. Past and present of Mahaska County, Iowa : together with biographical sketches of many of its prominent and leading citizens and illustrious dead. Sharon, the chapter andcommandery at Oskaloosa and the MysticShrine at Davenport. Both he and his wife arec(.innected with the Order of the Eastern Starand in social relations have occupied an envi-able position, enjoying the warm regard ofmany friends. Since starting out in life on hisijwn account after the death of his father, has made continuous progress, care-fully considering each step and then advancingin the path that leads to su
. Past and present of Mahaska County, Iowa : together with biographical sketches of many of its prominent and leading citizens and illustrious dead. Sharon, the chapter andcommandery at Oskaloosa and the MysticShrine at Davenport. Both he and his wife arec(.innected with the Order of the Eastern Starand in social relations have occupied an envi-able position, enjoying the warm regard ofmany friends. Since starting out in life on hisijwn account after the death of his father, has made continuous progress, care-fully considering each step and then advancingin the path that leads to substantial prosperity. SAMUEL BARTLEY SINCLAIR. The industrial life of Oskaloosa finds a wor-thy representative in Samuel Bartley Sinclair,who is conducting a general contracting busi-ness and also owns and operates a planing his position of prominence in business cir-cles he has attained through strong determina-tion, capability and laudable ambition and hebelongs to that class of representative Amer-ican citizens who wliile promoting individualsuccess also contribute tn the general was born in ^^as]^ington county, Pennsyl-. s. si.\i;[,AiR. PAST AND PRESENT OF MAHASKA COUNTY. 495 A-ania. in 1862. His father, Samuel Sinclair,was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, and wasa wheelwright by trade. Prior to the Civil warlie removed to Washington county, Pennsyl-vania, and at the outbreak of strife between thenorth and south he enlisted for service with theTwentv-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry,with which he continued for two years. Hewas then mustered out at Cumberland, West\iri;inia. with the rank of first sergeant. Re-turning to his home in Pennsylvania he re-sumed the pursuits of civil life and became acoal operator. On leaving the Keystone state,he went to Alansfield. Ohio, in 1866, and thereconducted a mill for fi\-e years, or until 1871,when he came to ^Mahaska county. Iowa, set-tling in S])ring Creek township, on a farm,where he resided until 1876, w
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