McBride, E. J.

MCBRIDE

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 7/30/2008 at 16:14:19

E. J. McBride

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.102, Grove Twp.)
E. J. McBride, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, born in Indiana April 9, 1850, son of William and Mary (Whitted) McBride; he, a farmer, born in North Carolina, is still living; she, born in North Carolina, died in Iowa in 1874. They were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are living. Subject received a common school education; commenced life as a farmer, and married, on February 11, 1875, in Iowa, Sarah L. Woody, born in Indiana September 27, 1852, daughter of James and Asenath (Maglemery) Woody; he, born in North Carolina, died about 1877; she, born in North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. McBride have had three children, viz., Minnie May, born March 5, 1876, died August 8, 1876; Annie M., born August 8, 1879; William D., born February 2, 1882, all born in this county. Subject is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a Democrat, and mvoed from Jasper County, this State, to this county in 1873, and broke prairie for other parties for two years, then rented land for three years. In 1878, he bought forty acres of land at $20 per acre, now valued at $30 per acre. There is a small orchard, and about two acres of fine grove on the farm.