Biographies

~ Pahre, Henry F. ~

The agricultural interests of Elk Creek Township, Jasper County, is well represented by Henry F. Pahre, one of our most typical twentieth-century farmers, enterprising and progressive. His thorough system of tillage, the well-cared-for condition of his fields, the excellent order of his dealings and fences, demonstrate his successful management and substantial thrift. In the community where he has spent his life he has maintained a very high place in the confidence and esteem of his many neighbors and friends, being regarded as a representative citizen in every relation of life, discharging every duty devolving upon him with commendable fidelity and proving himself worthy the large respect with which he is treated by all who know him. He has always been interested in whatever tends to promote the prosperity of his Township and County and to him as much as to any one man is the community indebted for the material development for which it has long been noted. He has also used his influence in behalf of all moral and benevolent enterprises, being a friend and liberal patron of the church and the school, believing these to be the most potential factors for substantial good that the world has ever known or can know.

Mr. Pahre was born in Elk Creek Township, this County, on July 19, 1859. He is the son of Ernest and Fredrika (Sanders) Pahre, both natives of Hanover, Germany, the father's birth occurring on November 1, 1822, and the mother's on February 11, 1823. They grew up in their native land and there the father received excellent educational advantages, his parents desiring that he follow the ministry, but it seems that he did not take any too kindly to this idea, and left college and joined a colony of his fellow countrymen who emigrated to Quincy, Illinois, about 1851. Among this number was Fredrika Sanders and she and Ernest Pahre were married in 1851, the first year of their stay in Illinois, and in 1854 they came to Jasper County, Iowa, locating in Elk Creek Township. Here Henry Frederick Pahre, brother of the subject's father had located about 1850, having taken up government land, after he had served in the Mexican War. Then he went back to Germany and returned to this country with his father, the latter buying one hundred and forty-three acres upon his arrival in Jasper County, and here the parents of the subject established a comfortable home, became influential in the community and spent the rest of their lives. The father died on September 13, 1897, and the mother passed away on March 11, 1906.

Henry Pahre, brother of the subject, who was one of the pioneers of Jasper County, became well fixed in a material way here, later adding eighty acres to his original holdings. He broke the wild prairie and endured the privations and hardships incident to pioneer life. When he first came here there were deer in plenty and much wild game of various kinds. Politically, he was a Democrat and he served his district as secretary of the school board. Religiously, he was a member of the Lutheran Church.

The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pahre: Louisa, Sophia and Louis all died in early childhood of diphtheria, all within two weeks; Henry F., of this sketch, is the oldest living child; Mrs. Martha Rohrdanz, Mrs. Emma O'Brien and Christina. Henry F. Pahre, of this sketch, grew up on the home farm and there learned valuable lessons relating to the various phases of agricultural work and stock raising. He attended the Andreas district school, and when only nine years of age he began driving a team and assisting in the farm work in a general way. He remained at home until he was twenty-five years of age, then bought sixty acres. He then worked his father's place on the shares until the death of the father, when the subject thought out the other heirs and is now the owner of one of the choice farms of the township, consisting of two hundred and eight-three acres; he has kept the old place so well tilled, rotating his crops and keeping the fields well fertilized so that the soil has been strengthened rather than thinned, and abundant harvests reward his annual toil. In 1905 he built a commodious, attractive and substantial dwelling and he has good outbuildings. In connection with general farming he raises and feeds livestock in large numbers, especially hogs.

As a good and intelligent citizen, Mr. Pahre takes much interest in political affairs, voting with the Democratic Party, the principles of which he believes to be more conducive to the country's good than those of any other political organization. He has ably and acceptably served his locality as township assessor for a period of eight years and he was also township trustee for three terms. He is a member and liberal supporter of the German Lutheran Church.

On January 15, 1885, was solemnized the marriage of Henry F. Pahre and Catherine O'Brien, who was born in Fulton County, Illinois, on September 2, 1864. She is the daughter of Pat and Ann (Cunningham) O'Brien. The father was born in Ireland and from that country he immigrated to Illinois when a young man. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Pahre namely: Elmer, born July 13, 1888; Lawrence, born July 9,1890; Edna, born September 21, 1892; Roscoe, born September 24, 1895. Page 700

~ Parmenter, George D. ~

Holding prestige among the successful agriculturists and stock raisers of Jasper County, George D. Parmenter, now of Grinnell, Iowa, is entitled to more than passing notice in the biographical history of this locality, for her he labored long and arduously until he became one of the substantial men of his township and one of its largest land owners, improving his home place until he brought it up to a high and successful state of cultivation, in fact, rendered it one of the choicest farms of this section of the state. He is a man of essential worth, very energetic and industrious and by diligent devotion to his vocation he has succeeded in accumulating a liberal competence, besides much valuable land in other localities than this. His life has been led along such conservative lines as to insure the winning and retaining of the confidence of all with whom he has had dealings in any way and he has ever stood ready to lend what aid he could in furthering the general interests of his vicinity.

Mr. Parmenter was born in Rock Island County, Illinois, January 25, 1849, the son of Lorenzo and Kezia (Robbins) Parmenter, the father born in Massachusetts and the mother in Pennsylvania. They came to Illinois in their youth, single, he with his sister and three brothers, and she with her parents and family, being one of a large family. One sister located in Ohio, but later in life came to Iowa, where her death occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Parmenter married in Illinois. He had learned the tailor's trade when a boy, but he turned his attention to farming in Illinois and was very successful, becoming an extensive farmer, owning about three hundred acres and there he and his wife spent the rest of their lives. Their family consisted of four children.

In politics he was a Republican and was very active in party affairs, having held several local offices, including County Supervisor. His death occurred in September 1896, his widow surviving until November 1899. They were good and useful people and were highly honored in their community. Mr. Parmenter's great-grandfather was in the Revolutionary War. Oliver Robins, a brother of Mr. Parmenter's mother, was in the Mexican War.

George D. Parmenter enjoyed the advantages of a liberal education, having passed through the common schools and spent two years in the Iowa State University. He came to Jasper County, this state, and located on one hundred and sixty acres of wild land, which his father had previously purchased. Here he went to work earnestly, broke the land and improved it, soon having one of the choice farms of his township. He prospered by reason of close application to his individual affairs and by good management he is now the owner of four hundred and forty acres in this county besides eighty acres in Poweshiek County, Iowa, and three hundred and twenty acres in North Dakota. His Jasper County farm is a model in every respect and he here carried on general farming and stock raising on an extensive scale. In 1893 he moved to an eighty-acre farm a mile west of Grinnell in Poweshiek County, but sold this in 1902, retiring from active life and moving to a beautiful home, which he purchased at No. 1228 Main Street, Grinnell, where he still resides. He is a Republican in politics, and has held a number of local offices, including that of township trustee. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church.

Mr. Parmenter was married on December 31, 1874 to Lydia Roberts, who was born in Rock Island County, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur P. and Maribee (Freeman) Roberts. The father was a member of the famous band of forty-niners who sought gold in California. He returned to Illinois where he lived until his death, in November 1887, at an advanced age, having been born on November 30, 1809. His wife was born on September 13, 1810, and her death occurred on March 30, 1867. They were the parents of ten children, five of whom are living, three daughters and two sons. One of the sons, Isaac N., was a soldier in the One Hundred and Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and his death occurred in the hospital, of measles contracted while in the service. Two of his cousins also went to the front, one of them being killed. Mrs. Parmenter's grandfather, Ebenezer Roberts, was a soldier in the War of 1812, having enlisted from the State of Maine. After the war he settled in Indiana. Arthur P. Roberts, father of the subject's wife, devoted his life to farming. He was successful as a gold miner in the west and returned to Illinois with enough money to buy a fine two hundred acre farm. After the death of his first wife he married Mrs. Mary E. Woods and she is still living, making her home at Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Parmenter, namely, Marcus served in Company K, Fiftieth Iowa Infantry, in the Spanish-American War, and he now lives on a farm in Poweshiek County; Rosella is the wife of O. J. Worcester, connected with the Grinnell Herald; Josephine and Florence are both at home. Page 673.

~ Parsons, Hess D. ~

In all that constitutes true manhood and good citizenship Hess D. Parsons, one of the best known and most substantial of Jasper County farmers, is a notable example and none stands higher than he in the esteem and confidence of the community honored by his citizenship. His career has been characterized by duty faithfully done and by industry, thrift and wisely directed efforts he has acquired a liberal share of this world's goods, besides earning a reputation which has never been clouded by the commission of a single unworthy act. He is a man of good judgment and pronounced views and while keeping himself well informed upon current events and taking a lively interest in all public affairs of his Township and County he has never had the faintest desire to exchange the quiet and contented life of the cozy farm for the distractions and cares which usually come to the man who fills official stations. He has worked hard for that which he now possesses, and knows how to appreciate the true dignity of labor and to place a correct estimate upon the value of money. Nevertheless he is liberal in his benefactions and stands ever ready to support with his influence and means all measures for the material and moral welfare of his community. He is one of our esteemed pioneer citizens, having cast his lot with the people of this locality when the wild prairie sod was mostly unused to the plowshare and neighbors were few, and here he has played most excellently his part in the drama of civilization.

Hess D. Parsons, well-known proprietor of "Malaka Stock Farm," one of the "show" places of this section of the County, was born in Randolph County, West Virginia, April 17, 1843. He is the son of George and Susannah (Harper) Parsons, natives of Virginia, the father born in 1802 and the mother in 1804. They grew up, were educated and married in the Old Dominion, finally emigrating to Jasper County, Iowa, where they became well established on a farm in Malaka Township, and became prominent in the affairs of the same, and here they both spent the remainder of their lives, the father dying in 1856 and the mother in 1902. Their family consisted of thirteen children, named as follows: Mrs. Almarine Holland, Marion, Mrs. Emeline Goslee are all deceased; Harper J. lives in California; the next two children died in infancy; Mrs. Geraldine Mendenhall, and Mrs. Tamaranda Bank are both deceased; Hess D., of this review; Susan Margaret is deceased; George W. lives in Newton; Louise is deceased. These children were all born in West Virginia, except the youngest, whose birth occurred in Jasper County, and they were all practically reared here.

