Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-17

| Mrs. John w. Davidson, nee Paulina
e. Moore, was born in Boone county
Indiana, in 1849. Came with her pa
rents to Davis county, Iowa, in the
fall of 1856. Came to Mahaska county
In March, 1856, moved to Cedar town
ship in 1865; was raised on a farm;
has lived in Mahaska county since
1856. Is a widow. Address, Paulina
E. Davidson, Cedar, Iowa.
Frank Roquet, born Aug. 1, 1841,
at Darnstadt, Germany, came with his
parents to America in 1851; lived in
Indiana five years. In the fall Of 1856
came to Cedar township, Mahaska
county, Iowa; has lived here since.
His father bought the place when he
came here, where he now lives. He
lived in town till he was ten years
old, the balance of his time lived on
farm. Address, Fremont, Iowa.
Mrs. J. A. Sarvis, nee Rosetta Daily,
born in Trumble county, Kentucky,
in 1912; moved with her parents to
Indiana, lived there several years. In
1851 came to near Rose Hill, Mahaska
county, Iowa, was raised on farm;
about the year 1890 came to Cedar
township, has lived in the county
since 1851 Address, Fremont, Iowa,
R. F. D. No. 2.
George LentZ, born Jan. 5, 1888, In
Butler county, Ohio. Came with his
parents to Benton township, Keokuk
county, Iowa, in the spring of 1916.
Was raised on farm. In the spring
of 1855 came to Fremont, Iowa; lived
there twenty-five years working at
carpentering and wagon making. In
the fall of 1880, they moved on their
farm, two miles south Of town. This
is the only move they have made.
Present occupation, apple and fruit
growing and poultry raising. Ad-
dress, Fremont, Iowa, R. F. D. No. 2.
James Harter, born Feb. l., 1847, in
Jefferson county, Iowa, came with his
parents to Cedar township, Mahaska
county, Iowa, in 1913; was raised on
a farm. Occupation, farming. Adj
dress, Fremont, Iowa, r. F. D. No. q.
j. A. Crosby, born in Burlington,
Iowa, March 81, 1S47, came with his
parents to Mahaska county In 1852;
came to Cedar township in 1874; was
raised on farm. Had different occu-
pations, farming part of the time, min
ing and laborer the balance Of the
time. At present lives in Fremont,
Iowa.
Mrs. ia Crosby, nee Sarah A. Light
ner born in Tennessee, April 2, 1849,
came with her parents to White Oak
township, Mahaska county, Iowa, In
1852. Was raised on farm, came
to Cedar township in 1884. At pres
ent lives in Fremont, Iowa.
The above list of fifty-three per-
sons shows that seventeen were born
in Indiana, eight in Ohio, eight in Ce-
dar township, five in Kentucky, four
in Illinois, three in Maryland, three in
Germany, one in Tennessee, one in
Burlington, Iowa, one in Jefferson
county, Iowa, one in Harrison town
ship, one in Mahaska county, (not
stating the township.) 1t also shows
that seven were born In Bartholomew
county, Indiana. It shows that there
are twenty.seven women and twent-
six men, eight widows and one wild
over, forty-four were raised on the
farm, six in town and three partially
in town. Two women under So years
and four men under So. THERE'S one
woman over Sc years old, two over 80,
four over rs, and six over 70; one man
over IS, one over 81, and five over IS.
It shows that all of the men except
four have been farmers at some time,
and all the women except five have
been farmers wives. One blacksmith,
one carpenter and wagon maker, one
carpenter and cabinet maker.
A biography of one of the first
women settlers, If not the first of &C.
dar township Mahaska county, Iowa,
to-wit: Mrs. Henry Koontz, born
Nov. Z 1923, in Davidson county North
Carolina, came with parents to Iowa
near Burlington in 1885, just three
years after the whites were allowed
there. Moved with her husband to
Cedar township, Mahaska county,
Iowa, May 16, 1843, just sixteen days
after the whites were allowed here.
Mr. Koontz and three other men came
up in April. Koontz staked off his
claim which afterward proved to be
on section 10. He went back after his
wife. They came to their claim the
10th day of May, 1s43. Mrs. Koontz
is still living and enjoying tolerable
good health for her age, and is living
In Hedrick Iowa. She has been in
Iowa seventy-one years.
In connection will say that am
very thankful to all the parties on the
foregoing list for their kind treatment
toward me while getting up the list.
If we have missed any, it has not been
done intentionally. When l first I'M
dertook the task did not think that
there were more than about thirty
roreope IN tho tounShin that had