William C. Gillihan was born near McComb, McDonough county, Illinois, April 1, 1841. When he had reached the age of four years his parents removed to Arkansas, and settled near Crawfordsville, Crawford county, and there his father died after a two years residence. In 1847 his mother removed to Iowa, and after several changes, finally […]
William Henry Folmsbee was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 22, 1831. His parents were Isaac and Deborah Folmsbee; his father, who was major in the United States regular army, died when the subject of this sketch had reached the age of seven years, and his mother followed him to the grave “some two years later.
Thomas J. Crain was born near the Ohio river, in Fleming county, Kentucky, September 4, 1830. He was reared and educated in his native place, and continued to reside there until 1855, when he migrated to Missouri and entered land in Holt county, improving the same and living upon it until 1864, in February of
Gabriel, son of Samuel P. and Mary Cox, was born in Gallatin, July 13; 1852, and there grew to manhood. He received his primary education in the common schools of Gallatin, and completed it with a course at the Christian University, of Canton, Missouri, and in 1870 and 1871, at the Gem City Commercial College,
James L. Chapman is a native of West Virginia, born near Manchester, Hancock County, in the widely quoted “Pan-handle district,” March 23, 1818, and there he was reared, educated, and lived until the 5th of April, 1854. In that year he migrated to the “land of the Hawkeye,” settling in Jefferson county, but remained in
Aaron B. Whiteaker was born in Bremer County, Iowa, near the town of Independence, February 24, 1849. His father, Joseph T. Whiteaker, was born in Virginia in 1818, and came to Daviess County in 1876, where he died July 14, 1881. His mother, Eliza Harris Whiteaker, was a native of Ashland County, Ohio. The subject
Horatio E. Needham is a native of Addison County, Vermont, born September 10, 1827, near the village of Shalott. While in his infancy his, parents migrated to St. Lawrence County, New York, remained six years, and then went to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where they remained until 1852. During this time Horatio was employed on the
William H. Zorger, M. D. For thirty-one years Doctor Zorger has practiced his profession in DeWitt and Champaign counties. He is a talented physician, has the advantage of long and thorough experience, and has been trained in the best schools of this country and by extensive observation and study here and abroad. His able assistant
Articles of a treaty made and concluded at Traverse des Sioux, upon the Minnesota River, in the Territory of Minnesota, on the twenty-third day of July, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, between the United States of America, by Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Alexander Ramsey, governor and ex-officio superintendent of Indian affairs in said
Articles of a treaty made and concluded at Mendota, in the Territory of Minnesota, on the fifth day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, between the United States of America, by Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Alexander Ramsey, governor and ex-officio superintendent of Indian affairs in said Territory, commissioners duly appointed for that
Articles of a treaty made and concluded at the city of Washington, on the thirteenth day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, between the United States, of the one part, by their commissioners, Albion K. Parris, John J. Abert, and T. P. Andrews, and the Winnebago tribe of Indians, of
1906-07 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1 Neva Houk #2 J. C. Phares (fall) #2 Vida Miller (Spring) #3 Genevieve Jones #3 Carrie M. Dall (2 terms) #4 Ada Carlson #5 Emily Churchil #6 Hattie Reeburgh (fall) #6 Lulu Riedesel (spring) #7 Maurice Leonard #8 Cassie Taylor
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Fall 1912 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Frances Miller #2. Julia Cosgriff #3. A. Zoa McGuire #4. Birdie Smith #5. Effie Perkins #6. Ida Curry #7. Margaret Whalen (Woolridge) #8. Grace Terhune #9. Lida Crane (Parker)
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Fall 1913 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Carrie Andrews #2. Hannah Nelson #3. Frances Shearer #4. Grace Preston #5. Bessie Keith #7. Minnie Conquist #8. Elvira Larson #9. Elizabeth Carter Winter 1913-1914 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Carrie Andrews #2. Hannah
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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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Fall 1913 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Hazel Stephan #2. Lulu E. Wheeler #3. Hazel Manson #4. Merle Wheeler #5. Ruth Wheeler #6. Rose Kieffer #7. Alma Bubke #8. Tracy Schrepper Winter 1913-1914 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #2. Lida Crane #4.
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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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Fall 1913 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Edna Lehnhardt #4. Reba Swanson #7. Genevieve McNeil #8. Ethel Kellogg #9. Minnie Fresemann
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Fall 1913 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Nina Conley #2. Verna V. Bird #3. Rachel W. Krons #4. Ethel Harvey #5. Harry Stone #6. Bertha Greenwood #8. Alberta Kindig #9. Katie Newton note: names recorded as in books*
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Fall 1913 The following data is extracted from Ida County, Iowa, Rural Teachers. #1. Thursa Slattery #3. Nella Flanagan #4. Ruth Besore #5. Mae M. Crane #6. Caroline Goodnow
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