Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2023 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== History of Wapello County, Iowa pub. Western Historical Company, Chicago - 1878 PG 604 - Center Township BUDEL, FREDERICK. far., Sec. 33; born in Germany; came to this country in 1854; has since been engaged in farm- ing; owns 110 acres, valued at $4,000. Has four children -- ROSA, aged 43, JOHN, 31, MARY, 28, and LABOLT, 26. All members of the Catholic Church; Greenbacker. DERKS, GERARD, farmer, Sec. 27; born Jan. 17, 1825, in Holland. Married PETRO NELS in April, 1850. Came to Wapello Co. in 1850; has been engaged in farming and bee-raising since. has six children - JOHANNAH (married NICK YAGER), ELLEN, ROSA, THEODORE, ANNA and JOHNNIE; MRS. DERKS was born in Holland in September, 1829. MR. DERKS owns 270 acres, valued at $35 per acre. Democrat; are members of the Catholic Church. FINLEY, JOHN, farmer; Richmond; born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, Jan. 2, 1813; came to Wapello Co. in 1857; engaged in general merchandise until 1861; has since been farm- ing; owns sixty acres of land, valued at $2,000. Married HANNAH CROOKS, Jan. 18, 1841; she was born Nov. 19, 1815, in Maryland; has seven children - JAMES H., ROBERT, KATE, SAMUEL L., EMMA, LLOYD and CLARA. MR. FINLEY was the first Postmaster in Richmond, holding the office for seventeen years. MRS. FINLEY is a member of the M. E. Church. GLENTZER, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 19; born in Germany in 1841; came to Wapello Co. in 1874; engaged in farming since. Married BRIDGET CARROLL May 20, 1865; she was born in Mayo Co., Ireland; have five children - WILLIAM, MAGGIE, GEORGE, JOHN and CHARLES F. Owns 100 acres of land, valued at $1,500. GUYSELMAN, JOHN, far., Sec. 15; born in Bedford Co., Penn, March 22, 1816; moved to Richland Co., Ohio; thence to Warsaw, Ind, where he worked as wheelwright; in 1850, moved to Putnam Co., Ill., and engaged in hotel-keeping, livery and general merchandising; in 1859, moved to Buchanan Co., Mo.; was con- tractor on the Platte Valley R. R.; came to Wapello Co. in 1861; worked at his trade until 1874, when he purchased his present farm. Married SARAH ARMSTRONG in 1837; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio; has six children - WILLIAM A., ELIZABETH C., EUNICE E., GEORGE R., MARY J. and ANNA. Owns eighty-eight acres valued at $5,000. Was Councilman in Ottumwa one year; Road Supervisor, four years. Members of the Presbyterian Church; Democrat. ===============================================================================