HAINES, R.M.—Grinnell Twp—pg 900. The subject of this sketch was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, December 29, 1838. In October, 1856, he came to Iowa Falls, and the spring of 1860 removed to Poweshiek county, where he entered Iowa College, from which he graduated in 1865. After leaving college he became a tutor in Troy Academy, Davis county, for two years. Thence he returned to Iowa College and was employed as a tutor for two years, when he entered the law department of the State University and graduated in 1874, but leaving the university a few weeks before commencement, he did not receive his diploma with the class. He immediately began the practice of law, which he has since continued. In 1877 he was elected Senator from the Forty-fifth district and still holds the office. As a lawyer he has acquired an enviable reputation for ability and probity of character. As a legislator he has proved a wise counselor, and was honored with a place upon important committees, which were filled with great fidelity and honor to himself and his district. He is of nervous sanguine temperament, positive in his convictions, which when once fixed are not easily changed. He is courteous and affable, possessing those traits of character which tend to make him popular without subserviency. Whatever he undertakes he does with his whole might, which is a good thing for a client. He was married at Grinnell, August 19, 1867, to Miss Joanna H. Harris, daughter of Capt. James Harris. She was also a graduate of Iowa College, graduating at the same time with himself. By this marriage they have had five children: Mary, James H., Sarah A., Robert M. and Charles H.

HANLIN, JAMES—Grinnell Twp—pg 900-1. Foreman of the wood-work machinery of the Header Works. Was born in Pennsylvania, October 13, 1838, and when thirteen years of age came with his parents to Iowa, locating in Lee county. There remained for two years, when he moved to Davis county. There learned the carpenter trade and followed it until July, 1861, when he enlisted as a private in company A, Third Iowa cavalry. In July, 1862, he was promoted to second lieutenant, and in July, 1863, to captain. He resigned in December, 1864, on account of disability, and returned to his home in Davis county. In the summer of 1865 he went to Muscatine, Iowa, where he continued his trade, and in November, 1869, moved to Wapello county. He came to Grinnell in May, 1873, and followed the contracting and the butchering business until June, 1879, then went in the header works of Craver & Steele as foreman of the wood-work machinery, which position he now holds. Mr. H. has been twice married. First in Davis county, Iowa, March 10, 1864, to Miss Charity Elliott. They had three children, two of whom are living: Frank E. and Nellie. Lost one, an infant. Mrs. H. died October 24, 1870, and he married again in Grinnell, December 31, 1874, Miss Maggie A. Leibee. They have one child, Merton L.

HARRIS, Dr. E.H.—Grinnell Twp—pg 901-2. Physician and surgeon. This gentleman is the oldest resident physician now in practice in this city. He was born in Harrisville, Butler county, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1827. He was there raised and educated. He lived on a farm until he was eighteen years of age; he then clerked in a store of general merchandise for two years and the year following he attended the Allegheny College, teaching alternately to pay his tuition. When about twenty-three years of age he commenced to read medicine with Dr. Henderson, of Harrisville, afterward with Dr. Swan, of Clintonville, Pennsylvania. After the usual length of study he commenced the practice of his profession in Pennsylvania, where he continued one year. He then came to Iowa and practiced one year in Farmington, Van Buren county. He came to Grinnell in March, 1855, and the following spring he went to New York and graduated from the New York Medical College, which is now called Bellevue Hospital. After graduating he returned here, and with the exception of one and one-half years in Newton and while in the army, has been in continuous practice here ever since. The Doctor was in the Government employ from 1862 to 1867. In 1862 he went to Keokuk, where he remained one year, when he was commissioned assistant surgeon of the Twenty-first Iowa, but the regiment not being full he was placed in charge of the Ninety-ninth Illinois, where he continued for some time, when he was transferred to the hospital boat and afterward to the hospital in New Orleans, remaining there until the close of the war, at which time he took charge of the Freedman’s Hospital in 1865. During the riot of 1866 the wounded were all placed under his charge. The Doctor was married in Warren, Lee county, Iowa, on the 17^th day of February, 1854, to Miss Rachel Hamlin, who was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. She is also a practicing physician, who attended lectures at the New York Hygienic and Hyclopathic institute in the years 1855 and 1856. She is also a graduate of the Hahnemann Homeopathic College of Chicago; graduated during the winter of 1869-70. In 1877 she had an honorary degree passed upon her by the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College of Chicago. They have raised a family of four sons, the eldest, Luther C., is now a student of the Iowa College; W.H., the second, is a promising medical student and is now taking a course of lectures at the Bennet Medical College of Chicago; Arthur C., the third son, is in the preparatory department of the Iowa College; Clinton, the youngest, five years of age. This in brief is the history of one of Grinnell’s most enterprising men.

