Wishart, James M.

WISHART, ANKNEY

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/1/2013 at 12:19:32

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

WISHART, JAMES M.—Grinnell Twp—pg 932. Foreman of the Randolph Header Works, Grinnell. Was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, August 21, 1848, and when a youth learned general engineering. He continued that trade until the spring of 1867 when he immigrated to America, landing at St. John, New Brunswick, where he was engaged in the moulding of brass and iron. In 1868 he went to Chicago and was employed as engineer for L.E. Trusdell, of the Chicago bridge builders and contractors, and in 1869 removed to Hintonville, Illinois, taking charge of a foundry and machine shop for Woodruff, Bosworth & Burrows. He remained with that firm until 1870, when he came to Iowa, settling at Nora Springs, Floyd county, and there built and ran a foundry and machine shop. Four years later he went to Fairfield, Iowa, and took charge of Deloerclen Manufacturing Works. In 1875 he took the contract for R.M. Weir’s foundry at Boone. In the fall of 1877 he came to this county and took charge of the Randolph Header Works of Craver & Steele, which position he now occupies. Mr. Wishart was married in Floyd county, Iowa, December 20, 1871, to Miss Olive Ankney. Their family consists of two sons: Claude and Bruce.