INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES IN
“PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DICKINSON,
SALINE, MCPHERSON AND MARION COUNTIES
Contributed by Mary Douglass
Original
Dickinson County
Ayres, Dr. Thomas 285
Baker, L. C. 367
Baker, Silas 357
Ballantyne, David 252
Barber, Elphalet 326
Barber, William H. 567
Barten, Christopher 169
Baxter, John B. 433
Bell, Clements 223
Bertschinger, Adolph 186
Bethe, Henry 196
Betts, Mrs. Ann 585
Blanchett, Alexis D. 540
Bollinger, Rev. Abraham 603
Boyland, A. E. 206
Brechbill, Abraham H. 346
Bricker, Samuel 386
Brown, John W. 330
Buhrer, Godfrey 262
Buhrer, J. F. 184
Butt, Jacob 340
Campbell, Lewis B. 238
Case, Charles M. 199
Chamberlain, Wm. 214
Clemons, James J. 598
Coffenberger, David 229
County Poor Farm 605
Crary, A. M. 350
Cromer, Sebastian B. 273
Day, Wesley W. 304
Dillon, Albert 493
Dowling, Peter 597
Dunlap, Wm. R. 283
Ehrsam, J. B. 342
Eikenberry, Dr. Aaron 461
Engle, Noah H. 602
Evers, Alonzo L. 233
Eyth, A. G. 211
Freeman, George W. 537
Gibson, Edward 166
Gibson, John W 282
Gorman, Thomas F 284
Grovier, Isaac C 345
Hall, George B 535
Harshman, John B 383
Hawley, William N 405
Henderson, Isaac 413
Henry, William 325
Herington, Monroe Davis 163
Herr, George R 174
Hoffman, Charles 547
Hoffman, Christian B 165-183
Hoffman, Eli 345
Hoffman, Michael 240
Hollinger, Abraham Lincoln 302
Hollinger, Charles R 328
Hollinger, Joseph 536
Hollinger, William H 564
Hoover, John W 489
Hosie, James W 172
Jaderborg, L. O 340
Jones, John R 512
Jones, Mrs. Sarah 301
Kandt, Henry W 439
Kenney, Robert 538
King, George W 421
Klingberg, August 524
Koepke, Charles H 608
Kraybill, Christian S 393
Lacy, John 329
Lesher, Abraham 333
Leslie, A. M.D 227
Lewis, Elmer Ellsworth 537
Lewis, Walter 581
Lexon, John 564
Livingston, George F 193
Long, Lorin H 482
Lowe, Isaac N 312
Major, David 472
Matteson, David 400
McKee, Rev. C. U 173
McRill, Wm. C., M.D 503
Meek, J. Stubbins 203
Meek, William E. A 575
Merillat, Christian 186
Merrill, Clarence S 589
Merrill, George 546
Meserve, True W 583
Moser, M. H 306
Mustard, Hugh 456
Mustard, Thomas 565
Norman, John 417
Orr, James P 279
Packard, Augustus 554
Peck, Benjamin W 603
Probasco, George 371
Reaugh, Hiram M 411
Reel, John 276
Roach, John 245
Robson, John W 414
Rohrer, Christian 402
Rumold, Jacob J 601
Sandow, William 472
Scott, Reuben A 374
Scripter, Samuel D 493
Seidel, Caleb C 274
Seidel, John Joshua 408
Sexton, James T 568
Sheets, Rev. John 569
Sheets, Tobias M 532
Sherwood, Charles C 178
Sherwood, William M 294
Stein, Simon 233
Taylor, Clarence 518
Taylor, Cornelius 500
Taylor, John 492-556
Thayer, Henry W 498
Thisler, Otis L 437
Thomas, Jacob 458
Tolbert, Albin A 383
Tolbert, Alonzo N 230
Vickers, Alonzo R 185
Vickers, James 256
Wagner, David Porter 202
Waterstradt, Julius 341
Weaver, Daniel 216
Weller, Joseph, DD PHD 295
