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Biographies of Des Moines County, Iowa
General John M. Corse
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Thomas Henry Carter
Thomas Henry Carter, of Helena, the first Representative in Congress from the State of Montana, was born in Scioto County, Ohio, October 30, 1854; received a common school education in Illinois; was engaged in farming, railroading and school teaching for a number of years; studied law and was admitted to the bar; came to Helena, Mont., from Burlington, Iowa, in 1882, where he has since resided and practiced law; was elected delegate to the Fifty-first Congress on the Republican ticket from the then Territory, defeating W. A. Clark by 5,126 votes, and being the first Republican elected to that position since 1871. When the State was admitted to the Union Mr. Carter was the unanimous choice of his party for Representative, and was elected, defeating Martin Maginnis, the Democratic candidate, by 1,648 votes. He gained a national reputation in the Fifty-first Congress by his indefatigable work upon the floor of the House; was chosen as Secretary of the Republican National Congressional Committee for the campaign of 1890. Mr. Carter was again chosen by his party as their candidate for Congress, notwithstanding his urgent request that someone else be nominated, but was defeated by W. W. Dixon, of Butte, by a small number of votes. Mr. Carter was appointed in the spring of 1890, by President Harrison, to be commissioner of the general land office. His appointment was received with great satisfaction by the people of the west, who were aware that he was peculiarly fitted by his experience to administrate that department with intelligence and justice to all concerned.
[The Montana blue book: a biographical, historical and statistical book of reference by Journal Publishing Co., 1891]
Transcribed by Therman Kellar
Mrs. Marlon Howard Dunham
Born in Geauga county, Ohio, 6th December, 1842, passed the first part of her life upon a farm. She early decided to be a teacher, beginning her first district school at the age of fifteen, and taught in the public schools of Chicago, Ill., from 1866 to 1873. In July, 1873, she became the wife of C. A. Dunham, an architect, of Burlington, Iowa, where they now live. In 1877 she entered upon temperance work with the inauguration of the red-ribbon movement, but, believing in more permanent methods, she was the prime mover in the organization of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and has ever since been an active worker in that society. In 1883 she was elected State superintendent of the department of scientific temperance, and held the office four years, lecturing to institutes and general audiences on that subject much of the time. She procured the Iowa State law on that subject in February, 1886. When the Iowa State Temperance Union began to display its opposition to the National Union, she was rather slow to declare her position, which was always fully with the National, but she was soon forced to declare herself, and came to be considered rather a leader on the side of the minority. When the majority in the State Union seceded from the National Union, 16th October, 1890, she was elected president of those who remained auxiliary to that body. At the State convention in 1891 she was re-elected. She has spent a large part of her time in the field. She has always been a radical equal suffragist, and has spoken and written much on that subject. She is a Christian socialist, deeply interested in all reforms that promise to better the social system and the conditions of life for the multitudes.
(American Women, Frances Elizabeth Willard, Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, Volume 1 Copyright 1897.
Transcribed by Marla Snow)
Henry M. Rogers
One of Latah county's venerable and enterprising citizens whose career has been fraught with activities of a commendable nature in various portions of the country is mentioned at the head of this paragraph and he is today one of the representative agriculturists and substantial men of the county.
Henry M. was born in Wales on November 25, 1827, being the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Rogers, natives of Wales, and the father was a merchant in that country. In 1832 they came to America, remaining in New York for six months then settling in Delaware county, Ohio, where they followed tilling of the soil until 1838. The father passed away in 1832. From Ohio they removed to Iowa, settling in Lee county, farming until 1847, then came to Oregon, later to California. The mother returned to Iowa from California and there died in 1889.
Our subject came to Lane county, Oregon, in 1853, engaged in farming there until 1878, then he migrated to Idaho and homesteaded his present farm, which is two and one-half miles north from Moscow. He has bestowed his labors here since and he has a finely improved farm, with necessary and comfortable buildings and with one of the finest orchards that graces the county of Latah, all of which demonstrates the ability, skill, industry and wisdom of the gentleman who has wrought it out.
Mr. Rogers married Miss Pauline, daughter of Ephriam and Elizabeth Whited, natives of Virginia, their daughter being born in Indiana, in March, 1852, the nuptials occurring in Des Moines county, Iowa, and eleven children have been born to them as follows: James E., Elizabeth, deceased; Marion, M. Eliza, Matilda J., deceased; Milwood, Lucinda, Thomas, Johnson and Minnie. On September 23, 1898, death came to the happy home of Mr. Rogers and took thence the beloved and life-long, faithful helpmate who had traveled with him for nearly one-half of a century. Her remains were interred in the Moscow cemetery.
Mr. Rogers and his wife were both identified with the Christian church and they have manifested the virtues of their faith in a true Christian life, and today he is quietly spending the golden days of his lengthened pilgrimage in the retreat of the home which his wisely bestowed labor has builded and his son Thomas is carrying on the farm in a commendable manner under the supervision of his father.
[An Illustrated History Of North Idaho Embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai, Shoshone Counties, State Of Idaho, Western Historical Publishing Company, 1903, submitted by Barb Z.]

