ware, stoves, etc., Marion; born in Marion Feb. 12, 1855. He married Anna Toms Feb. 12, 1878; she was born Dec. 30, 1858. Mr. Smyth is a son of William Smyth, deceased, who was Colonel of the 31st I. V. I. during the war of the rebellion, and afterward Member of Congress from this district; he was one of the leading members of the bar of this State. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smyth are members of the Congregational Church. SMYTH, WILLIAM, HON. (deceased); the subject of this sketch was born Jan. 24, 1824, in County Tyrone, Ireland; when 14 years old, his parents emigrated to Bradford Co., Penn., and for the next six years they lived here and in Huntingdon Co.; in 1845, William settled in Franklin Tp., but soon after went to Iowa City, where he studied law under Judge James P. Carleton for two years; June 1, 1847, William was admitted to the bar at the first term of court ever held in Benton Co., the committee and candidate sitting on a log near Thomas Ways' cabin, two miles from Vinton, while they examined him ; he began practice at Marion, where he resided till his death. Mr. Smyth was married to Mary Brier at La Fayette, Ind., Nov. 12, 1850, by whom he had six children-William, Jay J., Robert, David B., John, Stephen and Louisa, the latter deceased. In 1848, Mr. Smyth became Prosecuting Attorney of Linn Co., which he held till 1853, when he became Judge of the Fourth District; he resigned in 1857, and resumed the practice of law; in 1858, he was made one of the commission that prepared the code of 1860; in 1861, he was chosen as one of four to assist the Governor in the management and direction of the war and defense bonds of the State. He entered the army in the Fall of 1862, as Colonel of the 31st Infantry, and served with distinction and honor till Dec. 15, 1864, when he resigned and resumed his law practice till he was elected to Congress in the Fall of 1868. He died at his home in Marion, Sept. 30, 1870. Of his services in Congress, when the motion was made by Mr. Allison that the House adopt the usual badge of mourning, Mr. Julian, of In

diana, said: "Mr. Speaker, I only desire to add a word to what has been so well said by the colleagues of the deceased. I know little personally of the facts which make up his biography, and which are so honorable to his career as a man and a public character, but it affords me a real pleasure to be able to bear witness to his uncommon personal worth and integrity. From the beginning of the present Congress to the close of the last session, my relations with him were most intimate and friendly. He served with me on the same committee, and during his brief service here was called upon to face some of the chief temptations which make public life a constant moral danger. His integrity was never found wanting, and he discharged all his duties with a fidelity and conscientiousness which did him the highest honor. He proved by acts, speaking louder than any words, how possible it is for an honest man to be a politician, and thus to rebuke the too prevalent popular skepticism in the virtue of public men. The example of Mr. Smyth is worthy of all honor, and does more than all else to reconcile his family and friends to his untimely death in the midst of a most honorable and useful career. The death of Mrs. Smyth occured Jan. 29, 1861. Souders, R., laborer. Souder, S. B., laborer. STARBUCK, JOSEPH A., house, sign and ornamental painter, Marion; born in Logan Co., Ohio, Dec. 8, 1842; came to Marion in the Spring of 1866. Enlisted in Co. C, 2d Ind. V. C., Oct. 28, 1861; mustered out July 27, 1865. Mr. Starbuck has been engaged in his present business twenty years. He married Laura A. Cone Dec. 23, 1868; she was born in this couuty May 15, 1845; they have three children-Albert L., born March 21, 1869; Morris M., born Oct. 2, 1872, and Frank L., born Jan. 2, 1876. Mr. Starbuck resided three years at Duluth, Minn. Mrs. Starbuck is a member of the Baptist Church. Stepauek, W. J. STEPHENS, REDMAN D., of Marion, is one of the most prominent men of that city; the family from

which he sprang is traced back in an unbroken chain to the year 1630, and a brief abstract of the genealogical record will be found interesting, introducing, as it does, so many historical characters. On the twelfth day of June, 1630, John Winthrop, first Governor of Massachusetts Bay, landed at Salem with a company of 900. Among the number was Capt. John Gallup, who settled in Boston, and there became the father of a family consisting of several children. John, Jr., married a relative of Governor Winthrop, afterward became a Captain and moved to Pequot, Conn., where he raised a family of four boys and five girls. Capt. Gallup was killed Dec. 25, 1675, in the swamp fight in northern Rhode Island with the Narragansett Indians, under King Philip. His seventh child, Elizabeth, married Henry Stephens, who settled in Stovington, Conn; their children were Thomas, born Dec. 14, 1678, and baptized Feb. 18, 1693; Richard, Henry, Elizabeth and Lucy. It is a family tradition that Henry Stephens was the oldest son of Nicholas Stephens, an officer in Oliver Cromwell's army, who fled from England to escape the persecutions of the Royalists after the death of Cromwell; but that record rests only on a letter from one member to another in that generation; this letter is still extant, and is in the possession of Mrs. Updyke, of New York City, descendant. In 1668, a census was taken of Stonington, Conn., and of the forty-three inhabitants, Henry Stephens and wife were two. They became members of the Congregational Church, organized there June 3, 1674. Thomas, a son of Henry, married Mary Hall May 26, 1702; their children were Thomas, Phineas, Uriah, born Jan. 21, 1708; Andrew, Benjamin, Samuel and Zebulon; by a second wife had Jessie, who died in infancy; these children were born at Plainfield, Conn. The father died at Canaan, aged 72 years, in 1750. Uriah married his cousin, Sarah Stephens, born May 4, 1708 (daughter of Richard); their children were Uriah, Jr., born Aug. 27, 1730; Mary, Sarah Lucy and Phineas, all born at Canaan, Conn., and admitted to the church there.

