Three of the children of Herbert Charles ENGLISH and Effie Pauline STOUT married into the DORAN family.
William David ENGLISH, born 31 May 1908 at Shoal Creek, Newton Co, Missouri, USA and died 28 May 1974 at Upland, San Bernardino Co, California, USA at age 65, married Rue Lafayette CARDEN, daughter of Thomas Lafayette CARDEN and Lucy Ann Paralee DORAN. Rue was born 20 Sep 1913 at New Mexico, USA and died 25 Apr 1991 at San Bernardino Co, California, USA at age 77. They had three children: William Charles, Dolly Jo and Richard.
Elsie Elizabeth ENGLISH, born 1912 and died 1992, married Parker Aurora DORAN, son of Joseph Andrew Doran and Sophia Winifred MORGAN, on 19 Jun 1929 (Alternate marriage date: 31 May 1929) in Sweetwater, Nolan Co, Texas, USA. Parker was born 2 Nov 1911 at San Jon, Quay Co, New Mexico, USA and died 12 Oct 1964 at San Bernardino Co, California, USA. They had seven children: David Leo, Merle Eugene, Sophia Ruth Pauline, Robert Andrew, Joseph Charles, Cora Elizabeth "Betty," and Jesse Ray.
Joseph Lester ENGLISH, born 18 Dec 1918 at Corcain, Kings Co, California, USA and died 29 Nov 2000 at Tacoma, Pierce Co, Washington, USA at age 82, married Veda Thelma McCLUNG, daughter of Charles Lawson McCLUNG and Sarah Elizabeth DORAN, on 18 Dec 1938 at Corcain, Kings Co, California, USA. Veda was born 4 Sep 1913 at Hobart, Kiowa Co, Oklahoma, USA and died 27 Jun 1968 at Upland, San Bernardina Co, California, USA at age 82. They had four children: Herbert Charles, Barbara Elizabeth, Lucia Daniella Carole and Joseph Carroll.
Parker Aurora DORAN, Veda Thelma McCLUNG and Rue Lafayette CARDEN were first cousins, the grandchildren of Mathias Andrew DORAN and Melinda Jane CLEGG.
The Doran and English Family Connection
Relationships
It is my believe, although not proven, that William Edward English, father of Herbert Charles English, is a brother to Adeline English Plopper, Mary Etta English Evans and Edgar J English. Each of these families resided at O'Brien Co Iowa at the same time and, allowing for errors in census information, are the correct ages. Each of these individuals list fathers born in Ireland and mothers born in New York.
1860 Martinsbourgh Lewis Co New York
1 Aug 1860
Dwelling 808 family 804
ENGLISH, Patrick, age 45, male, farmer, real estate $1000, personal $300, born Ireland
ENGLISH, Temperance, age 35, female, born New York
ENGLISH, Adoline, age 12, female, born New York, attended school
ENGLISH, Mary E, age 11, female, born New York, attended school
ENGLISH, George M, age 9, male, born New York, attended school
ENGLISH, John S, age 8, male, born New York, attended school
ENGLISH, Wm E, age 6, male, born New York, attended school
ENGLISH, Edger J, age 2-twin, born New York
ENGLISH, Ellen J, age 2-twin, born New York
1865 Map of Lewis Co New York
In the 1860 Federal census the Patrick English family is enumerated at Martinsburgh which is located in the center of Lewis county.
In the 1870 Census reports the children are enumerated with several different families which would indicate that the parents had died in that ten year interval.
The eldest daughter, Adeline, is married to Eli Plopper and still living at Martinsburgh.
Edgar J is living with the Seland Williams family at New Bremen (Lowville PO).
George is with the Harlow Kilmer family at Harrisburg at dwelling 37. At dwelling 44, John and Ellen are living in the Stephen Doxator household. Also in the household are several members of the Goutermont family.
I have not yet found Marietta or William E in 1870.
