The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-10
ESTABLISHED
lA'aklas Aldriafl
SO YEARS in COUjNlr
List of Old Settlers Who Have Re-
sided in Decatur County for
Fifty Years or More.

Fifty Years or More.
AS announced last week THE REPoR-
TER has undertaken the task of compil-
ing complete list of all present resi-
dents of Decatur county who have re-
sided here for fifty years or more.
When we started on the task we had no
idea we could find so many half century
settlers. but the suggestion has been
we'll received and a number of persons
have assisted us in the work. We are
able to give pretty good list, especial
ly in Leon, Garden Grove, High Poin3
and Center, while from nearly every
township in the county we have receiv-
ed one or more names. The work will
be continued and names added to the
list east week until the entire county is
covered, and we ask that residents of
each township aid us by sending in the
names of all the fifty year residents of
their township, giving the year they
came to Decatur county.
Probably the Oldest resident Of the
county is Mr.. Hiram H. Hatfield, of
Eden township, who came here in 1910
over 65 years ago. In New Buda town
ship we find two men who were born in
this county 81 years ago, Asa and John
Burrell. In Leon we find the first child
born in the town, Miss Belle Thompson
who was born in 1856, as well as the
second, Mrs. ]. L. Harvey who was born
six weeks later. We expect as the work
proceeds to discover other interesting
statistics which will be worth preserv-
ing. If you know of any person in the
county who came here in 1856 or before,
whose name is not in the following list
please send it to The REPORTER and the
name will be added to the list next
week.
The town of Leon has more of the old
settlers than any township in the
county there being rs half century resi-.
dents still residing in this town.
LEON
Jacob Ross, 1851.
Samuel Forrey 1855,
Mrs. John Muse, 1851
Mrs. Madison Loe, 184e.
Butler Ellis 1850.
y. j. Allen, 1855.
j. W. Bowman, 1855.
G. s. Bowman, 1855.
james Harris, 1858.
j. L. Meter, 1854.
Joseph Hamilton, 1853
Mrs. Joseph Hamilton 1853
iona han Hamilton, 1853
Geo. w. LaFollette, lS46.
Mrs. Geo. w. LaFollette, 1858.
S. A Gates, 1885,
j. c. F. Givens, 1853.
Mrs. D. e. F. Giyens, 1853.
A. NJ Pryor, 1858.
Mrs. A. NJ Pryor, 1852
/. N. Clark, 1851.
j. H. Pitman, 1851.
Mrs. Creed Bobbitt, l849
Mrs. w. X. Moore, 1851.
w. S. Chandler, 1854.
George Mills, 1882
Alonzo Bright, 1855.
Henry Bright, 1855.
Aunt Mary Kinds, 1855.
Mrs. John Holden, 1858.
Mrs. E. j. Sankey, 1855.
John Gilham, 1855
Mrs. Amanda McClelland, 1853.
w. II. Young, 1854.
Mrs. 6. w. Baker, 1854.
Mrs Mrs Abner burns Burns 1ses 1893
i NJ Chastain lass
Mrs n n Thonnson 1881
Miss Rene Thomnson 1855
{; w Reck 1855
Mrs T. y S;rler 1854
II 6 Arnold 1874
r a Alexander iss5
Mrs r q Alexander 1e55
Ioten Gassett is53
Mrs E'ma MorreT 1874
Mrs r Varc. 1s55
Mrs Kate R.rn.rd 1894
"a Naw,in laso
John Woodmanssa 1910
w n Jenkins 1850
Henrv I Vo-t 1874
Me iIsn-v + yo%t 1854
z uictnnan 1es57 y
Mrs Hickman 1883
w + narr 1851
Mrs w I narr 1915,
Inbn Roct ls5a
Mrs lane Gardner 1859
7 A. stiIl Ia5A
No NJ st,u 1854
Mr. 7 w ong Iess
Mrs A T. CnrrS 1875
w a poons iHsa
W., yanostrand 1854
Mrs VIM yanostrand 1894
Mrs. L. P. Derrick, 1852.
j. s. Iuliis, 1891
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