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Uriah held a Captain's commission in the French war; was a member of the Susquehanna Company, and one of the Commissioners to purchase the Connecticut claim from the Indians; died in October, 1764, at Canaan. Uriah, Jr., married Martha Rathbun, and raised Sarah, Benjamin, who died in the Revolutionary army; Polly, Uriah, also in the army; Martha, John, born April 10, 1766; Phineas, Elijah, Charles, William and a twin sister, and Benjamin, born after the death of the first of that name. At Canaan a colony of eighty-four persons, of whom nine were of the Stephens family, was formed and settled at Stillwater, N. Y.; Uriah was of this party; was also a member of the Susquehanna Company, and moved to Wilkesbarre in 1773; was a town officer at the first election at that place, then called Westmoreland. The Connecticut settlers were all driven from the valley along the Susquehanna. Uriah settled at Comestock, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1789, and there died in 1800. John Stephens married Olive, daughter of Russell Franklin, and niece of Capt John Franklin, the hero of Wyoming, Nov. 24, 1785; their children were Cynthia, Franklin, Uriah F., Phineas, Elias, John H., Alexander H., born Sept. 8, 1801; Frederick, Daniel McHenry and Pamelia. Alexander H. married Mary M. Davis; their children were Redman D., born Nov. 2, 1829; Mary Charlotte, Merritt and Sabrey. Redman D. came to Marion March 31, 1855, after completing his education for the legal profession at Alfred College and the Albany Law School, and being admitted to the bar at Rochester, N. Y.; he practiced law in Marion, and was the first teacher of a graded school at that place, volunteering until a regular teacher came. Was married to Miss Louisa Brier, who came to Marion in 1851, Oct. 7, 1857; Mrs. Stephens was born in Fountain Co., Indiana, Jan. 24, 1834. Mr. Stephens obtained the third charter ever issued for a National bank in this State, and instituted the First National Bank of Marion in 1863; since that time, he has given up law practice, and devoted his entire time to banking. The children of this union

born in Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill., April 23, 1847; came to Marion in 1864; engaged in mercantile business since he came here. He married Harmie Carskaddon Aug. 9, 1876; she was born in Marion, Jan. 12, 1855. They are members of the Congregational Church.

Tyler, Oliver, retired.

WATKINS, JOSEPH.

WALLACE, DAVID, hardware merchant; born in Buckskin Tp., Ross Co., Ohio, in 1833; came to Marion in Oct. 1848; engaged in farming pursuits until 1853, when he engaged in present business; he was Town Councilman several years. Married Elsie Hayzlett in November, 1877; she was born in Mt. Vernon, this county. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Ward, Edward, laborer. Weichman, A., saloon. Whipple, C. A., retired. WHITE, CRAWFORD, of the firm of Gibson & White, manufacturers and dealers in boots and shoes, Marion; born in Beaver Co., Penn., March 31, 1831; went to Trumbull Co., Ohio, in his youth, with his parents; when 18 years of age moved to Mercer Co., Penn.; came to Marion, Iowa, in 1857; engaged in farming two or three years, balance of the time working at his trade of shoemaker. He married Susan Glover; she was born in Ohio; they have had four children; one daughter, Hattie, died at the age of eight years; the living are Mary Ellen, Addie and John.

WHITE, LLOYD E., carpenter, contractor and builder, Marion; born in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Mass., Dec. 21,

1841; came to Olive Tp., Clinton Co.;

Iowa, with his parents, in the Spring of 1855; engaged in farming six years, then returned to Massachusetts, and learned carpenter and joiner's trade at Taunton; was there four years; returned to Iowa in 1865; came to Marion in 1866, and has resided here since that time. He married Editha E. Harkness Oct. 18, 1866; they were married at the residence of her father, Alex Harkness, in Linn Tp., this Co.; she was born in Findlay, Hancock Co.,

Ohio, Sept. 27, 1847; they have six children-Cynthia M., born April 11, 1868; Evelyn May, born Sept. 19, 1869; Serena E., born Sept. 13, 1871; Winnifred J., born Jan. 3, 1874; Cheney L., born April 16, 1877, and Edith Emerson, born June 1, 1878. They are members of the M. E. Church. White, W. G., Justice of the Peace and insurance agent.

Whitcomb, J. S., retired.

Willits, G. F., editor Linn Co. Pilot. Wilson, John M., boarding house. Wilson, Geo. W., attorney. Wing, C. M., City Marshal. WINSOR, FRANCIS E., wagon manufacturer, Marion; born in Devonshire Co., England, April 7, 1832; came with his parents to Toronto, Canada, when he was 2 years of age; lived there until 1848, when they came to Kane Co., near Elgin, in Illinois; in 1852, he went to Texas; in 1853, went to California, near San Francisco; lived there until he came to Marion, in 1855; Mr. W. has worked at the trade of wagon and carriage maker since he was 16 years of age; was for four years member of the School Board here. Married Almira Hewitt Nov. 4, 1856; she was born in New York State; they have had six children; lost one daughter, Hattie, who died Aug. 14, 1864, aged 2, years; the living are Ella A., now Mrs. John Dawson, born Nov. 20, 1857; Edward C., born May 26, 1861; Frank V., born Dec. 25, 1869, and Bertie V., born Feb. 14, 1875; Maggie M., born June 8, 1878. They are members of the M. E. Church. Withers, Geo. B., blacksmith. Woods, G. F., retired lumber dealer. Wood, L. S., stone mason.

YOUNG, R. M., clerk.

YOUNG, HON. JOSEPH B., attorney and counselor at law, Marion; born in Venango Tp., Erie Co., Penn., Feb. 18, 1832; read law with Judge Carlton, of Iowa City; came to Marion in 1853; admitted to the bar at about the time he came here; was Prosecuting Attorney for this county one term, member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1861, 9th General Assembly; member of the State Senate, 10th Gen