1870 Martinsburg LewisCo NewYork
5 Jul 1870
West Martinsburg Post Office
Dwelling 107 family 107
PLOPPER, Eli, age 29, white, male, farmer. real estate 1800, personal 1000, born New York, male citizen 21+
PLOPPER, Adoline, age 22, female, white, keeping house, born New York, father of foreign birth
PLOPPER, Florence, age 4, female, white, born New York, at school
PLOPPER, Ernest, age 2, male, white, born New York
PLOPPER, Abraham,, age 66, male, white, personal 1300, born New York, male citizen 21+
KELLOGG, Albert R, age 16, male, white, farming, born New York, attended school
KELLOGG, Jesse, age 13,, male, white, at home, born New York, attended school
KELLOGG. Hettie, age 2, female, white, born New York
BRITTON, Hiram, age 26, male, white, farm labor,, born New York, male citizen 21+
TERRILL, Addie, age 20, female, white, housekeeper, born New York
1870 New Bremen LewisCo New York
2 Jul 1870
Lowville Post Office
Dwelling 243 Family 247
WILLIAMS, Leland K, age 30, male, white, farmer, real estate 1500, personal 565, born New York, can read/write, male citizen 21+
WILLIAMS, Martha E, age 28, female, white, keeeping house, born New York
WILLIAMS, Margaret S, age 3, female, white, born New York
ENGLISH, Edgar J, age 12, male, white, born New York, attended school, can read/write.
1870 Harrisburg Lewis Co New York
14 Jul 1870
Dwelling 37 Family 37
KILMER, Harlow, age 36, male, white, farmer,real estate 10000, personal 2267, born New York, can read/write, male citixen 21+
KILMER, Harriet, age 33, female, white, keeping house, born New York, can read/write
ENGLISH, George, age 19, male, white, farm labor, born New York, can read/write
BRADT, Emma, age 16, female, white, house servant, born New York, can read/write
NOTE: Harriet is Harriet Plopper. She is a sister-in-law of George's sister, Adeline. Harriet's mother's maiden name was Bradt.
Dwelling 44 Family 44
DOXTATOR, Stephen, age 59(maybe 54?), male,, white, farmer, real estate 7500, personal 1370, born New York, can read/write, male citizen 21+
GOUTREMOUT, John G, age 32, male, white, farmer, born New York, can read/write, male citizen 21+
GOUTREMOUT, Jennie, age 26, female, white, keeping house, born New York, can read/write
GOUTREMOUT, Willie S, age 1, male, white, born New York
ENGLISH, John, age 18, male, white, farm laborer, born New York, can read/write
ENGLISH,Elle/Ella, age 12, female, white, servant, born New York, can read/write
1880 Center Twp O'Brien Co Iowa
Center Twp, O'Brien Co, Iowa, USA
Dwelling 58 family 63
HINES, Sarah, white, female, age 30, divorced, home keeper, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
HINES, Maggie, white, female, age 8, dau, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Pennsylvania
BUCTLEY, John, white, male, age 35, boarder, single, farmer, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
Dwelling 58 family 64
SCOTT, Hugh, white, male, age 47, married, farmer, born Pennsylvania, father born New Jersey, mother born Ireland
SCOTT, Margaret, white, female, age 39, wife, keeping house, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, Molly, white, female, age 18, dau, single, absent, at schoo-3 mo, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, Ida B, white, female, age 14, dau, at home, at school-3 mo, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, Eddie, white, male, age 13, son, at home, at school-3 mo, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, Addie, white, female, age 11, dau, at home, at sch-3 mo, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, William, white, male, age 9, son, at school-3 mo, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, Jennie, white, female, age 7, dau, at school-3 mo, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, Howard, white, male, age 5, son, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, Harvey, white, male, age 3, son, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
