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Containing Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States, with accompanying

Biographies of each; a Condensed History of Iowa, with Portraits and

Biographies of the Governors of the State; and Engravings

of Prominent Citizens of Pottawattamie County, with

Personal Histories of many of the Early

Settlers and Leading Families.


"Biography is the only true history." - Emerson.


THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.

1891


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PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
George Washington               9                 Millard Fillmore               72 
John Adams                     14                 Franklin Pierce                76 
Thomas Jefferson               20                 James Buchanan                 80 
James Madison                  26                 Abraham Lincoln                84 
James Monroe                   32                 Andrew Johnson                 93 
John Quincy Adams              38                 Ulysses S. Grant               96 
Andrew Jackson                 47                 Rutherford B. Hayes           102 
Martin Van Buren               52                 James A. Garfield             109 
William Henry Harrison         56                 Chester A. Arthur             118 
John Tyler                     60                 Grover Cleveland              117 
James K. Polk                  64                 Benjamin Harrison             120 
Zachary Taylor                 68                                                
      
 

HISTORY OF IOWA.

Aboriginal                    123                 State Institutions            151 
Caucasian                     124                 Educational                   154 
Pioneer Life                  133                 Statistical                   157 
Louisiana Territory           137                 Physical Features             158 
Iowa Territory                139                 Geology                       158 
State Organization and Subse-                     Climate                       163 
     quent History            141                 Census of Iowa                164 
Patriotism                    145                 Territorial officers          161 
Iowa Since the War            151                 State Officers                165 
      
 

GOVERNORS OF IOWA.

Robert Lucas                  171                 William M. Stone              199 
John Chambers                 173                 Samuel Merrill                203 
James Clarke                  175                 Cyrus C. Carpenter            207 
Ansel Briggs                  179                 Joshua G. Newbold             211 
Stephen Hempstead             183                 John H Gear                   215 
James W. Grimes               187                 Buren R. Sherman              219 
Ralph P. Lowe                 191                 William Larrabee              223 
Samuel J. Kirkwood            195                 Horace Boies                  225 
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HISTORY OF POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

Abbott, E. J.                 539                 Allensworth, J. P.            246 
Abel, Joseph                  622                 Alston, Joshua                669 
Ackels, Paul                  689                 Altmannsperger, C. A.         632 
Acker, W. C.                  694                 Anderson, Andrew              590 
Agnew, S. G.                  599                 Avery A. E.                   535 
Aldridge, H. L.               267                 Axtell, J. M.                 364 
Alexander, C.                 376                 Axtell, L. S.                 317 
Allee, F. M.                  388                 Aylesworth, E. E.             688 
Allen, A. L.                  540                                                
      
      
Bair, I. F.                   408                 Book, John                    466 
Baldwin, Caleb                231                 Boren, I. A.                  417 
Baldwin, J. N.                279                 Boren, J.                     508 
Baldwin, J. T.                443                 Boruff, D. W.                 302 
Ball, W. D.                   679                 Boruff, J. C.                 598 
Barnett, E. S.                442                 Bosen, C.                     403 
Barstow, J. M.                583                 Bosted, August                442 
Barstow, Samuel               245                 Boulden, J. P.                306 
Barton, J. J.                 633                 Boulden, J. R.                332 
Barton, Reuben                417                 Bowman, Thomas .              335 
Battin, Vincent               484                 Braden, Peter                 528 
Beek, C. H.                   258                 Bradley, J. G.                479 
Beezley, Paul                 562                 Bray, Theodore                650 
Beezley, William              666                 Breneman, N. E.               610 
Bell & Berlinghof             485                 Briggs, D. M.                 509 
Bellinger, F. P. & M. J.      486                 Brown, A. L.                  604 
Bevan, S. I.                  275                 Brown, 0. H.                  393 
Beyer, Wm                     567                 Brown, Wm                     348 
Bisbee, A. C.                 286                 Brown, Wm. It                 437 
Bixby, B. F.                  530                 Bryant, T. G.                 554 
Blain, David                  594                 Bullis, Allen                 599 
Blakely, John                 235                 Bunker, W. W.                 620 
Blanchard, W. A.              451                 Bunnell, J. A.                582 
Bloom, J. C.                  455                 Burckhalter, D. A.            574 
Bloomer, Amelia               242                 Burckhalter, J. W.            352 
Bloomer, D. C.                241                 Burke, Finley                 447 
Boiler, Cyrus                 335                 Burke, F. A.                  446 
Boiler, James                 259                 Burke, J. P.                  703 
Bolton, C. H.                 578                 Burnett, G. V.                600 
Bolton George                 299                 Bybee, Alfred                 664 
Bolton, J.                    439                                                
      
