Biographical History of Page County, Iowa, Lewis & Dunbar Publishers, 113 Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1890

transcribed by Pat O'Dell: genpat@netins.net

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Needham, Josiah, 1851, parents John Needham & Mary Winslow

WIFE: Laura A. Mell [page 550]

Nelson, Frederick C., 1837, parents John Nelson & Priscilla Bovee

WIFE: Alice Simms

WIFE: Abbie Gardner [page 779]

Nelson, Fredric, 1835, parents Neils Peterson & Catherine Anderson

WIFE: Julia N. Johnson daughter of James P. Johnson & Margaret Rouse [page 851]

Newman, James B., 1822, parents Isaac Newman & Margaret Slaughter, grandparents George Newman, George Slaughter & Priscilla White

WIFE: Abbie H. Hoag daughter of James Hoag & Levina Lee [page 861]

Nies, Peter, 1824, parents Fred Nies & Margaret Analt

WIFE: Agnes Graff; [page 618]

Noble, John B., 1837, father James Noble whose first wife was Catherine Yerty and second wife, mother of John, was Nancy Daugherty

WIFE: Rachel Elizabeth Allsup daughter of John Allsup & Mary Elizabeth Burge, grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Sharp widow of David and daughter of Edward & Hannah Forbes, grandparents John Allsup & Nancy Shoemaker

Burge, Jacob, 1804, parents John & Margaret Burge, married Rachel Neil daughter of James & Catherine Neil. [page 791]

Nordholm, C.A., 1849, parents G.A. Nordholm & Mary Jonason

WIFE: Betty Johnson [page 712]

North, William, 1821, parents Lyman North & Lucy Cowles

WIFE: Wealthy Weed

WIFE: Mrs Elizabeth Carwin widow of James, daughter of Chauncey Borland & Susan Dunton , grandparents James B. Borland & Elizabeth Grey , gr grandmother – James B. Borland's mother was an Ayres [page 535]

Orme, Nathan, born 1836, parents William Orme & Elizabeth Dunn

WIFE: Lucina Sharp daughter of Cornelius Sharp & Eveline Marshall. [page 450]

Orth, Cyrus J., 1845, parents Adam G. Orth & Frances Secrist

WIFE: Ida J. Noble daughter of James A. Noble & Harriet Frick [page 751]

Orth, John A., 1837, parents Adam G. Orth & Fannie S. Secrist

WIFE: Lizzie C. Alleman daughter of Jacob Alleman & Susan Cramer [page 747]

Osborn, William, born 1825, father Thomas Osborn

WIFE: Caroline Mead [page 487]

Otte, Henry born 1832, parents George Otte & Caroline Macher

WIFE: Mrs Charlotte Klinge Sauleka daughter of Henry Klinge & Hannah Summers [page 490]

Pace, Thomas Newsom, 1831, parents Wyatt Pace & Sarah S. Barton , grandparents Newsom Pace, William Barton & Sarah Alexander

WIFE: Mary E. Wilcox daughter of Samuel S. Wilcox & Sarah E. DeForest [page 538]

Paden, D.J., 1825, parents Isaac Paden & Celia Fish; grandparents Isaac Paden Sr & Joseph Fish

WIFE: Lucinda McCaw daughter of William McCaw & Mary Wyley [page 688]

Rozelle, Arthur, 1859, parents Jonathan Rozelle & Theresa Rosenkrans

WIFE: Kit Kile daughter of Caleb Kile & Lydia Dynes [page 602]

Palmer, J.H., born 1838, parents Harvey Palmer & Jane Harcourt , grandparents Joseph Harcourt & Elizabeth Merritt

WIFE: Martha Schoonmaker daughter of Joshua Schoonmaker [page 486]

Palmer, Trojan, parents Matthew Palmer & Elizabeth Grubaugh, grandfather Ephraim Palmer

WIFE: Mary Fisher daughter of Justus Fisher & Eliza Hall [page 765]

Parish, Frank W., born 1846, parents Ambrosia Parish & Amanda Key

WIFE: Jennie Wicken daughter of William Wicken & Mary Osborn. [page 454]

Park, O.H., 1853, parents Aaron Park & Margaret McCullough; grandparent William McCullough [page 506]

Parslow, H.E., 1856, parents Abraham Parslow & Hannah Mahon

WIFE: Mary L. Warren [page 560]

