Hough, Milton C.

HOUGH

Posted By: Joyce Hickman
Date: 7/24/2007 at 22:35:43

Milton C. Hough, farmer, P. O. Crescent City, was born in Denison, Crawford Co., Iowa, August 3, 1863, and came to Pottawattamie County in 1866, with is father, Mortimer A. Hough. The latter was born in Lee County, Iowa, December 18, 1841; came to Pottawattamie County in 1846, and married Naomi Barrett, who was born at New Boston, Mercer Co., Ill., July 13, 1842, and to them five children were born. Milton C. received his education in the common schools, and is a natural penman, and also a musician. His father died November 25, 1874, since which he has worked at farming to maintain the educate himself, and assisted his mother in doing the same for her younger sons; he is a trusted employee; he joined the I. O. G. T. in 1877.