SCOTT, Bessie, white, female, dau, age 1, dau, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania
Dwelling 59 family 65
SCOTT, Ephriam, white, male, age 51, wife, married, farmer, born Pennsylvania, father born Ireland, mother born Mew York
SCOTT, Martha, white, female, age 45, wife, married, keeping house, born England, father born England, mother born England
SCOTT, Thomas E, white, male, age 24, son, single, at home, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born England
SCOTT, Ella M, white, female, age 19, dau, single, at home, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born England
SCOTT, Charles E, white, male, age 11, son, single, at school, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born England
Dwelling 60 family 66
SCOTT, Thomas, white, male, age 48, married, farmer, born Pennsylvania, father born Ireland, mother born New Jersey
SCOTT, Sarah, white, female, age 50, wife, married, keeping house, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland
SCOTT, Ann, white, female, age 14, dau, at home, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Canada
SCOTT, Minnie, white, female, age 10, dau, at school, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Canada
Dwelling 60 family 67
ENGLISH, Wm E, white, male, age 28, married, married during census year, farmer, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York
ENGLISH, Jessie H, white, female, age 18, wife, married, married within census year, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born New York
Dwelling 60 family 68
GEORGE, Lola, white, female, age 20, single, school teacher
NOTE: Thomas Scott is probably the father of Jessie H English. Families 66, 67 and 68 are all in dwelling 60. Family 66 is Thomas Scott, probably father of Jessie (Scott) English. Family 67 is William and Jessie English. Family 68, Lola George, might be a school teacher boarding with the family.
Also of interest is the name of the enumerator, Thos Scott. Might this be Jessie's father?
A further search of Center, O'Brien Co revealed the following:
Dwelling 15 Family 16
EVANS, Oliver, white, male, age 39, married, farmer, born New York, father born Wales, mother born Wales
EVANS, Mariett, white, female, age 29, wife, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New Jersey (?? check this)
EVANS, Henry J, white, male, age 7, son, attended school 3 mo, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born New York
EVANS, Jessimine J, white, female, age 6, ---, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born New York
EVANS, Eviline A, white, female, age 4, dau, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born New York
EVANS, Edward O, white, male, age 10 mo, born Iowa, father born New York, mother orn New York
ENGLISH, Edgar J, white, male, age 22, wife's brother, ----- teacher, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York
JOHNSON, John, white, male, age 17, servant, herd boy, born Sweden, father born Sweden, mother born Sweden
JONES, Mary A, white, female, age 50, boarder, widow, house keeper, born England, father born England, mother born England
I noticed the close proximity of this Edgar J English to William E English. Also of note is the fact that Edgar is a brother to Mariett. This lead me to search the 1860New York census. I searched for William, Mariett and Edgar J. See 1860 NY census for Patrick English.
1880 Highland Twp O'Brien Co Iowa
22 Jun 1880
Dwelling 55 Family 55
PLOPPER, Eli, white. male, age 41, married, farmer, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York
PLOPPER, Adaline J, white, femae, age 32, wife, married, keeping house, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York
PLOPPER, Florence G, white, female, age 14, dau, at school, born New York
PLOPPER, Earnest P, white, male, age 12, son, at school, born New York
PLOPPER, Clarence E, white, male, age 8, son, at school, born New York