Patterson, August, parents Charles Peterson & Anna Christiana Peterson

WIFE: Mary Anderson daughter of Swan Anderson [page 740]

Patterson, Frank, born 1833, parents Henry A. Patterson & Phylinda Smith , grandparent Andrew Patterson

WIFE: Elizabeth Stitt daughter of William Stitt & Margaret Harmanni. [page 467]

Patton, James C., 1827, parents Thomas Patton & Jane Glasgow, parents died, raised by sister Martha & William McIntyre

WIFE: Sarah Hart daughter of George Hart

WIFE: Mary Hensleigh daughter of Thomas Hensleigh & Ann Walter [page 801]

Paul, George T., 1847, parents J.M. Paul & Nancy Hare

WIFE: Melissa J. Hanes [page 517]

Pearce, G.C., 1848, parents Jesse B. Pearce & Anna Clark

WIFE: Addie R.Ingals daughter of Tompkins & Esther Ingals [page 777]

Peck, David A., 1829, parents Washington Peck & Sophia Wilcox; grandfather Caleb Peck

WIFE: Eliza Jane Carey daughter of Francis K. Carey; second wife Sadie J. McClellan [page 642]

Peck, Peter, 1847, parents George W. Peck & Lucinda Rowley

WIFE: Minerva Tarman daughter of Robert Tarman & Phebe Cassingham [page 681]

Pendleton, Christopher B., parents Green Pendleton & Mary Brooks; grandfathers Green Pendleton and Solomon Brooks

WIFE: Sarah E. Jones daughter of Harvey Jones [page 661]

Peterson, H.P., 1838, parents Peter Hanson & Anna Peterson

WIFE: Minnie Knudsen

WIFE: Bertha Printz [page 736]

Peterson, Olaf P., 1840, father Peter Peterson

WIFE: Sarah C. Nelson daughter of Charles Nelson & Hannah Engmerson, step-father Peter Holcombe [page 761]

Pfander, Abraham, 1832, parents Charles Pfander & Catherine Hithbarge

WIFE: Elizabeth Ann Colvill daughter of Charles Colvill & Sarah Hort [page 495]

Pfander, Charles, 1829, parents Charles Pfander & Eve Catherine Hothborger

WIFE: Sarah Baker daughter of Jonathan Baker & Susan Tillman [page 811]

Phipps, William J., parents John Phipps & Eliza J. Hall [second wife Ellen Wayman], grandparents Isiaiah Phipps, William Hall & Annie Copeland

WIFE: Lydia A. Copeland daughter of Jefferson Copeland & Louisa Johnson, grandparents Charles Copeland & Hannah Osborn, great-grandparents Charles Copeland & Abigail Hass [page 828]

Pike, Edward, 1830, parents Abner Pike & Matilda Warren

WIFE: Caroline Claypole [page 655]

Piper, Benjamin, 1842, parents Daniel Piper & Anna Bair

WIFE: Mrs Anna Littlefield Mitchell

WIFE: Sarah J. Shepard daughter of John Shepard & Stella Squires [page 652]

Piper, Ezekiel, born 1845, parents Daniel Piper & Anna Bair;

WIFE: Martha Welch daughter of george & Sarah Welch

WIFE: Ida Munckey [sic, Muckey] daughter of Jasper Munckey [sic, Muckey] & Emma McQueen. [page 470]

Pittman, W.H., 1853, parents George Pittman & Elizabeth Isaacs, grandfather George Pittman

WIFE: Mary E. Mick

WIFE: Martha E. Salier [page 749]

Pollock, James, born 1835, parents James Pollock & Ann Simpson

WIFE: Jane Brownlee daughter of Ebenezer Brownlee & Ann Mitchell. [page 472]

Porter, David, 1811, parents Robert Porter & Esther White

WIFE: Eliza Guy, daughter of George Guy & Bessie Hazelep , grandparents Hugh Guy, James Hazelep & Margaret Bradshaw [page 570]

Porter, James H., 1839, parents William Porter & Sarah Hezlep

WIFE: Ellen Burlingame daughter of John B. Burlingame & Charlotte Gurley [page 797]

Potter, F.E., 1855, parents Thomas Potter & Mary Ann Irwin

WIFE: Mary E. Large daughter of William Large [page 747]

Prest, Thomas A., 1823, parents John Prest & Ellen Proctor; grandparents Edward Prest & Margaret Brown, Thomas Proctor; John Prest second wife was Mrs Elizabeth Coultherst