Hess D. Parsons came with his parents to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1853, the long journey being made in an old-fashioned "prairie schooner," and required six weeks, many interesting incidents of this trip being recalled by the subject. There were no railroads in Iowa at that time and the country was wild and sparsely settled. The father entered land from the government in Malaka Township, the subject now residing on the same, being in possession of the old homestead. He owns four hundred and eighty acres of as fine land as the county affords and this he has placed under a high state of cultivation and improvement and he has a commodious and attractive home and large, convenient barns and up-to-date farming machinery, in fact, everything about the place indicates thrift, prosperity and good management. He has been a careful student of soils, grains, rotation of crops, in fact, all phases of modern agriculture and he has been repaid by abundant crops annually. In connection with general farming, which he carries on extensively, he finds time to devote much attention to live stock. He has one of the finest herds of registered shorthorn cattle in the state, and they are universally admired and find a very ready market at fancy prices at his annual sales which he has conducted at his farm for years. He is also a raiser of Poland-China hogs, but not the registered class. He is regarded as one of the best judges of live stock in the county.

Mr. Parsons was married on February 16, 1869, to Mary Widell, who was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, on February 3, 1845, and there she spent her girlhood and received her education, coming with her parents to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1867 and here she has since resided continuously. She is the daughter of George and Mary (Milburn) Widell, both natives of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, the father born on November 20, 1816, and the mother on May 3, 1823; there they grew up, received their education in the common schools and were married and spent most of their lives. They emigrated to Jasper County, Iowa, upon the date mentioned above and here spent the remainder of their lives, the father living but a short time, dying in 1868, the mother surviving over thirty years, her death having occurred here in 1901.

There were six children in the Widell family, named as follows: Mrs. Sarah Ramsey and Amanda are deceased; Mary, wife of Mr. Parsons of this review; Mrs. George Woods is living in Newton; Mrs. Ella dark lives in North Yakima, Washington; William K. lives in Newton. These children were all born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

To Mr. and Mrs. Parsons three daughters have been born, two of whom are living, namely: Lulu Jasper, born April 7, 1870, lives in Newton; Hattie, born April 20, 1874, died on December 22d of the same year; Pearl Marie, born September 8, 1880, lives with her parents on the home farm, where she and the other children were born. In addition to a good common school education, these two daughters have received excellent musical training, each being talented in this, the highest of the fine arts; the youngest attended the State University of Iowa.

Mr. Parsons is a Republican in politics. He has ably served his community as township trustee and as a member of the board of education for many years. Mrs. Parsons is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Newton.

Mr. Parsons met with the misfortune of losing his left arm in early manhood while threshing; but this seemingly untoward circumstance did not thwart him in his life work, and nothing daunted he pushed forward with renewed determination and has succeeded beyond the average farmer and stock man, having accumulated a splendid property and a competency through his individual enterprise. The Parsons home has long been noted for its hospitality and genial atmosphere and the family is prominent in the social life of the community. Page 1280.

~ Pashan, Charles ~

Any person who will investigate the facts in the case will be surprised to learn of the great number of people of Germanic descent now living in the United States. Unquestionably the greatest number of emigrants reaching the shores of the new world comes from that nation and statistics show that there is more Germanic blood in the United States than any other. This being the fact, it is easy to account for the prosperity and morality of this country. Not only that, but it will afford an explanation for the love of learning, scientific research and investigation shown by the people of this vast country.

One of this worthy number is Charles Pashan, who, however, might more properly be called an Austrian, but whose characteristics are identically those of the German citizen, for his birth occurred in German Austria, November 15, 1862. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pashan were both natives of the same country; the father, who was born in 1823, was a foreman in a brewery in his native country, and he is still living there, never having come to America.

Charles Pashan was educated in the schools of his native country where he grew to maturity, but he also attended school in Clinton County, Iowa, having emigrated to the United States in 1876. He worked hard and saved his money and therefore soon got a start, and in 1904 he purchased the excellent farm of one hundred and fifty-eight acres on which he now lives and which he has placed under excellent improvements. He has a good home and good outbuildings, and he raises considerable stock in connection with general farming. His farm is located in section 13, Kellogg Township.

Mr. Pashan was married in 1892 to Emma Plashne, who was born in Plymouth County, Iowa, in 1872, and she is the daughter of John and Catherine Plashne, natives of Germany, who emigrated to Iowa in an early day and settled in Plymouth County. To Mr. and Mrs. Pashan five children have been born, three sons and two daughters, namely: Fred, Lydia, Nellie, Pearl and Archie.

Politically, Mr. Pashan is a Democrat and he belongs to the Modern Brotherhood of America and the German Lutheran Church. Page 1298.

~ Patterson, John ~

Residing in section 25, in Newton Township, is John Patterson, a man who has wrested from fortune by hard labor all that he possesses. One of a family of twelve, he early had to shift for himself, and it was no easy paving for him to fortune's door, but, undaunted, he has buffeted the world and has been successful in obtaining one of Jasper County's splendid farms, just one mile east of Newton. His father, G. F. Patterson, is a native of Kentucky, being born there seventy years ago. He is a veteran of the Civil War, and came to Jasper County when a young man and there met and married Sarah Ann Logsdon. Mr. Patterson, Sr., owned a farm in Newton Township at least forty years, but at the present time he owns a place in Sherman Township, where he and his wife and one son now reside. Mrs. Patterson is now in her sixty-seventh year.

It was while the family lived in Newton Township that the twelve children making up the circle were born, the subject being the fifth in the order of birth, which occurred November 30, 1870. The names of the others are: Edward, living in Independence Township; Amanda, wife of Alex Spencer, resides at Weeping Water, Nebraska; William, living in Nebraska; Leander, living at Delta, Iowa; James, in the city of Newton, Iowa; Thomas, in South Dakota; David, living on a farm at Collins, Jasper County; Susan, wife of Carl Tiffiny, lives on a farm near Collins; George Washington, living with his parents in Sherman Township; Julia, wife of Sherman Hurst, died a few years ago, leaving a son, Russell; Alexander, living near Clyde, Jasper County, on a farm.

John Patterson received his early educational training in the winter months in the country schools of his neighborhood, and at the early age of fifteen started out to work for himself, hiring out by the month as a laborer on farms.

In March 1902, he was united in marriage to Lillie Lufkin, who was a teacher of music. She was born in Elk Creek Township, on October 20, 1874, the daughter of William and Mary Ann (Poots) Lufkin, her father being born at Portland, Maine, and her mother at New Philadelphia, Ohio. Her mother's people came to Jasper County, Iowa, nearly fifty years ago and settled at Lynnville; her father came to the County before the Civil War. He was a carpenter by occupation, and after his marriage returned to Maine, but a few years after he returned to Jasper County, Iowa, and located on a farm near Reasnor, where he farmed for forty-two years, departing this life in 1880. Her mother still survives and resides in Elk Creek, at the age of sixty-six years. After her husband's death she married John De Goey, one child, Elizabeth, being born to them. By the first marriage there were four children, Mrs. Patterson being the youngest, the names of the others being as follows: Benjamin lives near Reasnor on a farm; Laura and Nora, twins, Laura married Garrett Kierbergen, and lives in Oklahoma, while Nora married G. E. Shanklin, and they live in Newton Township.

After his marriage Mr. Patterson rented for a couple of years a farm in Independence Township, after which he purchased his present place, consisting of eighty acres.

To Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have been born the following children: Howard, born May 2, 1903, Fred L., born March 8, 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Newton. Politically, he votes with the Republican Party, and at present is holding the office of school director for his district. Page 919.

~ Paul, John S. ~

To a great extent the prosperity of the agricultural sections of Iowa is due to the honest industry, the sturdy perseverance and the wise economy, which so prominently characterizes the foreign element that has entered so largely into our population. By comparison with the surroundings in the native land, these emigrants have been quick to realize and grasp the greatest opportunities for the man who has the grit, fortitude and stick-to-itiveness. And because of this a very large number of sons of old Erin have severed home ties, shaken the dust of the "auld sod" from off their feet and sailed for the new republic of the mighty West, here sought and found a haven of rest, found themselves, in due course of time, the possessors of good homes and among our worthy citizens, respecting our laws, upholding our institutions, and protecting our flag. Among this class may be mentioned John S. Paul, a farmer of Mariposa Township, Jasper County, who by reason of years of indefatigable labor and honest effort, has not only acquired a well-merited material prosperity, but also richly earned the esteem of all with whom he has come into contact.

Mr. John S. Paul was born in County Antrim, Ireland. November 20, 1862. He is the son of William John Paul and Martha (Buick) Paul, both natives of County Antrim, the father born on July 10, 1832, and the mother on July 13, 1824, the latter dying at an advanced age on January 2, 1905. They grew to maturity and were married in Ireland and there became owners of a small farm, and there James Paul, paternal grandfather of the subject, became the owner of one hundred acres, which is a large amount of land for one not an English lord of lands to own in that country. It was in 1866 that the father of the subject and his family immigrated to the United States and located in Scott County, Iowa, where he purchased eighty acres and there he continued to reside five years, then moved to the farm of one hundred and sixty acres where his son, John S., of this review, now resides, in Mariposa Township, Jasper County, Iowa. The father became well fixed here, owning a good farm and he was an extensive cattle feeder in his day. Prospering by hard work and good management, he added to his original purchase until he owned nine hundred acres of valuable land in Hickory Grove and Mariposa Townships. He was long regarded as one of the substantial and public-spirited men of the county and he was influential in public affairs. He was a Republican and he served as township trustee for some time. Religiously, he belonged to the Presbyterian Church. In 1888 he left his home place and moved to Hickory Grove Township on a farm, remaining there seven years, then moved to Gilman, Iowa, and retired, living at that place for a period of seven years, having accumulated a competency and enjoying the fruits of his earlier years of toil. After the death of his wife he went to live with a daughter in Hickory Grove Township. His death occurred on April 8, 1910, after an honored and successful career.

