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The History of Jasper County, Iowa Lynn Grove Township (A-E) ALLEN,
C. W.; Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Granville. ARNOLD,
Joseph; Proprietor Iowa House; Lynnville; born in Wayne Co., Ind., April 1,
1832; emigrated to Iowa with his parents in 1839; they settled where Salem,
Henry Co., now stands; remained about a year and moved to Pleasant Plain,
Jefferson Co., where they lived until 1844.
About that time, Central Iowa was thrown open to settlers, and Mr.
ARNOLD’s father, Jesse ARNOLD, took his gun, knapsack and ax, and made a claim
on the first day that white settlers were allowed to do so, two miles east of
Oskaloosa; here in the timber Joseph lived, with his father, seven years, and
learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; but his energy and ambition would not
permit him to remain inactive at home, and in 1851, he, with a set of
carpenter’s tools, backed by a strong arm, courage and industry, made his
advent among the few shanties of Lynnville, prepared to carve his way in the new
country; soon after his settling here, his father followed him, and purchased
the grist and saw mill at this place, and he at once engaged with his father at
its operation. Before he was 22
years old, he held the position of Township Clerk and Postmaster, and since then
has filled many offices of trust, and is new Mayor of the town.
In 1866, on account of ill-health, he moved to Oskaloosa, for regular
treatment, and remained until 1872, when he returned to this town; in 1869, he
disposed of his interest in the mill property, and in 1875, engaged in his
present business; he is an accommodating and hospitable landlord.
In 1864, he was ordained a minister of the Society of Friends, of which
body he was a member, and has discharged the duties of the office with honor to
himself and the Society. ARNOLD,
Nathan; Miller; Lynnville; born in Wayne Co., Ind., Dec. 11, 1827; moved to
Tippecanoe Co., Ind., with his parents, about 1833; remained until 1839, and
moved to this county, and engaged in the milling business until 1871, and since
then, has been engaged part of the time in farming.
Married Sarah MAYS in Mahaska Co.; she was a native of North Carolina,
and died in 1861, aged 33 years; has by that marriage four children—Melinda
E., William E., John C. and Mary A.; married again to Hannah A. PRESSNALL, in
Oskaloosa, in the Fall of 1862; she is a native of Indiana; their children are
Daniel J., Albert, Luetta and Nathan. He is a member of the Society of Friends. BARTOW,
E. H.; Farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Lynnville. BEBB,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Lynnville. BOWEN,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Lynnville. BOWEN,
T.; Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Lynnville. BRENT,
C.; Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Lynnville. BRENT,
W.; Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Lynnville. BRYANT,
S. A.; Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Granville. BUFKIN,
T. K.; Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Lynnville. BUMP,
H. J.; Farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Lynnville. BUMP,
Josiah Pettengill; Sec. 22; P. O. Lynnville; born in Crawford Co., Penn., Dec.
26, 1819; moved to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., with parents in 1827, to Lake Co.,
Ohio, in 1845, and to Will Co., Ill., in 1839; here he remained till the Fall of
1840, and went to Louisiana, where he stayed two years and returned to Meigs
Co., Ohio, where he married Narcissa WHITLOCK, June 8, 1845; she was born in
Salisbury Township, Meigs Co., August16, 1824; after marriage, they resided in
that county nine years, and in 1854, moved to this county, settling where he now
lives, entering the land, then open prairie, and built a log cabin, sixteen feet
square, in which they lived five years, but has now given place to a fine and
substantial residence. A switch
that Mr. B. used to drive his team a few miles, after coming here he planted,
and it now stands near the house, a giant tree, upward of ten feet in
circumference, two feet from the ground; has on his farm a very fine orchard of
500 apple trees, besides many cherry and plum trees; owns 160 acres of prairie
and twenty acres of timber, valued at $5,000.
Their children are Horace, resides in this township; Fanny, now Mrs.
WELLS, resides in Mahaska County; Martha, now Mrs. SWISHER, resides in Adair
County; Narcissa, now Mrs. SWAN, resides in this township; Wm. P.; George and
Benjamin reside at home. Politically,
is a Greenbacker. BURTON,
J.; Farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Lynnville. BURTON,
John; Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Granville; owns 340 acres of land, 100 of which is
in Poweshiek Co., the whole is valued at $12,000; born in Barbour Co., West
Virginia, July 3, 1830; came to this State in 1853, settling in Richland
Township, Mahaska Co., within a few rods of Jasper Co. line, where he resided
till 1862, and moved to Granville and engaged in the mercantile and stock
business; at the end of the year, however, he disposed of his interest in the
mercantile business, but continued handling stock till 1864, when he moved to
his present farm, which is one of the finest in the township.
Mr. BURTON’s stock at present consists of forty-three head of cattle,
six horses, and about 100 hogs. He
married Maria MARTIN, in West Virginia, in 1851; she was also born in Barbour
Co., February 11, 1831; their children are—Melker J., born September 27, 1852;
Clara C., born May 7, 1854; Samuel L., born January 21, 1856, died November 13,
1856; A. Perry, born February 26, 1860; Etta A., born September 6, 1862; Sophia
M., born March 15, 1865; John F., born July 28, 1869, and Myrtle L., born
September 17, 1872. Is a
Republican, and a member of the M. E. Church.