      
Cady, T. J.                   371                 Coe, D. A.                    570 
Campbell, Lyman               381                 Cole, W. T.                   651 
Campbell, Rasmus              382                 Coleman, Frank                504 
Carley, E. B.                 591                 Coleman, W. J.                611 
Carson, George                475                 Collard, Frank                313 
Carson, A. S.                 710                 Collins, N. S.                576 
Carter, I. G.                 692                 Comer, S. R.                  628 
Casady, J. P.                 431                 Confarr, W. N.                544 
Casady, T. E.                 439                 Conklin, J. F.                658 
Cater, E. H.                  334                 Consigny, E. A.               623 
Chambers, H. J.               458                 Converse, Wm                  500 
Champ, G. H.                  477                 Cook, H. C.                   652 
Chaney, C. H.                 595                 Cool, John                    344 
Chaney, Wm. L.                481                 Coons, J. M.                  315 
Charles, Wm.                  345                 Cooper, A. P.                 433 
Cheney, M. J.                 300                 Cooper, W. A.                 541 
Chicago Lumber Co             381                 Copeland, T. N.               316 
Citizens' Bank of Oakland     260                 Council Bluffs Lumber Co      631 
City Roller Mills             338                 Craft, W. P.                  505 
Clark, D. B.                  311                 Crippen C. M.                 379 
Clark, F. C.                  487                 Croghan, J. M.                236 
Clark, John                   563                 Cuppy, Wm. B.                 635 
Clark, J. H. E.               391                 Currie, John, Jr              683 
Clayton, B. F.                458                 Currie, Robert                681 
      
      
Dailey, D. B.                 467                 Dohany, John                  328 
Davis, Fred                   651                 Doner, H. A.                  616 
Davis, J. C.                  386                 Doner, Jacob                  377 
Davis, J. H.                  691                 Doner, I. E.                  402 
Dean, Warren                  250                 Dool, Thomas                  580 
Dean, W. L.                   254                 Dorton, J. M.                 371 
DeHart, F. A.                 527                 Dowty, Joseph                 612 
Dentler, B. B.                514                 Dunkle, David                 347 
Devol, P. C.                  327                 Dunn, S. T.                   581 
Devol, David                  327                 Durham, W. E.                 670 
DeWitt, W.                    309                 Dye Bros. & Co                668 
Dial, W. H.                   655                 Dye, G. S.                    543 
Dingman, J. B.                453                                                
      
      
Earnest, Solomon              240                 Evans, Joseph                 682 
Edie, Wm. S.                  270                 Evans, T. J.                  471 
Ellis, F. M. & Co             652                 Everett, Horace               519 
Ellis, M. P.                  637                 Everett, Leonard              615 
Elswick, J. C.                374                 Everson, J. W.                672 
Evans, John                   653                 Exchange Bank                 702 
      
      
Fay, Wooster                  253                 Foxley, A. R.                 492 
Ferguson. M. W.               672                 Frank. J. A.                  361 
Flint, John                   518                 Frazier, Alfred               662 
Flood, Thomas                 676                 Freeman B. F.                 260 
Ford, Fred                    276                 Frisbie, M. B.                404 
Forsyth, Mrs. S.              422                 Frizzell, A. L.               266 
Foster, C. P.                 461                 Frizzell, J. 0                562 
Foster, J. B.                 657                 Fuller, A E.                  534 
Foster, S. H.                 465                                                
      
      
Gardner, I. N.                536                 Graham. 0. W.                 414 
Garner, F. G.                 322                 Grass, F.                     489 
Garner, Win                   238                 Graybill, S.                  481 
Gault, J. D.                  456                 Graybill, G. H.               602 
Gault, T. 0                   280                 Green, Charles                511 
Gertz, H. P.                  695                 Green, John                   686 
Gittens, Henry                354                 Green, Norman                 382 
Glynn, A.                     400                 Gregg, J. H.                  280 
Godfrey, C.                   645                 Gress, Bernhard               598 
Gordon, 0. W.                 429                 Groneweg, Wm                  449 
Gorrell, J. V.                593                 Grout, Alonzo                 547 
Goudie, M. C.                 513                 Guittar, Francis              565 
Gould, J. H. .                644                 Guittar, Theodore             564 
Graff, W. H.                  555                 Gustin, Wm                    288 
      
