NEGUS, Scott H. - 1914

NEGUS, WARREN, LOCKWOOD, BRUNER, DEMENT

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HISTORY OF
Cherokee County
IOWA
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1914
by Thomas McCulla

SCOTT H. NEGUS.

A well improved farm of one hundred and twenty acres, lying on section 18, Spring township, is the property of Scott H. Negus, and its excellent condition and attractive appearance are the best proofs of his ability as an agriculturist. He was born in La Salle county, Illinois, in 1879, and is a son of John and Eliza Negus, the former a native of New York and the latter of Illinois. After their marriage the parents made their home in the latter state for sixteen years and then came to Iowa, settling in Cherokee county, where the father purchased land. He still owns one hundred and sixty acres, but since 1911 has lived retired in Alta. He and his wife became the parents of six children: William, a resident of OBrien county; Hattie, the wife of Charley Warren, of Spring township, this county; Ruth, who married George Lockwood; Scott H., of this review; Walden, of Buena Vista county, Iowa; and Charley, who passed away at the age of three.

Scott H. Negus acquired his education in the public schools of this state and when he was twentyone years of age turned his attention to farming, an occupation which he has followed successfully since that time. For a few years he rented land, but in 1908 he purchased one hundred and twenty acres on section 18, Spring township, and upon this property has since resided. He has one hundred acres under a high state of cultivation and has made excellent improvements upon the place, which is today one of .the most valuable farms in his locality.

In 1902 Mr. Negus married Miss Lulu Bruner, who was born in Cass county, Iowa, a daughter of John and Annetta (Dement) Bruner, both natives of this state. They have resided in Cherokee county for more than thirty years and the father has accumulated in the course of that time extensive land holdings, owning three hundred acres lying principally on section 6, Spring township. He was a pioneer in this section of the state and has developed his farm from a tract of raw prairie land into an improved and cultivated property. Mr. and Mrs. Bruner became the parents of three children: Frank, who lives in Waterloo, Iowa; Lulu, the wife of the subject of this review; and Ross, at home. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Negus have been born five children: Herman G., whose birth occurred April 18, 1903; J. J., who was born in 1905 and who died September 12, 1907; Mabel J., born October 7, 1907; Goldie I., born February 5, 1910; and Arthur Scott, born in 1912.

Mr. Negus is connected fraternally with Larrabee Lodge, No. 720, I. O. O. F., and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a republican in his political beliefs and for the past five years has rendered the township excellent service as a member of the school board. He is a progressive and publicspirited citizen and a careful and conservative man of business and his future success is assured.