HARTZELL, JOHN W.—Grinnell Twp—pg 902. Farmer and stock-raiser, section 7, P.O. Grinnell. Was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1839, where he resided until he attained the age of twelve years, then moved with his parents to Hancock county, Illinois, in 1851, at which place he resided until October 25, 1875, when he came to his present location. He was married, November 28, 1861, to Miss E.M. King, a native of Pennsylvania. Their family consists of four children: Loyal B., Harry C., Mary J. [only 3 listed] He owns a farm of 182 acres, and his wife has one-fourth interest in 240 acres in Illinois. He is an active member of the M.E. Church, and always among its liberal contributors and supporters.

HATCH, GILBERT M.—Grinnell Twp—pg 902. Merchant, Grinnell. This gentleman is a son of Gilbert and Martha Royce Hatch, early settlers of Northfield, Vermont, where the subject of this sketch was born on the 1^st day of January, 1822. He lived on a farm until he was fifteen, when he served an apprenticeship to learn the harness making trade, which business he followed until he came West in 1866. He made no permanent location until 1867, when he came to Grinnell and here embarked in the mercantile business, and by degrees enlarged his business with the growth of the place and the demands of his customers. Three years ago he built his large and elegant store, which would do honor to any city, and by close attention to business and good management, has succeeded in building up a large trade. Since coming to this city, he has been closely identified with Grinnell’s best interests, and was mayor two years. He was also postmaster in his native place twelve years. Was married to Miss Anna M. Woodward, July 15, 1862. She is a native of Windsor county, Vermont. The other member of the family is a nephew, Frank S. Montgomery.

HATCH, G.M.C.—Grinnell Twp—pg 902. Dealer in general mechandise, Grinnell. Was born in Orange county, Vermont, July 25, 1827, where he was educated and raised. While young he learned the trade of harness-making, which he continued until the fall of 1872. Then came to this county and became engaged in his present business, which he has since followed successfully under the firm name of G.M. Hatch & Co. He was married in Norwich, Vermont in December, 1852, to Miss E.M. Sawyer. By this union they have one child, Katie F.

HEDGES, T.M.—Grinnell Twp—pg 902-3. Physician and surgeon, Grinnell. Was born in Bellville, Washington county, Pennsylvania, on the 15^th day of January, 1838, and was educated in that place. In the spring of 1855 he went to Sheridan, Lucas county, this State, where he was engaged in reading medicine with Dr. Isaac Kneeland for about eight months. Then went to Keokuk and continued his studies, and in August, 1861, he enlisted in company B, Sixth Iowa infantry, serving for three years, when he was honorably discharged. Was at the battle of Shiloh. After his discharge he returned to Keokuk, where he graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the spring of 1865. Then came to Grinnell and engaged in the practice of his profession. He has also a fine drug store. Dr. Hedges was married in Indiana, August 14, 1864, to Miss Lois McCoy. The complement of their family circle are: Florence L., Mary, Grace and Mertie.