PLOPPER, Raymond E, white, male, age 7, son, at school, born Iowa
PLOPPER, Hattie E, white, female, dau, age 5, at school, born Iowa
PLOPPER, Myron C, white, male, son, age 3, born Iowa
1885 Center O'Brien Co Iowa Census
Iowa State Census 1885
Center, O'Brien Co, Illinois
Dwelling 17 Family 19 page 79
Township 96 T40 R28 Sec 28 SE/NE
Line 11 William E. English, age 30, male, born NY, , married, father born F, subject to military service X, entitled to vote X,
Line 12 Minnie E. English, age 10, female, born Illinois, married (??),
Line 13 Herbert C. English , age 3, male, born IA, single
Dwelling 52 family 55 page 85
Township 96 T40 R40 Sec 24 SE/SW
Line 4, Edgar J. English, age 26, male, born NY, single, father born F, subject to military X, Entitled to vote
Dwelling 52 family 55 page 84
Township 96 range 40 Sec 24 SE/SW
Line 28, Oliver Evans, age 43, male, born New York, married, father born F, mother born F, subject to military Duty X, entitled to vote X
Line 29, Mariette Evans, age 35, female, born NY,
Line 30, Henry J. Evans, age 12, male, born O'Brien Co
Line 31, Jessemine T. Evans , age 10, female, born O'Brien
Line 1, Evelyn A. Evans , age 9, female, born O'Brien
Line 2, Edward O. Evans, age 5, male, born O'Brien
1895 O'Brien Co Iowa Census
Summit Twp, Residence: Prunghar, O'Brien
Edgar English, age 46, white, born New York
Stella English, age 32, white, born Clinton Co
Mabel English, age 4, white, born O'Brien Co
Daisy English, age 2, white, born O'Brien Co
1900 DeSmetTwp KingsburyCo SouthDakota
20 Jun 1900
Dwelling 184 Family 197
ENGLISH, Edgar J, head, white, male, born May 1858, age 42, married-11 yrs, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York, farmer, cam read/write,speak english, owns-free-farm
ENGLISH, Stella, wife, white, female, bor Apr 1862, age 38, married-11 yrs, 3 children-3 living, born Iowa, father born Canada (Eng), mother born Canada (Eng), can read/write/speak english
ENGLISH, Mable C, dau, white, female, born Sep 1890, age 9, born Iowa, father born New YOrk, mother born Iowa, at school-9 mo, can read/write/speak english
ENGLISH, Daisy E, dau, white, female, born Nov 1892, age 7, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, at school-9 mo, can read/write/speak english
ENGLISH, Donald J, son, white, male, born Jun 1898, age 1, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, cannot read/write, can speak english
1900 Joplin Jasper Co, Missouri
Family of William English
1900 Federal Census
Galrna Twp, Joplin Division-5th ward, Jasper Co, Missouri, USA
9 Jun 1900
Mining District
Dwelling 328 Family 3366
ENGLISH, William, head, white, male, born Mar 1854, age 46, widowed, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York, miner-lead & zinc, did not work 2 months, can read-write-speak English
ENGLISH, Herbert, son, white, male, born Mar 1881, age 19, single, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Illinois, miner-lead & zinc, did not work 2 months, can read-write-speak English
ENGLISH, George, son, white, male, born Apr 1885, age 15, single, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Illinois, can not read-write, can speak English
ENGLISH, Lulu, dau, white, female, born May 1887, age 13, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Illinois, can read-write-speak English
NOTE: Herbert's mother, Jessie H (Scott) English died a few days after Herbert was born. George and Lulu must be the children of a second wife of William. 1880 Census at O'Brien Co Iowa lists William and Jessie as married within the census year. Herbert was born the next year and Jessie died a few days later. Most 1890 census reports were destroyed in a fire. George was born Apr 1885 Iowa, and Lulu was born May 1887 Iowa, per this census. Look for this family in state census reports: 1885 Iowa, 1895 Iowa or Missouri. Look at O'Brien Co marriage records for marriage of William and Sarah.
