H.B. Pierce, deputy recorder, is a native of Ill.; moved with parents to Cedar County, Ia., in 1865. He moved to Carroll county in 1874, and engaged in school teaching; came to Ida Grove in 1878, where he was principal of the schools for three years. In 1881 was appointed deputy recorder.
Dr. J.T. Walker, druggist, is a native of Ind.; moved to Iowa in 1854 and in 1867 engaged in the mercantile business with his father, in Linn county. He studied medicine and in 1872 graduated from the Rush Medical College, of Chicago. He opened an office at Vail, Crawford County, Iowa. Came to Ida grove in 1877 and is the pioneer druggist of the place.
Enoch Jones, a well-known citizen of Battle Creek, Iowa, was a resident of Ida County since 1883, and of Iowa, since 1852. He was born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 6, 1825. He was reared and educated in Kentucky, and learned the trade of blacksmith. John Jones, his grandfather, married a native of Wales. He was a prominent hotel man of Culpeper, Va. Moving to Bourbon County, Ky., he settled on Boone Creek, and was a participant in many of the Indian wars. His son, James Jones, father of Enoch, was born in Va., and married Dicie Gregory, a native … Read more
Henry and Eliza Jane (Anspach) Ferguson moved to Silver Creek Township in 1874. They purchased their land several years before the railroad was built through this area and trains went through in October 1877. They bought railroad lands for $6 per acre. There were no doctors or banks in Ida County then. Before the railroad came through Ida Grove, they did their trading at the nearest railroad points at Storm Lake or Denison, hauling the materials by team. He built his house on the Ida County prairie with lumber purchased and hauled from Storm Lake, Iowa. There were no roads … Read more
Abbe, John Abbe, Theo Adams, S. B. Agar, B. O. Agar, Robert Aiken, Benjamin F. Andrews, N. Armington, W. H. Armington, William P. Barthel, Carl Bielenberg, Jacob Biester, Geo. W. Biester, H. P. Buffington, Benjamin R. Burmeister, Henry Carney, A. A. Caughey, A. Caughey, Slivanus Charles, Geo. W. Christiansen, C. Countryman, Dennis Cox, T. E. Dawkins, Charles Deibert, Herman Delaney, Thos. Else, Gottlieb Elson, Richard B. Fuester, R. Gilbronson, George Gilbronson, I. W. Haar, Rev. Gottlieb Hadlock, F. L. Hanson, John Hanson, Nickolas Haskell, Edward Hein, August Hein, Henry Hess, Jacob I. Heyt, George Hitchings, Jas. Hurd, Henry C. Irish, … Read more
James H. Fair was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1853, son of Thomas and Mary Ann Fair, natives of Ireland, and descendants of Scotch ancestry. At the age of 20, he came to America. He settled in Delaware County, Iowa, in 1873. In 1877, Mr. Fair was united in marriage to Miss Lindsay, a native of Ireland, who came to America that same year. Her parents, James and Sarah (Irwin) Lindsay, remained in Ireland. For 3 years they lived in Section 18 of Silver Creek Township, Ida County, Ia., and then moved to Section 32 and opened up a … 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
D. P. Bullock, a farmer of Douglas Township, Ida County, was born in St. Lawrence County, New York, July 21, 1838, a son of Daniel B. Bullock, a native of Fulton County, N.Y. His father, also named Daniel, was a soldier in the War of 1812. His mother, nee Eunice Buckley, was born in New York, a daughter of Peter Buckley, a native of Connecticut. Mr. Bullock was reared and educated in New York to the age of 15 years, when he located near Sycamore, De Kalb County, Ill., and was employed in farming until the fall of 1861. When … Read more
He was County Commissioner of Ida County, Iowa, was born in Schuylkill Co., Pa., in 1845. He was the youngest child of Thomas and Margaret (Watters) Williams, natives of Cornwall, England. Richard was reared and educated in Jo Daviess Co., Illinois. In October 1864, he enlisted in Battery F, First Illinois Light Artillery, for one year, or during the war. He served principally with Battery I. He took part in the battles of Nashville, followed Hood to Eastport, Ms., where he was on garrison duty. He was honorably discharged at Chicago in August, 1865. Richard now resumed farming in Illinois. … Read more
