John H. Crawford, of Ira, Jasper county, was born in Poweshiek township, this county, on November 12, 1867, and here he grew to manhood on the old home place, where he worked when a boy in the summer time, and during the winter months attended the common schools in his neighborhood, and here he has spent his life successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He is the son of James B. and Eliza L. (Walters) Crawford, both natives of Ohio, where they grew to maturity and were married, and comparatively early in life emigrated to Jasper county, Iowa, when the country was new, and here got a good piece of land, which they developed into an excellent farm and on which they established a comfortable home. In this county they spent the balance of their lives, the father dying on December 6, 1888, at the age of seventy-two years, the mother's death occurring on March 19, 1893, at the same age.

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. James B. Crawford, named as follows: Mrs. Hannah Tramel; Mrs. Jane Baker, deceased; Henry W., who lives at Lake City, Iowa; John H., of this review; and two others.

John H. Crawford was first married to Clara Crawford, a daughter of W. J. Crawford, a complete sketch of whom appears on another page of this work. Her death occurred on April 1, 1904, leaving three daughters, two of whom survive, namely: Florence, born October 24, 1894; Jennie, born August 16, 1896; Hazel, born August 24, 1898, died August 27, 1907. The two living daughters are now attending high school in Baxter.

On January 23, 1907, Mr. Crawford was again married, his last wife being known in her maidenhood as Lydia M. Cross, who was born in Independence township, Jasper county, Iowa, on January 26, 1881, and here she grew to womanhood and received her education in the common schools. Mrs. Crawford is the daughter of Samuel W. and Melissa (Hefner) Cross, who are now residing in Baxter, this county. There were eight children in the Cross family, seven of whom are living at this writing. To Mr. Crawford and his second wife one child, a son, has been born, bearing the manly old name, John Henry, the date of his birth being July 9, 1910.

Politically, Mr. Crawford is a Republican, and while he is interested in public affairs, he has not been a seeker after the emoluments of office.

Devoting his life to general farming and stock raising, Mr. Crawford has, through perseverance and good management, accumulated a competency. He was the owner of a fine farm of one hundred and eighty-eight acres in Poweshiek township, which he placed under high grade improvements, and on which is a modern, nicely furnished home. This place was sold to Perry Baker in October, 1911. Mr. Crawford is the owner of five and one-third acres of valuable land in the outskirts of the town of Ira.

FRANK LONG.

Among those men of sterling attributes of character who have impressed their personality upon the community of their residence and have borne their full share in the upbuilding and general development of Jasper county, mention must not be omitted of Frank Long, one of the progressive farmers and stock men of Independence township, where he has long maintained his home. and where he has exerted a strong influence for good to the entire community, being a man of upright principles and desirous to see the advancement of the county along material, civic and moral lines.

Mr. Long has, with the exception of four years spent in Hamilton county, Iowa, and one summer in South Dakota, spent most of his life in Jasper county, having come here with his parents in 1867. He was born in Winneshiek county, Iowa, March 29, 1862. He is the son of John and Lucy (Smith) Long, both natives of Canada, the father born March 29, 1825, and his death occurred on March 30, 1907, the mother having died in February, 1868. The father was twice married. The parents of the subject came to Iowa fifty-five years ago when the state was just beginning to be developed in a general way. Six sons were born to John Long and his first wife, namely: George, of Clear Creek township, was born April 3, 1855; Charles, born November 15, 1856, is living in Walla Walla, Washington; John W., born March 7, 1860, lives in Eden township, Marshall county, Iowa; Frank, of this sketch; Wilson, born in 1864, is living in Idaho; Albert, born in April, 1869, lives in Des Moines, Iowa. The following children were born of John Long's second union: Bessie, Josie, Amanda, Bert, Alonzo and Jonah.

Frank Long, of this review, was married on December 3, 1881, to Mary Alice Deeter, who was born in Story county, Iowa, December 27, 1868, and there she grew to womanhood and was educated. She was the daughter of Sydney C. and Sarah H. (Runyon) Deeter, both born in Ohio; the father, born on September 17, 1844, is living in Washington, and the mother makes her home in Idaho. Eleven children were born to them, three of whom are deceased; they were named as follows: Lucy Long lives in Idaho; Mrs. Frank Long, of this sketch; Eliza died in infancy; William lives in Idaho, as does also Loyal J.; Milo lives in Washington; Arthur Glenn lives in Idaho; Leo Don died in infancy; Arminta Clarke lives in North Dakota; Lee lives in Idaho. These children were born in Story county, Iowa, except the two younger, who were born in Jasper county.

To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long four children have been born, namely: Ada Sego, born October 5, 1886, is living in Independence township, this county; Arthur, born December 26, 1890, is living in Des Moines; Grace Muriel, born August 5, 1895; Cleo Fern, born January 27, 1897. These children were all born in Jasper county.

Mr. Long has worked hard, managed well and as a result he has become well established in a material way, being the owner of a finely improved farmstead of one hundred and eighty acres in Independence township, and here he carries on general farming and stock raising in a manner that stamps him as being fully abreast of the times. He has a pleasant and modernly furnished home and large, convenient outbuildings. He is liberal, yet properly conservative, and his support may always be counted on when any laudable movement is placed on foot having as its object the general good of the community. Politically, he is a Democrat and in his fraternal relations he belongs to Unity Lodge No. 520, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at Baxter.

ALBERT D. BERRY.

