Thomas Sherman Weatherly submitted by Dick Barton
The subject of this sketch holds worthy prestige among the enterprising
farmers and representative citizens of Marshall county, of which he is a worthy
native son and the honored representative of an honored pioneer family, his
birth having occurred here October 21, 1865. He is the son of John Calvin
Weatherly, who was born in Owen county, Indiana, January 18, 1831, the son of
James and Charity (Roarck) Weatherly, both natives of North Carolina, from which
state they emigrated to Owen county, Indiana, in 1830, and there began life as
pioneers, spending the balance of their days in that country. Their family
consisted of eleven children, of whom one son and one daughter are now living.
He and his family were members of the Disciples church. He devoted his life to
farming.
John C. Weatherly was reared on a farm and he received his education in the
early schools of his day. On March 17, 1852, he was married to Mary Magdalene
Fulk, who was born in Owen county, Indiana, December 13, 1830. She was the
daughter of Henry W. and Mary Magdalene (Shoers) Fulk, both natives of North
Carolina, from which state they emigrated to Owen county, Indiana, in 1830,
arriving there in November, and soon afterwards they settled and began to clear
an eighty-acre farm, to which they added until they had an excellent place of
one hundred and twenty acres. Later in life they moved to Marshall county, Iowa,
and here both died, the father's death occurring on October 21, 1884, and that
of the mother in 1867. They were the parents of nine children, of whom two are
living. He and his family were members of the Disciples church. It was in 1854
that John C. Weatherly came to Marshall county, settling in Marietta township,
becoming the owner of a good farm of one hundred and sixty-eight acres in Bangor
township. Mr. Weatherly died in Liscomb, September 23, 1906, and his widow is
living in Liscomb where she owns a good home and two acres of land. In politics
Mr. Weatherly was a Republican and he was a member of the Christian church, to
which Mrs. Weatherly also belongs.
Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Weatherly, namely: James,
Eliza Jane, Mary, William (deceased), John Irving, Sarah Evaline (deceased),
Thomas Sherman, of this review; Isabel and Byron.
T. Sherman Weatherly of this review, was reared on the home farm and educated
in the public schools, later taking a course in Marshall College and at Penn
College at Oskaloosa, Iowa. He has devoted his life to farming and has been very
successful, and he now owns a well improved and very productive place of one
hundred and forty-seven acres. He has an attractive and cozy residence and in
1910 erected a commodious and substantial barn, and has made other improvements,
bringing his farm up to that of any in the township. Besides general farming, he
carries on stock raising extensively, and is a breeder of shorthorn cattle and
Duroc Jersey hogs, for which he finds a ready market owing to their superior
quality.
In politics Mr. Weatherly is a Republican, and he has been trustee of Bangor
township for about seven years, giving the utmost satisfaction in this
connection.
On July 20, 1880, Mr. Weatherly was married to Lillie Jenetta Brown, who was
born in Henry county, Indiana, March 3, 1872. She is the daughter of William H.
and Louisa (Leonard) Brown. The mother died in 1876, and the father is now
living in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They were the parents of three children, all of whom
are living.
To Mr. and Mrs. Weatherly one son, Velmer, was born, who died in infancy.
They have an adopted son, Lester.
William Welp
A man who boldly faces the responsibilities of life and by determined and untiring
energy carves out for himself an honorable success exerts an influence on the general
community that does not quickly vanish. To such men life is so real that they find no time
to plot either mischief or vice. Their lives are bound up in their duties; they feel the
weight of their citizenship and take pleasure in sowing the seeds of uprightness. Such has
been the career of William Welp, one of the progressive and influential agriculturists and
stock men of Washington township, Marshall county, well known proprietor of beautiful "Evergreen Stock Farm," one of the "show places" of this section of
the country.
