Biographical Directory
West Union Township
1878 History of Fayette County Iowa
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ABBOTT, Eli, farmer, Sec. 4
AINSWORTH, Lucian L., attorney at law
AINSWORTH, S. S., school teacher
ALCORN, William, farmer, Sec. 6
APPLEMAN, Louis, farmer, Sec. 24
ARCHER, A. J., harness maker
ARCHER, L. D.
ARMSTRONG, L., physician
ASH, Joseph, farmer
ASH, William, retired farmer
ASKEY, Flem., farmer, Sec. 28
ASKEY, Jas. M., farmer, Sec. 28
ASKEY, John E., farmer, Sec. 28
ASKEY, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 28
BERKEY, E. H.
BALDWIN, Enoch, retired
BARNES, Hunting, livery and horse training
BARUS, J. O., express
BARNS, William, farmer
BARNHART, P. A., farmer, Sec. 32
BARNHOUSE, J. M., farmer, Sec. 11
BARNHOUSE, William, farmer, Sec. 11
BARRETT, James, laborer
BEAMER, David, farmer, Sec. 12
BEATTIE, Silas, hardware
BEIGHTOL, Matthias, far. Sec. 18
BELL, David, retired farmer
BENT, Curtis R., druggist
BERKEY, J. J., attorney at law
BERRY, Will A., Deputy Recorder
BISHOP, Frank, farmer Sec. 22
BISHOP, H. O., farmer
BLAIR, John, laborer
BLAKESLEY, J. B.
BLAKESLEY, Mathew L., watch maker and jeweler
BLOOMFIELD, James, farmer, Sec. 4
BLUNT, G., farmer, Sec. 1
BLUNT, James, farmer, Sec. 1
BLUNT, Jesse, farmer, Sec. 1
BLUNT, L., farmer, Sec. 1
BOWLEY, Andrew J., dealer in dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots, shoes, etc.
BREWER, J. S., farmer, Sec. 10
BROWN, John J., farmer, Sec. 35
BRONSIER, A., farmer, Sec. 12
BRONSIER, G., farmer, Sec. 12
BUCK, C., shoemaker with J. S. Sampson
BURLINGHAM, R. E., retired farmer
BUNTON, L. M., farmer, Sec. 33
BUTLER, B., farmer
BUTLER, H., far., S. 34
BUTLER, Jos., far., S. 29
BUTLER, Joseph, grocer
BYERS, Andrew, far., S. 30
CAMP, Evans, carpenter
CANNON, Wm., far., Secs. 3 and 10
CAPWALL, G. S., far., Secs. 21 and 22
CARMICHAEL, H. H., far., S. 36
CARMICHAEL, M. M., far., S. 36
CARPENTER, H. T., far., Secs. 1 and 12
CARR, Burton, far., S. 27
CARTER, F. J., shoemaker
CARTER, J. G., dealer in agricultural implements
CARTWRIGHT, Richard, Homoeopathic physician and surgeon
CHAMBERS, M.
CHAPMAN, F. H.
CLARK, Peter, miller
CLEMITS, David
COLBURN, A., city watchman
COLBY, J. H.
CONKEY, Albert B., farmer, Sec. 29
CONKEY, B. F., farmer, Sec. 29
CONKEY, Geo. F., farmer, Sec. 29
COOK, David
COOK, Elizabeth (Mrs.), widow of Daniel Cook
COOK, John, dealer in agricultural implements and live stock
COOK, John H., laborer
COOK, John W., laborer
COOLEY, Austin, retired farmer
COWLE, James, tailor
COWLE, WM., Hobson & Cowle, dealers in real estate and collection agents
COX, William, groceries and confectionery
CROSBY, A., foundryman
CROWE, Ed., farmer
CROWE, John J., farmer, Sec. 26
CROWE, Thos., farmer, Secs. 24 and 25
DAILEY, Tim, farmer, Sec. 35
DANIELS, John, farmer, Sec. 25
DARLING, Wm.
DARNALL, George D., physician and surgeon
DAVIS, Ambrose D., firm of Owens & Davis general merchants
DAVIS, J. P.
DAVIS, L. H., farmer
DECKER, L. H.
DeFORD, Wilson L., farmer, Sec. 11
DeFORD, Wilson, farmer, Sec. 11
DEILZ, J. F., dry goods clerk
DERSHAM, L. B., blacksmith
DESCENT, George T, prop'r of the Descent House
DETRICK, Charles A., carpenter and cabiner maker
DETRICK, John, laborer
DEWEY, R., farmer, S. 16
DICKENS, E. G., wheat buyer
DICKERMAN, Adam, laborer
DICKEY, R. J., farmer, Sec. 7
DOLLARD, Wm., far., Sec. 34
DONALD, J. H., dry goods clerk
DOOLITTLE, Delia L., Mrs., widow of Egbert D. Doolittle, Sec. 2
DORLAND, C. A., constable
DORLAND, David, saloon, Vine st.