Since coming to this county Mr. BURTON has been a leading man in his
neighborhood, being among the first in everything that tended to elevate
humanity, and the citizens have shown their appreciation of him by calling him
to fill the office of County Commissioner three years, besides other positions
of trust, which he has filled honorably. BUTLER,
T. C.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Lynnville. BUTLER,
William H.; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Lynnville; owns 120 acres of land, valued at
$4,000; was born in Montgomery Co., Indiana, Oct. 10, 1836; emigrated to this
county in the Spring of 1855, settling in this township; moved to his present
farm in 1868. Married Mary N. WHITE
in this township, January 13, 1859; she was born in Rush Co., Indiana; their
children are Elgar, P. Leroy, Elme E. (deceased), Carrie A. and Murlen L. Is a
Republican, and a member of the Society of Friends.
His father, Lemuel BUTLER, came here in 1855, and entered the land on
which William H. and his brother now live, and built a house—at that time the
only one for many miles on the prairie; he remained till the Fall of 1859, and
returned to Indiana, where he was killed July 4, 1872, aged 65 years. CAMPBELL,
W. B.; Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Lynnville. CASTER,
S. W.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Lynnville; owns 240 acres of land, valued at
$12,000; born in Montgomery Co., Indiana, June 20, 1829; emigrated to this
county in 1853, arriving October 7, and settling where he now lives.
Married Rebecca A. WATHERS August 12, 1850, in Montgomery Co., Indiana;
she is a native of that State; their children are Isabella, now Mrs. TAYLOR;
Alice, now Mrs. LUDWICK; Jenizie, Elizabeth, John, Charles, George, Alfred and
Fred. Mr. CASTER is one of the
representative men of this township; has
filled the office of Township Trustee six years, also Township Treasurer, and is
now President of the School Board, besides having filled a number of other
offices of trust. When Mr. C. first
came to this spot it was a wild prairie; the cabin which he first built required
nearly all the men for ten miles around to help raise, so sparse was the
population; it has now given place to a large and Commodious frame dwelling, a
substantial barn and numerous outbuildings; for the last sixteen years he has
been quite extensively engaged in the stock business, for a number of years
shipping from $6,000 to $8,000 worth annually.
He is politically a Republican, and a member of the M. E. Church. CHAMBERS,
P.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Lynnville. CHARLES,
B. J.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Lynnville. CONOVER,
Levi; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Lynnville; owns 600 acres, valued at $18,000; born
in Morgan Co., Ill., June 8, 1828; in the Spring of 1849, he crossed the plains
to California, and remained in the gold regions till the Fall of 1852, and
returned to Illinois, and next Spring came to this county and purchased the land
on which he now resides, and moved to it the same Fall; his farm is principally
devoted to the raising of corn and grass; has a fine bearing orchard, covering 2
˝ acres; also valuable improvements in the way of buildings, his dwelling house
being one of the finest in the county. Married
Mary E. MATTHEWS March 1, 1855; she is also a native of Morgan Co., Ill.; their
children are Thomas J., John R., Laura A., Ida C., Anna L., Luetta and Charles
F. Is a Republican, and the family
are members of the Protestant Methodist Church. CRANE,
D.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Lynnville. CRANE,
T.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Lynnville. CREED,
F.; Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Lynnville. CUNNINGHAM,
B.; Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Pella. DUNNICK,
I. K.; Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Lynnville. DYSART,
L.; Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Lynnville. DYSART,
P.; Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Lynnville. DYSART,
Wm. (deceased); born in West Virginia April 1, 1812; in the early part of his
life he moved to Henry Co., Ind., where he married Rachel ----------- Nov. 12,
1840; she was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, Jan. 12, 1820; they moved to Lee Co.,
Iowa, in 1852, where they resided till 1855, and moved to this county, settling
in this township. He was a man of
considerable ability, and was called upon to fill many offices of trust, the
duties of which he discharged faithfully; he died June 3, 1877.
Mrs. DYSART died March 16, 1864; she was a member of the Society of
Friends. Their children are David,
who was a member of the 33d I. V. I., and died in the army June 24, 1863;
Elizabeth M., Israel, Lewis, Sarah A. (now Mrs. CHARLES), Lorenzo D., Martha
J.(now Mrs. ARNOLD), Gerritt, Harriett, Leander and Wm. S. ELDRIDGE,
J. R.; Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Lynnville. ELLIOTT,
A.; Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Lynnville. EDWARDS,
Asa; Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Lynnville; owns 160 acres, valued at $4,000; born in
Wayne Co., Ind., June 15, 1835; moved to Hendricks Co., Ind., with his parents,
when 3 years old, remained there till 1855, when he moved to this county,
settling where he now lives. Married
Lavinia DAVIS in this township Dec. 25, 1857; she was born in Henry Co., Ind.;
their children are Mary, Exalina, Melissa, Emma and Eva.
Is a member of the Society of Friends. ELLIOTT,
B.; Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Lynnville. EDWARDS,
D. C.; Boot and shoe store; Lynnville; born in Guilford Co., N. C., May 27,
1819; moved to Henry Co., Ind., with his parents when 8 years old.
Married in that county, Louisa SHERIDAN, July 4, 1844; in 1864, they
moved to this county, settling within this town, where they have since resided;
they have four children—Henry C., Emily J., Geo. W. and Francena
The family are members of the M.E. Church.
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