and served six months, when he was taken sick and was honorably discharged. He returned home, and in 1847 enlisted in the Fifth regiment Indiana volunteers and served until the close of the war. He again returned home and in the spring of 1850 went to California, where he obtained a position as salesman in a dry goods store. He followed that until 1853 he returned to Indiana, and one year later he came to this county. He owns over 100 acres of land. Was married in this county, on the 9th of January, 1859, to Miss Nancy J. Hoyt. Their family consists of four children living: Ida A., Jennie, Carrie and Lizzie. Lost one, Otho ICHOLSON, F. M.-Farmer, section 20, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Indiana, April 25, 1839, and at the age of nine years moved with his parents to lowa, settling in Boone county. He engaged in farming until the spring of 1877, when he came to this county. During the war he enlisted in company A, Sixth Iowa cavalry, and served one year. He was married in Mahaska county, this State, June 10, 1860, to Miss Keturah Girard. They have six children: Minnie O., James S., Eliza, Elizabeth, John W. and Warren F.

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NUSSBAUM, E. M.-Carpenter, Polk City. Was born February 15, 1850, in Madison township, this county. When young he learned the trade of carpenter and has since followed it. He is probably one of the first-born in the township, his father having been one of the first settlers here. In March, 1869, he married Miss Margaret D. Byram. They have four children: Emeline, Julian D., Walter M. and Benjamin F.

AINTER, WILLIAM T.-Merchant, Polk City. Was born in Pennsylvania, July 5, 1828 and after leaving school he commenced farming, which he continued until the summer of 1861. He then enlisted in company G, One Hundredth Pennsylvania infantry and remained in the service about eighteen months, when, on account of disability, he was honorably discharged. Returned to the place of his birth, remaining there until the fall of 1866, when he came to this county. Has been engaged in the mercantile business since 1866. He was married in this county, September 27, 1870, to Miss Maggie Juvenall. The fruits of this union were three children, only one of whom is now living, John W. Mrs. Painter died of consumption on the 22d of June, 1880. She was born in this county, December 6, 1851. She was a most estimable lady, a kind and loving wife, affectionate mother and a valued friend. She was a woman of domestic habits, whose life was devoted to making home happy.

PARMENTER, NAT.-Farmer and stock-raiser, section 18, P. O. Polk City. Was born in New Ha pshire, Hillsborough county, December 12, 1828, and when 9 years of ages parents removed to Ohio and from there to this State in 1857. Has resied here for fifteen years. When about twelve years of age he began the carpenter and cabinet maker's trades, which he followed until 1861. Was elected a member of the Board of Supervisor's in the fall of 1873 and then was re-elected, serving for six years. He was superintendent of the poor farm from 1875 through the year 1879 and was also assessor of Saylor township and trustee in 1869. Was married in this county, September 19, 1860, to Miss Martha Norton, of Indiana. They have by this union a family of three daughters and one adopted son: Ora Agnes, Augusta O., Lennie R. and Fred N.

PIERCE, ALEXANDER-Farmer, section 9, P. O. Sheldahl. Was born

in White county, Tennessee, in 1826 and when about seven years of age his father emigrated to Illinois and remained there until 1837, when he removed to Arkansas and four years later to the southwest part of Missouri. He came from there to his present location in June of 1850. In 1860 he went to the Rocky Mountains and remained there one year and in October of 1861 he enlisted in company D, Sixteenth Iowa infantry and served till January, 1865 and was honorably discharged, his rank being that of sergeant during his service, He was captured July 22, 1864, and sent to Andersonville prison and kept for sixty-two days and then exchanged. He was married in Missouri, in 1842, to Miss Elizabeth Eslick, of Indiana. They have a family of eight children living: Thomas P., William B., Isaiah H., Sarah J., Frances B., Rebecca, Martha and Alice and have lost six.

PROVOTT, THOMAS-Farmer and stock-raiser, section 27, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Indiana, January 2, 1833, and there was raised and also received his education. He was engaged in farming and stock-raising there until the spring of 1855, when he came to this county. Owns 190 acres of land. Was married in Kansas, on the 20th of November, 1874, to Miss Sarah E. Terry. Their family circle is: Jennie, Harry and Alice.

OBINSON, A. R.-Farmer, section 16, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, September 5, 1841, and was raised in that State up to the time he came West with his parents, who settled first at Rising Sun, in May of 1851. His education was received partly in his native State and partly in this county, and he has since followed teaching more or less. At the outbreak of the late war he enlisted in company E, Fourth Iowa infantry volunteers, August 8, 1861, and served till the close of the war and participated in thirty battles and about one hundred skirmishes. He was wounded at Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864, and then transferred to second lieutenancy and afterward promoted to first lieutenant of the Second regular United States infantry. The latter part of his service was out on the plains. He was married in this county, November 30, 1865, to Miss Julia A. Demary, of Wisconsin, and they have by this union a family of six children living: Ida K., Annetta, Charles S., Harry Mc., Daisy and an infant. They lost one, Maud.

