E.A. Porter, proprietor of the Porter House, is a native of O.; moved to Guthrie County, Ia., in 1856, and engaged in the grain business. He came to Ida Grove in 1881, and opened the above named house, which was newly furnished. It is a first-class house with good sample rooms.
Albers, Charlie W. Albers, Christ Andresen, Henry Arp, Fred Bagenstos, Arthur Bauer, Charley Bauer, Christian Bauer, John F. Bauer, Lena Bergmann, Henry Blenner, V. P. Bremer, Henry Buckley, Charley S. Clancy, Martin Corregoux, Herman Dittmer, Hans Dochla, Henry Ehrp, Nicholaus Ehrp, Peter Ehrp, William Ewoldt, Herman Ewoldt, Julius Farley, A. W. Ferguson, R. B. Foresman, Wm. C. Frahm, John Fritz, August Fritz, John Fritz, William Fuerchtenicht, Herman Giese, C. P. Goettsch, Henry Goettsch, William Groepper, Herman Groepper, William Grones, Anton Hansen, Thomas Hoeck, Thomas Hollander, Ferd Indorf, Fred Jatho, F. C. Johnson, Thomas Jurgensen, J. Kahl, William Kistenmacher, Charley Klotz, … Read more
Arthur L. Moore, of the firm of G.A. Edmunds & Co., dealers in general merchandise, is a native of Va.; came west in 1870, and in 1875 located at Sioux City, and was employed in the wholesale department of the dry goods house of Tootle, Livingston & Co., for six years. He then established present business. They carry a stock of goods that would be a credit to a much larger city; also has a branch house at Correctionville, Iowa.
William Crane was born on the Isle of Man, May 16, 1841. His father, William Crane, was a soldier in the British army for 3 to 4 years, and died of cholera while in the Indias at the age of 33. His mother, Catherine (nee Faragher), was born on the Isle of Man. His brother was Thomas Crane and they lived in a sod house thatched with straw and had an earth floor. When he was 21 years old, he married Miss Margaret Bolt, born in the Isle of Man, daughter of James and Ann (Faragher) Bolt. William came to … Read more
E.C. Heilman, of the firm of Heilman & Moorehead, physicians and surgeons, was born in Scott County, Iowa. He graduated from the Ohio Medical College in the class of ’77. G.C. Moorehead is a graduate of the Iowa State University, class of ’79.
Name Section of Land Auchstetter, Jacob 35 Auchstetter, Wm. 14 Backhaus, Henry 25 Baxter, R. B. 35 Behn, Peter Jr. 31 Bresnahan, E.A. Mrs. 13 Burgert, Frank 13 Campbell, Jed H. 20 Carstensen, John D. 35 Christensen, L. W. 11 Clark, A. B. 7 Clemens & Isakson 6 Cobb, Ella 14 Coil, A. W. 4, 9, 10 Conway, Thomas 7 Corrie, Paul E. 3 Crane, Elijah 27, 33 Crane, Henry 33 Cranford, W. P. 33 Crawford, A. M. 5 Crosbie, Gavin 29 Deming, S. A. 2 DeVries, W. R. 21 Edmundson, Mrs. Ed 28 Edmundson, Sophia 29 Feddersen, Magadalena 18 … Read more
Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Newland were married March 20, 1856, in Bedford, Indiana, which was also their birth place. Mrs. Newland’s maiden name was Catherine J. Swan and she was born August 17, 1834. Mr. Newland was born Dec. 24, 1836. In 1864, they moved to Galva, Illinois, where they resided until 1881 when they moved to Ida County, Iowa and made their home on a farm near Clarendon. Through the influence of Mrs. B. M. Miller (their daughter) who was born at Galva, Illinois, the name of Clarendon, Iowa, was changed to Galva, Iowa. They had 5 children: … Read more
Last First & Middle Section Township County State Anderson Elmer 32 Corwin Ida Iowa Backhaus Henry 25 Corwin Ida Iowa Barrett C R 2 Corwin Ida Iowa Beckwith Merton 20 Corwin Ida Iowa Brown G C 1 Corwin Ida Iowa Brown Ross 21 Corwin Ida Iowa Burgert Frank 13 Corwin Ida Iowa Butt Clinton 10 Corwin Ida Iowa Campbell A H 5 Corwin Ida Iowa Carpenter Frank 17 Corwin Ida Iowa Carter Lon 4 Corwin Ida Iowa Chisholm Grover 30 Corwin Ida Iowa Christensen P W 27 Corwin Ida Iowa Christie Charles 27 Corwin Ida Iowa Conway Thomas 7 Corwin … Read more
He was born September 18, 1835 to George Peter Zupp (a native of France), and Elizabeth Zeuder of that country. They came to America and located in Pennsylvania. C. C. Zupp was born in Lancaster County, Pa., and when he was 3 years old they went to Wyandot County, Ohio. Three years later, they moved to Hillsdale County, Michigan. At the opening of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Eighteenth Michigan Infantry. After its close, he returned to Michigan, and moved to Buchanan County, Iowa. In 1869, he moved to Section 3, Douglas Township, Ida County, Iowa. At the … Read more
He was a farmer residing near Holstein, Iowa, in Battle Township in Ida County, 1883. He was a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, born December 21, 1835. His limited education was received in a log schoolhouse, built with puncheon floor and slab seats. He came to Ida County in 1883. He married Agnes Miller of Pa., a daughter of Michael and Jane (Currey) Miller of Pa. They had 5 children: Samuel L. of Holstein, Ia.; Jacob E.; Leila; Henry C.; and Nora (a teacher in Ida County, Ia.). Henry Rogers, his father, was born in Pennsylvania, son of Robert Rodman … Read more
