Jasper County, Iowa

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NEEDHAM, C. O.; R. R. engineer.

NEEDHAM, F. A.; Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Amboy.

NEEDHAM, Stephen
Farmer, Sec. 7., P. O. Amboy; born in Hampden Co., Mass., in 1820; located in Rock Creek Tp., this county in 1855; went into business in Newton in 1858. He enlisted in the 10th Iowa Vol. in Sept., 1861, in the regimental band; mustered out in March, 1862, by special order of the War Department. He went into the merchant tailoring business again in Newton, and continued until 1868, when he purchased a farm in Newton Tp., which he cultivated for a few years, and sold out and located in this township. He married Nancy JAINES in 1843; she was also born in Massachusetts; she died in 1858; their two children-- Frank A. and Charley O., are residents of this county. He married his present wife, Mrs. A. E. NEELY (PETTET) in 1859; have one child-- James S., born Dec.. 28, 1864. Mrs. NEEDHAM is a member of the Disciple Church; he is a Democrat. He owns sixty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre.

NELSON, Albert; Laborer.

NELSON, N.; Laborer.

NELSON, Peter; Laborer.

NICAL, T. J.; Teamster; Pella.

NORTON, Ed.; Gardner.

O'LAUGHLIN, Joseph; R. R. Laborer.

ORRELL, J. C; Laborer.

ORRELL, J. L.; Laborer.

OSMANS, A.; Laborer.

OWINGS, J. B.
Farmer; Sec. 9, P.O. Newton; born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1837; located in this county in 1855. He married Martha MILLS in 1860; she was born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., in 1844; their children are---Schaffer, born May 12, 1862; Gurty, July 27, 1865; Arrie A., Dec. 12, 1870. They are members of the M. E. Church; he is a Republican. Township Trustee. Jane YOUNG, also a member of Mr. OWINGS' family, was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1818. He owns 190 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre.

PACKARD, T.; Banking, collection exchange; Pella.

PAIN, L. G.; Farmer; P. O. Newton.

PATTERSON, R. C.; Sec. 6; P. O. Newton.

PATTERSON, S. S.
Attorney at law; Kellogg; born in Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1834; moved with his parents to Hamilton, Canada, when a child; he returned to the United States and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1857; he studied law with the Hon. W. P. NOBLE, M. C. from Tiffin district. Enlisted in the 12th Ohio V. I., in 1863, as private, and soon after received from President LONCOLN an appointment as Aide on Gen. HUNTER's staff, with rank of Captain; he was mustered out in Lynchburgh, Va., in 1865; was appointed United States Revenue Inspector of District of Southwest Virginia in 1866. He practiced law in Lynchburgh, Va., until 1868; he located in this county in 1870. He married Miss Annie M. DAVIS, daughter of Levi DAVIS of Tiffin, Ohio, in 1866; she was born in Tiffin, Ohio, in 1843. They attend the Methodist Church; he is a Democrat in politics. He owns his residence and other valuable property in Kellogg.

PATTON, L. L.; Grain buyer.

PEACOCK, Eli
Farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Kellogg; born in Hamilton Co., Ind., in 1836; located in this county in 1855. Married Mary ELLIS in 1859; she was born in Indiana in 1836; have four children--Florence B., Carrie, Eugene, Eulala. Are members of the Friends' Society; Republican. He is overseer in his Church. He owns ninety-one acres of land, valued at $40 per acre.

PEACOCK, H.; Teamster.

PEALE, T. F.
General hardware merchant; Kellogg; born in Highland Co., Ohio, in 1856; located in this county in 1875. Married Miss Pherria TIMM in 1875; she was born in Germany in 1858. He is a Republican. Owns his store and dwelling, which, with his stock, is valued at $3,000; he keeps a general assortment of hardware on hand at all times. His sister, Miss A. A. PEALE resides with him; she was born in 1860 in Ohio.

PELSON, Hans; Laborer.

PETERSON, W.; Laborer.

POWELSON, Hans; Laborer.

PRINGLE, W. S.; Laborer.

RAINERS, F.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Kellogg.

REDMAN, James G.
Merchant and farmer; born in Wayne Co., Ky., in 1837; located in this county in 1864. Married Miss M. A. ANTLE in 1866; she was born in Morgan Co., Ill., in 1849; their children are Estella, Luthalla, Francis E. and Thomas B. He owns 277 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre, and improved property in Kellogg, valued at $2,000; he carries a stock of general merchandise of $5,000 worth. He is engaged in stock raising, principally Short-Horned cattle, and Berkshire and Poland hogs, of which he has about $2,500 worth on his farm, which is located on parts of Sec. 14 and Sec. 15 in Buena Vista Township in this county. In politics, he is a Democrat.

REIMERS, F.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Kellogg.

REYNOLDS, Wm.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Newton.

REYNOLDS, C. P.; Preacher; Pella.

