”Christopher Brining, an old settler of Logan County was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1811, his parents, Jacob F. and Hannah Brining, being natives of Wurtemberg, Germany. They immigrated to America early in the present century, in order … Continue reading
”Wilson, Samuel, was born 1813, in New York; was the son of Hugh and Elizabeth Wilson, was married in 1838, to Angeline Peaslee, of New York, came to this county in 1838 and located in Madison township; moved to McKean … Continue reading
Solomon Swigart, farmer, Bellbrook, was born on the old home farm, where Michael, his brother, lives, in the year 1832. Is a son of Michael and Sarah (Ware) Swigart, whose sketch appears in this work. Solomon was reared on the … Continue reading
”Frank M. Whitacre received his education in the common schools. He has never been away from home for any length of time, having always lived upon the old farmstead, in whose fields he has labored day after day in the … Continue reading
”Joshua Jefferis was the eighth child and fifth son in the family and was born October 15, 1837. He was reared on the farm where he now resides, pursued his education in a log school house and remained at home … Continue reading
LUTHER HITE. Luther Hite was one of the pioneers of Wapello county, passing away on his home farm near Ottumwa, April 20, 1913, at the patriarchal age of eighty-five years. He was an industrious farmer, a self-made man who acquired … Continue reading
”FRANK W. ELLIS. Though among the younger representatives of the legal profession at Clinton, Frank W. Ellis has won distinction in his conduct of litigation, and stands high in the estimation of the members of the Clinton county bar. The … Continue reading
”JOHN D. SCHOCK. —One of the finest homes in Blue Springs is that of John D. Schock, who is now living in honorable retirement. Mr. Schock was born in Seneca county, Ohio, September 25, 1849. His father, George Schock, was … Continue reading
”Early in the eighteenth century Thomas Todd and his wife Elizabeth immigrated from England to central Pennsylvania, and from there subsequently moved to North Carolina. Their son, Joseph Todd, was born in Pennsylvania about 1748, and married Ann Crause, who … Continue reading
”LEAVTTT, Roger, Cedar Falls National Bank; res. 1107 Washington St., Cedar Falls, Iowa. Banker; b. Waterloo, Iowa, June 25, I860; s. John Hooker and Caroline Clark (Ware) Leavitt; ancestor came from England, 1629; B. A., Beloit Coll., 1882; M. A., … Continue reading
