Negus, John P.

NEGUS, GREEN, FOULKRED

Posted By: Roseanna Zehner
Date: 7/25/2006 at 10:49:05

NEGUS, JOHN P.

John P. Negus, who was for many years one of the leading citizens of Lyon county, is now a resident of Morningside, Sioux City, Iowa. He was born in Courtland county, New York, September 16, 1838. When seven years of age he came west with his parents to Jefferson county, Wisconsin. There they remained until April, 1884, when Mr. Negus removed to Lyon county, Iowa, and settled on Section 7, Richland township. There he made a specialty of sheep raising. Mr. Negus enlisted in the United States service in Company E, First Wisconsin Cavalry, January 2, 1864, and was honorably discharged July 19, 1865.

Mr. Negus led the first prayer meeting and organized the first class of the Methodist Episcopal church at Inwood – then called Pennington. He also collected money for building the first Metodist Episcopal church at Inwood, in 1887.

Mr. Negus was married May 1, 1862, to Frances E. Green, a native of Onondaga county, New York, who was born April 17, 1842. Two children were born to them, Charles Freddie (deceased), and Luella Fanny (now Mrs. E. G. Foulkred). In 1892 the family moved to Inwood and ten years later, in 1902, Mr. Negus built a house and moved to Morningside, Sioux City, Iowa.

Source: Compendium of History Reminiscence and Biography of Lyon County, Iowa. Published under the Auspices of the Pioneer Association of Lyon County. Geo. Monlun, Pres.; Hon. E. C. Roach Sec’y; and Col. F. M. Thompson, Historian. Geo. A. Ogle & CO., Published, Engravers and Book Manufacturers. Chicago, 1904-1905

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