This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... ployed by the Knoxville Journal, who married Miss Mary Courtney; Ruth, the wife of James Crawford; and Babe, who died when three years of age. Mr. Schlotterback is a democrat in his political affiliation and stanchly supports the candidates and measures of that party. Fraternally he belongs to the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... ployed by the Knoxville Journal, who married Miss Mary Courtney; Ruth, the wife of James Crawford; and Babe, who died when three years of age. Mr. Schlotterback is a democrat in his political affiliation and stanchly supports the candidates and measures of that party. Fraternally he belongs to the lodge and encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Red Men, the Foresters, the Knights of Pythias and the Moose. He and his wife are both members of the Rebekahs. His entire life has been spent in this county and the fact that those who have known him intimately from his early youth are his truest friends is incontrovertible proof of the genuineness of his worth as a man. B. W. OWEN. B. W. Owen, who carries on general farming, his home being on section 24, Liberty township, has a large and valuable property and in addition to the cultivation of the fields he is engaged in the raising of shorthorn cattle. He is a man of determined purpose who formulates his plans carefully and then carries them forward to successful completion. He was born in Liberty township, Marion county, on the 16th of March, 1870, a son of John E. and Elvira (Berry) Owen, natives of Ohio and Iowa respectively. The father removed westward to this state and in Mahaska county was married. To them were born three children: William E., Quilla A. and B. W. The mother passed away in 1871, when her youngest son, the subject of this review, was but a year old, and her grave was made in Mahaska county. The father long survived and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Hamilton. John E. Owen came to Marion county in the year 1857, casting in his lot with the pioneer settlers, and from that time until his death he was much interested in the development and progress of this...
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