HERRICK, Rev. STEPHEN L.—Grinnell Twp—pg 903-4. Says the Independent: "No community can afford to forget its wise and true benefactors if it would encourage the young to follow in the ways of the ‘good fathers.’ In this view we give some facts relative to the history and public service of one of our most venerable and esteemed citizens. Mr. Herrick was born in Rutland Vermont, in April, 1880 [sic]. He graduated in Burlington, at the University of Vermont, in the class of 1824. Like most of the New England students he taught theology. He studied with Dr. Hopking, of New Haven, Vermont, and was settled over the Congregational Church at Crown Point, New York, for twenty-five years, and later preached four years for the Congregational society at Fair Haven, Vermont. Removing to Grinnell in 1855, Iowa has employed twenty-three years of his activities in business, religious counsels, preaching and college engagements. The church manual reports that, in connection with others, he rendered gratuitous service in the pulpit for five or six years, and this indicates but a small part of his labors. A sojourn for a year on the Pacific coast was a pleasant stay, and of interest to those perusing his valuable letters. We learn that in preaching, he was methodical, concise and instructive, and spoke with emotion. On all matters of public concern he is practical and conciliatory, and wins the highest regard for cordiality of manner and strict uprightness in business. The town has had no warmer friend of education, he giving not only of his money, but acting as an instructor for only that pittance which the early days allowed. Afterward chosen trustee of Iowa College, and secretary of the board, it had no wiser counselor, or more correct auditor of its accounts. The munificent gift of several thousand dollars to the college by the late C.F. Dike, Esq., is associated with the friendly interest of Mr. Herrick, his father-in-law, confidant and co-administrator of the estate with his daughter. Few persons have been so fortunate in their social relations, only just deprived of the companion on whom the anniversary golden wedding day was almost dawning, enjoying the company of all his children near or under his roof, being Mrs. Dike (now Mrs. J.M. Chamberlain), Mrs. Frank Wyatt and family, and that of his son, S.H. Herrick, Esq., at present engaged in the hardware business, and his family, with a home of comfort, pecuniary competence, and the warm regard of the circle in which he has moved for near a quarter of a century, and with strength quite unusual for the years employed, there are grounds of hope that mutual pleasure in society may be prolonged yet for some years."

HERRICK, S.H.—Grinnell Twp—pg 904. Of the firm of Herrick & Co., Grinnell. Was born in New York, June 24, 1839, and received a part of his education there. In the fall of 1837, he came to this county and entered Iowa College, graduating therefrom in 1865. Then became engaged in the hardware business, which has since been conducted under the firm name of Herrick & Co. In the spring of 1864 he enlisted in company B, Forty-sixth Iowa infantry and served for about five months, when he was mustered out. He was married in Grinnell, Iowa, September 1, 1867, to Miss Harriet E. Fellows. Their family consists of two children: Eliza Mabel and Stephen Leonard.

HOLYOKE, THOMAS C., M.D.—Grinnell Twp—pg 904-5. Thomas Chamberlain Holyoke, a pioneer settler and physician in Poweshiek county, Iowa, was born and raised in the town of Brewer, opposite Bangor, Maine, dating his birth on the 16^th of March, 1818. He was educated at the Bangor Seminary; read medicine and attended lectures in the medical department of Harvard University there graduating in 1847; practiced two years at Surry and five at Searsport, Maine, and in March, 1854, found his way to the wild prairie on which the city of Grinnell now stands. At that date there was not shanty, not even a wigwam, on the site of the place. He came in company with Hon. J.B. Grinnell, H.M. Hamilton and three or four others, to found a Congregational town, the parties purchasing next month several thousand acres, including all the business part of the present city. There was a small grove west of town, and Dr. Holyoke felled the first tree for a rude cabin, which was erected in great haste as a shelter from the March winds, so searching in a prairie country, a sketch of which appears in another place. He was soon made county surveyor, and laid out the town and fixed the boundaries of the farms. His hand was in every important work until the population had so largely increased as to demand his whole time in his profession. Up to the day of his death, which occurred on the 10^th day of February, 1877, he was very busy in his regular calling. His rides were often long and tedious, the families in the country having been accustomed to test his skill being unwilling to exchange for a younger man than their old family physician. He found comfort in obliging them, though the exposure to which he was sometimes subjected was not unlikely deleterious to his health. He was stricken with paralysis of the left side, just after rising one morning, and died before midnight. Physicians attributed the immediate cause of his death to cerebral hemorrhage. The usefulness of Dr. Holyoke as a citizen as well as a physician, and his solid character and influence, can best be told by those who knew him best, and whose sad duty it was to pay the last rite to his mortal remains. He was a director in the State Agricultural College, trustee of Iowa College, member of State Legislature and held other offices of honor and trust. On the 2d of October, 1849, Miss Nancy C. Clark, of Searsport, Maine, became the wife of Dr. Holyoke, and they had four children, all sons, three surviving him: Frederick S. (died in early infancy), William Pond (is a successful business man in Chicago), Edgar Loomis (is a student at law in Grinnell) and Robert Ames (is at the State Agricultural College). Mrs. Holyoke resides at the elegant home planned and built by her lamented husband.

