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Chapman (1880), Liberty narrative, pp. 718–720
John Kane (1833 settler) — one of the four 1833 first settlers near North Liberty (Chapman p. 718; Howard agreeing). No headed biography in Chapman; no headed biography located in the Howard parts opened. Not the same record as Joseph/Elmer Kane of Howard Vol. 2 (§4, arrived 1853) — the surnames coincide; no text read connects the 1833 John Kane to the 1853 Kane family, and no connection is asserted. [LINE] - John Earhart and Jacob Earhart — two of the four 1833 first settlers (Chapman p. 718). No headed biography in either bedrock history as opened. No further fact reached. [LINE pair] - Isaac Townsend — one of the four 1833 first settlers (Chapman p. 718). No headed biography; no further fact reached. [LINE] - John Rupel — arrived Jan. 1836 (Chapman narrative p. 718); co-organiser May 1837 (p. 718); a principal aider in founding the Methodist church in 1851, “since deceased” by 1880 (p. 720); father of John N. Rupel, whose biography calls him “the first settler in Liberty tp.” (p. 730 — C9/C47); husband/father in Norman S. Miller’s entry as John Rupel, wife Anna (Loring) Rupel, daughter Mary (Mrs. Miller) (p. 728); father in Arvilla Rupel’s line is a different Rupel (John Wesley Rupel — Ort Cook entry, p. 725). No headed biography of his own. [LINE, assembled from narrative + kin entries, each fact cited] - Jacob Rupel — arrived 1836 after John Rupel (p. 718); co-organiser May 1837 (p. 718). No headed biography; no further fact reached. [LINE] — Rupel/Rupe warning: Chapman’s Liberty family is Rupel. The Rupe biographies in Chapman’s Greene/Centre-area pages (Daniel, John M., Samuel Rupe) and Howard’s Foote entry (Daniel and Martha (Stull) Rupe, daughter Malissa/Melissa, Mrs. Larmon Foote) are a differently-spelled family in the same county. The texts read do not equate Rupel and Rupe, and this register does not merge them. - James Cole — arrived 1836 (p. 718); co-organiser May 1837 (p. 718); Methodist founding-aider 1851 (p. 720); father of Isaac R. Cole (§2, “James and Sarah Cole”). The Cole Brothers of the 1866 planing mill / 1873 manufacturing company are carried in the narrative (p. 720) and in Isaac R. Cole’s entry. [LINE] - Samuel Loring — co-organiser May 1837 only (Chapman p. 718). The Loring name recurs only as Anna (Loring) Rupel’s maiden name (p. 728); no identity asserted. [LINE — one fact] - Mr. Waldsmith (father of George) — settled on Sec. 30 in 1838 (Chapman p. 718); George’s biography: “a settler in this county at the early period of 1832” and away labouring while Mrs. Waldsmith kept the home (p. 731); the narrative’s mid-winter Pottawatomie visit was to Mrs. Waldsmith’s house (pp. 718–719). First name not given in Chapman as read (the narrative as transcribed says “Mr. Waldsmith, father of Geo. Waldsmith”; George’s entry names his parents as Peter and Susan Waldsmith — p. 731, which supplies the first name at biography strength). [LINE] Peter Waldsmith, settler 1832/1838 (the two dates are Chapman’s own, in different passages, printed as reached).
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