Sec. 36; P. O. West Union; owns 140 acres of land, valued at $15 per acre; born in London, England, in 1811; came to America during the war of 1812 with his father; they came on the merchantman ship James, under the management of Capt. Messenger; was loaded with all kinds of valuable goods, and was captured by a Portsmouth privateer; it was one of the handsomest prizes captured during that war. Mr. T. married Francis Spriggle in 1834; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1816; have thirteen children: Henry H., J. S., Sarah W., Mary W., David, Caroline, Daniel S., Harrison, Christina, Frances, William H., Allen H., Elizabeth M.; died - Eliza, Amandus and Harriet. Mr. and Mrs. T. are members of the Christian Church.
pg 678 - 1878 History of Fayette County Iowa
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