HOWARD, M.—Grinnell Twp—pg 905. Furniture ware-rooms, Grinnell. Was born in Morrow county, Ohio, September 2, 1846, and was there raised and educated. In September, 1864, enlisted in company K, One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio volunteers and served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. Returned to his place of birth and there became engaged in the stock business, which he continued until the spring of 1869. Then removed to Monroe, Jasper county, Iowa and was employed as clerk in a dry good store. In 1872 commenced the furniture business, and in April, 1878, came to this county and is now doing the largest furniture business in this section. He was married in Newton, Iowa, August 16, 1877, to Miss Alice Sallada. They have one child, Rolland E. (born February 28, 1879).

JONES, E.A.—Grinnell Twp—pg 905-6. Freight and ticket agent for the Central R.R. Was born in Brooklyn, New York, July 11, 1850, son of D.E. and Dorcas A. Jones. The subject of this sketch came to Chicago with his parents at an early age, and after a short sojourn removed to Davenport where the family resided. They resided for a few years in Louisa county, when they moved to Newton, Jasper county. Mr. D.E. Jones at present resides in Davenport, Mrs. Jones having died. Mr. Jones was married, December 28, 1874, to Miss Alice B. Cleaves, of Davenport. They have one daughter by this union, Bessie C. He has been in the employ of the Central R.R. of Iowa, for ten years; was agent at Eldora the years of 1875, ’76 and ’77, and stands foremost among the popular agents on the line. He is a Knight of Honor and a member of the V.A.S.; is identified as one of Grinnell’s enterprising citizens. He is captain of the Grinnell Engine and Hose Co., and is one of the Grand Trustees of the State for the Knights of Honor.

JENKINS, N.—Grinnell Twp—pg 906. Farmer and stock-raiser, section 32, P.O. Grinnell. Was born in Virginia, December 12, 1828, and remained there until the spring of 1840, when he removed to Indiana. There engaged in farming, which he continued until the spring of 1849, then coming to Poweshiek county. He deals in cattle to a large extent and also raises stock, being counted among the heavy shippers of the county. His residence is but four miles from Grinnell, and pleasantly situated. Mr. Jenkins was married in Indiana, February 14, 1858, to Miss Angeline Hibs. Their family consists of six children: Ambrose F., Eldora, Isabel, Mary, Edna and Nellie.

JOY, ENOCH—Grinnell Twp—pg 906. Of the firm of Joy & Preston, bakers and grocers, Grinnell. Was born in New Hampshire, December 30, 1837, and after receiving his education there learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed until August, 1864. Then enlisted in company C, Eighteenth New Hampshire volunteers, and served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. Returned to his home and remained until February, 1867, when he came to this county and located at Grinnell. The firm is doing a large business and with good success. Mr. Joy was married in New Hampshire, August 4, 1858, to Miss A.R.S. Carr. By this union they have three children: Walter I., Louie E. and Nellie.