WIFE: Harriet A. Ransom daughter of John ransom & Betsy Spencer [page 662]

Preston, Isaac Cheyney, 1841, paents Edmond Preston & Phoebe H. Hoskins , grandparents David Preston, Nathaniel Hoskins

WIFE: Jennie C. Logan daughter of james M. Logan & Elizabeth Bowling [page 563]

Prosser, Thomas, 1831, parents Thomas Prosser & Margaret Powles

WIFE: Nancy Pierson [page 609]

Pruitt, G.A., 1850, parents Michael Pruitt & Elizabeth Yager

WIFE: Marietta Thatcher daughter of Stephen Thatcher [page 648]

Quimby, George A., 1847, parents Major Quimby & Philura Hadley

WIFE: Annette L. Kendall [page 625]

Quist, John, parents John Kakason & Johanna Anderson, John's second wife Lena Anderson

WIFE: Magdalena Johnson daughter of John Johnson & Berta Peterson [page 840]

Rankin Brothers, O.T. 1854 – F.B. 1857; parents William Rankin & Eliza Bailey

O.T. married Anna C. Smaling; F.B. married Josephine Godfrey [page 586]

Ray, Matthew W., parents Matthew Ray & Jane McCunn; grandparents John Ray & Mary Moore, John McCunn & Mary Smith

WIFE: Maggie C. Butterfield daughter of Clark Butterfield & Elizabeth Caldwell [page 671]

Read, Charles, 1819, parents Jonathan Read & Charlotte Rudd, grandparents Benjamin Read & Elizabeth Dodson, Daniel Rudd & Abigail Allen, great-grandfather Oliver Read

WIFE: Harriet G. Myers daughter of Ludwick Myers & Jane Dustin (second wife), first wife was Elizabeth Carpenter)

SON: Willard Read married Elizabeth Porter [page 723]

Reed, George E., 1836, parents Joshua Reed & Elizabeth Alward

WIFE: Jane Kimball daughter of Abrahm Kimball & Marilla Hamilton [page 736]

Reed, Mitchell, 1827, parents Samuel Reed & Mary Shannon, step-father Andrew Clark, grandfather Isaac Shannon

WIFE: Sarah Foster daughter of George Foster & Jerusha Workman [page 744]

Reeves, John M., 1849, parents Morgan Reeves & Hannah Barclay, grandparents Hugh Barclay & Ann Darrah [page 817]

Reid, Joseph A., 1824, parents John Reid & Sallie Sterrett, grandfather James Reid

WIFE: Margaret J. Long daughter of James Long & Elsie Boggs [page 844]

Remington, Amos, 1816, parents Seth Remington & Asenath Bisbee; grandparents Amos Remington & Lucy Fowler; Joel Bisbee

WIFE: Matilda Munger daughter of Charles Munger & Polly Place [page 651]

Richards, Thomas J., 1815, parents Jacob Richards & Elizabeth Morgan

WIFE: Elizabeth Supplee daughter of John Supplee & Eliza Hovan

SON: Charles H. Richards, 1854, wife Mary A. Stafford daughter of Thomas Benton Stafford [page 640]

Ridenour, David E. born 1841, parents John Ridenour & Susan Beightel

WIFE: Mary J. Payton daughter of William Payton & Mary Ann Hamilton. [page 466]

Ridenour, N.C., born 1836, parents Alexander T. Ridenour & Sarah T. Loy

WIFE: Lizzie Smith daughter of T.P. Smith & Sarah Jones [page 482]

Rinehart, T., 1836, parents Thomas & Hannah Rinehart

WIFE: Malinda A. Hammond daughter of W.G. Hammond & Mary E. Hatcher [page 516]

Roberts, William M., born 1828, parents Gaius Roberts & Sarah Barton

WIFE: Caroline Holmes daughter of James Holmes & Ruth Head. [page 450]

Robinson, Ambrose B., born 1850, parents Edward Robinson & Paulina Pettis;

WIFE: Mary E. Clement daughter of A.T. & Eliza A. Clement. [page 438]

Ross, John S., 1832, parents James Ross & Phoebe Snedeker

WIFE: Charlotte A. Wallace daughter of Thomas Wallace & Elizabeth Stevenson [page 525]

Ross, Thomas, 1853, parents James Ross & Sarah Dickey

WIFE: Cora E. Martin [page 572]

