Meredith, N.

MEREDITH

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 9/4/2008 at 16:26:03

N. Meredith

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.138, Knox Twp.)
N. Meredith, farmer, P. O. Avoca, was born sixteen miles north of Peoria, in 1829, son of J. B. Meredith, who is still living; his mother is dead, and his only brother lives in this township. Subject received a common-school education in Illinois, and married, in Illinois, in 1852, Miss Clarissa Reed, born in Illinois, daughter of Simon Reed, who was one of the first settlers in that part of the State; her parents are both dead. Mr. and Mrs. Meredith have four children - three boys and one girl. Subject came to this county from Peoria, Ill., in September, 1859, and has lived here since, with the exception of two years. In the spring of 1853, he went across the country to California, having been gone four years. While there, he was mining, teaming and farming. Returning to Illinois, he lived there until he moved to Iowa. He bought his present farm in 1868, from John Childs, paying $6.25 per acre. The farm contains 120 acres, mostly in timber, in what is known as Lewin's Grove - in fact, occupying the same place which Mr. Lewin first settled. Subject takes no interest in politics, and has not voted since the war. When he came to his present place, there were hardly any improvements. Moving into the old log cabin built by Lewin, and lived there until it burned down, but now has good farm buildings. He raises corn principally, but also does some business in stock.