nobleman. During his entire minority, Mr. Whittemore lived with his father upon the home farm, but, in the mean time, he obtained a practical education in the excellent public schools of his native town. He was married, Aug. 31, 1841, to Miss Harriet M. Eaton, of Fitzwilliam, Cheshire Co., N. H. The great-great-grandfather of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Whittemore was one and the same personage, namely, James Locke, born Nov. 14, 1677-the eighth child of Deacon William Locke, of Woburn, Mass., the founder of the Locke family in America. In 1843, the westward tide of emigration brought many sturdy pioneers beyond the Mississippi, and landed them in the beautiful Iowa country; which now contains the homes and marts of an intelligent, enterprising and freedom-loving commonwealth; in that year, he, with his worthy wife, began Western life at Bowen's Prairie, Jones Co., Iowa. His small "claim" was afterward increased to fully two hundred choice acres, whereon he erected a substantial farmhouse, which still stands; his home was on or near the military road between Dubuque and Iowa City, and pioneer life was frequently enlivened by seeing Government troops and the munitions of war pass their prairie settlement; Mr. Whittemore built the first frame house in the settlement, and afterward erected the first frame schoolhouse in the county that was built by taxation, and was actively instrumental in the erection of a church within a few rods of his dwelling; in 1844, next year after his arrival, he, with others, built a church at Cascade, where he continued his membership until the church at Bowen's Prairie was built; in common with other beginners, his first efforts at farming were in the line of grain-raising, but soon changed to the more profitable one of stock-raising, in which he took a commendable pride; for fifteen years, he was in demand as a carpenter; his trade and his farm combined to tax his energy and industry; in 1854, he platted the town of Bowen's Prairie, and duly recorded the same in the Clerk's Office, and even sold some "corner lots," but the town stubbornly refused to graduate into a city; about this date, he engaged in merchandising, and continued therein for five years. From the organization of the first temperance society in Jones Co., at Bowen's Prairie, in 1844, to the present time, Mr. Whittemore has been an active, consistent temperance man. He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives during the years 1862 and 1863, and to his carnest and skillful opposition we are largely indebted for the defeat of the huge petition for the repeal of the prohibitory liquor law. From early manhood, he has been a firm opponent of American slavery; his time, his money, his voice and his votes have always been in the interest of freedom and loyalty, benevolence and humanity; whether in private life or in official station, he was always the liberal friend of the soldiers. His fellow-citizens accord him the honor of perfect integrity and faithfulness in all positions of trust. His high sense of duty and love of justice render him reliable both in the commonalities of life and in the greatest emergencies. His sacrifices in the past to meet actual or implied obligations prove that a part of his religion is to pay his debts-to "owe no man anything." Mr. Whittemore has sold his farm at Bowen's Prairie, and, for the last nine years, has been a respected resident of Monticello. His present home, erected by himself, is located upon a beautiful eminence, commanding a charming view of Monticello and the surrounding country. His residence, while being far from palatial, is in striking contrast to his early log cabin on the prairie; and his present furniture is more artistic, if it is not more substantial than that which decorated his cabin home; fence-rails-forest timberwere the material of which he constructed his first furniture. Some specimens still remain to remind him of his skill as a mechanic and his experience as a pioneer. The hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Whittemore is proverbial. The "latch-string is out," and a hearty welcome greets all who have any reason to ask of them a temporary home. Early settlers and pioneer preachers have special cause to remember the hospitable cabin of the Whittemores. They have had no children of their own, but have adopted several, who have now attained their majority and are well settled in life. He is a friend of education, public-spirited, willing to suffer for the general welfare. Republican to the core, he nevertheless contemns the mere politician who resorts to " ways that are dark and tricks that are vain," in order to accomplish partisan

purposes. He is ever ready to battle in all honorable ways for the success of his principles. For many years, he has been actively identified with the Congregational Church and Sabbath school, but is not a member of any secret organization. He is a liberal patron of several societies designed to promote the moral and religious elevation of the race. Respected by the community, with a fair competency and with diminished cares, he and his estimable wife are nearing life's sunset, beyond which lies the crown of life eternal.