William J. Paul and wife were married on February 20, 1852, and to this union two sons and four daughters were born, named in order of birth as follows: Mrs. Matilda Parker, who lives in Hickory Grove Township; James; Mrs. Nancy Clark, of Jefferson County, Nebraska; John S., of this review; Mrs. Margaret Jane McIlrath lives in Tama County, Iowa; Mary died when fifteen months old.

John S. Paul was four years old when he accompanied his parents to America and he grew up and was educated in the schools of Iowa, attending district school No. 1, Mariposa Township, Jasper County. He was but a small lad when he began helping his father on the home place, having begun herding cattle when he was seven years old; in fact, he spent the major part of several years on the open prairie about the homestead. When twenty-four years of age he began renting one of his father's farms. Then he purchased eighty acres of his father. To this he continued to add land from time to time until he became the owner of four hundred and eighty acres in sections 1 and 2, Mariposa Township. He has placed his land under a high state of improvement and cultivation and here has met with a large measure of success as a general farmer and stock raiser. He pays much attention to the raising of full-blooded shorthorn cattle and Percheron horses, and he feeds annually a few carloads of hogs and cattle. In 1910 he built what is generally conceded to be the finest residence in Mariposa Township. It is modern in every appointment, attractive, convenient and commodious and is neatly furnished. He has substantial outbuildings and up-to-date farming machinery, in fact, everything about his place indicates thrift, prosperity: and good management. He has kept well abreast of the times in all matters pertaining to modern agriculture and stock raising.

Politically, Mr. Paul is a Democrat and manifests considerable interest in public affairs. He is at present very worthily discharging the duties of township trustee. In religious matters he is a member and liberal supporter of the Presbyterian Church.

On April 21, 1886, was performed the ceremony which united in marriage John S. Paul and Mary Jane Green, a lady of many praiseworthy personal traits. She was born in Hickory Grove Township, this County, on August 12, 1867, and she is the daughter of William Alonzo and Catherine (Taylor) Green, a highly respected and influential early family of this County. Here Mrs. Paul grew to womanhood and received her education.

Ten children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul named as follows: Ralph Edwin, born July 10, 1887; Harvey John, born April 7, 1889; Seymour Roscoe, born April 5, 1891; Roy Leslie, born June 16, 1892; Elmer Elgin, born July 29, 1894; George Warren, born July 13, 1896; Marion Harlow, born November 9, 1899; Perry Donald, born February 17, 1902; Myron Hazen, born January 30,1904; Mary Evelyn, born March 3, 1907.

Personally Mr. Paul is a pleasant gentleman to know, genial, hospitable and honorable in all the relations of life. Page 1104.

~ Paul, William ~

Very often it is greatly to the advantage of the farmer's boy that, instead of rushing off, to some town to become a poor grocery clerk or employee of a dirty machine shop, he remains in the country where he was brought up and where he knows what is necessary to make an honest living. He knows when and how to seed and harvest his crops, and knows what is necessary to insure success in the rearing and sale of livestock. If he leaves for the town he must learn another business and enter into competition with men who have grown up to the business, which he must acquire. He is thus, as a rule, at a great disadvantage. This is said for the benefit of boys, who have a start in farm business, who, in nine cases out of ten, had better remain right where they are if they want insured to them a happy, healthy, respectable old age.

One of the progressive farmers of Hickory Grove Township, Jasper County, who was contented to remain in his native community and devote himself to the line of endeavor with which he was most familiar is William Paul, and one would judge from his excellent farm and pleasant home that he has been wise in following this course.

Mr. Paul was born in Scott County, Iowa, June 19, 1868, and he is the son of Andrew and Jennie (Spence) Paul, both natives of County Antrim, Ireland, where they grew up, were educated and married and there began life on a farm. Believing that greater opportunities existed in the republic across the big seawater to the west, they immigrated to our shores in the spring of 1865, and located in Scott County, where the elder Paul worked seven years as a section hand on the Rock Island Railroad. He saved his money and was thereby enabled to get a start. In 1873 he came to Hickory Grove Township, Jasper County, and bought eighty acres. He set to work with a will, managed well and closely devoted himself to his farm, and as he prospered he added to his original holdings until he owned five hundred and sixty acres of valuable and desirable land which he placed under high grade improvements and a high state of cultivation, carrying on general farming and stock raising on an extensive scale and laid by a competency, becoming one of the influential and substantial men of his township. When he first came to the farm there was only a rude shack on it, in fact, all the improvements were poor, but in due course of time he erected substantial and convenient buildings and added such other improvements as his needs required. Had he not been cut down in the prime of life he would no doubt have become one of the wealthy men of the county. He died March 22, 1887, at the age of forty-eight years. He and his family belonged to the Presbyterian Church.

William Paul, of this review, was the fifth child in a family of seven children, the others being, James S, Mrs. Matilda McCosh, E. A., Mrs. Margaret Madill, Andrew L. and Joseph. The last named is living with his mother on the home place.

William Paul attended the public schools in Hickory Grove Township, this county, where he grew up on the home farm which he was compelled to work the major part of his time when he became of proper age, consequently his schooling was not extensive. However, he later became well informed by general reading and actual contact with the world. As a boy he spent most of his time herding cattle on the open prairie near his home, which necessitated his being out in all kinds of weather. At that time not a fence could be seen from his home, except that around the house; and there were no regularly laid out roads; they wound around the hills and along the valleys. There was considerable wild game here in those days.

After his marriage the subject moved into a house across the road and a little farther west, and he is successfully managing the home place for his mother, who is now advanced in years.

Politically, he is a Democrat and has served his Township as trustee for two terms in a most acceptable manner. He handles a high grade of Percheron horses, which find a ready market.

Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

On December 16, 1892, Mr. Paul was united in marriage with Dora Green, who was born in Hickory Grove Township, this County, the daughter of William A. and Emily Catherine (Taylor) Green, who were early settlers of Jasper County, the father having come here with Joseph Green, grandfather of Mrs. Paul, in 1867, and purchased section 11 of Hickory Grove Township and there they settled and became well fixed and were highly respected.

The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul: Mabel E., Edith Emily, Joseph William, Margaret Lucile, Lewis Wilbur and Andrew. Page 851.

~ Pease, George H.~

In placing the name of George H. Pease, well-known jeweler, in the front rank of Baxter's business men simple justice is done to a biographical fact, recognized throughout Jasper County. A man of judgment, sound discretion and business ability of a high order, he has managed with tactful success important enterprises and so impressed his individuality upon the community as to gain recognition among its leading citizens and public-spirited men of affairs. He is the representative of one of our worthy pioneer families that assisted in paving the way for the present-day advanced civilization and to whom we of the aftermath owe such a debt of gratitude.

Mr. Pease was born in Poweshiek Township, Jasper County, on February 22, 1875, and here he grew to manhood and received his education in the public schools, and here he has continued to reside. He is the son of Hugh Anderson and Sarah Ellen (Meyers) Pease, the father born in Mansfield, Ohio, January 12, 1842. They were married on February 27, 1866, and they are at present living in Colfax, Iowa. Andrew Pease, Jr., grandfather of the subject, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1804, and he was married on January 7, 1830, to Joanna M. Cook, near Mansfield, Ohio, and from there they moved to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1856 among the early settlers and here established a good home and became well known. Grandfather Pease was a patriotic man and he was a member of the famous "Gray Beard" regiment during the Civil War, having been mustered into service at Newton on December 15, 1862, and he was a private in Company I, Thirty-seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry; the hardships of soldier life were too much for his advanced years and he died while in the service at Alton, Illinois, while guarding Confederate prisoners. He had the distinction of being a soldier in the Mexican War also. His son, Hugh A. Pease, father of the subject, was also a soldier in the Union Army, enlisting in the Fortieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, proving a faithful soldier and at the expiration of his term of enlistment he received an honorable discharge. There were also other members of this family in the Civil War.

The paternal grandparents of the subject moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1773. It was then a wild, unbroken wilderness, and in addition to hardships incident to the life of such pioneers, they were in the region laid waste by the ravages of a nine years' war. The subject of this sketch is in possession of a genealogical record of the family extending over three hundred and fifty years. All branches of the family were early settlers of America and in all walks of life they have been more or less prominent in each generations wherever they have dispersed.

Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Pease, all of whom are living, namely: Frank G., born December 10, ____ , lives in Colfax; George H., of this sketch; John M., born October 18, 1876, lives at Sacred Heart, Minnesota; Maude Mary, born May 5, 1882; Nellie, born May 30, 1886; the last two named are at home in Colfax. They were all born, reared and educated in Jasper County.

George H. Pease followed farming until 1900, when he engaged in the jewelry business at Charter Oak, Iowa, also conducted the same business at Farmer and Malcom prior to coming to his present location at Baxter, Iowa. He has been very successful in this line of endeavor and has built up a large and growing trade with the town and County, carrying a full line of jewelry, silverware, cut-glass, china and notions. Always carefully selecting an up-to-date and attractive stock, and owing to the courteous, considerate and honest treatment accorded all customers, the prestige and popularity of this store has ever advanced until a very large business is now the result. Besides his store, Mr. Pease owns a modern and well-furnished home.

Mr. Pease was married on November 17, 1910, to Myrtle M. Webb, who was born in Independence Township, this county, on December 5, 1883. She was graduated from the Baxter High School with the class of 1902, and she has spent her life in her home community.

