Adams,, N. P., laborer, New Sharon.
Adams, W. P., painter, New Sharon.
Airy, L. J., laborer, New Sharon.
Allen, Phebe, widow, New Sharon.
Atwood, Moses, patent medicine, New Sharon.
Awtry, G. S., Central Hotel, New Sharon.
Baitman, J. W., laborer.
Banks, John, laborer, New Sharon.
Bates, G. F., harness maker, New Sharon.
Bowdle, Isaiah, of the firm of Bowdle Brothers, carpenters and builders, New Sharon; born in Madison county, Ohio, in 1840; came to this county in 1866; owns jointly with his brother one hundred acres of land. He enlisted in the 50th Ohio Infantry, in the late war, and was discharged on account of disability. He married Miss Adaline Vickers, in 1869; she was born in Washington county, Ohio; has two children, Gertrude and Ollie.
Bowdle, J. W., carpenter and builder, of the firm of Bowdle Brothers, New Sharon; born in Madison county, Ohio, in 1837; came to this county in April, 1865; has worked at his trade twenty-one years, and was the first carpenter in the town of New Sharon. He owns, with his brother, one hundred acres of land; has served as member of the city council and town clerk. He married Miss Nancy J. Leslie, in 1868; she was born in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania.
Bowen, C. T., dealer in drugs, medicines, paints, oils, books, stationery and druggists' sundries, New Sharon; born in Pennsylvania, in 1855; came to this State in 1857, to this county in 1864, and to this town, July 10, 1877.
Burket, W. D., grocer, New Sharon; born in Henry county, Indiana, in 1848; came to this county in 1854. He owns two hundred and twenty acres of land in Sioux county; holds the office of mayor of the city. He married Miss Jennie F. Jackson, in 1872. He enlisted in the 33d Iowa Infantry, in the late war, before he was fifteen years old, and was in both the 7th and 13th army corps, and crossed the Gulf seven times while in the service.
Cadwalader, Amasa, capitalist, New Sharon.
Car, J. W., laborer, New Sharon.
Carrell, George W., of the firm Hueston &; Carrell, New Sharon; born in Ohio, in 1845, came to this State in 1865, and to this county March 1, 1876; he married Miss S. Dutton in 1871; she was born in Illinois; has one child, Myrtle.
Carson, George, dealer in drugs, hooks, stationery and druggists' sundries, New Sharon; born in Hancock county, West Virginia, 1843; came to this State in 1856, and to this county in December, 1874; is at present a member of the city council; he enlisted in the 28th Iowa Infantry in the late war, and served until discharged on account of disability; he married Miss L. Anderson, in 1871; she was born in Ohio, and died July 1, 1872; he afterward married Miss Sadie Wright, June 20, 1878; she was born in Ohio; has two children by first marriage, George A. and Laurani M.
Champion, J. J., laborer, New Sharon.
Cobb, H. P., farmer, New Sharon.
Coffman, Mary, widow, New Sharon.
Cole, Chet, New Sharon.
Collins, J. M., of the firm of Warrens &; Collins, furniture dealers and undertakers, New Sharon; born in Miami county, Ohio, in 1844; came to this county in November, 1868; he enlisted in the 44th Ohio Infantry, and served seven months, and in the 12th Ohio Cavalry nearly two and one-half years; he married Jennettie Smith in 1870; she was born in Scotland; has four children, Ella May, Wm. H., Flora B. and Maggie.
Cook, Wm. H., shirt maker, New Sharon.
Cork, James F., attorney at law, New Sharon; born in Penn., in 1832; came to this State first in March, 1856; he afterward returned to Penn., and enlisted in the 100th Pennsylvania Infantry, known as "round heads," and served two years; he then removed to Lucas county, Iowa, coming to this county in 1872; he owns 50 acres of land in Lucas county; he married Miss Catharine Isabel Eastlick, December 25, 1855; has two children, Wm. H. and Mary Agnes.
Cornell, J. R, clergyman, New Sharon.
Cramer, Wm., laborer, New Sharon.
Craver, Joseph, carpenter, New Sharon.
Crawford, O. P., merchant, dealer in general merchandise, New Sharon; born in 1850, removed to Minnesota when five years of age; came to this county in 1867; has been engaged in selling goods ten years, and four years in business for himself; he married Miss Ida H. Vickers, in Nov., 1874; she was born in Iowa.