ROBERTS, Levi; Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Amboy.

ROGERS, A. L.; Laborer.

ROSEMAN, E. W.; Farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Newton.

ROSS, G. W.; Harness maker; Pella.

ROSS, W. D.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Kellogg.

ROSS, W. N.; Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Kellogg.

RUDOLPH, M. E.; School teacher; Pella.

SAINT, H. M.; Mason.

SAUM, R. E.; Herder.

SAUM, S. A.
of Saum, Davis & Co., manufacturers of improved pumps; Kellogg; born in Highland Co., Ohio, in 1834; moved to Knox Co., Ill., in 1853, and located in this county in 1855. Married Miss Rachel E. ELLIS in 1856; she was born in Knox Co., Ill., in 1837; they have one child--Fred A., born Dec. 25, 1859. Are members of the Christian Church; he is a Greenbacker in politics. Enlisted in the 28th I. V. I. in 1862; mustered out in August, 1865; was in thirteen engagements with his regiment, including Champion Hills, Vicksburg, Winchester, Cedar Creek and Fisher's Hill. His company is manufacturing, as a specialty, their deep well iron cylinder pumps on an extensive scale, and have supplied a large scope of country with these pumps during the last seven years. He is a lineal descendant in a direct line from Nicholas Saum, who emigrated to this country from Germany, and located in the Shenandoah Valley, Va., several years prior to the Revolutionary War, in which one of his sons was killed. During the late war, there were six of this family on each side, one of whom was killed or died on each side.

SCHNELL, P.
Proprietor of a saloon and billiard hall; Kellogg; born in Alsace (formerly owned by France, now by Germany) in 1851; he came to this country and located in Muscatine, Iowa, in 1868, and located in this town in 1875. He is a Lutheran, and a Democrat in politics. He owns his billiard hall and saloon; also blacksmith shop and lots, valued at $3,000.

SCHOOLEY, Jas.; Laborer.

SCHULEIN, J.; Clothing; Kellogg.

SCOTT, Frank; Laborer.

SHAW, G. G.; Laborer.

SHIELDS, S. S.; Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Newton.

SHOEMAKER, C. T.
Merchant; Kellogg; born in Bedford Co., Penn., in 1837; went to California in 1857; returned in 1862; moved to Henry Co., Ill., in 1865, and located in this county, and went into business in this town in 1868. He married Miss Annie M. RESSER in 1867; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1850; they have three children-- William A., born March 19, 1870; Mable Blanch, born May 19, 1873; Philip E., born July 2, 1876. He has a large, substantial brick storehouse well filled with a general assortment of goods suitable for a first-class county trade; he owns his residence, business block and several houses and lots in town worth $10,000; also two farms, worth $8,000.

SHOFNER, M.; Wagon maker; Pella.

SHULL, Peter
Farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Newton; born in Somerset Co., Penn., in 1804; located in this county in 1865. Married Annie CARPMAN in 1828; they have nine children-- E. Shull, Mary D., Caroline, Job, Sam, James, Peter, Sephies L., Joel and Lutherus. Republican. He own 126 1/2 acres, valued at $30 per acre.

SIMPSON, Amos J.
Farmer, Sec. 31, P. O. Kellogg; born in Putnam Co., Ohio, in 1850; moved to Poweshiek Co., Iowa, in 1855, and located in this county in 1861. He married Miss Martha FLAUGH in 1872; she was born in Illinois in 1851; their two children are Clara M., born Oct. 5, 1873; Murty Blanch, Feb. 23, 1878. He is a Republican. He owns fifty-five acres of land in Lucas Co., Iowa, and rents eighty acres from his father in this county. His father is one of the old and prominent residents of Kellogg.

SIMPSON, J., Rev.
United Brethren Church; Kellogg; born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, in 1820; moved to Putnam Co. in 1834, and to Poweshiek Co., Iowa, in 1856; located in this county in 1863. Married Elizabeth PATRICK in 1842; she was born in Indiana in 1818; their children are Thomas J., William S., Amos J., T. L., Sarah E., George W., Wallace W. and Lincoln E. He was licensed to preach in 1853, ordained in 1860, and continued preaching up to a few years ago, when he retired owing to impaired health. He owns 610 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre, and $6,000 worth of property in Kellogg.

SIMPSON, T. L.
Farmer, Sec. 31, P. O. Kellogg; born in Putnam Co., Ohio, in 1854; moved to Poweshiek Co., Iowa, in 1855. Married Miss Sarah PENN in 1876; she was born in this county in 1857; their only child Irena Bell, was born Sept. 10, 1877. He is a Republican. He rents eighty acres adjoining his brother's, from his father, Mr. SIMPSON, of Kellogg, which he has in a high state of cultivation.

SIMPSON, W. A.; Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Kellogg.

SIEGLER, J.; Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Kellogg.

SMITH, G. S.; Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Kellogg.

SMITH, J. R.; Physician; Pella.