Mr. Welp was born in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, March 10, 1854. When fifteen years
old he came with his parents to Marshall county, Iowa, and settled with them in Jefferson
township and he has continued to reside here, having witnessed and taken part in the
wonderful growth of the locality. His father B. H. Welp, became the owner of two hundred
and forty acres of good land here which he brought up to a high state of cultivation and
became well-to-do and was a highly honored citizen in the early history of the county. He
was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1809 and he died in Jefferson township, this county, in
1883. They were the parents of four sons and three daughters, as follows: Garret H., born
in 1842, died in 1873; Mrs. Teressa Lemker, born in 1846, died in 1910; Clemons, born in
1849, died in May, 1872; William, of this review; Christina Renger, born in 1857, residing
in Kossuth county, Iowa; Joseph, born in 1861, also lives in Kossuth county; Katie Mayer,
born in 1865, also lives in the above named county.
William Welp grew to maturity on the home farm which he worked when a boy and attended
the public schools during the winter months. He was married on February 21, 1884, to Rosa
Blink, who was born in Eden township, Marshall county, April 1, 1861, the daughter of
Joseph and Margaret (Halter) Blink, the father born in Germany, March 29, 1834, and the
latter in France, July 15, 1836. Mr. Blink emigrated to America in 1852, and located in
DeKalb county, Illinois, coming on to Eden township, Marshall county, Iowa, in 1860, and
locating with his wife at Rhodes, being among the pioneers of this locality. All of their
children, named below, were born in Eden township, with the exception of George, the
oldest, whose birth occurred in Illinois, on January 15, 1859, and whose residence is
still at Rhodes; Rosa, wife of Mr. Welp, of this sketch; Lewis, born October 5, 1862,
lives at Melbourne; Anna Retz, born October 4, 1864, lives at Anoka, South Dakota; Albert
J., born February 2, 1867, lives in Eden township; Leopold, born December 28, 1868, lives
in Eden township; Clara Marshall, born February 17, 1871, lives at Henrietta, Oklahoma;
Martin, born December 17, 1873, lives at Rhodes; Ida Elliott, born August 5, 1876, lives
at Newton, Iowa; Charles, born August 3, 1878, lives in Eden township.
To Mr. and Mrs. Welp eight children have been born, named as follows: H. B. and Mrs.
Margaret Rosemeir, twins, the former living in Washington township and the latter in Eden
township, were born December 12, 1884; R. J., born March 14, 1887, lives in Washington
township; Catharine, born May 18, 1890, lives with the two preceding brothers on the farm
in Washington township; Edward, born December 13, 1892, is assisting his father in the
care of his business interests at Haverhill; Ida Mary, born August 18, 1895, died in early
infancy; William, born December 11, 1898, lives at home; Vincent, born September 30, 1903,
is attending school at Haverhill. All these children have had the advantages of a good
education in the parochial schools at Haverhill and the family belongs to the Catholic
church at that place, being faithful and liberal supporters of the same. Fraternally, Mr.
Welp is a member of the Knights of Columbus at Marshalltown. He served as trustee of Logan
township for six years in a very credible manner.
Mr. Welp has been very successful in a business way and he is one of the substantial
and influential business men of the county. Besides his valuable "Evergreen Lawn
Stock Farm" in Washington township, he owns fine farming land in Eden and Logan
townships, embracing in all six hundred and eighty acres of soil as rich as this noted and
greatly favored county can boast, and on this land are three sets of substantial
buildings, and all the land is under a high state of improvement and cultivation. A
splendid grade of various kinds of live stock is handled, which, owing to its superior
quality, always finds a very ready market. In addition to the above mentioned holdings,
Mr. Welp owns a modern, attractive and commodious home in Haverhill, equipped with every
late convenience and tastily furnished. He recently purchased the lumber and coal yards at
the same place, and an extensive business is carried on in both lines. Mrs. Welp is the
owner of one hundred and sixty acres of valuable land at Kingfisher, Oklahoma. For the
benefit of her health she and Mr. Welp spent six months on the Pacific coast and in the
mountains of the West in 1910.
This is one of the highly honored and esteemed families of the county, for they have
ever borne reputations above reproach, been public spirited, hospitable, charitable and
gained the confidence and good will of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances through
their well ordered and useful lives.