1900 HazelwoodTwp WebsterCo Missouri
4 Jun 1900
Dwelling 22 family 22
SCOTT, Thomas, head, white, male, born Jun 1831, age 68, married-47 yr, born Pennsylvania, father born Maryland, mother born New Jersey, farmer, can read/write/speak english, owns-mortgaged-farm
SCOTT, Sarah, wife, white, female, born Jun 1831, age 68, married-47 yrs, 4 children-1 living, born Canada(eng), father born Ireland, mother born New York
WOODWARD, Jessie, gr-dau, white, female, born Oct 1884, age 15, born Missouri, father born Pennsyhlvania, mother born Illinois, can read/write/speak english
Dwelling 24 family 25,
PLOPPER, Eli, head, white, male, born Dec 1838, married-35 yr, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, farmer, can read/write/speak english, owns-mortgaged-farm
1900 HighlandTwp O'BrienCo Iowa
8 Jun 1900
Dwelling 99 family 99
PLOPPER, Raymond, head, white, male, born Jan 1874, age 26, married-1 yr, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born New York, farmer, can read/write/speak english, rents
PLOPPER, All--ma, wife, white, female, born Jul 1877, age 22, married-1 yr, 1 child-1 living, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Wisconsin, cane read/write/speak english
PLOPPER, Merlie, dau, white, female, born Mar 1900, age 2 mo, born Iowa, father born Iowa, mother born Iowa
PLOPPER, Adaline, mother, white, female, born Mar 1847, age 53, married 35 yr, 9 children-7 living, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, can read/write/speak english
PLOPPER, Gertrude, sister, white, female, born May 1886, age 14, born Iowa, father born Iowa, mother born New York
1900 CenterTwp O'BrienCo Iowa
5 Jun 1880
Dwelling 54 Family 54
HAWLEY, James W, head, white, male, born Jun 1870, age 29, male, married-yr, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Ohio, farmer, can read/write/speak english, rents, farm, #33 on farm schedule
HAWLEY, Jessmine, wife, white, female, born Apr 1874, age 26, married-2 yr, 0 children-0 living, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born New York, can read/write/ speak english
EVANS, Oliver, father-in-law, white, male, born Dec 1841, age 58, married-29 yr, born New York, father born England, mother born Wales, capitalist, can read/write/speak english
EVANS, Marietta, mother-in-law, white, female, born Jun 1849, age 50, married-29 yr, 4 children-4 living, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York, can read/write, speak english
JOHN, George H, boarder, white, male, born Nov 1868, age 30, married-6 yr, born Wisconsin, father born England, mother born Wisconsin, day laborer, can read/write/speak english
ENLOSS, John T, servant, white, male, born Dec 1880, age 19, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, can read/write/speak english
1910 Shoal Creek Newton Co Missouri
9 May 1910
Dwelling 361 family 362
HOLT, Jefferson, head, male, white, age 34, married-once-6 yrs, born Nebraska, father born Missouri, mother born Ohio, farmer-general farm, can read/write, rents-farm
HOLT, Lula L, wife, female, white, age 22, married-once-6 yrs, 1 child-1 living, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, cane read/write
HOLT, Violet M, dau, female, white, age 5, born Missouri, father born New York, mother born Iowa
ENGLISH, George J, boarder, male, white, age 25, widowed, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, miner-zinc mines (note-brother of Lulu)
ENGLISH, William E, father-in-law, male, white, age 56, widowed, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born United States, no occupation
1910 StanleyCo South Dakota
Township 1 N-R22E E.B.H.M.
Dwelling 175 Family 174
PLOPPER, George E, son, male, white, age 5, born Iowa, father born Iowa, mother born Arkansas
PLOPPER, Melvin A, son, male, white, age 3, born Iowa, father born Iowa, mother born Arkansas
PLOPPER, Orville, son, male, white, age 8 mo, born South Dakota, father born Iowa, mother born Arkansas
Dwelling 174 Family 175
PLOPPER, Eli, head, male, white, age 71, married-once-45 yrs, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, farmer-general farm, can read/write, owns-mortgaged-farm
PLOPPER, Adaline, wife, female, white, age 62, married-once-45 yrs, 9 children-7 living, born New York, father born Ire(English), mother born Ire (English)
PLOPPER, Leon H, son, male, white, age 29, single, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born New York, farmer-general farm, can read/write
