A genealogical and biographical history of Keokuk County, Iowa .. . ndcomes of a family of Holland origin. His father, Daniel a native of Holland and with his parents crossed the Atlantic toAmerica, the family settling in Kentucky when he was about two yearsof age. He remained under the parental roof until he attained hismajority and then removed to Indiana, locating in Morgan county,where he followed the occupation of a gunsmith, making his , upon a farm. He led a busy and useful life and was thusenabled to provide for his family in a comfortable manner. Beforeleaving
A genealogical and biographical history of Keokuk County, Iowa .. . ndcomes of a family of Holland origin. His father, Daniel a native of Holland and with his parents crossed the Atlantic toAmerica, the family settling in Kentucky when he was about two yearsof age. He remained under the parental roof until he attained hismajority and then removed to Indiana, locating in Morgan county,where he followed the occupation of a gunsmith, making his , upon a farm. He led a busy and useful life and was thusenabled to provide for his family in a comfortable manner. Beforeleaving Kentucky he was united in marriage to Matilda Elston, a nativeof that state, where she lived until after her marriage. They be-came the parents of eleven children, seven 30ns and four daughters. Ofthis number three sons and two daughters are yet living. William Mary E. have both passed away. J. O., of this review, is thenext in order of birth and the others are as follows: Elias; Elizabeth;.Martha; Jacob, who v.:- killed in the army: Daniel, who died in in-. MR. AHD MRS. J. 0. HEWKIRK. GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. 517 fancy; Nettie, deceased; Cyrus; and Milton, deceased. These parent?came to Iowa in 1852, the family being established upon a farm inKeokuk county, where the father purchased six hundred and fort)acres of land, the greater part of which was wild and characteristic energy the elder Newdkirk began clearing and devel-oping this tract and also followed his trade until his eyesight failed was considered one of the leading gunsmiths of the country, beingan expert workman and understanding his business thoroughly, bothin principal and in detail. He remained upon the farm until his deathand his supervision of the land and the cultivation he bestowed uponit transformed it into a very valuable tract. Suffering fn mi a stroke ofparalysis in June, 18S7, Mr. Xewkirk never recovered, but passed awayon the 1st of September, of that year, at
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