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Samuel Conally
Born May 27, 1789 | ||||||||
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SAMUEL CONALLY, farmer, Wyoming Twp., Sec. 4; P.O. Onslow; born May 27, 1789, in Hunterdon Co., N.J.; when about 10 years of age, he came with his parents to Virginia; at the breaking-out of the war of 1812, he enlisted as a private under Capt. Post; afterward transferred to Capt. Paxton's command of the 12th Regt.; served through the war, for which he received a pension of $8 per month; in 1851, he came to Jones Co.; he owns 133 acres of land. Married Mary Ferguson in 1826; she was born in Pennsylvania September 30, 1806; they have six children—Ferguson, Samuel, Susan, Lana Ann, Mary Ann and Julia Ann. He was the first County Superintendent of Jones Co. Democrat.
From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 601. |
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E. M. Condit
Born March 8, 1831 | ||||||||
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E. M. CONDIT, General Agent of the Watertown Fire Insurance Co., for the Western States; also member of the banking-house of Shaw, Schoonover & Co., Shaw's Block, Anamosa; is a native of Delaware Co., Ohio, and was born January 24, 1840; his boyhood was spent there, and when 16 years of age, his parents came to Iowa and located in Jones Co. in June, 1856; in 1859, he returned to Ohio, and entered Oberlin College; upon the breaking-ont of the rebellion, in April, 1861, he relinquished his studies, and, with 100 of the students, entered thc army, enlisting in the 7th Ohio V.I.; he was in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, and several others; he was wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg; after recovering from his wounds, he entered the service again in the 2d 111. Lt. Art., and held the position of Acting Assistant Chief of Artillery, of the 16th Army Corps, a position of honor and responsibility; he remained in the service until after the war closed, when he returned to this county. On the 8th of February, 1866, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Bell, daughter of Hon. James A. Bell, of Ohio. He was appointed General Agent of the Watertown Fire Insurance Co. for the State of Iowa, and since then he has been appointed General Agent for the Western States, for the same Company; he is also engaged in the banking business, being a member of the firm of Shaw, Schoonover & Co., of Anamosa; he has held town and school oflices.
From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 552. | |||||||||
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Joseph S. Condit
Born 1834 | ||||||||
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JOSEPH S. CONDIT, farmer, Cass Twp., Sec. 16; P.O. Anamosa: was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1834; he came to Jones Co. with his father, Alvin P. Condit, in June, 1856. Mr. Condit owned a firm in Sec. 21; afterward, another in Sec. 28; in 1868 he removed to Monroe Township, Monroe Co.; returned and purchased present farm in 1870. He married Mary E. Ogden, of Ohio; they have seven children—Emery O., Eddie S., Ida B., Lizzie, Ora D., Jay S. and an infant. Has 185 acres of land.
From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 694. | |||||||||
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William G. Condit
Born March 22, 1831 | ||||||||
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(paraphrased) William G. Condit was born Mar. 22, 1831, NJ. His father, Alvin P. Condit, was a native of NJ. He moved to Delaware Co., OH, in 1832, became a tanner and a farmer, then moved to Cass Twp., Jones Co., IA, in 1856. He died in 1883, at age 82, and his wife died two weeks later.
William was the second of 9 children. His early years were spent near Sunbury, OH. He learned the blacksmith trade then became a machinist. He came to IA in 1858 and for the succeeding 7 years was a machinist for R. S. Gray of Peoria, IL. William bought his present farm in 1865. He married Miss Emma Crain in 1867. They had 3 sons and 2 daughters—one daughter deceased; William, Ernest D., and Orin are in this vicinity; and Bessie lives with parents. The present wife of Mr. Condit, to whom he was married February 1892, was formerly Miss Addie Tarbox, who was raised in Rockford, IL. From Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa Chapman Publishing Co, Chicago, 1894, page 313. | |||||||||
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G. W. Condon
Born November 12, 1824 | ||||||||
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G. W. CONDON, insurance agent, Monticello; is a native of Frederick Co., Md., and was born November 12, 1824; he grew up to manhood and received his education in that State; in 1848, he came to Knox Co., Ohio; he came to Iowa in 1855, and engaged in teaching in Jones Co. for a short time, then returned to Ohio, where he lived until 1869, when he came to Jones Co., located in Monticello and engaged in the boot and shoe trade on the corner of First and Cedar streets; he continued in the boot and shoe business until 1877, and since then has been engaged in the insurance business; he owns the property on the corner of First and Cedar streets and other town property; he held various town offices in Ohio, and has served in the City Council here. He was united in marriage to Miss P. McDaniel, a native of Knox Co., Ohio, October 18, 1849.