DUGAN, George
DRAKE, S. H., physician and surgeon
DUNBAR, Frank, laborer
DUNBAR, Harvey, laborer
DUNHAM, M., farmer, Sec. 31
DUTTON, Lorenz, farmer, Sec. 3
DWYER, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 33
DWELLO, Mose, farmer
EASTON, ED., carpenter
EASTON, J., Sec. 17
EASTON, Jonathan
EASTON, William, laborer
ECKER, A. B., traveling agent
ECKERSON, William, farmer, Sec. 17
EDDY, N. C., laborer
EDGAR, William, retired farmer
ELKINS, W. E., saloon
ELSBURY, B. W., Sec. 25
FITLER, Nick, blacksmith
FARR, L. L., Sheriff
FINCH, B. W., Finch & Butler, grocers
FISHER, Gasper, farmer, Sec. 32
FISK, N.
FITCH, Geo. W., County Superintendent of Schools
FOLEY, Edward, farmer, Sec. 28
FORD, H. A. drayman
FOSTER, F. O., farmer, Sec. 22
FOTHERGILL, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 15
FOX, John, laborer
FRAVERD, H. A., Sec. 14
FRISBY, B. R., farmer, Sec. 24
FRISBY, S. H., farmer, Sec. 14
FRITZ, John, farmer
FROHLICH, C., butcher
FULLER, Levi, broker
GARDNER, J. W., grain
GIBBS, Mrs. Catharine, widow of John Gibbs
GILBERT, George, Sec. 16
GILBERT, Mark, dry goods
GLOVER, O. B., Sec. 15
GORMAN, James H., Deputy Sheriff
GREEN, Jas. B., farmer, Sec. 23
GREEN, Thos., land agent
GREEN, Thos., farmer and blacksmith
GROVER, J. B., tailor
GROVER, Wm., harness maker
GURDY, Cyrus, miller
GURDY, Seth, miller
GUNSALUS, Alfred C., shoemaker
HACK, John, farmer, Sec. 1
HACKETT, Perley, farmer, Sec. 4
HALL, Daniel W., farmer, Sec. 32
HALL, George, farmer, Sec. 32
HALL, John, farmer, Sec. 32
HAINS, G. W., laborer
HAINS, S. B., furniture dealer
HAM, Myron J., DR., dentist
HARPER, John, farmer, Sec. 23
HARPER, L., farmer, Sec. 23
HARPER, WM., farmer, Secs. 23 and 26
HARPER, Wm. H., farmer, Sec. 23
HASLET, George, farmer, Sec. 1
HEALE, John
HEISERMAN, Benj., traveling agent
HEISERMAN, John
HEISERMAN, Wm., wagon maker
HELM, R. W.
HENNINGS, Thos., baker
HENNINGS, W., baker
HERRIMAN, S. K., grain and produce
HEWBANK, James
HICKMAN, H., farmer
HIGGINS, Geo. H., farmer, Sec. 14
HILL, Paul, retired farmer
HOBSON, Alfred Norman, attorney
HOBSON, Joseph, attorney
HODGKINSON, C. W., Deputy Auditor
HODGKINSON, W. N., insurance agent
HOLBROOK, William H., farmer, Sec. 18
HOLMES, B. H., bee hive groceries, city cigar and tobacco store
HOLMES, H. A., machine agent
HOLMES, James, farmer, Sec. 28
HOLMES, S. W., groceries
HOLTON, Samuel, retired merchant
HOVER, E. O., photographic artist
HOOVER, H. O., artist
HOSMER, W., farmer, Sec. 14
HOUSE, J. Sec. 2
HOWE, Charles, Street Commissioner
HOYER, Chas. C., farmer, Sec. 10
HOYER, Geo., far., Sec. 11
HOYER, Jacob A., farmer, Sec. 10
HOYT, Daniel M., farmer, Sec. 16
HOYT, H. B., hardware
HOYT, L. B.
