History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa; . he State of Kansas, whither hemoved some years ago. The next important settler to locate atthe embryo town was Lewis II. Smith,now one of the countys most prominentcitizens, and the cashier of the KossuthCounty Bank, at Algona. John E. Blackford came to Algona inthe summer of 1855. He brought hisfamily with him and the birth of a daugh-ter, shortly after, in November, 1856, washeralded as the first within the limits ofthe town or township. Ella AlgonaBlackford, besides being the first childborn in Algona, enjoys the distinction ofhav
History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa; . he State of Kansas, whither hemoved some years ago. The next important settler to locate atthe embryo town was Lewis II. Smith,now one of the countys most prominentcitizens, and the cashier of the KossuthCounty Bank, at Algona. John E. Blackford came to Algona inthe summer of 1855. He brought hisfamily with him and the birth of a daugh-ter, shortly after, in November, 1856, washeralded as the first within the limits ofthe town or township. Ella AlgonaBlackford, besides being the first childborn in Algona, enjoys the distinction ofhaving been the first girl baby in thecounty. Mr. Blackford is still a residentof Kossuth county, and is numberedamong its most solid men. Among the arrivals of 1856 were: Taylor, John Heckart, OrangeMinkler, J. E. Stacy, H. A. Henderson,Frank Hamson, Roderick M. Bessie, McComb, H. F. Watson, Amos S. Col-lins, M. D., and others. The first log cabin was built by JudgeAsa C. Call, in the spring of 1855, asmentioned before. This was 16x20 feet,historyofkossuth00unio. 380
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