SOWERS, Jacob; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Amboy.

SPELMAN, R.; Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Newton.

STAFFORD, Eugene; Clerk.

STANLEY, R. J; Clerk.

STARRATT, A. E.; Farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Newton.

STARRATT, D. C.; Farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Newton.

SWARTS, Conrad; Laborer.

SULLENS, F. M.; Blacksmith; Pella.

SULSER, Madison
Farmer, Sec. 34, P. O. Kellogg; born in Wayne Co., Ind., in 1848; located in this county in 1876. He married Martha SHOEMATE in 1873; she was born in Clayton Co., Iowa, in 1853; have one child--Lau Emma, born Oct. 14, 1875. Mrs. SULSER is Baptist. Mr. S. is a Greenback in politics; he occupies and cultivates 240 acres, owned at present by his father.

THAKE, Chris; Laborer.

THOMPSON, H. S.; Preacher of Congregational Church; Pella.

TILDEN, E. A.; Farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Kellogg.

TRIM, F.; Kellogg.

TROUT, C. L.
Farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Amboy; born in Highland Co., Ohio, in 1854; located in this county in 1868. Married Hannah HINSHAW in 1876; she was born in the house she now occupies--being the homestead of her father, who was one of the oldest residents of the county. Mr. TROUT is a Greenback in politics. He owns sixty acres of land, valued at $60 per acre.

VANDELINDEN, G.; Tinsmith; Pella.

VANHEW, John; Foreman on R. R.

VAUGHAM, William; Carpenter; Pella.

VINALL, George H.
Farmer, Sec. 35, P. O. Kellogg; born in Sussex, England, in 1842; located in Ohio, in 1849; moved to Scott Co., Iowa, in 1853, and to this county in 1869. He married Miss Rebecca RUSSELL in 1867; she was born in 1843; have one child-- Alice M., born Aug. 21, 1868. Are members of the Christian Church; Independent in politics. He owns 120 acres of land, valued at $5,000.

VOSS, P. R. M.
Farmer, residence Kellogg; born in Germany in 1838, located in Davenport, Ill., in 1856. Married August SWARTZ in 1868; she was born in Jan., 1847; three children-- Annie, born Jan. 11, 1869; Minnie, born Jan. 14, 1872; Henry, born May 5, 1876. Are members of the Lutheran Church; Independent in politics. He owns eighty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre.

WEAVER, W. C.; Druggist; Pella.

WEST, A. G.; Harness maker; Pella.

WHITCOMB, W. A.; Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Kellogg.

WHITE, Margaret T.
Farmer, Sec 36., P. O. Kellogg; born in Blount Co., Tenn., in 1810; moved to Indiana in 1833. Married Charles F. WHITE in 1841; he was born in Sussex Co., Delaware, in 1792, died in 1859; she has two children living--Sarah E. (now Mrs. BLAKELY, of Oregon), born May 24,1847; Felicia H. (now Mrs. PLATNER), born July 20, 1849. Mrs. WHITE is a member of the Friends' Society. She owns eighty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre.

WIGAND, T.
Farmer, Sec 12, P.O. Kellogg; born in Germany in 1836; came to this country and located in New York in 1846, and in this county in 1866. Married Mrs. Mary COOLADGE (TOMLSON) in 1860; she was born in England; they have ten children-- Clara E., Amelia A., Mary D., John F., Wyman M., Francis N., Carol H. and Burton B.; Mrs. WIGAND had two children by a former marriage--William H., and Cornelia J. He is a Greenback in politics. Owns 400 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; he is a systematic farmer, and a public spirited citizen; his word is as good as his bond.

WILLIAMS, James A.
Farmer, Sec. 20, P. O. Kellogg; born in Scott Co., Iowa, in 1849; located in this county in 1867. Married Mary E. COX in the Spring 1871; she was born in this county in 1854; they have two children-- Ida, born Dec. 11, 1871 and Nora, born March 24, 1878. Greenback in politics. Owns eighty acres of land, valued at $50 per acre.

WILSON, B.; P. O. Newton.

WILSON, R. W.
Farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Newton; born in State of Delaware in 1813; moved to Scott Co., Ind., when a boy, in 1827; thence to Arkansas, where he remained four years, and returned to Indiana. He located in this county in 1854. He married Johannah DEMAR in 1835; she was born in Kentucky in 1819; their children are Rebecca F., Charlotte R., Sarah I., William D, Robert F., David R., Flecher M. and Eliza J. (C. A. CALLISON, who was born in Greenbrier Co., Va., married Eliza J., Sept. 2, 1875.) They are members of the M. P. Church; he is a Republican, has occupied the positions of Road Supervisor, School Director, and Township Trustee. He owns 210 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre.

WELTY, I. T.
Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Kellogg.

ZIMMERMAN,, J. H.; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Newton.

ZIMMERMAN, William; Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Newton.