Whitley, Henry 167
Wilsey, George W 205
Wilson, James R 194
Wilson, Thomas S 325
Winteroth, Henry 414
Woolverton, Jessee T 324
Woolverton, Nathaniel S 327
Young, William 598
Saline County
Addison, David J. 179
Alley, John H. 584
Alley, Lewis G. 584
Amos, Hon. J. Wayne 335
Anderson, Olaf 214
Barker, Frank G. 171
Bean, Benjamin Swan 547
Beard, Wm. H. 228
Berg, Henry 292
Brewer, Wm. (county unknown) 484
Brown, Manuel Jay, M.D. 395
Burke, John W. 592
Burr, Henre 510
Claflin, A. M. 531
Coffman, Marshall W. 590
Coleman, James 599
Conway, Thomas 305
Cunningham, James 191
Currie, George S. 180
Danell, Charles G. 571
Danielson, John M. 567
Daum, John (county unknown) 490
Dewees, Wm. B. (doctor) 249
Divelbiss, Simon 358
Dolon, Hon. Patrick H. 473
Donmyer, Louis 267
Donmyer, Simon P. 459
Emitt, David 507
Fahring, George R. 326
Fahring, John C. 323
Forsee, Eric 192
Forsee, Olaf 192
Grider, Henry C. 189
Hahn, Charles Christian 374
Hamilton, Oliver Perry 572
Hiller, Charles A. 209
Hillman, Prof. Alden C. 500
Hoyne, Timothy 604
Humbarger, Daniel 190
Humbarger, Thurston 512
Jay, George R. 164
Johnson, John H. 221
Jones, Wm. 529
Jorg, Philip 546
King, David E. 489
Kouns, Wm. A. 440
Larson, John A. 196
Lawrence, Thomas H. 201
Magnuson, Andrew G. 582
Malmgren, Jacob 480
Martin, J. S. 555
McAuliff, Maurice 571
McPhail, Alexander 539
Miller, Albert 215
Miller, Jacob C. 580
Miller, Sven A. 497
Miller, Thomas N. 314
Morrison, Andrew R. 202
Mortimer, James 446
Muir, Wm. 446
Padgett, John H. 559
Parsons, Luke F. 527
Pattee, Judge Albert C. 534
Pehrson, Peter M. 434
Phillips, Wm. H. 462
Pierce, Alex K. 480
Reeves, James R. 551
Roggendorf, Frederick 168
Rose, Edward R. 423
Schippel, Gotthart 352
Sharp, Evan E. 460
Shirar, James R. 481
Spencer, Richard 299
Spohn, Jeremiah 243
Stein, Christian L. 390
Stelson, Daniel C. 422
Stimmel, Benjamin B. 200
Sullivan, Dennis 435
Sullivan, Peter 521
Swedlund, Peter 594
Tinkler, Jonathan 541
Tinkler, Thomas 588
Toll, Wm. 533
Tressen, Mrs. Minnie 452
Tressin, Otto E. 444
Underwood, Charles R. 519
Weaver, Judge Jonathan 250
Wheaton, Charles O. 579
Whitmore, James W. 330
Yockers, John 508
McPherson County
Achilles, Henry 212
Arnold, Philip 179
Aschman, Christian 504
Aurell, John 320
Baldwin, Wilbur C 334
Banks, Elisha 195
Barnes, Fernando C 386
Bartels, Herman 401
Bean, James W 384
Bengston, B. F 412
Bishop, David P 269
Bonney, Byron S 569
Bornholdt, Joachim 280
Bowker, Clarence B 483
Bruce, Harvey Elmer 407
Burk, Swan 523
Carpenter, Philip S 451
Cheney, William Thomas 434
Clark, Charles 223
Clark, Theodore 291
Cludas, William 465
Compton, David 565
Coons, Henry N 245
Cooprider, Rev. Mathias 449
Cornelius, John 213
Davis, Carlton B 222
Dole, John P 595-601
Duncan, Benjamin F 349
Dunsford, John 389-576
Eakins, James A 455
Eberhardt, George E 491
Freeborn, John W 552
Ganson, W. L 591
Goering, John C 550
Grant, Charles Oscar 236
