Allen, J. S., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Eddyville.
Allen, William, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Ferry.
Barnett, F. R., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Eddyville.
Barnett, L. H., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Eddyville.
Barnett, John E., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Eddyville,
Barnett, John S., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Eddyville.
Barton, Leonard, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Given.
Baxter, John, saloon keeper and coal miner; P. O. Muchakinock.
Ball, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Beacon.
Beamer, H. C., Sec. 35; P. O. Eddyville.
Beizer, Felix, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Belzer, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Blackstone, T. J., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Bonnett, W. F., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O., Eddyville.
Brewer, Harry, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Given; was born in Cooperstown, Otsego county, N. Y., November, 19, 1815, he emigrated to Whiteside, county, Ills., in 1835; he came to Van Buren county, Iowa, in the spring of 1842, and to this county, April 20th, 1843, and staked out his claim after midnight on May 1st., this being as soon as they were allowed; he entered 160 acres and has now 550 acres. He married Hellen M. Adams, March 13, 1844. She was born in Licking county, Ohio, December 16, 1826; she came to Iowa in 1839, and to this county in April, 1844; have six Sons and one daughter, Emily, (now Mrs. F. McGrew,) George W., Frank P., Edward D., Webster L., John E., and Albert H.
Brown, George, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Given.
Brown, William L., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Given.
Brunt, William W., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Eddyville.
Castle, Frank, farmer and stone cutter, Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Chapman, Ed, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Eddyville.
Chilton, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Given.
Clark, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Given.
Cline, Hannah, Sec. 30; P. O. Eddyville.
Coakley, Michael, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. ?.
Covey, H. P., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Given.
Cox, J. W., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Eddyville; owns 200 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Indiana, in 1842; came to Iowa in 1855, and located in this township; married M. C. Gaines, in 1866; she was born in Indiana, in 1848; have one child, Charlie A. Greenback
Crain, Francis M., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Eddyville; owns 198 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre; born in Lee county, Iowa, in 1842; came here with parents in 1844; married Margaret L. Wilson in 1864; she was born in this county in 1849; have three children, Mary A., Jacob A. S., and Bertha; Mr. C. enlisted in Co. D, 36th Iowa infantry, in 1862, and discharged in 1865.
Davis, Geo. W., Sec. 21; P.O. Eddyville.
Davis, John S., Sec. 10; P. O. Given.
Delashmutt, D. W., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Beacon.
Delong, Leo S., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Beacon.
Dennin, Patrick, farmer, Sec. 30;P. O. Eddyville.
Doyle, Edward, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Given.
Downing, Wm. H., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Given.
Edwards, David W., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Given.
England, H. S., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Eddyville; born in Athens county, Ohio, in 1835; came to Iowa in 1856 and located in this township; married Amelia Chilcote in 1856; she was born in Ohio in 1839; have seven children, William, Samuel B., Mary, Emma, Sherman, Laura, and Pearl. Republican.
England, J. H., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Eddyville.
Fisher, C. B., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Eddyville.
Followill, Elizabeth, Sec. 21; P. O. Eddyville.
Funk, Jesse, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Eddyville.
Godfrey, Benj., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Beacon.
Green, W. H., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Beacon; owns 158 acres of land valued at $40 per acre; born in Green county, Pa, in 1827; came to Iowa in 1861 and located in Oskaloosa; removed to present farm in 1864; married Mary L. Stephen in 1860; she was born in Monroe Co., Ohio, in 1831; have five children, Emma Frances, John W., Elijah, Mary J., and Ella; Mr. G. has one child, Ann Eliza, by a former wife. Republican.
Hall, John W., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Eddyville.
Hait, W. L., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Given.
Harris, D. W., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Given.
Heki, B., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Eddyville.
Heki, Bryant B., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Given.
Henness, F. M,, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Eddyville.
Henry, Wm., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Beacon.
Hill, Jonathan, Sec. 21; P. O. Eddyville.
Hites, David S., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Ferry.
Hoff, Z., Sec. 4; P. O. Given.
Holden, D. H., Sec. 21; P. O. Eddyville.
Houghtaling, S. J., Sec. 9; P. O. Beacon.
Hughes, Even, Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Hughes, John E., Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Jackson, Samuel, Sec. 2; P. O. Given.
Jager, John, Sec. 36; P. O. Eddyville; owns 269 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in France, in 1839; came to Iowa in 1858, and located in Lee county; removed to this county in 1866; married Katie Samon in 1866; she was born in Iowa in 1844; has five children, John G., William, Richard, George, Mary. Democrat.
Jenkins, David, Sec. ?; P. O. Given.
Jenkins, William, Sec. 23; P. O. Given.
Johnson, J. W., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Eddyville.
Johnson, O. H., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Eddyville.
Kasart, Phillip, farmer, Sec. ?; P. O. ?.
