Cincinnati Iowa Early Residents
The early residents of Cincinnati, Iowa, largely migrated from Cincinnati, Ohio, and included key figures such as J. S. Fountain and J. H. Waggoner. Prominent settlers included George Richardson, who arrived in 1857, and James House with his family, who settled in 1856. Other notable families included the Coulthards, who emigrated from Canada between 1860 and 1877, and Reuben Olinger, a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, who arrived in 1883. The community grew with additional settlers like Alcide Bessire, active in agriculture.