B. H. EGLESTON

EGLESTON

Posted By: Jake Tornholm (email)
Date: 4/22/2020 at 20:23:42

B. H. EGLESTON has been a resident of Douglas township, Adams county, Iowa, since 1881, and is one of its intelligent and prosperous citizens.

Mr. Egleston was born in Oswego county, New York, September 25, 1849. His father, Jeremiah Egleston, was born at Floyd Hill near Holland Point, New York, son of Ezekiel Egleston, also a native of New York State, the family being of English descent. The mother, Rozena (Howard) Egleston, was born in Oswego county, New York, daughter of Dexter Howard, a native of Whitesboro, New York, and a descendant of Dutch ancestry. To Jeremiah Egleston and his wife were born eight children. The father was a contractor and builder, and was a member of the Baptist Church. He died at the age of fifty-six years. The mother is now a resident of Pulaski, Oswego county, New York, and is seventy-two years of age.

B. H. Egleston was reared in his native county, attended the public schools and completed his studies at Mexico Academy. He learned his father's trade, that of carpenter, and has followed it the most of his life. In 1873 he moved to Will county, Illinois, and made his home near Joliet for four years. He then went to Trego county, Kansas, bought and improved a farm and lived there three years. In 1881 he came to his present location, purchased eighty acres of wild bush and, at once began the work of clearing and improving, and now has a good farm, comfortable cottage home, good barn and outbuildings, and an orchard and grove. Since coming to Adams county he has devoted much of his time to work at his trade.

Mr. Egleston was married in Oswego county, New York, at the age of twenty, to Ida Cole, a native of that place and a daughter of Clark and Caroline (Root) Cole. They have five children: Louisa, wife of Oscar Oster, of Douglas township, and Willie J., Arthur, Freddy and Roy. Gracie, their third child, died at the age of two years.

Mr. Egleston has served as a member of the School Board for ten years, and is at present Township Trustee, being an efficient and popular officer. He is a Democrat and an active worker in the ranks of his party.