PLOPPER, Herold V, son, male, white, age 26, single, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born New York, farmer-general farm, can read/write
1910 Hartley Twp O'Brien Co Iowa
Dwelling 3 family 3
EVANS, Oliver, head, male, white, age 68, married-once-38 yr, born New York, father born Wales (Eng), mother born Wales (Eng), no occupation, owns-free-house
EVANS, Mary E, wife, female, white, age 61, married-once-38 yrs, 5 children-4 living, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born US
1910 Webb City Jasper Co Missouri
21 Apr 1910
Webb City, Joplin Twp, Jasper Co, Missouri
413 N Hall St
Dwelling 116 family 149
ENGLISH, Herbert C, head, male, white, age 27, married-once-2 yrs, born Iowa, father born United States, mother born United States, salesman-restaurant, can read and write, rents-house
ENGLISH, Effie P, wife, female, white, age 16, married-once-2 yrs, 2 children-2 living, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Illinois, can read & write
ENGLISH, William D, son, male, white, age 2, born Missouri, father born Iowa, mother born Missouri
ENGLISH, Charles M, son, male, white, age 1 mo, born Missouri, father born Iowa, mother brn Missouri
1910 DeSmet Kingsbury Co South Dakota
5 May 1910
Dwelling 294 Family 299
ENGLISH, Edward J, head, male, white, age 51, married-once-21 yr, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York, farmer-farm, can read/write, owns-farm-free
ENGLISH, Stella, wife, female, white, age 47, married-once-21 yr, 3 children-3 living, born Iowa, father born Canada (Eng), mother born Canada (Eng), can read/write
ENGLISH, Mabel C, dau, female, white, age 19, single, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, teacher-public school, can read/write
ENGLISH, Daisy E, dau, female, white, age 17, single, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, can read/write
ENGLISH, Donald J, son, male, white, age 11, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, can read/write
1915 O'Brien Co Iowa
Card No: 506
Name:Edward O Evans; Age:35; County:O’Brien; PO:Hartley; Township:Omega; Occupation:farmer; Total earnings for 1914 from occupation:$1500; Education:8 yr common 3 high school 1 college; Birthplace:Iowa; Owns home/farm; Incumberance on farm/home:none; Value of farm/home: ??; Church Affiliation:M.E. father’s birthplace:New York; mother’s birthplace:New York; Sex:male; color:white; married; can read/write;
1920 Cahuengu LosAngelesCo California
3 Feb 1920
LaBrea Twp, 6705 Truelita
Dwelling 404 family 409
EVANS, Oliver, head, owns home-free, male, white, age 78, married, can read/write, born New York, father born Wales, mother born Wales, no occupation
EVANS, Mary E, wife, female, white, age 70, married, can read/write, New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York
EVANS, Edward, Gr Son, male, white, age 4 1/2, born Iowa, father born Iowa, mother born Iowa,
PLOPPER, Adaline, boarder, female, white, age 71, widow, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York (Note: sister of Marietta)
1920 Shoal Creek Newton Co Missouri
26 Jan 1920
Reding Mill Rd, Dwelling 232 family 232
HOLT, John J, head, owns-free, male, white, age 44, married, can read/write, born Nebraska, father born Missouri, mother born Ohio, teamster-mine hauling
HOLT, Lulu, wife, female, white, age 29, married, can read/write, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa
HOLT, Violet, dau, female, white, age 15, single, at school-can read/write, born Missouri, father born Nebraska, mother born Iowa
1920 DeSmet Kingsbury Co South Dakota
21 Jan 1920
Farm Dwelling 68 Family 71
ENGLISH, Stella, head, own-free, female, white, age 56, widow, can read/write, born Iowa, father born Canada (eng), mother born Canada (Eng), farmer-home farm
ENGLISH, Mable C, dau, female, white, age 28, single, can read/write, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, no occupation
ENGLISH, Donald J, son, male, white, age 21, single, can read/write, born Iowa, father born New York, mother born Iowa, farmer-home farm
Iowa Counties
O'Brien County is located in the northwest part of Iowa near Minnesota to the north and South Dakota to the west.
O'Brien County Iowa Towns and Townships
NOTE: Each township is divided into 36 sections arranged as the following diagram. Each section is 640 acres or 1 square mile.