ROBINSON, S. S.-Dealer in drugs and groceries, Polk City. Was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, February 1, 1835, and when a child his parents immigrated to Beaver county, that State, and in 1856 came to this county. While young he worked at the printer's trade for about four years. His father was a blacksmith and he learned that trade also, which he followed, together with farming, up to the outbreak of the late war, when he enlisted in company C, Twenty-third regiment Iowa volunteers, in August, 1862, and served three years, and after the war returned to this county and divided his time between farming and clerking up to the time that he engaged in his present business. He has been twice married; first, in this county, near Des Moines, May 12, 1869, to Miss Amelia Owen, of Pennsylvania, who died August 11, 1875, and left one son, Ira. His second marriage was in the fall of 1878 to Margaret Moore, a native of Ohio.

ROGERS, JAMES D.-Farmer, section 20, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Onondaga county, New York, and when three years of age was taken by his parents to Pennsylvania. Then commenced farming, which he followed there until the fall of 1837, and then removed to Indiana. In

the fall of 1853 he went to Boone county, this State, and in 1859 came to this county and settled in this township. He owns 100 acres of land. Was married in Ohio December 13, 1841, to Miss Mary H. Durgin. She died November 10, 1878, leaving six children living and eight deceased.

ROE, WILLIAM-Farmer and stock-raiser, section 18, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Wayne county, Indiana, December 16, 1830, and when three years of age went with his parents to Michigan, and was raised there on a farm. He came to this county in June, 1848, and was married March 28, 1849, to Miss Martha J. Harvey, a native of Indiana. They have, by this union, a family of seven children living: George W., Sarah E., Joseph H., Daniel H., Sarah B., Florence E., Ulysses S. They have lost four: Lydia B., Martha E., Margaret E. and Lucretia J. He settled on his present farm in the fall of 1850, which now consists of 252 acres.

HEARER, J. R.--Farmer, section 19, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Wayne county, Kentucky, July 15, 1834, and when seven years of age moved with his parents to Missouri. For three years he was engaged in teaching school, and then commenced farming, which he has continued to the present time. In the fall of 1854 he came to this county, and now owns 147 acres of land. In January, 1863, enlisted during the war in company D, Sixteenth Iowa infantry, and served until its close, when he was mustered out, and then returned home. He was married in this county December 28, 1854, to Miss Lucinda Runnion. They have a family of six children living: William M., Nancy C., Mary S., Luella L., A. Lincoln and Rachel G. Lost two, Curtis W. and James.

SKINNER, J. O.-Physician and surgeon, Polk City. Was born in Meigs county, Ohio, September 6, 1824. His boyhood was spent on a farm, except that portion of his time that he spent in the schools of that county. He afterward read medicine with Dr. Rathbun, and during the winter of 1847 attended the Starling Medical College, at Columbus, and the following spring came to Lee county, of this State, and engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1849 he returned to Ohio, and graduated M. D. from the Starling Medical College in 1850. He again settled in Lee county, of this State, and resumed his practice. In February, 1855, he received the ad eundem degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk. In September, 1857, he came to East Des Moines, where he remained till the spring of 1877. On the 19th of August, 1862, he was regularly commissioned assistant surgeon in the Tenth Iowa regiment, and was honorably discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, at the close of the war. He has been identified with the Iowa Medical Society for about twenty-seven years and has been a member of the Polk County Medical Society since its organization, at which time he was made its vicepresident. He was married in Lee county, this State, to Miss Margaret Everhart, of Pennsylvania; and by this union they have four children living: T. B., Linn M., Charles W. and Jennie. They have lost three.

STUBBS, ROBERT W.-Of the firm of Egleston & Stubbs, proprietors of the Polk City Flouring Mills. Was born July 21, 1845, in Washington county, Ohio, and at nine years of age came to this State and settled in Warren county in 1854. He learned the milling business when about twelve years old, and worked for his father on the Des Moines river for about seven years, and then engaged in a saw mill at Hartford. He remained here till the fall of 1864, when he returned to his native county and engaged in a saw mill, and the following summer went to the oil works

in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and took charge of an engine. About eighteen months later, he returned to Des Moines, where his first work was for B. F. Allen and W. T. Smith. Shortly afterward, he engaged with the Eagle Mills as engineer, which position he filled for five years, and then engaged as a practical miller for the two following years. In June, 1874, he came to his present location, and at present, is one of the trustees of his township. His marriage was in Des Moines, June 26, 1870, to Miss Rachel K. Terrell of Ohio, but raised in this State. They have a family of four children living: Frederick J., Della B., Minnie R. and Silas A.; one deceased, Robert T.