G. H. WHITE, bee keeper and retired farmer, Monticello; he was born in Gallia Co., Ohio, Aug. 5, 1818; grew up to manhood in that State; in 1842, he came to Iowa, stopped in Cedar Co. over one year, then came to Jones Co. and located on Bowen's Prairie in March, 1844, and commenced making a farm and entered the land when it came into market. He was one of the early settlers in this county; when he came here, he had nothing and was $9 in debt, and his neighbors predicted that he would starve out on the prairie, but he did not starve, and now owns 400 acres of good land; he has sold dressed pork for $1 per cwt., and wheat for 30 cents per bushel, which only netted him 20 cents. He is extensively engaged in bee culture, and is one of the most practical bee-keepers in this part of the State; he has from 75 to 100 stands of bees, which make from 75 to 125 pounds of honey yearly, from each hive; he extracts the honey and puts it up in jars for the market. While living in Ohio (1840), Mr. White married Nancy Eleanor Gibson, from Gallia Co., Ohio; she died in September, 1874, leaving six children-Alfred and John, farmers here, Lucinda and Amelia, living in Oakland, Cal., Amanda and Rozetta, living in Nebraska. In November, 1877, Mr. White married Mrs. Eleanor R. Leman; she was born in March, 1827, and came to Iowa in 1857; she owns a farm of eighty acres.

JOHN W. WHITE, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Monticello; was born in the State of Pennsylvania in 1811; his parents removed to Butler Co., Ohio, when he was a child; thence to Montgomery Co., Ind.; thence to St. Joseph Co., Ind. Mr. White was married to Elizabeth Elmore, of Montgomery Co., Ind.; they came to Jones Co. in October, 1850, settled on present farm of 165 acres in October, 1852; have two children-Jennie M. and Alice M. His son, Charles H., enlisted in March, 1862, in the 17th I. V. I., and died at St. Louis, May 4, of the same year. Members of the Congregational Church.

WILLIAM WHITE, proprietor of the Palmer House, Monticello; is a native of Butler Co., Ohio, and was born June 17, 1825; his parents removed to Indiana when he was quite small, and he grew up to manhood there; in 1852, he went to California and was engaged in the stock business there; he remained in California and Oregon fourteen years. In 1866, he came to Iowa and located in Jones Co. and engaged in farming and stock-raising, and continued until 1876, when he came to Monticello and bought the hotel property known as the Palmer House, and on the 1st of January, 1867, he married Miss Mary White, from Indiana; they have four children -Nellie E., Schuyler Colfax, Jennie and Alice.

ROBERT WILSON, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Monticello; was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1826. He was married to Catherine Trainor; came to Jones Co. in May, 1852, and settled in Richland Township; came to his present location in the fall of 1854; his farm contains 340 acres. He has ten children-Anna Belle, George W., Franklin, Thomas J., Kate, Mary J., Emma, Lincoln, Ella and Gertrude. Mr. Wilson owns an improved farm of 400 acres in Sac Co., Iowa.

J. Q. WING, attorney at law, Monticello; is a native of Washington Co., N. Y., and was born Sept. 22, 1846; he grew up and attended school there, going through Washington Academy, at Cambridge; he then entered Fort Edward Collegiate Institute; then attended the Normal College at Poultney, Vt.; he completed his education and graduated from the Law Department of the State University of Michigan in 1872. He engaged in the practice of law in Chicago. In January, 1873, he came to Jones Co. and located at Monticello, and since then has practiced his profession here. He holds the office of City Attorney. During the last year of the war, he raised a regiment, and, upon its organization, he was elected and commissioned Colonel, but the

regiment was not called into the field; Mr. Wing organized Co. D of the 9th I. N. G., and at the late election was chosen Colonel of the 9th I. N. G. In September, 1873, he was united in marriage to Miss Lulu A. Finke, from Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill.; they have one daughter-Florence A.