Grant, John P 574
Gray, Benjamin A 467-521
Gray, William O 293
Hamilton, Jedediah, M.D 237
Harrison, Webber Morrow 313
Haury, Samuel Schmidt 319
Hawkinson, Frank G 270
Hawkinson, Otto E 428
Helstrom, Hens 380
Hendry, Hiram A 210
Hetzke, Herman 502
Hill, John W 372
Hill, Peter 281
Hoehman, Adam 560
Hoffines, Williams A 251
Hoffman, Philip 363
Hoffsommer, John 424
Hughes, John F 361
Jackson, Fred 549
Jackson, John B 377
Johnson, Francis 356
Johnson, Pehr A 462
Johnson, Silver 368
Jones, Stephen 172
Kaufman, Napoleon R 551-600
Kingsley, Andrew J 235
Koogle, William J 497
Krehbiel, Daniel 240
Lamer, Cyrus 557
Lamer, John 438
Lane, Alexander M 396
Lawson, James 405
Lay, Thomas S 391
Lellilan, John 351
Lindell, Claus S 418
Luty, Charles O 576
Matthews, Royal 443
Maudlin, Edmund 482
McNeely, Francis 578
Mead, S. G 427
Miller, Bishop Samuel 459-577
Morris, James F 244
Murray, Joseph 280
Nelson, John 553
Nichols, Thomas J 391
Norris, Stephen 520
Norstrom, Claus F 436
Norton, George N 422
Oakes, Abraham 370
Patten, Lionel D 532
Powers, George H 300
Randall, John 291
Reese, Lowell 364
Richey, John 170
Ricketts, John B 517
Ritz, Ulerich 511
Robinson, George A 530
Rupp, John J 542
Russell, Junius T 478
Sandberg, Nils O 479
Scheurer, George 563
Schlatter, Jacob K 513
Schlatter, Joseph 445
Schmidt, Daniel E 424
Schmidt, Jacob A 239
Scott, Hiram 303
Sellberg, Charles A 502
Shields, Samuel D 318
Simpson, Mathew P 528
Simpson, Matthew P 596
Speece, Thomas B 369
Spencer, O. H 487
Starks, Benjamin 504
Stevens, George 450
Stromquist, C. J 362
Stromquist, John P 227
Strope, William 348
Swenson, Swem 328
Swensson, Rev. C. A., A.M 289
Tretbar, Julius Gustav 501
Tyler, Ebenezer Clark 255
Vogt, Henry 373
Walden, William H., M.D 301
Waldorf, William C 468
Walker, Charles L 558
Waugh, Albert F 474
Way, Charles H 471
Wedel, Jacob, Jr 457
Wendt, Christian 406
Wendt, John Henry 401
West, William 586
Wiegand, Fred 566
Willard, John S 258
Williams, Robert 379
Wyman, Edward C 510
Wynn, Chambers S 593
Yoder, David D 355
Yoder, Jacob D 606
Zimmerman, John 378-587
Marion County
Brewer, William Wells 484
Brown, Oliver 399
Burkholder, Ezra R 259
Carter, John F 336
Cochran, William 444
Cooper, George H 260
Cowman, Fred 573
Cowman, James 584
Daniel, John H 285
Donaldson, Alvin J 177
DuVall, Virginius 339
Ehrlich, Jacob 451
Ehrlich, John 451
Gilbert, John E 369
Gordon, N. W 260
Hannaford, Joseph N., M.D 385
Harrison, David 393
Hill, Manly I 509
Hirschler, John S 347
Hoch, Edward W 477
Knowles, Robert W 261
Kraft, John 429
Maddox, John B 317
McCormick, William H 430
Mollohan, Charles 607
Mollohan, Cyrus 605
Musick, Rev. J. M 488
Osborn, Edwin H., M.D 491
Pinkney, Col. Bertine 415
Porter, E. J., M.D 466
Rath, John Christopher 428
Roberts, William H 494
Robinson, Benjamin M 394
Sellers, Col. W. H 268
Sharp, Walter 392
Smyser, Alexander E 430
Sumner, Thomas C 499
