Darius W. Powers

POWERS, WALLACE, HALLOCK, DISSMORE

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1889 BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF
SHELBY AND AUDUBON COUNTIES, IOWA
W. S. DUNBAR & CO., PUBLISHERS
113 ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO

pages 721-722

DARIUS W. POWERS was born in
Hamilton County, Ohio, in the city of
Cincinnati, September 23, 1847. He
is the son of Cyrus and Mary H. (Wallace)
Powers, natives of the State of Vermont.
Cyrus Powers emigrated to the State of Ohio
at an early day, and was a contractor in Cin-
cinnati for many years, building a number of
the finer old residences. In 1856 he re-
moved to La Salle County, Illinois, and set-
tled on a farm, spending the remainder of his
days there. He died in October, 1871. His
wife survived him until 1884. Darius W.,
the subject of this biography, passed his boy-
hood on a farm in La Salle County, Illinois,
and attended the district school. At the age
of twenty-one years he began teaching school,
and continued this occupation three years.
In 1874 he came to Oakfield, and in the fol-
lowing spring he embarked in the mercantile
business, being associated with Isaac P. Hal-
lock and I. H. Jenkins, under the firm name
of Hallock, Jenkins & Powers. At the ex-
piration of three years Mr. Jenkins and Mr.
Powers sold their interest to Mr. Hallock.
Mr. Powers then engaged in the grain, lum-
ber and coal business, selling the grain interest
in 1885, and disposing of the coal and lumber
business in 1888, to the Green Bay Lumber
Company. In the fall of 1888 he again be-
gan handling grain. Mr. Powers was married
in October, 1869, to Miss Eliza M., daughter
of Thomas and Mary E. (Hallock) Dissmore,
of La Salle County, Illinois. They are the
parents of four children - Maie, George D.,
Marie and Richard W. Mr. Powers has
held the office of justice of the peace for
three terms, notary public for thirteen years,
a member of the school board, and treasurer
of the township. He is a staunch supporter
of the Republican party. Mr. Powers owns
a farm of 400 acres, which is well stocked,
especially with cattle and horses.