He was a farmer of Battle Township, Ida County, Iowa, Section 23, and was born in Crawford County, Ohio, on April 19, 1846. When George was a lad of 10 years, his family came to Iowa and located near Lowden in Cedar County, later moved to Wheatland, Clinton County. In 1883, he came to Ida County and settled on new land. His cottage home is 14 x 20 feet, with an L, 14 x 16 feet. George’s father was John Grouell and his mother was Christena Weaber, natives of Germany. Mr. Grouell was first married in October, 1870, in Clinton … Read more
Aduddell, Geo. W. Aduddell, J. S. Aduddell, Jesse Alexander, Thomas Amerman, Peter Babcock, Julius Baird, Edmund B. Ballard, W. W. Barrick, A. A. Barto, George Bassett, Adam Baxter, Hector Beard, Solomon Beaver, T. C. Beckwith, F. Bell, Samuel Bellman, D. Benedict, Asa A. Betts, S. T. Bogardus, N. L. Boles, John Boon, Charles Booth, Jacob Booth, W. A. Bowman, B. C. Bradshaw, S. T. Bradt, Chas. Branch, M. L. Britton, A. Britton, Joe Brown, Wm. Brown, Josiah Brueck, Peter Burton, William Callahan, G. Callahan, J. A. Campbell, John Campbell, Romeo H. **Chappel, Clarence Chappel, Henry N. Cheney, Herbert W. Churchill, … Read more
John Nott, postmaster, was born in Wis. in 1847; moved to Ida, Ia., in 1874; thence to Willow dale, near the present town of Battle Creek, and engaged in the mercantile business. He was appointed postmaster in 1876; the office was moved to Battle Creek in 1877; he also moved there, having sold his business, and is still in office.
L.T. Burd, attorney at law, was born in Pa.; moved to Ill. when quite young. He read law in the office of the Hon. J.W. Mcdill; came to Ida Grove in Jan., 1882, and opened an office. Buxton & Clark, real estate, loan and insurance agents. The firm is composed of Will. B. Buxton and C.J. Clark; they were formerly engaged in mercantile business at this place; sold out and engaged as above in 1881. They also have a complete set of abstracts.
This collection consists of 412 brief biographical sketches and 3 short sketches of companies extracted from the History of Western Iowa. It contains sketches from Harrison, Ida, Manona, and Woodbury Counties in Iowa. The sketches are sorted alphabetically by first name.
Rev. D. Nicoll, a minister of the United Presbyterian Church & a prominent farmer in Battle Twp., Ida Co., Iowa, was born in Delaware Co., New York, Feb. 22, 1841. He was the son of Andrew & Margaret (George) Nicoll. Andrew Nicoll was born in Scotland in 1797 and was reared and married there, and in 1839 emigrated to America and located in Delaware County, New York, where the rest of his life was spent, engaged in farming pursuits. He died in 1870. Andrew and Margaret’s ten children were: Elizabeth (wife of John Beckwith, Delaware Co., N. Y.); William (married … Read more
The following pages represent a collection of genealogy data for Ida County Iowa. The sources used to compile this data were many and are listed at the bottom of this page for the researchers reference. 1884 Iowa Farmers Directory Battle Township Blane Township Corwin Township Douglas Township Galva Township Garfield Township Grant Township Griggs Township Hayes Township Logan Township Maple Township Silver Creek Township 1906 Iowa Farmers Directory Battle Township Blane Township Corwin Township Douglas Township Galva Township Garfield Township Grant Township Griggs Township Hayes Township Logan Township Maple Township Silver Creek Township 1920 Farmers Directory Battle Township Blaine Township … Read more
Abbe, August Abbe, Emiel Abbe, Gustav Abbe, Theo. Abbe, William Aiken, J. H. Allman, Jacob Amstein, R Anderson, Henry Andresen, E. Bailey, Edward Barthel, Carl Barthel, Henry Bradshaw, J. S. Bielenberg, Jacob Bumann, Julius Burk, Ernest Burk, Fred Carr, Enos Cassens, Frank W. Cassens, John H. Cole, J. A. Dutler, Samuel Ehler, Julius Ehler, Ludwig Ehler, Richard Else, Emil Else, Gottlieb Else, John Else, William Ernest, Henry Fuester, C. E. R. Fuester, Richard Garner, A. C. Giebelstein, Hans Giebelstein, Henry Gleeson, Fred G. Greenwaldt, John Greenwaldt, Theo. Hadlock, F. L. Hamann, Hermann Hamann, Thos. Hargens, Claus Hein, Henry, Jr. Hess, … Read more
H.H. Moorehead, manager for the Green Bay Lumber Co., came to Ida County, Ia., in 1856. He engaged in the mercantile business in the spring of 1869, which business he continued until 1878. In 1880 he engaged as above.
Last First & Middle Section Township County State Anderson N L 2 Garfield Ida Iowa Anderson W A 14 Garfield Ida Iowa Anderson Alex 20 Garfield Ida Iowa Bower Andy 31 Garfield Ida Iowa Broders Meinhard 17 Garfield Ida Iowa Brown Chester 19 Garfield Ida Iowa Bubke Emil 2 Garfield Ida Iowa Buck Gilbert 4 Garfield Ida Iowa Bumann Wm 17 Garfield Ida Iowa Bumann Rudolph 36 Garfield Ida Iowa Burton Clinton 21 Garfield Ida Iowa Burton Homer 21 Garfield Ida Iowa Bush Ed Jr 15 Garfield Ida Iowa Carter Alonzo Jr 17 Garfield Ida Iowa Caughey Albert 13 Garfield … Read more