CORRELL, David

CORRELL, FLOYD, DAVENPORT, PARNELL

Posted By: Nettie Mae
Date: 1/18/2003 at 22:16:21

SOURCE: "Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa" Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1893

DAVID CORRELL, one of the prominent and well-know citizens of Sac county, was born
in Wayne county, Ohio, April 7, 1853, a son of Jacob Correll, a native of Cumberland
county, Pennsylvania. His father was a native also of Pennsylvania, and of Dutch
ancestry. The mother of our subject, nee Catherine Floyd, was born in Cumberland
county, Pennsylvania, and of Irish and German ancestry. Mr. and Mrs. Correll were the
parents of nine children, six now living: Daniel, who served in the Twenty-sixth Iowa
Volunteer Infantry, was wounded at Arkansas Post, and lost his right arm; he now resides
in Marion, this State; Samuel, a member of the Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry, served three
years, suffered the loss of a finger, and now resides at Labette, Kansas; Abraham, of
Clinton county, Iowa; Levi, of Labette, Kansas; Maria of Clinton county; and David, our
subject. The father died in 1892, aged seventy-eight years. He was a farmer by
occupation; politically, a Republican; and religiously, a Dunkard; The mother now
resides in Clinton county, Iowa.

David Correll remained on the old homestead until 1881, when he came to Clinton
township, Sac county, Iowa. He has cleared and improved 320 acres of land. His
dwelling, 16x28 feet, with three additions, is built in the modern style of architecture, and
has all other necessary farm improvements and conveniences. Mr. Correll is engaged in
general farming and stock-raising.

In Clinton county, Iowa, in 1880, he was united in marriage with Miss Laura
Davenport, a native of Indiana, educated at Mt. Vernon, and was a successful teacher
before marriage. Her parents were C. L. and Mary (Parnell) Davenport. Her father was a
native of Sandusky county, Ohio, and now resides in Odebolt, Iowa. The mother was
born in Westmoreland county, England, and died in 1888, aged fifty-five years. Mr. and
Mrs. Davenport had five children, four now living: Laura, Albert, and Lincoln, residing
near Odebolt; and Jessie, living in Odebolt. Mr. and Mrs. Correll have two children:
Esther Mary and Zula Floyd. Mrs. Correll is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Our subject takes an active interest in the Republican party. He is a young man
in the prime of life, but is prominent and active in every thing for the good of his county.