“W. A. TRIGG, Probate Judge, was born in Harrison County, Ky., April 13, 1840. In April, 1848, he was taken by his parents to Van Buren County, Iowa, where he was raised and educated, having finished his studies at Bentonsport … Continue reading
Rev. J. W. Carter, clergyman, Macedonia, was born in Clermont County, Ohio, November 25, 1819; his father, John S. Carter, was born in Gloucester County, N. J., December 30, 1787, was married in the same county, and emigrated to Ohio … Continue reading
“Joshua Heizer, a retired farmer residing in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa, is one of he pioneer settlers and prominent citizens of Des Moines County. He first came to this county in the fall of 1842, crossing the Mississippi River … Continue reading
CROOM, HARDY. The entire business career of HARDY CROOM has been passed in connection with transportation systems, and during a period of more than a quarter of a century spent in this line of work he has become a man … Continue reading
“BENJAMIN LLOYD MUGG. Although no section of the Hoosier state is richer in opportunities or offers greater advantages to its citizens than does Howard county, success is not here to be obtained through desire alone, but is to be persistently … Continue reading
“William Guild, from Franklin, Mass., came to Walpole in 1808, and bought the Col. Webber farm, since owned by George Jennings. In 1838 he moved into the village, where he lived until his death, October 16, 1858, aged eighty-three. He … Continue reading
“REV. P. W. BILDERBACK. One of the strongest members of the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church in the New Jersey conference is Rev. P. W. Bilderback, who is now serving as pastor at Whitesville, New Jersey. He is a … Continue reading
“Catherine Amelia Bowers CATHERINE AMELIA BOWERS, one of the largest land owners in Garfield Township of Pawnee County, has lived in this county since she was four months of age. She is a daughter of the late George W. Countryman, … Continue reading
Copy to your browser. http://books.google.com/books?id=wFOwbmFn7ZcC&lpg=PA44&dq=eliza%20ware&pg=PA44#v=onepage&q=eliza%20ware&f=false Source: Union and Confederate Soldiers and Sympathizers of Barbour County, West Virginia, by John W. Shaffer, Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 2005 page 44 … Continue reading
“COTTON AMY, a prominent business man, local preacher, and Class-leader of the Methodist Church of East Bangor, is a native of Cornwall, England, and is a son of John and Elizabeth J. Amy. His ancestors were all English, and Grandfather … Continue reading
