Benjamin N. Danforth

DANFORTH, JOHNSON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 3/13/2007 at 23:46:26

Benjamin N. Danforth, a farmer in the township of Lake residing on section 2, where he has a large improved farm of two hundred and thirty-five acres, came to Monona County in July, 1872, and for about two years labored upon a rented farm in the adjoining township of West Fork. At about the expiration of that period, he purchased the land where he now lives, at that time totally unimproved, but by energy, good judgment and business tact, has brought it to its present state of culture and improvement.
Mr. Danforth is a native of Worcester County, Mass., born March 30, 1840. He received his education in the schools of the Old Bay State, and made his home with his parents until he was eighteen years of age. In the Spring of 1859 he started for the golden shores of California, and remained upon the Pacific Coast, in California, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada for ten years. Feeling a desire to visit the scenes of his childhood, his parents, and the friends of his youth, in 1869 he returned to New England, and after visiting in Massachusetts for a few months, came West. He settled in Galesburg, Know County, Ill., where he made his home until the summer of 1872, when he made his way to this county as stated above.
While a resident of Galesburg he was united in marriage with Miss Bertha Johnson, a resident of that city. By this union there have been born three children: George S., Alice J., and Edwin J., all of whom are living.

Source: History of Monona County, Iowa 1890
Chicago National Pub. Co.