KELLOGG, RAYMOND M.—Grinnell Twp—pg 906-7. It is quite a prevalent belief that, excepting the members of the college faculty, the above gentleman is the widest read man in this vicinity. Fitting then that he should be, by Lord Bacon’s theory, other things being equal, prominent in public affairs and a guide among men. Native organization has much to do, not only with aspiration, but with the details which enter into life’s methods. The impetuous fail to receive proper credit, being devoid of the devices which control speech and acts for a purpose; hence, they are called their own personal enemies. A sensitive organization that impels and never spares a remark, even if true, being unchecked by caution, yet allied to justice, is, as the world judges, impolitic. Sharp criticisms have their uses, but keen instruments always, excepting the tongue, are soonest dulled by use. They heal, but those bearing the scars are not ready to forget by whom they are made, and here is found a bar to promotion with such as prefer smoothness to boldness. Mr. Kellogg was born July 15, 1837, in Rutland county, Vermont, where he was an architect and builder of high repute for his years. He came to Grinnell June 19, 1855, and the success which attend good habits and energy he has found, besides length of days it not robust health. Such public institutions as the State Agricultural College and University, have had the benefit of his labor and skill; and at home numerous residences evince his taste. He planned the first church edifice here, and the new one with its fine proportions had his able service as chairman of the building committee, not to mention a connection more or less intimate with the college edifices, besides serving efficiently as director in our schools and the making of plans for our model structures. As United States Collector of Revenue, his prompt and honest discharge of duty indicated character more truly than any words we can choose. In early days Mr. Kellogg was active as a politician, and is now a staunch Republican and a thoughtful observer of public affairs. A conspicuous corner on High Street is the abode of this gentleman, whose competence may be evidenced by his home, and by a directorship in the First National Bank of Grinnell. This note would be extended in detail if it comported with our purpose to give more than a sketch of citizens who have made a mark worthy of record. Yet further, it is to be said, our friend takes a just pride in his family; eminent in public service, and having been a distinguished chief justice of his native State, he enjoys more than local fame. He was married to Miss Parks, April 5, 1859, the worthy niece of Henry Farnham, our great western railroad builder. A son and two daughters compose the family; the eldest of the latter, Harriet S., has taken a classical course in Iowa College; Mary H., now attending high school, Raymond H., graded school.

KITTOE, J.F.—Grinnell Twp—pg 907. Dentist, Grinnell. Was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, March 8, 1848, and when three years of age removed with his parents to Gilman, Illinois, where he was partly educated. In the spring of 1862 he went to Racine College, Wisconsin, remaining until April, 1866, when he returned to Illinois, locating in Galena, and until 1869 served as deputy clerk of Jo Daviess county. In that year he commenced the study of dentistry with Dr. Geo. O. Howard, remaining with him until 1871 when he commenced practicing for himself. In June, 1877, he came to this county and at once engaged in practicing his profession, and is enjoying a good patronage. He was married in Davenport, Iowa, November 17, 1872, to Miss Mary G. Somerville. The fruits of this union are two children: Lucy E. and Henry T.

KENNEDY, J.R.—Grinnell Twp—pg 907-8. Dentist, Grinnell. Was born in Ohio April 23, 1829, and was there raised. Attended the Oberlin College, graduating therefrom in August, 1853, and also graduated from the theological department of the same college in 1857. He preached for about fifteen years, and then commenced the practice of dentistry, which he had studied in Oberlin. His life since that time has been devoted to his profession. In the spring of 1871 he came to Poweshiek county, locating in this city, and is now doing the largest business in his line in the county. During the late war he was an aid in the Christian Commission in different places in the South. His marriage was in Oberlin, June 17, 1857, to Miss Deborah Wilcox, also a graduate of Oberlin College. They have four children.