Politically, Mr. Pease is a Republican and, fraternally, he belongs to Baxter Lodge No. 168, Knights of Pythias, and Mrs. Pease is a member of Baxter Temple No. 202, Pythian Sisters. They are pleasant young people, genial, neighborly and are prominent in the social life of the community. Page 1226.

~ Pendleton, Logan ~

To the person traveling by railway across the state at this day it seems almost incredible that only a little more than a half century ago the major part of the Hawkeye State was a wild, sparsely settled stretch of plains over run by Indians and all manner of wild animals; but such was the case. During the last half century, the wild grass has been trampled down the root-woven, tenacious sod has been upturned to the life-giving sun and the forests have been removed, almost entirely, stick by stick, by innumerable hands, in fact, most of the timber was removed in considerably less than a half century. All this would never have been done were it not for the rich soil beneath and the comfortable homes that awaited the efforts of the settlers. The task was a long one, but well repaid the early comers for the trials and hardships. One of the farmers of Elk Creek Township, Jasper County, who has contributed to the development of this wonderfully favored section during what might be termed the second period of its growth is Logan Pendleton, for his advent here was not so early as the band of early pioneers who attacked the raw land in the fifties.

Mr. Pendleton was born in the Blue Grass State, having first opened his eyes on earthly scenes in Adair County, Kentucky, on September 20, 1865. He is the son of Samuel and Margaret (Gadbury) Pendleton, the father born in West Virginia in 1810 and the mother in Kentucky in 1816, and there they spent their later years, the father being a prominent farmer, owning over eight hundred acres of valuable land, on which he farmed on a large scale, conducting one of the large tobacco plantations of Adair County; however, he kept no slaves. He was one of the substantial and influential men of his part of the state and a gentleman of fine personal qualities. Politically, he was a Republican and he and his wife belonged to the old Campbellite Church.

Their family consisted of eight children, of whom Logan, of this review, was the youngest in order of birth. They were named as follows: John, deceased; Green; Granville, deceased; James lives in Kentucky; Mrs. Sarah Napier lives in that state; Mrs. Mollie Hudson is still a resident of the Blue Grass County; Parker was next to the youngest child.

Logan Pendleton was eight years of age when his father died in 1873. He received his education in the district schools of his native community and there he grew to manhood, and spent his summer months, when old enough, at work on the home plantation: however, as he grew up he worked considerably by the month. It was in October 1882, that he bade adieu to his old Kentucky home and directed his course to Jasper County, Iowa, and here began working by the month for Preston Chambers in Elk Creek Township, with whom he remained for a period of seven years. Then he purchased a complete well-drilling outfit and followed drilling wells in this locality for two years, then he began renting land, farming thus for a period of six years. Then he was married and his father-in-law, Preston Chambers, gave the subject and his wife an excellent farm of one hundred and three acres in Elk Creek Township, on which they still reside. Besides this Mr. Pendleton owns five acres of timber. He has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser, making a specialty of full-blood jacks, and he has quite a reputation in this locality as a breeder, keeping such superior stock that they have been a great asset in his annual income. He also keeps full-blood Poland China hogs. He had the largest hog at the Iowa State Fair in 1911, the much-admired animal weighing over one thousand pounds.

Politically, Mr. Pendleton is a Democrat and while he takes more or less interest in local affairs he is not a public man. On July 1, 1900, occurred the ceremony which united in the bonds of wedlock Logan Pendleton and Allie Chambers. The latter was born in Elk Creek Township, this county, on September 6, 1860. She is the daughter of Preston Chambers, one of the substantial and influential early citizens of this county, a sketch of whom is to be found on another page of this work. Mr. and Mrs. Pendleton have no children. Page 730.

~ Penquite, Maynard Ellsworth ~

Distinguished as an official, an attorney and public-spirited citizen, the name of Maynard Ellsworth Penquite, the present popular and efficient mayor of Colfax, has long been closely interwoven with the history and development of Jasper County; in fact, few men in this locality are better or more favorably known and none have exercised a more potent influence in moulding and directing public opinion. The family of which he is an honorable representative is old and eminently respectable.

Mr. Penquite was born in this County on January 20, 1872, and he is the son of William H. and Sarah I. (Hoping) Penquite. The father came to this county in 1866, locating near Greencastle and there became well established through years of hard and consecutive endeavor in general farming. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in the Twenty-second Ohio Heavy Artillery at Wilmington, Ohio, in 1863 and he served very gallantly and faithfully for three years; however, his knee having been injured early in the service, he was on detached duty most of the time. He was the first postmaster at Mingo and for some time he was clerk of his township. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Duncan Post No. 258. His parents, John and Mary Penquite, spent their lives in Ohio, of which state he was a native. The death of William H. Penquite occurred on October 24, 1909. His wife was the daughter of Jeremiah and Jane (Stewart) Hoping, who came to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1857, having formerly lived near Xenia, Ohio. They located near Greencastle and there they both died.

Maynard E. Penquite was the only son in a family of four children, his sisters being Claudia, the wife of Emanuel Fry, of Mingo; Bessie is the wife of J. T. Stitt, of Des Moines; Mae Penquite lives at Ira, Iowa, and is the wife of Leon Richardson. The subject's mother owns the old home place which she has kept well improved and well cultivated.

Mr. Penquite was married in Jasper County to Lola E. Warell, a most worthy representative of an excellent family, being the daughter of Charles and Eva Warell, the father having located in Clear Creek Township when a boy and here grew up with the country. His wife was known in her maidenhood as Eva Clapper, daughter of Harman and Katherine (Harsh) Clapper, who came to Jasper County in the latter forties or early fifties and located in Clear Creek Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Penquite the following children have been born: Leon Maynard, Gladys Mae, Vergil Ellsworth, Morris Oral and Helen Lola.

The subject grew up on the home farm where he worked during his boyhood while not attending the public schools. Turning his attention to the law, he took a course in the Law Department of Drake University at Des Moines, where he made a splendid record, and from which institution he was graduated in 1899. Soon afterwards he was admitted to the bar and he began practice at Collins, Story County. January 1, 1903, he came to Colfax, where he has continued to the present time with ever-increasing success, being regarded as a painstaking, persistent and honorable advocate, ever vigilant of his client's interests and a forceful and logical pleader before a jury. He has figured prominently in the local courts for the past ten years and takes ran with the leading legal lights of the county. He has been justice of the peace for three terms, discharging the duties of this office in a most worthy manner his decisions being characterized by fairness to all parties and given in a manner as to indicate his familiarity with all phases of jurisprudence. In spring of 1909 he was elected mayor of the town of Colfax, which office he held to the present time in a manner that reflects much credit upon himself an to the entire satisfaction of all concerned.

Mr. Penquite is a pleasant man to know personally, genial, honest an Straight forward in all his transactions, a man eminently meriting the high esteem in which he is held. Page 635.

~ Perin, George A. ~

One of the worthy young farmers of Independence Township is George A. Perin, worthy representative of an old and highly respected family. He has led a quiet life and his integrity has always been unassailable, content to lead a quiet, sober and industrious life, with no ambition for anything bat the sphere of a private citizen, and his many friends bear testimony to his amiable qualities and sterling characteristics.

Mr. Perin was born in this township on August 6, 1879, and here he grew to manhood on the home farm, where he worked during the crop seasons when of proper age, and here he received his educational training and has always been identified with local agricultural interests. He is the son of Glover and Jane (Barbee) Perin, the father born in Hancock County, Indiana, November 14, 1839, and the mother in Missouri on January 8, 1838. They came to Jasper County, Iowa, in an early day and are still living here, making their home with the subject on the farm. Their ten children were born in Independence Township, and they were named as follows: William, born in 1860, lives at home; Mrs. Lucinda Colyar, born April 2, 1862, is deceased; Mrs. Sarah McQuiston, born November 8, 1864, is deceased; John Francis, born May 28, 1866, lives in Webster County, Iowa; Clara, born in February 1865, is deceased; Charles, born July 29, 1867, lives at home; Annie, born October 17, 1872, is deceased; Harry, born January 20, 1874, is deceased; Nora, born November 29, 1876, is deceased; George A., of this sketch.

George A. Perin was married on April 27, 1905, to Carrie May Plumb, who was born in Independence Township, this county, September 16, 1883, the daughter of William and Laura (Shepley) Plumb, both natives of Iowa, the father born on January 16, 1861, and the mother in Polk County on May 15, 1865. Both these parents were children of pioneers of this state.

There were thirteen children in the Plumb family, nine of whom are living, named as follows: Carrie May, wife of Mr. Perin, of this sketch, is the eldest; William, born March 23, 1885, died 1904; Mrs. Jennie Taylor, born June 3, 1887, lives in Independence Township; Clara, born December 12, 1889, lives in Independence Township; Mrs. Elsie Plumb, born November 27, 1892, lives In Dakota; Orpha, born October 9, 1896, lives at home; Alma died in infancy; the next two died in infancy unnamed; Van, born October 4, 1902; Wilda, born June 16, 1905; Harry, born February 10, 1909; Golola, born July 10, 1910. The younger children are at home with their parents in Independence Township; they were all born in Jasper County with the exception of Elsie, who was born in Kossuth County, Iowa.

To Mr. and Mrs. Perin four children have been born, namely: Marion Arthur, born January 12, 1906; Leo Anderson, born September 5, 1907; Jennet Ethel, born October 5, 1909; the youngest child died in infancy unnamed.

Mr. Perin tills forty acres belonging to his father, and this he is managing in such an able manner as to insure a comfortable yearly income. Politically, he is a Republican, and in his fraternal relations he belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America of Baxter. He is a member of the board of education of Independence Township. Page 1123.

