Russell Hathaway (b. 1811)

HATHAWAY, REDFIELD

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 6/28/2005 at 23:23:17

Hathaway, Russell, farmer, Section 13; PO Eden; owns 352 acres of land, worth $20 per acre; born in Grafton, Worcester Co., Mass., in 1811. Married Sarah G. Redfield in 1835; she was born in Claremont Co., NH, in 1814. Mr. H emigrated to Franklin Co., NY and was a resident of that county about twenty-five years and came to Fayette Co. in 1863, and located in Eden Township and in 1876 he removed to Bethel where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. H are both members of the Baptist Church; Mrs. H has been a member forty-eight years and Mr. H. twenty-eight years; have been favored with eleven children; six are now living --- Sarah L, Mary S., Allen S., Uriah M., Edith I. and Anna K.; John J. died at the age of 11 years; Charles R., deceased; Martha died at age of 1 year; Elizabeth E., died in infancy and G. W. at the age of 1 year.

Page 659, "1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa"
Bethel Township