Keener, David, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Eddyville.
Kentfield, R. H., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Given.
Laforce, Presley, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Beacon.
Lee, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Eddyville.
Lee, William M., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Eddyville.
Linderman, John W., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Eddyville.
Little, John W. O., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Edyville. [[Eddyville]]
Logan, J. C., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Eddyville.
Loughridge, Mary, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Given.
McCrea, J. P., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Beacon.
McFall, C. W., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Given.
McFall, Wm. J., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Beacon.
McGill, Pat, miner, Muchakinock.
McLaughlin, Pat, miner, Muchakinock.
McMahan, Pat, miner, Muchakinock.
McNeill, H. W., Muchakinock. The subject of this sketch was born in Peoria, Peoria county, Ill., June 18, 1847; his parents moved to Frostburg, Maryland, two years later, where he lived until he became of age; at the age of seventeen he attended the University of Virginia located at Charlestown; during his junior year the university was closed by the rebels; from there he went to the Rock River Seminary, in Ogle county, Illinois, and went through the course of the graduating class of 1865; from 1865 to 1868 he took a law course in Ogle county; in 1869 he went to Springfield, Ills., and was admitted to the bar; he left there the same year and came to Iowa locating in Hardin county; he there formed a partnership in the practice of law with Gov. E. W. Eastman, of Eldora, where he continued until 1871; he then accepted the general agency of the Iowa Central Railroad; he remained with the above company until 1873; he then embarked in the coal business, organizing the Iowa Central Coal Company, and was its president until it was absorbed by the Consolidation Coal Company, two years later, of which company he is still general manager; he is also president of the Muchakinock Coke and Fire Clay Company; he married Miss Lizzie Phillips, a native of Frostburg, Maryland, in 1870; they have one daughter, Annie by name, lost one son, Charles G.
Moak, W. S., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Eddyville.
Mobley, J. B., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Moore, S. N., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Eddyville.
Moran Charles, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Eddyville.
Moran, David, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Eddyville.
Morris, David, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Given.
Myrick, E. W., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Eddyville; owns 344 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Athens county, Ohio, in 1825; came to Iowa in 1850, and settled on present farm; Mr. M. has been twice married; in 1850 he married Mary Grant, a native of Meigs county, Ohio; they had six children, Mary Francis, Caroline, James L., Martha M., Helen and Charles L; married again in 1875 to Susanna Smith, a native of Decatur county, Indiana. Mr. M. is a member of the board of supervisors, elected in 1877; Republican.
Noe, J. B., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Eddyville.
Odem, James, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Eddyville.
Odem, Thomas, farmer, P. O. Eddyville.
Olney, V. L., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Given.
Page, William J., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Eddyville.
Patrick, Morgan, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Beacon; owns 298 acres of land, valued at $15 per acre; born in North Carolina, in 1818; came to Iowa in 1853, and located in this county; married Ary Wilcox in 1844; she was born in North Carolina, in 1826; have six children, Mary, William, George, Albert, Williamina and Roderick; married again, in 1866, to Mary Glass; she was born in Ohio, in 1828; have two children, Charlie and Norman.
Pickerel, Josiah, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Eddyville.
Pithond, P. A., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Beacon.
Plum, A. T., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Given.
Rainsbarger John, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Eddyville.
Rees, Thomas Sr., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Eddyville.
Riddle, J. H., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Eddyville; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1839; came to Iowa in 1868, and located on his present farm; married Tabitha H. Keener in 1862; she was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1839: have three children, Minnie V., Willie G. and May S.; member of M. E. church. Greenback.
Roberts, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Sipes, James L., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Eddyville; owns 250 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born in Schuyler county, Missouri, in 1840; came to Iowa in 1847, and located in Wapello county; removed to this county in 1867; married Octava J. Barnett, in 1871; she was born in Ohio in 1839; has three children, Ida A., Lillie A. and Christena. Democrat.
Smith, C. S., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Eddyville.
Smith, John P., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Eddyville.
Smith, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Eddyville.
Spencer, Edward, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Given.
Spencer, William, farmer. Sec. 24; P. O. Eddyville.
Sprague, William W., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Eddyville.
Stoner, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Beacon.
Taylor John, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Eddyville.
Thomas, J. E., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Eddyville.
Thomas, John B., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Eddyville.
Thomas, John J., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Eddyville.
Thompson, L. R., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Muchakinock.
Thorp, Peter J., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Eddyville.
Tottman, N., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Eddyville.
Truax, Thomas J., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Eddyville.
Underwood, M., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Eddyville.
Webster, S. P., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Eddyville.
Whitsel, Daniel, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Given.
Whitsel, H. D., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Given.
Williams, Watkins, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Given.
Wright, Thomas, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Muchaknock. [[Muchakinock]]
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Township List, Mahaska County History, Iowa 1878