~ Perrin, Henry A. ~

It is hard for the present generation to properly appreciate the brave deeds of the boys in blue, who sacrificed so much on the altar of patriotism during the sixties, but as years go by the immensity of their deeds will be realized to a fuller extent and each veteran will be accorded full measure of credit and praise. Henry A. Perrin, well known citizen of Monroe, Fairview Township, Jasper County, is one of this band of patriots and a man who is esteemed not only because of his unselfish deeds in behalf of his country, but also for his exemplary home life.

Mr. Perrin was born April 11, 1844, in Clinton County, Ohio, and he is the son of Conrad and Elizabeth Ann (West) Perrin, natives of Ohio. The father, who devoted his life to carpentering, came to Iowa in 1856 and settled in Van Buren County, having made the long journey principally by steamboat and partly by rail to Keokuk and from there by stage to Keosauqua, thence to Polk County in 1858, where he settled on a farm which his sons operated. Here the family remained until 1862, when they moved to Marion County where they lived until the fall of 1865, in which period they came to Monroe, Jasper County, where they have since remained. The home was broken up after the death of the mother, the father having moved to Adams County where he made his home with a son until his death, at the advanced age of ninety years. He was born in 1816. He was a stanch Whig, later a Republican. His family consisted of twelve children, of whom six are living, namely: Ellen is the widow of Eber Parish, of Knoxville, Iowa; Henry A., of this review; Elias H. lives in Prescott, Iowa; Mary Baker is the widow of Eugene Baker, of Deer Lodge, Montana; Samuel T. lives in Columbia, South Dakota; Clayborn L. lives in Des Moines. Four died when children, and Jane died when twenty-two years of age and Margaret when twenty years old.

When Henry A. Perrin was seventeen years old he enlisted in August 1861, in Company B, Tenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry. His regiment was sent to St. Louis and later to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where the winter was spent; in the spring of 1862 they were sent to Yazoo, Mississippi, and from there to Helena, Arkansas. Mr. Perrin took part in a number of engagements and saw considerable hard service. Among the battles in which he participated were Iuka and Corinth, the siege and fall of Vicksburg, and the Battle of Helena, Arkansas. Later he was transferred to the Fourth Veteran Reserve at Rock Island on account of a severe rupture, and on September 6, 1864, he was mustered out of service at Milwaukee. Soon afterward he returned to Monroe, Jasper County, and took up carpenter work, which he had learned under his father, and this has been his occupation all the years of his active life, and being a very skilled and conscientious workman he was always in great demand.

On April 2, 1871, Mr. Perrin was united in marriage with Emma Labar, daughter of Silas and Sarah Labar, of Pennsylvania, both of whom died in that state. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Perrin, namely: Winnie married J. W. Burke, of Kellogg, Iowa; Harry J., Elmer G., Clarence and Nellie G., all live in the village of Monroe.

Mr. Perrin is a member of Shelledy Post No. 84, Grand Army of the Republic, of Monroe, of which he has twice been commander. He is a member of the Baptist Church of Monroe. He has always taken much interest in local affairs and in 1897 he was appointed postmaster of Monroe and he proved to be such an able and efficient public servant that he has held this position ever since, his son, H. J., being his assistant and his daughter, Nellie G., is clerk, in the same. The son, H. J. Perrin, is a young man of much business ability and is well known and much liked. He has spent his life in Monroe. He is a member of Fairview Lodge No. 194, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Monroe, also of Jasper Lodge No. 168, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Monroe, of which he is past grand; he is also a member of Monroe Encampment No. 60, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is past chief patriarch and at present fills the office of scribe; he is also affiliated with Eureka Rebekah Lodge No. 52, and Camp No. 7806, Modern Woodmen of America. He is a member of the Baptist Church.

The Perrins have always been regarded as among the leading families in the southern part of Jasper County and they have done much for the general development of the same. Page 954.

~ Perry, Harrison W. ~

There can be no impropriety in scanning the acts of any man as they affect his public, social and business relations, so in this biographical work will be found mention of worthy citizens of all vocations, and at this juncture we are permitted to offer a resume of the career of one of the substantial and highly esteemed representatives of the agricultural interests of Independence township, Jasper County, where he has maintained his home for the past quarter of a century and where he has not only attained a high degree of success in his chosen field of labor and enterprise, but also established an imperishable reputation for uprightness in all the relations of life.

Mr. Harrison W. Perry was born in Belmont County, Ohio, February 27, 1849, but most of his life has been spent in Iowa, he having come to Marshall County with the family in an early day. He is the son of James and Elizabeth (Wilson) Perry, the father born in Belmont County, Ohio, January 1, 1818, and there the birth of the mother occurred on March 19th of the same year. There they grew up and were married, subsequently moving to Bureau County, Illinois, and there lived some time, and it was there that the mother's death occurred on May 27, 1864. Later the father came to Washington Township, Marshall County, Iowa, where his death occurred September 12, 1873. They were the parents of thirteen children, seven of whom died in infancy, namely: Mary Evelyn Ogan, born September 9, 1842, is living in Marshalltown, Iowa; she and her husband celebrated their golden wedding on January 1, 1911; Mrs. Sarah Lutica Thorne, born April 1, 1845, died at Rhodes, Iowa, February 25, 1905; Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Pyle, born October 17, 1846, lives at Melbourne, this County; Harrison Wilson, subject of this sketch; John Hamilton, born May 8, 1857, lives at Melbourne; William Clinton also lives at Melbourne, Marshall County, Iowa, his birth having occurred on March 22, 1856.

Harrison W. Perry, of this review, moved with his family from Marshall County to Independence Township, Jasper County, in 1886, and they have been successful in transforming what was then considered a wilderness into a farm of one hundred and forty-five acres, of as valuable and productive land as this portion of the county offers, and here they still reside, having a large, pleasant home and many good outbuildings, and here general farming and stock raising are successfully carried on, the family having become well established.

Mr. Perry was married in 1874 to Minerva Barbee, who was born in Jasper County, Iowa, on December 25, 1853. Her parents, John and Olive (Newton) Barbee, being among the earliest settlers of the county, having taken up their residence in the vicinity of Newton when there were but a few houses there, and here they spent the balance of their lives, having become well known, the father's death occurring here when about seventy-four years of age and the mother was seventy years old when she died. There were eleven children in the Barbee family, six of whom are living, namely: Jane Perin, of Independence Township; Wesley, of Independence, Missouri; Christopher lives at Ira, this County; Minerva, wife of Mr. Perry, of this review; Mrs. Thurston, of Minneapolis; Harrison lives in Clear Creek Township. These children were reared in this County.

Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Harrison W. Perry, named as follows: Mary died when five years of age; Mrs. Mattie Gipson, born January 21, 1877, lives in Independence Township; Marshall, born in Laurel, Iowa, in May 1878, is living at home; Mrs. Edith Jones, born August 4, 1883, is living in Clear Creek Township; Oscar, born in May 1886, is living in Independence Township; Odessa was born May 14, 1894 and is living at home. The older children were born in Marshall County and the younger ones in Jasper County.

Politically, Mr. Perry is a Democrat and while he has never aspired to be a leader of his party or the beneficiary of the emoluments of public office, he has always stood ready to assist in any movement having for its object the general up building of the community whose interests he has at heart. He and his wife are worthy members of the Reorganized Church of the Latter-Day Saints. Page 1160.

~ Phelan, Daniel ~

The old countries of the world, particularly in those governed by kings or emperors, there is a sharp contrast drawn between persons of title and the laboring classes. The aristocratic members of these countries, from time immemorial tried to make it appear that the kings or emperors ruled by divine authority and the families of the nobility attempted to establish their own superiority over the working classes on much the same basis. As a consequence labor has always been looked upon in those countries as degrading instead of as being the highest employment to which man can turn his hand. In our country, on the contrary, it has been largely the tendency to ennoble labor, and this tendency has been largely successful, because, aside from the weak-minded aristocrats of the cities, all of us regard labor as wholly dignified and honorable. Even the President himself may have, and frequently has, descended from the farmer in the wilds of the West. Among those living in Jasper County who grew tired of the unnecessary domineering of the aristocracy in the Old World and came to our free republic and here added to the dignity and respectability of labor by fair and honorable conduct is Daniel Phelan, a successful farmer of Poweshiek Township.

Mr. Phelan was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, on September 12, 1839, the son of Michael and Mary (Dullard) Phelan, both natives of the Emerald isle, where they grew up, were educated and married, in fact, spent their lives on a farm of their own, which was, indeed, unusual in that country, most of the land having been owned from almost time immemorial by the so-called or actual aristocracy. Their family consisted of four sons and three daughters, namely: Daniel, of this review, was the eldest; William came to America and is now living in Poweshiek Township, this county; Mrs. Ellen Ryan; Charles is deceased; Michael lives in Valeria; Mary and Anna both died when young.

Daniel Phelan attended school in Ireland and worked on his fathers farm until he was twenty-six years of age, then came to the United States, locating in 1866 in Jasper County, Iowa, and, in order to get a start, worked as a farm hand for a Mr. Gannon, then rented land for two years. By this time he was enabled to buy eighty acres in Poweshiek Township. He soon had his place under excellent improvements, put up a good dwelling, substantial barns and, prospering by hard work and good management, he became, in due course of time, one .of the leading agriculturists and stock raisers of the county, and he is now the owner of about one thousand acres of valuable and desirable land, all of which receives his careful attention. He has been an extensive cattle feeder, shipping several carloads each year to market, and, being an excellent judge of livestock and how to properly care for them, no small part of his splendid competency has been derived from this source. He is a man of excellent judgment and foresight and his rise was rapid when he reached a place where opportunities existed.

