Beaver Township

Excerpt from The History of Dallas County, Iowa, published in 1879 by the Union Historical Company of Des Moines, Iowa

Barlow, J. H., farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Xenia; born in Chenango County, New York in 1850; came to this county in 1876; owns 160 acres of land; he married Miss Jane Siglin in 1873; she was born in De Kalb County, Illinois.

Bennett, E., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Xenia.

Biggs, J. H., farmer, Sec. 9' P.O. Perry.

Bligh, D.C., farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Minburn.

Bligh, A.M., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Minburn.

Burrington, G. M., Sec. 16; P.O. Perry.

Cameron, K., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Perry.

Carey, John, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Minburn.

Clarke, T. K., farmer, Sec.20, P.O. Minburn.

Conway, M.S. & T. L., farmers, Sec. 14; P.O. Perry.

Conger, S. O., farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Minburn.

Conway, Eliza, farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Xenia.

Copple, F., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Perry.

Crane, Silas, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Minburn.

Crawford, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Minburn.

Crawford, C. E., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Minburn.

Dayton, S. H., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Minburn; born in Lawrence County, New York, in 1827; he lived several years in Illinois, and shipped the first three car loads of corn on the Alton railroad west of the Kankakee river; he came to this State in 1854; owns 320 acres of land; has held offices of town trustee, town clerk, school director, assessor, justice of the peace and county supervisor; he was largely instrumental in organizing Beaver township; he married Miss L. Woolcott in 1848; she was born in Essex County, New York, and died in 1859; he afterwards married Mary Gardiner, in 1860; she was born in Canada; has two children by first marriage: Ellen and Frank D.; and seven by second marriage: Addie, Eva, Jane, Herod, Pharoah I., Minnie and John.

Dills, W. P., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Minburn.

Doty, Ira S., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Perry; born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1839; came to this county ------; owns 140 acres of land; holds office of town trustee; he enlisted in Co. K, 26th Iowa Infantry in the late war, and served three years; he married Miss Harriet J. Wells in 1860; she was born in Ohio; have nine children: Ida J., Wm. I., Milton M., George C., John W., Laura, Maud, Lyman and Mark.

Evans, M. L., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Perry.

French, G. C., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Perry.

Gardiner, Thos., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Perry.

Gardiner, James, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Minburn.

Gardiner, Chas., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Minburn.

Gannon, Mark, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Minburn.

Gill, Sylvanus, farmer; Sec. 12; P.O. Xenia.

Gill, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Xenia.

Girty, E., farmer, Sec.9; P.O. Perry.

Glyde, Fred, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Minburn.

Halley, G. W., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Perry.

Hanson, D., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Perry.

Hayes, H. H., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Minburn.

Heck, M., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Perry.

Holland, M., farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Perry.

Huntington, S. A., farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Minburn.

Husted, James, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Perry.

Kerby, J., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Perry; born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1838; came to this State in 1858, and to this county in 1866; owns 105 acres of land; has held the office of town clerk; he enlisted in the 2d Iowa Cavalry in the late war, and served four years; he married Miss Sarah Moyer in 1866; she was born in New York; has nine children: Dora, Mary, Sadie, John, Effie, Lefa, Amanda, Nettie and Freddie.

Kughler, John, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Perry.

Leaming, C. M., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Perry; born in Indiana in 1834; came to this State in 1839, and to this county in 1866; owns 300 acres of land; has held offices of school director, justice of the peace and town trustee; he married Miss Mary Newland in 1855; she was born in Ohio; has eight children: Eunice, Jennie, Martha, George, Agnes, Albert, Franklin and Eddie.

McFee, J. M., farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Perry.

McLaughlin, E. S., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Perry.

Maher, E., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Dallas Center.

Marrs, J. B., farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Xenia.

Miller, E.W., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Xenia.

Mier, Herman, farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Perry.

Morressey, S., farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Minburn.

Mortimer, J. H., farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Dallas Center.

Murphy, Mary, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Minburn.

Myers, S. H., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Minburn; born in Morgan County, Indiana, in 1837; came to this county in October, 1853; owns 160 acres of land; he married Miss S. A. Williams in 1859; she was born in Michigan; has six children: Mary E., Julia A., Charlie J., Minnie J., John C. and Walter B.

Newby, M. J., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Minburn.

Newland, John, farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Perry.

Noble & McCrosky, farmers, Sec. 20; P.O. Minburn.

Norwood, D., farmer, Sec. 27 P.O. Minburn.

O’Maley, Pat, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Perry.

O’Maley, James, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Perry.

O’Maley, Peter, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Perry.

O’Maley, Martin, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Perry.

Olsen, C.; farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Xenia.

Paddick, Wm., farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Minburn.

Parcel, C., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Perry.

Parker, Wm., farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Perry.

Rainor, G., farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Minburn.

Rooney, Pat, farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Dallas Center.

Schnoor, Henry, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Xenia.

Schnoor, C., farmer and blacksmith, Sec. 3; P.O. Xenia.

Schnoor, Hans, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Xenia.

Siglin, M. W., born in Pennsylvania in 1850; came to this county in 1876; owns 150 acres of land; married Miss Lottie Lawrence in 1876; has one child: Jacob M.

Siggerson, James, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Perry.

Skiler, J. W., farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Xenia.

Stephens, James, farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Xenia.

Storms, J., farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 25; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Indiana in 1829; came to this county in 1865; owns 917 acres of land; has held the office of town trustee.

Thompson, James, farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Xenia.

Tovey, F., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Minburn.

Tovey, Reuben, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Minburn.

Tovey, G. W., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Minburn.

Tovey, Job, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Minburn.

Townsend, Jacob M., farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Dallas Center; born in Ohio in 1822; came to this State in April 1848, and was one of the organizers of this township; he owns 240 acres of land; has held the offices of town trustee, constable, justice of the peace and school director; he married Miss Martha Griggs in 1852; she was born in Indiana; has four children: Alexander, Amy, Sarah and Roxie.

Walker, J. J., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Perry.

Wells, John H., farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Perry.

Wells, L. S., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Perry.

Winkler, John, farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Minburn.

Woods, W.W., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Xenia.

Worrell, E. A., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Perry.

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