Cory, I. M. T.

CORY, ELLIOTT

Posted By: Daniel K. Higginbottom (email)
Date: 11/14/2014 at 08:50:19

Cory, I.M.T. -- Farmer and stock-raiser, section 2, P.O. Elkhart. Was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, April 13, 1837and moved with his parents to Polk county, in 1846, and settled at Cory's Grove, and their house was the farthest west on that tier of townships inhabited by white men and the farthest north, his father, I. W. Cory, being among the first settlers of Polk county. He was a man of iron will and determination and character instilled the same in the minds of his sons' he being a marked character of the pioneers of Iowa. Their early life in Iowa was fraught with a great many hardships, privations, etc., consequent upon the early settlement of a country, but yet they never allowed their interest to flag or their determination to make a home for themselves and families to be shaken. Oskaloosa was their nearest milling point. Supplies were drawn from Keokuk and other points, and the journey to mill or their nearest river point was no small undertaking, yet in spite of all the difficulties they had to encounter they have been successful. He owns 144 acres of valuable land. His orchard is the finest in his neighborhood, containing upwards of fifteen acres, with a beautiful vineyard. He was married October 8, 1855, to Miss Sarah A. Elliott. They have six children: Lorinda M. (now Mrs. H. Methes), Sylvia I. (now Mrs C. W. Vanhorn), William Dayton, Ulysses Grant, Edna Frances, John Martin. The lives of Mr. Cory and wife have been closely associated with the Church of Christ, of which he is a minister. He was elected township trustee in 1862 and held the office about fifteen years. He has been closely identified with the growth and prosperity of the county.

Source: "The History of Polk County, Iowa", p. 995. Des Moines, Union Historical Company, 1880.