Vaughan, Charles M 269
Williams, James K 178
Williams, James W 246
Wingert, Henry 552
Wise, Thomas J 275
Original
Dickinson County
Ayres, Dr. Thomas 285
Baker, L. C. 367
Baker, Silas 357
Ballantyne, David 252
Barber, Elphalet 326
Barber, William H. 567
Barten, Christopher 169
Baxter, John B. 433
Bell, Clements 223
Bertschinger, Adolph 186
Bethe, Henry 196
Betts, Mrs. Ann 585
Blanchett, Alexis D. 540
Bollinger, Rev. Abraham 603
Boyland, A. E. 206
Brechbill, Abraham H. 346
Bricker, Samuel 386
Brown, John W. 330
Buhrer, Godfrey 262
Buhrer, J. F. 184
Butt, Jacob 340
Campbell, Lewis B. 238
Case, Charles M. 199
Chamberlain, Wm. 214
Clemons, James J. 598
Coffenberger, David 229
County Poor Farm 605
Crary, A. M. 350
Cromer, Sebastian B. 273
Day, Wesley W. 304
Dillon, Albert 493
Dowling, Peter 597
Dunlap, Wm. R. 283
Ehrsam, J. B. 342
Eikenberry, Dr. Aaron 461
Engle, Noah H. 602
Evers, Alonzo L. 233
Eyth, A. G. 211
Freeman, George W. 537
Gibson, Edward 166
Gibson, John W 282
Gorman, Thomas F 284
Grovier, Isaac C 345
Hall, George B 535
Harshman, John B 383
Hawley, William N 405
Henderson, Isaac 413
Henry, William 325
Herington, Monroe Davis 163
Herr, George R 174
Hoffman, Charles 547
Hoffman, Christian B 165-183
Hoffman, Eli 345
Hoffman, Michael 240
Hollinger, Abraham Lincoln 302
Hollinger, Charles R 328
Hollinger, Joseph 536
Hollinger, William H 564
Hoover, John W 489
Hosie, James W 172
Jaderborg, L. O 340
Jones, John R 512
Jones, Mrs. Sarah 301
Kandt, Henry W 439
Kenney, Robert 538
King, George W 421
Klingberg, August 524
Koepke, Charles H 608
Kraybill, Christian S 393
Lacy, John 329
Lesher, Abraham 333
Leslie, A. M.D 227
Lewis, Elmer Ellsworth 537
Lewis, Walter 581
Lexon, John 564
Livingston, George F 193
Long, Lorin H 482
Lowe, Isaac N 312
Major, David 472
Matteson, David 400
McKee, Rev. C. U 173
McRill, Wm. C., M.D 503
Meek, J. Stubbins 203
Meek, William E. A 575
Merillat, Christian 186
Merrill, Clarence S 589
Merrill, George 546
Meserve, True W 583
Moser, M. H 306
Mustard, Hugh 456
Mustard, Thomas 565
Norman, John 417
Orr, James P 279
Packard, Augustus 554
Peck, Benjamin W 603
Probasco, George 371
Reaugh, Hiram M 411
Reel, John 276
Roach, John 245
Robson, John W 414
Rohrer, Christian 402
Rumold, Jacob J 601
Sandow, William 472
Scott, Reuben A 374
Scripter, Samuel D 493
Seidel, Caleb C 274
Seidel, John Joshua 408
Sexton, James T 568
Sheets, Rev. John 569
Sheets, Tobias M 532
Sherwood, Charles C 178
Sherwood, William M 294
Stein, Simon 233
Taylor, Clarence 518
Taylor, Cornelius 500
Taylor, John 492-556
Thayer, Henry W 498
Thisler, Otis L 437
Thomas, Jacob 458
Tolbert, Albin A 383
Tolbert, Alonzo N 230
Vickers, Alonzo R 185
Vickers, James 256
Wagner, David Porter 202
Waterstradt, Julius 341
Weaver, Daniel 216
Weller, Joseph, DD PHD 295
Whitley, Henry 167
Wilsey, George W 205
Wilson, James R 194
Wilson, Thomas S 325
Winteroth, Henry 414
