Curtis D. Trego

GILBERT, TREGO

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/14/2004 at 00:37:36

C. D. Trego, Penn twp., nurseryman, Sec. 6; P.O. Dexter; born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in 1809; married in Philadelphia, in 1835, to Mary Gilbert; to them have been born nine children, of whom six are living: Henry, Jacob Rush, Lettie Ann, Fred, Helen R. and Vinnie; Elizabeth, Emma and Frank Weston are dead; Mr. Trego spent his boyhood and early manhood on a farm and at thirty-eight engaged in the mercantile business in Pennsylvania; afterward came to Mercer county, Illinois, and engaged in farming for some seventeen years; in 1857, however, he again changed his locality, this time going to Galesburg, Illinois, that his children might have the advantage of collegiate education; was in the mercantile business in that city until 1865, when he removed to Rock Island; from thence he went to Avon, Illinois, and again in 1874, he removed to his present locality in Madison county; his is one of the finest homes in the State; the grounds are beautifully laid out, and could be kept no better, while the stately rows of evergreens, in which he deals largely, give it a most enchanting look; Mr. Trego is a man of sterling worth, and much executive ability.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 642