George Lafaver

LAFAVER, COCHRANE

Posted By: Diane (email)
Date: 3/23/2002 at 22:53:07

George Lafaver was born in Ontario, Canada, January 26, 1843. When but a boy he was employed in blacksmithing, and followed that trade seven years, but his eyes failed him, and he went to Illinois, where he engaged to learn the wagon-maker’s trade, at Oregon, Ogle county, working there two and one-half years, when he returned to Canada, and there engaged in farming two years. He then resumed his trade, at Gananoque, two and one-half years, when he went to Brookville, and engaged in a car-shop one year, then worked in an agricultural implement factory one year, after which he again tried farming.
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In the spring of 1877, he came to Iowa, and stopped in Butler Center. In the following December, he came to Aplington, where he opened the wagon shop which he now runs. In 1878 he bought land in the east part of the village, and built a house; living there awhile, he sold the land, and moved his house nearer to the business portion of the town. In 1882 he bought a house and four lots, on Nash street, his present home. He married, in 1870, Miss Lucy A. Cochrane. They have four children – Harvey M., Herby F., Hiram W., and George R.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 656