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
1915
Oliver Evans located in Center Twp sections 24 & 25
No English's or Ploppers listed
Eli Plopper - Iowa Homestead
Patent #IA1000_399
Issue Date: 1 Nov 1880; Land Office: Fort DesMoines; Homestead Entry; 80 acres
Aliquot Parts: N½NE
Sec: 24/
Township: 95-N
Range: 40-W
Fract Sec: No
Meridian: 5th PM
State: IA
County:O'Brien
Oliver Evans Biography
From: O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, published 1914
Forty-five years have come and gone since Oliver Evans, a retired farmer of Hartley, came into O’Brien county, Iowa. These forty-five years have seen this county grow from a broad, barren prairie to its present prosperous condition, covered with cities and villages and hundreds of prosperous farms. According to the 1910 census there are eleven towns in O’Brien county, three of which are over one thousand in population. The residents of O’Brien county who have lived in this county for nearly two score and a half years have had the opportunity to witness the great change which has come about, not only in this county, but in this whole section of the state. In 1870 there were no railroads in this county, not an improved road, and but one school house had been built. Today there are over three hundred school buildings, several hundred miles of improved highways, as well as five railroads running through the county. From the date of the first election in this county, when nineteen votes were cast, down to 1910, there are several men living in the county who can remember the whole history of the county.
Oliver Evans, one of the earliest of the pioneers of this county, was born December 3, 1841, in Utica, New York, and is the son of Edward and Margaret (Jones) Evans. Edward Evans was born in Wales in 1812 and his wife was born two years earlier in the same country. They were reared and educated in the land of their birth and married before they came to this country. He landed in New York City in 1837, where he worked for a short time as a laborer. In 1840 they moved to Utica, New York, where they lived a few years. In 1848 they moved to Martinsburg, New York, where they purchased fifty acres of land and lived there the remainder of their lives. Edward Evans proved to be a successful farmer and at the time of his death, in 1898, he owned two hundred and fifty acres of land and died in 1880 (copied as printed). To their marriage were born four children: John of Lowville, New York, and a soldier of the Rebellion and later a homesteader of O’Brien county, Iowa; Mrs. Margaret Boshart, deceased; Henry, deceased, and Oliver, with whom this narrative deals.
Oliver Evans received his education in the schools of New York state and remained at home until he was twenty years of age. He then left home and worked out among the neighborhood farmers by the day for three years and a half, after which he traveled for some time seeking a location. He came to O’Brien county, Iowa, November 9, 1869, and immediately homesteaded eighty acres, the east one-half of southwest quarter of section 24, in Center township, patent No 9640. The year following he had no improvements of crops after the terrible fire of 1870 swept across the whole county. In a short time there was not a tree, not a house and no improvements whatever which were left after that terrible disaster. Later he hauled wood and fuel from near O’Brien, which is situated on the Sioux river. The postoffice was O’Brien, where he received mail once a week. In order to provide himself with fuel for the coming years, as well as lumber, he planted what was then the largest grove of forest trees in the county; he put out fifteen acres of forest trees and for the past twenty years has had plenty for fuel. He also planted two acres of orchard trees - - in fact, he has put at least ten thousand dollars worth of improvements upon his farm of three hundred and sixty acres of land. He also has other farms, making a total of seven hundred and forty-nine acres in the state. The improvements on all his land is estimated at between twenty-five and thirty thousand dollars. In addition to raising all of the crops which are peculiar to this section of the country, he has been a large breeder of thoroughbred stock, including Shorthorn cattle and Poland China pigs. He started to farm with a team of oxen, and during the first summer all they had to eat was pancakes made with course flour and creek water. In giving the data for this history, Mr. Evans remarked that the food which they had to eat during this year was hardly fit for a dog to eat, and yet they lived upon it and thrived and as the years came and went Mr. Evans acquired more of this world’s goods so that today he can look back upon that period of deprivation and misfortune through which he went during the early years of his life in this county. In addition to his large land interests, he also has an interest in the Hartley Lumber Company and in the Moneta Savings Bank. He has been president and vice-president of the First National Bank of Hartley, Iowa. Some years ago he sold all his interest in this bank. He owns nine acres of land and a residence adjoining the corporation of Hartley, where he has set out an acre of trees.
