Woomer, Adam

WOOMER, CORTER

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/21/2013 at 08:28:58

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

WOOMER, ADAM—Malcom Twp—pg 881. Farmer and stock-raiser, section 18, P.O. Grinnell. Was born in Miffin county, Pennsylvania, near Lewistown, in the year 1818, and there lived until he attained his thirteenth year, when he moved to Hundington county, same State, where he was educated and raised to manhood. He learned the trade of a forgeman, which he followed for an occupation during his residence in the East. In 1854 he came to Iowa and settled in Scott county and there purchased a farm and conducted the same until 1867, when he disposed of it and engaged in the mercantile business in Davenport, in which line he continued until 1869, when he disposed of that and came to Grinnell township, this county, where he purchased a farm and improved and conducted it until 1877, when he disposed of that and moved to his present location, where he owns a valuable farm of 591 acres in this and Grinnell townships. He is considered an enterprising, go-ahead farmer and has been very successful in this county. He was married at the age of twenty-five, in Center county, Pennsylvania, to Miss Julia A. Corter, of that county. They have three children living: Wesley H., David H. and Margaret J. They lost one. He well deserves the esteem in which he is held by the people of the county.