HOYT, Nason, laborer
HOYT, R. M., far., Sec. 16 and 21
HUYCK, Wm., carpenter
INGERSOLL, J. J., prop., West Union House
JAMESON, Jas., far., Sec. 6
JOHNSON, A. A., printer
JOHNSON, Newell, farmer, Sec. 23
JONES, A. C., groceries
JOSLIN, G. P., farmer, Sec. 8
KENT, James S., farmer, Sec. 7
KAUDER, Valentine, saloon and billiards
KINGSBURY, J. B., farmer, Sec. 4
KINSEY, William, farmer, Sec. 9
KNIGHT, J. W., farmer, Sec. 25
KNOX, John, farmer, Sec. 21
KNOX, J. A., farmer, Sec. 31
KREAMER, Ed. A., dry goods clerk
KOHLER, J. N., farmer, Sec. 7
KRISE, Jacob, farmer. S. 1
LAKIN, W. B., Justice of the Peace
LAKIN, J. H., County Auditor
LAMB, R. M., Sec 34
LANG, M. O., Sec. 12
LEE, H. J., farmer, Sec. 24
LEWIS, Allen E., farmer, Sec. 31
LEWIS, Noyes, Sec. 29
LEWIS, William, Sec. 33
LIPPINCOTT, Rememberence, farmer, Secs. 9 and 10
LIVINGSTON, Giles, farmer, Sec. 26
LIVINGSTON, Jas., farmer, Sec. 14
LIVINGSTON, O., Sec. 35
LIVINGSTON, Lafayette, farmer, Sec. 35
LOCKWOOD, Chas. M., lumbergrain, coal, salt, etc.
LOFTUS, Bridget, Mrs., widow of Daniel Loftus, sec. 28
LOFTUS, Wm., farmer, Sec. 28
LONG, J. C., drugs
LOOMIS, C. M.
LUCAS, Samuel, farmer, Sec. 28
McCLINTOCK, Frank, artist
McCLINTOCK, William, editor - Fayette County Union
McCORMICK, R. D.
McCOURT, John, far., S. 36
McMASTERS, James, far., Sec. 8
McMASTERS, Samuel, clerk
McMASTERS, Wm., dry goods
McQUILKIN, A., laborer
MILLARD, Jerome, laborer
MABB, T. D., far., Sec. 3
MABB, W. D., far., Sec. 4
MANCHESTER, J. W.
MASSINGHAM, J., retired
MERRITT, David, Sec. 4
MERRITT, David F., retired farmer
MERRITT, Morris, far., Sec. 5
MESKEL, Ed., far., S. 35
MESKEL, Pat., farmer, Sec. 34
MELTER, D. V., laborer
MELTER, R., laborer
MILLAR, Chas. H., attorney
MILLER, J. F., station agent
MILLER, W. H.
MILLIGAN, J. C., laborer
MILLIGAN, William, retired farmer
MINCHIN, Clinton B., dealer in clothing, dry goods &c
MINNICK, David, retired farmer
MOATS, A. P., blacksmith, carriage and wagon shop
MONEY, James, farmer, Sec. 3
MONTGOMREY, James C., farmer, Sec. 16
MONTGOMERY, J. K., farmer, Secs. 5 and 8
MORSE, B., Clerk of the Courts
MORSE, H., Sec 13
Mosur, A, H,
NOONAN, Michael, farmer, Sec. 27
NEFF, J. D., Long & Neff, druggists and bolksellers
NEFZGER, C. T., general merchandise
OLESON, Hans
OGSBURY, Geo., Mayor and Justice of the Peace
ORMAN, G. K.
OWENS, John, firm of Owens & Davis, general merchants
PAINE, W. J.
PARROTT, Henry, shoemaker
PARROTT, Wm. D., watch maker and jeweler
PECK, Myron, firm of Peck & Heiserman, carriage manufacture
PERIEE, W. N., carpenter
PERRY, M. H., Baptist minister
PHILLIPS, Anson, Sec. 17
PHILLIPS, E. N., Postmaster
QUACKENBUSH, John, laborer
RAPP, John
REED, G. H.
REEDER, Thomas D., Far., Sec. 5
REDFIELD, D. W.
REDFIELD, W.
RICH, A. E., nurseryman
RICHMOND, H.
RICKLE, H., attorney
RILEY, James, meat market
RISNER, H., Sec. 18
ROBBINS, G. E.
ROBERTS, C. B.
ROBERTS, M. J.
ROBERTS, O., firm of Roberts & Glass, furniture
ROBINSON, S. E., Physician
ROGERS, O. W., lawyer
ROGERS, Jacob Wentworth, of the firm of J. W. Rogers & Son, attorneys and real estate dealers
ROSIER, G. N., far., Sec. 9
ROSIER, J. R., Sec. 5
ROSIER, Lawrence, farmer, Sec. 6
ROWLAND, Sam, far., Sec. 15
RUSH, C. F., farmer, Sec. 19
RUSH, Henry, capitalist
RYAN, Pat, laborer
SALTZGIVER, J. C., far., Sec. 2
SAMPSON, John S., boots and shoes
SAMPSON, Richard, merchant tailor and ready made clothing
SANFORD, S. S., farmer, Sec. 17
SCHERMERHORN, A. G., bookkeeper with E. P. Sears & Co.
