James VAN HORN

                   **Transcribed from "Illustrated Centennial Sketches, maps and directory
of Union County, Iowa"
James Van Horn was born a poor boy. Having no possessions and no capital
gain, he used his willing hands to start his life hauling railsand
splitting cord wood. He eventually became an active and enterprising
agricultualist in the Platt Township and engaged in farming in Union
County, IA. He also raised stock on section 12 of the township.
In his declining years,he possessed a good farm of 60 acres under fair
cultivation and a comfortable home. Quiet, unassuming, industrious, and
strictly honorable in all his dealings, he gained the confidence and
respect of all who knew him.
He affiliated with the Democratic Party in politics.
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James Van Horn was one of the original settlers in Cedar County. He
originally settled in Springfield Township in 1839.
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Lowden, Iowa - Town History - 1888 Cedar County, Iowa History
(Transcribed portions)
When the Chicago and North Western Railway was projected through this
settlement, James Van Horn, donated seven acres and Thomas Shearer five
acres to the Iowa Land Company for a town site (Lowden). That Company
aftward purchased for $1,600 the northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of Section 2 Township 81 north. this was laid out asa village by
L.M. Nute, Surveyor, for Horace Williams and Milo Smith, actingfor the
Land Company in October 1857 and named Louden, by Thomas Shearer, after
his Ohio home Loudenville, Ohio.
From 1852 to 1855, a large number of settlements were made. Among them
were Mrs. Ann H. Rice, who yet resides in Lowden, and sons, Edward, John
T., E.S. and W.F. who settled one mile west; William Cook, northwest one
mile; Henry Arlington, Sr. about 1852, one and one half miles southwest,
where he still resides; John Worley, 1852, 3/4 a mile eastwho died about
1865; John B. Huff settled in the south part of Springfield Township
about 1839, and moved to the village in 1858.; J.S. Burwell 1854, settled
one half mile north where he still resides; Jacob L. Doty, a son-in-law
of Mr. Van Horn, settled soon after immediately south of the town site;
henow resides in Wright County, Iowa; T.R. Johnson, 1856, one half mile
northwest, Thomas Shearer, 1856, east, one half mile.
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* Census: 1840 Cedar co. Iowa Territory
* Census: 1850 Springfield twp, Cedar co. IA
* Census: 1870 Springfield twp, Cedar co. IA
* Census: 1880 Platte twp, Union co. IA**Transcribed from "Illustrated
Centennial Sketches, maps and directo ry of UnionCounty, Iowa"
James Van Horn was born a poor boy.  Having no possessions and no capit
al gain, he used his willing hands to start his life hauling rails and
spl itting cord wood.  He eventually became an active and enterprising
agricul tualist in the Platt Township and engaged in farming in Union
County, IA.   He also raised stock on section 12 of the township.
In his declining years, he possessed a good farm of 60 acres under fair
cu ltivation and a comfortable home.  Quiet, unassuming, industrious, and
str ictly honorable in all his dealings, he gained the confidence and
respe ct of all who knew him.
He affiliated with the Democratic Party in politics.
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James Van Hornwas one of the original settlers in Cedar County.  He
origi nally settled inSpringfield Township in 1839.
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Lowden, Iowa - Town History - 1888Cedar County, Iowa History (Transcrib
ed portions)
When the Chicago and North Western Railway was projected through this