McWHORTER, ELLIS

MCWHORTER, WARD

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Date: 1/5/2005 at 12:50:22

Biography reproduced from page 530 of the History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa published in 1884:

Ellis McWhorter was born Feb. 16, 1854, in Franklin Co., Ind. He is a son of Tyler and Rhoda (Ward) McWhorter. When two years old his parents moved to Whiteside Co., Ill., where they still reside. His father is a practical and successful farmer and stock raiser. He has a well improved farm of over 500 acres, also 640 acres in Portland township, Kossuth Co., Iowa. Ellis McWhorter moved to Kossuth Co., Iowa, in March, 1883, where he bought 287 acres of land in Portland township. The Des Moines river crosses the southwest corner of his farm. One hundred acres is under cultivation. He intends making stock raising a specialty. He is a republican, as his father has always been.