Politically, Mr. Phelan is a Democrat, but he has not been an office seeker, preferring to lead a quiet life, devoting his attention to his large landed estate, lying along the rich bottoms of the Skunk River, this valley being as rich as any in Iowa. In view of the fact that he came to this locality a poor boy some forty-seven years ago, and, without assistance from anyone, forged his way to the front rank of our industrious citizens, he is certainly deserving of a great deal of credit and of the high esteem in which he is universally held. He is known to be a man of scrupulous honesty, his word being as good as the bond of most men, and he is widely known and liked by all who have had dealings with him or know him well. He is a worthy member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Mr. Phelan was married on July 7, 1873, to Catherine Phelan, no relation although same name; her birth occurred in Queens County, Ireland, and she is the daughter of Edward Phelan and wife, natives of Ireland. One child born to the subject and wife, whom they named Michael, is deceased. But Mr. Phelan was a father to many. In their generous and hospitable way he and his good wife were always ready to welcome to their home those who needed a friend and protector, and they loved and provided for those under their care, as if they were their own children. Page 1034.

~ Phillips, Thomas R. ~

The present sketch is concerned with the life of a man who was formerly one of the prominent farmers of Jasper County. In all the relations of life he was faithful in every respect to the highest standard of duty, whether in the service of his country in war, or in the everyday duties of his peaceful farm. Though for some time he has been a resident of the better land, his memory still lives in the hearts of his affectionate wife and children, the latter of whom are now occupying useful positions in the work of the world today.

Thomas R. Phillips was born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, on December 22, 1833, the son of Henry and Maria Phillips. When he was seven years of age his parents came to Knox County, Ohio, and here he grew to manhood on a farm eight miles west of the city of Mount Vernon.

On the 9th day of November 1856, he was married to Harriett Rebecca Allfree, of Green Valley, in the same county, for whom his friendship dating from boyhood had ripened into love. In August 1862, he enlisted in the service of the United States Government in Company E, Ninety-sixth Ohio Infantry, thus freely offering, if need be, his life to his country. His regiment was under the command of Col. W. C. Cooper, of Mount Vernon, and soon after joining it Mr. Phillips was detached from his company, and made wagon master of his division, a position, which he filled honorably and efficiently until he was honorably discharged from the service on account of ill health. In 1864 Mr. Phillips and his family moved to Iowa, where he expected to find, and did find, greater opportunity in farming than in his native state. He lived on his farm of one hundred and twenty acres until 1883, when he removed to Newton, there erected a handsome residence at No. 319 South Market Street, and lived here until his death, on March 4, 1903, his life lacking but a few months of reaching the three score and ten allotted to man. His widow is still living in the home on South Market Street. Mr. Phillips, as well as his family, was a member of the Methodist Church of Newton, and took an active part in church work. Fraternally, he was a member of the Masons and the Knights of Pythias, and the Grand Army counted him as one of the most enthusiastic of its members.

The children of Thomas R. and Harriett R. Phillips are: Edward, deceased; Arthur A., deceased; Ella M., the wife of William Yost, of Newton, to whom she has borne one child, Cecil B.; Ida M., deceased, formerly the wife of Charles Downs, of Kansas.

Thomas R. Phillips was a man liked and respected by all who knew him, on account of the many strong and worthy features of his character. Of a companionable disposition, enjoying the society of his brother man, welcome in all gatherings, kind and generous to the poor and needy, he was in the bosom of his family the most affectionate of husbands and kindest of fathers. In war a brave and gallant soldier, in peace a substantial, public spirited citizen, to all mankind a friend, to his family all in all, and they all in all to him-such was Thomas R. Phillips, whose taking away left a vacancy not to be filled in the ranks of the citizens of Newton. Page 495.

~ Phipps, Felix Littleton ~

The qualities which have made Felix Littleton Phipps one of the prominent and successful men of Kellogg, Jasper County, have also brought him the esteem of his fellow townsmen, for his career has been one of well-directed energy, strong determination and honorable methods, and his career should serve as an incentive and inspiration for others. By his uniform courtesy, amiable disposition and genuine worth he has gained for himself a warm place in the hearts of the people of the vicinity of which this book treats.

Mr. Phipps was born of an excellent old family in the land of the dark and bloody ground, he being a native of Clinton County, Kentucky, July 13, 1867. He is the son of James Washington Phipps, who was born near Parmleysville, Wayne County, Kentucky, June 21, 1837. He married Myrtle Jane Upchurch, who was born in Wayne County, Kentucky, in 1847. The father of the subject attended school in his native state, and after finishing his education he began life for himself by working on the farm, and he also worked in the coal mines in that state when a boy, in fact continued until January 25, 1864, when he joined the Union Army, becoming second lieutenant of Company I, Thirty-first Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, in which he served very faithfully until the close of the war, after which he went back to farming in his native state and there he remained until May 1880, when he came to Jasper County, Iowa, and settled in Rock Creek Township, where he maintained his home until 1884, then moved to Independence Township, locating near Baxter, which was his home until January 9, 1899, when he moved to Sheridan County, Missouri, where he now resides. He was married in Albany, Kentucky, and his family consists of nine children, two sons and seven daughters, namely: Theodosia, Felix, Elizabeth, Martha Frances, Emorine, Anna, Mary Jane, John Jay, Ellen Ester.

The subject attended the country schools of Jasper County until 1889, when he entered the Western Normal College at Shenandoah, Iowa, leaving that institution in 1890, having thus received a good education. He then worked as clerk in a bank at Baxter, Iowa, and kept books for the John B. Dresser Lumber Company in the same town. During the summer and fall of 1892 he worked for the Reeder-Bowen Grain Company. He also taught school in the country for thirteen terms, during which time he became popular as an educator with both pupils and patrons and his services were in great demand. He was well qualified for this line of work both by nature and training. He was postmaster at Baxter, Iowa, from 1893 to 1897 giving the people and the post office department the utmost satisfaction.

Mr. Phipps was married on November 3, 1897, to Rebecca Young, in Rock Creek Township, who was born July 7, 1860, in Wayne County, Kentucky, the daughter of Edward and Jane (Parmley) Young. The father was born in Wayne County, Kentucky, March 22, 1822, and, reaching a ripe old age, he passed away on April 15, 1908; the mother was born in Wayne County, Kentucky, February 9, 1820, and she, too, reached an advanced age, dying on April 14, 1909.

Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Phipps, Frederick, whose birth occurred May 30, 1898, and Ester Viola, born July 15, 1901, both in Rock Creek Township, this County.

Fraternally, Mr. Phipps is a member of the Modern Woodmen and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Politically, he is a Democrat and has taken considerable interest in the affairs of his party. He was appointed mayor of Kellogg in August 1910, and is now serving in that capacity in a manner that reflects credit upon himself and to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. He is doing much for the permanent good of the town. Page 1070.

~ Pierce, George P. ~

Among the citizens of Sherman Township, Jasper County, Iowa, who have built up comfortable homes and surrounded themselves with valuable landed estates and personal property, none has been more worthy of the large success attained than George P. Pierce. With few opportunities except what his own efforts were capable of mastering and with many discouragements to overcome, he has succeeded admirably and now as the forerunners of old age are upon him he has the gratification of knowing that the community in which he has resided for nearly a half century has benefited by his industry and his counsel.

Mr. Pierce was born in Rock County, Wisconsin, March 11, 1845, the son of Alfred and Julia (Kelsey) Pierce. His paternal grandparents were natives of New York and in a very early day moved to Wisconsin and there spent the remainder of their lives. The father of the subject was born in New York and he moved to Wisconsin with his parents. The maternal grandparents, natives of New York also, moved to Wisconsin in pioneer times, and in that state the parents of the subject were married and there spent their lives on a farm, Alfred Pierce owning three hundred and twenty acres of the time of his death, about 1860, his wife having died in 1845 when George P., of this sketch was an infant. Their family consisted of eight children, five of whom are living. The father was a hard-working, quiet, home man, and was a member of the Christian Church.

George P. Pierce grew up on the home farm in Wisconsin and there attended the common schools, remaining under the home roof until he was twenty years of age, then, in 1865, he came to Iowa, locating in Sherman Township, Jasper County. About 1875 he bought eight acres in this Township, which he broke and improved, and gradually added to the same until he has at present a valuable place of one hundred and thirty-five acres, well improved with modern buildings, and here he carries on general farming and stock raising, though for the past six years he has been living practically retired.

Politically, Mr. Pierce is a Republican, and he has held a number of local offices, including township trustee. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church.

Mr. Pierce was married in 1866 to Elizabeth Harter, a native of Wisconsin, and the daughter of William and Elizabeth Harter, old settlers there who came to Iowa about 1860 and spent their last days here. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, namely: Amanda Ellen; Frank Alfred and Nora Edith are both deceased; William C., Charles W., Audra; Clifford is deceased; Frank. Page 823.

~ Poage, James R. ~

Among the honored gentlemen of a past generation in Jasper County was James R. Poage, a man who during his residence in this community merited and received the highest respect and esteem of his acquaintances. A man of honest motives, purest purposes and kindliest feelings toward all, he made and retained for himself a host of friends. His domestic and social relations were of the most pleasant character, and the fact that his surroundings were such as to make life enjoyable was due solely to his individual merits, his affable and courteous treatment of others and his strict adherence to justice in all his dealings.

Mr. Poage was born in Ross County, Ohio, September 3, 1834. He was the son of George G. and Jane (Riggs) Poage, the father a native of Virginia and the mother of Pennsylvania. They grew up in the East and were married there, finally coming west, where they spent the latter part of their lives, the father dying in Nebraska and the mother in Colorado. Their family consisted of five children, all now deceased, namely: James R., of this sketch; Stephen W., George G., Mrs. Arabella Dungon: Mary died in infancy.

James R. Poage grew up in Ohio and received such education as the early schools of his community afforded. He came to Jasper County, Iowa, in the fall of 1857, and here became well established, securing a good farm through his industry, his place consisting of one hundred and sixty acres of fine land, which he brought up to a high state of cultivation and improvement and ranking as one of the most desirable farms in Malaka Township. He devoted his life to general farming and stock raising and here spent the remainder of his life, passing to his rest on January 23, 1905. His widow is still in possession of this farm, in addition to which she owns a very cozy home in Baxter.

