C. B. MESSER

MESSER, GREENLEAF

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Date: 5/17/2005 at 19:26:25

MESSER, C. B., dry goods and grocery merchant; Clermont; born in Coos Co., N. H., Dec. 9, 1821; moved to Kennebec Co., Me., 1831, went to St. Croix Co., Wis. 1854; went to Iowa in 1862; went to Oelwein 1876; went to Clermont 1877. He was married in 1842 to Miss C. P. Greenleaf from Maine; they have had eight children - Loreda C., Mary F., Isadora A., Ellen M., Charles G., Willis H., Alice G. He is in partnership with his sons, Charles G. and Willis H.; they have a branch store at Dover Mills and carry quite an extensive trade.

1878 History of Fayette Co. Iowa - Clermont Township
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