Hiram S. CANFIELD

CANFIELD, BOWEN

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Date: 5/30/2005 at 19:47:55

CANFIELD, Hiram S., proprietor of the Fayette House; born in Jamestown, N. Y., July 26, 1835; came with his parents to Erie, Penn., in 1839, thence, in 1845, to Girard, and to Rochester in 1849, and in 1860 moved to Iowa and settled at Decorah, where he engaged in the express and stage business; came to this county in 1870; continued in the same business, and in 1874, bought the Fayette House; is now running the hotel and stage line to West Union. Was married in 1860 to Emma A. Bowen; she was born in Indiana Dec. 10, 1844; have one daughter - Minnie E., born June 3, 1873. Mrs. C. is a member of the Congregational Church.

1878 History of Fayette County Iowa - Fayette Township
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