Born in Maryland on March 30, 1807, and was four years of age when taken to Indiana by his parents. There he was reared and mentally trained, and afterward engaged in teaching school. He became the minister of the Baptist Church and followed that vocation nearly all his life. He moved to Iowa during the winter of 1841-1842 and lived in Fairfield. He then moved to Locust Grove Twp., where he remained until the spring of 1843, when he located in Wapello County. He took up claim half a mile from Eldon, in Washington Twp. He married Rebecca Abraham who was born in Butler County, Ohio. He was a Democrat in politics and was elected to the Territorial Legislature from Wapello, Jefferson, and Van Buren Counties in 1846. He was reelected and served in the Second, Third, and Ninth General Assemblies, 1848, 1850, and 1852. He was county judge from 1858-1862 serving in that capacity for two terms. Mr. Flint died May 22, 1871.
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