study and teaching have been his main occupations. He married Miss Harriet Barlow, September 12, 1865, who was a native of Franklin county, New York. They are the parents of two children: Ina L. and Orrie W. In the fall of 1865 he moved to Whiteside county, Illinois. In June, of 1879, he came to Silver City, where he has since been engaged in educational work. His position of principal was tendered him in October, 1880, and he fills it with complete satisfaction.

HUFFAKER, H. H., P. O. Silver City; was born in Bureau county, Illinois, January 24, 1844. His youth was passed as other youths usually employ their time, in farming and in gaining an education, which latter was begun in the common school and finished in Dover Academy. He came to Mills county in the spring of 1870, and located at his present place of residence. His farm originally consisted of 380 acres, to which he has added until it now comprises one thousand acres of land. In 1879 he laid the foundation of Silver City, by securing from the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific R. R., a depot or station, and from this beginning an embryo town has grown to its present size. county his merit has been recognized by his elections to places of trust, he having been treasurer and secretary of the school board. the various agricultural societies of the county, and contributed largely to the county's interests in that direction. Schools and churches have both received his attention and a share of his ample means. He was married December 11, 1872, in Marion county, Iowa, to Miss Mary J. Post, a native of Pennsylvania. The interests of Mr. Huffaker are largely agricultural and those of an allied nature, he being engaged in stock raising on an extensive scale. Silver City owes its existence to him, and its thrift to his enterprise and aid.

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HOWARD, SAMSON, section 24, P. O. Malvern; a worthy citizen of Mills county; who was born in Lincolnshire, England, January 1, 1835. His youth was spent on a farm and attaining an education in the common schools. In 1853 he came to America locating in Ohio. After residing in Loraine, Ontario and Woods counties he moved to St. Joe county, Michigan. In May, 1871, he came to Mills county. July 20, 1861, he was married to Miss Letty Hallam of Michigan, who was born in England, January Fourth, 1842. By this union they have nine children: Marietta, Elmer E., Ella J., Francis E., Letty E., George H., Charles W., Herbert P. and Walter O. Mr. Howard owns a good farm of 80 acres.

HIATT, O. T., section 29, P. O. Silver City; one of Ingraham's successful farmers, and was born in Holt county, Missouri, September 16, 1849. At the age of two years he came with his parents to Mills county, locating in Silver Creek township, where he remained until 1873, when he moved to his present location. In October of the same year he was mar

ried to Miss M. E. Rowmer, a native of Mills county; the fruits of this union are four children: Nellie M., Bertha L., Eva and Addie. Mr Hiatt owns a beatiful farm of two hundred and eighty acres, and is largely engaged in stock-raising. He commands the respect and esteem of his neighbors.

JACKSON, ANDREW, section 17, P. O. Silver City; was born February 1, 1842, in Montgomery county, Indiana. At about the age of eleven he moved with his parents to Louisa county, Iowa. After about four years they moved to Clark county, where they remained nine years. His youth was passed in receiving an education in the common schools, and farming. He settled permanently in this county in 1867, having been here once before. Responding to the call of his country, he enlisted in the Thirty-ninth Iowa infantry, August 13, 1862, in company D. At the battle of Snake Creek Gap; he was captured and held for ten months, when he was exchanged. He participated in the battles of Savannah, Columbia, Altoona Pass, and the last of Sherman's battles at Sherah, North Carolina. He was discharged June 5, 1865. He was married December 25, 1865, to Deliah Tipton, of Mills county. She was born May 28, 1844. They have been blessed with five girls: Nora, Eva, Lulu, Nellie, and Lizzie. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are members of the Protestant Methodist church. They live on a good farm of 120 acres, and have a fine orchard and grove.

