EDWIN STEDMAN

STEDMAN, HINE, BRYAN

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Date: 5/20/2005 at 00:43:48

STEDMAN, Edwin, hardware merchant, Clermont; born in Licking Co., Ohio, Dec. 17, 1825; he moved to Portage Co., Ohio, in 1845; to this State and county in 1850; he carried on farming until February, 1855; he commenced the hardware trade that year. He was married in 1848 to Miss Nancy B. Hine, from Portage Co., Ohio; she died in 1872. He was married again in 1875 to Miss Mary B. Bryan, from Ohio. He has held the office of County Supervisor three years, Justice of the Peace two years; Township Clerk three years. Mr. Stedman has always taken a prominent part in the interests of his county and town; his first wife opened the first public school in Fayette Co., receiving her salary from Clayton Co., the amount due each child from the State fund for school purposes.

1878 History of Fayette Co. Iowa - Clermont Township
Pages 740 and 741