The first to make a settlement within the limits of the present township of Beaver was Hiram Haskins, on the 5th of May, 1851. This pioneer was born in New York, October 27, 1802, and was the son of James and Margaret (White) Haskins. From his native state he removed to Indiana, where he was married to Miss Sarah Miller, who was a daughter of David and Elizabeth [Troyer] Miller. Shortly after his marriage they removed to Adams county, and then to Missouri in 1840. In 1844 he emigrated to this state, locating in Davis county. On coming to this place, he settled upon section 3, entering the land upon which Glendon now stands. On the 15th of May, 1954, a few days more than three years after settling here, he died at home, and his remains were interred in what was afterward the Glendon cemetery. Mr. Haskins built a cabin when he first came here just north of the bridge at Glendon. He had a large family, seven children by his first wife and two by the second. Some of them are yet residents of the county. Their names were as follows: James, Charles, Deborah, John Henry, Francis, William, [second marriage] Sarah and Harvey. [Harvey was b. 26 Apr 1853 and was believed to be the first child born in Glendon, IA--he d. Aug 1854.]
