History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909

acres of land agricultural pursuits agriculturist Bank became the wife birth occurred born Buena Vista county building Charles citizens Clay county Clay township Company crops cultivation Dakota daughter deceased Dickens died dollars early eight eighty acres elected enterprise erected Everly farmer father followed four George Gillett Grove Grove home farm homestead honorable hundred and sixty Illinois improved Indians interests Iowa James John Jones Kirchner labor Lake Lincoln township living located Lodge Logan township Lone Tree township marriage married to Miss Mary Methodist Episcopal church Mills native O'Brien county Ohio organized parents passed pastor Pennsylvania Peterson political prairie progressive prosperity purchased railroad reared remained removed republican party resident Riverton township served settled settlers Sioux Rapids sixty acres Spencer spent stock-raising substantial success Summit township town tract united in marriage wedded Miss William Wisconsin York