Rozelle, Arthur, born 1859, parents Jonathan Rozelle & Theresa Rosenkrans

WIFE: Kit Kile, dau of Caleb Kile & Lydia Dynes

Rush, William, born 1836, parents William Rush & Abbie Brewer

WIFE: Susan Piper daughter of Daniel Piper & Anna Barr [page 489]

Russell, N.J., 1831, parents William H. Russell & Elsie Howell

WIFE: Sarah R. Millikin daughter of Samuel Millikin [page 798]

Saunders, James, 1818, parents Abednego Saunders & Amy Cook

WIFE: Phoebe Rector daughter of Daniel Rector & Nancy Garber [page 746]

Schneider, Johann G., 1850, parents Christian Schneider & Anna Barbara Koenig

WIFE: Augusta Bannsfield [page 561]

Scidmore, John, 1842, parents Elisha Scidmore & G. Elma McCleas, raised by adopted father - Benson

WIFE: Mary E. Taylor [page 755]

Scott, J.E., 1836, parents N.F. Scott & Elizabeth Gunn

WIFE: Jane Jenks, daughter of William Jenks & Margaret Bercaw [page 531]

Scotton, David E., 1839, parents Emery Scotton & Mary S. Slaughter

WIFE: Harriet Cook dughter of Mark Cook & Sophia Godfrey [page 783]

Seablom, Andrew P., 1851, father John Seablom

WIFE: Ella C. Anderson daughter of Andrew Anderson & Louisa C. Johnson [page 760]

Seablom, Anton E., 1859, parents John P. Seablom & Evelyn Israelson

WIFE: Josephine A. Lindburg daughter of John Lindburg & Charlotte Wallin [page 860]

Sederquist, Franz Otto, 1846, parents Gabriel Peterson & Christiana Lawson

WIFE: Carrie L.Hart daughter of J.M.Hart & Annie Johnson [page 766]

Shaw, Joseph, father David Shaw

WIFE: Mrs Aikin daughter of William Loy [page 675]

Sheets, Edwin, 1830, parents John Sheets & Margaret Winning; grandfather John Winning

WIFE: Eleanor H. Abbott daughter of David Abbott & Francinky Hankison; grandparents James & Catherine Abbott [659]

Sherman, David, 1846, parents Samuel Sherman & R.E. Palmer

WIFE: Eliza Ann Freeman daughter of B.C. Freeman [page 788]

Shields, Joseph C. [page 755]

Shoemaker, Charles B., 1832, parents Samuel G. Shoemaker & Mary Potts

WIFE: Mary Haas [page 611]

Showen, David E., 1851, parents Miles Showen & Margaret Eliza McAlpine

WIFE: Kittie Moreledge

WIFE: Mary Metz daughter of Richard Metz & Elizabeth Herman [page 560]

Shum, Alexander, 1852, parents Peter Shum & Elizabeth Pfenall, grandparents Frank & Margaret Shum

WIFE: Mary McCowen daughter of James McCowen [page 817]

Sidell, John

WIFE: Elizabeth Cline [2] Ada B. Ransom [page 617]

Sigler, David, parents Jacob Sigler & Maria Stonewood, grandparents John Sigler, Lewis Stonewood & Sarah Gardner [page 745]

Simmons, John W., 1830, parents Benjamin K.Simmons & Sarah Summerfield, grandparents John Simmons & Rosana Krautyer, John Summerfield

WIFE: Susanna Carper [page 762]

Simpson, Joseph W., 1829, parents Isaac H.Simpson & Phoebe Garrison, grandparents William Simpson & Anna Ammerman

WIFE: Artemesia Sutherland daughter of Martin Sutherland & Mary White [page 734]

Skinner, David H., parents Charles V. Skinner & Julia A. Toombs

WIFE: Jennie E. Davis

Smith, T.C., 1842, parents Enos Smith & Hannah ----

WIFE: Nannie McConnell [page 600]

Snider, S.F., 1808

WIFE: Nancy Bland [page 741]

Snodderly, John, 1836, father Nicholas Snodderly

WIFE: Mary Kennett daughter of Caleb Kennett & Susan Handy [page 719]

Snodderly, Nicholas, 1806, parents John Snodderly & Elizabeth Gibbs

WIFE: Mahala Hill daughter of Matthew Hill & Polly Moore [page 702]

Snodgrass, Joseph son of Samuel Snodgrass & Susan McCastin; grandfather Samuel Snodgrass; grandparents Wm & Elizabeth McCastin