Woolverton, Jessee T 324
Woolverton, Nathaniel S 327
Young, William 598
Saline County
Addison, David J. 179
Alley, John H. 584
Alley, Lewis G. 584
Amos, Hon. J. Wayne 335
Anderson, Olaf 214
Barker, Frank G. 171
Bean, Benjamin Swan 547
Beard, Wm. H. 228
Berg, Henry 292
Brewer, Wm. (county unknown) 484
Brown, Manuel Jay, M.D. 395
Burke, John W. 592
Burr, Henre 510
Claflin, A. M. 531
Coffman, Marshall W. 590
Coleman, James 599
Conway, Thomas 305
Cunningham, James 191
Currie, George S. 180
Danell, Charles G. 571
Danielson, John M. 567
Daum, John (county unknown) 490
Dewees, Wm. B. (doctor) 249
Divelbiss, Simon 358
Dolon, Hon. Patrick H. 473
Donmyer, Louis 267
Donmyer, Simon P. 459
Emitt, David 507
Fahring, George R. 326
Fahring, John C. 323
Forsee, Eric 192
Forsee, Olaf 192
Grider, Henry C. 189
Hahn, Charles Christian 374
Hamilton, Oliver Perry 572
Hiller, Charles A. 209
Hillman, Prof. Alden C. 500
Hoyne, Timothy 604
Humbarger, Daniel 190
Humbarger, Thurston 512
Jay, George R. 164
Johnson, John H. 221
Jones, Wm. 529
Jorg, Philip 546
King, David E. 489
Kouns, Wm. A. 440
Larson, John A. 196
Lawrence, Thomas H. 201
Magnuson, Andrew G. 582
Malmgren, Jacob 480
Martin, J. S. 555
McAuliff, Maurice 571
McPhail, Alexander 539
Miller, Albert 215
Miller, Jacob C. 580
Miller, Sven A. 497
Miller, Thomas N. 314
Morrison, Andrew R. 202
Mortimer, James 446
Muir, Wm. 446
Padgett, John H. 559
Parsons, Luke F. 527
Pattee, Judge Albert C. 534
Pehrson, Peter M. 434
Phillips, Wm. H. 462
Pierce, Alex K. 480
Reeves, James R. 551
Roggendorf, Frederick 168
Rose, Edward R. 423
Schippel, Gotthart 352
Sharp, Evan E. 460
Shirar, James R. 481
Spencer, Richard 299
Spohn, Jeremiah 243
Stein, Christian L. 390
Stelson, Daniel C. 422
Stimmel, Benjamin B. 200
Sullivan, Dennis 435
Sullivan, Peter 521
Swedlund, Peter 594
Tinkler, Jonathan 541
Tinkler, Thomas 588
Toll, Wm. 533
Tressen, Mrs. Minnie 452
Tressin, Otto E. 444
Underwood, Charles R. 519
Weaver, Judge Jonathan 250
Wheaton, Charles O. 579
Whitmore, James W. 330
Yockers, John 508
McPherson County
Achilles, Henry 212
Arnold, Philip 179
Aschman, Christian 504
Aurell, John 320
Baldwin, Wilbur C 334
Banks, Elisha 195
Barnes, Fernando C 386
Bartels, Herman 401
Bean, James W 384
Bengston, B. F 412
Bishop, David P 269
Bonney, Byron S 569
Bornholdt, Joachim 280
Bowker, Clarence B 483
Bruce, Harvey Elmer 407
Burk, Swan 523
Carpenter, Philip S 451
Cheney, William Thomas 434
Clark, Charles 223
Clark, Theodore 291
Cludas, William 465
Compton, David 565
Coons, Henry N 245
Cooprider, Rev. Mathias 449
Cornelius, John 213
Davis, Carlton B 222
Dole, John P 595-601
Duncan, Benjamin F 349
Dunsford, John 389-576
Eakins, James A 455
Eberhardt, George E 491
Freeborn, John W 552
Ganson, W. L 591
Goering, John C 550
Grant, Charles Oscar 236
Grant, John P 574
Gray, Benjamin A 467-521
Gray, William O 293
Hamilton, Jedediah, M.D 237
