S H Deering

DEERING, HOUSTON

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/14/2006 at 15:15:18

S H Deering, butcher, Moingona, was born in Maine, March 27, 1852, and when six years of age commenced school, continuing the same until 1868, then came to Moingona, where he obtained work as teamster, in 1870 he commenced the pottery business and continued the same for two years, he attended Mt Vernon College for one term and then taught school for the same length of time in Cass township. This county, he again worked at the pottery business, and in the fall of 1873, engaged in the butchering business with his brother-in-law, has continued the same since, with the exception of two years spent in the manufacture of pottery, he was married in Denmark, Iowa June 21, 1875, to Miss Mille Houston, they have two children, one son and one daughter: Harry (born May 26, 1876) and Minnie (born April 12, 1878)

1880 Boone Co History Book