SON: Joseph Snodgrass, 1822, wife Jane A. Hammond daughter of Lot Hammond & Betsey Barnum [page 658]

Snyder, John T., 1851, parents Barney Snyder & Matilda Kuhns

WIFE: Rebecca Bumgardner daughter of John & Mary Bumgardner [page 785]

Sollars, David, 1847, parents Hiram Sollars & Edith Graves

WIFE: Mary L. Gaddis daughter of Jacob Gaddis [page 703]

Sollars, Hiram, 1821, parents Michael Sollars & Hosanna Waldron; grandfather Philip Waldron

WIFE: Elizabeth Graves daughter of James Graves & Sarah Murray [page 666]

Spangler, Morris, born 1858, parents Charles Spangler & Mary Foster

WIFE: Della Mooney daughter of Peter Mooney & Sarah Scott. [page 458]

Spaulding, Mary E., 1842, parents William Jackson & Esther Copeland

HUSBAND: Alfred Madden

HUSBAND: E.J. Spaulding [page 499]

Spunaugle, William J., 1839, parents William Spunaugle & Jemimah Waybright

WIFE: Mary Gibson

WIFE: Anna M. Markle daughter of Archibald McDonald & Elizabeth Moore [page 862]

Stambaugh, Jerry M., 1853, parents George Stambaugh & Christina Wolf

WIFE: Blanch Ely daughter of William Ely & Pauline Simpson; grandparents Herman Ely & Lois Morehouse; gr grandparents John Simpson & Mary Walrod [page 522]

Standage, Peter, 1841, parents William Standage & Polly Lezott

WIFE: Julia Holdeman, 1861, parents John Holdeman & Catherine Leighty [page 791]

Stearns, Merritt A., 1836, parents Harrison Stearns & Amanda Russell

WIFE: Abigail Dorrence [page 784]

Steele, James, born 1843, parents James Steele & Margaret Hamilton

WIFE: Isabella Jarrett daughter of Elias Jarrett & Fanny Lantz. [page 457]

Steeve, Henry, 1834, parents John Henry Steeve & Eletch Kors

WIFE: Mary Elizabeth Bente [page 807]

Stitt, William D., born 1838, parents William Stitt & Margaret Harmanni; grandparent James Stitt

WIFE: Sarah N. Payton daughter of William Payton & Mary Ann ---. [page 465]

Stockton, James M., 1807

WIFE: Susan E. Kirkpatrick [page 694]

Stockton, Thomas R., born 1834; parent James M. Stockton

WIFE: Elizabeth Pierce, daughter of Joseph Pierce & Mary Woods. [page 443]

Stone, E.P., 1837, son of W.H.H. Stone

WIFE: Agnes I. Boydle [page 863]

Stotler, Silas W., 1831, parents Matthias & Nancy Stotler

WIFE: Matilda Koons daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Koons [page 636]

Strickland, J.N., 1835, parents Joseph Strickland & Mary Harper

WIFE: Rebecca L. McNeal daughter of Thomas McNeal [page 565]

Strong, E.A., 1846, parents B.M. Strong & Emily Whitlock

WIFE: Mary Jane Miller daughter of John Miller [page 708]

Sullivan Brothers - Charles, 1863, married Ida Medley daughter of Joseph & Luvina Medley; Joseph, 1865. Parents Virgil Homer Sullivan, 1837, & Susan E. Hedges, grandparents Joseph Sullivan, N.G. Hedges & Jane Titus, great-grandmother Mrs Margaret Pepper Jessup [page 768]

Sullivan, Patrick J., 1842, parents Patrick & Ellen Sullivan

WIFE: Maria Shepard daughter of John Shepard [page 714]

Sundermann, Fred, born 1838, parents Casper Sundermann & Charlotte Goecker

WIFE: Louisa Monning daughter of George Monning & Ingel Rolker. [page 469]

Sundermann, William D., born 1844, parent Casper Sundermann & Charlotte Goecker

WIFE: Mary Niewedde daughter of Henry Niewedde & Margaret Stuckenberg [page 491]

Sutherland, Donald, 1838, parents Donald Sutherland & Nancy Livingston

WIFE: Margaret J. Johnson [page 609]

Sutton, Robert, 1842, parents Robert Sutton & Martha Reay

WIFE: Sue Gochenour

WIFE: Orpha E. Chandler [page 544]