The Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties Iowa Originally published 1886
Zephaniah DOUBLE, one of the pioneers of Wayne County, locating in Walnut Township, among the very earliest settlers, is a native of Butler County, Pennsylvania, born November 16, 1830, and was reared in Butler and Warren Counties. His father, Zephaniah Double, Sr., was a mechanic by trade, and a resident of Butler County till his death. His widow is still living in Pennsylvania, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. They were the parents of nine children, of whom four sons and one daughter still survive. Our subject was reared a farmer, but on reaching manhood he engaged in lumbering on the Alleghany River, which he followed for a number of years. In September, 1855, he came to Walnut Township, Wayne County, Iowa, going soon after to Appanoose County, and engaged in the lumber trade at Hibbsville. He settled on land near that place, entering eighty acres, which he improved, living on the same for two years. He remained in Appanoose County till 1864, when he returned to Walnut Township, Wayne County, and settled on the place where he now lives, on section 23. His farm contains 270 acres of valuable land, located on sections 23 and 24. Since settling on his present farm Mr. Double has been engaged in the nursery and fruit business, and has quite an extensive nursery, supplying much of the surrounding country with trees since 1870, besides shipping them in large numbers to Kansas, Colorado and Dakota. He has a fine orchard, comprising twenty acres, which contains almost every variety of fruit trees grown in the county, and has also about four acres of small fruit, such as grapes and berries of various kinds. He has made a success of the fruit business, and has established a reputation for the abundance and excellence of his fruit. In June, 1857, he was married to Nancy Hibbs, a daughter of Mahlon Hibbs, who immigrated to Indiana from Tennessee, thence to Wapello County, Iowa, in 1849, where he lived till his death. Mrs. Double's mother is now living in Appanoose County, aged eighty-four years. To Mr. and Mrs. Hibbs were born eight children, all whom are yet living -- Rinaldo H., Othelo, Elizabeth and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Double have seen the country develop from a wilderness to its present prosperous condition, having come here when wolves and other wild animals roamed at large. The nearest school to them was three and a half miles distant, and it was mainly due to the efforts of Mr. Double that his school district was organized, of which he has served as director for eighteen years, the first school meeting of the district being held at his house. He now lives within the limits of the independent school district of Seymour. In politics, Mr. Double generally votes for the Democratic ticket, but was one of the first in this township to espouse the Greenback party.
Zephaniah DOUBLE, one of the pioneers of Wayne County, locating in Walnut Township, among the very earliest settlers, is a native of Butler County, Pennsylvania, born November 16, 1830, and was reared in Butler and Warren Counties. His father, Zephaniah Double, Sr., was a mechanic by trade, and a resident of Butler County till his death. His widow is still living in Pennsylvania, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. They were the parents of nine children, of whom four sons and one daughter still survive. Our subject was reared a farmer, but on reaching manhood he engaged in lumbering on the Alleghany River, which he followed for a number of years. In September, 1855, he came to Walnut Township, Wayne County, Iowa, going soon after to Appanoose County, and engaged in the lumber trade at Hibbsville. He settled on land near that place, entering eighty acres, which he improved, living on the same for two years. He remained in Appanoose County till 1864, when he returned to Walnut Township, Wayne County, and settled on the place where he now lives, on section 23. His farm contains 270 acres of valuable land, located on sections 23 and 24. Since settling on his present farm Mr. Double has been engaged in the nursery and fruit business, and has quite an extensive nursery, supplying much of the surrounding country with trees since 1870, besides shipping them in large numbers to Kansas, Colorado and Dakota. He has a fine orchard, comprising twenty acres, which contains almost every variety of fruit trees grown in the county, and has also about four acres of small fruit, such as grapes and berries of various kinds. He has made a success of the fruit business, and has established a reputation for the abundance and excellence of his fruit. In June, 1857, he was married to Nancy Hibbs, a daughter of Mahlon Hibbs, who immigrated to Indiana from Tennessee, thence to Wapello County, Iowa, in 1849, where he lived till his death. Mrs. Double's mother is now living in Appanoose County, aged eighty-four years. To Mr. and Mrs. Hibbs were born eight children, all whom are yet living -- Rinaldo H., Othelo, Elizabeth and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Double have seen the country develop from a wilderness to its present prosperous condition, having come here when wolves and other wild animals roamed at large. The nearest school to them was three and a half miles distant, and it was mainly due to the efforts of Mr. Double that his school district was organized, of which he has served as director for eighteen years, the first school meeting of the district being held at his house. He now lives within the limits of the independent school district of Seymour. In politics, Mr. Double generally votes for the Democratic ticket, but was one of the first in this township to espouse the Greenback party.
The Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties Iowa Originally published 1886
Zephaniah DOUBLE, one of the pioneers of Wayne County, locating in Walnut Township, among the very earliest settlers, is a native of Butler County, Pennsylvania, born November 16, 1830, and was reared in Butler and Warren Counties. His father, Zephaniah Double, Sr., was a mechanic by trade, and a resident of Butler County till his death. His widow is still living in Pennsylvania, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. They were the parents of nine children, of whom four sons and one daughter still survive. Our subject was reared a farmer, but on reaching manhood he engaged in lumbering on the Alleghany River, which he followed for a number of years. In September, 1855, he came to Walnut Township, Wayne County, Iowa, going soon after to Appanoose County, and engaged in the lumber trade at Hibbsville. He settled on land near that place, entering eighty acres, which he improved, living on the same for two years. He remained in Appanoose County till 1864, when he returned to Walnut Township, Wayne County, and settled on the place where he now lives, on section 23. His farm contains 270 acres of valuable land, located on sections 23 and 24. Since settling on his present farm Mr. Double has been engaged in the nursery and fruit business, and has quite an extensive nursery, supplying much of the surrounding country with trees since 1870, besides shipping them in large numbers to Kansas, Colorado and Dakota. He has a fine orchard, comprising twenty acres, which contains almost every variety of fruit trees grown in the county, and has also about four acres of small fruit, such as grapes and berries of various kinds. He has made a success of the fruit business, and has established a reputation for the abundance and excellence of his fruit. In June, 1857, he was married to Nancy Hibbs, a daughter of Mahlon Hibbs, who immigrated to Indiana from Tennessee, thence to Wapello County, Iowa, in 1849, where he lived till his death. Mrs. Double's mother is now living in Appanoose County, aged eighty-four years. To Mr. and Mrs. Hibbs were born eight children, all whom are yet living -- Rinaldo H., Othelo, Elizabeth and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Double have seen the country develop from a wilderness to its present prosperous condition, having come here when wolves and other wild animals roamed at large. The nearest school to them was three and a half miles distant, and it was mainly due to the efforts of Mr. Double that his school district was organized, of which he has served as director for eighteen years, the first school meeting of the district being held at his house. He now lives within the limits of the independent school district of Seymour. In politics, Mr. Double generally votes for the Democratic ticket, but was one of the first in this township to espouse the Greenback party.
Zephaniah DOUBLE, one of the pioneers of Wayne County, locating in Walnut Township, among the very earliest settlers, is a native of Butler County, Pennsylvania, born November 16, 1830, and was reared in Butler and Warren Counties. His father, Zephaniah Double, Sr., was a mechanic by trade, and a resident of Butler County till his death. His widow is still living in Pennsylvania, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. They were the parents of nine children, of whom four sons and one daughter still survive. Our subject was reared a farmer, but on reaching manhood he engaged in lumbering on the Alleghany River, which he followed for a number of years. In September, 1855, he came to Walnut Township, Wayne County, Iowa, going soon after to Appanoose County, and engaged in the lumber trade at Hibbsville. He settled on land near that place, entering eighty acres, which he improved, living on the same for two years. He remained in Appanoose County till 1864, when he returned to Walnut Township, Wayne County, and settled on the place where he now lives, on section 23. His farm contains 270 acres of valuable land, located on sections 23 and 24. Since settling on his present farm Mr. Double has been engaged in the nursery and fruit business, and has quite an extensive nursery, supplying much of the surrounding country with trees since 1870, besides shipping them in large numbers to Kansas, Colorado and Dakota. He has a fine orchard, comprising twenty acres, which contains almost every variety of fruit trees grown in the county, and has also about four acres of small fruit, such as grapes and berries of various kinds. He has made a success of the fruit business, and has established a reputation for the abundance and excellence of his fruit. In June, 1857, he was married to Nancy Hibbs, a daughter of Mahlon Hibbs, who immigrated to Indiana from Tennessee, thence to Wapello County, Iowa, in 1849, where he lived till his death. Mrs. Double's mother is now living in Appanoose County, aged eighty-four years. To Mr. and Mrs. Hibbs were born eight children, all whom are yet living -- Rinaldo H., Othelo, Elizabeth and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Double have seen the country develop from a wilderness to its present prosperous condition, having come here when wolves and other wild animals roamed at large. The nearest school to them was three and a half miles distant, and it was mainly due to the efforts of Mr. Double that his school district was organized, of which he has served as director for eighteen years, the first school meeting of the district being held at his house. He now lives within the limits of the independent school district of Seymour. In politics, Mr. Double generally votes for the Democratic ticket, but was one of the first in this township to espouse the Greenback party.
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