STUTEVILLE, Samuel

STUTEVILLE, CONNER, GARDNER, MCDOUGAL, MILTON, MANCHESTER, GAMMILL

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/25/2014 at 07:31:08

History of Decatur County Iowa and Its People
Illustrated, Volumne II.

Prof. J. M. Howell and Heman C. Smith
Supervising Editors

The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 406-08. Chicago. 1915.

Samuel Stuteville

Samuel Stuteville, a well known and successful farmer and stock-raiser of section 20, Morgan township, was born in Richland county, Illinois, on the 12th of January, 1857. His father, Charles Stuteville, was born in Kentucky of Scotch descent, October 9, 1803, and married Mrs. Margaret Conner, who was born June 6, 1806, and died January 6, 1845. Subsequently Mr. Stuteville was united in marriage in Illinois to Miss Maria Gardner, who birth occurred in Richland county, Illinois, on the 10th of September, 1819. She was of Yankee stock. In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Stuteville removed to Missouri, locating in Mercer county, that state, near Lineville, Iowa. The father purchased land, upon which he resided until his death on the 11th of September, 1882. His wife continued to reside on the homestead and survived him for about six years, dying on the 10th of April, 1888. To their union were born eight children. Five of the sixteen children born of the two marriages of Mr. Stuteville are still living.

Samuel Stuteville began assisting with the work of the home farm when but ten years of age and for a number of years had complete charge of its operation. He continued to reside under the parental roof until he was twenty-nine years old, but in 1886 came to Decatur county, Iowa. He purchased eighty-eight acres of land on sections 24 and 25, Morgan township, near Lineville, and resided upon that place for four years. He then removed to his present homestead on section 20, that township, which he bought from George McDougal, who acquired it by relinquishment from John Milton, who in turn had entered it from the federal government. Mr. Stuteville subsequently added forty acres to the one hundred and twenty acres which he first purchased on section 20 and now owns one hundred and sixty acres of splendid land, all of which is in a high state of cultivation. He operates his farm personally and in addition to growing the usual crops raises high grade stock. He devotes his entire time to his agricultural work and his well directed labors return him a gratifying annual income.

Mr. Stuteville was married on the 11th of May, 1884, to Miss Lydia Ann Manchester, a daughter of Isaac and Emily Manchester, more detailed mention of whom is made in the sketch of W. R. Manchester. To Mr. and Mrs. Stuteville have been born five children: a son who was born in 1885 and died in infancy; Fannie, whose birth occurred August 31, 1886, and who married Harvey Gammill, of Washington county, Colorado, and has a daughter, Vera; Emma, who died when four months old; Elise Bessie, whose birth occurred on the 8th of April, 1892, and who is at home with her parents; and Seybert Perry, who was born June 27, 1903.

Mr. Stuteville is a republican in politics and for twenty years was justice of the peace for Morgan township. He was also for six years township assessor and served for a considerable period of time as road supervisor, while he was school director for fourteen years. In all of the above named offices he proved capable and conscientious, his continued reelection indicating the acceptability of his services. His wife belongs to the Christian church and he is a member of the Masonic blue lodge at Lineville. He has gained an enviable reputation as a man of unswerving integrity, great energy and excellent judgment.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, January of 2014