History of Winneshiek and Allamakee counties, Iowa . section 19,Madison township; son of James and Jane {nee Purvis) Barfoot,his parents being of Scotch descent. He was born March Ilth,1830, in Wayne County, Ohio. While he was quite young hisparents moved to Holmes County, in the same state. In earlylife he learned the carpenter and joiners trade, at which he wasengaged several years. In the spring of 1853 he came to thiscounty, first locating at Freeport. In 1855 he moved to Decorah,continuing house building until 1868, when he moved to his pres-ent farm, having purchased the same in 1861. Mr
History of Winneshiek and Allamakee counties, Iowa . section 19,Madison township; son of James and Jane {nee Purvis) Barfoot,his parents being of Scotch descent. He was born March Ilth,1830, in Wayne County, Ohio. While he was quite young hisparents moved to Holmes County, in the same state. In earlylife he learned the carpenter and joiners trade, at which he wasengaged several years. In the spring of 1853 he came to thiscounty, first locating at Freeport. In 1855 he moved to Decorah,continuing house building until 1868, when he moved to his pres-ent farm, having purchased the same in 1861. Mr, B. was verysuccessful in the pursuit of his trade, and has been equally so infarming, now owning 430 acres of land two miles southeast ofRidgeway, situated on a beautiful prairie commanding an exten-sive view of the country for miles around. He makes a specialtyin stock, horses, hogs, etc., having some very fine Hambletonianhorses. Mr. B. is a man of pleasant and agreeable social quali-fications being well informed in contemporaneous events, the. fi^iif, :l-*4 f*^ A. R Leach PUBLIC liu^aK^ AS 1 ?? ? WINNESHIEK COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES. 557 leading journals and literature of the day having a place in his li-brary. He has filled most of the oJSices of his township, also as-sisted in taking the United States of 1880, and the same year wasa candidate for representative in the state legislature on the re-publican ticket, but was defeated on account of his known tem-perance proclivities, the free whisky and beer element being inthe ascendancy m his district. He was married to Miss JaneDoherty, of Ohio, April 25th, 1850. Their children are AndrewW., J. Scott, Louisa J., Cyrus F., Enos F., Albert F. and MaryA.: they have lost one daughter, Minerva. E. Blackmarr, retired farmer, was born in 1819, in SaratogaCo., N. Y. In 1835 he removed to Huron Co., Ohio, and was en-gaged at farming there until 1850; he then moved to DeKalb Co.,Ind.; remained there three years; then came to lo., loca,ting
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