SCHROYER, John, John, farmer, Sec. 19
SCHROYER, L.
SCHWESTKA, Frank, barber
SCHWEIRZKE, F., barber
SCOFIELD, P D., druggist
SCRIVNER, John W., capitalist
SEARS, M. L., clerk
SEARS, E. P., firm of E. P. Sears & Co., groceries, crockery, notions, &c
SEARS, H.
SEARS, T. W., merchant
SELDERS, Wm.
SHAW, E. B., bank teller
SHEIK, Fred., shoemaker
SHEPARD, Bradley, farmer, Sec. 21 and 22
SHEIK, Adam, farmer, Sec. 14
SIBERT, E. F., restaurant, etc.
SIMON, Asher, farmer, Sec. 4
SIMAR, E., farmer, Sec. 4
SLITER, J. D., farmer, Sec. 17
SLOCUM, William, farmer, Sec. 21
SMITH, A. C., farmer, Sec. 11
SMITH, Albert, farmer, Sec. 26
SMITH, C., farmer, Sec. 35
SMITH, E. E., marble
SMITH, D. L., laborer
SMITH, D. O., laborer
SMITH, E. E., carpenter
SMITH, James Floyd, retired farmer
SMITH, J. F. Jr., farmer, Sec. 4
SMITH, Morris, farmer, Sec. 14
SMITH, M. L., saloon and billiards
SMITH, W. H.
SNYDER, Dan, farmer, Sec. 23
SOUDER, F., insurance
SOUTH, A. C., farmer, Sec. 16
SOUTHWICK, Burt, farmer, Sec. 22
SPEED, C. W., farmer, Sec. 18
SPENCER, N. C., far., Sec. 33
STAFFORD, D. C., farmer and stock dealer
STAFFORD, J. H., far., Sec. 17
STAFFORD, Miron, farmer, Secs. 27 and 34
STANSBURY, George, farmer 36
STANSBURY, John, farmer Sec. 36
STANSBURY, Louis, farmer, Sec. 25
STEARNS, W. O., farmer, Sec. 27
STEWART, James, real estate
STURGES, P. T., retired merchant
STURM, H. C.
SUTHERLAND, A.
SWEARINGEN, Abram T., dealer in flour and feed
SWEARINGEN, T.
TAYLOR, O. C., livery
TALMADGE, Charles H., editor and proprietor of the Gazette
TAYLOR, O. E., Deputy Sheriff and livery stable
THATCHER, A. H., farmer, Sec. 23
THATCHER, S. A.
THOMAS, C. H., merchant
Thomas, G. H., merchant
THOMPSON, A., farmer, Sec. 14
THOMPSON, Alfred, farmer, Sec. 14
THOMPSON, Geo., barber
THOMPSON, J. B., farmer, Sec. 24
THOMPSON, Thos.
TIPPLE, Hannah, Mrs., widow of Geo. Tipple, Sec. 20
TROUB, John, farmer, Sec. 27
TROUT, M. N., farmer, Sec. 23
TWITCHEL, D. W., farmer, Sec. 32
TYRELL, L. W., blacksmith
UGORAK, C. A., farmer, Sec. 14
VAUGHN, J. L., farmer, Sec. 30
VANKIRK, J.
WADE, Robt.
WADE, Wm.
WARD, E. E., farmer, Sec. 19
WEATHERBEE, Jas.
WEAVER, John
WEBBER, David
WEIR, John, farmer, Sec. 16
WELLS, Hama
WELLS, Moses, farmer Sec. 17 and 20
WELSH, C. E.
WELSH, D. B.
WELSH, J. J., livery and veterinary surgeon
WELSH, W. E.
WERNER, Geo., restaurant
WHEELER, J., farmer, Sec. 30
WHEELER, N., farmer, Sec. 30
WHITE, A.
WHITE, A. K., druggist
WHITMORE, Frank Y., County Treasurer
WHITNEY, E. A., bank cashier
WHITNEY, W. A., hardware
WILBUR, R. L., far., Sec. 35
WILBER, R. T., farmer, Sec. 35
WILLIAMS, E. C.
WILLIAMS, R. D., machine agent
WILSON, Charles, laborer
WIMBER, F.
WIMBER, H., wagon maker
WINROTT, David, carpenter and joiner
WONNENBERG, H., merchant tailor and ready made clothing
WOODARD, Charles, lumber
WRIGHT, J. S., hardware clerk
WRIGHT, Thos., wagon maker
ZEIGLER, Samuel B., attorney at law