SUMMEY, H. B.-Manufacturer of boots and shoes, Polk City. Was born in Owen county, Indiana, October 6, 1836, and came from there to his present location on the 5th day of October, 1855. In his early boyhood he followed farming, but began a trade when about fourteen years of age. After three years, discontinued it, and engaged in a saw mill and followed that with various other occupations up to 1860, when he engaged at his present calling. In July, 1862, he enlisted in company B, Twenty-third Iowa infantry volunteers, and served three years, and was mustered out at Harrisburg, Texas. After the war he returned to Polk City, and since that time has been in the boot and shoe business. He is one of the present city council, a member of the I. O. O. F., and A. O. U. W. His marriage was in Dallas county, December 25, 1860, to Miss Terrissa Warden of Guernsey county, Ohio. They have, by this union, a family of two sons and three daughters living: James H., Hezekiah, Helena M., Dora Etta and Madgie A. They have lost one daughter, Susan.

SUTTER, P.-Farmer, section 34, P. O. Polk City. Was born in Wayne county, Ohio, July 14, 1830, and was raised there at farming as an occupation till sixteen years of age, when he came West, and was engaged at Burlington in a distillery for about three years. Then went to Califor nia, remained there two years, and returned to this county, settling on his present homestead of 390 acres, of which 250 are under cultivation. His marriage was in this county, December 25, 1855, to Miss Jane Miller, of Indiana. By this union they have a family of seven children living: Josephine, Martha J., Lewis, John F., Rosa Lee, Reuben and Clementine.

ANDORN, A.- Polk City. Was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, and when a boy his parents emigrated to Indiana. He was raised there, and also received his education in the schools of that county. He came to this county as early as the fall of 1848. Drove the first stake and helped to lay out the town of Polk City. Since a resident of this township he has held the office of constable two terms. He was married here October 1, 1857, to Miss Oner Hauser, of the State of Ohio, who died June 5, 1863, and left three children, of whom two are now living: Jacob and Willie, and one deceased, Isaac.

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ALKER, CAPT. J. M.-Farmer and stock-raiser, section 21, P. 0. Polk City. Was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, November 10, 1835, and when four years old his parents came to Lee county, this State, where he was raised and received his early education, supplemented with a course at the Denmark Academy. He afterward read law with General Crocker, and was admitted to the bar in 1857. In 1862 he began the prac tice of his profession at Des Moines. In August, 1862, he, in company with C. J. Clark, recruited a company of one hundred men for the late Mr. Clark was elected captain, and Mr. Walker first lieutenant. He

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served in that capacity four months, and was commissioned captain of company B, Twenty-third Regiment Iowa volunteers. Served three years, and was mustered out in August, 1865. During the winter of 1864-5 he was, by special order, placed on the staff of General Crocker, in New Mexico. In the winter of 1865 he went to Texas, and returned with 600 head of cattle. He was at this time in the law business, which he gave up on account of his love for agricultural pursuits. In May, 1866, he attended the Philadelphia Convention as a delegate from Central Iowa, and was made one of the secretaries of that body. Shortly afterward he was appointed United States Marshal under Andrew Johnson, which office he occupied for about eight months, and in the spring of 1867 came to his present home of Oakland Place. In the fall of that year he was elected Supervisor. During 1868-9 he was chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee of Iowa, and was succeeded by John P. Irish in 1870. He has been twice married. First, in Keokuk, to Miss Indie Marshall, of Indiana, who died in August, 1863, and left two daughters, Eliza M. and Indie B. His second marriage was November 29, 1865, to Miss Lou, daughter of J. C. Ramsey, of Wapello. They have one son, Ramsey M. WARREN, ROBERT-Farmer, section 23, P. O. Polk City. Was born in England, January 14, 1845, and there grew to manhood. He became a miner and followed that occupation until 1868, when he immigrated to America, landing in New York. From there he went to Ohio, where he continued his former occupation, and in 1876 came to this county and engaged in farming. Was married in South Wales, May 28, 1867, to Miss Mary Hewitt. By this union they have six children: Lillie, Eliza, May, Amy, Anna and Emma.

WILSON, JAMES-Pastor of the United Brethren Church, of Polk City. Was born in Ireland, March 17, 1805, and was there raised. He was engaged in farming until August 13, 1826, when he immigrated to America, landing in Quebec. From there he removed to Vermont, and while there learned the tanner's trade and also that of shoemaking, contin uing the same until August, 1832. He returned to Canada, bought a farm and in 1833 left for Ohio, where he became engaged in the shoe and also the tannery business. This he followed until 1849, when he closed out his business and became a minister of the gospel. He was married in Vermont, February 5, 1830, to Miss Marinda Nash. By this union they had nine children, of whom four are living: Robert, Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna. Lost five: Clark (who was a soldier), Rebecca G., James N., Laura and one unnamed.

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ERR, GEORGE-Farmer, section 14, P.O.Polk City. Was born in Germany, February 14, 1833, and at an early age commenced farming. In May, 1852, he immigrated to the United States and landed in New York, from which point he went to Wisconsin. In 1853 he went to Illinois, remaining there until 1856, when he came to this county. His home has since been here and he owns a farm of about 120 acres, with a good residence, etc. He was married in Illinois, June 16, 1856, to Miss Rebecca Slaten. They have a family of three children: John C., Lizzie A. and Robert.