Charles Liegerot

LIEGEROT

Posted By: Jake Tornholm (email)
Date: 4/20/2020 at 14:59:36

Charles Liegerot, a prominent farmer of Adams county, first came to the State of Iowa in the year 1855. He is a native of France, born April 3, 1844, and a son of Dominick and Marie Catherine (Villemain) Liegerot, natives of France. The father followed the trade of a carpenter in the old country; he emigrated to America in the summer of 1854, landing at New Orleans; thence he continued his journey up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to St. Joseph, Missouri; from that point he came to Adams county, Iowa, and located in Quincy township; he entered forty acres of Government land and forty-eight acres of swamp land, and in connection with his agricultural pursuits he engaged in the manufacture of lumber, sawing out almost all of the material used in the building of the old town of Quincy, which was then the county seat. In 1857 he removed to Hancock county, Illinois, where he resided until his death which occurred in October, 1865, at the age of fifty-seven years; his wife survived him until October, 1855, aged seventy-two years. They were the parents of four children: Emile, Marie Catherine, Irma, and the subject of this notice.

Charles Liegerot was ten years of age when he came to this country with his parents. He was reared to the occupation of a farmer, and attended the common schools. When he was eighteen years old his father gave him his time, and he became the architect of his own fortunes. He first went to learn the wagon-maker's trade, but remained only eight months, during which time he learned enough of the trade to make both the wood and iron work, and this knowledge was of great worth to him in after years. He afterwards was employed in various callings until his marriage which occurred in Hancock county, Illinois, January 1, 1866; he was then united to Miss America Eveline Jackman, a native of Illinois, and a daughter of Permeno and Catherine (Golden) Jackman, old settlers of Hancock county of Puritan ancestry.

In 1866 Mr. Liegerot removed to Adams county, arriving on May 13th. He purchased 160 of land on section 28, Jasper township; he improved this and made his home there until 1871, when he sold out and moved to Nodaway county, Missouri; at the end of a year and a half he sold his farm there and again returned to Adams county. He and his wife had born to them four children; the oldest one died in infancy; Irma Iola is the wife of E. P. smith of Corning; Charles Permeno survives, and Leon died at the age of three months. The mother of these children died November 6, 1872. Mr. Liegerot was a second time married, being united November 8, 1874, to Miss Emma Stratton, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Daniel E. and Hannah (Luce) Stratton; the former was a native of New York, and the latter of Pennsylvania; they came to Adams county in 1871, and still reside there. Six children have been born of this second marriage; Birdie, deceased, Ernest, [deceased], Louie, deceased, Leo, Lois, and Grace.

Mr. Liegerot has a landed estate of 295 acres; he has made many improvements and has the land under excellent cultivation. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party.