Crittenden, Rev. O. L., retired clergyman, New Sharon; born in Chenango county, N. Y., in 1815; was educated at Hamilton, Madison county, N. Y.; licensed to preach in 1840, and ordained a few years later; he came to this State in 1863, and was for many years pastor of the Baptist Church in Pella, Marion county; he came to this county in 1874, and has been largely instrumental in the formation of the Baptist Church in this place; he is connected with the firm of Versteeg &; Co., millers; he married Miss Mary Lamb in 1848; she was born in Ohio, aid died in December, 1874; he afterwards married Mrs. Elizabeth C. Frisbee, in June, 1876; she was born in Oneida county, N. Y.; has one daughter by first marriage, named May-the wife of J. C. Salyer. Mrs. Crittenden's maiden name was Parker; she married Byron Frisbee, who died in 1870, leaving five children.
Davis, Clarkson, attorney, New Sharon.
Davis, S., laborer, New Sharon.
Dean, W. J., druggist, New Sharon.
Dean, R. T., physician, New Sharon.
Dixon, Mrs. C. C., widow, New Sharon.
Dodd, C. J., attorney, New Sharon; born in Morgan county, Illinois, in 1839; came to this country in 1855; his father came to this State in an early day, and built the first cabin on the ground where the city of Mt. Pleasant, in Henry county, stands; he owns 80 acres of land in this county; holds office of city solicitor; he enlisted in the 3d Iowa Infantry in 1862, and served in various capacities until his muster out in 1865; he was detailed by Gen. Curtis to act in the Secret Service, and was the person to discover and disclose the Gunpowder Plot to release the prisoners in the Gratiot Street Prison; he also acted as enrolling officer; he married Miss M. A. Kirkpatrick in 1861; she was born in Pike county, Illinois; has seven children, Lillian E., William T., Minnie M., Emma A., Nellie, Lula B., and Hattie E.
Eaton, Isaac, blacksmith, New Sharon; born in Monroe county, Ohio, in 1835; came to this county in 1864; he married Miss Lydia A. Adams in September, 1861; she was born in Ohio; has four children, William, Nathan, Laura, and Clara; has served as a member of the school board and of the city council.
Emerson, D. M., merchant, New Sharon.
Eritt, R. H., clerk, New Sharon.
Evans, W. H., billiard saloon, New Sharon.
Fagan, H. H., foreman in lumber yard, New Sharon; born in Ohio in 1838; removed to Iowa in 1851, and to Illinois in 1853, and to this county in 1870; he married Miss Annie Vangundy in 1870; she was born in Ohio; has five children, Charles, Minnie, Ossie, Lula, and Baby.
Fareman, G. W., cooper, New Sharon.
Ferguson, S. R., clergyman, New Sharon.
Fessler, David, retired, New Sharon.
Florence, John, retired, New Sharon.
Fitzgerald, Jonathan, plasterer, New Sharon.
Fitzgerald, Leonard, plasterer, New Sharon.
Frasier, Mahala, widow, New Sharon.
Gable, R. T., miller, New Sharon.
Galbreth, David, city marshal, New Sharon.
Gallaher, H. C., livery-man, New Sharon.
Gatlin, G. B., barber, New Sharon.
Gifford, Benj., butcher, New Sharon.
Gilman, Arthur, gunsmith, New Sharon.
Glotfelter, J. L., blacksmith, New Sharon; born in Greene county, Ohio in 1837; came to this county in 1868; has worked at his trade 24 years; he enlisted in the 74th Ohio Infantry in the late war, and served three years; he married Miss Sarah J. Junkin in 1861; she was born in Greene county, Ohio; have 3 children, Hattie J., Emma E., and Sadie G.
Goss, R. D., railroad carpenter, New Sharon.
Gould, G. B., station agent, New Sharon; born in Friendsville, Wabash county, Illinois, in 1845; came to this county in January, 1872; he married Elizabeth Penrose in 1877; she was from Ohio.
Graham, Thomas, farmer, stock dealer, and merchant, New Sharon; born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1815; came to this State October 19, 1854, settling in Scott county, where he remained until his removal to this county, March 1st, 1876; he is connected with C. H. Kramer, under the firm name of Kramer &; Graham, dealers in general merchandise; he married Miss Mary Taylor in 1836; she was born in the same county; have ten children, Sarah A., Mary A., Martha E., Lydia J., C. Emaline, Julia R., Abbie J., Hannah C., Joseph T., and Clara; one son, John, enlisted in the 21st Iowa Infantry, and died from disease contracted in the army.
Holaway, M. B., printer, New Sharon.
Hammond, J. G., clerk, New Sharon.
