John T. Baldwin was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania on October 12, 1820, four years before his younger brother Caleb Baldwin. Like his brother, John was a large man, standing 6 foot four and weighing 300 pounds.
Caleb Baldwin was born April 3rd, 1824 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He graduated law school in 1842 and by 1846 had moved to Fairfield, Iowa. There he married Jane Barr in 1848. They had 11 children, of which, only 6 lived to adulthood.
John B. Atkins was born near Detroit, Michigan in 1835. He passed through Council Bluffs on his way west and in 1859 married Lydia B. Allen in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Their daughter Mollie was born in 1861. Their son Henry Charles was born a year after that in New Mexico.
For as long as I've worked at the library this picture has always been labeled Mrs. R. D. Amy, the wife of last month's subject, R. D. Amy. Taking a longer look at the picture I had suspicions. These photographs were taken some time in the mid to late 1880s, years after Mr. and Mrs.
The Councils Bluffs Public Library is digging into its blog post archive to bring you content you may have missed. This Early Citizens of Council Bluffs blog was originally posted in 2018 and highlights the life of Jeremiah Folsom.
The Councils Bluffs Public Library is digging into its blog post archive to bring you content you may have missed. This Early Citizens of Council Bluffs blog was originally posted in February 2018 and highlights the life of Henry Allen.