LANDON, E. F., farmer, section 36, P. O. Silver City; born in 1833, in Ohio, and there grew to manhood. When eighteen years old he commenced to learn the trade of a carpenter, which trade he followed over twenty years. He arrived in Glenwood May 18, 1857, in which city he worked at his trade until 1865, when he located on the farm where he now lives, which consists of 225 acres. His farm is beautifully situated, and has superior facilities for raising stock, in which business Mr. Landon has a marked degree of success. He was married in 1859, to Miss M. J. Looker, a native of Virginia. They are the parents of four children: Clotilde, Steven A., Felton, and Roy. He is one of the pioneers of Mills county, and has pecuniarily triumphed at about the same ratio with the county. He is a charter member of Silver City lodge, No. 403 I. O. O. F., and is well respected by all with whom he comes in contact.

MOORE, W. G., druggist and chemist, Silver City, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, January 1, 1851. In 1872 he began the study of medicine with a view to practice general medicine, and prosecuted his studies for some two years. He was married in his native county, in 1872, to Miss Leah M. Billingsley, a native of Ohio. They are the parents of three children: Charles A., Laura May and Reno. Mr. Moore came to Silver City in the spring of 1879. The place then contained but a single store. He at once entered upon his business and

erected the second store in the city. Active and enterprising he has entered heartily into every enterprise calculated to upbuild the place; has served on the school-board, and been otherwise identified with the growth of the town. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. F. & A. M. MORSE, EDWIN, grain dealer, Silver City; was born in Summerset county, Maine, April 20, 1852. He followed the business of lumber merchant in Summerset and other counties of his native state until the spring of 1876. He then visited the Black Hills and engaged in mining, a venture proving very remunerative to him. After a residence in the Black Hills of some six months, he returned again to Maine, but after a brief stay went to California. Here he remained until 1879, engaged in the mercantile business. In January, 1879, he went to Shenandoah, Iowa, and entered the grain business. In September, of 1880, he came to Silver City, and has since built up a large business in grain.

MAINS, WEBSTER, farmer, section 25, P. O. Silver City; born in 1845 in Cass county, Illinois, where he was brought up on a farm and educated in the common schools. He came to Mills county, in 1868, locating the farm where he now resides, consisting of 122 acres, well adapted to stock raising, in which business he is extensively engaged. He was married in 1868, to Miss Martha C. Shaw, a native of New York. Mr. Mains has been closely identified with the township affairs since his residence here, having served two terms as township assessor, five terms as township clerk; is now serving as school director, and is also a prominent member of the I. O. O. F.

McCOY, C. O., farmer, section 19, P. O. Silver City; born in 1829, in Pennsylvania. When thirteen years of age he came to Iowa, locating in Scott county, where he remained about three years and then went to Cedar county. In the fall of 1821 he came to Mills county, and has resided here since that time. He owns a beautifully situated farm of 545 acres, well under cultivation and adorned with all the modern improvements. Mr. McCoy is one of Mills county's oldest settlers, and has proved himself one of her most successful farmers.

PLUMB, ROBERT, section 20, P. O. Silver City; a prominent farmer and stock-raiser, who has held the offices of assessor and trustee of his township with credit. He was born in England in April, 1834. His youth was spent on a farm and in attending school. He immigrated to America in 1853, and located in Wyandotte county, Ohio, remaining there about twelve years, and then moving to Mills county. In 1860 he was married to Miss Jane S. Kenett, of Ohio. They have four intelligent girls: Sarah Alice, Iva Ann, Rose and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Plumb are members of the M. E. church. They live on a fine farm of 280 acres and enjoy the luxuries of a beautiful home. Mr. Plumb is extensively engaged in stock raising.

PATTERSON, LEE, section 29, P. O. Silver City; is a native of Huron county, Ohio, born September 4, 1835, where he remained nineteen years, attending school at Norwalk, and a portion of the time engaged as a clerk in a store and a hotel. In 1854, he went to Michigan, engaging in the wood and lumber trade. After residing in McLean county, Illinois, about three years, he came to Mills county and engaged in farming and milling a few years and then moved to Holt county, Missouri, and after a time returned to Mills county and again engaged in milling. In 1874, he located on the farm now owned by him, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres. In December, 1860, he married Miss Sarah A. Queen. By this union they have five living children: Delfina, Mary E., Rutha, John R., Lula M.-four deceased. Mr. Patterson has, by integrity and industry, through many vicissitudes, acquired a competence.

