William Fenimore

BELL, ELLIS, FENIMORE, OGBURN

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/1/2004 at 09:38:47

Wm. Fennimore, Scott twp., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Winterset; born in Wayne county, Indiana, January 11, 1834; when he was two years of age, his parents moved to Madison county, Indiana; came to this county in the fall of 1854, and located in this township; he moved to his present farm in 1866; has 715 acres of land under cultivation, and 158 acres of timber; deals quite largely in stock; he married Martha Ogburn in 1854; she was a native of Indiana; she died in 1875, leaving six sons and two daughters; they lost two daughters: Newton, Fanny J., deceased, Annon, Minerva E., deceased, Anderson, Rhoda A., Willard, Joseph, Elmer and Lillie E; he married again to Louise Ellis, September 13, 1877; she is a native of Ohio; they have one daughter: Rhoda Bell.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 583