He lived in Section 21, Silver Creek Township and was a stock raiser. He was born in the Emerald Isle, in Tyrone County on November 12, 1838. He was the oldest of 8 children born to Thomas and Phoebe (Cook) Anderson, natives of Ireland. He was educated in the common schools of Ireland, coming to America in 1871. He located first in Delaware County, Iowa, for 5 years and then came to Ida County to live on the same farm when he located in Ida County. He kept buying land until he owned a section, 640 acres. Silver Creek runs … 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 of Corwin Township, Ida County, Ida Grove, Iowa, and settled here in 1882. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on October 13, 1854. His father was Michael Forney (born October 15, 1824 in Dauphin County, Pa.) who came here in 1885. His mother was Margaret Crownshield, born in Maryland. Michael and Margaret’s children were: Sarah C., wife of David O. Crum, and William C., the subject of this biography. William C. Forney received his education at Millersville Normal School, Pa., and entered the boot and shoe business. Since coming West in 1882, he engaged in farming and stock-raising. … Read more
Frank Ferris Correll was born at Chenoa, Illinois on February 27, 1859. They lived in North Dakota and taught school in Mandan, North Dakota. When they came to Iowa, they came by train to Alta, Iowa. They were met by a bobsled with a pig in the back to keep their feet warm. They were taken to a farm near the Hanover community. They moved to Galva, Iowa, Ida County. He ran a grocery store with the aid of his daughter, Myrtle. Frank Correll often play the fiddle for barn dances in the area. Frank was a 2nd cousin to … Read more
Last First & Middle Section Township County State Aduddell I N 1 Maple Ida Iowa Babcock L E 1 Maple Ida Iowa Baird J P 22 Maple Ida Iowa Banister C 26 Maple Ida Iowa Barman Joe 10 Maple Ida Iowa Barman Wm 16 Maple Ida Iowa Baxter Allen 28 Maple Ida Iowa Baxter S 29 Maple Ida Iowa Bernhardt W 13 Maple Ida Iowa Bertelsen L B 7 Maple Ida Iowa Bjorholm H 32 Maple Ida Iowa Bjorholm Nels 29 Maple Ida Iowa Bliss Fred 9 Maple Ida Iowa Brosamle H W 4 Maple Ida Iowa Buenz Henry 6 … Read more
J. H. Moorehead came to Ida County in June, 1856. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, September 21, 1808. He was a son of Thomas Moorehead who was of Scotch ancestry. He had been engaged in shipping flour down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. In 1854, Mr. Moorehead came to Iowa City, Iowa, where he remained until 1856, when he and his family came to Ida County. He took an active part in all public affairs and assisted in the upbuilding of the county. He had been a man of business for many years and shouldered the … 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
Abell, W. R. Alwart, A. Babcock, H. C. Bean, A. A. Bean, Geo. Beard, Solomon Bell, M. M. Bingham, D. R. Booth, J. H Carathan, John Ceiger, R. M. Condit, J. M. Crawford, A. Crawford, J. Cunningham, D. Curry, E. B. Diimig, H. Dove, F. M. Eatherton, B. O. Elithrop, M. Empey, W. H. Finch, H. C. Fischer, Joseph Foster, Chas. Foster, Wm. Fuller, A. E. Gardner, S. Gott, R. M. Granver, N. Gratten, Rufus Hahn, A. F. Hair, Wm. Haneman, A. Hart, M. A. Hartman, M. Hayden, W. C. Hayward, W. Henry, Joseph Hileker, G. Hilman, J. E. Hincott, … Read more
Name Section of Land Benson, Albin 29 Benson, Annie 29 Beyer, Chris 2 Bowman, E. G. 22, 23 Boysen, Cornelius 34 Bricker, Dora 34 Briese, Albert 29 Briese, Augusta 19, 20, 30 Briese, Otto 29 Brockman, W. P. 33 Buell, Fred 11 Buettner, Johanna 4 Buss, B. E. 1 Christie, Shed 1 Clausen, Henry 21, 22 Conover, C. E. 30 Conover, C. H. 30 Cox, L. F. 34 Ehler, Hugo 23 Eisenhower, Abner J. 15, 22 Ellis, William 28 Ewoldt, Theo. 7 Flanagan, John 18 Flanagan, Kate 18 Flanagan, T. 18 Galvin, Eugene 30 Galvin, L. J. 30 Gebers, Chris … Read more
Andrew Preston was a proprietor of “Bonnie Brae” stock farm and a dealer in shorthorn cattle. He was born near Dundee in Forfarshire, Scotland, May 8, 1850. His parents were John and Matilda Preston of Scotland. When Andrew was nine years old, he came to America and located in Chicago, Illinois. Then he went to Dundee, Kane County, Illinois and attended school one winter. In 1872, he came to Ida County, Iowa and moved on wild land there. In his eight-acre grove, he planted one acre of walnuts, one acre of maples, one acre of evergreens, hedges, windbreaks, etc. He … Read more
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