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CARLTON DENZIL DAVIS
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JACK H. DAVIS
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LILLIAN E. YOST DAVIS
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Samuel Daniels County Auditor, Marion; born near New Alexander, Ohio , May 15, 1839; lived in Ohio until the Spring of 1846, when he came with his parents to Linn Co., Iowa; first located on Indian Creek, near what is now called Bertram; his father, Jeremiah Daniels , is now engaged in the milling business at Bertram. Samuel Daniels enlisted May 5, 1861, as a private, in Co. K, 1st I. V. I.; received wounds which resulted in the loss of his right leg, at the battle of Wilson Creek, Mo., Aug. 10, 1861. He then returned to this county, and for three years was agent for the C., N. & N. W. R'y Co., at Bertram; also Postmaster at the same place for the same period; came to Marion in the Spring of 1865. He held the position of Deputy Recorder for eleven years; was elected County Auditor in 1875, and assumed the duties of that office in January, 1876; he was also Deputy U. S. Revenue Collector for this district for two or three years—from July 19, 1869, until the position was abolished. He married Mary E. Hayzlett Nov. 27, 1873; she is a daughter of John G. Hayzlett , who is one of the early settlers and prominent citizens of this county; they have two sons— Charles E. , born Jan. 19, 1875, and one infant. [Source:
The history of Linn County Iowa ; Western Historical Company; 1878;
transcribed by Andaleen Whitney] |
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