From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 662. | |||||||||
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J. K. Conmey
Born July 26, 1838 | ||||||||
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Farmer (Madison township), Sec. 34; P.O. Wyoming; born July 26, 1839, in Lockport, N.Y.; in 1841, he came, with his parents, to Pennsylvania; in 1863, he came to Jones Co. Owns eighty acres of land. Married Miss A. M. Kimball in 1867; she was born in Wisconsin; have one child—Fred W., aged 7 years.
From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Publishing Company, Chicago, 1879, p. 615.
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J. T. Cook
Born December 24, 1841 | ||||||||
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J. T. COOK, farmer, Greenfield Twp., Sec. 9; P.O. Martelle; born December 24, 1841, in Knox Co., Ohio; in 1843, he came with his parents to Illinois; in 1868, came to Jones Co., Iowa; he owns 195 acres of land. Married Miss M. R. Shields in 1866; she was born in Illinois; have three children—Ella, Ada and Cora. He enlisted, in 1861, in Co. F, 57th 111. V.I.; served to the end of the war; participated in the battles of Shiloh, siege of Corinth and others; he has been for the past eight years School Director; Republican; Baptist.
From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 586. | |||||||||
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D. S. Cooley
Born October 28, 1827 | ||||||||
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For the past ten years the village of Onslow has claimed D. S. Cooley as one of its most honored and respected retired citizens. The rest which he now enjoys is well merited for throughout a long period he was busily engaged in farming and still owns a valuable property of two hundred and thirty-two acres in Wyoming township, Jones county. Mr. Cooley was born in Licking county, Ohio, October 28, 1827, a son of Clark and Mary (Sinkey) Cooley. The father was born in the state of New York, while the mother claimed Pennsylvania as the place of her birth. They removed to Licking county at a very early day and the father there purchased a tract of timber land. He at once made a small clearing sufficient to erect a log cabin and after getting his family settled in this crude dwelling he gave his time to clearing the remainder of the land, which in due time he placed under cultivation and reaped good harvests. He made his home in Licking county until the fall of 1841, when attracted by the opportunities offered farther west, he made his way to Jackson county, Iowa, and there entered a claim, which be improved and cultivated until his death. His family numbered twelve children but only two are now living-our subject and one daughter.
D. S. Cooley early became familiar with pioneer life. He was reared in Licking county to the age of fourteen years and while there assisted his father in the arduous task of developing and improving his farm. The family then removed to Jackson county, Iowa, and there, too, the son shared in the hardships incident to making a home in a new country. The advantages he enjoyed were few; In the summer months he had to assist in the farm work and in the winter seasons pursued his studies in one of the old-time log schoolhouses, in which the methods of instruction were quite as primitive as the structure. He remained under the parental roof until he attained his majority, when he entered a tract of land in Jackson county, which he developed and improved, making his home thereon for a decade. In the spring of 1860 he traded that land for a farm of two hundred and thirty-two acres in Wyoming township, Jones county. Removing to that place he there made his home for thirty-nine years and during this period saw much arduous labor. At that time the farm machinery was crude as compared to that used at the present time and to cultivate a farm of that acreage meant much hard labor. However, Mr. Cooley was equal to the task and as the years passed he prospered, each year gathering rich crops as a reward for his work. In 1899, believing that he was comfortably situated in life and that he might spend the remainder of his days in rest, he took tip his abode in Onslow, where he has since made his home. He occupies here a comfortable residence and is surrounded by a host of warm friends. He still retains possession of his farm property and this supplies him with all the comforts of life. On the 22d of September, 1850, Mr. Cooley was married to Miss Katherine Hogle, who was born in Licking county, Ohio, January 11, 1832, a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Baker) Hogle, the former born in New York and the latter in Maryland. They reared a family of four children. Both the parents are now deceased, the father passing away in Licking county, while the mother died at the home of her daughter in Jones county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Cooley have been born seven children, three sons and four daughters, as follows: Smith, now a resident of Lyon county, Kansas; Geneva, the wife of Samuel Paul, a resident of Onslow; Oscar, of Oakland, California; Elizabeth, the wife of J. F. Cohoon, of Cedar Falls, Iowa; Louie Bell, the wife of 0. E. Tabor, of Jackson county, this state; Josephine, deceased; and R. D., a resident of Wyoming township, Jones county. Mr. Cooley has always given his political support to the men and measures of democracy but has never been active in the work of the party or in public affairs, the only public office he ever filled being that of school treasurer. Both he and his wife are consistent and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Cooley is regarded as one of the worthy pioneers of Jones county, who, though in a quiet way, has exerted immeasurable influence upon the community in which he has so long made his home, and now in the evening of his days he is enabled to enjoy, with his wife, the accumulations of the passing years. From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 102. | |||||||||
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