Hiatt, J. M., justice of the peace, notary public and collection agent, New Sharon; born in Henry county, Indiana, in 1839; came to this county in 1875; he enlisted in the 147th Indiana Infantry, in the late war, and was commissioned Captain of Co. D; he afterward published a newspaper, and since his removal to this county, has been engaged two years as a teacher in the high school, and resigned his position to accept the office of justice of the peace, which he now holds; he is also town clerk, and one of the trustees of the Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children at Glenwood; he married Miss Sarah J. Haworth, in 1860; she was born in Ohio; have six children, Flora E., J. Clinton, Metta E., Harry M., Robbie, Josie and Frank.
Hiatt, Jesse, retired, farmer, New Sharon; born in 1815; came to this State in 1850, and to this county in 1854; he hauled the first load of lumber brought to the town of New Sharon, and has seen fifteen deer in one herd on the ground now occupied by the village; he has served as a member of the city council; he married Phebe Dickey in 1842; she was born in Virginia; have two children, Jane, wife of A. Hill, and Mary E., wife of A. Rockwell.
Hoen, W. F., salesman for H. T. Wright, New Sharon; born in Prussia in 1842; came to this country in 1849, and to this county in 1872; owns 120 acres of land; he married Nannie E. Jameson in 1866; she was born in Illinois; they have four children, Christie, Maud, Carl W., and Lewis; have lost one son, Charlie.
Hoffmire, Luther, attorney, New Sharon.
Hueston, Robert, of the firm of Hueston &; Carrell, dealers in stoves, hardware and house furnishing goods, New Sharon; born in Canada in 1834; came to this county in April, 1875; has served as a member of the city council; he married Miss Sarah E. Carkuff in August, 1859; she was born in Ohio; they have three children, Charles H., Emma and Helen; have lost one son, James.
Hughes, Charles, carpenter, New Sharon.
Hughes, Geo., retired, New Sharon.
Hughes, Mrs. Rachel, teacher, New Sharon.
Irish, Stephen, farmer, New Sharon.
Johnson, Mrs. Kate, dress-maker, New Sharon.
Johnson, R. L., railroad hand, New Sharon.
Kalbach, Z. Taylor, firm of Kalbach &; Son, lumber dealers, New Sharon; born in Pottsville, Pa., in 1848; came to this State in 1850, and to this county in 1851, and for years, excepting perhaps Council Bluffs, their lumber yard was the farthest west of any in the State, and their trade extended as far west as Fort Dodge; he married Miss Rose Cole in 1872; she was born in Dodge county, Wisconsin.
Knowlton, C. F., attorney at law, New Sharon; born in Fayette county, Ohio, May 18, 1853; came to this county February 19, 1865; he was educated at the Iowa Wesleyan University of Mt. Pleasant, graduated June 19, 1873, and was admitted to the bar on his twenty-first birthday.
Kramer, C. H., of the firm of Kramer &; Graham, dealers in dry goods, groceries, crockery, boots, shoes, hats, caps and clothing, New Sharon; born in Pennsylvania in 1842; came to this State in 1845, and to this county in April, 1875; has been engaged in selling goods eleven years; he married Mary Parker in 1861; she was born in Ohio, and died in October, 1862: he afterward married Miss Hattie N. Rhodes in 1864; she was born in Ohio; has one child, Clarence, by first marriage.
Kloose, Joseph, shoemaker, New Sharon.
Kimble, W. I., carpenter, New Sharon.
King, J. F., clerk, New Sharon.
Kirk, Wm. B., nurseryman, New Sharon.
Lawrence, S. B., dealer in grain, stock and agricultural implements, New Sharon; born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1832, and came to this State in 1862; owns 160 acres of land; has held office of town trustee; married Miss Kittie Benedict in 1856; she was born in Ohio.
Larson, Ole, retired, New Sharon.
Laughlin, P. P., agricultural implements, New Sharon.
Lewis, S. W., insurance agent, New Sharon.
Larson, A., carpenter, New Sharon.
Long, C. S., laborer, New Sharon.
Lowry, Curtis, laborer, New Sharon.
Loyd, Wiley, blacksmith, New Sharon; born a slave in North Carolina, in 1834; was sold and taken to Tennessee, where he remained until he came to this State, in 1864; he married Celia Fane, in 1862; she was born in North Carolina.
Mader, Joseph, shoemaker, New Sharon.
McAllister, Wm. L., physician and surgeon, New Sharon. McCurdy, J. F., of the firm of Versteeg &; Co., of the city steam mills, New Sharon; born in Dearborn county, Indiana, in 1836; came to this county in 1875; he owns one-third interest in the above mills; he is a member of the city council; he enlisted in the 59th Illinois Infantry in the late war, and served four years; he married Miss Ann McCullough in 1869; she was born in Ohio.
Michener, Ed., carpenter, New Sharon.