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		History and Genealogy of Des Moines County, Iowa

Biographies of Des Moines County, Iowa General John M. Corse (this is located on our State Page) Thomas Henry Carter Thomas Henry Carter, of Helena, the first Representative in Congress from the State of Montana, was born in Scioto County, Ohio, October 30, 1854; received a common school education in Illinois; was engaged in farming, railroading and school teaching for a number of years; studied law and was admitted to the bar; came to Helena, Mont., from Burlington, Iowa, in 1882, where he has since resided and practiced law; was elected delegate to the Fifty-first Congress on the Republican ticket from the then Territory, defeating W. A. Clark by 5,126 votes, and being the first Republican elected to that position since 1871. When the State was admitted to the Union Mr. Carter was the unanimous choice of his party for Representative, and was elected, defeating Martin Maginnis, the Democratic candidate, by 1,648 votes. He gained a national reputation in the Fifty-first Congress by his indefatigable work upon the floor of the House; was chosen as Secretary of the Republican National Congressional Committee for the campaign of 1890. Mr. Carter was again chosen by his party as their candidate for Congress, notwithstanding his urgent request that someone else be nominated, but was defeated by W. W. Dixon, of Butte, by a small number of votes. Mr. Carter was appointed in the spring of 1890, by President Harrison, to be commissioner of the general land office. His appointment was received with great satisfaction by the people of the west, who were aware that he was peculiarly fitted by his experience to administrate that department with intelligence and justice to all concerned. [The Montana blue book: a biographical, historical and statistical book of reference by Journal Publishing Co., 1891] Transcribed by Therman Kellar Mrs. Marlon Howard Dunham Born in Geauga county, Ohio, 6th December, 1842, passed the first part of her life upon a farm. She early decided to be a teacher, beginning her first district school at the age of fifteen, and taught in the public schools of Chicago, Ill., from 1866 to 1873. In July, 1873, she became the wife of C. A. Dunham, an architect, of Burlington, Iowa, where they now live. In 1877 she entered upon temperance work with the inauguration of the red-ribbon movement, but, believing in more permanent methods, she was the prime mover in the organization of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and has ever since been an active worker in that society. In 1883 she was elected State superintendent of the department of scientific temperance, and held the office four years, lecturing to institutes and general audiences on that subject much of the time. She procured the Iowa State law on that subject in February, 1886. When the Iowa State Temperance Union began to display its opposition to the National Union, she was rather slow to declare her position, which was always fully with the National, but she was soon forced to declare herself, and came to be considered rather a leader on the side of the minority. When the majority in the State Union seceded from the National Union, 16th October, 1890, she was elected president of those who remained auxiliary to that body. At the State convention in 1891 she was re-elected. She has spent a large part of her time in the field. She has always been a radical equal suffragist, and has spoken and written much on that subject. She is a Christian socialist, deeply interested in all reforms that promise to better the social system and the conditions of life for the multitudes. (American Women, Frances Elizabeth Willard, Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, Volume 1 Copyright 1897. Transcribed by Marla Snow) Henry M. Rogers One of Latah county's venerable and enterprising citizens whose career has been fraught with activities of a commendable nature in various portions of the country is mentioned at the head of this paragraph and he is today one of the representative agriculturists and substantial men of the county. Henry M. was born in Wales on November 25, 1827, being the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Rogers, natives of Wales, and the father was a merchant in that country. In 1832 they came to America, remaining in New York for six months then settling in Delaware county, Ohio, where they followed tilling of the soil until 1838. The father passed away in 1832. From Ohio they removed to Iowa, settling in Lee county, farming until 1847, then came to Oregon, later to California. The mother returned to Iowa from California and there died in 1889. Our subject came to Lane county, Oregon, in 1853, engaged in farming there until 1878, then he migrated to Idaho and homesteaded his present farm, which is two and one-half miles north from Moscow. He has bestowed his labors here since and he has a finely improved farm, with necessary and comfortable buildings and with one of the finest orchards that graces the county of Latah, all of which demonstrates the ability, skill, industry and wisdom of the gentleman who has wrought it out. Mr. Rogers married Miss Pauline, daughter of Ephriam and Elizabeth Whited, natives of Virginia, their daughter being born in Indiana, in March, 1852, the nuptials occurring in Des Moines county, Iowa, and eleven children have been born to them as follows: James E., Elizabeth, deceased; Marion, M. Eliza, Matilda J., deceased; Milwood, Lucinda, Thomas, Johnson and Minnie. On September 23, 1898, death came to the happy home of Mr. Rogers and took thence the beloved and life-long, faithful helpmate who had traveled with him for nearly one-half of a century. Her remains were interred in the Moscow cemetery. Mr. Rogers and his wife were both identified with the Christian church and they have manifested the virtues of their faith in a true Christian life, and today he is quietly spending the golden days of his lengthened pilgrimage in the retreat of the home which his wisely bestowed labor has builded and his son Thomas is carrying on the farm in a commendable manner under the supervision of his father. [An Illustrated History Of North Idaho Embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai, Shoshone Counties, State Of Idaho, Western Historical Publishing Company, 1903, submitted by Barb Z.]
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