Mr. Evans was married in 1871, in Harrisburg, New York, to Marietta English, who was born in Martinsburg, New York, in 1849. To their marriage have been born four children: Harry J., a graduate of Ames College in the dairyman course; he then taught in the dairy school of Ames, Iowa; he is now residing in Lovejoy, Montana, where he is raising stock and homesteading; Jesemine, the wife of J. M. Hawley, a farmer of Canada, is a graduate from the Hartley high school and taught school ten years in O’Brien county. Evelyn, the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Evans, is the wife of George P. Powers, a farmer of Moneta, Iowa. She graduated from the Hartley high school and taught three years. Edward O. is a farmer and auctioneer in Omega township in this county. He attended Ames College one year and then graduated from the Jones Auctioneer College at Chicago, Illinois.
In politics, Mr. Evans is independent, reserving the right to cast his ballot at all times for the man he feels best qualified to hold the office. Religiously, he is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church, as are the other members of his family. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and takes an intelligent interest in the work of that order. He has always been a man who was interested in public affairs and has served as trustee of Center township in this county.
Marriage of William E English and Jessie H Scott
Source: http://iagenweb.org/obrien/marrindex.htm
No: 23
Contracting Party-Male: Wm E English
Contracting Party-Female: Jessie Scott
Date Issued: 14 May 1880
Date Returned: 14 Jun 1880
Solemnization - By Whom Performed: W. H. Drake
Date of Marriage: 14 May 1880
Entry of Application: 14 May 1880
Burial place of Jessie H (Scott) English
SOURCE: Iowa WPA Graves
ENGLISH, Jessie H.
Born: 13 JAN 1862
Died: 06 MAR 1881
Cemetery: OLD CENTER TWP.
Location: CENTER TWP.
County: O'BRIEN CO. - IOWA
Record Notes: (MRS. W.E.)
Donald Jesse English - WW1 Draft Registration
Name:Donald Jesse English; Address:RR3 DeSmet, Kingsbury, SD; Age:20; Date of Birth:June 4 1899; Race:white; Citizenship:natural born; Occupation:Farmer; Employer:self; Location:RR3 DeSmet Kinsbury Co SD; Nearest relative: Stella English RR3 DeSmet Kingsbury SD; Height:medium; Build:medium; Eyes:hazel; Hair:dark; Date: Sept 12, 1918
Clarence E Plopper - Burial Informaion
Source: Iowa WPA Burial Listings
PLOPPER, C.
Born: 20 NOV 1871
Died: 11 MAY 1894
Cemetery: COVEY
Location: GRANT TWP.
County: O'BRIEN CO. - IOWA
Record Notes:
John S English - Burial Information
Source: Iowa WPA Grave Listings
ENGLISH, John S.
Born: 1852
Died: 01 JAN 1876
Cemetery: COVEY
Location: GRANT TWP.
County: O'BRIEN CO. - IOWA
Record Notes:
Oliver Evans - Homestead
Oliver Evans was the husband of Marietta English ->Patrick English
Issue Date: 13 Dec 1876; Land Office: Sioux City; Homestead Entry; 80 acres
Aliquot Parts: E½SW
Sec: 24/
Township: 96-N
Range: 40-W
Fract Sec: No
Meridian: 5th PM
State: IA
County:O'Brien
John Jefferson Holt-WW1 Registration
John Jefferson Holt was the husband of Lulu L English ->William E English ->Patrick English
Name: John Jefferson Holt; Address: RFD #1 Joplin Newton Co MO; Age: 42; Born: 12 Oct 1875; Race: white-native born; Occupation: farming-self employed-Joplin Newton Co MO; Nearest relative: Lulu Lee Holt-RFD #1 Joplin Newton Co MO; Medium Height; Medium build; Blue eyes; Dark brown hair