J. G. WOOD, City Weighmaster, Monticello; was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Aug. 31, 1817; he grew up to manhood and lived there until 1842; then came to Wisconsin and lived in Walworth Co. until 1867; then came to Jones Co. He holds the office of City Weighmaster, and is serving his fifth year; he has held town offices in Wisconsin. He married Miss A. C. Mills, a native of Massachusetts, in 1841; they have two children-Frank G. and Elmer G.

H. M. WRIGHT, of the firm of Wright & Dewey, dealers in drugs and medicines, Monticello; is a native of Hartford Co., Conn., and was born May 22, 1837 ; he grew up to manhood there; in 1857, he came to Michigan and lived in Adrian two years; then came to Jones Co. and located at Monticello and engaged in mercantile business, and since 1869 he has been engaged in the drug, book and stationery busiHe has held the offices of Town Clerk, City Recorder and is now a member of the School Board. He married Miss Ellen M. Dewey, daughter of D. S. Dewey, an old and honored settler of Jones Co.; they have two children-one daughter, Kittie May, and one son, Harry.

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JAMES YOUNG, wagon and carriage maker, Monticello; is a native of Scotland, and was born July 29, 1838; when 17 years of age, he came to Canada, where he learned the business of carriage and wagon making; in 1860, he came to the United States; he came west to Iowa and located at Anamosa in February, 1865; he came to Monticello the same year, and since then has carried on his business here. He married Miss Margaret Rhea, a native of Scotland, Jan. 22, 1867; they have four children-James, Ellen, Henry and Margaret.

PETER YOUNG, blacksmith, Monticello; is a native of Scotland, and was born Sept. 14, 1840; he came to Canada when 15 years of age, in 1855; he learned the trade of blacksmith; in 1865, he came to Jones Co., Iowa, and located at Anamosa; he remained there over two years, and, in 1867, came to Monticello, and since then he has been engaged in business here. He married Mrs. Catharine Hogan, a native of Ireland, Sept. 13, 1868; they have five children-Ellen, William, Catherine, Peter and Frank.

SILAS M. YORAN, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Monticello; was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1835; he came to Bowen's Prairie in September, 1855; during the following winter was engaged at Decorah in the interests of Eastern land purchasers; thence to Hopkinton, Delaware Co., where he was engaged in merchandising for about one year; in the spring and summer of 1857 was engaged at Sioux City, in the interests of land purchasers; in 1858, located at Sand Springs, Delaware Co., and engaged in a general business; in the spring of 1864, located where he now lives; his farm contains 110 acres. In the fall of 1877, Mr. Yoran was elected to the General Assembly of Iowa; was re-elected in the fall of 1879; he was a member of the Board of Supervisors for the years 1868-73. He was married to Maria L. Markell, of Herkimer Co., N. Y.; they have five children-Libbie, George, William, Darwin and Louise.

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REV. HARVEY ADAMS, Pastor of the Congregational Church, Bowen's Prairie; was born in Cheshire Co., N. H., Jan. 16, 1809; he prepared for college at Montpelier Academy, Vermont; entered the University of Vermont in 1835, where he graduated in 1839; graduated at the Andover Theological Seminary in 1843; he came to Farmington, Van Buren Co., Iowa, in the fall of that year, where he remained as Pastor of the Congregational Church for seventeen years; thence to Council Bluffs

in 1860, where he remained three years; then returned to Farmington, where he continued three years; thence to New Hampton, Chickasaw Co., where he remained about four and a half years; thence to Fairfax, Linn Co., four years; he assumed his present charge in July, 1865. He was married to Rhoda M. Codding, a native of Massachusetts; they have four children-Sarah L. Stoddard, Emily J. Babcock, Edward E. and Kate F.