Morgan, J. S., painter, New Sharon.
Morris, D. C.,physician and surgeon, New Sharon; born in Jackson county, Indiana, in 1834; came to this State in 1856; owns 80 acres of land; has practiced medicine fourteen years; has held office of postmaster; he married Miss Mary Painter in August, 1855; she was born in Greene county, Ohio; has five children, Ogburn J., Benford L., Albert A., Mary A., and D. Russell.
Munger, S., teacher, New Sharon.
Munsill, E., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. New Sharon; born in Licking county, Ohio, 1821; came to this State in 1841, and to this county in 1843; he owns 320 acres of land; he has served as school director and as member of the city council; he married Miss R. Schuyler, in 1842; she was born in Kentucky, and died in 1850; he afterward married M. Phillips in 1852; she was born in New York; has seven children, Elizabeth, Mary, Ephraim, Corydon, Cary, Albert, and Charles.
Myers, S., clerk, New Sharon.
Naylor, A. H., retired farmer, New Sharon; born in Jefferson county, New York, in 1814; came to this county in 1865; owns 80 acres of land; he married Rachael A. Wood, in 1835; she was born in Ohio; has four children, Albert, Mary J., Addison W., and Kinzie C.
Nichol, J. R., New Sharon.
Nichol, Mathew, laborer, New Sharon.
Nicholson, G. W., laborer, New Sharon.
Nicholson, John, shoemaker, New Sharon.
Nicholson, M. W., laborer, New Sharon.
Palmer, Ezra, painter, New Sharon; born in Ohio September 7, 1822; came to this state in 1844, and in 1852 settled in Poweshiek county, and came to this county in 1873; he married Miss Rachael W. Cheeseman, in 1846; she was born in Wayne county, Indiana; has four children, Hannah J., William R., Rineer, and Sarah E.
Pardo, H. W., photographer, New Sharon.
Parks, Alfred, p1asterer, New Sharon.
Penland, L. N., insurance and real estate agent, New Sharon.
Phillips, S. B., laborer, New Sharon.
Phillips, Wm., laborer, New Sharon.
Playle, W. T., laborer, New Sharon.
Quinn, Thomas, R. R. hand, New Sharon.
Ransdell, J. S., retired farmer, New Sharon; born in Henry county, Kentucky, in 1826; removed to Indiana when young, and came to this county in 1861; owns 120 acres of land; he married Miss Mary C. Rash in 1853; she was born in Kentucky; he has sold wheat for $3 per bushel, and hogs at $11 per cwt. since he has been in the state.
Ratliff, Pierce, dealer in agricultural implements, New Sharon; born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1834; came to this county in 1852; in 1854 he crossed the plains to Oregon with five yoke of oxen; he remained one winter in Oregon, and went with a pack train to California, returning to this county in 1858; he owns 185 acres of land; on one piece of land he has a valuable rock quarry.
Rea, Michael, laborer, New Sharon.
Rockwell, Alanson, farmer, New Sharon.
Rockwell, Jared, engineer, New Sharon.
Rockwell, R. S., farmer, New Sharon.
Rockwell, Samuel, retired farmer, New Sharon.
Rogers, Thomas, capitalist, New Sharon.
Rosborough, A. G., grocer, New Sharon.
Russell, W. F., telegraph operator, New Sharon.
Scott, Isaac Newton, farmer, New Sharon born in Fulton county, Ill., in 1844; came to this county in. 1877; owns 55 acres of land.
Scott, Levi T., retired farmer, New Sharon; born in Crawford county, Indiana, April 3, 1816; he removed to Illinois, settling first in Vermillion county, and afterward in Fulton and McDonagh counties; he remained in Illinois forty years, and came to this county in April, 1877; he owns 156 1/2 acres of land; he married Nancy Doyle in 1839; she was born in Kentucky; has four children, Araminda, wife of Jackson Eflin, Mary, wife of Solen Fairman, of Fulton county, Illinois, Emma, wife of Wilbur Ogborn, and Isaac Newton; when he first settled in Illinois he cut wood for twenty-five cents per cord, and split rails for twenty-five cents per hundred, and sold dressed pork for $1.25 per cwt.
Sexton, W. J., attorney at law, New Sharon; born in Sangamon county, Ill., April 10, 1848; came to this county in 1854; he married Miss Carrie E. Weist, in 1873; she was born in Ohio; has three children, Florence, Bertice, and Baby. He enlisted in the 9th Iowa cavalry in the late war, and served two and a half years.
Shamo, J. H., dentist, New Sharon.
Shanyo, M. V., clerk, New Sharon.
