History of Mahaska County, Iowa - 1878

History of Mahaska County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Historical Company, 1878.

ABBOTT, B. K., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Hamilton; owns 96 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre; born in New Jersey in 1831; came to Iowa in 1866, and located on his present farm. Married Elizabeth Gushwa, in 1861; she was born in Ohio in 1838; have seven children, Ann, David, Sarah, William, Mary, Stephen and Charles; members of M. E. Church.

ABEL, WILLIAM, farmer, Section 32; P. O. White Oak; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Ontario, Canada, in 1826; came to Iowa in 1855 and settled in Muscatine county; lived there about twenty-nine and a half years, and removed to Benten county, and thence to this Co. in 1868; married Esther Stanley, in 1853; she was born in Columbania county, Ohio, in 1829; have seven children: Ben. J. C., Sarah, Martha, Hannah M., Turner L., Mary Elizabeth and Esther Elmie; are members of Society of Friends. Republican.

ABRAHAM, M. A., dealer in dry goods, carpets and clothing, Oskaloosa; born in Louden county, Virginia, April 18, 1833; when 5 years of age removed with his parents to Muskingum county, Ohio; lived there 11 years, and in 1849 went to Cal., remained there two years and then returned to Ohio, and came to Iowa and located in Oskaloosa in 1855, and has been engaged in the dry goods business here since 1864. He married Miss Loraine Greenough from New Orleans, July 31, 1856; they have three children, Ida, Alice and Fred.

ADLON, JOHN B., jeweler and dealer in watches and clocks, Oskaloosa; born in Germany, December 26, 1826, and was brought up and learned his business there; he emigrated to America 1n 1849; came to St. Louis; he came to Iowa and located at Oskaloosa in December, 1850; after working at his business for nine months went to Keokuk, and was there twenty months, and then returned here, and since then has been in the jewelry business, and has been in the business the longest of anyone in this county. He has held office, city councilmen; married Elizabeth Calflesh, in St. Louis, in 1850; she was from Germany; she died in 1863; he married Sarah Beyers from Pennsylvania in 1867; she died in 1875; he has eight children, two sons and six daughters.

AIKEN, S. A., physician and surgeon, Leighton; was born in the town of Somerset, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania, Feb. 24, 1830; he lived there two years; his parents then moved to Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where he lived until he was 17 years of age. He commenced the study of medicine at the age of 17, with Dr. W. C. Riter, of Alleghany county, Pennsylvania; he graduated at the Jefferson Medical College of Pennsylvania; he came to Delaware county, Iowa, in 1851; in October of the same year he married Miss Diana Doreward, of Delaware county, Iowa; they have four sons and five daughters, John F., Ellen, Sarah Cyrus, Charles, Annetta, Bell, Jesse and Lillie. Mr. A., came to the county in 1858, spent the year previous in Marion county, Iowa.

PHILLIP AKERMAN, Farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Fremont, Cedar township; born in Baverum, Germany, in 1829; his parents emigrated to the United States and settled in Butler county, Ohio, in 1833; he lived there until 1851, and then removed to Fremont, Iowa; has been a resident of this county ever since; owns 539 1/2 acres of land; November 3, 1851, he married Miss Rachel Goehring, who was born in Germany, and came to the United States in 1848; they have three sons and three daughters, Harman, Emma C., George W., Albert M., Maggie M., and Lettie B.

ALLGOOD, J. F., Sec. 26; P. O. Comet: owns 222 acres of land valued at $50 per acre; born in Kentucky in 1830, came to Iowa in in 1848; married Eliza J. Comstock in 1854, she was born in Kosciusko county, Indiana, in 1837; have nine children, Sarah, (now Mrs. Shafer) Martha, (now Mrs. Ankeney,) John N., Hester A., Charlie, Ida M., Minnie E., James T., and Alfred. Mr. A. has been justice three years. Democrat.

ALMOND, W. A., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Union Mills; born in Kentucky in 1846; came to this county in March 1875; owns 40 acres of land; he married Alice Bunting in 1868; she was born in Ohio; have two children, Herman S., and Alvie S.

ANDERSON, ANDREW, merchant tailor, Oskaloosa; born in Sweden in 1840, and was brought up an learned his trade there; he emigrated to America in 1869, and lived in Chicago about two years and came to Iowa and located in Oskaloosa in 1871, and since then has been engaged in business here.

ANDERSON, DANIEL, Sec. 25; P. O. Oskaloosa; one of the firm of Whitmore & Anderson, proprietors of Alpha Mills; born in Miami county, Ohio, in 1832; came to Iowa in 1858, and located in Washington county; removed to this county in 1873; married Sarah B. Tood in 1872, she was born in 1842; have two children, John and Frank. Mr. A. has two children by a former wife, Wilber A., and Alonzo.

APPEL, P., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Peoria; born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1827; came to this county in 1861; owns 125 acres of land; has held the office of school director; he married Miss Eliza J. Ash, in 1864; she was born in Ohio; has two children by former marriage, Charles E., Phebe J., and one daughter, Fsances A., by second marriage.

ARNOLD, ISHUM, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Rose Hill; owns 236 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Kentucky, in 1828; came to Iowa in 1851, and settled in White Oak; married Drussilla Simpkins, in 1853; she was born in Indiana, in 1832; they have six children: Nancy, Ellen, Sarah Jane, Joseph, Alberta and William.

ATHERTON, ABNER, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. New Sharon; born in Ohio in 1823; came to this county first in 1857 and remained two years; he then returned to Grundy county, Illinois, where he remained until his removal to this county in 1876; he owns 240 acres of land; he married Miss Maria Hartman in 1857; she was born in Indiana; have six children, Amos P., Mary J., Wesley A., William H., Luella M., and L. David.

ATWOOD, HARRIET E., Sec. 24; P. O. Oskaloosa; owns an undivided one half of 1,700 acres of land valued at $30 per acre; was born in Indiana; her father, Alfred N. Atwood, was born in Virginia in 1809, came to Iowa in 1849, and died in 1867; was married to Nancy Kelly: she was born in Kentucky in 1806, and died in 1877; they have two children, Harriet E., and Mary E.

AUGUSTINE, ALBERT, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Rose Hill; owns 436 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Germany, and, with his parents, came to America in his infancy; married Dorthy Myers; she also is a native of Germany; they have eight children, Mary, Daniel, Michael, Justina, Frank, John, Dora and Jennie. Are members of the Christian church.

AVEV, G. L., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Oskaloosa; born in Washington Co., Md., in 1830; when six years of are removed with his parents to Fairfield Co., O., and was brought up there. Married Mary E. Fox, from Prusssia, in May, 1856; they came to this county in Oct., 1865, and located where they now live; owns farm of 79 acres, and has held office of school director. He was in the army; enlisted in the 114th Regiment Ohio Vol., and was commissioned Lieut. Co. H; was in battles Vicksburg, Arkansas Post, Port Gibson, Raymond, Champion Hills, and many others. They have eight children: Oliver H., Dora E., Mary A., John L., Emily I., Clara, Georgie, and Hettie M.