Deo, Charles A.

DEO, MCCREARY

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Date: 5/18/2010 at 14:51:45

History of Hamilton County, Iowa, Vol. II, 1912, p. 155.

CHARLES A. DEO.

Charles A. Deo, who owns and operates a popular, up-to-date hotel in Stratford, was born December 5, 1867, in Clinton County, Iowa, and is a son of Anson and Mary (McCreary) Deo, the former a native of Canada and the latter of Clinton County. The mother has the distinction of having been the first child born in that county. Mr. and Mrs. Anson Deo were married in Clinton County but in 1870 removed to Hamilton County, where the father engaged in farming for a period of five years. He then moved with his family to Hooks Point and there built the first hotel established in that place, successfully carrying on the business for seven years. He then removed to Stratford — the year in which that town was started — and established himself in the hotel business. He conducted his hotel for one year and then sold out and removed to Dayton, at which place he conducted a hotel for one year. He next moved to Coon Rapids and carried on an eating house for one year. He then went to Madrid, where he was engaged in the lumber and wood business for a period of six months after which he returned to Stratford and repurchased the hotel which he originally built in that place and successfully conducted the house until his death, which occurred in 1907, at the age of seventy-four. His wife is still living at the age
of seventy-three and maintains her residence with the subject of this review.

Charles A. Deo is the fourth in order of birth in a family of six children, the others being: Claud and Adalaska, both deceased; and Albert A., Harry and Hally, all residents of Stratford. Our subject was reared in his parents' home and received his early education in the public schools of Iowa. He remained under the parental roof and as a young man assisted his father in the operation of the several hotels with which the latter was identified. At the time of the father's death he took charge of the hotel which he has since successfully conducted. He is now the owner of the hotel property and is also the owner of the Nassig business block in Stratford. Mr. Deo is afiiliated with the republican party and is one of the substantial, enterprising and trusted business men of his town.