      
Haines, David                 399                 Hendricks, I. F.              402 
Hall, A. J.                   521                 Henry, J. H.                  702 
Hamilton, G. W.               568                 Hetzel, F. G.                 616 
Hammer, Lewis                 649                 Hewitt, G. W.                 415 
Hanchett, A. P.               379                 Hicks, G. W.                  704 
Hansen, Isaac                 310                 Hitchcock, F. G.              479 
Harbert, B. F.                315                 Hoffmayer, J. C.              338 
Harcourt, B.                  307                 Holmes, G. A.                 375 
Hardenbergh, Otis             532                 Hoogewoning, A.               436 
Hardin, W. D.                 455                 Hooker J. D.                  360 
Harding, B. G.                659                 Hoops, Isaac                  602 
Harding, John                 680                 Horner, Albert                592 
Harl, C. M.                   305                 Hose Co. No. 3.               479 
Harle, M. E.                  568                 Hotchkiss, 0. 0               628 
Harris, A.                    689                 Hough, H. C.                  613 
Hartwell, T. J.               656                 Hough, J. R.                  521 
Hatswell, L. A.               657                 Hough, Morris                 653 
Hazleton, A. S.               308                 Hough, Warren                 390 
Headlee, Joseph               365                 Houghton, F. W.               687 
Heagney, C. F.                291                 Hughes, Martin                459 
Heileman, Wm                  385                 Huff, A. M.                   690 
Hellman, Andrew               466                 Hutchinson, A. A.             665 
Hendricks, A. L.              707                                                
      
      
Ingram, Robert                673                 Irwin, H T.                   392 
      
      
Jack, H. B.                   606                 Johnson, F. T. C.             708 
Jameson Bros                  887                 Jones, J. G.                  325 
Jameson, W. J.                507                 Jones, L. G.                  330 
Jefferson, T. H.              235                 Jones, 0. W.                  349 
Johns, T. J.                  661                 Jones, R. F.                  359 
Johannsen, J. B.              698                 Jones, T. J.                  440 
Johnson, A. W.                329                 Judd, C. B.                    24 
      
      
Kaven, August                 611                 Kimball, J. F.                416 
Keast, Thomas                 704                 Kincaid, A. E.                566 
Keller. A. H.                 322                 Klanehan, L.                  474 
Kenedy, Alex                  549                 Kirby, Joseph                 515 
Kerney, Lawrence              295                 Kirkwood, Robert              478 
Kerney, Perry                 491                 Keppinger, W. C.              496 
Kiel Stables                  651                 Knepher, W. H.                630 
Killion, I. C.                640                 Knotts, Joseph                493 
Killion, J. A.                496                 Knotts, L. G.                 494 
Killpack, James               304                 Kuhn, W. H.                   685 
Kimball, Caleb                368                                                
      
      
Lacey, T. B.                  434                 Levin, F. R.                  644 
Lacy, Patrick                 412                 Lewis, F. M.                  348 
Lainson, A. T.                536                 Lewis, Jackson                510 
Lange, J. O.                  474                 Lewis, Nelson                 252 
Larson, C.A                   389                 Lewis, Wm                     512 
Lathan, Edmond                675                 Lewis, Wm                     681 
Lebeck, A.                    699                 Livingston, James             579 
Leland, H. C.                 593                 Lodge, O. F.                  535 
Leland, L. S.                 594                 London Bros                   370 
Leonard, Thomas               288                 Long, Wm C.                   239 
Lerette, N.                   511                 Loudenback, J. A.             482 
Leslie, F. N.                 558                 Lowe, H. G.                   350 
      
      
      