WILLIAM BEATTY, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Bowen's Prairie; born in Ireland in 1826; his father, James Beatty, removed to Philadelphia about 1828, where Mr. Beatty was brought up; he was engaged in the grocery business in Philadelphia about twelve years; he came to Jones Co. in the spring of 1856, and settled in Washington Township, where he lived about one year and a half; he then sold his farm there and removed to Buchanan Co., but soon after resumed the ownership of his former farm in Washington Township, Jones Co., where he returned; he bought his present farm in the spring of 1867. He was married to Ann Elliott, a native of Ireland, later of Philadelphia; they have five children-William J., Mary A. S., James, Robert E. and Isabelle J.; lost two children in infancy. His farm contains 156 acres; has also 160 acres in Carroll Co. Mr. Beatty and wife belong to the United Presbyterian Church.

E. S. BLODGETT, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Bowen's Prairie; was born in Deerfield, Mass., in 1810; his parents removed to New Hampshire when he was 7 years of age. He was married to Rebecca Whittemore, who was born in Cheshire Co., N. H., in 1811; they came to Jones Co. in 1848, and settled where they now live; they have had three children, none of whom are living-William B., Joseph T. and Frederick H.; the latter was Orderly Sergeant of Co. H, 31st I. V. I.; he died in Memphis March 26, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Blodgett are members of the Congregational Church.

GEORGE BRAZELTON, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Bowen's Prairie; is a son of William Brazelton, and was born in Linn Co. in 1844, where his father removed from Illinois in 1840; he came to Jones Co. with his parents in 1845. He was married to Alice Byers, whose parents were early settlers of Madison Township, from Pennsylvania; they have four children-Lily Č., Edgar G., Frank Leslie and George C. Mr. Brazelton's farm contains 224 acres.

JAMES CRAIG, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Bowen's Prairie; was born in 1822, on the British brig Bartley, on the Banks of Newfoundland, his parents being then on their way from England to this country. His parents settled in Philadelphia. Mr. Craig has residedi n that part of Philadelphia known as East Kensington nearly all his life; he learned the trade of a carpenter, which business he followed for some years; he was engaged in the machine-shops of I. P. Morris, of Philadelphia, for twenty-six years. He was married to Fanny J. Hayes, a native of Ireland, born in 1829. Mr. Craig purchased his present farm in the spring of 1877. He has four sons and two daughters-Jared, Margaret J., Charles, William J., Laura L. and Robert; the first two mentioned are twins. His farm contains 178 acres; he also owns a house and lot adjoining his farm. JOSEPH HICKMAN, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Bowen's Prairie; was born in Virginia in 1812; removed with his parents to Muskingum Co., Ohio, in 1819, where he lived until 1852, when he came to Richland Township and settled in Section 9; in the fall of 1872, he came to his present location. He was married to Mary Bunting, of Belmont Co., Ohio; they have seven children-William H., Shelton, Kimble, Demarkus, Huldah J. Cline, resides in Nebraska; George W. and John; have lost two children-Lucy and Sarah A; the latter died Oct. 24, 1879. Mr. Hickman's present

farm contains 100 acres; his farm in Section 9 contained 350 acres, of which he gave his son ninety acres, and sold the remainder to Mr. John May, for $10,000. He has been Township Trustee for about fifteen years. He is a Democrat in politics.

JOHN C. HUNTOON, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Bowen's Prairie; born in Hanover, N. H., in 1829; he came to Jones Co. in 1867, and purchased his present farm. He was married to Miss Ann Fairchilds, born in the State of New York; they have four children-Johu W., Lizzie, Minnie and Sarah. His father, John Huntoon, lives with him; he is a native of Hanover, N. H.; his mother died at his home in 1877.