Mr. Poage was married in this county on October 27, 1859, to Harriet E. Scott, who was born in Warrick County, Indiana, January 31, 1842. She came with her parents to Jasper County in 1856 and here she has since resided, having lived to see the locality develop from a wild, sparsely settled prairie to one of the most opulent sections of Iowa. She received her educational training in the old-time schools, and she has been known as a woman of many praiseworthy characteristics, and, like her lamented husband, always numbered her friends by the score. She was the daughter of Robert and Marinda (Earl) Scott, the father born in Connecticut, February 22, 1836, and the mother in Ohio, March 3, 1818*. They grew up and were married in the East, eventually coming to Iowa, where they became very comfortably established and influential, and the father's death occurred in Jasper County in February 1875; the mother is residing in Corning, Adams County, Iowa, at the advanced age of ninety-four years. She is the sole survivor of the charter members of the Congregational Church at Newton.

There were ten children in the Scott family, five of whom are living, named as follows: Mrs. Rosetta McKinstry, deceased; Mrs. Lydia M. Dulin, deceased; Harriet E., who married Mr. Poage of this sketch; Mrs. Armina J. Shipp lives in Nebraska; Mrs. Emily A. Preston lives at Corning, Iowa; Robert N., deceased; Mary A., deceased; Lucian S. lives in Buena Vista County. Iowa; Frank M., deceased; Edgar C. is living in Minnesota. The oldest sister was born in Ohio; the next four in Indiana, where the family lived a number of years, and the younger ones were born in Scott County, except the two younger, who were born in Jasper County, Iowa, where the family maintained its home for some time prior to coming to Jasper County.

Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Poage, six of whom are living, namely: S. W., born August 15, 1860, lives in South Dakota; James M., born September 10, 1862, lives in Nebraska; Robert A., born April 26, 1865, lives in Malaka Township, Jasper County; Frank lrvin, born April 11, 1868, lives in Oklahoma; Leslie N., born November 20, 1869, died October 4, 1902; Herbert E., born April 5, 1872, lives in Canada; Mrs. Hattie G. McFarland, born June 28, 1875, lives with her mother in Baxter; Lucian S., born September 14, 1877, died August 20, 1907. These children were born and reared in Jasper County, and have been identified with the agricultural interests of whatever localities they have lived in.

Politically, Mr. Poage was a Republican, and was long an influential factor in local affairs, holding a number of offices, such as a member of the school board of Malaka Township, township trustee and township clerk. His father was one of the founders of Wittemberg College and remained a stanch friend of that institution all his life. He was one of the oldest teachers in Jasper County. The Poage family are members of the Congregational Church at Baxter. Both parents of Mrs. Poage, also her uncle, Edwin Scott, and his wife Ruth, were charter members of the Congregational Church at Newton. Page 1129.

*Transcriber's note: birth date was given as March 3, 1818.

~ Porter, Harry Wilson ~

The gentleman whose name forms the caption of this sketch is one of the progressive young businessmen of Jasper County. He has not sought any royal road to the goal of prosperity and independence, but began in a legitimate way to advance himself and the high regard in which he is held indicates the possession of attributes and characteristics that entitle him to the highest esteem.

Harry Wilson Porter was born in Fairview Township, this County, January 10, 1881. He is the son of James M. and Virginia R. (Bitting) Porter, the father born in Decatur County, Indiana, March 13, 1850, and the mother was born in Des Moines, Iowa, January 13, 1857. His paternal grandparents, Caspar and Martha (Sidwell) Porter, were born in Decatur County, Indiana, the former on February 27, 1827, and the latter on April 17, 1829. Caspar Porter was a blacksmith by trade and he conducted a shop for some time in Shelbyville, Indiana. He and his wife were members of the Christian Church. The death of Caspar Porter occurred in 1864 at Shelbyville.

Simon Bitting, the maternal grandfather of the subject, came to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1848 when the place as a mere village and he was the first person to conduct either a boarding house or hotel there. He was also the first person to deliver the first newspaper, the Register-Leader, which is still published there.

James M. Porter, father of the subject, was the only child in his family to survive infancy and his mother died when he was nine years old and his father when he was fourteen. Thus he was thrown out into the world on his own resources when quite young, and although the discipline was hard it was good training for later life. When his mother died in 1859 the father of the subject came to Jasper County, Iowa, to live with his grandparents, John and Sarah Porter, who had emigrated with team and wagon to Fairview Township in 1858 and there he grew to manhood and attended the district schools, later went to college at Pella, Iowa, and to a business college at Des Moines. Thus having obtained a good education, he started out in the business world as clerk in a drug store in Des Moines, where he remained two years, then returned to Jasper County and began renting his grandfather's place, a part of which he finally bought. In 1901 he traded his farm for the elevator and grain business at Fairmount, this County, and has continued the grain and coal business to the present time, enjoying a very satisfactory business, his trade covering a wide territory. His family consists of two sons and one daughter, Mrs. Ida M. Livingston, Fay, and Harry Wilson, of this sketch.

The subject attended the public schools in Fairview Township and the Iowa Business College at Des Moines. He then took a position as clerk in the Des Moines National Bank, where he worked five months, then in August 1906, he came to Fairmount, Jasper County, and engaged in the coal and grain business as a partner with his father under the firm name of J. M. Porter & Son. They have been very successful handling coal and buying and selling grain, their trade being constantly on the increase.

Politically, the subject is a Democrat, and he has served his district as school director.

Harry W. Porter was married on December 31, 1905, to Mary McGregor, who was born in Des Moines. She is the daughter of James McGregor, a well-known contractor of that city. To this union two children have been born: Don Sheldon Porter, born March 11, 1907, and Vern Wilbert, born October 11, 1909, died May 21, 1910.

Personally, Mr. Porter is a young man of much business promise, a genial, frank, straightforward young man whom everybody likes. Page 915.

~ Porvin, William Clayton ~

The history of Jasper County, Iowa, would be lacking should there be failure to give mention to William Clayton Porvin, who, though he spent the greater portion of his life in his native state of New York, was for many years a well known citizen of Newton, Iowa, where he took a leading part in all enterprises which promised the development of the community, and became influential in business and financial matters.

William Clayton Porvin was born on January 11, 1828, the son of John and Sarah Porvin. His parents moved to Philadelphia when he was nine years old. and remained there until he was eighteen, when they returned to New York. Here his father died, and here the son lived with his mother until he was forty-six years old. On June 22, 18751 he was united in marriage at Middletown, New York, to Elizabeth Hamilton, who was born on January 30, 1839. She was the daughter of James W. and Catherine (Taylor) Hamilton, of Middletown, New York. Her father was a native of Scotland and came with his parents when eight years old to Philadelphia. After his marriage Mr. Porvin and his wife remained for three years at Middletown. While living in New York he had been a wholesale druggist, and had been very successful, but on account of failing health, he and his wife moved to Newton, Jasper county, Iowa, in 1879.

To Mr. and Mrs. Porvin were born two children: Edith C., at Middletown, New York, on June 26, 1876, who is now deputy County Superintendent of Jasper County, and is residing at home with her mother; and Hamilton, who was born at Middletown, New York, on May 31, 1878, and is employed as a bookkeeper with the Hawkeye Feeder Company.

Mr. Porvin died on November 14,1893. His remains were interred in Newton cemetery. He was a member of the Congregational church, and gave to it his strong support. In politics he was a Republican, but took little active part. William Clay Porvin was not a relative of Theodore S. Porvin, but William Porvin, who was killed at the battle of the Alamo, near Porvin, Texas, was an uncle of William Clay Porvin.

William C. Porvin was a man of high ideals and culture. He was a man of the strictest integrity in business dealings and of keen judgment in financial affairs. He was free with charity for the poor and needy, and was the friend of those in want, supplying their needs with pleasure. He was a man of strong intellect, and agreeable presence. Though his marriage occurred late in life, he was very much devoted to his wife and children, and no cloud ever occurred to shade their recollection of him as a kind and loving husband and father. As in his later days his business did not occupy all of his attention, he was enabled to give to his family much of his time and society. This man of splendid character and attainments was one whose loss was deeply felt in Newton, for he had during his residence there strongly impressed his individuality on the people of that city, and they fully recognized the character of the man who had gone from their midst, and who had given so freely of his life and his talents to the service of the community, which had learned to honor and respect him.

Mrs. William Clay Porvin, an accomplished woman, whose appearance belies her age, is living with her children at No. 445 West McDonald street, Newton, and takes her full share in all the activities of the city, both social, religious and philanthropic, while Mr. Porvin's son and daughter are taking active and responsible parts in the work of the world. p. 472.

~ Potter, Rev. John ~

There is no earthly station higher than the ministry of the gospel; no life can be more uplifting and grander than that which is devoted to ameliorating the human race, a life of service for the betterment of the brotherhood of man, one that is willing to cast aside all earthly crowns and laurels of fame in order to follow in the footsteps of the lowly Nazarene. It is not possible to measure adequately the height, depth and breadth of such a life, for its influences continue to permeate the lives of others through succeeding generations, so the power it has cannot be known until "the sun grows cold, and the stars are old and the leaves of the judgment book unfold." Rev. John Potter, a Methodist minister, known throughout Iowa, and who after many years of strenuous endeavor is retired at Newton, Jasper County, is one of those self-sacrificing, ardent, loyal and true spirits that is a blessing to the race, leaving in its wake an influence that ever makes brighter and better the lives of those who follow.

Rev. Mr. John Potter was born June 7, 1843, at Thornton, Yorkshire, England, and he is the son of Henry and Mary (Elliott) Potter, natives of England, the father being the fourth child in order of birth in the family born to John and Elizabeth (Townson) Potter, his birth having occurred at Kirk-by-the-Moorside, now Kirby, November 14, 1814. Upon the marriage of Henry Potter with Mary Elliott, his grandmother Townson presented to him a Bible published in 1785 and it is now in possession of the subject of this sketch.

