Webster County

Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Webster and Hamilton Counties, Iowa.
The Lewis Publishing Company, 113 Adams Street, Chicago. 1888.

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Isaac D. Jaques, section 14, Newark Township, is a representative of one of the pioneer families of Webster County, his father, Isaac Jaques, having settled in Yell Township in 1852, when there were but one or two houses between there and Fort Dodge. Isaac Jaques was born in Oneida County , New York , in 1823, but had been a resident of Ohio several years before coming to Iowa . He was married in Mt. Vernon , Ohio , June 1, 1843 , to Miss Elizabeth Isles, who was born in Licking County , Ohio , August 20, 1820 . After settling in Webster County he became quite a speculator in land and did not remain long on any farm, his custom being to buy a new farm, make some improvements and then sell out. He was an industrious, quiet man, temperate in all his habits, and strictly honest in his business deals, and was a popular, highly esteemed man. He died September 12, 1872 . Mrs. Jaques died March 28, 1884 . Isaac D. Jaques, our subject, was born in Licking County , Ohio , February 11, 1846 , and was six years of age when his parents came to Webster County . He had no educational advantages in his youth other than those afforded by the district school, and then only in the winter months. He was married March 9, 1870 , to Charlotte Chandler, a native of Boston , Lincolnshire , England , born October 15, 1850 , the youngest daughter of William and Mary (Purcy) Chandler . Mr. and Mrs. Jaques have four children – Mary E., Charles W. L., John F., and Terrence J. After his marriage Mr. Jaques lived in Washington Township until the spring of 1880, when he moved to the farm where he now lives. He is not a public man and has not sought public distinction in any way. He is industrious and has been successful, and is one of the leading farmers of the township and owns 160 acres of good land. Though not a politician he usually supports the Democratic party. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

William Jameson, one of the well-known and highly respected citizens of Webster County , resides on section 27, Washington Township , where he settled in the spring of 1860, but has been a resident of the township since the spring of 1858. He is a Kentuckian by birth, born in Adair County , July 19, 1828 , a son of Alexander and Mary Ann ( Moore ) Jameson. Alexander Jameson was a native of Virginia . He lost his father at an early age, and when a lad of fifteen years went to Kentucky with a neighbor, with whom he learned cabinet making. He was married in that State to Mary Ann Moore, and in the fall of 1829 removed to Morgan County, Illinois. He was one of the early pioneers of Jefferson County , Iowa , where he settled with his family in the spring of 1840, and in the fall of 1857 he came to Washington Township , Webster County , where he made his home until his death, which occurred June 17, 1881 . His wife died in Jefferson County , March 6, 1886 . Of the ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Jameson, nine grew to years of maturity, and seven are still living, as follows: John, the eldest son, resides in Cherokee County, Iowa; Samuel, in Hamilton County; James, on the old homestead in Webster County; Eliza Jane and Margaret, in Jefferson County; Martha in California, and William is our subject. Two sons, Charles and Jacob, were members of Company G, Seventh Iowa Cavalry, during the war and died in the service of their country. William was in his thirteenth year when he came with his parents to Iowa . He was married in Hamilton County , August 8, 1861 , to Miss Adelaide Victoria Woodard, a native of Indiana , born July 4, 1841 . She left her native State with her parents, Israel and Harriet Woodard, for Shellsburg , Wisconsin , and later accompanied them to Hamilton County , Iowa . Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jameson, named – Abbie and Willetta. A great affliction befell Mr. Jameson and his children on the 15 th of September, 1884 . On that day in the absence of Mr. Jameson, a man came to their house for the purpose of robbery, and demanded money from Mrs. Jameson. Mr. Jameson was then school treasurer of the township, and was supposed to have the money for school purposes in his house, but in reality he had deposited it in a bank at Fort Dodge . Mrs. Jameson so informed the man who still demanded the money, threatening her life, and almost immediately fired a revolver, instantly killing Mrs. Jameson. This was one of the most terrible crimes ever committed in Iowa , and has cast a sorrow over the household of Mr. Jameson that will never be removed. The supposed assassin was arrested, tried and convicted of manslaughter, but his case was taken to the Supreme Court by his counsel where it is still pending. Mr. Jameson has a fine farm of 160 acres, in a good state of cultivation, and most of the improvements on the place he has had made himself. He has a pleasant home and enjoys the confidence and esteem of the entire community.