to this county. They have four children -- Willard F., Marrietta, Florence L., and Annie L. Mr. BYERS owns about 425 acres of land. Is a Republican in politics. He is a frank, generous man; public enterprises, which give promise of general good, always receive from him a cheerful support. BYERS, W. F.; Farmer; P. O. Monroe. CAMPBELL, P.; Retired farmer; Monroe. CARD & CO.; (M. L. CARD, H. C. BARTHOMLEW), proprietors of
furniture factory, Monroe. They manufacture furniture, safes, secretaries,
writing desks and boxes of all sizes. They have a good planing-mill and all the
machinery required in a furniture manufactory, and are prepared to do all kinds
of work in their line. Mr. CARD was born in Broome Co., N.Y. in 1845; in 1856,
he moved with his parents to Wisconsin. In 1860, they moved to Buchanan Co.,
this State, thence to this county in 1861. He married Miss Mattie M. LANGAN in
this city in 1868. She was born in Ohio. 0 They have three children-- Arthur L.,
Mary Gertrude, and Ernest Mason. CARTER, W. H.; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Monroe. CARTER, W. S.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Monroe. CARTNEY, G. R.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Monroe. CHADWICK, Thomas; Assistant Cashier of the Bank of Monroe. He was born near Manchester, England in 1832, where he remained until he was 14 years of age. The incidents of his choldhood did not differ materially from that of other wide-awake boys; he had a strong passion to engage in a sea-faring life, and from his 14th until his 18th year we find him sailing from England to India, China, Asia and Africa; in the latter country he remained one year, most of which time he was within two degrees of the equator. In 1850, he returned to England and engaged as Cashier in an importing house in Manchester, which position he occupied about 4 years, at the end of which time his health began failing from the close confinement to which he was subjected. He resigned his position and emigrated to this country, bringing his mother, brother and sister with him. They stopped in Iowa City, this State, in which place our subject engaged in the forwarding and commission business. Iowa City was then the terminus of the railroad, and pork, grain, implements, and all kinds of produce had to be hauled in wagons to different towns in the surrounding country. He continued in the forwarding and commission business until 1862, when he was offered the position of Superintendent of the Moline Plow Works in Moline, Ill., which position he accepted and filled four years. At the end of that time he came to Newton, this county, where he was associated with the First National Bank until 1875, which year he moved to this city. In politics, he is a Republican. In 1876, he was elected Mayor of Monroe. He is the present Secretary of Fairview Lodge, A., F. & A. M.; is Secretary of the Gebel Chapter, R. A. M., U., D. He married Miss LANCASTER in Tiskilwa, Ill. in 1852. She was born on the River Tyne, near Newcastle, England. They have four children -- Clara, Charles H., William A., and Mary Ellen. CHAMBERLAIN, J.; Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Fairmount. CHIPPS, Joshua N.; Farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Monroe; born in Tompkins Co., N.Y. in 1829. When he was nine years of age, he removed with his parents to Morrow Co., Ohio, where he married Miss Charlotte SCARBROUGH. They moved to this county in 1854. He owns 117 acres of land. Politically, he is a Republican; himself and his wife are members of the M. E. Church. CHIPPS, Smith; Farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Monroe. CHIPPS, W. H.; Farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Monroe. CHURCHILL, H. L.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Fairmount. CHURCHILL, L. M.; Retired farmer; P. O. Monroe. CHURCHILL, M.; Farmer; S. 4; P. O. Fairmount. CHRISTENSON, S.; Restaurant; Monroe. COCHRAN, J.; File Factory; Monroe. COCHRAN, Wm.; Retired; Monroe. COCHRAN, W. L.; File Factory; Monroe. COMEY, C. B.; Teamster; Monroe. CONNER, F.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Monroe. CONNER, W. E.; Manufacturer in hair work; Monroe. CORBAT, Benj.; Peddler; Monroe. CORR, J. B.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Fairmount. CORR, J. E.; Clerk; Monroe. CORWIN, Bryant E.; Attorney at law, collection agent and City Solicitor, Monroe; born in Morrow Co., Ohio, Oct. 21, 1850, where he remained until 1872. He then came West, remaining one year, at the end of which time he returned to Ohio, and attended the Normal school at Lebanon two years; at the end of that time, he entered the office of Judge DICKEY at Mt. Gilead, and commenced the study of law; was admitted to the Iowa bar Nov. 10, 1876. He married Miss Mary E. EYERLY, in this city, in Nov. 1876. In politics, he is a Republican. He is of frank and generous disposition; though a young man, he has thus far proven himself eminently successful in the management of legal affairs; he is industrious and studious, and aims to do all things well. COLTER, S.; Laborer; P. O. Monroe. COWLES, O.; Carpenter and builder; Monroe. CRAGAN, M.; Farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Monroe.
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