When six years of age, Rev. John Potter was brought to America by his parents, reaching our shores on June 17, 1849. At that time there were seven children, four being later born in this country. The family located in Oriskany, Oneida County, New York. The father was a wheelwright and wagon maker. Two and one-half years later they moved to Morgan County, Illinois, where they engaged in farming until the father's death, July 7, 1876. The mother was born May 13, 1817, and died September 24, 1890. They were the parents of the following children: James, born December 2, 1837, is engaged in farming and stock raising in Crawford County, Kansas; Elizabeth, born July 7, 1839, is the widow of William C. Hart, who resides at Winchester, Illinois; Ann Elliott is the widow of William Marshall, who was born February 12, 1841, lives at McClusky, North Dakota; John, of this review: Henry Townson, born December 10, 1844, died in Kansas in 1891; Martha is the wife of James Schofield, born May 8, 1846, resides at Altamont, Kansas, on a farm: William, born September 9, 1847, lives on a farm at Lacygne, Kansas; Ruth, born January 20, 1851, is the wife of David Gilbert and they reside at Mayfield, Kansas; Thomas, born June 23, 1854, lives on a farm near Stillwater, Oklahoma; Edward Everett, born July 20, 1857, died February 10, 1902, at Jacksonville, Illinois; George died in infancy; Charles Wesley, born May 4, 1859, is a retired farmer living at Jacksonville, Illinois.

Rev. John Potter is a veteran of the great Civil War, having enlisted in the Union Army at Jacksonville, Illinois, August 6, 1862, and he served very faithfully until the close of the war, and was mustered out at Camp Butler, June 22, 1865. He was a private in Company I, One Hundred and First Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He took part in the following engagements: Holly Springs. Mississippi, where he was taken prisoner and held six months: was in the midnight battle of Wauhatchie; fought near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Missionary Ridge, Lockout Mountain with Sherman on his march to the sea; was at the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston at Durham's Station. He went to Richmond and then on to Washington. D. C., taking part in the Grand Review, May 24, 1865.

After returning from the army he came to Iowa in the fall of 1865, and located in Jasper County. He purchased forty acres in Elk Creek Township, which he sold four years later and bought eighty acres in Lynn Grove Township. He entered the ministry in 1870, and that year he joined the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for thirty years was engaged in active ministerial work, his pastorate charges being as follows: Millersburg, Iowa County; Lancaster, Keokuk County; Hamilton, Marion County: Chillicothe, Wapello County; Durham, Marion County; Albia, Monroe County; Unionville, Appanoose County; Kozta, Iowa County; Pleasant Hill, Johnson County; Kellogg, Jasper County; Lynnville, Jasper County; Richland. Keokuk County; Mound City, Kansas; Eddyville, Wapello County; Rose Hill, Mahaska County; Knoxville, Marion County; Ewart, Poweshiek County; Exline, Appanoose County; Nichols, Muscatine County; Taintor, Mahaska County. He did a great work at all these places, built up the congregations and strengthened the work in this part of the state, becoming widely known as an earnest, able, conscientious and fearless exponent of Methodism, being a public orator second to none in the conference and profoundly versed in the Scriptures. He retired from the active ministry in 1903 and moved to his pleasant home in Newton, buying five acres of land upon which he resides. In 1875 he purchased one hundred and forty acres in Poweshiek County, which he sold in 1902. He also owned a quarter section in Madison County, which he sold in 1905. That year he bought one hundred and seventy-three acres in Buena Vista Township, selling it in 1909, when he bought one hundred and twenty acres in Poweshiek Township, Jasper County, which he still owns. He also owns twenty-five acres of timberland in Buena Vista Township.

On October 11, 1866, Rev. Mr. Potter was united in marriage with Angeline F. Sparks, daughter of T. M. and Sarah (Guessford) Sparks, her father being a native of North Carolina and her mother of Kentucky. Early in life they moved to Morgan County, Illinois, where they continued to reside until 1834, when they moved to Lee County, Iowa, and in 1847 they came to Jasper County, being among the first settlers. Mr. Sparks becoming well to do here, being one of the most extensive land owners in the County at that time and he was influential and widely known, one of the most prominent of the first settlers. His death occurred December 2, 1887, at the age of seventy-five years, his birth having occurred on August 15, 1812. His wife preceded him to the grave on May 24, 1883, at the age of seventy-four years, her birth having occurred on July 27, 1809. The wife of Rev. Mr. Potter was born in Lee County, Iowa, on December 24, 1844. She was one of a family of twelve children, of whom nine are living, namely: Stephen J., who lives at Lynnville, Iowa; John R. lives in Arkansas; William P. lives at Lynnville; Thomas and Martin died in infancy; Jeremiah lives at New Sharon, Iowa; Mary E., the widow of B. T. Carson, resides at Botna, Shelby County; George W. lives in Omaha, Nebraska; Eliza E. is the wife of Lucian Butrum, and they live at Lynnville; Margaret A. died when seventeen years of age; Truelove M. is in the real estate business at Winterset, Iowa.

Mrs. Potter's uncle, John R. Sparks, was the first clerk of Jasper County. Her father entered all the land surrounding the Junction. He was a man of practically no textbook education, but he made an excellent businessman.

Two children have been born to Rev. and Mrs. Potter, namely, Charles Henry, born May 31, 1869, lives in Lynn Grove Township, near the town of Lynnville. John Wesley was born November 4, 1870, at Millersburg, Iowa County, and he is now engaged in merchandising at Wilton Junction, Muscatine County.

Rev. Mr. Potter is a member of Garrett Post No. 16, Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is past commander. He has been department chaplain and made the prayer when the flags were moved into the state house. Politically, he is a Republican. He has ever manifested an abiding interest in all movements having for their object the general good and has done what he could in promoting the same. Rev. Mr. Potter is the author of an interesting volume entitled, Reminiscences of the Civil War. p. 792

~ Price, Frederick Orin D.D.S. ~

One of the best known and most successful dentists in Jasper County is Dr. Frederick Orion Price, of Baxter, a man who has left no stone unturned whereby he could perfect himself in his chosen line of endeavor, and, being a conscientious and genteel gentleman, he has won the confidence and esteem of a wide circle of patrons and friends.

Mr. Frederick Orin Price was born in State Center Township, Marshall County, Iowa, June 3, 1872. He is the son of William Owens Price and Martha (Tramel) Price, the father born in Pennsylvania, August 15, 1832, and he died in Jasper County, Iowa, July 7, 1890; the mother was born in St. Joseph County, Indiana, January 28, 1833, and is living in Ira, this County. Her father, W. A. B. Tramel, was one of the earliest settlers in this County. A history of the Tramel family will be found in the sketch of William Alexander Tramel in this work. There were five children in the Price family, named as follows: Walter, born July 19, 1860, is residing near Sunnyside, Washington; Mrs. Caroline D. Jackson, born October 2, 1862, is living in Ware County, Georgia; William, born November 9, 1866, is cashier of the Farmers Savings Bank at Ira, Iowa; Herman K., born March 25, 1869, is living near Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Frederick Orion, of this sketch. All these children were born in Marshall County with the exception of Caroline, whose birth occurred in Jasper County.

William Owens Price, father of the subject, was a soldier in the Union Army, having enlisted for service in August 1862, from Marshalltown, in Company K, Twenty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in which he served until near the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged on account of physical disability.

In 1875 the Price family moved to Riverside, California, and remained there until the spring of 1880 when they returned to the central part of Iowa, locating on a farm near Ira, where most of the early life of Dr. Frederick O. was spent. He attended the country schools, later taking a commercial course in Highland Park College, at Des Moines. He then entered Northwestern University at Chicago, completing the course in the dental department, graduating with the class of 1902, having made an excellent record. Thus well equipped for his life work, he located at Storm Lake, Iowa, where he remained until the fall of 1906, enjoying an excellent practice, then he moved to Colo, Iowa, where he remained until the spring of 1909. Leaving this place, he traveled in the West, but finding no place so attractive as central Iowa he returned to Jasper County, locating at Baxter, where he has built up a large and lucrative practice, which is constantly growing. He has a neat office, equipped with every modern appliance to insure rapid and modern work.

Doctor Price was married on February 11, 1903, to Margaret Buck, who was born in State Center Township, Marshall County, Iowa, April 22, 1876. She was a graduate of the State Center High School and she studied music at Grinnell College and at Lincoln, Nebraska. For many years she was one of the most successful music teachers in this part of the state, having large classes at State Center, Colo, Rhodes, Melbourne and Collins. She was talented in this direction and was very popular with her pupils and a wide circle of friends. She was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Lucia (Wilkins) Buck, the father born in Vermont, as was also the mother. Mr. Buck and his family came to State Center, Iowa, in an early day and there he died and there Mr. Buck still resides. They were the parents of the following children: Carroll lives at Iowa Falls; George is deceased; Everett lives in Washington Township, Marshall County; Mrs. Mary Wensel, of State Center; Ralph A., also of State Center; Mrs. Myra Havenhill, of Lawrence, Kansas; Margaret, who married Doctor Price, of this sketch: Harry, of St. Anthony, Iowa; Nellie lives with her mother in State Center.

To Doctor Price and wife, one daughter, Nellie Maurine, was born, her birth occurring at Storm Lake, Iowa, December 21, 1903. She lives with her aunt and grandmother at State Center.

Mrs. Dr. Price was called to her rest on September 10, 1906. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at State Center, Iowa.

Politically, the Doctor is a Republican, and he belongs to Columbia Lodge No. 298, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Colo, Iowa. Personally, he is a genial and companionable gentleman. Page 1158.