TRAINER, F. H.

TRAINER, HART, CROSS

Posted By: Nettie Mae
Date: 1/18/2003 at 22:32:51

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

F. H. TRAINER, another one of the intelligent and enterprising farmers of Battle
township, Ida county, Iowa, resides on a farm, of 160 acres in section 14.

Mr. Trainer was born in West Virginia, March 22, 1845, son of Rev. T. H. and Jane
(Hart) Trainer, both natives of the Old Dominion, the former of Irish descent and the latter
of English. His parents both died in West Virginia, his mother at the age of fifty-five
years, and his father at sixty-seven. For forty years Rev. Trainer was an active minister in
the Methodist Episcopal Church and as the means of accomplishing much good for the
Master. He and his wife had thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters, F. H. being
the sixth-born.

The subject of our sketch was reared in his native State, receiving his education in
the various towns in which his father was stationed. At the age of seventeen he came
West as far as Peoria, Illinois, where he remained on year and from there came to DeWitt,
Clinton county, Iowa. His next move was to Shellsburg, Benton county, where he was
engaged in the drug business three years. Returning to Clinton county at the end of that
time, he turned his attention to farming and was thus employed there until 1881, when he
located on 160 acres, where he now lives. His farm is one of the best in Battle township.
His cottage home, 26x31 feet, is located on a natural building site, and is surrounded with
a fine grove and orchard of five acres. His land is well fenced and supplied with barns,
stables, cribs, granary, feed lots, etc. A modern windmill supplies the motive power of
conducting water into pipes and carrying it to the residence, barn and feed lots. Mr.
Trainer gives his attention to General farming and stock-raising.

He was married at the age of twenty-five, in Clinton county, Iowa, to Miss Addie
Cross, one of Clinton county's popular and successful teachers. She is a daughter of B. J.
and Sabrina Cross, and was born in New York State. Mr. and Mrs. Trainer have three
children: Mabel, Ruby and Jean.

Politically, he is a Republican; has served most efficiently as Township Trustee and
as a member of the School Board. He is an Odd Fellow. Mrs. Trainer is a member of the
Congregational Church.