Conspicuous among the representative business men and public-spirited citizens of Jasper county is the well known gentleman whose name forms the caption of this biographical review. He has made his influence felt for good in Independence township, which has long been honored by his citizenship, being a man of sterling worth whose life has been closely interwoven with the history of the community of which this volume treats and whose efforts have always been for the material advancement of the same, as well as for the social and moral welfare of his fellow men, and the well regulated life Mr. Berry has led, thereby gaining the respect and admiration of his fellow citizens, entitle him to conspicuous mention in a work of the scope of the present history.

Albert D. Berry, banker, stock man and leading agriculturist of this section of Iowa, whose residence is in Independence township, Jasper county, was born in Poweshiek township, this county, on July 10, 1861, and here he has been contented to spend his life, wisely deciding in his youth that as good, if not better opportunities existed for him here than anywhere else, and sa his labors have been confined to his home country, which he has seen transformed from a wild prairie to one of the richest sections in the middle west, in which development he has played no inconspicuous part.

Mr. Berry is the son of Solomon C. and Ellen (Connor) Berry. The father, born in Illinois, is now living in New Mexico, the mother having passed away in this county in August, 1869. Their family consisted of five children, all living, namely: Albert D., of this sketch; Charles W., who was born in

October, 1862, is living near Clyde; George died in early life; Mrs. Emma Clemments is living in Clear Creek township; Mrs. Charlotte Vasey is also a resident of that township. These children were all born and reared in Jasper county.

Albert D. Berry grew to manhood and attended school in his native community, and on September 7, 1887, he was united in marriage with Delilah Deter, who was born in Jasper county, Iowa, August 22, 1858, the daughter of Aaron and Henrietta (Gilbert) Deter, both natives of Pennsylvania, where they grew up and were married, and from there they came to Iowa and both died in Boone county. Their family consisted of eight children, namely: Julia Wiley and Thomas, both deceased; Mrs. Almeda Wiley; a daughter died in infancy; Mrs. Zellette Martin lives in South Dakota; Norman is living in Spokane, Washington; Delilah, wife of Mr. Berry, of this review; Grace lives in Spokane, Washington; William lives at Bussey, Marion county, Iowa; Sadie died when twenty-eight years of age. The three oldest of these children were born in Ohio and the younger children were born in Clear Creek township, Jasper county, Iowa.

Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Berry, namely: Ethel May, born July 4, 1888, is living at home; David H., born October 20, 1890, is also a member of the family circle; Daniel Curtis, born December 15, 1892, died July 29, 1898; Gladys F., born December 10, 1894; Cleo, born December 10, 1896, died July 19, 1898; Joseph Charles, born April 10, 1900. They were all born in Jasper county.

Mr. Berry has been very successful in a business way in whatever he has turned his attention to and he is today one of the substantial men of his county, enjoying a position of independence, having by perseverance, indomitable courage and unswerving industry mounted the ladder from its lowest rung. His life has been devoted for the most part to agricultural pursuits, stock raising, buying and shipping. He is the owner of three hundred and forty-two acres of as valuable and productive land as Independence township can boast. This he has kept well improved and under a high state of cultivation. In addition to his general operations in farming he conducts a meat market in Baxter, which has a large patronage, and he is the able and popular president of the People's State Savings Bank of Baxter, a sound and safe institution, which, under Mr. Berry's judicious management has rapidly increased in importance and volume of business. He has a beautiful and modern home, tastily and well furnished. He is a liberal, enterprising man and enjoys the fruits of his labors. He is always ready to aid in every way possible the upbuilding of his community. Politically, he is a Democrat and he is a member of the local school board.

WILLIAM TRAMEL.

In the history of Jasper county as applying to agricultural interests, the name of William Tramel occupies a conspicuous place, for through a number of years he has been one of the representative farmers of Independence township, progressive, enterprising and persevering. Such qualities always win success, sooner or later, and to Mr. Tramel they have brought a satisfactory reward for his well directed effort, and while he has benefited himself and community in a material way he has also been an influential factor in the educational, political and moral uplift of the community favored by his residence, and at the same time won and retained the high esteem of his fellow men, by his honorable record and his unassuming demeanor.

Mr. Tramel has been content to spend his life in his native county, wisely deciding that no better locality existed for a young man to rise in the world if he was willing to put his shoulder to the wheel. His birth occurred in Clear Creek township, Jasper county, Iowa, on July 2, 1870, and there he grew to manhood, was educated in the public schools and he has always been identified with the agricultural interests of this community.. The Tramel family has been one of the best known in this county since the pioneer days, W. A. B. Tramel, the paternal grandfather of the subject, having been one of the very earliest settlers of Clear Creek township and from that period to this the several members of this family have figured in the development of this section and have led such exemplary lives as to be a credit to the same. The parents, Joseph and Cynthia (Leonard) Tramel, were widely known here, having become well established through their industry. They are both now deceased, the father having passed away in Portland, Oregon, at the age of sixty-five, and the mother was called to her rest in Des Moines, Iowa, when sixty-three years old. Their family consisted of four children, of whom William, of this sketch, was the eldest; Stella Whitehead lives in Poweshiek township; Walter C. lives in Clear Creek township; Bertha Allspaugh lives in Boulder, Colorado.

William Tramel was married on October 25, 1898, to Blanche Dodd, who was born in Clear Creek township, December 25, 1879, the daughter of Samuel and Maggie (Thompson) Dodd. The father, who was born near Newton, is residing in Clear Creek township, having a good farm there. There were four children in the Dodd family, as follows: Blanche, who married Mr. Tramel, of this sketch; Maude Kenyon is deceased; Leo is living in Clear Creek township; Chloe is living with her parents on the old home place.