MacConnell, S. P.             381                 McMullen, C. E.               234 
MacKay, T. J.                 522                 McPherron, F. T.              428 
Mackland, Elizabeth           282                 McReynolds, L.                357 
Macrae, Donald                271                 Merriam, F.                   237 
Manhattan, The                492                 Metcalf, F. W.                454 
Martin, Andrew                330                 Metcalf, George               453 
Martin, I. L.                 462                 Mickelwait & Young            340 
Martin, Martha                531                 Mikesill, J.W.                630 
Martin, W. J.                 641                 Miller, J. W.                 400 
Maxfield, Wm. H.              380                 Miller, Robert                499 
Maxwell, W. E.                595                 Minahan, M.                   373 
Mayne,  W. S.                 285                 Mitchell, A. I.               340 
McDonald, J. H.               561                 Montgomery, H.                308 
McDonald, Wm                  590                 Montgomery, P. J.             372 
McFall, S. T.                 641                 Morris, F.                    274 
McGee, H. G.                  486                 Morrison, S.                  480 
McGee, J. E. F.               407                 Mulholland, J. P.             396 
McGinnis, Joseph              540                 Muller, Julius                428 
McKenzie, K.                  577                 Murchison, J. K .             552 
McKeown, Win                  356                 Murphy, J. A.                 503 
McMaster, D. B.               336                 Murray, James                 634 
McMenomy, B. P.               247                 Mynster, C. 0                 319 
McMillen, W. A.               483                 Mynster, W. A.                687 
      
      
Nellis, L. D.                 393                 Nordyke, Albert               324 
Nicholas, A. B.               378                 Nusum, J. W.                  444 
Nixon, Win                    289                                                
      
      
O'Brien, N.                   492                 Orr, William                  675 
Officer, Thomas               495                 Osborn, G. H.                 684 
Olds, James                   413                 Osler, Alex                   320 
Olney, J. J.                  243                 Owens, F. M.                  684 
      
      
Packard, W. S.                557                 Pierce, 0. W.                 254 
Painter, Lewis                490                 Pilling, T. A.                450 
Palmer, M.                    695                 Pinney, C. H.                 272 
Parish, E.                    292                 Plank, M. V.                  575 
Parker, D. K.                 441                 Pleak, D. S.                  329 
Parker, Henry                 464                 Plumb, George                 246 
Parker, Joseph                488                 Plumer, H. F.                 654 
Passmore, S. B.               251                 Plummer, A.                   608 
Pearce, A. W.                 283                 Plunket, W. F.                678 
Peck. G. W.                   660                 Poland, G. W.                 600 
Perkins, A. B.                674                 Potter, L. F.                 260 
Peters, Wm                    290                 Powell, Isaac                 700 
Peterson, E. W.               457                 Pratt, C. F.                  670 
Peterson, H. H.               558                 Prentice, A. R.               463 
Peterson, M. P.               312                 Price, C. S.                  577 
Phillips, John M.             346                 Pusey, W. H. M.               481 
Pieper, Henry                 546                 Putnam, A. D.                 277 
      
      
Quick, Wm                     646                 Quick, W. S.                  677 
      
      
Rainbow, James                596                 Robbins, T. M.                313 
Randall, A. A.                550                 Robertson, J. C.              365 
Rankin, S. L.                 298                 Robinson, C. S.               572 
Read, S. R.                   372                 Robinson, James               323 
Reed, J. I.                   597                 Rock, Wm. V.                  517 
Reed, J. R.                   609                 Rodenbough, J. J.             278 
Reel, C. D.                   301                 Rodwell, John                 281 
Reichart, E.                  662                 Rohrer, M. F.                 255 
Reimer, Max                   515                 Rollins, J. Q.                248 
Reynolds, C.                  291                 Roop, M. S.                   342 
Reynolds, Simon               341                 Roosa, Isaiah                 679 
Reynolds, S. W.               526                 Ross, L. W.                   351 
Rishton, Henry                362                 Rush, J. W.                   452 
Riss, F. X.                   275                 Rust, S. S.                   260 
Ritter, Adam                  451                                                
      
      
Saint, James                  643                 Smith, W. I.                  249 
Sanderson, Charles            480                 Snyder, C. W.                 323 
Sapp, W. F.                   423                 Snyder, Wesley                633 
Sarr, H. M.                   401                 Spetman, F. W.                421 
Schlicht, John                480                 Spetman, H. H.                528 
Schmoock, A. C.               362                 Steele, Wm                    521 
Schultz, J. H .               263                 Stephens, S. L.               664 
Scott, G. W.                  269                 Stephenson, A. J.             445 
Seward, L. D.                 350                 Stevenson, Henry              631 
Seybert, F. T.                711                 Stevenson, Wm                 525 
Sheldon, L.                   470                 St. Francis Xavier Church     247 
Sherraden, C. H.              706                 Stidham, Wm                   647 
Shinn, Frank                  603                 Stillings, Origan             553 
Sidener, Win                  658                 Stoker, Margaret              385 
Sides, John                   614                 Stone, Albert                 354 
Siedentopf, Win               567                 Stone, C. E.                  400 
Sims, Jacob                   262                 Strong, S. C.                 571 
Sivers, J. H.                 396                 Straub, Christian             701 
Smart, G. F. C.               560                 Stuhr, J. H. C.               438 
Smith, E. C.                  263                 Stuhr, J. P.                  435 
Smith, J. F.                  605                 Sullivan & Virtue             668 
Smith, Peter                  421                 Sylvester, J. A.              420 
      