Harrison, Webber Morrow 313
Haury, Samuel Schmidt 319
Hawkinson, Frank G 270
Hawkinson, Otto E 428
Helstrom, Hens 380
Hendry, Hiram A 210
Hetzke, Herman 502
Hill, John W 372
Hill, Peter 281
Hoehman, Adam 560
Hoffines, Williams A 251
Hoffman, Philip 363
Hoffsommer, John 424
Hughes, John F 361
Jackson, Fred 549
Jackson, John B 377
Johnson, Francis 356
Johnson, Pehr A 462
Johnson, Silver 368
Jones, Stephen 172
Kaufman, Napoleon R 551-600
Kingsley, Andrew J 235
Koogle, William J 497
Krehbiel, Daniel 240
Lamer, Cyrus 557
Lamer, John 438
Lane, Alexander M 396
Lawson, James 405
Lay, Thomas S 391
Lellilan, John 351
Lindell, Claus S 418
Luty, Charles O 576
Matthews, Royal 443
Maudlin, Edmund 482
McNeely, Francis 578
Mead, S. G 427
Miller, Bishop Samuel 459-577
Morris, James F 244
Murray, Joseph 280
Nelson, John 553
Nichols, Thomas J 391
Norris, Stephen 520
Norstrom, Claus F 436
Norton, George N 422
Oakes, Abraham 370
Patten, Lionel D 532
Powers, George H 300
Randall, John 291
Reese, Lowell 364
Richey, John 170
Ricketts, John B 517
Ritz, Ulerich 511
Robinson, George A 530
Rupp, John J 542
Russell, Junius T 478
Sandberg, Nils O 479
Scheurer, George 563
Schlatter, Jacob K 513
Schlatter, Joseph 445
Schmidt, Daniel E 424
Schmidt, Jacob A 239
Scott, Hiram 303
Sellberg, Charles A 502
Shields, Samuel D 318
Simpson, Mathew P 528
Simpson, Matthew P 596
Speece, Thomas B 369
Spencer, O. H 487
Starks, Benjamin 504
Stevens, George 450
Stromquist, C. J 362
Stromquist, John P 227
Strope, William 348
Swenson, Swem 328
Swensson, Rev. C. A., A.M 289
Tretbar, Julius Gustav 501
Tyler, Ebenezer Clark 255
Vogt, Henry 373
Walden, William H., M.D 301
Waldorf, William C 468
Walker, Charles L 558
Waugh, Albert F 474
Way, Charles H 471
Wedel, Jacob, Jr 457
Wendt, Christian 406
Wendt, John Henry 401
West, William 586
Wiegand, Fred 566
Willard, John S 258
Williams, Robert 379
Wyman, Edward C 510
Wynn, Chambers S 593
Yoder, David D 355
Yoder, Jacob D 606
Zimmerman, John 378-587
Marion County
Brewer, William Wells 484
Brown, Oliver 399
Burkholder, Ezra R 259
Carter, John F 336
Cochran, William 444
Cooper, George H 260
Cowman, Fred 573
Cowman, James 584
Daniel, John H 285
Donaldson, Alvin J 177
DuVall, Virginius 339
Ehrlich, Jacob 451
Ehrlich, John 451
Gilbert, John E 369
Gordon, N. W 260
Hannaford, Joseph N., M.D 385
Harrison, David 393
Hill, Manly I 509
Hirschler, John S 347
Hoch, Edward W 477
Knowles, Robert W 261
Kraft, John 429
Maddox, John B 317
McCormick, William H 430
Mollohan, Charles 607
Mollohan, Cyrus 605
Musick, Rev. J. M 488
Osborn, Edwin H., M.D 491
Pinkney, Col. Bertine 415
Porter, E. J., M.D 466
Rath, John Christopher 428
Roberts, William H 494
Robinson, Benjamin M 394
Sellers, Col. W. H 268
Sharp, Walter 392
Smyser, Alexander E 430
Sumner, Thomas C 499
Vaughan, Charles M 269
Williams, James K 178
Williams, James W 246
Wingert, Henry 552
Wise, Thomas J 275