THEODORE W. LITTLE, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Bowen's Prairie; was born in Middlesex Co., Mass., in 1818; his parents, Eben and Abbie Little, removed to Wayne Co., N. Y., in 1828; Mr. Little went to Albemarle Co., Va., in 1842, where he was engaged in the drug business for many years; he was also engaged for many years in selling and establishing agencies for the sale of a liniment of which he was proprietor; during this time, he spent many years in traveling, especially through the Southern States; he came to Jones Co. in February, 1866, and took possession of his present farm, on which his father had settled in 1848. His father died in January, 1876; his mother died in 1862. Mr. Little was married in 1846, to Sarah A. Bragg, born in Massachusetts, but then a resident of Michigan. Her father, Calvin B. Bragg, removed from Massachusetts to Ontario Co., N. Y., in 1826, thence to Michigan in 1843; he died in Jackson, in that State, in 1863; her mother, Mrs. Orpha Bragg, now 80 years of age, lives with her daughter, Mrs. Little. The father of Mr. Little was partially deaf from birth, entirely so after 10 years of age. His farm contains 160 acres; he also owns a farm of sixteen acres in Michigan. He has five children-Frances A., Charles C., Ella A., James M. B., Ebbie W.; lost three children in infancy.

JOHN, RICHARD AND THOMAS H. McQUILLEN, farmers, Sec. 23; P. O. Cascade; sons of John McQuillen, who was born in Ireland, and came to the United States in 1830; lived in Albany, N. Y., till he came to Jones Co. in the spring of 1846; he settled where his sons now live; he died in the fall of the year he came to the county. Besides the three brothers mentloned above, is George, who resides in Washington Township; another, Bernard, died in 1865; the homestead, now owned by John, Richard and Thomas, contains 500 acres, 300 of which is improved; they are engaged principally in stock-raising. Thomas, born in 1846, is the only one of the brothers born in Jones Co.; he has held several township offices; has been Township Clerk and Collector for four years; was a Justice of the Peace from 1871 to 1875; he was one of the first Directors of the Cascade, Bellevue & Western Railroad. The brothers are Democrats in politics. Their mother, Margarette McQuillen, lives with them. They are Catholics in religion.

THOMAS MOORE, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Monticello; was born on the Isle of Man, August, 1822. His parents, William and Ann Moore, emigrated to Canada in 1825, where they lived until about 1830, when they removed to Detroit, Mich., thence to La Porte, Ind., about 1835, and to Jones Co. in 1837. His father took a claim of the farm where Rudolph Casper now lives, which he owned till 1865, when he sold to Mr. Casper; he then purchased a farm in Castle Grove Township, where he died in January, 1875; Mr. Moore's mother died in Dubuque Co.in 1838; his father was afterward married to Elvira Neal, who is still living. Thomas Moore came to Jones Co. with his father in 1837, but, with his brother William, went to Wisconsin, about 1840; soon after, returned to Dubuque Co.; soon after, went to Platteville, Wis., where he lived till about 1846, when he returned to Jones Co. and settled on the farm where he now lives, a part of which he had entered several years previous to that time. He was married to Eliza Mulligan, whose parents came from Staten Island to Dubuque Co. about 1844; has seven children-Thomas W., Mary A., Sarah, Eliza, Jane, Clara Belle and Agnes; lost two children-William, who was killed by accident March 17, 1879, in his 24th year; Minnie died in infancy.

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STEPHEN A. PALMER, farmer and proprietor of cheese factory, Sec. P. O. Bowen's Prairie; was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1836; his parents, Stephen and Martha Palmer, removed to Medina Co., Ohio, about 1840; they came to Jones Co. and settled on the farm now owned by their son in the spring of 1856; his mother died in July, 1874; his father, now 84 years of age, lives with him. He was married to Angeline Bennett, who was born in Ohio; they have ten children; six sons and four daughters-George A., Mattie C. Hicks, Almon E., Frank A., Ashley B., Charles A., William G., Mary A., Nellie and Truly I. Mr. Palmer is engaged in stockraising and dairying; he started his cheese factory in the fall of 1878; it has a capacity of about four hundred pounds of cheese per day.