Hutchinson, Robert

HUTCHINSON, HALL, LYTLE

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/2/2013 at 09:53:13

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

HUTCHINSON, ROBT.—Jackson Twp—pg 651. Retired farmer, Montezuma. Was born in County Derry, Ireland, in the year 1816. Here may be mentioned the name of another self-made man. When quite young he emigrated to New York City, where he lived three and one-half years, working at his trade, that of a mason. He then removed to Coshocton, Coshocton county, Ohio, where he remained until 1855. In the meantime, having saved a good share of his earnings, he came to this county and entered 800 cares of land from the government and located in the southwest part of Jackson township, where he still owns a fine farm of 420 acres. In 1876 he gave up farming and moved to Montezuma, where he has since made his home. He was married in Coshocton county, Ohio, to Miss Elner Hall, sister of John Hall, Esq., of this place, November 10, 1842. She died, leaving a family of four sons and one daughter: John H. (dealer in general merchandise at Agricola), A.C. (dealer in stock, living in Montezuma), William (attorney at law, Montezuma), James (who devotes himself to agricultural pursuits and lives on the homestead farm), and Ella (now the wife of Mr. Ed. Lytle, of this place).