History of Poweshiek County, Iowa: a Record of Settlement ..., volume 1
History of Poweshiek County, Iowa: a Record of Settlement ..., volume 1
Leonard F Leonard Fletcher Parker
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In the spring of 1854 the family moved from Linn county and took possession of the house. He had brought fifty cents with him. Five miles away was the nearest house where the family were poorer, if possible, than his. Often without bread, stewed pumpkins and potatoes were made a kind of substitute. Meat was unknown except wild meat. But his family lived and grew fat. Digitized by Google 294 HISTORY OF POWESHIEK COUNTY When the township of Madison was organized Uriah Jones became its first count...y supervisor. He died April 3, 1893, and thus passed away a splendid specimen of the better sort of pioneers, muscular, warm-hearted, thought for himself and thought vigorously, believed something and believed it warmly, despised sham, and was ready to do a kindness in a bluff hearty way. Judge Richard B. Ogden, in his official capacity made Joseph Kent and Eliza Enochs one, in the year 1853. This was the first marriage in the town- ship. It is said that Judge Ogden first saw the applicants for his ministration of the law from the top of a haystack, which he was building.
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