Case, Thomas

CASE, RAINBOTH

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Plym. CC (email)
Date: 2/21/2005 at 17:17:49

Thomas Case

Thomas Case, one of Henry Township's most substantial farmers, the proprietor of a fine farm of three hundred and twenty acres there, is a native of England, but has been a resident of this country since he was twenty-one years of age. He was born on November 23, 1868, son of William and Margaret Case, English farming people, who spent all their lives in their native country. They were the parents of seven children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the only one living in this country. Reared on a farm in his native England, Thomas Case grew up to a full knowledge of farm life and when he came to this country in 1889, he then being twenty-one years of age, he proceeded on out to Iowa and located in this county, for three years thereafter working as a farm hand in the neighborhood of Kingsley. He then, after his marriage in 1893, rented a farm in Elkhorn township and there made his home for more than twenty years, at the end of which time he bought the half section of land on which he is now living in Henry township and where he and his family are pleasantly situated. In addition to his general farming Mr. Case feeds about one hundred head of hogs and keeps a good herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle and is doing very well both as a farmer and as a stockman. Since taking possession of the farm on which he is now living Mr. Case has made extensive improvements to the same and has a well equipped farm plant. In 1893 Thomas Case was united in marriage to Frances Rainboth, daughter of James and Johanna (Dorsey) Rainboth, the former a native of Canada and the latter of Ireland, who were married in Pennsylvania, later moving to Ohio and thence to Wisconsin, from which state they came to Iowa in 1873, and settled in this county, pioneers of Union township, where they spent the remainder of their lives. James Rainboth died on his home farm in June, 1898, and his widow survived him for nearly fifteen years, her death occurring on January 13, 1913. They were the parents of seven children, of whom five are still living, those besides Mrs. Case being Wilbur, who is now living in the state of Washington; George, also of the state of Washington; Elmer, a farmer of Union township, this county, and Eugene. To Mr. and Mrs. Case have been born four children, George, Oscar, Maggie and Ruth, all of whom are still at home. The Cases have a pleasant home and take an interested part in the general social activities of the community in which they live, helpful in promoting all worthy causes thereabout. Mr. Case is an "independent" Republican and ever since becoming a citizen of this country has taken a good citizen's interest in the political affairs of the same.

BOOK SOURCE:
History of Plymouth County, Iowa
Indianapolis, Ind.: B. F. Bowen, 1917