CHASE, Hiram

CHASE, CALE, LEWIS, WOOLLEY

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/18/2014 at 21:15:40

Biography ~ Hiram Chase

"Biographical and Historical Record of
Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa"
(Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), pp. 624-25:

HIRAM CHASE, deceased, was born in Westchester County, New York, in 1816, son of ALVIN and RUTH (CALE) CHASE. He was reared to the occupation of a farmer. His educational advantages are god, and he taught school many years. He was married in Enfield, Tompkins County, New York, in October, 1837, to ELLEN LEWIS, born in Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of NORMAN and FANNIE T. LEWIS, natives of Connecticut, of English ancestry. They came to Decatur County in 1849, settling in Garden Grove. Mr. CHASE was postmaster thirteen years, and justice of the peace for six years. He also taught school there. The children of Mr. and Mrs. CHASE are – JAMES H., of the county; LEWIS, and FANNY, now wife of FRED WOOLLEY. Mr. CHASE was engaged in the mercantile business fifteen years. He died July 11, 1883. The following items were taken from an article published in the State Leader after Mr. CHASE’s deaths: “He was for the past five years a member of the Board of Supervisors, and in that capacity was highly appreciated by all parties and people, and had he lived would have been a very formidable candidate for state Senator in the campaign. * * * He came to this county in 1849, and during that long residence had lived a life above reproach, and was honored and highly regarded by all. He was a man of extended learning and information, and possessed a large amount of it.” He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, but not a church member. His estimable wife lives on the home farm and is respected by all. Mr. CHASE left 120 acres of timber land.

Transcribed by Sara LeFleur, Decatur County Historial Society Musuem, January of 2014