      
Taylor, I. A.                 502                 Tilton, Preston               705 
Taylor, W. H.                 524                 Timberman, Isaiah             607 
Templeton, J. L.              649                 Tinley, Emmet                 392 
Terry, H. A.                  472                 Tipton, J. G.                 331 
Thayer, John                  483                 Tittsworth, W. G.             584 
Thomas, F. S.                 369                 Tompkin, Wm                   667 
Thomas, Zeph                  640                 Tostevin, Thomas              460 
Thompson, Joseph              398                 Treynor, I. M.                303 
Throp, W. L.                  673                                                
      
      
Underwood, S. G.              619                 Utterback, W. C.              384 
      
      
Vallier, Alex                 264                 Van Brunt, H. H.              383 
Van, S. F.                    516                 Vandruff, C. H.               614 
Van, W. H.                    488                 Voorhis, Cornelius            711 
      
      
Wadsworth, S. B.              287                 Wicks, N. B.                  479 
Waldo, Mary A.                709                 Wilding, David                639 
Walker, R. F.                 555                 Williams, J. E.               300 
Ware, Mrs. E.                 397                 Williams, N. W.               538 
Ware, W. H.                   367                 Williams, W. S.               367 
Waterman, E. T .              403                 Wilson, H. M.                 618 
Way, W. J.                    627                 Wilson, James                 505 
Weak, A. L.                   481                 Winans, J. H.                 601 
Weaver, J. P. F.              343                 Winchester, B.                542 
Weeks, F. G.                  387                 Wind, P. H.                   359 
Wells, Lucius                 551                 Winterstein, Wm               497 
Wells, Wm. S.                 410                 Wolf, J. A.                   552 
West, H. S.                   416                 Wood, Alex                    539 
Westcott, J. H.               411                 Wood, E. A.                   545 
Western Lumber & Supply Co.   649                 Woodbury, E. I.               406   
Wheeler. Wm. J.               358                 Wright, Fred                  317 
White, R. M.                  548                 Wright, George                314 
Whitney, Wm                   268                 Wright, G. F.                 295 
Wickham, James                648                 Wyland, J. M.                 569 
Wickham, 0. P.                642                 Wyman, A. W.                  621 
      
      
Young, J. F., Jr.             651                 Young, T. J.                  340 
Young, J. N.                  697                 Young, W. O.                  529 
      
      
Zahner, Jacob                 271                                                
      
 

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Baldwin, Caleb                231                 Lodge, 0. F.                  535 
Baldwin, J. N.                279                 Macrae, Donald                271 
Barstow, J. M.                583                 McGee, J. E. F.               407 
Bloomer, Amelia               241                 McMenomy, B. P.               247 
Bloomer, D. C.                241                 Murphy, J. A.                 503 
Bowman. Thomas                335                 Mynstor, C. 0. and Mrs. M.    319 
Burke, Finley                 447                 Officer, Thomas               495 
Casady, J. P.                 431                 Pusey, W. H. M.               487 
Casady, T. E.                 439                 Rohrer, M. F.                 255 
Clark, D. B.                  311                 Ross, L. W.                   351 
Clark, Eleanor                311                 Sapp, W. F.                   423 
Clark, J. H. E.               391                 Smith, E. C.                  263 
Devol, P. C.                  3_7                 Treynor, I. M.                303 
Evans, T. J.                  471                 Van Brunt, H. H.              383 
Everett, Horace               519                 Wadsworth, S. B.              287 
Everett, Leonard              615                 Ware, W. H.                   367 
Grand Hotel                   477                 Weaver, J. P. F.              343 
Haines, David                 399                 Wells, Lucius                 551 
Hewitt, George W.             415                 Wind, P. H.                   359 
Holmes, G. A.                 375                 Wright, G. F.                 295 
      
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