PARKER, JOHN, section 20, P. O. Silver City; a native of Lincolnshire, England, and was born in December, 1837, and lived at the place of his nativity for twenty years. Although he attended school but a short time he has, by application and observation, obtained a good practical education, and has a good, improved farm, of one hundred and twentyfive acres. In 1857, he immigrated to America, locating in Morrison county, Ohio, where he remained ten years, when he came to Mills county. In September, 1861, he was married to Mary L. Johnston, of Ohio, who was born in December, 1841. By this union they have nine children, Libby W., Alice J., Cora, Emma L., Ida J., Harry G., Rosa M., Howard R. and Sanford J. Mr. and Mr. Parker are members of the M. E. church. Mr. Parker is a kind father and an agreeable neighbor.

SIDENER, M. F., proprietor city livery stable; was born in Decatur county, Indiana, March 12, 1842. His youth was there passed, and his education received. He enlisted in the autumn of 1861 in company E, Thirty-seventh Indiana infantry. Soon after muster in he was discharged for disability, having been seized with a severe sickness. In 1864 he was married in Decatur county, Indiana, to Miss Eliza Cline, a native of that county. In the spring of 1868 he came to Mills county, Iowa, and settled in Oak township. In the fall of 1869 he came to this township, and purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. His especial attention is given to the breeding of fine horses, in which business he is achieving a deserved reputation for fine stock.

SIDENER, E. L., farmer and stock raiser, section 22, P. O. Silver City; was born in Decatur county, Indiana, in 1840. His youth was there passed and his education obtained. He was married in 1860 to Miss Mary H. Dunbar, also a native of Indiana. In 1868 he came to this county and located on the farm he now owns, containing some one hundred and sixty acres, well improved and with comfortable buildings. His attention is now chiefly directed to stock raising.

SCHANCK, D. G., section 18, P. O. Silver City; a native of Monmouth, New Jersey, born near the battle ground bearing that name, April 15, 1821. He received his education in the common schools, and in May, 1860, left his native place and settled in Cedar county, Iowa, remaining there until he came to Mills county in 1874. December 29, 1847, he married Miss Julia A. Vanderbilt, a native of New Jersey, who was born September 18, 1825. They have one child, Alice, born October, 1850. Mr. Schanck owns a good farm of eighty acres.

SLAUGHTER, FRANKLIN, farmer, P. O. Glenwood; is a native of Surrey county, Ohio; born in 1840. In 1858 he left the state of his birth for Iowa, and located for some years following in Lee county. In the spring of 1866 he came to Mills county, and has since resided here. He served in the Fourth Iowa battery nearly three years. In September of 1859 he married Miss Mary E. Lutis, a native of Ohio, who died in September 1878. They became the parents of five children: Lucinda, Philip, Junietta, Myrtie and John. In October, 1880, he married Miss Mary Meral, of this county. He has a good farm of eighty acres, and commands both respect and esteem for his qualities of character.

TIPTON, SAUL, section 8, P. O. Silver City. Among the early settlers of Mills county we find the name of the subject of this brief sketch, who was born in Holmes county, Ohio, March 8, 1832. During early youth he moved with his parents to Putnam county, and about twelve years later to Lucas county, where he attained his majority, receiving his education in the common schools. In 1853 he moved to Atchison county, Missouri, and three years later came to Mills county. September 18, 1854, he was married to Miss Rachael Woolsey, who died in April, 1860. By this union they had three children: Mary E., Charles W. and Anna. He was again married October 6, 1861, to Maria C. Woodman, a native of Ohio. They have six children living: Rachael E., John W., William S., Olive E., Myrtle A. and Rosamand G.; one deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Tipton are members of the M. E. church, and their home is a good farm of 160 acres, well improved.

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CLITES, SOLOMON, farmer, P. O. Imogene, Fremont county; is at native of Bedford county, Pennsylvania, where he was born June 18, 1846. When eight years of age he moved with his father's family to Blair county, same state, remaining some twelve years. He then enlisted in company F, 77th Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, and served for ten months, or to the close of the war. His farm of ninety acres is in section