Shatwell, William B., street commissioner, New Sharon.
Smith, E. A., jeweler, New Sharon.
Smith, W. R., laborer, New Sharon.
Snell, Richard, farmer, New Sharon.
Spraul, J. S., farmer, New Sharon.
Stanley, E. B., retired farmer, New Sharon.
Starkey, J. E., grocery and restaurant, New Sharon.
Stanton, David, farmer and merchant, New Sharon.
Stubbs, William, blacksmith, New Sharon.
Sutton, A. H., grocer, New Sharon.
Traves, Phillip, bridge builder, New Sharon.
Turner, John, carpenter, New Sharon.
Vail, David, clerk, New Sharon.
Vail, H. J., editor of the New Sharon Star; born in Belmont county, Ohio, November 22, 1845, came to this State April 14, 1864. From September, 1871, to June, 1873, he published the Wilton Chronicle, in Muscatine county, Iowa, and the 22d of June, 1873, commenced the publication of the New Sharon Star, a seven column folio, it has since been enlarged three times. He has held the office of mayor; has been post-master since 1873; he married Miss Sarah Oblinger, April 18, 1866; she was born in Belmont county, Ohio; has two children, Wm. Lewis Lincoln and Lillian.
Versteeg, Jno., of the firm of Versteeg &; Co., proprietors of the city steam mills, New Sharon; born in Holland in 1836; came to this country in 1847; he lived nearly three years in Oregon, and came to this county in 1874; he married Miss Elizabeth D. Fisher, in 1857; she was born in Holland; has five children, Elizabeth, Arthur, Emma, John, Henrietta; lost one son Arthur.
Vickers, Sanford, egg and butter dealer, New Sharon.
Vickers, Thos., retired physician, New Sharon.
Wallace, Elam, baker, New Sharon.
Waring, H. M., attorney at law, of the firm Hole, Hillis, &; Waring, attorneys, New Sharon; born in Northumberland county, Pa., in 1857; came to this State in 1859, and to this county in 1860, when his father was stationed as a minister of the M. E. Church.
Warren, D. E., of the firm of Warren &; Collins, furniture dealers and undertakers, New Sharon; born in Jefferson county, N. Y. in 1836; emigrated with his parents to Elkhart county, Ind., in 1837, and came to reside in this State in in 1865. He afterwards returned to Michigan and remained until his removal to this county in 1872; he owns 120 acres of land; he enlisted in the Twelfth Ind. Cavalry in the late war, and served until the regiment was mustered out. He married Elizabeth Brannon in 1878; she was born in Michigan.
Watson, J. W., carpenter, New Sharon.
Way, Geo., blacksmith, New Sharon; born in Morgan county, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1853; came to this county March 1, 1873. He holds office as member of the city council; he married Miss Emma Zech, in 1875; she was born in Penn.; has one child, Wm. LeRoy.
Weathers, J. L., livery man, New Sharon.
West, J. A., hotel keeper, New Sharon.
Wildman, Oliver, merchant, of the firm of Wildman &; Stanton, dealers in general merchandise, New Sharon; born in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, in 1833, and came to this State in 1871; owns eighty acres of land; he has held office of school director and assessor; he married Miss Hannah Bailey in 1859; she was born in Ohio in 1832; has four children, Sulan B., Harry G., Charlie W. and Adah; lost two children, Effie and Alonzo.
Williams, H. D., wagon maker, New Sharon.
Winder, F. M., farmer, New Sharon.
Winder, James, retired farmer, New Sharon; born in Ross county, Ohio, March 19, 1812; came to this county October 20, 1852; in early life he worked at carriage building, and afterward at the cabinet business, and when he came to this county engaged in farming; he is one of the earliest settlers, and built the second building in New Sharon, and was the first post-master, an office he held six years; he has laid out and platted two additions to New Sharon, and served several years as town trustee; he married Eliza Albright in 1835; she was born in Monroe county, New York; has six children, William, Francis, Nancy, Charlotte, Joseph and Abner.
Winder, Wm. W., barber, New Sharon; born in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1836; came to this county in 1852; he married Deborah Sharp in 1870; she was born in Ohio; has two children, Albert C. and Baby.
Wright, H. T., dealer in hardware, stoves and house furnishing goods, New Sharon; born in Adams county, Penn., in 1818; he lived in Ohio seven years, and removed to Delaware county, Iowa, in 1857, coming to this county in 1869; he has served as a member of the city council; he married Miss L. A. Hoopes in 1861; she was born in Adams Co., Penn.; has one son, Charles; lost one daughter, Anna E.
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Township List, Mahaska County History, Iowa 1878