Kryselmire, M. P.

KRYSELMIRE

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 11/21/2008 at 13:56:52

M. P. Kryselmire

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.273, York Twp.)
M. P. Kryselmire, farmer, P. O. Neola, was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., June 15, 1852; he is the son of Philip A. and Mary Margaret (Deahm) Kryselmire; his father was born in Germany October 23, 1818; he is a farmer, and was a sharpshooter in the German Army. He came to America about 1844, and is at present living in Mills County, this State. His (subject's) mother was a native of Germany, and died November 10, 1861. Our subject received a common school education and lived at home until he was twenty-three years of age; his parents and family went to Tazewell County, Ill., in 1856. Four years afterward, they moved to Woodford County, in the same State, where they lived five years; here the mother died. The next move was to McLean County, Ill., where they lived four years and a hlaf, and then came to Mills County, this State. Our subject has two sisters, older, and two brothers, younger, than himself. He was married, in Glenwood, Mills County, this State, July 14, 1875, to Margaret S. McLean, born in Jackson County, Ohio, March 4, 1855. She is the daughter of William and Susannah (Finfrock) McLean. Her fther was born in Fayette County, Penn., December 24, 1814. Her mother was born in Belmont County, Ohio, July 4, 1818. Both of the parents are still living in this county. Since his marriage, our subject has been engaged in farming. He farmed a year in Mills County, and afterward in several other townships in this county, before settling in York, where he now resides. He has three children living - Olive L., born January 22, 1877; Emma L., born December 15, 1878, and George L., born March 10, 1882. In politics, Mr. Kryselmire is a Democrat.