FRANK WENDT submitted by Dick Barton
A native of the soil whereon he has chosen to spend his life and labor to advance, believing that right here at home are to be found greater opportunities than in any of the much-vaunted far-off lands, Frank Wendt has become a successful farmer and owns a good home in LeGrand township, Marshall county, where he first saw the light of day on September 11, 1873. He is the son of August and Julia (Mays) Wendt, the former born near Berlin , Germany , and the latter a native of Holland , the birth of the father occurring on May 3, 1827 , and the mother in 1835. The elder Wendt came to LeGrand township, Marshall county, Iowa , and here he was married, and to him and his wife a large family was born, twelve children, all still living but one. August Wendt, the father, was a blacksmith by trade, but he devoted much of his life to farming. He was very successful and at one time owned a section of land. He is now the owner of an excellent farm of two hundred and twenty acres in LeGrand township, where he is living in comfort and in the midst of plenty in his old age, having the good will and respect of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, for he has been a good and useful man. He is a member of the Lutheran church and in politics is a Republican. His wife, a woman of fine characteristics, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The son, Frank Wendt, was reared on the farm and was educated in the public schools of Marshall county. He began farming for himself early in life and now owns a neatly kept and productive little farm of eighty acres.
Politically, he is a Republican and has taken more or less interest in local affairs for some time. He has very ably served as road supervisor and school director. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
On September 15, 1902 , Mr. Wendt was united in marriage with Ella Mitchem, who was born in England , on December 31, 1882 . She is the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Edwards) Mitchem, both natives of England , where they grew to maturity and were married. They emigrated to America in 1889 and located in Marshall county, Iowa , where the father died in 1892, but his widow survives, still making her home in this county. Mr. Mitchem was a farmer by occupation. In his family were twelve children, eight of whom are living. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wendt two children have been born, Horace Edgar, born May 14, 1904 , and Percival Frank, born June 16, 1906 .
Wentworth, Elmer Marston
The following is a brief sketch of the life of one who, by close attention to business,
has achieved success in the world's affairs and risen to an honorable position among the
enterprising citizens of Marshall county. It is a plain record, rendered remarkable by no
strange or mysterious adventure, no wonderful and lucky accident and no tragic situation.
Mr. Wentworth is one of those characters whose personality must force them into something
of an admirable notoriety which their modesty never seeks, who command the respect of
their contemporaries and leave the impress of their individuality upon the community in
which they reside. He is the scion of sterling New England ancestors, and he himself is a
native of the old Pine Tree state, having been born in Newfield, Maine, May 8, 1861, the
son of John and Nancy (Titcomb) Wentworth, being the eighth generation from Elder William
Wentworth, who emigrated from old England to New England in 1628. The father was a
contractor and farmer, fuccessful in his life work and a highly respected man in his
neighborhood. His family consisted of two children; Elmer Marston, of this review, and a
daughter who died in early childhood.
The immediate subject of this sketch spent his early life at home and received a good
education in the public schools of his locality, graduating from the high school at Dover,
New Hampshire, in 1879. When a boy he farmed awhile, also worked for True & Leighton,
pork packers, in Portland, Maine. After remaining with this concern several years he went
into the employ of Samuel W. Allerton, wholesale dressed beef and provisions, and was
district manager of this concern for a period of ten years. Upon Mr. Allerton retiring
from business, he became an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and was first
located at Indianapolis, Indiana, and in 1894 he came to Iowa as general traveling agent
and located in Marshalltown. In 1896 he took up his residence in State Center, Marshall
county, where he has continued to reside.
Mr. Wentworth was married on November 5, 1884, to Elizabeth Tilton Towne, of Peabody,
Massachusetts; she is a lady of education and many praiseworthy attributes and of an
excellent Eastern family. William Towne, her ancestor, settled at Salem in 1627-8. This
union has resulted in the birth of eight children, all living, namely: Edward Norris,
Walter Allerton, Helen Ames, Marion Garland, Edith Titcomb, Lois Tilton, William Norris
and Elizabeth Hope.
Mr. Wentworth is a Scottish-rite Mason and in politics a Republican. He has taken much
interest in public affairs, and been given many honors. He is president of the school
board, a director of the State board of agriculture and is president of the Iowa Society
of Sons of the American Revolution. In all these positions he has shown himself to be
eminently qualified, an excellent, painstaking and faithful public servant, meriting the
high esteem in which he is held by all who know him.
