A. B. Smith
Biographical History of Crawford, Ida and Sac
Counties,
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1893
Hon. A. B. Smith, one of the most prominent men of Sac county,
Iowa has been a resident of Clinton township, this county since 1878. We make
the following record of his life and ancestry, and it is with pleasure that we
present it on the page of this volume:
Hon. A. B. Smith was born in Morgan county, Ohio, June 27, 1841, the third in a
family of six children. His father, William Smith, was born in Guernsey county,
Ohio, son of John Smith, a native of Pennsylvania, and a descendant of German
ancestry. The mother of our subject, who died when he was eight years old, was
before her marriage Miss Sarah Beale. She was born in Ohio, daughter of Asa
Beale, her mother's maiden name having been Clancy. Mr. Smith's father is now a
resident of Clinton county, Iowa. He is by occupation a farmer, in politics a
Republican, and in religion, a Methodist.
A. B. Smith was reared in Morgan county, Ohio, and was educated in the common
schools of his native place. When the civil war came on, he enlisted his
services, becoming a member of Company C, Ninety-Seventh Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and was on active duty two years and ten months. He participated in
the battles of Stone River and Missionary Ridge. At the latter place he was
wounded with a minie ball over the left eye, was confined in hospital thirty
days, and at the end of that time received a furlough and returned home. Later
he entered the Convalescent camp at Chattanooga, joined his regiment in
Tennessee, and took part in the battles of Kennesaw Mountain, Rocky Face, New
Hope, Resaca, Jonesboro, Chattanooga, Franklin and Nashville. He was honorably
discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, July 10, 1865.
After the war Mr. Smith came to Iowa, and in 1868 located near DeWitt, where he
lived until 1878. At that time he came to Sac county, and settled in Clinton
township, buying 320 acres of land, which he has improved, and on which he has
since lived. He has one of the finest farms in Sac county. In 1886 he built a
commodious two-story residence, with bay window and modern conveniences. He has
a fine grove and orchard of four acres, his barn and other farm buildings are
all first-class, and the general appearance of the farm indicates thrift and
prosperity. This place is utilized chiefly as a stock farm.
Mr. Smith was married January 4, 1866, to Miss Nancy E. Mummey, who was born in
Morgan county, Ohio, daughter of Joshua and Catharine (Hammon) Mummey, natives
of Maryland. Joshua Mummey was a soldier of the war of 1812, and served in
Captain Elston's Company in the Army of the Maumee under General Wm. H.
Harrison, grandfather of President Harrison. Mrs. Smith is one of nine children,
four sons and five daughters. One of her brothers, Benjamin, served in the late
war as a member of the Eleventh Iowa Infantry. He now resides at Odebolt, Iowa.
Her father died in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1853, and her mothers now reside with
her, aged ninety-eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children, namely:
Charles, who is married and has one child, Annie M.; Mary, wife of Rev. Sydney
Chandler, a Methodist minister, of Epworth, Dubuque county, Iowa, is now
attending college in that city; and Harlan A., attending college at Epworth.
Mr. Smith's political affiliations are with the Republican party. In the fall of
1889 he was elected to the State Legislature, and served as a member of the same
with credit and honor, both to himself and to his constituents. He is a charter
member of Colonel Goodrich Post, No. 117, G. A. R., and his wife is a member of
the Women's Relief Corps. Both are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, of which he is a trustee and Steward, and they have the esteem and
respect of all who know them.
Sutton, C.W.
From Biographical History of Crawford, Ida & Sac Counties,
Iowa
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1893
C. W. Sutton, a prominent and influential citizen of Odebolt, Iowa, is a member of the firm, C.W. Sutton & Son, hardware merchants. This business was established in the city, June 1873, (an error - he did not come to Odebolt until 1879) in a small store in the same location, occupied by the firm ever since. When they began business the stock was very small, but now they carry a very large assortment of goods in their line, consisting of hardware, stoves, tinware, pumps, oils, a full line of farming implements, Cooper and Old's wagons; wagons from D.M. Secler, of Moline, Moline Buggy Company Works, and the Hadock Buggy Works, of Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1892 the firm erected a fine two-story implement building, 100 x 26, which is one of the finest in the county. Under this is a basement. This building was built for buggies, implements, hardware and cutlery, and a room in the rear accommodates the tin shop. Another room, 26 x 70 feet, contains the paints, oils, pumps, etc. The stock is valued from $12,000 to $15,000.
C. W. Sutton, the senior member of this firm, was born in Wayne county, New York, July 17, 1835, son of Charles C.H. and Rosella (Bishop) Sutton, natives of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, respectively, although of English extraction. Our subject was reared in his native State, and educated at the high school of his native place. At the age of twenty he came West to Iowa locating in James [*Jones?] county, where he engaged in farming for several years, when in 1875 he engaged in the hardware business, which he pursued until coming to Odebolt in 1879, where he established the above mentioned firm. Mr. Sutton is practically a self-made man, and has accumulated his present wealth by his own persistent effort.
Mr. Sutton was married, in 1858, to Miss Fannie Hause, who died in 1868, after bearing her husband four children, namely: George, member of the firm of Sutton & Son; Rosella, wife of Allen Duke of James [Jones?] county, Iowa; Florence, wife of West McDaniel, of James [Jones?] county, Iowa; and Edith, wife of W.S. Faiker, of Iowa, is a graduate of Barton Conservatory of Music. Mr. Sutton was married in Odebolt, in 1882, February, to Lucinda Taylor, and four children have been born of this union, namely: Lula, Nora, Charles, and Alice.
Politically, Mr. Sutton is a Republican, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace for several years. He also held the position of Mayor of the city of Odebolt, and at the present time is a member of the School Board. Socially, Mr. Sutton is a member of the Masonic fraternity, being connected with Wheeler Lodge, No. 398. He is one of the most active members, as well as Trustee of the Methodist Church, and is highly esteemed in that body.
*note:
As far as I am aware, there is no James County in Iowa. I believe it is an
error and should be Jones County. The following link from the Jones
County, Iowa GenWeb lists the marriage of Charles W. Sutton and Fannie House as
1855 Dec 03. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/marriage/booka3.htm
transcribed by B. Horak, November 2002
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