Woodford P. Evans. Among the able and valued newspaper men of Kansas, one who gave the best years of an active and achieving life to journalism was the late Woodford P. Evans, whose closing twenty-one years were spent at Lebo as editor and owner of the Lebo Enterprise. He was well known in other parts […]
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,
Fall 1913 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Ruth Cubbage #2. Margaret Carter #3. Alice Hoyt #4. Lucy Desmond #5. Mae Hutchins #7. Eva Plank #8. Eva M. Lacy #9. Kathryn Lacy
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L.G. Blair, photographer, was born in Ill.; moved to Wis. when quite young, and in 1876 moved to Denison, Iowa. He came to Ida grove in 1879, and established business. He has a branch establishment at Odebolt; is prepared to do first-class work at low prices.
L.D. Ingman, of the firm of Dean & Ingman, dealers in dry goods, clothing and carpets, was born in Ohio; came to Cedar County, Iowa in 1859. He enlisted in 1861 in the 5th Ia. Infantry was discharged in 1864, and returned to Cedar county, where he engaged in the mercantile business. He came to
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
In the spring of 1869, two families, David Warnock and Joseph Ferguson, were crossing Iowa to settle in Ida County. The Warnock family had originated in Ireland and had been at Dubuque Co., Farley, Iowa. They traveled the distance to Ida County from Dubuque Co. in a covered wagon, and arrived on June 10, 1869.
He was the proprietor of the Rink Livery, Sale & Feed Barn, Battle Creek, Iowa. The building was 30 x 80 feet, well arranged, and equipped throughout. Mr. Miller kept a full line of carriages and buggies, with ten to sixteen good driving horses, speedy and gentle. His kind courtesy to patrons secured for him
Hector Baxter, a farmer of Maple Township, Ida County, Iowa, was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, June 16, 1834. His parents were John and Mary (McNeil) Baxter, natives also of that country where they lived and died. Hector was reared and educated in Scotland where he learned and followed the trade of shoemaker for many years.
Augusta Katherine, daughter of John Peterson, was born in Sweden October 24, 1857 and died at the hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa, July 17, 1920 aged 62 years, 8 months and 23 days. She was married to Axel Kullman in 1879 and the next year they came to America and located at Wall Lake, Iowa,
A.P. Williams, real estate and insurance agent, was born in Ind.; moved to Benton County, Ia., in 1856. He has been engaged in business in Cedar Rapids and Omaha. Came to Ida Grove in 1881 and engaged in business as above.
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.
He located at Ida Grove, Iowa, August 20, 1877. He was born in Cedar County, Iowa, July 18, 1856, son of Samuel and Mary (Ranck) Heilman. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. He was reared in Iowa, received his literary education at Cornell College and took his medical course at the
Matt. M. Gray, attorney at law, was born in Hancock county, Ill., in 1850; moved to Mo. and engaged in the practice of the law. In 1872 he came to Ida Grove; opened the first law office in the town, and in 1873 was elected county auditor, which office he held until 1876; then was
Name Occupation Name Occupation August, Paul Adams, T. H. Albers, C. Allen, Wood Anderson, A. B. Anderson, John Bahnsen, Peter Beck, Wm Berendes, August Berger, Adolf Blake, Thos. M. Bleisman, Peter Bliss, William Bornholdt, Christ Boser, John Boszhardt, Geo. H. Bower, Charles Bratherson, Henry Brechwaldt, Jacob Brosius, A. P. Brosius, D. A. Buck, Charles Campbell,
Jim Brown purchased land in Section 25 of Battle Township, Ida County, Iowa, on October 10, 1873. On March 29, 1874, he came back to live on the farm. James Brown was born in Perry County, Ohio, January 16, 1843. He was from a family of 13 children, nine sons and 4 daughters. His father
Last First & Middle Section Township County State Albers Wm R 19 Galva Ida Iowa Allen Charles 1 Galva Ida Iowa Anderson John M 5 Galva Ida Iowa Anderson Carl A 35 Galva Ida Iowa Andresen Gus 20 Galva Ida Iowa Belson James 21 Galva Ida Iowa Beyer Fred 32 Galva Ida Iowa Beyer Wm
Fall 1913 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Edna Thode #2. Harriett Knuth #4. Helen B. Herbst #5. Viola Giese #6. Ada W. Gilmour
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Babcock, Ira J. Baker, Edward Bauer, Christian Bauer, Jacob Belz, J. B. Benedict, Ed Benedict, Harry Bicksler, Samuel Boyer, C. W. Brucker, J. A. Brucker, Fred, Jr. Brucker, Fred, Sr. Buell, A. J. Burgoyne, William Burnquist, John H. Cain, Dennis Christie, Shed Churchill, Enoch Churchill, R. H. Churchill, Samuel Clements, Morris Clifford, G. E. Cochran,
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
