Henry Nettleton

NETTLETON, MCCAULEY, DILLWORTH

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 7/29/2002 at 21:01:52

Henry Nettleton is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (McCauley) Nettleton, and was born near Prescott, Canada West, on the 1st day of January, 1836. In 1854, the family came to the United States and settled in Ogle county, Illinois. Here Henry remained until 1865, and then came to Iowa and settled on section 36, Shell Rock township, Butler county, and now owns 480 acres of land.
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Mr. Nettleton has been a member of the school board and a trustee of the town. He was married in 1860, to Miss Sarah C. Dillworth, who is a native of Canada. They are blessed with six children – Nora E., Laura J., Carrie A., Viola M., Irene B., and Ollie B. Mr. Nettleton’s mother died when he was a child, and his father died in Shell Rock township in 1878. Mrs. Nettleton’s father, Wm. Dillworth, died in Cook county, Illinois. Her mother Jane Dillworth, is living in Winona county, Iowa.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Pages 699-700