Darius E. Shaugur

SHAUGUR, HUNSTEAD, BARTLETT

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

page 761

DARIUS E. SHAUGUR is a member of
the firm of D. E. Shaugur & Company,
dealers in agricultural implements, Ex-
ira, Iowa. His father, Francis J. Shaugur,
now deceased, was born in the State of Penn-
sylvania, but passed most of his early life in
Michigan. He died November 17, 1888.
He removed from Michigan to Rock Island,
Illinois, and was there employed by the Chi-
cago & Rock Island Railroad Company. He
commenced at the bottom and climbed, step
by step, until he reached the position of con-
ductor, which he held for seventeen years.
Mr. Shaugur was married to Miss Anna Hun-
stead, of Three Rivers, Michigan. She was
born in Pennsylvania, and when she was a
child her parents removed to Michigan. In
the fall of 1869 Mr. Shaugur moved to Au-
dubon County, Iowa, stopping at Louisville
and working at the carpenter's trade until his
removal to Exira in 1878. He then engaged
in the furniture business, and followed it four
years. his next enterprise was opening a
meat market, at the same time embarking in
the agricultural implement business. In 1882
Mr. Shaugur established his present business
in company with Washington Stuart, under
the firm name of F. J. Shaugur & Company,
which continued until the death of F. J.
Shaugur. The firm name then became D. E.
Shaugur & Company. Francis J. Shaugur
was a Royal Arch Mason, and often repre-
sented his lodge in the Grand Lodge. He
was also a member of the Knights of Pythias
and of the I. O. O. F. He had served on the
school board, and as treasurer of Exira. He
was an active business man, and exhibited
much public spirit in encouraging all enter-
prises tending to build up the interests of the
community. Mr. Shaugur was a delegate to
the National Convention at St. Louis in 1888,
which nominated Grover Cleveland for Presi-
dent of the United States. Four children
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Shaugur -- I. E.,
Ada L., wife of Arthur Bartlett; D. E. and
Frank E. Darius E. is the third child, and
was a mere lad when his parents removed to
Iowa. He received his education in the com-
mon schools, and when quite young began
clerking in his father's store. Later on he
worked eight months in the recorder's office
under Otto Witthauer, and afterward formed
a partnership in his father's business, as be-
fore stated.